Obituaries

September 3, 1968 to November 29, 2019

WINGATE - Steven Lee Fulmer, 51, of Winamac, passed away at 2:10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 29, at Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac, following a courageous battle with Glioblastoma. 

He was born Sept. 3, 1968 in Rensselaer, son of the late Richard Eugene and Patricia Marie Hilton Fulmer. He was a 1987 graduate of West Central High School and soon after joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in Operation Desert Storm. He was discharged with the rank of corporal. He married Trina Dawn Crist, Oct. 8, 1994 in Winamac. She survives.

Also surviving are sons Gavin (Destiny Crawford) Fulmer of Winamac and Cooper Fulmer at home; a brother, Eugene Fulmer of Indianapolis; sister Cathy (Scott) Vollmer of Francesville; and brother-in-law Dave Scott of  Winamac. Other survivors include his in-laws Wayne and Phyllis Crist of Winamac; sisters-in-law Tasha (Parish) Foerg of Arizona, Tiffany (Steve) Davis) of Indianapolis and Tennille Calabrese of Winamac. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Kim Scott.

Mr. Fulmer was employed the past nine years by Wastequip in Winamac as a sales representative. He twice earned ‘Salesman of the Year’ award. He was very customer service oriented and went out of his way to accommodate their needs. He was previously employed by Braun Corporation and Pentair-Krystil Klear. He was a proud Marine and served as past commander at the Winamac VFW Post 1728 where he was an active member. He enjoyed following his sons, Gavin as he played football at Anderson College and as a football coach at Winamac High School, and Cooper as he played football and basketball. He coached girls softball summer league for many years, and loved all sports. He was an avid fan of the Black Hawks, Redskins, Cubs, NASCAR with Bill Elliott his favorite driver. He enjoyed watching Notre Dame football, IU basketball, and his favorite college team was anyone playing Purdue!  Most of all, he loved his family, his VFW family and his dog Denver.

Visitation hours are 11a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at First Christian Church, Winamac. The funeral service will follow at 3 p.m., Saturday, at the church with Pastor Jeff Seger officiating.  Burial will follow in McKinley Memorial Gardens, with military honors by VFW Post 1728. 

Memorial donations may be directed to Glioblastoma Reasearch or VFW Post 1728.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Family and Friends Funeral Home of Wingate.  Visit online at www.familyandfriendsfh.com to sign the guest book or leave a condolence.