John Harting Stipe passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the age of 81. He died in the care of Harmony at Avon, located on Dan Jones Road in Avon, Indiana. John was born on December 24, 1943, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to John Joseph Stipe and Thelma Eileen (Harting) Stipe.
In 1964, John married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Arlene Cord, in a simple ceremony at the Stipe family farm in New Ross, Indiana. After graduating from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, he and Nancy moved to the west side of Indianapolis, where John began a 42-year career in the transportation industry with Detroit Diesel Allison. John and Nancy raised their three sons in the Chapel Hill neighborhood of Indianapolis. A devoted husband, father, and friend, John was always willing to lend a hand to family, friends, and neighbors in times of need.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Nancy; three sons, John J. Stipe (Maria), David L. Stipe (Kelley), and Robert C. Stipe (Beth); sister, Judith Carroll of Cortez, Colorado; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Pisgah Cemetery, 10591 East 100 South, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Steve Whicker of Eastside Baptist Church in Crawfordsville will officiate. Porter and Hunt Funeral Home & Crematory of North Salem has been entrusted with his cremation arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Greater Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601, or online at alz.org/indiana in acknowledgment of Nancy’s continuing struggle with dementia.
Online condolences: www.RobertPorterFuneralHome.com