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     Steven A. "Steve" Weller married Kathleen "Kathy" Knight.³ Steven A. "Steve" Weller was born on March 25, 1953 at Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.³ He died on April 27, 2022 at Indiana at age 69.³ He Steven A. Weller - As the Cubs were beating the Braves 6-3 Wednesday night Steve left to see the game with his mom and dad, Reva and Harold, brother Ron and baby niece Elizabeth Henney. He left behind to run the store his wife Kathleen (Knight), Amelia (27), Nathan (24) and his beloved cat Lewis Black. His sister Kathy, husband Fred Henney and their kids Margaret (Derek) and Matt (Ashlee and kids Grace & John Henry) are sure going to miss him. Ron's wife Kristine and daughters Jessica (kids Lila and Kirstin) and Abigail will remember Steve for always keeping them laughing. Steve's sister Mary Ellen (Donna) who shared his love for the Cubs, the Bears and IU basketball, will keep her buddy close in heart. Steve was born March 25, 1953 in Danville, IL but grew up across the state line near Perrysville, IN. As a child Steve tromped the fields, woodlands and streams of the Wabash River Valley in west central Indiana hunting arrowheads and morels, fishing for bass and bluegill, and learning to identify the flora and fauna he observed. Steve traded in his tromping shoes for running shoes, becoming a high school track and cross country star for North Vermillion H.S. In his senior year Steve won his school’s Sectional meet, came in fourth in Regionals and missed going to State by one place. Steve completed his Bachelor of Science degree at Huntington College (now University) and worked as an outdoor education naturalist at Forest Glen County Preserve near Westville, Illinois. By then he could identify anything that “grew, swam, walked or squawked” in the native landscape. Steve earned his Masters Degree in Science and Education at IUPU Fort Wayne (where he met Kathy) and was hired as a naturalist at Deep River Park in Lake County, Indiana. He earned another Masters Degree (Landscape Architecture) at Kansas State, taking a job as planner at McHenry County Conservation District in the fastest growing county in Illinois northwest of Chicago. He assumed the role of Executive Director of the agency, conserving over 6,000 acres of high-quality native areas and developing 60 miles of rail trails, which connected to biking/hiking trails in the Chicago region. After leaving the MCCD Steve began a business restoring wetlands in the Chicago area, creating wetland areas off-site to make up for those destroyed on-site by development projects. In 2004 he moved his family to Bloomington to return to his home state and be close to family and his beloved IU Hoosiers. He loved his adopted town and enjoyed its restaurants, its culture and its music. One of his favorite activities was taking driving trips through southern Indiana, exploring small towns, state parks and historic sites. Because Steve is at peace we are at peace, flooded with all the great memories made with him. We’ll celebrate his life with a picnic for family and friends at Forest Glen County Preserve when the prairie he helped plant by hand is in its blooming glory. Steve will be there in spirit, as long as we plan around the Cubs’ schedule. on April 30, 2022.³

     Ronald Dean Weller was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, 496 W. County Road 200 S, Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana.^3,4 He was born on May 14, 1954 at Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.^3,4 He married Brenda Kristine Brant on July 31, 1976 at Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana.^2,3 Ronald Dean Weller died on May 18, 2013 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, at age 59.^3,4 He Ronald D. Weller, 59, of Marshall, formerly of rural Frankfort, Ind., passed away at 5:20 a.m. May 18, 2013, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born May 14, 1954, in Danville, Ill., to Harold Weller and Reva L. (Cole) Weller Turner. Mr. Weller married Brenda Kristine Brant on July 31, 1976, at the First Baptist Church in Frankfort, Ind., and she survives. Mr. Weller was the branch manager of Woodforest National Bank in Terre Haute, Ind., for the past year. He had previously worked at First National Bank of Ottawa. He was a 1972 graduate of North Vermillion High School. He went on to graduate from Manchester College with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He was a past member of the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa. He was on the board of directors for Human Resource Center in Paris. Mr. Weller enjoyed reading, cooking and especially making pies. He was an avid Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan. He is survived by his wife, Kristine Brant Weller of Marshall; two daughters, Jessica (Jubin) Weller Rahatzad of West Lafayette, Ind., and Abigail D. Weller of Marshall; mother, Reva L. (Cole) Weller Turner of Covington, Ind; one brother, Steve (Kathy) Weller of Bloomington, Ind; two sisters, Kathy (Fred) Henney of Monticello, Ind., and Mary Ellen Weller of Carol Stream; and in-laws, Donald E. and Phyllis M. (Davis) Brant of rural Frankfort, Ind. He was preceded in death by his father. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, May 21, at Goodwin Funeral Home in Frankfort with services at noon following the visitation. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery. on May 21, 2013.³

     His Social Security Number was 366-38-2652.⁵ Ward Harold Gray was buried at Mound Cemetery, Perrysville, Vermilion Co., Indiana.^1,6,4 He was born on April 6, 1937 at Nashville, Barry Co., Michigan.^1,5,3,6 He married Frieda E. Cole, daughter of Edgar Allen Cole and Bertha Irene Smith, on July 24, 1971 at Lake Odessa, Barry Co., Michigan.^1,2,7,6 Ward Harold Gray died on January 16, 2001 at Covington, Fountain Co., Indiana, at age 63.^1,5,6 He Ward H. Gray, age 63, of Covington, Indiana formerly of Remus passed away January 16, 2001 at his residence. Burial will take place in the Lower Mound Cemetery, located in Covington, Indiana. Ward was born on April 6, 1937 in Nashville, Michigan the son of Harold and Bernece (Buxton) Gray. He married Frieda Cole on July 24. 1971 at Lake Odessa, Michigan. He had been a resident of the Covington area since 1985 moving from Remus, Michigan. Ward was employed by Farm Bureau in Michigan and Foster Grain Co, Elevators. He was also a custodian for 7 years at Covington Elementary School, retiring in January 2000. He was à member of Benson Chapel United Methodist Church Ward enjoyed his family, grandchildren, visiting, playing euchre. fishing in Canada, helping neighbors and a good laugh. He is survived by his wife, Frieda Gray of Covington, IN; daughters, Sharon Redman of Covington, IN. and Melaine (Ed) Nees of Danville, IL; sons, Tim (Tina) Biesecker of Covington, IN., and Mark Biesecker of Remus, MI; sister, Donna Persons; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Gray of Portland, MI; grandchildren, Laura Moske, Melisa Redman, Kristen Pettit, Jason and Stacy Cappello; two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Gray, mother, Bernece Gray, and a brother on February 26, 2020.⁶