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KENTLAND — Newton County Cpl. Brandon Schreiber was remembered during his funeral service Friday as a man who lived to serve both his community and his family. "Brandon was a man with a servant's heart," Newton County Sheriff S.
L. Cothran said. "We will forever remember Brandon as being a servant to Newton County.
" Law enforcement and public safety agencies from around Indiana and the United States joined Schreiber's family and fellow officers in commemorating his life at the Newton County Fairgrounds before the late corporal was laid to rest. Schreiber, 32, was shot Sept. 1 while assisting the Iroquois County Sheriff's Office on a pursuit of an armed suspect with a hostage, the Newton County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Sept.
2. The pursuit went into Indiana, which resulted in the involvement of Newton County officers, police said. The suspect, Andrew Roselius, 37, got out of his car and gunfire was exchanged.
Roselius was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said previously. Illinois State Police are investigating the shooting. Schreiber was flown to Carle Trauma Center in Urbana, Illinois where he received medical care until he died from his injuries Sept.
11 . He was a five-year veteran of the department who was promoted to the rank of corporal in January. "On September 11, we lost one of the best," Cothran said.
Schreiber's service began around 11:20 a.m. with a prayer from Perry McLemore, pastor at Southlake Christian Church in Crown Point.
Cothran then made his speech in which he also thanked the community for their support, as well as the local agencies who covered the county's calls during Schreiber's hospitalization so deputies could be at Schreiber's bedside. Prior to his services, Schreiber was escorted Sept. 12 from Urbana to Kentland and honored in a ceremony on the Newton County Courthouse lawn.
Schreiber was an organ donor, the sheriff's office said previously. Schreiber's badge number will be retired, Cothran said. Cothran's speech was followed by words from Schreiber's shift partner, Doug Duncan.
"He was an amazing shift partner and a true friend," Duncan said. "Not a day went by that Brandon and I didn't have conversations about hunting and fishing. We had an instant bond.
" Schreiber frequently told Duncan, "I'm living my best life." Duncan said Schreiber doted on his wife Kaitlin and had the ability to put work to the side to be present while playing with Legos with his son or while going on walks with his daughter. "He left a huge reminder to us what important things really are," Duncan said, "and that is family.
He took care of his family, and no surprise he carried that into his job as well." McLemore left the crowd with a message of hope: loved ones may be absent, but they are never fully gone. "I want you to take just a small portion of his life," McLemore said, "and I want you to carry that portion with you.
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