Hippensteel Funeral Service and Crematory

12/19/2025

Feel-Good Friday 💛
A simple act of kindness can make a meaningful difference — a smile, a kind word, or a moment of listening.

We’re grateful to serve a community where compassion is part of everyday life.
What’s one small kindness that made your week brighter? 🌻

12/18/2025

Love has a powerful way of shaping our lives, our healing, and our sense of worth. ❤️

Stephen Chbosky’s words remind us that “We accept the love we think we deserve.” During difficult times—especially after a loss—it’s so important to surround ourselves with people who offer kindness, patience, and genuine care.

If you or someone you love is grieving, please remember: you deserve compassion, support, and a community that lifts you up.

We’re honored to walk beside families with the love and respect they truly deserve. If you need guidance or someone to talk to, we’re here for you. 🕊️

12/18/2025

✨ Reason #1 to Preplan Your Funeral ✨
Planning ahead gives you the opportunity to make your wishes known and ensure your service reflects the life you lived and the legacy you want to leave.

When you take the time to preplan, you make the decisions — giving your family comfort, clarity, and peace of mind when they’ll appreciate it most.

If you’re ready to start the conversation, we’re here to help every step of the way. 💛
Give us a call today to begin planning your final farewell.

12/17/2025

Tinsel and Tears Getting through the Holiday

Plan ahead. Grieving people often experience a lack of concentration. Make lists. Prioritize everything. Decide what is really important.

Redefine expectations of yourself and others. (Remember, breathing is the most important activity of any season!)

Be kind and gentle to yourself and others. Figure out what you should do, what you are capable of doing and then compromise.

Take care of yourself, physically. Eat right. (Have some chocolate, gift wrap the broccoli.) Exercise (or at least watch someone else exercise). Jog your memory!

Don’t deny yourself the gift of Healing Tears.

Think of things that you enjoy and give yourself a treat. (Cookies are often very therapeutic)

Light a special candle – not in memory of a death, but in celebration of a life and love shared.

Just as soon as you figure out how to get through one day another day arrives. What helps one day may not even touch the pain the next, so be patient with yourself. Do what you can and let it be enough. But whatever you do, try not to lose the holiday.

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12/16/2025

Kathy Darlene Middaugh, 70, of West Lafayette, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at her residence. She was born on September 15, 1955 the late Kenneth Eugene and Dorothy Elizabeth (Allen) Miller.
She obtained her Masters Degree in education and was a teacher at Purdue University for 25 ye...

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12/16/2025

Joyce Ann Spencer) Gellenbeck, 63, of Lafayette, passed away from a long battle with cancer on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at her residence.
She was born on June 10, 1962 to the late Leslie Keith and Donna Lou (Rardon) Spencer. Joyce graduated from Jefferson High School. She married Bill Gellenbeck ...

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12/13/2025

Mary Ann Smallwood, 99, of Mulberry, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at her residence. She was born in Sheldon, Illinois on May 17, 1926 to the late Wilbur and Adaline (Sowders) Jones.
Mary’s family moved to Lafayette in 1939, and she graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School. She ...

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12/13/2025

Donna J. Morse, 81, of West Lafayette, IN, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at her home.
Donna was born on March 12, 1944, in Bluffton, IN, to the late Earl Buckingham and Alice (Mathys) Long.
On November 9, 1985, she married the love of her life, David Morse, in West Lafayette, IN and ...

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12/12/2025

Perry Wayne Beever, 74, of Monticello passed away peacefully with his loving wife present at his residence Saturday, December 6, 2025. He was born on July 4, 1951 in Lafayette to the late Dwayne and Marjorie Jolly Beever.

Perry graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School in 1969 and enrolled...

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12/12/2025

Chad Sutter, 49, passed away on December 9, 2025 at his home in Lafyette, Indiana.

Chad was born on January 25, 1976 in Lafayette to James R. Sutter and Patricia (Murphy) Waymire. He attended Lafayette Jefferson High School and worked in food service at various places over the years. He was ...

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12/11/2025

Paul Herman Claus, 83, of West Lafayette, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025 at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Delphi, Indiana. He was born on November 6, 1942 at the family farm in Hanover Township, Indiana to the late Irvin and Ruby (Asche) Claus.
After graduating from high school, Paul enl...

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