Kim A. Replogle - Blanchar

*UPDATE 7-17-2020*

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Rossville Cemetery 61 N. Delphi
Road, Rossville, IN 46065. Family and friends are welcome to attend; however six feet social distancing and masks are
required. (Consider bringing an umbrella to protect against sun or rain.) Attendees may also remain in their cars to hear
the service via a sound system if available.

At some point in the future when it is safe to do so, there will be a celebration of Kim’s life at Columbian Park in
Lafayette. In lieu of flowers, please consider sending a donation to one of the following:

1) iPads for Hospitals GoFundMe set up by Anna Bowman, as being able to Zoom and FaceTime with Kim was so
important for our family while she was in the hospital www.gofundme.com/ipads-for-hospitals-during-coronavirus
2) to your local Humane Society as Kim loved animals, or
3) Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory High School as Kim loved her work there.

Kim A. Replogle Blanchar died peacefully at IU West Hospital, Avon, IN on Thurs., April 16, 2020 at the age of 68. Kim
was born May 18, 1951 to Beverly A. Birch Replogle and Robert L. Replogle in Lafayette, IN. She was the oldest of three
children. Kim is survived by her mother Beverly Howard of Brownsburg, sister Tammy Bowman (Bruce) of Georgia,
brother Tom Replogle (Sherri) of Danville, nephew Jonathan Bowman of South Carolina, nieces Anna Bowman of
California and Hannah Replogle of Indianapolis, step-brothers Jeff Howard (DiAnn) of Colorado and Steve Howard
(Deborah) of Arkansas, and stepsister Debbie Braaksma (Jim) of Lafayette. She is preceded in death by her father Robert
Replogle. She was married for eight years to Tom Blanchar.

Kim graduated from Jefferson High School in Lafayette, IN in 1969. She received her Bachelors Degree from Indiana
Univ.-Bloomington and Masters Degree from IUPUI. She taught French and Etymology for 27 years at Brebeuf Jesuit
Preparatory High School in Indianapolis until her health prohibited her from continuing. She coached cheerleading,
assisted the golf team, and judged speech meets. She dearly loved teaching, her fellow teachers, and especially all of her
students. She continued her education through travels to France and Canada during summer breaks.

Kim suffered from Multiple Sclerosis, with symptoms beginning in her early college years. In spite of it, she lived life to
the fullest, as much as her health would allow, especially enjoying family and friends. Kim was a generous and loyal
person who loved life and loved people; she kept old friends from as far back as elementary school and thrived on making
new friends. Starting in 2018 and continuing through Jan. 2020, Kim greatly enjoyed attending the monthly Disability
Fellowships at Connection Pointe Church in Brownsburg. Kim died from COVID-19 that she contracted at Brooke Knoll
Village long-term care facility in Avon, IN where she had been a resident since Feb. 3, 2020. She fought until the very
end, with her doctor saying that her strong spirit and strong mind were what kept her alive for so long.

The family would like to thank IU West Hospital staff for their kindness and dedication, the news media for their
diligence in exposing nursing homes hiding their cases of the virus, and all of Kim’s and family’s friends for their
generous support of many kinds.