Rev. Ralph Campen

Rev. Ralph Campen, 53, of Dewberry passed away Saturday, June 23, 2012 at his home. He was born at Dixon, Illinois on January 17, 1959 the son of Eldon and Alicia Teisort Campen. He was married to Susan Barnhardt on May 21, 1983 and she survives. Other survivors include his father Eldon Campen of Bedford; one son Jacob Campen and his fiancé Michelle Thomas of Milan; two daughters Jennifer Campen and Edwina Hinderer both of Cincinnati; granddaughters Faith Thomas and Jada Hinderer; one brother Gordon (Kathy) Campen of Bedford. He was preceded in death by his mother and his son Jason. Rev. Campen was a 1978 graduate of Bedford North Lawrence High School. He attended the Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Ft. Wayne and graduated from their seminary in St. Catherine, Ontario, Canada. He had pastored St. John's Lutheran Church in Humboldt, Canada and was currently pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Dewberry where he had served since 2007. He also was a 1983 graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy at Plainfield and had served with the Newton County, Indiana Sheriff's Department, the Hebron, Indiana Police Department, and was a former Town Marshall for Remington, Indiana. Ralph was also a former employee of the Hebron, IN Public Works. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 26 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Dewberry with Rev. James Rees officiating. Visitation will also be Tuesday beginning at 5pm at the church. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday at 1pm at the Roselawn Cemetery in Roselawn, Indiana. Memorials may be given to the Olcott Cancer Center in Bloomington or St. Paul's Lutheran Church in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home.