Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Harry J. Doremire
( April 28, 1911 - November 2, 2013 )
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Saturday, November 02, 2013
Location: 4:00 a.m., at the Monticello Assisted Living and Healthcare Center in Monitcello, Indiana, where he had been a resident since November 2006.
Age: 102
Date of Birth: Friday, April 28, 1911
Birth place: Chalmers, Indiana
Father: John Doremire
Mother: Maude ( Myers ) Doremire
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Lived in White County all of his life.
Funeral Date: Saturday, November 09, 2013
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 9, 2013, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Tom Albaum of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Chalmers Cemetery in rural Chalmers, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2013, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello. Prayer Circle by the Elders and Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana, at 3:30 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2013, at the funeral home.
Biographical Information:
Harry grew up on the White County farm of his parents, John and Maude Doremire. Following graduation from Chalmers High School in 1930, he worked for several years as a hired man for farmers in the area. He and his brother George Doremire then rented land in 1936 and began farming in the Chalmers area. On March 29, 1942, he married Mary Helen Jarrett of Wolcott. She preceded him in death on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Mr. Doremire farmed in White County raising cattle, hogs, and row-crops. He also owned and operated a tile ditching service. In 1958 he started a dairy operation that he continued until 1971. He was employed by the McCord Goodyear Tire Company in Monticello and the White County Memorials Hospital.
In 1976, he and his wife Mary Helen moved to Leesburg, Florida. They returned to Monticello in 1987. He was an avid fisherman and gardener, enjoyed woodworking and cabinetry, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello.
Special Services: Prayer Circle by the Elders and Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana, at 3:30 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2013, at the funeral home.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On March 29, 1942, he married Mary Helen Jarrett of Wolcott. She proceded him in death on Sunday, September 5, 2010.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Bonnie (husband Claude) Butt of Monticello, Indiana; Sons, Harold W. Doremire of West Lafayette, Indiana, and Glen E. (wife Cathy Morris) Doremire of Kingston, Washington; Eleven (11) Grandchildren; Twelve (12) Great Grandchildren;Sisters, Bessie Henson of Fountaintown, Indiana, and Mary Evelyn "Pat" Musselman of Garland, Texas;Brother, J.B. (wife Norma) Doremire of Lafayette, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, John and Maude (Myers) Doremire;Wife, Mary Helen Doremire;Daughter-in-law, Judith Doremire; Brothers, George, Lester, andFred Eugene Doremire;Sisters, Linda Bell, and Helen Riley.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 46950 ( 574 ) 583-8488.
Died: Saturday, November 02, 2013
Location: 4:00 a.m., at the Monticello Assisted Living and Healthcare Center in Monitcello, Indiana, where he had been a resident since November 2006.
Age: 102
Date of Birth: Friday, April 28, 1911
Birth place: Chalmers, Indiana
Father: John Doremire
Mother: Maude ( Myers ) Doremire
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Lived in White County all of his life.
Funeral Date: Saturday, November 09, 2013
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 9, 2013, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Tom Albaum of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Chalmers Cemetery in rural Chalmers, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2013, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello. Prayer Circle by the Elders and Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana, at 3:30 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2013, at the funeral home.
Biographical Information:
Harry grew up on the White County farm of his parents, John and Maude Doremire. Following graduation from Chalmers High School in 1930, he worked for several years as a hired man for farmers in the area. He and his brother George Doremire then rented land in 1936 and began farming in the Chalmers area. On March 29, 1942, he married Mary Helen Jarrett of Wolcott. She preceded him in death on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Mr. Doremire farmed in White County raising cattle, hogs, and row-crops. He also owned and operated a tile ditching service. In 1958 he started a dairy operation that he continued until 1971. He was employed by the McCord Goodyear Tire Company in Monticello and the White County Memorials Hospital.
In 1976, he and his wife Mary Helen moved to Leesburg, Florida. They returned to Monticello in 1987. He was an avid fisherman and gardener, enjoyed woodworking and cabinetry, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello.
Special Services: Prayer Circle by the Elders and Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana, at 3:30 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2013, at the funeral home.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On March 29, 1942, he married Mary Helen Jarrett of Wolcott. She proceded him in death on Sunday, September 5, 2010.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Bonnie (husband Claude) Butt of Monticello, Indiana; Sons, Harold W. Doremire of West Lafayette, Indiana, and Glen E. (wife Cathy Morris) Doremire of Kingston, Washington; Eleven (11) Grandchildren; Twelve (12) Great Grandchildren;Sisters, Bessie Henson of Fountaintown, Indiana, and Mary Evelyn "Pat" Musselman of Garland, Texas;Brother, J.B. (wife Norma) Doremire of Lafayette, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, John and Maude (Myers) Doremire;Wife, Mary Helen Doremire;Daughter-in-law, Judith Doremire; Brothers, George, Lester, andFred Eugene Doremire;Sisters, Linda Bell, and Helen Riley.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 46950 ( 574 ) 583-8488.