Delbert Cripe Obituary
We are sad to announce that on June 1, 2025, at the age of 93, Delbert Cripe of Columbia City, Indiana passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Delbert Cripe to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Earnie Cripe and Bertha Cripe (Zolman); and his siblings, Vera Lucille Dodd, Opal Johnston, Elizabeth Boggs, Dorothy Dodd, Mildred Brumbaugh, Margaret Striegle, Beverly Summers, Eugene Cripe, Edgar Cripe, Earnie V. Cripe, Alfred Cripe, Robert Cripe, Charles Cripe, Lily Mae and Mary Francis.
He is survived by: his wife Shirley Cripe; his children, Delbert Cripe, Rex Cripe, Jennifer Cripe and Margaret Strack (Ben); and his grandchildren, Christopher Cripe (Molly), Abbey Jo Bickhart (Tyler), Bobbi Doyle (Keith), Joshua Cripe (Samantha), Kim Cripe, Timothy Cripe (Cortney), Bradley Cripe (Xochh), Camden McCandless, Silas Cripe, Zachary Ducey (Amanda) and Justin Ducey (Samantha). He is also survived by 15 great-grandchildren.
The military honors will be held on Friday, June 6th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Eel River Cemetery (11022 Carroll Rd, Churubusco, IN 46723).
