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- Greene County District 2 Commissioner Larry Dean Hasler passed away at 11:41 a.m. Saturday at Greene County General Hospital in Linton.
Hasler, of rural Lyons, underwent surgery for a brain tumor in late January.
He was 68.
Hasler, a Democrat, was elected three and a half years ago. He had filed for re-election.
Aside from his duties as a county commissioner, he served on the Greene County Drainage Board, the Greene County Solid Waste Management Board of Directors and the Greene County Hospital Board of Trustees.
He has been recovering at home and was undergoing treatment for more than a month.
Just over a week ago, Hasler attended the hospital board meeting and last Tuesday, was in attendance for the county commissioner's meeting.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Linton where he participated in the bowling and golf leagues. He was a former junior high school and high school basketball, softball, and baseball coach. He was also a basketball referee.
Hasler, a retired school teacher, earned a Master's degree from Indiana State University. He was also member of the Sons of the American Legion in Lyons, and the Lyons United Methodist Church.
Born March 2, 1940 in Francesville, Indiana, he was the son of Frank and Fern (Cook) Hasler.
He married his wife, Karon on Nov. 25, 1964. She survives and works in the Greene County Recorder's office.
Other surviving relatives include: two daughters, Timi Smith and her husband Jeff of Dugger and Tracy Hasler of Lyons; one brother, Dick Hasler and his wife Rita of Bloomfield; five grandchildren, Ashley, Trey, Sydney, William, and McKinley; stepmother, Pauline Hasler of Odon; and several aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Marlin Dale.
Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home in Lyons, with Rev. Don Reed officiating. Interment will be in Prairie Chapel Cemetery near Lyons.
Greene County Daily World, March 23, 2008
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