Tyler James Paul Stephan

Visitation will be from 3 – 7 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2018 at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Hier’s Park Heritage Hall, 547 South Briant Street, Huntington, with Rev. Dr. Marti Lundy and Rev. Brittney Stephan officiating. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Huntington.

Preferred memorials are to Evangelical United Methodist Church, Boy Scouts of America Troop #465, or Huntington County 4-H Fair, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750.

Tyler was born on March 27, 2000 in Fort Wayne, the son of Ernie H. and Tami (Giddens) Stephan. He was a ten-year member of Huntington County 4-H and achieved Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America Troop #465 in North Manchester. In the summertime, he worked at Carol’s Corner in South Whitley and worked at Indiana Box in Huntington during high school. He was a 2018 graduate of Huntington North High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He was a Junior Rotarian and a youth board member for the Huntington Farm Bureau Co-op. He was involved in Bass and Bucks Archery Club in Wabash County. Tyler was in his first year attending Purdue University studying design and mechanical engineering; he worked in the Purdue Transportation Department and was in the Purdue Off Road Club. He was a member of Evangelical United Methodist Church in Huntington where he worked in the children’s daycare and was involved in the youth group. He was a deer hunter and enjoyed being outdoors and driving his Jeep. He loved working on cars and tractors and doing anything mechanical. Tyler strived to help others of all ages through challenges and dearly loved his family and friends.

Survivors include his parents, Ernie and Tami Stephan of Huntington, sisters Brittney Stephan of Sterling Heights, Michigan and Marissa Stephan of Huntington. Also surviving are grandparents Mike (Jean) Stephan of Huntington and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Grandparents Jim and Lavie Giddens and Mary and Tom Elick precede him in death.