Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameRev. John Maurice WASHLER 
470, Rev John Maurice Washler,404, John Maurice Washler-10 December 1923 – 15 February 2014 • LJ2K-XQ9
470, Rev John Maurice Washler,404, John Maurice Washler-10 December 1923 – 15 February 2014 • LJ2K-XQ9BirthDec 10, 1923, Randolph County, Indiana470, Rev John Maurice Washler
DeathFeb 15, 2014, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana470, Rev John Maurice Washler
BurialIndiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Rd, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana470, Rev John Maurice Washler
FlagsUS Navy, World War II
FatherJohn Earl WASHLER (1884-1961)
MotherRuby ALEXANDER (1890-1978)
Spouses
1Mary Lou PHIPPS 470, Rev John Maurice Washler-Information,404, Mary Louise Phipps-17 July 1929 – 22 October 1998 • LY8S-YSY
470, Rev John Maurice Washler-Information,404, Mary Louise Phipps-17 July 1929 – 22 October 1998 • LY8S-YSYBirthJul 17, 1929, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana404, Mary Louise Phipps-17 July 1929 – 22 October 1998 • LY8S-YSY
DeathOct 22, 1998404, Mary Louise Phipps-17 July 1929 – 22 October 1998 • LY8S-YSY
MarriageAug 5, 1949470, Rev John Maurice Washler-Information
Obituary Online notes for Rev. John Maurice WASHLER
Myers-Reed Chapel
3729 25Th Street
Columbus, IN 47203
Rev. John M. Washler, 90, of Columbus, died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.
He was born in Randolph County, December 10, 1923, the son of the late John E. and Ruby Alexander Washler. He married Mary Lou Phipps in Muncie on August 5, 1949, and she survives.
John had served as a pastor for over 50 years in churches in Minnesota, later in Wheatfield, Lebanon, Valparaiso, and Columbus starting in 1970 at the Evangel Chapel at Bakalar. He later received his LPN training and retired from Columbus Regional Hospital in 1988 after 11 years of service. He was the first male nurse at the hospital. He was a longtime member of Columbus First Assembly of God Church.
John had served on the USS Arkansas during WWII in the American Theatre, European Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, and the Philippine Liberation and received the Victory Bar and Good Conduct medal.
John is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Phipps Washler; children, Judy (Don) Washler Pleasant of Lebanon, John (Jean Ann) Washler of Edinburgh and Janett (Dan) Washler Lancaster of Columbus; grandchildren, Michelle Johnson, Melissa (Steve) Todd, Erika (Josh) Meyer, Amber (David) Parks, April Lancaster, Rebecca Smock, Amanda (Andrew) Bean, Angela Murphy, Brittany (Jeremy) Eldridge and Kevin Pleasant; and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Garnet Sell.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Columbus First Assembly of God, 2100 10th St., with the Revs. Rick Glowacki and Johnny Garrison officiating. Burial will be at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana.
Calling will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Myers-Reed Chapel on 25th Street and from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Columbus First Assembly of God Church or Our Hospice of South Central Indiana. 470, Rev John Maurice Washler
3729 25Th Street
Columbus, IN 47203
Rev. John M. Washler, 90, of Columbus, died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.
He was born in Randolph County, December 10, 1923, the son of the late John E. and Ruby Alexander Washler. He married Mary Lou Phipps in Muncie on August 5, 1949, and she survives.
John had served as a pastor for over 50 years in churches in Minnesota, later in Wheatfield, Lebanon, Valparaiso, and Columbus starting in 1970 at the Evangel Chapel at Bakalar. He later received his LPN training and retired from Columbus Regional Hospital in 1988 after 11 years of service. He was the first male nurse at the hospital. He was a longtime member of Columbus First Assembly of God Church.
John had served on the USS Arkansas during WWII in the American Theatre, European Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, and the Philippine Liberation and received the Victory Bar and Good Conduct medal.
John is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Phipps Washler; children, Judy (Don) Washler Pleasant of Lebanon, John (Jean Ann) Washler of Edinburgh and Janett (Dan) Washler Lancaster of Columbus; grandchildren, Michelle Johnson, Melissa (Steve) Todd, Erika (Josh) Meyer, Amber (David) Parks, April Lancaster, Rebecca Smock, Amanda (Andrew) Bean, Angela Murphy, Brittany (Jeremy) Eldridge and Kevin Pleasant; and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Garnet Sell.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Columbus First Assembly of God, 2100 10th St., with the Revs. Rick Glowacki and Johnny Garrison officiating. Burial will be at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana.
Calling will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Myers-Reed Chapel on 25th Street and from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Columbus First Assembly of God Church or Our Hospice of South Central Indiana. 470, Rev John Maurice Washler