Residence: Idaville, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Location: 1:00 a.m., at the White Oak Health Campus of Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 83
Date of Birth: Wednesday, October 18, 1933
Birth place: Rensselear, Indiana

Branch: Army

 
Father: Amiel Charles Sommers
 
Mother: Bessie ( Wright) Sommers
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Don had lived in the Idaville, Indiana, area most all his life.
Funeral Date: Friday, December 16, 2016
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2016, Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard, followed by Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: John Westfall, Officiant
Burial will take place:
At the St. James Lutheran Cemetery of Reynolds, Indiana at a later date.
Visitation will be:
11:00 a.m. until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Don had been in failing health for the last several months. He had lived and farmed in the Idaville, Indiana, area most all his life. Don was a 1951 graduate of Burnettsville High School of Burnettsville, Indiana. He had served on the Twin Lakes School Board of Trustees, and also sat on the White County Co-Op Board of Directors. Don was a member of the White County Pork Producers. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior of Monticello , Indiana, and served as a elder for many years. Don was also a member of the American Legion Post #81 of Monticello, Indiana. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals Baseball fan and any sports in general.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2016, here at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the St. James Lutheran Cemetery Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On July 26, 1957, at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Monticello, Indiana, he married Jean A. Draper; she survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Jean A. Sommers of Idaville, Indiana; Children,Debra S. (companion Ron) Mikels of Dunedin, Florida, Teresa J. Sommers of Monticello, Indiana,Julie Changose of Idaville, Indiana, andCharles "Chuck" (wife Stamie) Sommers of Idaville, Indiana;Four (4) Grandchildren;Four (4) Great Grandchildren;Brother,Kenneth (wife Rosalyn) Sommers of Dayton, Texas.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Amiel Charles & Bessie (Wright) Sommers;Two (2) Sisters; One (1) Brother.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.