Lundy Allen Van Duyn

Lundy Allen Van Duyn obituary, Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Lundy Allen Van Duyn

Lundy Van Duyn Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Dec. 6 to Dec. 13, 2023.
Van Duyn, Lundy Allen Van Duyn, 72, of Elizabethtown Kentucky, passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at his home.

He was born Jan. 13, 1951, in Anderson, Indiana, to his parents, Sterle and Isabel Barrett Van Duyn.

Allen was a skilled trades painter at Ford Motor Company, a volunteer firefighter for the city of Knightstown, a member of the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 16 in Knightstown, Indiana, and a member of the Greensboro Church of Nazarene. He was a skilled carpenter, enjoyed woodworking and made many cherished family heirlooms.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Blake Richardson; his parents; his in-laws, Robert and Edith Aulbach; a sister and brother-in-law, Kay and Tony Henry; and a sister- in- law, Audrey Aulbach.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia Aulbach Van Duyn; four sons, William Richardson (Amy), Brett Van Duyn (Kasie), Mark Richardson and Lundy Van Duyn (Jordan); two daughters, Wendy Rhodes and Christina Van Duyn; a brother, Hal Van Duyn (Cindy); two sisters, Jeanette Merriman and Terry Low (Rusty); 14 grandchildren, Kiesha Cline, Alisha Rhodes, Savannah Hopkins, Zora Coe, Taylor Mayeux, Lauryn Monasterio, McKenzie Van Duyn, Jadyn Van Duyn, Dylenn Van Duyn, Everleigh Van Duyn, Emma Richardson, Tinley Van Duyn, Abraham Van Duyn and Emmett Van Duyn; five great-grandchildren, Silas Lane, Hope Cline, Isla Hopkins, Mitchel Mayeux and Walker Gill; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Martin Aulbach (Donna), Mike Aulbach (KaAnn), Dave Aulbach (April), Susie Smith (Harry), Kenny Aulbach (Helen), Jim Aulbach (Kim), Steve Aulbach (Karen), Tim Aulbach (Teresa), Mary Jane Booth (Joe), Becky Aulbach and Brenda Keith (Danny); and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Greenfield Church of Christ, 1380 S. State Street in Greenfield, Indiana, with a service at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

The family would like to give a special thanks to his caregivers, Diane Bays and Hosparus Health.

To express an online condolence and to light a candle of remembrance, please visit trowbridgefh.com.

Trowbridge Funeral Home in Elizabethtown is in charge of arrangements.

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