Homer E. Easterday

Homer E. Easterday 81, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 4:15 A.M. Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana.

He was born on October 19, 1942 in Miami County, Indiana, the son of James A. and Ethel Alice (Hileman) Easterday. Homer graduated from Laketon High School, Laketon, Indiana in 1960 and served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He attended McMurry University in Abilene, Texas and Indiana University, Kokomo, Indiana.

Homer had worked on the Erie- Lackawanna Railroad and had been a truck driver. He was a car enthusiast.

Survivors include his granddaughter, Olivia Easterday, Chicago, Illinois, step-daughter, Jodi Hutton, Carmel, Indiana, sister, Norma Collins, Rochester, Indiana, brother, Mike (Bonnie) Easterday, Lafayette, Indiana, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, James A. Easterday, mother, Ethel Stuber and step-father, Paul Stuber, son, Eric Easterday, and brother, James A. Easterday Jr.

Interment will take place at Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Indiana. Arrangements by Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, Indiana. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanbrosfh.com

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