Harlen D. "Harley" Wehner Obituary (1935

Mr. Harlen "Harley" D. Wehner, age 88 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on February 9, 1935 in Jefferson County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Charles Henry and Letha Louise Kessler Wehner. A life-long resident of Jefferson County, Harlen was a 1953 graduate of North Madison High School. He was inducted into the United States Air Force on October 28, 1962 at Columbus, Indiana and served during the Vietnam Era and rose to the rate of Airman First Class. Harlen's unit was called up during the Cuban Missile Crisis on October 16, 1962. He was honorably discharged on May 3, 1963 from Bakalar Air Force Base in Columbus, Indiana. On October 29, 1953, Harlen was united in marriage to Pauline Della "Polly" Hoskins in Carrollton, Kentucky. This happy union of 70 years was blessed with sons, Kevin, Stanley, and Chris Alan, and a daughter, Amy. He farmed all of his life and worked for Butler Dairy for 13 years. He retired after 32 years of service with Rexnord in Madison. He was a member of the Wirt Baptist Church and also attended North Madison Christian Church. He enjoyed bowling, Cincinnati Reds baseball, IU basketball, and being outdoors on the farm. A great card player, he enjoyed euchre and rook with family and friends. Harlen died on Monday, January 29, 2024, at 7:43 p.m. at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Harlen will be missed by his loving wife of 70 years, Pauline Della "Polly" Hoskins Wehner of Madison, Indiana; his loving sons, Kevin Wehner and his wife, Kate of Madison, Indiana, Stanley Wehner of Madison, Indiana, Chris Alan Wehner and his wife, Stephanie of Evansville, Indiana; his loving daughter, Amy Wehner Jones and her husband, Luke of Stuart, Florida; his grandchildren, Zach Wehner and his wife, Katelyn, Madison Wehner, Noah Jones, Gabe Jones, Grant Jones, and Keith Wehner; his bonus grandchildren, Cody Hehe, Charles Hehe, and Chris Trick; his sisters in law, Ruby L. Wehner of Lexington, Indiana and Ruth Ann Briley Collins and her husband, Mel of Atlanta, Georgia; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Henry Wehner, died March 21,1971, his mother, Letha Louise Kessler Wehner, died August 2, 1983, his sisters, Helen L. Ritchie, died December 16, 2013, Imogene Cline, died October 16, 2016, Aneta C. Furnish, died January 14, 2017, Letha Ebley Long, died March 5, 2018, Phyllis Smith, died August 6, 2018, his brothers, Ernest O. Wehner, died September 25, 1978, Charles Robert Wehner, died December 20, 1996, Raymond G. Wehner, died October 3, 1997, Leo O. Wehner, died March 18, 2007, and Gerald H. Wehner, died December 25, 2016 and his bonus grandson, Billy Romans, died November 5, 2011. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Monday, February 5, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Troy Hedges at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Sunday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Wirt Baptist Church of the North Madison Christian Church. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Harlen D. "Harley" Wehner, please click here to visit our sympathy store.