Scott A. Conrad

Scott A. Conrad, 67, of Elkhart passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 24, 2025.

He was born August 20, 1958, in Elkhart to the late Robert Conrad and Marina (Smith) Crocker.  Scott was also preceded in death by his brother, Larry Conrad.

Scott began his career working for Skyline Industries where he would spend the first 24 years.  He then went to work in the steel industry, most recently at TK Steel where he spent over a decade as the purchasing agent.

On October 16, 1982, Scott married the love of his life and best friend Catherine Cripe.  Cathy carries on his legacy along with two sons, Landon (Katrina) Conrad of South Bend and Austin (Courtney) Conrad of Ft. Wayne; four grandchildren, Quinn, Everett, Sloane and Audra.  Scott is also survived by his sister, Beverly (Rick) Miller of Elkhart and his uncle and aunt; Patricia (Andrew) Higgs of England.

Visitation for Scott will be held on Friday, October 31st from 1 pm until 6 pm at the Hartzler-Gutermuth-Inman Funeral Home.  There will also be a period of visitation on Saturday, November 1st from 10 am until the hour of the service at 12 noon.  Mike Brouillette, a longtime, close friend of Scott’s will officiate.  Burial will be in Olive Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Concord Dollars for Scholars at http://www.concord.dollarsforscholars.org.

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