Obituaries

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...

Dec 14, 2018

Susan Christina Babincsak, 58, of Morocco, passed away at her home on Friday, December 14, 2018. She was born in Rensselaer on January 5, 1960 to the late Jerry Williams and Shirley (Thomas) Williams. She was a 1978 graduate of North Newton High School.

Susan was a caregiver who helped take care of several of...

Dec 12, 2018

Max Orvil Stevens, 72, of Rensselaer, passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born on March 29, 1946, in Rensselaer, to Russell Vernon “Bud” Stevens and Donna Blanch (Gasaway) Stevens.

He was a 1965 graduate of Rensselaer High School and went on to serve in the...

Dec 10, 2018

Rick Lee Miller, 61, of Akron, Indiana, formerly of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born on September 3, 1957, in Lafayette, Indiana to Donald James Miller and the late Charlene Ella (Bramble) Miller. He was a 1975 graduate of Rensselaer Central High School.

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Dec 2, 2018

Rhonda Lorraine (Woolley) Parker, 54, of Carmel, Indiana, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away Sunday evening, December 2, 2018 at Community Hospital North surrounded by her family. She was born in Rensselaer to Ronald and Ruth Woolley. Rhonda was a devoted mother who loved to cheer on her children at all their athletic events and volunteer on the school PTO....

Nov 27, 2018

John Burton Long, 28, of Winamac, formerly of Remington, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, November 27, 2018 in an automobile accident. He was born in Lafayette on November 1, 1990, the son of Frances Lucille (Barnhart) Long and the late John Raymond Long.

John attended the Tri-County schools and earned his GED. He worked at...

Nov 24, 2018

Sheree Renee Sayers, 62, of Rensselaer, passed away at her home on Saturday, November 24, 2018. She was born in Napa, California on December 4, 1955 to Harvey F. Gossell and Zella M. (Spencer) Gossell. She was a 1975 graduate of Twin Lakes High School in Monticello.

On June 24, 1978, at Lutheran Church of...

Nov 20, 2018

Judith Arlene Ivey, 74, of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. She was born September 30, 1944, in Rensselaer, to Robert Zea and Esther (Kendall) Zea. She was a lifelong area resident.

Her marriage was to the late Howard Ivey. He preceded her in death in 1976. Also preceding her...

Nov 18, 2018

James Lee “Jimmy” Rowe, 61, of Medaryville, Indiana, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 18, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born in Lima, Ohio on November 5, 1957, the son of Clyde Rowe and Lidia (Edens) Martin.

Jimmy enjoyed singing, playing guitar, hunting, fishing, playing pool, and spending time with his...

Nov 15, 2018

Andrew A. “Andy” Blasco, 70, of Lake Village, Indiana, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in Roselawn, Indiana on August 20, 1948, the son of Joseph E. Blasco and Delores (Bruechet) Blasco. He was a lifelong resident of Newton County.

Andy was a veteran, having served in...

Nov 9, 2018

Bonita Sue Pratt, 64, of Morocco, Indiana passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born March 11, 1954 in Marion, Kentucky to Douglas Ray Miller and Viola Elizabeth (Harris) Miller. Her family moved to Morocco when she was a young girl and she spent the rest of her life there.

Nov 2, 2018

Dorothy Elizabeth (White) Varallo, 85, of Morocco passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on June 23, 1933, the daughter of the late King Walter and Agnes Margaret (Egan) White.

Dorothy was a resident of Morocco for nearly forty years after relocating from Chicago Heights,...