Funeral Homes in Kokomo, IN

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Mike Otto (american football player), Selwyn Ward (actor), Sylvia (singer and songwriter), Tom Underwood (baseball player and coach), Rod Kim (singer-songwriter), Pat Underwood (baseball player), and Dan Dumoulin (baseball player).

Kokomo /ˈkoʊkəmoʊ/ is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. Kokomo is Indiana's 13th-largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties. Kokomo's population was 46,113 at the 2000 census, and 45,468 at the 2010 census. On January 1, 2012, Kokomo successfully annexed more than 7 square miles (18 km2) on the south and west sides of the city, including Alto and Indian Heights, increasing the city's population to nearly 57,000 people.Named for the Native American Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo who was called "Chief Kokomo", Kokomo first benefited from the legal business associated with being the county seat. Before the Civil War, it was connected with Indianapolis and then the Eastern cities by railroad, which resulted in sustained growth. Substantial growth came after the discovery of large natural gas reserves, which produced a boom in the mid-1880s. Among the businesses which the boom attracted was the fledgling automobile industry. A significant number of technical and engineering innovations were developed in Kokomo, particularly in automobile production, and, as a result, Kokomo became known as the "City of Firsts." A substantial portion of Kokomo's employment still depends on the automobile industry.

Kokomo Obituaries

It was noted by Indianapolis Star and News on May 21st, 2022 that Kevin Jay Brewer passed away in Kokomo, Indiana.  Brewer was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kevin Jay's life.

It was reported by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on February 25th, 2022 that Fred L Peterson died in Sarasota, Florida.  Peterson was 86 years old and was born in Kokomo, IN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Fred L's life.

It was reported by Indianapolis Star and News on February 2nd, 2022 that Andrew C Krull died in Kokomo, Indiana.  Krull was 54 years old and was born in Marion, OH.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Andrew C's life.

It was disclosed by Asheville Citizen-Times on April 14th, 2021 that Rene Nowak (Hendershot) passed on in Asheville, North Carolina.  Ms. Nowak was 61 years old and was born in Kokomo, IN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Rene's life.

It was disclosed by Indianapolis Star and News on January 22nd, 2021 that Norman K Dr Wilson perished in Kokomo, Indiana.  Wilson was 87 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Norman K Dr's life.

It was written by South West Times Record on January 14th, 2021 that Roberta Eldridge (Ryan) died in Clarksville, Arkansas.  Ms. Eldridge was 85 years old and was born in Kokomo, IN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Roberta's life.

It was written by Indianapolis Star and News on December 8th, 2020 that Thomas Earl Swanson passed away in Avon Lake, Ohio.  Swanson was 62 years old and was born in Kokomo, IN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Thomas Earl's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on December 2nd, 2020 that Nancy Lee Metzcar perished in Kokomo, Indiana.  Metzcar was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Nancy Lee's life.

It was noted by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on November 7th, 2020 that William Judson "Bill" Wainwright perished in Wisconsin.  Wainwright was 85 years old and was born in Kokomo, IN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor William Judson "Bill"'s life.

It was reported by Alleghany Journal on October 13th, 2020 that Eric Lowell Smeltzer perished in Rockbridge Baths, Virginia.  Smeltzer was 65 years old and was born in Kokomo, IN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Eric Lowell's life.

History

Haynes and his associates built a number of other autos over the next few years; the Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company for mass-production of commercial autos was established in Kokomo in 1898. Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. Kokomo also opened the first Cracker Barrel not built near an interstate highway as well as the first Starbucks Coffee not built in a metropolitan area. Much of the town was damaged or destroyed on April 11, 1965, by an F4 tornado that was part of the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak Sunday Tornado Outbreak. Attendance is estimated to have been 200,000 people.

The official website for the city of Kokomo is https://www.cityofkokomo.org/.