Stephen Roy Sendmeyer

Stephen Roy Sendmeyer, 78, of Cloverdale, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Mill Pond Health Campus. He was born in Greencastle, Indiana on November 6, 1947, to Russell and Martha Sendmeyer.

Stephen was a 1965 graduate of Cloverdale High School. After high school, he joined the Army. Stephen worked as the dairy manager of Marsh Supermarket until they closed in 2006. He was a long-time member of the Southern Baptist Church in Greencastle.

On May 15, 2005, Stephen married Diane and she survives. He is also survived by his daughter, Heather Astumian (husband, Mike); grandson, Michael Astumian (girlfriend, Taylor); brother-in-law, Danny Nees; sisters-in-law, Dawn Lindsay (husband, Michael), Debra Sabin (husband, Todd), Darla Taylor (husband, Matthew), Sabra Scott, Cynthia Chapman and Teresa Fortune; mother-in-law, Joy Fortune Gay (husband, Henry) and numerous nieces and nephews and their families. Stephen’s pets meant everything to him, but dogs, Finn, Sawyer and Phoebe and cats, Bean, Rocky Sprout and Ziggy were his world.

Stephen was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Martha Sendmeyer; his sister, Susan Nees and father-in-law, Lloyd Fortune.

Cremation was entrusted to Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home. A celebration of life will take place at a later date.

In keeping with Stephen’s love for animals, donations in his memory may be made to the Humane Shelter.