Cole Warner of North Webster and his wife, Taylor, married in October 2022 and had their first child, a daughter, this month. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Syracuse, and Wawasee Kiwanis Club. Photo provided by Cole Warner.

By Phoebe Muthart
Staff Writer

NORTH WEBSTER — Giving back to the community is something Cole Warner is passionate about.

Warner grew up in Tipton County and graduated from Tipton High School in 2012. He went to automotive school where he trained to be a mechanic.

“I was dead set on being an auto mechanic,” Warner said.

However, he decided working on cars wasn’t for him so he took welding classes, spending two years in a welding program. He went to Vincennes University from 2012 to 2014.

When he was younger, he would come spend time at his grandparents’ home on Barbee Lake.

A former Syracuse resident, he recently moved to North Webster in June.

Warner has worked at Lippert since 2018. He is a manufacturing manager. He is now on the training side and working up to the production side of business.

“It takes different skill sets,” he said.

He is a member of the Wawasee Kiwanis Club and has been its past president. He was asked to join the club by Pat Moore, who also works at Lippert, in 2018.

“We (Lippert) do volunteer hours and this (Kiwanis club) is a service to the community,” he said.

He was president from 2021 to 2022. He also served as the club’s vice president at one time.

Warner organizes the Kiwanis club’s annual triathlon. He was asked to organize the event a few years ago and felt like something he could take on.

He has competed in two Kiwanis club triathlons, both in Syracuse.

“In 2022, I got on a health kick,” he said. “I started running, biking and swimming. Now, I want to do an Iron Man competition.”

The Iron Man consists of biking, running and swimming. He’s been working out at his home gym.

“I do most of it (training) at home except swimming,” he said.

A North Webster resident, he is also a member of the Knights of Columbus in Syracuse. He helps with Saturday night Bingo. Warner attends St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Syracuse.

Warner’s wife, Taylor, is originally from Washington state. She attended Purdue for business and works at Louis Dreyfus, Claypool, as a grain merchandiser.

The couple, who married last year, just had their first child, a daughter, Birdy, this month. They met in 2020, got engaged in January 2022, and married in October 2022.

His hobbies are coaching beginning wrestling at Wawasee and pee wee football. A wrestler in high school, he started wrestling when he was a young boy.

“It’s a sacrifice coaching kids but I feel like it’s an obligation, and it helps them learn life skills,” Warner said. “I feel like I am helping to make a difference in kids’ lives.”

He also enjoys welding and working on cars. “I like working with my hands,” he said.

Warner said he stays active in the community because he enjoys giving back to the community in which he lives.