Rev. Roger Mackay Budde

Rev. Roger Mackay Budde, 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior, whom he faithfully served, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Wesleyan Health Care.

Roger was born on a dairy farm in Ontario, Wisconsin on April 13, 1935, to the late McKinley and Ferol (Butcher) Budde. Roger graduated from Ontario High School in 1953 and then voluntarily served his country in the Army from September 1954 to August 1956 when he was honorably discharged. He then attended Marion College, receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Religion and History. On April 15, 1961, Roger married the love of his life, Carolyn Sue Drake. Together, they pastored in Mt. Pleasant, Indiana, planted Moeller Road Wesleyan Church in Ft. Wayne (now Lifeway), and then moved to Anchorage Wesleyan Church in Alaska. They then pastored at Valton, Wisconsin and then Merrillville, Indiana before moving to Logansport, Indiana where they pastored Riverview Wesleyan Church (now The Bridge) until his retirement in 2004. He served on staff part time at Shiloh Christian church in Logansport for two years after his retirement. When they moved in 2019 to Colonial Oaks in Marion, he and Sue become members of Westview Wesleyan Church in Jonesboro.

Roger had a unique sense of humor, loving pastor and dad jokes. One of his favorites was "I was born at a very young age.” He loved to be outdoors. He was a hunter, fisherman and avid gardener. In winter he looked forward to planting his garden and in spring looked forward to tapping maple trees for syrup, something he did until he was 84. He had a beautiful bass singing voice and loved play the flugelbone with Sue accompanying him on the piano.

Roger is survived by his children; Sarah (Josh) Isenhart, Marion; Michael (Gail) Budde, Portland, OR; Scott (Donna) Budde, Fulks Run, VA; and Ryan (Rachel) Budde, Fairmount; grandchildren, Abby (Isaac) Reinoehl, and Kaylee Isenhart; Neal (Erin) Budde, Jill Budde, Lindsay (Justin) Taylor, Drake (Ashley) Budde, Esther (Davis) McDaniel, Courtney Budde, Lincoln Budde, Alyssa Budde, Aaron Budde; great-grandchildren, Matty Taylor; twins, Jonathan and Lloyd McDaniel and Hannah Sue McDaniel; and brother, Douglas (Bonnie) Budde, Tomah, Wisconsin.

In addition he was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Carolyn, and his sisters, Shirley (Dave) Pressler, and Virginia (Dave) Cooper.

Services for Rev. Budde have been entrusted to College Park Chapel of Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 4601 S. Western Avenue, Marion, Indiana. Services will be held at Westview Wesleyan Church, 1300 West 6th Street, Jonesboro, Indiana. Visitation will be Friday, April 21, 2023 from 6-9 PM and 1 hour prior to the 11 AM service on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Memorial contributions may be made to Westview Wesleyan Church, 1300 W. 6th Street, Jonesboro, IN 46938.

Online condolences and memories may be left atwww.armeshuntfuneralhome.com