Obituaries

Nov 17, 2021

Delores Stock, age 76, of Morocco passed away Wednesday November 17th at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born December 22, 1944 to Albert Yoder and Lillian (Kissinger) Yoder.

Delores lived most her life in the Newton county area and graduated from North Newton High School. She went on to attend Ivy Tech Nursing school...

Nov 14, 2021

Carolyn S. “Carol” Sue, 76, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. She was born Aug. 1, 1945. She grew up in Benton County where she attended grade school at Gilboa and was involved in 4-H. She was a graduate of Remington High School.

Carol was a 14-year...

Nov 9, 2021

Donna Mae Thomas, 83, of Morocco, Indiana passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday, November 9, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born in Brook on December 24, 1937, the daughter of Charles and Violet (Roadruck) Lindahl. She was a graduate of Mt. Ayr High School. She married Alfred R. Thomas on April 24, 1977, and he survives....

Oct 31, 2021

Otha Gene Baker passed away at his home in Rensselaer, Indiana on October 31, 2021. Gene was born September 3, 1939 in Naomi, Kentucky. He lived most of his life in Rensselaer and in recent years also in Mexico Beach and Port Saint Joe, Florida.

Gene was preceded in death by his father, Delno Baker,...

Oct 31, 2021

John Edgar Davis, Sr., 86, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away at his home on Sunday, October 31, 2021. He was born September 18, 1935, in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of Charles Emmett and Jessie Ann (Patterson) Davis.

John served in the Army National Guard. On August 6, 1994, he married Judi Kay Davis. He was...

Oct 24, 2021

David Raymond Duley, 90, of Rensselaer, passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center. He was born April 23, 1931 in Harrison County, Indiana (near Corydon), to Roy and Goldia (Rhodes) Duley. In March, 1959 he married Shirleyann Scholz of Medaryville at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Rensselaer.

Dave graduated...

Oct 24, 2021

Boyd Eugene Michal, 54, of Rensselaer, passed away after a brief illness Sunday morning, October 24, 2021 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born in Rensselaer on August 27, 1967, the son of Linda Lou (Beoughter) Michal and the late James Robert Michal. He graduated from Rensselaer Central High School with the Class of 1985. Boyd was a...

Oct 19, 2021

Beverly Constance (Shields) Purdy, 92, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021. She was born October 8, 1929, to Harley G. and Hazel J. (Constant) Shields in Muncie, Indiana.

After graduating from the Perry Township school system of Wayne County, Indiana, Beverly attended Marion County General Hospital Nursing School, where she obtained her...

Oct 7, 2021

Christopher Michael “Chris” Hudson, 41, of Medaryville, Indiana passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. He was born in Lafayette on June 1, 1980, the son of Michael “Mike” Hudson and the late Theresa Ann (Malott) Hudson.

Chris was a1999 graduate of Rensselaer Central...

Oct 6, 2021

Kristy Kay Boezeman, 38, of Lake Village, Indiana passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Franciscan Health Crown Point. She was born in Hammond, Indiana on August 6, 1983 to Ronald and Diana (Miller) Dunn. She was a 2002 graduate of North Newton High School and earned her associate’s degree in accounting from Indiana University Northwest.

Oct 5, 2021

Braden Robert Schoonover, our beloved, sweet son passed away on October 5th, 2021, at the age of 13.

Braden was born on October 26th, 2007, in Saint Joseph County, IN, to his parents Brit and Andrea Schoonover. Braden was an adventurous kid who loved spending time outdoors. Between riding his four-wheeler, skiing, shooting his bow,...

Oct 3, 2021

Doris Evelyn Swartz, 95, of Morocco, Indiana passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East surrounded by her family. She was born in Pittwood, Illinois on August 21, 1926, the daughter of Harry Hayslip and Esther Marie (Claussen) Hayslip. She was a 1943 graduate of Morocco High School.

On October 24, 1945,...

Sep 28, 2021

Randall Lee “Randy” Peck, 58, of Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, Sept. 28, 2021 at his home. He was born in Brook on Oct. 3, 1962, the son of Theda (Ratliff) Swartz and the late Robert N. Peck. Randy was a 1981 graduate of Rensselaer Central High School and was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps....

Sep 25, 2021

Ronald Ray Huff, 68, of Francesville, passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 at his home. He was born in Rensselaer on July 12, 1953, the son of James Huff, Jr. and Bethel (Campbell) Huff. He was a 1971 graduate of Rensselaer Central High School. His marriage was to Vicki (Todd) Huff. She preceded him in death Nov. 7, 2016....

Sep 24, 2021

Joy J. Bartholomew, 90, of Fowler, formerly of Morocco, passed away Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. She was born in Morocco on May 26, 1931, the daughter of Lucius Heath and Tessie (Woods) Heath. She was a 1949 graduate of Morocco High School.

Joy worked at Railroad Salvage in Morocco and...

Sep 24, 2021

Noah Adam Hill, 41, of Morocco, IN passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. He was born in Bellevue, WA on Jan. 7, 1980, the son of Victor Glenn Hill and Beth Allison Bardens. He was a 1998 graduate of Lowell High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in economics & environmental science from Lake...

Sep 20, 2021

James Robert Michal, 76, of Rensselaer, passed away Monday evening, Sept. 20, 2021 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. He was born in Valparaiso on Nov. 15, 1944, the son of Robert Michal and Doris (Yost) Michal. Jim was a graduate of Fair Oaks High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1962-1963 as an aviation mechanic in Anchorage, Alaska....

Sep 16, 2021

Tammy Marie Edwards, 57, of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. She was born in Rensselaer on Feb. 22, 1964, the daughter of Allen Sullivan and Mary (Hammond) Miller. On Feb. 26, 1982, she married David Allen Edwards.

Tammy was a homemaker. She was a woman of many talents who enjoyed crafts, making soap...

Sep 12, 2021

Dianne L. McMurtrie, 73, of Clarks Hill, Indiana passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 12, 2021 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook. She was born in Lafayette on Sept. 20, 1947, the daughter of George Lee and Evelyn (Parvis) Lee.

Dianne worked as a dispatcher for Purdue University. She was affiliated with the...

Sep 3, 2021

Louis Anthony DeGroot, 85, of Rensselaer, passed away peacefully at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center on Friday morning, Sept. 3, 2021 surrounded by his family. Lou was born in Goodland on Sept. 29, 1935, the son of Ernest DeGroot and Ethel Irene (Sigman) DeGroot. He was a graduate of Goodland High School. On July 6, 1958, in Rensselaer,...