MARSTELLER, Frank - Putnam

Frank E. Marsteller, 80, of 315 Wayne Ave., died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Ben Hur Nursing Home. He had been a mechanic for 50 years and was with the R. M. Horner firm for 35 years until his retirement last September. He was a 50-year member of the Russellville Masonic Lodge and had attended schools at Russellville. Born June 9, 1894, near New Richmond, he was a son of George and Hettie Perry Marsteller. He was married to Stella Bastion in 1918 at Crawfordsville. She died in 1951. Survivors include three brothers, John and Paul of Lafayette and James; and two sisters, Mrs. Lewis Walp of New Richmond and Mrs. Everett Clodfelter of Lafayette. He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother. Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Hunt & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Hugh Dooley officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home, where Masonic rites will be held at 8:30 o’clock this evening.   -– jlr