February 4, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
John Hanlin
Obituary
John E. Hanlin, a lifelong resident of Pennville, died on Jan. 31, 2021, in Sheridan, Indiana, where he was receiving care during an extended illness. He was 77.
John was born in Portland, Indiana, on July 23, 1943, the youngest of George and Edwina Hanlin’s six children. He grew up at Balbec, north of Pennville, on the farm his family owned since the 1830s.
He graduated in 1961 from Pennville High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He participated in 4-H and the Future Farmers of America and was a member of the school’s judging team, which won state and national championships for livestock and land judging. After graduation, he took courses at Purdue University’s Fort Wayne center.
During the early years of his career, John worked at the Sohigro Service Company in Warren, Indiana. In the late 1970s, he started his own fertilizer plant, Pennville Farm Service, and operated it until the early 1980s, when he began a career in real estate, appraisals and auctioneering. His work in real estate spanned nearly 35 years, first at Double H Realty and Auction then later at Hanlin Real Estate Service.
Throughout the years, agriculture remained an important part of John’s life. He continued to operate the family farm and spent many summers supporting his children in 4-H as they showed swine, sheep and cattle at the Jay County Fair and Indiana State Fair. In recent years, he raised registered Angus cattle.
John was the father of four, including Tammy Hanlin (husband: Dave Ashley) of Pennville, Dawn Marineau (husband: John Malone) of Wasilla, Alaska, and George R. Hanlin of Indianapolis, all who survive. His son John Hanlin Jr. preceded him in death, as did his parents, George E. Hanlin Sr. and Edwina (Edmundson) Hanlin, and his siblings Ellen (Hanlin) Bulzone, George E. Hanlin Jr. and Carolyn (Hanlin) Hoffacker. Additional survivors include sisters Nina (Hanlin) Stultz of Montpelier, Indiana, and Martha (Hanlin) Kimmel of LaOtto, Indiana, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Private burial will take place at the Twin Hills I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Pennville with a public service to follow later this year. Memorials may be directed to the Pennville Gym, c/o the Pennville Community Center, P.O. Box 54, Pennville, IN 47369.
Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier.
Condolences may be expressed at glancyfuneralhomes.com.
John was born in Portland, Indiana, on July 23, 1943, the youngest of George and Edwina Hanlin’s six children. He grew up at Balbec, north of Pennville, on the farm his family owned since the 1830s.
He graduated in 1961 from Pennville High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He participated in 4-H and the Future Farmers of America and was a member of the school’s judging team, which won state and national championships for livestock and land judging. After graduation, he took courses at Purdue University’s Fort Wayne center.
During the early years of his career, John worked at the Sohigro Service Company in Warren, Indiana. In the late 1970s, he started his own fertilizer plant, Pennville Farm Service, and operated it until the early 1980s, when he began a career in real estate, appraisals and auctioneering. His work in real estate spanned nearly 35 years, first at Double H Realty and Auction then later at Hanlin Real Estate Service.
Throughout the years, agriculture remained an important part of John’s life. He continued to operate the family farm and spent many summers supporting his children in 4-H as they showed swine, sheep and cattle at the Jay County Fair and Indiana State Fair. In recent years, he raised registered Angus cattle.
John was the father of four, including Tammy Hanlin (husband: Dave Ashley) of Pennville, Dawn Marineau (husband: John Malone) of Wasilla, Alaska, and George R. Hanlin of Indianapolis, all who survive. His son John Hanlin Jr. preceded him in death, as did his parents, George E. Hanlin Sr. and Edwina (Edmundson) Hanlin, and his siblings Ellen (Hanlin) Bulzone, George E. Hanlin Jr. and Carolyn (Hanlin) Hoffacker. Additional survivors include sisters Nina (Hanlin) Stultz of Montpelier, Indiana, and Martha (Hanlin) Kimmel of LaOtto, Indiana, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Private burial will take place at the Twin Hills I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Pennville with a public service to follow later this year. Memorials may be directed to the Pennville Gym, c/o the Pennville Community Center, P.O. Box 54, Pennville, IN 47369.
Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier.
Condolences may be expressed at glancyfuneralhomes.com.
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