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IN LOVING MEMORY OF William Michael "Mike" Emmert
William Michael
"Mike" Emmert
November 15, 1947 – May 8, 2014
William Michael "Mike" Emmert's Obituary
William Michael "Mike" Emmert, 66 of Columbus passed
away Thursday May 8, 2014 at Our Hospice of South Central
Indiana Inpatient Facility.
Mike had previously been employed by Weinantz Restaurant,
Goodwill Industries and Developmental Services.
Born November 15, 1947 in Columbus, Mike was the son of William
Martin and Imogene Wilcoxson Emmert.
He graduated from Hauser High School,in the class of 1966. He also
graduated in 1967 from Broadcasters School in Milwaukee, WI.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971. He served
in two tours in Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam during 1969 and 1970. He
was honored at the Our Hospice We Honor Veteran Pinning Ceremony
in 2013.
Mike was an avid sports fan and collector of sports memorabilia. He
loved preparing sports trivia for major sporting events including the Indy
500 and NASCAR. His favorite teams were the Reds, Bears, Purdue
Boilers, Hope Red Dogs and the Hauser Jets. He loved horseshoes,
Euchre and Texas Holdem and especially enjoyed taking his sweet time
on his turn.
Mike loved to spoil his granddaughters and was very proud of them.
His granddaughter Emily recently completed a project on her grandpa's
service during the Vietnam War.
Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home
in Hope. There will not be a service at the funeral home. Cremation is
planned and a military memorial service with interment will be held at
The Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison at a later date.
Rev. Nathan Greene will officiate the service.
Memorial contributions may be donated to Our Hospice of South
Central Indiana.
Online condolences may be sent to the Emmert family at
Survivors include his mother, Imogene Emmert of Columbus; children,
Jennifer Faye Emmert (Brad Beach) of Columbus and Michael Andrew
Emmert of Columbus; grandchildren, Emily Lynn Beach and Adilynn
Grace Beach of Columbus; brothers, Martin Lee (Pamela) Emmert of
El Paso, TX and David Joe (Michelle) Emmert of Columbus; a sister,
Anita Lynn (Daniel) Emmert Burton of Edinburgh; five nieces; two
nephews; two great nephews; the mother of his children, Jane Emmert
Norman of Newbern and his cousin and good friend, Gene Edward
Robertson of Hope.
Mike was preceded in death by his father, William Martin Emmert
in 1998.
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