Debra Jean Hassler

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Debra Jean Hassler, 66, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.

Born June 20, 1955 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Noble Sutherlin and Wanda (Ensor) Sutherlin Bitzer.

Debbie was a graduate of South Putnam High School with the class of 1973 and attended Ivy Tech Community College.

Debbie was the Putnam County Superior Court office administrator. She started working at the Putnam County Courthouse in the clerk’s office in 1987. She loved working at the courthouse and all the people she worked with.

Debbie’s pride and joy was her family, but especially her grandkids. She was involved and attended as many of their events as possible. She was the best Mamaw, Nana, Gigi and Debbo.

Debbie is survived by her daughter, Wendy (Gale) Stevenson; son Bryan (Ashley) Hassler; bonus sons Casey (Mandy) Harris, Jonathan (Haley) Hassler and Rusty Giles; her mother, Wanda Bitzer; sisters Marcia (Rich) McHie, Diane (Pat) Drawbaugh and Janet (Art) Dwigans; grandchildren Dustin (Kaylee) Stevenson, Austin Hassler, Alison Hassler, Issac McClain and Ezekiel McClain; bonus grandchildren Parker Harris, Lukas Harris, Macy Harris, Wesley Hassler, Ethan Hassler, Blake Giles, Tyler Giles and Samantha Giles; great-granddaughter Farrah Stevenson; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her father; a sister, Pamela Sutherlin; stepfather Wendell Bitzer; grandchildren Ashley and Cody Stevenson; and nephew Ryan McHie.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30 at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Forest Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral on Thursday from 11 a.m. until time of service.