Glen D Brooks

Glen D. Pappy' Brooks, 93, of Georgetown/Catlin area, passed away in the morning on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 30, 1918, in Catlin the son of Harvey and Mary {Felgenhauer} Brooks, both deceased. He was united in marriage to Nellie Mae Lambert on December 9, 1937, in Covington, IN, and after 73 years of marriage she preceded in him in death on March 22, 2011. Glen was a lifelong farmer of the Georgetown/Catlin area. In his early years, he had worked for Raymond Houghton at the funeral home and with the Ambulance Service. He also was a dairy farmer and drove a milk truck for Producers Dairy. He also worked as janitor and bus driver for the Georgetown School District. Glen served as a volunteer firefighter with the Georgetown Fire Protection District for 50 years and was a familiar sight with the department during the Georgetown Fair, as well as, serving on the Civil Defense for Georgetown and Westville. Glen enjoyed going fishing and playing Euchre. He never knew a stranger and was always willing to help anyone that needed it. He cherished his family most of all and knew great joy when he had a great grandson born on his birthday. He will be dearly missed by: his daughters, Charlotte (Kirby) Jones of Georgetown, Joan (Dave) Sherrill of Danville, Glenda (Gary) Van Sickle of Kingman, IN, & Mary Mae (Vern) Rohrscheib of Fairmount; his special daughter-in-law whom Glen loved as his own daughter, JoAnn Brooks of Georgetown; his grandchildren, Jeff Brooks, Amy Lutz, Tracie Katavich, Donna Wells, Debbie Ward, Jeanie Sherrill, Chris Ward, Jimmy Dicken, Terry Dicken, Lynn Rohrscheib, & Stacey Rickard; his eighteen great grandchildren; his two great-great grandchildren with one on the way; his sister, Evelyn Bobbie' Bonomo; and several nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by: his son, Marvin; his brother, Wilbur; and his sisters, Edna Jones & Eleanor Jordan. The family wanted to give a special "thank-you" to his Angel-caregivers', Dorie Benting, Donna Cooper, & Martha Fortner. A Celebration of Glen's life will be held at 10:30am, Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Sunset's Houghton-Leasure Chapel, Georgetown with Pastor James Blue officiating. Visitation will be 4-8pm, Friday, February 10, 2012, at the funeral home. He will be laid to rest in Pleasant Mound Cemetery, west of Georgetown. Memorial donations may be given in Glen's name to the Georgetown Fire Protection District.