IN State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for SuzAnne Handshoe
July 7, 2026
Governor Mike Braun of Indiana directed flags to be flown at half-staff to honor former Kendallville Mayor SuzAnne Handshoe, who died on June 29, 2026 after a decade-long battle with cancer. Handshoe served nearly 25 years in the United States Marine Corps before becoming Kendallville's first and only female mayor, serving five terms from 2004 to 2023. Her funeral was held on July 7, 2026, in Noble County, where Governor Braun ordered flags to be lowered from sunrise to sunset in her honor.
Flag protocol
Flags in Noble County shall be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Source: halfstaff.org