Obituaries

Dec 21, 2020

Loretta Rowland, 62, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away peacefully on Monday evening, December 21, 2020 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. She was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on February 21, 1958, daughter of the late Sanford Lykins II and Rosemary (Whitten) Lykins. She was a 1976 graduate of North Newton High School.

On August 20, 1977, in...

Dec 15, 2020

Patricia Ann Anderson, 76, of Morocco, Indiana passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. She was born in Gary, Indiana on January 29, 1944, daughter of the late Robert Sharp Hanley and Myrl Lee (Larrance) Hanley Forsyth. She was a 1962 graduate of Mt. Ayr High School. On August 3, 1963, in Thayer,...

Dec 7, 2020

Phyllis Jean Buntain, 90, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. She had been a resident at the Rensselaer Care Center the past few years, but was formerly of Fair Oaks, IN.

She was born in Leroy, IN on February 26, 1930, the daughter of George William Tolbert and Iva Loretta (Williams)...

Dec 3, 2020

Arlene Ann Hopf, 87, of Titusville, Florida, formerly of Morocco, Indiana, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020. She was born in Marion Township, Illinois on April 13, 1933 to Albert Howard and Viola May (Schick) Howard.

On May 3, 1973, in Kankakee, Illinois, Arlene married Norman H. Hopf. Together they owned Hopf’s B&E Camp in...

Nov 18, 2020

Gordon Ray White, 93, a lifelong resident of Morocco, Indiana passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center. He was born in Morocco on April 3, 1927, the son of Paul White and Gretta (Roadruck) White. He was a 1945 graduate of Morocco High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1947. On...

Nov 15, 2020

Arnold J. Braasch, 90, of Rensselaer, IN passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born in Chicago, IL on Mar. 30, 1930, the son of George Braasch and Christine (Elsen) Braasch. He was a 1947 graduate of Gage Park High School in Chicago.

He was drafted and then inducted...

Nov 6, 2020

Edward F. Prohosky, Jr., 77, a lifelong resident of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born in Rensselaer on January 30, 1943, son of the late Edward F. Prohosky, Sr. and Pearl (Jenkins) Prohosky. He was a 1961 graduate of Rensselaer High School. Ed was proud to have served in...

Oct 29, 2020

Ardis Carol Swartz, age 89, of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center. Ardis was born August 25, 1931, in Rensselaer, daughter of Frank and Elsie (Finch) Tanner. She grew up in the Rensselaer area and attended Rensselaer schools. On November 23, 1949 she married Raymond Swartz in Rensselaer.

Oct 16, 2020

Harold Morris “Tony” Nelson, 101, of Brook, Indiana passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at Autumn Trace in Rensselaer. He was born in Brook on December, 25, 1918, the son of Ernest and Verna (Ulyat) Nelson. He was a 1936 graduate of Brook High School.

Tony worked in scheduling at the Lambert Fieldhouse at Purdue...

Oct 12, 2020

Randy Joe Malone, 59, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away peacefully Monday, October 12, 2020 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Monticello, Indiana on October 10, 1961, son of the late Devere Malone and Lelah (Allen) Malone. He was a graduate of Rensselaer Central High School. On May 16, 1997, in Rensselaer, he married Jody...

Oct 11, 2020

Donald Jay Terrell, 65, of DeMotte, Indiana passed away Sunday evening, October 11, 2020 at Franciscan Health Crown Point. He was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky on August 27, 1955, son of the late Cyrus B. Terrell and Minerva M. (Harrod) Terrell.

Don was a pipefitter for Local #597 for many years. He enjoyed hunting...

Oct 10, 2020

Eleanor “June” Cain, 83, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away peacefully Saturday morning, October 10, 2020. She was born in Knox, Indiana on June 8, 1937, daughter of the late Roy Rose and Christina (Hunt) Rose. She was a 1956 graduate of Knox High School.

On November 6, 1965, in Remington, Indiana she married William A....

Oct 2, 2020

Jeanette Zelda Sutton, age 89, formerly of Roselawn, Lowell, and Lake Dalecarlia passed away on October 2, 2020 at the Rensselaer Care Center. Jeanette was born in Chicago and grew up in Lake Dalecarlia. She was a 1950 graduate of Lowell High School.

Jeanette was known for a lifetime of being soft-spoken, welcoming, and for...

Oct 1, 2020

Phillip A. “Phill” Evers, 79, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, October 1, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. He was born August 7, 1941, in Rensselaer, to the late Elmer and Bertha (Nuss) Evers.

Phill was a graduate of Rensselaer High School with the Class of 1960. He...

Sep 29, 2020

Peggy Lee Gies, 77, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. She was born in Gary, Indiana on May 29, 1943, daughter of the late Leo E. Lancaster and Melva G. (Ferguson) Lancaster. She was a graduate of Merrillville High School with the Class of 1961.

On January...

Sep 26, 2020

Francis “Butch” Leon Meyers, 77, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away at his home on September 26, 2020. He was born in Chalmers on November 20, 1942, the son of Paul W. and Clara Elizabeth (Hubertz) Meyers.

On January 21, 1967, he married Rose Marie Klemme. They enjoyed 53 years of marriage. She survives him with...

Sep 22, 2020

Eugene A. “Gene” Mahan, 72, of Morocco, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday evening, September 22, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born in Gary on July 7, 1948, son of the late Clarence and Irene (Schmidt) Mahan. He was a graduate of Lowell High School. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army Reserves....

Sep 21, 2020

Ward Steven Duley, 59, of Rensselaer, passed away peacefully Monday evening, September 21, 2020 with his family by his side. He was born in Rensselaer on March 29, 1961, the son of David Raymond Duley and Shirleyann (Scholz) Duley. He graduated from Rensselaer Central High School with the Class of 1979. While Ward was in school, he worked in...

Sep 12, 2020

David George Hensel, 77, of Morocco, Indiana passed away September 12, 2020 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 26,1943, son of the late Max Hensel and Elizabeth (Menke) Hensel. He was a graduate of Tefft High School in Jasper County. He went on to study at Valparaiso Technical Institute.

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Sep 11, 2020

Vivian Ida Hall, 74, of Rensselaer, Indiana went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 11, 2020. She was born July 27, 1946, in Gary, Indiana to the late Murray and Ruth McCoy. Vivian was very proud to be part Cherokee Indian on her father’s side.

She was a 1964 graduate...