Residence: Hawthorne, California
Died: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Location: Hawthorne, California
 
 
Age: 56
Date of Birth: Sunday, May 20, 1951
Birth place:

Branch: Navy

 
Father: William "Bill" Kretchmar
 
Mother: Ruth (Barton) Kretchmar
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: In California, since graduating from Purdue University.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Funeral Location: Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana at a later date.
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson, of the Monticello Christian Chruch.
Burial will take place:
At a Later Date.
Visitation will be:
A Celebration / Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Biographical Information:
Scott grew up working for his parents at the Frosty Mug / Tree House Restuarant in Monticello, Indiana and was a 1969 graduate of Twin Lakes High School in Monticello, Indiana. Scott's love of music was evident as he played the alto saxophone in high school and was the keyboard player for a local band, "The Pariahs", along with George Loy, Larry Allen, Bill Taff, Steve Dunker, and Jim Haskins. George's mother, Ruth, Scott's mother, Ruth, and Scott's Grandmother Roverta Barton would travel all over the state with them everywhere they played to chaperone, take care of the finances, and enjoy their music. Scott was a Hammond Organ student under Beverly Fox from grade school through high school, he played and won at the Chautauqua at Remington, Indiana and also presented a program on television. After high school he attended the Hammond Organ School in Chicago, Illinois where he learned how to repair organs and he was called on locally to repair church organs. After graduation, Scott worked in the White County Surveyor's office for Jim Milligan and went on to serve a six year term in the United States Navy as a submarine Nuclear Reactor Operator. He graduated from Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana in 1981 and was an engineer for Hughes Aircraft/Raytheon in Los Anglels, California, where he had worked/resided for 27 years. Scott was a very generous person, he loved traveling and antquing with his wife of 20 years, Dianne. He was very close to his brother, Brian, who also works in the aircraft industry, and his sister, Nancy Krintz. Scott was a former member of the First Baptist Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: May be given to the First Baptist Church of Monticello (409 Beach Dr. Monticello, IN 47960, or to the Monticello Christian Church (1002 Airport Rd. Monticello, IN 47960). Envelopes will be available at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home.
Marriage Information: On February 29, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, he married Dianne Schinazi. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife,Dianne Kretchmar, of Hawthorne, California;Mother,Ruth Kretchmar, of Monticello, Indiana;Sister,Nancy (husband Dennis "Denny") Krintz, of Monticello, Indiana;Brother,Brian (wife Marcia) Kretchmar, of St. Peters, Missouri;Neices and Nephews,Jenny Kretchmar, Katy Kretchmar, both of St. Peters, Missouri;Melanie (husband Jimmy) Hennigan, of Lafayette, Indiana,Chad Krintz, of Lafayette, Indiana;3 Great-Nephews,Anthony, Elijah, and Clayton.
Preceded in Death:
Father, William "Bill" Kretchmar.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home