Joseph K. Chamberlain

January 15, 1960 - January 2, 2020

Joseph K. Chamberlain, age 59, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. Joseph was born January 15, 1960 in Rensselaer, the son of Donald Hufty and Dorothy Margaret (Williams) Chamberlain. Joe resided in Rensselaer for the past 35 years, formerly living in Morocco, Indiana. He was a 1978 graduate of North Newton High School. On July 2, 1983, in Rensselaer, Indiana Joe was married to Theresa Hopkins who survives. He was retired from farming, having worked for various local farming operations. Joe had also worked at the grain elevator at Pleasant Ridge and the former PMA hog market. He was a member of the Morocco United Methodist Church and a former member of the Rensselaer Moose Lodge #2272. Joe enjoyed gardening, cooking and making sun pickles. Joe was an outdoors man who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Surviving with his loving wife Theresa, are their children, Brandie Garrison and Joseph K. Chamberlain both of Rensselaer, Ind. and Damon (Mindy) Chamberlain of Morocco, Ind; nine grandchildren, Peyton, Thomas, Isaiah, Joseph III, Jacob, Dreygan, Isabell, Leevi and Adam and his siblings, Mona (Melvin) Malin of Indianapolis, Ind., Janet (Steve) Burton of Kentland, Ind., and James (Pam) Chamberlain of Fair Oaks, Ind., and 18 nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Jackson Funeral Chapel in Rensselaer on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 6:00 p. m. at the Jackson Funeral Chapel with Pastor John Hostetter officiating. Cremation will follow. Memorials may be made to the Jasper County 4-H program through the Jasper County Extension Office in Rensselaer, or to the Rensselaer FFA Chapter at Rensselaer Central High School.