April 12, 1912 - April
16, 2008
CULVER - 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, Ind., 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
to 8 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Culver, IN. Rev. K.C. Dehning
will officiate funeral services on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 9 a.m. in
Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery
in Brookville, Ind. Gifts in his memory may be made to Trinity Lutheran
Church or the Culver Academies Scholarship Fund. Condolences may be sent
to the family via the obituary page at the
Bonine-Odom Funeral
Home in
Culver.