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Michael Oren Inlow

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Churubusco, Indiana

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Feb. 14, 2026

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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Michael Inlow Obituary

Michael Oren Inlow, 75, of Baltimore, MD, passed away on February 2, 2026, He was born on December 25, 1950, in Auburn, IN, the son of the late Harold Russell Inlow and Alice Louise (Flowers) Inlow, Pepple, Jackson.

Michael graduated from East Noble High School and Manchester College. He attended The Kentucky Derby in 1973 when Secretariat won The Triple Crown, and also attended San Francisco Giants baseball games in California within the same year. Michael followed San Francisco Giants, IU basketball, and East Noble boys basketball and football. He enjoyed reading and loved politics.

Michael played a major role in bringing a research team from The Wilmer Eye Institute of Baltimore, MD to Indiana to study and examine family members for Fuchs Dystrophy, an eye disease.

Michael was employed at the Department of Labor, in Washington D.C., and later the Farm Credit Administration where he would retire from.

Michael is survived by a sister, Jane Pepple of LaOtto; nephews, Matt Inlow of LaOtto, and Andrew (Stephanie) Inlow of Fishers; niece, Julie Saalfrank of Albion; great nephews, Christopher Inlow, Tyler Inlow, and Logan Inlow; great nieces, Ava Inlow, Jenna Inlow and Olivia Saalfrank.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, DeWayne Harold Inlow and step-father, Richard Lee Jackson.

Service is 1 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco Chapel, with calling from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Auburn, IN.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Feb. 12, 2026.

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14

Calling hours

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Sheets & Childs Funeral Home - Churubusco

206 N Main St, Churubusco, IN

Feb

14

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1:00 p.m.

Sheets & Childs Funeral Home - Churubusco

206 N Main St, Churubusco, IN

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