Obituaries

Apr 28, 2020

Eileen Louise Blount, 80, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East in Lafayette, Indiana. She was born January 25, 1940, in Hammond, Indiana to Walter O. Hartman and Virginia L. (Phipps) Hartman. She was a graduate of Morton Senior High School in Hammond. On October 28, 1959 she married Frederick...

Apr 22, 2020

Ralph Eldon Purdy, 93, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born November 25, 1926 to Arnet G. Purdy and Ida May (Dickey) Purdy in Morocco, Indiana. He was known as Eldon to his family.

Eldon graduated from Morocco High School at the age of...

Apr 18, 2020

Winifred Faye Luttrell, 86, of Goodland, Indiana passed away at her home on Saturday, April 18, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 11, 1933, in Roselawn, Indiana.

On August 20, 1951 she married her husband of 60 years, Elbert T. “Spike” Luttrell. He preceded her in death on May 22,...

Apr 14, 2020

Danny Lee Sonaty, 74, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. He was born in Gary, Indiana on March 18, 1946, the son of Ernest and Donna (Boyd) Sonaty. He attended Merrillville High School and went on to serve his country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1963-1967. He spent a year in...

Apr 7, 2020

Etta Marie Bock, 94, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born on June 4, 1925, in Beatrice, Nebraska, to John and Amanda (Fossley) Rademacher. She grew up in Nebraska and attended the Beatrice Public Schools. She had been a resident of Rensselaer since 1993, having moved here from Calumet...

Mar 21, 2020

Donald Wayne Bertetto, 81, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer, with his wife Ruihua (pronounced ray-wah) by his side and his family with him in spirit. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 28, 1938 to Angelo Bertetto and Corinne (Rolla) Bertetto.

He grew up in the...

Mar 2, 2020

George William Daniels, 70, of Rensselaer, passed away at his home on Monday, evening, March 2, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born in Rensselaer on May 31, 1949 to Helen Catherine (Loetz) Daniels and the late Clarence Lawson Daniels. He was a graduate of Rensselaer Central High School.

On July 2, 1977, in...

Feb 28, 2020

Gary Howard DePew, 61, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on December 6, 1958 to Elsie (Mercer) DePew and the late Edward DePew. He grew up in Kalkaska, Michigan and was a graduate of Kalkaska High School.

After...

Feb 21, 2020

Dan Marshall Bilyeu, 75, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at Franciscan Health Indianapolis, surrounded by his family. He was born in Rensselaer on February 10, 1945 to Marshall Franklin Bilyeu and Mildred Irene (Nehring) Bilyeu. He was a 1963 graduate of Rensselaer High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam.

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Feb 20, 2020

Leroy John Blount, Jr., 79, of Morocco, Indiana passed away at his home on Thursday, February 20, 2020. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 11, 1940 to Leroy John Blount, Sr. and Ruth Lillian (Hartley) Blount. He spent most of his life living in Chicago and moved to Morocco 15 years ago.

On...

Feb 19, 2020

Pearl Alma Glenn, 81, of Lake Village, Indiana passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday morning, February 19, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born in Morocco, Indiana on September 13, 1938 to Emory Murrell Lock, Sr. and Della Mae (Dandford) Lock. She married Joseph Glenn, Jr. on March 24, 1956. He preceded her in death on September...

Feb 14, 2020

Amanda Lauren Brown, age 28, of Winamac, Indiana, formerly of Rensselaer, Indiana, lost her brave 3-week battle with Leukemia on February 14, 2020 surrounded by the love of her family. She was born February 17, 1991, in Hammond, Indiana to Lori Ann (Styka) Nudo and the late David James Brown. She was a 2009 graduate of Marion Catholic High...

Feb 9, 2020

PATIA KAZANAS Age 97 passed away February 9, 2020 at Wittenberg Village Retirement community in Crown Point with her loving family at her side. Patia was born in Lipsi, Greece on October 6, 1922 daughter of the late Emmanuel and Eleni (Rigas) Koumoundouros. She married Peter Kazanas in 1950 in Gary, Indiana.

Patia was a...

Feb 7, 2020

Flora I. Walker, 94, of Rensselaer, Indiana went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She passed peacefully on Friday afternoon, February 7, 2020 at Franciscan Health Alternacare in Rensselaer. She was born in Wheatfield, Indiana on November 17, 1925 to the late Jess and Effie (Stewart) Wynkoop. She was a graduate of Wheatfield High School.

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Jan 26, 2020

Stephany Lee Hupp, 63, of Rensselaer, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Chicago, IL on February 16, 1956 to the late Clarence Serna and Carol Sue (Polley) Serna. She attended Richards Vocational High School in Chicago.

Stephany was a homemaker. She was a loving mother...

Jan 19, 2020

Ruthene Whitson, 81, of Lima, Ohio, formerly of Medaryville, Indiana passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Lima Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Waldo, Kentucky on June 17, 1938 to Fielden Rowe and Flora (Wireman) Rowe.

On November 21, 1980, in Crown Point, Indiana she married Joseph C. Whitson....

Jan 15, 2020

Clyde Williams, Jr., 78, of Rensselaer, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 with his daughters at his side. He was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on November 6, 1941 to the late Clyde Williams, Sr. and Beulah Ellen (Pace) Williams. He attended Ponca Military Academy as a teenager where he played football and was a...

Jan 10, 2020

Dawn E. Christenson, 66, a lifelong resident of Morocco, Indiana passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born in Momence, Illinois on August 4, 1953 to Albert and Dorothy (Fountain) Molson. She was a 1971 graduate of North Newton High School and went on to earn her associate degree from Ivy...

Jan 9, 2020

Linda Elaine (Smart) Kendall passed away on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. She was born on April 11, 1957 to Francis and Dorothy (Anderson) Smart in Rensselaer, IN. Linda graduated with the Class of 1975 from North Newton High School. On October 15, 1977 she married Rick Kendall, and he survives.

Linda worked at ADM Grain...

Jan 6, 2020

Joan Ruth Skinner, 85, of Rensselaer, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday morning, January 6, 2020. She was born in Crown Point on July 10, 1934 to Edward and Jessie (Allen) Nicholls. She was a graduate of Hebron High School. On March 18, 1956, in Hebron, she married Marion Eugene “Gene” Skinner. He preceded...