Eldon A. Rebhorn

Eldon Arvid Rebhorn, age 88, Professor Emeritus of Indiana State University, passed away on May 12, 2023 in Franklin, Indiana. Eldon was born in Kane County, Illinois in 1934 to Percy and Evelyn Rebhorn. Eldon married Marilyn in 1955; they had three children and were married for 52 years until Marilyn's death in 2007. Also in 1955, Eldon received a 4-H National Leadership Award and met President Eisenhower.

Eldon earned an Ed.D. from the University of Illinois and became a professor of Technology Education at Indiana State University. In 1990, he was awarded the Presidential Citation by the International Technology Education Association to recognize his lifetime of teaching and mentoring students. Eldon was also awarded Legendary Leader status from the Indiana Association for Career and Technical Education in 2015.

Eldon was a talented woodturning, woodcarving and marquetry artist. He wrote two books: Woodturning (1970) and Woodturning: Objects and Procedures (2015). Eldon also created beautiful art using the mediums of photography, paper sculpting, and leather tooling.

Faith was also an important focus of Eldon's life. Eldon was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Terre Haute, Indiana for nearly 40 years, and he volunteered at the Johnson County food bank.

Eldon is survived by his children Dale (Leslie), Doris (Duane), and Dean (Jennifer); his grandchildren Abby (John), Jeremy (Chelsea), Andrew (Grace), Spencer (Nikki) and Nathan, and by great-grandchildren Amelia, Henry and Owen. Eldon is also survived by two sisters-in-law and several much-loved nieces and nephews.

Condolences can be posted on the Flinn & McGuire Funeral Home website (using the View/Sign Guestbook link for Eldon on the Obituaries page) at https://www.flinnmaguire.net/obits.

A Celebration of Life service will be held in the Wright Chapel at the Otterbein Franklin SeniorLife Community on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 1070 W Jefferson Street, Franklin, IN, 46131. Visitation time is from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, followed by a Celebration of Life service at 4 pm. Burial will be at Lincoln Memorial Park in Aurora, Illinois.

Memorial donations can be made to the Food Pantry of Johnson County at jcpantry.org, where Eldon volunteered for many years, or to Woodturner.org to support woodturning education.