Martin Arno Uebel, age 96, of Culver, Indiana passed away on April 16 at Miller's Merry
Manor in Culver. He was a faculty member of the Culver Academies from 1940 to 1977
working in both Summer and Winter Schools as a counselor, teacher of German, Latin,
and English as well as ROTC at times. He also assisted in the Music Department as
part-time Band Director and regularly played clarinet in the concerts at the Academy and
in South Bend.
Born in East Hampton, Massachusetts on April 12, 1912, he was the son of Herman and
Marie Uebel. After graduation from Dartmouth College in 1933, he worked as a musician
and then continued his education at the University of Cologne, Germany and through
summer work at Freiburg and Frankfurt, Germany, as well as Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana.
He served in the Second Armored Division in WWII, was wounded twice, receiving a
Purple Heart with star. In 1945, he married Ruth E. Bossert, a teacher in Brookville,
Indiana, who survives.
A charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Culver, he also belonged to the American
Legion, and the Marshall County Historical Society. While serving on the Council of
Churches, he organized the Meals on Wheels Program of Culver.
He is also survived by sons David (Judy) of Colorado and Mark (Dawn) of Martinsville,
Indiana, three grandchildren Ryan (Nicole) Uebel of Granger, LT jg Matthew Uebel, USN
of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Amy Elizabeth Uebel of Mystic, Connecticut and two
great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Lauren Uebel.
Visitation with the family will be held on Monday, April 21, 2008 from 4 - 8pm at the Trinity
Lutheran Church, Culver, IN. Rev. K.C. Dehning will officiate funeral services on Tuesday,
April 22, 2008 at 9AM at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment will follow at Maple Grove
Cemetery in Brookville, IN. Gifts in his memory may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church
or the Culver Academies Scholarship Fund.
Manor in Culver. He was a faculty member of the Culver Academies from 1940 to 1977
working in both Summer and Winter Schools as a counselor, teacher of German, Latin,
and English as well as ROTC at times. He also assisted in the Music Department as
part-time Band Director and regularly played clarinet in the concerts at the Academy and
in South Bend.
Born in East Hampton, Massachusetts on April 12, 1912, he was the son of Herman and
Marie Uebel. After graduation from Dartmouth College in 1933, he worked as a musician
and then continued his education at the University of Cologne, Germany and through
summer work at Freiburg and Frankfurt, Germany, as well as Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana.
He served in the Second Armored Division in WWII, was wounded twice, receiving a
Purple Heart with star. In 1945, he married Ruth E. Bossert, a teacher in Brookville,
Indiana, who survives.
A charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Culver, he also belonged to the American
Legion, and the Marshall County Historical Society. While serving on the Council of
Churches, he organized the Meals on Wheels Program of Culver.
He is also survived by sons David (Judy) of Colorado and Mark (Dawn) of Martinsville,
Indiana, three grandchildren Ryan (Nicole) Uebel of Granger, LT jg Matthew Uebel, USN
of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Amy Elizabeth Uebel of Mystic, Connecticut and two
great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Lauren Uebel.
Visitation with the family will be held on Monday, April 21, 2008 from 4 - 8pm at the Trinity
Lutheran Church, Culver, IN. Rev. K.C. Dehning will officiate funeral services on Tuesday,
April 22, 2008 at 9AM at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment will follow at Maple Grove
Cemetery in Brookville, IN. Gifts in his memory may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church
or the Culver Academies Scholarship Fund.
| Martin A. Uebel April 12, 1912 - April 16, 2008 |