John Richard Quakenbush

b. 6 September 1922, d. 16 April 2006
  • John Richard Quakenbush was born on 6 September 1922 in Russiaville, Howard County, Indiana.
  • He was known as Dick.
  • He married Shirley Irene Keithley, daughter of Frank Tinker Keithley and Myrtle Irene Tasker, on 4 April 1948 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  • John Richard Quakenbush died on 16 April 2006 at age 83 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.
  • His wife Shirley Irene Keithley became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Sunset Memory Garden, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.
  • The following appeared in the Kokomo Tribune: Richard “Dick” Quakenbush, 83, Russiaville, died 6:12 a.m. Sunday, April 16, 2006, in Howard Regional Health System.
         He was born Sept. 6, 1922, in Russiaville, a son of Warren and Mary (Clark) Quakenbush. On April 4, 1948, in Lafayette, he married Shirley Keithley, who survives.
         He graduated from Russiaville High School in 1940. He retired from Continental Steel Corp. in Kokomo in 1980 after 30 years of service.
         He served in the Army from Nov. 18, 1942, to Dec. 21, 1945.
         He was a member of Lynn Friends Church, and a 50-year member of the Russiaville Masonic Lodge F&AM 82 and Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis. He enjoyed fishing.
         Surviving are his wife, Shirley Quakenbush, Russiaville; his children, Linda Drake and husband Phil, Kokomo, Carl Quakenbush and wife Wanita, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Carolyn Stinnett and husband Ron, Falls of the Rough, Ky; two sisters, Helen Rubush and husband Jim, Forest, and Eleanor Martin and husband Eugene, Russiaville; seven grandchildren, George Drake and wife Lindsay, Gary Drake and wife Kris, Cheryl Smith and husband Preston, Ashley Quakenbush, Alex Quakenbush, Lisa Ross and husband Keith and Becky King and husband Rex and seven great grandchildren.
         He was preceded in death by a brother, William Quakenbush, and three sisters, Mildren Shuck Hawn, Betty Bingaman and Barbara Hendershot.
         Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Stout & Son Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Russiaville, with Pastor Justin Weber officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, with military honors by Kokomo VFW Military Rites Team. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with a Masonic service 7:45.
         Memorial contributions may be made to Lynn Friends Church, with envelopes available at the funeral home.
  • Last Edited: 31 Jul 2015

Family: Shirley Irene Keithley b. 21 October 1927, d. 3 June 2014