Decatur Lodge 571, F. & A.M.
205 South 2nd Street
Decatur, Indiana 46733
2010
This page is dedicated to the memory of our departed brethren. "O Father of Light, grant, we beseech Thee, eternal rest unto this our dear departed brother, and let light perpetual shine upon him. We thank thee that in thy loving providence Thou hast drawn him from the unreal towards to real, from the darkness of the West into Thy glorious light of the East, through the gates of death into the splendor of immortality. Likewise, O Lord, we pray for those who are left in sorrow. Do Thou, O Lord, comfort them with the balm of Thy loving kindness, that, strengthened by Thee and resting upon the surety of Thy wisdom, they may be sustained and consoled in their bereavement. Amen." Scroll Down or Click here for list
"O Father of Light, grant, we beseech Thee, eternal rest unto this our dear departed brother, and let light perpetual shine upon him. We thank thee that in thy loving providence Thou hast drawn him from the unreal towards to real, from the darkness of the West into Thy glorious light of the East, through the gates of death into the splendor of immortality.
Likewise, O Lord, we pray for those who are left in sorrow. Do Thou, O Lord, comfort them with the balm of Thy loving kindness, that, strengthened by Thee and resting upon the surety of Thy wisdom, they may be sustained and consoled in their bereavement.
Amen."
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Billy Dale Bruner (March 12, 1938 - September 13, 2009)
Initiated: 12/17/1957 Passed: 1/25/1958 Raised: 2/15/1958
Rev. Fuhrman Paul Miller (February 24, 1919 - October 3, 2010)
Initiated: 1/15/1963 Passed: 3/19/1963 Raised: 4/25/1963
Theodore Glenn "Ted" Hill (February 24, 1919 - October 3, 2010)
Initiated: 7/25/1949 Passed: 8/5/1949 Raised: 8/19/1949 Award of Gold: 9/14/1999
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Bill D. Bruner (November 5, 1924 - January 7, 2010)
Bill D. Brunner, 85, of Decatur passed away Thursday, January 07, 2010 at Adams Memorial Hospital. Born November 5, 1924 in Adams County, Indiana, he was the son of the late Herman & Hazel (Sapp) Brunner. Bill married Kathryn L. (Heller) on June 24, 1945, she survives.
Other survivors include two daughters Mrs. Nancy (Gary) Fifer and Mrs. Cindy (John) Heimann both of Decatur; 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by two brothers Lester and Joe Brunner.
Bill was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, the Builders Sunday School class and also served as an Usher. He was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge F&AM and a 50 year member of the Fort Wayne Valley Scottish Rite. Bill retired in 1987 with 40 years of service from Snap-On Tools and Cornwell Tools and he also worked at Gerber’s Supermarket North for 16 years after his retirement.Visitation will be Sunday, January 10, 2010 from 11:00-6:00 pm at Haggard & Sefton Funeral Home and 1 hour prior to services at the church. A Masonic service will be held at 6:00 pm Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, January 11, 2010 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church with burial in Decatur Cemetery. Rev. Michael Heinbaugh and Rev. Fuhrman Miller will be officiating. Memorials are to St. Mark’s United Methodist Church or Decatur Masonic Lodge.
Courtesy of Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home
Rev. Fuhrman P. Miller (February 24, 1919 - October 3, 2010)
Rev. Fuhrman P. Miller, 91, Decatur, passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 at Woodcrest Nursing Center in Decatur. Born on Feb. 24, 1919 in Celina, Ohio to Clarence and Beulah (Fuhrman) Miller, he married Audra E. Coats on March 24, 1946 in Celina; she survives.
A 1936 graduate of Celina High School, he was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corp in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. After his discharge and marriage, he began his ministerial career at the Avilla E.U.B Church while attending Goshen College. He graduated from the Evangelical Seminary in Naperville, Ill. and was fully ordained in 1957 while serving at the Brushwood E.U.B. Church near Rensselaer. He also served the Linn Grove and Old Salem (Wells County) churches before being assigned to the Bethany E.U.B. Church in Decatur in 1961.
He was instrumental in the merger of the Bethany and Trinity congregations to form the Decatur E.U.B. Church in 1965, and became the senior pastor after the new building was erected on US 224 West in 1967. Upon the merger of the E.U.B. and United Methodist denominations in 1968, the church became St. Mark's United Methodist, at which he served until 1976, when he accepted a charge as senior pastor of the Goshen First U.M. Church. Upon his retirement from full time ministry in 1987, he returned to Decatur, where he accepted a part-time position at St. Mark's. He continued to serve as Pastor Emeritus until his death.
He was a member of the Decatur Optimist Club, Decatur Masonic Lodge #571, Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Wayne, and the Northern Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, where he served on conference stewardship committees for many years.
He is survived by his wife of Decatur; four sons, Daniel F. Miller of Danville, Mark F. (Kathy) Miller of Bluffton, John Alan Miller of Fort Wayne, and Rev. Kevin T. (Liz) Miller of Bremen; a brother, Ivan Miller of Celina, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Verna Alice Schaadt of Celina, Ohio.
Visitation times are from 10-11 am Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Woodcrest Porter Auditorium and from 2-8 pm at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall followed by a Masonic Memorial service at 8:00 pm and visitation also 1 hour prior to services at the church. Funeral service will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church with Military rites performed at the church. Pastor Jeff Taylor and Pastor Mike Smith will be officiating and burial will be in Decatur Cemetery.
Memorials are to St. Mark’s UM Church or the Optimist Scholarship Fund.
Theodore Glenn "Ted" Hill (July 2, 1928 - October 30, 2010)
Theodore Glenn “Ted” Hill, 82, of Decatur, IN passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at his residence. He was born on July 2, 1928 in Decatur, IN to Glenn V. and Marie (Rowley) Hill. He married Marian K. (Bashara) Giessler on August 16, 1975; she survives in Decatur, IN.
He is also survived by a son Tyler (Marlene) Hill of Decatur, IN; a daughter Elizabeth “Betsy” Hill of Houston, TX; a stepson Tod Giessler of Decatur, IN; a sister Marjorie Lou “Marge” Hutker of The Villages, FL; a grandson Adam Hill of Fort Wayne, IN; a granddaughter Rachel (Timothy) Hiesterman of St. Paul, MN; 2 step grandsons Justin and Zach Giessler both of Decatur, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was a graduate of Indiana University and retired owner of Leland Smith Insurance Agency.
He was a member of the Decatur Masonic Lodge #571 F. & A.M. for over 50 years of which he was the former Past Master, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne York Rite Bodies, Mizpah Shrine of which he was the Past Potentate, Royal Order of Jesters Court 27 of which he was Past Director in Fort Wayne and was The Past Royal Director, The Order of SOBIB, Kachina Klub of which he was a life member; Adams Co, Whitley Co, Blackford Co Shrine Clubs, Sustaining DeMolay Uncle, Mizpah Samsar Club, Flying Shriners, and Order of Eastern Star.
He served as a former City Councilman for the city of Decatur. He was also an Eagle Scout. He was given the Sagamore of the Wabash by Gov. Frank O’Bannon and he was also named Admiral in the Texas Navy by Gov. George W. Bush.
There will be NO public visitation or funeral service, per his request.
Memorials may be made to The Shriners Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children or The Alzheimer’s Association, through Haggard & Sefton Funeral Home, 225 W. Adams St. Decatur, IN.
Revised: October 30, 2010 .
