Obituaries

May 6, 2019

Elaine Elizabeth Lewis, 84, of Monon, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away at her home on Monday, May 6, 2019. She was born in Rensselaer on February 22, 1935 to the late Orval R. Moore and Helen E. (Evion) Moore. She was a 1954 graduate of Rensselaer High School. On November 15, 1953 she married Lester Leon Yenna. He preceded...

Apr 25, 2019

Estellita “Stella” (Reyes) Perez, 57, of Rensselaer, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 25, 2019. She was born in Corpus Christi, TX on June 6, 1961 to the late Enrique H. Reyes and Rosa (Saucedo) Reyes.

Stella was creative and enjoyed arts and crafts. She also enjoyed shopping and going to garage sales....

Apr 15, 2019

Gregory Dale Messer, 70, of Morocco, IN passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, April 15, 2019. He was born in Logan, WV on March 15, 1949 to Curtis Gene Messer and Pearl (Browning) Messer. He was a graduate of Hammond Tech High School in Hammond, IN. On March 14, 1970, in Crown Point, IN...

Apr 2, 2019

David Peter Gagnon, 73, of Morocco, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born in Chicago on October 13, 1945 to the late Edward P. and June (Larsen) Gagnon. He was a graduate of Lowell High School. On May 1, 1965, in Morocco, he married Millie Jones.

Dave has...

Mar 26, 2019

Myron Edwin Doty, 78, of Morocco, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. He was born in Watseka, Illinois on January 2, 1941 to the late Chester and Frances (Haseby) Doty. He graduated from Morocco High School with the Class of 1959. On January 6, 1962, in Morocco, he married Patricia Bennett.

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Mar 25, 2019

Deloris Bernice Deardurff, 96, of Morocco, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook. She was born in Sheldon, Illinois on October 30, 1922 to the late William Albert and Mildred Marie (McIntosh) Ewen. She grew up in Sheldon and graduated from Sheldon High School. On August 26, 1944 she married Lloyd...

Mar 22, 2019

Patricia L. Froman, 64, of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. She was born in Rensselaer on March 30, 1954 to the late John and Nadine (Conley) Geren. She was a graduate of Rensselaer Central High School.

Patricia loved cooking and enjoyed teaching her family how to cook. She worked...

Mar 18, 2019

Sammy “Sam” Neil Yoder of Attica, Indiana formerly of Morocco passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at IU Arnett Health Care in Lafayette, Indiana on Monday March 18, 2019. Sam was born April 24, 1944 in Morocco to Russell and Ruth (Taylor) Yoder. He grew up in Morocco, attended Morocco schools, played the trombone in the high school band and...

Mar 12, 2019

Lawrence J. “Larry” Kabela age 78 of Rensselaer passed away Tuesday March 12, 2019 at the Rensselaer Care Center. Larry was born on April 24, 1940 in Solon Iowa son of Otto and Agnes (Buchmayer) Kabela. Larry grew up in Iowa and graduated with a bachelors degree from Iowa State University. On March 6, 1965, Larry married Susie Clemons...

Mar 8, 2019

Mark Edward Truelock, 40, of Danville, Illinois passed away Friday, March 8, 2019. Mark lived in Morocco, Indiana for many years. He was born in Rensselaer on October 20, 1978, the son of Bruce Edward Truelock and Vicki (Delaney) Allis. He attended North Newton Schools.

Mark proudly served his country in the United States Army....

Mar 3, 2019

Charlotte (Mae) Hall, age 92, departed this life on Sunday, March 3, 2019, from Cumberland Nursing and Rehabilitation, Somerset, KY.

Mae was born on May 14, 1926, at Crawfordsville, IN. She was the daughter of Oscar and Ellen Godby.

Mae married Harry Hall on December 13, 1941, in Pulaski County, KY. They moved to Indiana...

Feb 23, 2019

Timothy W. Powers, age 48, of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday February 23, 2019 at Franciscan Hospital Rensselaer, Indiana. Tim was born in Hammond, Indiana on June 4, 1970 the son of Wayne and Gayle (Hugg) Halfman. He had been a Jasper county resident for over 7 years, previously living in Morocco and Lowell.

Tim grew...

Feb 19, 2019

Paul Allen Richards, age 78, of Brook passed away Tuesday February 19, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Paul was born in Rensselaer on August 12, 1940 the son of Charles and Irene (Murphy) Richards. He attended Rensselaer schools.

Paul worked at Northway Products for 33 years. He worked as bartender and cooked for...

Feb 11, 2019

Lilly May Madison, 82, of Rensselaer, passed away at her home on Monday, February 11, 2019. She was born in Newland, Indiana on August 14, 1936, the daughter of Lebo Whitaker and Mollie (Salyers) Whitaker. She attended Newland schools and married Delbert Madison, Sr. in 1952.

May was a homemaker and loved to entertain. She...

Feb 10, 2019

Betty Arlene Castongia, 85, of Rensselaer, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Kentland on September 24, 1933, the daughter of Carl Good and Thelma (Bennett) Good. She was a 1951 graduate of A.J. Kent High School in Kentland. Her marriage was to Bernie Castongia.

Betty...

Feb 6, 2019

Richard Perry Longtin, “Dick”, “Kingfish”, 74, of Bourbonnais, Illinois passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. He was born in Kankakee on December 25, 1944, the son of Perry Uriel Longtin and Frances Pearl (Danner) Longtin. He attended St. Patrick High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany....

Feb 5, 2019

Donald Eugene Peck, 49, of Fowler, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Rensselaer on May 21, 1969, the son of Virginia Sue (Yoder) Riley and the late Robert Peck. He was a graduate of South Newton High School. On October 12, 1991, in Goodland, he married Donna Marie...

Dec 28, 2018

Arthur W. Hamer II, “Art”, age 70, of East Chicago, Indiana, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on January 4, 1948, in Rensselaer, to Arthur W. Hamer I and June (Cunningham) Hamer.

Art graduated from Rensselaer High School. He went on to...

Dec 23, 2018

Alice P. Dobson, “Mimi”, 88, of Rensselaer, formerly of Wheatfield, passed away Sunday evening, December 23, 2018 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. She was born on July 8, 1930 to John Louis DeMoss and Jessie (Daniels) DeMoss. Her marriage was to John C. Dobson, Sr. He preceded her in death in 2008.

Mimi was a...

Dec 20, 2018

Isabelle Collins Anderson, a longtime resident of Morocco, Indiana passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. She was born on October 1, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan to Louis Franyi and Julia (Bacsa) Franyi. She celebrated her 101st birthday this past October 1st.

She was a factory worker at Permonite Manufacturing Company in...