Richard ‘Dick’ TrowbridgeBOURBON - Richard “Dick” Trowbridge, 77, of Bourbon, passed away Sunday May 19, 2019, at home in the care of his family as his faithful caregivers during his illness.
Dick was born the son of Welcome and Maxine Gochenour Trowbridge on February 13, 1942, at Fort Wayne, Ind. He has been a lifelong resident of the Etna Green, Tippecanoe and Bourbon area. In 1960, he graduated from Tippecanoe High School and was a truck driver delivering for Petrolene L.P. Gas.
Dick was dedicated to “serving his communities” as a fireman with Tippecanoe Fire Department (still as an Honorary Fireman) and served on the Triton School Board from 2004 to 2012. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing trips with his friends and he enjoyed his family. He was a member of Pathway Church (formerly Wesleyan Church) of Warsaw.
He married Lois Ann Baker on October 12, 1973, who survives along with his children: Sally and Scott Kauffman of Bourbon, Scott Trowbridge of Etna Green and fiancé Beth Phend, Steve Trowbridge and his friend Pam Carlson of Elk Grove Village, Ill.; stepchildren, Barrett Allen Bradley of Stewart, Fla., Jerry Dale and Tammy Bradley of Warsaw and Sheryl Anne and George Marks of Bourbon. He was further blessed with 25 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; sisters, Maxine and Lenny Berkey of Bourbon, Evelyn Scott of Bourbon, Kathryn Kistler of Kokomo; and his brother, Max (Joy) Trowbridge of Bourbon. Those preceding in death were his parents, his first wife Jayne Gault and a brother Robert.
Visitation will be Saturday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, Bourbon.
