Herman Gust Funk, 88, of Linton, Ind., passed away at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, May, 14, 2015, in Regional Hospital, in Terre Haute, Ind. He was born Friday, Aug. 13, 1926, in Hammond, Ind., to Adam and Emma (Gust) Funk. Herman married Inez Marie (McBride) Funk June 14, 1946, and she passed away Jan. 15, 2015.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 69 years, Inez M. Funk; and brother, Dory Funk, Sr.
At Hammond High School, he was a member of the wrestling team. He joined the U.S. Navy at 17, and served in the South Pacific during World War II. After joining the Navy, he was selected to go to gunnery school, where he learned to shoot and take apart every gun, from pistols and rifles, to machine guns and 20 mm cannons. Each month the Navy would put on boxing and wrestling shows. For participating as a wrestler, he earned himself steak dinners and 48-hour leaves.
Upon returning, he graduated from Hammond High School and attended Indiana University Extension. June 14, 1946, he married Inez McBride. While working in the chemical laboratory at Lever Brothers, he and Inez built an R.V. Camp.
In 1948, he became a Hammond, Indiana, Police Officer. While on the force, he originated and coached the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.). He was a motorcycle officer and accident investigator for the traffic Division and shift sergeant and lieutenant in charge of the planning division. He originated Project Alert, a program where the Police Department joined with the Hammond City Chamber of Commerce to bring public awareness of Police activities and to get citizens involved in bringing down the city crime rate.
He earned many awards. He was given the first Exchange Club Unity for Service Award of Hammond in 1958, for outstanding youth work. He was given the Outstanding Young Man of the Year Award from the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1959. In 1967 as lieutenant, he received the Certificate of Commendation for Outstanding Service to the City of Hammond from Mayor Dowling.
He earned a position on the Hammond Pistol Team, where the five best police shots would compete with other city policeman's teams. He was given the Pistol Award Trophy for shooting 10 bulls eyes at a distance of 50 feet.
He retired from the Police Department after 20 years of service in 1968, to join his brother, Dory Funk, and his two nephews in Amarillo. There, he became president of Sports Unlimited. Sports Unlimited was an international company that promoted wrestling and TV shows in the southwestern part of the United States, Mexico and Japan.
In 1978, he retired as president, and moved to Greene County, where he and Inez lived on a farm. He later became the investigator for the Greene County Prosecutor, David Powell, for 10 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 69 years, Inez M. Funk; and brother, Dory Funk, Sr.
At Hammond High School, he was a member of the wrestling team. He joined the U.S. Navy at 17, and served in the South Pacific during World War II. After joining the Navy, he was selected to go to gunnery school, where he learned to shoot and take apart every gun, from pistols and rifles, to machine guns and 20 mm cannons. Each month the Navy would put on boxing and wrestling shows. For participating as a wrestler, he earned himself steak dinners and 48-hour leaves.
Upon returning, he graduated from Hammond High School and attended Indiana University Extension. June 14, 1946, he married Inez McBride. While working in the chemical laboratory at Lever Brothers, he and Inez built an R.V. Camp.
In 1948, he became a Hammond, Indiana, Police Officer. While on the force, he originated and coached the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.). He was a motorcycle officer and accident investigator for the traffic Division and shift sergeant and lieutenant in charge of the planning division. He originated Project Alert, a program where the Police Department joined with the Hammond City Chamber of Commerce to bring public awareness of Police activities and to get citizens involved in bringing down the city crime rate.
He earned many awards. He was given the first Exchange Club Unity for Service Award of Hammond in 1958, for outstanding youth work. He was given the Outstanding Young Man of the Year Award from the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1959. In 1967 as lieutenant, he received the Certificate of Commendation for Outstanding Service to the City of Hammond from Mayor Dowling.
He earned a position on the Hammond Pistol Team, where the five best police shots would compete with other city policeman's teams. He was given the Pistol Award Trophy for shooting 10 bulls eyes at a distance of 50 feet.
He retired from the Police Department after 20 years of service in 1968, to join his brother, Dory Funk, and his two nephews in Amarillo. There, he became president of Sports Unlimited. Sports Unlimited was an international company that promoted wrestling and TV shows in the southwestern part of the United States, Mexico and Japan.
In 1978, he retired as president, and moved to Greene County, where he and Inez lived on a farm. He later became the investigator for the Greene County Prosecutor, David Powell, for 10 years.
