Bruce F. Stuart
Last Updated on March 30, 2025 by Cass County Communication Network
Bruce Franklin Stuart was born on Feb. 10, 1932, to Frank and Margaret (Reiplinger) Stuart in Lake Cicott, Indiana. He is a proud graduate of the 1950 class of Logansport High School. Upon graduation, he started his college career at Purdue University but went into the armed services and served two years in the United States Army Signal Corps during the Korean War.
When he finished his service, he went on to graduate from Ball State Teacher’s College in 1957 and received his Master’s Degree in education in 1961
Bruce married Mary Catherine Wheeler on December 20, 1959, in her hometown, Lebanon, Indiana.
He is survived by his wife and children, Kelley Murphy, Dallas, Texas; Kimberly (Gary) Cook, Indianapolis; Jeffrey (Megan) Stuart, Logansport; five grandchildren, Nathan (Sabrina) Cook, Tyler Cook, Emma Cook, Jacob Cook, and Kaitlyn Cook; two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Cook and Samantha Cook.
Bruce was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, John Warren Stuart and Hugh Douglas Stuart.
He was a member of four college honor societies, Sigma Zeta, Pi Gamma Mu, Kappa Delta Pi, and Phi Delta Kappa, and was also a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Purdue University. He was very proud of being a member of these four college honor societies, proving that hard work can and will allow a person of average ability to succeed at a high level of achievement.
Bruce was on staff with the Logansport Community Schools for 33 years. He taught fifth grade for four years at Daniel Webster School. He then served as a counselor and the Guidance Director at Logansport High School for 29 years.
After retiring from the high school, Bruce and his wife, Mary, served as co-curators of the Cass County Historical Society Museum from 1991 to 2000.
Bruce was a member of The Church of the Good Shepherd, touting the honor of being their oldest male member. He was a member of the former Orient Lodge #272 Free and Accepted Masons, a life member of the Cass County Historical Society, a member of the Cass County Area Retired Teachers Association, the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, and the National Education Association. He received the Ball State University “Meritorious Service Award” in 1987 and the “John Tipton Good Citizen Award” in 2000.
Visitation will be from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Kroeger-Crain Funeral Home, with the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Pastor Michael Goodspeed will officiate at the service.
A private interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery later.
Kroeger-Crain Funeral & Cremation, 711 East Market St., Logansport 46947, is in charge of all arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Cass County Historical Society. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Condolences can be shared at www.kroegerfuneralhome.com