November 3, 1923 - May 17, 2004
Age: 80
Westport, Indiana
Date of Death:
Monday, May
17, 2004 at 10:00 p.m.
Place of Death:
Hospice Center of
South Central Indiana
Date of Birth:
November 3, 1923
Place of Birth:
Decatur County,
Indiana
Date of Funeral:
Friday, May 21, 2004
at 10:00 a.m.
Officiating: Mr. Tom Pickett
Place: Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Visitation: Thursday from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Final Resting Place: Vernon Cemetery
Parents: Harry W. and Eunice (Rudicel) Dunkelbarger
History:
Residential: He was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He has been a Decatur County resident since 1941.
Military Service: He was a US Army Veteran having served during WW II.
Occupation: He retired from Cummins Engine Company in 1985 after 35 years of service.
Memberships: Greensburg American Legion Post # 129
Married to: Phyllis
L. Laswell
Place: Alert, Indiana
Date: July 4, 1953
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Phyllis L. Dunkelbarger - Westport, Indiana
1 Daughter - Gwen Baute - Westport, Indiana
John & Phyllis also raised Donna Bechelli - Elizabethtown, Indiana
4 Sisters - Dorothy Allen - Greensburg, Indiana
Ruth Roberts - Hartsville, Indiana
Shirley Schwartzkopf - Columbus, Indiana
Carol Swegman - Columbus, Indiana
2 Grandchildren - Lyndsey Anne Baute - Westport, Indiana
John Henry Baute - Westport, Indiana
Preceded in death by: Parents
1 Daughter – Cynthia Dunkelbarger
1 Brother – Harry Eugene Dunkelbarger
1 Sister – Lois Dunkelbarger
1 Grandson – William Jacob Baute
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Hospice of South
Central Indiana
through the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home.