ABOUT IFDA

 

 

The Indiana Funeral Director's Association was founded in 1880 by 47 charter members. Today IFDA has grown to over 480 member firms. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IFDA provides membership services and continuing education opportunities throughout the state. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAST PRESIDENTS                                  *Deceased **Retired 

 

1881 *Isaac Ball                                              Terre Haute 

1882 *Isaac Ball                                              Terre Haute 

1883 *Charles Kregelo                                    Indianapolis 

1884 *Charles T. Whitsett                               Indianapolis 

1885 *C.L.Woll                                                Logansport 

1886 *O.G. Davis                                            Williamsburg 

1887 *Frank W. Flanner                                  Indianapolis 

1888 *M.L. Meeks                                            Muncie 

1889 *Dexter Gardner                                     Vincennes 

1890 *J.G. Chambers                                      Madison 

1891 *H.R. Downing                                        Richmond 

1892 *Rodney Strain                                       Logansport 

1893 *James W. Buchanan                             Marion 

1894 *D.C. Barnhill                                          Crawfordsville 

1895 *J.H. Fetter                                              Peru 

1896 *Frank Munchoff                                     Anderson 

1897 *Miss Fannie Gardner                            Vincennes 

1898 *J.H. McCully                                           Idaville 

1899 *J.H. McCully                                           Idaville 

1900 *J.N. Frist                                                Clinton 

1901 *M.F. Parsons                                         Greensburg 

1902 *A.V. Weisinger                                       Mount Vernon 

1903 *E.E. Davis                                              Alexandria 

1904 *W.H. Hiss                                               Plainfield 

1905 *M.B. Stultz                                              Huntington 

1906 *George C. Wyatt                                    Rushville 

1907 *George J. Watson                                  Cayuga 

1908 *H.M. Purviance                                       Huntington 

1909 *Edwin R. Hisey                                        Indianapolis 

1910 *I.D. Emmons                                           Columbus 

1911 *W.A. Rushton                                         Plainfield 

1912 *Mont Boord                                             Covington 

1913 *B.K. Adams                                             Peru 

1914 *Ivory C. Tolle                                           Lebanon 

1915 *Folger P. Wilson                                     Richmond 

1916 *W.F. Evans                                             Brownsburg 

1917 *C.R. Wilson                                             Mooresville 

1918 *H.P. Martin                                              Terre Haute 

1919 *Chas C. LaFollete                                   Thorntown 

1920 *James M. Chappell                                  Kendallville 

1921 *Clyde E. Titus                                          Indianapolis 

1922 *J. Frank Hamilton                                     Westport 

1923 *Harley E. Hickman                                   Terre Haute 

1924 *Floyd E. Williams                                     Gary 

1925 *Harry M. Allen                                          Peru 

1926 *Paul H. Buchanan                                    Indianapolis 

1927 *Floyd S. Culp                                           Goshen 

1928 *Frank A. LePell                                        Valparaiso 

1929 *Charles Herrlich                                       New Palestine 

1930 *James A. Coffing                                      Attica 

1931 *Bert S. Gadd                                            Indianapolis 

1932 *Bert S. Gadd                                            Indianapolis 

1933 *Bert S. Gadd                                            Indianapolis 

1934 *Hallard A. Flynn                                       Chesterton 

1935 *Jesse F. Phillippi                                      Zionsville 

1936 *Dwight R. Baker                                       Dayton 

1937 *Dwight R. Baker                                       Dayton 

1938 *Herbert R. Wald                                       Indianapolis 

1939 *Morris H. Sleeth                                       Shelbyville 

1940 *Frank M. McNeely                                    Indianapolis 

1941 *Frank J. Evans                                         Noblesville 

1942 *Clarence C. Piepho                                  Muncie 

1943 *John H. Blackwell                                      Indianapolis 

1944 *Harold E. Rozelle                                      Anderson 

1945 *Ralph McMullan                                        Kempton 

1946 *Ralph McMullan                                        Kempton 

1947 * Donald C. Ulrich                                       Dillsboro 

1948 *Verlan L. Poindexter                                 Washington 

1949 *J. Harold Fife                                             East Chicago 

1950 *Raymond E. Needham                               Marion 

1951 *Harry W. Moore                                         Indianapolis 

1952 *Kenneth G. Alexander                               Evansville 

1953 *Harry E. Danielson                                    Plymouth 

1954 *Earl C. Hollis                                              South Bend 

1955 *Frank W. Moore                                        Rushville 

1956 *Gene E. Laird                                            Amboy 

1957 *Earl K. Parson                                           Muncie 

1958 *F. Walter Voss                                           Seymour 

1959 *Bernard A. Dziadowicz                               Hammond 

1960 *Charles W. Pemberton                               Lynnville 

1961 *P.L. Myers                                                  Lebanon 

1962 *Howard J. Cook                                          Sunman 

1963 *Myron C. Hutchins                                      Kendallville 

1964 *Harold M. Schmutzler                                 Huntingburg 

1965 *Kenneth Plummer                                      Bedford 

1966 **Lloyd E. Hartzler                                       Elkhart 

1967 *Gerald. E. McHatton                                  Warsaw 

1968 *Harold. D. Unger                                        Indianapolis 

1969 Millard H. Rullman                                       Aurora 

1970 *Max McClanahan                                       Jasonville 

1971 **George L. Bocken                                    Hammond 

1972 *George R. Sansom                                    Evansville 

1973 John B. Hutchins                                         Kendallville 

1974 W. Thomas Porter                                       Greensburg 

1975 Robert E. Lee                                              Bedford 

1976 Frank N. Waltermann                                  Richmond 

1977 Robert B. Shelby                                         Covington 

1978 Max Frain                                                    Winamac 

1979 James Boultinghouse                                   Rockport 

1980 James Little Beech                                       Grove 

1981 William Welsheimer                                      South Bend 

1982 David H. Cook                                              Brookville 

1983 Michael St. Pierre, CFSP                              Indianapolis 

1984 Ken Grandstaff                                             Roann 

1985 Russell B. Johnson                                       Anderson 

1986 Michael T. Butts                                           Terre Haute 

1987 William B. Scott                                            Jeffersonville 

1988 Kenneth Parson                                           Muncie 

1989 Gerald V. Rees                                            Hobart 

1990 Richard E. Tudor                                          Franklin 

1991 Maurice L. Sefton                                         Indianapolis 

1992 Elden B. LaHayne                                         Hammond 

1993 Leonard Urban                                             Connersville 

1994 John Noffze                                                   Alexandria 

1995 Dan Frain                                                     Winamac 

1996 Jerrit Clayton, CFSP                                     Zionsville 

1997 Gary Eastlund                                              Syracuse 

1998 Terry Davidson                                             Delphi 

1999 Mike Owens, CFSP                                      Alexandria 

2000 Sam Frain, CFSP                                         Winamac 

2001 Ron Deremiah, CFSP                                   Indianapolis 

2002 David McCoy                                                Hammond 

2003 Brian Vaughan, CFSP                                  Indianapolis 

2004 Angela Sallee, CFSP                                    Indianapolis 

2005 Timothy Yoder                                              Goshen

2006 Lynn Haverstock                                           Michigan City

2007 Darrell Holtzclaw                                           Indianapolis

2008 Dr. Charles French                                       Brazil

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