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.
Indiana Funeral Directors Association Past Presidents | |||||
1881 - *Isaac Ball, Terre Haute | 1905 - *M.B. Stultz, Huntington | 1929 - *Charles Herrlich, New Palestine | 1953 - *Harry E. Danielson, Plymouth | 1977 - Robert B. Shelby, Covington | 2001 - Ron Deremiah, CFSP, Indianapolis |
1882 - *Isaac Ball, Terre Haute | 1906 - *George C. Wyatt, Rushville | 1930 - *James A. Coffing, Attica | 1954 - *Earl C. Hollis, South Bend | 1978 - *Max Frain, Winamac | 2002 - David McCoy, Hammond |
1883 - *Charles Kregelo, Indianapolis | 1907 - *George J. Watson, Cayuga | 1931 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis | 1955 - *Frank W. Moore, Rushville | 1979 - James Boultinghouse, Rockport | 2003 - Brian Vaughan, CFSP, Indianapolis |
1884 - *Charles T. Whitsett, Indianapolis | 1908 - *H.M. Purviance, Huntington | 1932 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis | 1956 - *Gene E. Laird, Amboy | 1980 - James Little, Beech Grove | 2004 - Angela Sallee, CFSP, Indianapolis |
1885 - *C.L. Woll, Logansport | 1909 - *Edwin R. Hisey, Indianapolis | 1933 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis | 1957 - *Earl K. Parson, Muncie | 1981 - *William Welsheimer, South Bend | 2005 - Timothy Yoder, Goshen |
1886 - *O.G. Davis, Williamsburg | 1910 - *I.D. Emmons, Columbus | 1934 - *Hallard A. Flynn, Chesterton | 1958 - *F. Walter Voss, Seymour | 1982 - David H. Cook, Brookville | 2006 - Lynn Haverstock, Michigan City |
1887 - *Frank W. Flanner, Indianapolis | 1911 - *W.A. Rushton, Plainfield | 1935 - *Jesse F. Phillippi, Zionsville | 1959 - *Bernard A. Dziadowicz, Hammond | 1983 - *Michael St. Pierre, CFSP, Indianapolis | 2007 - Darrell Holtzclaw, CFSP, Indianapolis |
1888 - *M.L. Meeks, Muncie | 1912 - *Mont Boord, Covington | 1936 - *Dwight R. Baker, Dayton | 1960 - *Charles W. Pemberton, Lynnville | 1984 - *Ken Grandstaff, Roann | 2008 - *Dr. Charles French, CFSP, Brazil |
1889 -*Dexter Gardner, Vincennes | 1913 - *B.K. Adams, Peru | 1937 - *Dwight R. Baker, Dayton | 1961 - *P.L. Myers, Lebanon | 1985 - *Russell B. Johnson, Anderson | 2009 - Jim Todd, Rushville |
1890 - *J.G. Chambers, Madison | 1914 - *Ivory C. Tolle, Lebanon | 1938 - *Herbert R. Wald, Indianapolis | 1962 - *Howard J. Cook, Sunman | 1986 - Michael T. Butts, Terre Haute | 2010 - *Ed Porter, CFSP, Anderson |
1891 - *H.R. Downing, Richmond | 1915 - *Folger P. Wilson, Richmond | 1939 - *Morris H. Sleeth, Shelbyville | 1963 - *Myron C. Hutchins, Kendallville | 1987 - *William B. Scott, Jeffersonville | 2011 - Paul St. Pierre, Indianapolis |
1892 - *Rodney Strain, Logansport | 1916 - *W.F. Evans, Brownsburg | 1940 - *Frank M. McNeely, Indianapolis | 1964 - *Harold M. Schmutzler, Huntingburg | 1988 - *Kenneth Parson, Muncie | 2012 - Dan Hurt, Indianapolis |
1893 - *James W. Buchanan, Marion | 1917 - *C.R. Wilson, Mooresville | 1941 - *Frank J. Evans, Noblesville | 1965 - *Kenneth Plummer, Bedford | 1989 - *Gerald V. Rees, Hobart | 2013 - Rick Ferguson, Seymour |
1894 - *D.C. Barnhill, Crawfordsville | 1918 - *H.P. Martin, Terre Haute | 1942 - *Clarence C. Piepho, Muncie | 1966 - *Lloyd E. Hartzler, Elkhart | 1990 - *Richard E. Tudor, Franklin | 2014 - Andy Clayton, CFSP, Indianapolis |
1895 - *J.H. Fetter, Peru | 1919 - *Chas C. LaFollete, Thorntown | 1943 - *John H. Blackwell, Indianapolis | 1967 - *Gerald. E. McHatton, Warsaw | 1991 - *Maurice L. Sefton, Indianapolis | 2015 - Alan Earl, Argos |
1896 - *Frank Munchoff, Anderson | 1920 - *James M. Chappell, Kendallville | 1944 - *Harold E. Rozelle, Anderson | 1968 - *Harold. D. Unger, Indianapolis | 1992 - Elden B. LaHayne, Hammond | 2016 - Wallace Hooker, CFSP, Wingate |
1897 - *Miss Fannie Gardner, Vincennes | 1921 - *Clyde E. Titus, Indianapolis | 1945 - *Ralph McMullan, Kempton | 1969 - *Millard H. Rullman, Aurora | 1993 - *Leonard Urban, Connersville | 2017 - Scott Stodghill, Fort Branch |
1898 - *J.H. McCully, Idaville | 1922 - *J. Frank Hamilton, Westport | 1946 - *Ralph McMullan, Kempton | 1970 - *Max McClanahan, Jasonville | 1994 - John Noffze, Alexandria | 2018 - Norman Juday, LaPorte |
1899 - *J.H. McCully, Idaville | 1923 - *Harley E. Hickman, Terre Haute | 1947 - *Donald C. Ulrich, Dillsboro | 1971 - *George L. Bocken, Hammond | 1995 - Dan Frain, Winamac | 2019 - Richard Owen, Syracuse |
1900 - *J.N. Frist, Clinton | 1924 - *Floyd E. Williams, Gary | 1948 - *Verlan L. Poindexter, Washington | 1972 - *George R. Sansom, Evansville | 1996 - *Jerrit Clayton, CFSP, Zionsville | 2020 - Greg Childs, Churubusco |
1901 - *M.F. Parsons, Greensburg | 1925 - *Harry M. Allen, Peru | 1949 - *J. Harold Fife, East Chicago | 1973 - *John B. Hutchins, Kendallville | 1997 - Gary Eastlund, Syracuse | 2021 - Nichelle Neal Dalton, Martinsville |
1902 - *A.V. Weisinger, Mount Vernon | 1926 - *Paul H. Buchanan, Indianapolis | 1950 - *Raymond E. Needham, Marion | 1974 - *W. Thomas Porter, Greensburg | 1998 - Terry Davidson, Delphi | 2022 - Nichelle Neal Dalton, Martinsville |
1903 - *E.E. Davis, Alexandria | 1927 - *Floyd S. Culp, Goshen | 1951 - *Harry W. Moore, Indianapolis | 1975 - Robert E. Lee, Bedford | 1999 - Mike Owens, CFSP, Alexandria | 2023 - Jon Ballard, Daleville |
1904 - *W.H. Hiss, Plainfield | 1928 - *Frank A. LePell, Valparaiso | 1952 - *Kenneth G. Alexander, Evansville | 1976 - *Frank N. Waltermann, Richmond | 2000 - Sam Frain, CFSP, Winamac | 2023 - Scott Smith, Columbia City |