Herman Gust Funk, 88, of Linton, Ind., passed away at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, May, 14, 2015, in Regional Hospital, in Terre Haute, Ind. He was born Friday, Aug. 13, 1926, in Hammond, Ind., to Adam and Emma (Gust) Funk. Herman married Inez Marie (McBride) Funk June 14, 1946, and she passed away Jan. 15, 2015.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 69 years, Inez M. Funk; and brother, Dory Funk, Sr.
At Hammond High School, he was a member of the wrestling team. He joined the U.S. Navy at 17, and served in the South Pacific during World War II. After joining the Navy, he was selected to go to gunnery school, where he learned to shoot and take apart every gun, from pistols and rifles, to machine guns and 20 mm cannons. Each month the Navy would put on boxing and wrestling shows. For participating as a wrestler, he earned himself steak dinners and 48-hour leaves.
Upon returning, he graduated from Hammond High School and attended Indiana University Extension. June 14, 1946, he married Inez McBride. While working in the chemical laboratory at Lever Brothers, he and Inez built an R.V. Camp.
In 1948, he became a Hammond, Indiana, Police Officer. While on the force, he originated and coached the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.). He was a motorcycle officer and accident investigator for the traffic Division and shift sergeant and lieutenant in charge of the planning division. He originated Project Alert, a program where the Police Department joined with the Hammond City Chamber of Commerce to bring public awareness of Police activities and to get citizens involved in bringing down the city crime rate.
He earned many awards. He was given the first Exchange Club Unity for Service Award of Hammond in 1958, for outstanding youth work. He was given the Outstanding Young Man of the Year Award from the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1959. In 1967 as lieutenant, he received the Certificate of Commendation for Outstanding Service to the City of Hammond from Mayor Dowling.
He earned a position on the Hammond Pistol Team, where the five best police shots would compete with other city policeman's teams. He was given the Pistol Award Trophy for shooting 10 bulls eyes at a distance of 50 feet.
He retired from the Police Department after 20 years of service in 1968, to join his brother, Dory Funk, and his two nephews in Amarillo. There, he became president of Sports Unlimited. Sports Unlimited was an international company that promoted wrestling and TV shows in the southwestern part of the United States, Mexico and Japan.
In 1978, he retired as president, and moved to Greene County, where he and Inez lived on a farm. He later became the investigator for the Greene County Prosecutor, David Powell, for 10 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 69 years, Inez M. Funk; and brother, Dory Funk, Sr.
At Hammond High School, he was a member of the wrestling team. He joined the U.S. Navy at 17, and served in the South Pacific during World War II. After joining the Navy, he was selected to go to gunnery school, where he learned to shoot and take apart every gun, from pistols and rifles, to machine guns and 20 mm cannons. Each month the Navy would put on boxing and wrestling shows. For participating as a wrestler, he earned himself steak dinners and 48-hour leaves.
Upon returning, he graduated from Hammond High School and attended Indiana University Extension. June 14, 1946, he married Inez McBride. While working in the chemical laboratory at Lever Brothers, he and Inez built an R.V. Camp.
In 1948, he became a Hammond, Indiana, Police Officer. While on the force, he originated and coached the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.). He was a motorcycle officer and accident investigator for the traffic Division and shift sergeant and lieutenant in charge of the planning division. He originated Project Alert, a program where the Police Department joined with the Hammond City Chamber of Commerce to bring public awareness of Police activities and to get citizens involved in bringing down the city crime rate.
He earned many awards. He was given the first Exchange Club Unity for Service Award of Hammond in 1958, for outstanding youth work. He was given the Outstanding Young Man of the Year Award from the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1959. In 1967 as lieutenant, he received the Certificate of Commendation for Outstanding Service to the City of Hammond from Mayor Dowling.
He earned a position on the Hammond Pistol Team, where the five best police shots would compete with other city policeman's teams. He was given the Pistol Award Trophy for shooting 10 bulls eyes at a distance of 50 feet.
He retired from the Police Department after 20 years of service in 1968, to join his brother, Dory Funk, and his two nephews in Amarillo. There, he became president of Sports Unlimited. Sports Unlimited was an international company that promoted wrestling and TV shows in the southwestern part of the United States, Mexico and Japan.
In 1978, he retired as president, and moved to Greene County, where he and Inez lived on a farm. He later became the investigator for the Greene County Prosecutor, David Powell, for 10 years.
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