John F. Farrell, age 87, died on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at home in Highland, Indiana. He died next to his favorite sentient beings in the world, his beautiful and loving wife of 55 years, Annette, and Ewok-look-alike dog, Oscar Madison. John proudly served his country in the Army as a medic overseas with great distinction in Korea. John also worked for 41 years for the railroad, first Penn Central and then ConRail. John loved farmer's almanacs, gummi bears, baseball, golfing at Oak Knoll, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy. He regularly trounced opponents at Trivial Pursuit and frequently entertained guests with humorous stories. In addition to family, John especially loved the company of golfing buddy Bill Cunningham, Diane \”Lady Di\” Betten, and rambunctious canines. After meeting the lovely and vivacious Annette O'Brien at the Copper Kettle in Chicago, he married her in Dallas in 1962. In addition to Annette, John is survived by son Joseph (Mona Saraiya) Farrell and daughter Jennifer (Terry Fines) Martinez ; grandchildren Colin, Priyanka, Sonya, Connor and Ajanta. John was brother-in-law to Paulette (Jack deceased) Cody, Linda (Fred) Montgomery, Leo (Kathy) Paul, Michael (Crystal) Paul, Thomas (Gina) Myers, and Ray (Diane) Dahl. John was uncle to Pamela and Amy Farrell, Lynn Cody, Tara Raczka, Jackie Jansen, Stephanie Todd, Alysia King, Nicole Murphy, Marci and Hayden and Teigen Paul, and Justin and Tommy Myers. Honor Guard and memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. at Kish Funeral Home, 10000 Calumet Ave., Munster, IN 46321 with a lunch immediately following. Family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm immediately preceding the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in John's name to Hospice of Calumet Area.