Obituaries

November 18, 1935 to December 15, 2022

KEWANNA - Terrill "Tate" Dean Hoover, 87, of Winamac passed away at 5:50 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, at Hickory Creek Healthcare Center in Winamac.

Tate Hoover

Born Nov. 18, 1935, in Winamac, he was the son of the late Cecil and Jessie (Tyler) Hoover. He attended grade school at Fairview, then high school at Winamac where he graduated in 1953. He loved baseball and was the starting pitcher for Winamac his entire four-year career. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army serving as a military police officer in Italy.

Survivors include a brother, Larry Hoover of Winamac, several nieces and nephews and longtime friend, Sharon Cowley.

He was preceded in death by brother, Steven (Butch), niece, Karla Jo Knebel Rausch and sister, Sandra Sue Hoover Knebel.

After he was honorably discharged from the army, Mr. Hoover became a Winamac town police officer for a couple years until he landed a job at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City where he worked hard and was quickly promoted to captain. He remained there for about 12 years until he was transferred to the Indianapolis Women’s Prison, where he worked for about 10 years. He then worked for the Pulaski County surveyor until he retired. If he wasn’t at work, you could more than likely find him outdoors as he was an avid hunter, especially for squirrels, fly fisherman, and he had a lifelong passion for guns and target shooting.

A celebration of life service with military rites will be at 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, at Rans Funeral Homes & Crematory, Metzger Chapel, Kewanna. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1 p.m. until the time of the service.