History
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 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, CFSP, Indianapolis
2008 Dr. Charles French, CFSP, Brazil
2009 Jim Todd, Rushville
2010 *Ed Porter, CFSP, Anderson
2011 Paul St. Pierre, Indianapolis
2012 Dan Hurt, Indianapolis
2013 Rick Ferguson, Seymour
2014 Andy Clayton, Indianapolis 2015 Alan Earl, Argos 2016 Wallace Hooker, Wingate 2017 Scott Stodghill, Fort Branch
*Deceased |
