Obituaries

Oct 30, 2018

Margarita Cullen, 88, of Francesville, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Monticello Healthcare Center. She was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico on February 22, 1930. She was the daughter of Narciso Baena and Placida Rodriguez.

Margarita worked hard all her life. She was a housekeeper and had many other jobs. Her dream was...

Oct 30, 2018

Glenlyne Helen Nuss, 76, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at George Ade Memorial Healthcare Center in Brook. She was born September 20, 1942, in Waterloo, Iowa to Glenn and Geraldine (Andrews) Titus. On November 13, 1959, in Mesa, Arizona she married Frank Nuss, Jr.

Glenlyne worked in housekeeping at Jasper County...

Oct 7, 2018

Wayne Stone, 68, of Francesville, Indiana passed away at his home on Sunday, October 7, 2018. He was born in Knott County, Kentucky on January 24, 1950, son of the late Herman Stone, Sr. and Louella (Bradley) Stone. The family moved to Jasper County, Indiana when Wayne was a young boy and he attended school in Teft and Wheatfield....

Oct 4, 2018

Larry Roger Gibson, 69, of Morocco, Indiana passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Franciscan Health Crown Point. He was born near Enos on September 3, 1949 to Webb Elmon Gibson and Elsie Mae (Henson) Gibson.

He graduated with the last graduating class from Mount Ayr High School in 1967. During high school he played...

Sep 26, 2018

George Scott Blackwell, 38, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away September 26, 2018. He was born in Belen, New Mexico October 24, 1979, son of Garry and Gail (Macko) Blackwell.

On March 20, 2010 he married Tara Ann (Sutton) Blackwell. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his four children: Tyler, Landon, Ariana, and...

Sep 20, 2018

Mona Mae Doty, 94, of Morocco, Indiana passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born November 19, 1923, in Clinton, Illinois, to Charles Henry Gregory and Laura Gertrude (Smith) Gregory. She was a graduate of Clinton High School.

On June 1, 1958, in Morocco, Indiana, she married Bernard Lavern...

Sep 16, 2018

Grace Louise Kennedy, 93, of Morocco, Indiana passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born October 11, 1924, to Roy and Laura (Winslow) Purdy in Beaverville Township, Illinois. She attended the Iroquois County, Illinois Public Schools.

She married John C. Kennedy on July 12, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri....

Sep 12, 2018

Ronald Lee Iliff, 80, of Lake Village, passed away at his home on Wednesday evening, September 12, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born in Roselawn on June 7, 1938, the son of Everett A. Iliff and Sarah Elizabeth (Green) Iliff. Ron served in the U.S. Air Force, then married Mary Ruth Knott on December 9, 1965. He...

Sep 6, 2018

Donald M. VanHouten, 60, of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at IU Health Arnett Hospital, surrounded by his family. Don was born in Rensselaer on June 6, 1958, the son of Marvin Paul VanHouten and Eileen Emily (Davis) VanHouten. He was a 1976 graduate of North Newton High School. He went on to study diesel mechanics at...

Aug 31, 2018

Wanda Jean Hefner, 59, of Rensselaer, formerly of Alabama, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on July 31, 1959 to Etta Jean (Williams) Manley. She was a graduate of Portage High School.

Wanda was a CNA at the Indiana Veterans’ Home in West Lafayette. She...

Aug 26, 2018

Ella Margaret “Peggy” Snow, 92, of Rensselaer, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, August 26, 2018 at the Rensselaer Care Center, surrounded by her loved ones. Peggy was born in Gifford Township on March 22, 1926, the daughter of Clarence Owen Long and Esther Deloris (Snow) Long. She was educated in the Gillam Township Schools.

On...

Aug 22, 2018

Edith “Butch” Mingear passed away on August 22, 2018 at the Consulate Health Care Center in Vero Beach, Florida after a long struggle with Parkinson’s and Dementia.

Butch was born in Shelby, Indiana on May 12, 1926, to Jesse Elmer and Harriet Belle Latta, and was one of eleven siblings. She married Jack “Jake” Mingear...

Aug 14, 2018

LINDA KARSON-WILLIAMS age 68 of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. She was born February, 1950 in Aachen Germany to Pete and Luzia (Niessen) Karson. Linda grew up all over the world and graduated from Arnold Pennsylvania High School in 1968.

In Reno, Nevada December...

Aug 4, 2018

Mark James Davidson, 81, of Morocco, Indiana, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at his home. He was born December 19, 1936 to the late James and Leeanna (Miller) Davidson of Highland, Indiana. He was educated in the public school system of Highland and Morocco, Indiana. He was a graduate of Morocco High School in 1954, and then attended...

Jul 31, 2018

James Gordon Anderson, 73, of Morocco, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana. Jim was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on August 22, 1944, the son of Dale James Anderson and the late Ida Jean (Carter) Anderson. He was a graduate of Mount Ayr High School with the Class of 1962. On...

Jul 27, 2018

David Dolph Day, age 79, passed to the next life as he joined his Lord and Savior on July 27, 2018 at St. Vincent's In-Patient Hospice, Indianapolis. David was born at home in Rensselaer to Leonard and Roxie (Allee) Day on June 30, 1939.

David is best remembered by his classmates for his athletic contributions....

Jul 23, 2018

Raymond Yeoman passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, July 23, 2018. He graduated from Rensselaer High School in 1967 and went on to serve his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. On May 22, 1993, in Rensselaer, he married Elizabeth (Hoeferlin) Gifford.

Ray worked as an operating engineer with Local 150 at International...

Jul 21, 2018

Bonnie Jean Hoskins, 87, of Midlothian, Virginia, formerly of Morocco, Indiana, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Spring Arbor of Salisbury Assisted Living in Midlothian, Virginia. She was born on September 10, 1930 in Rensselaer, Indiana, the daughter of Russell and Ruby (Turner) Lanning. She was a graduate of Morocco High School. On December 6, 1951, in Jeffersonville,...

Jul 20, 2018

Patricia Gale Schneider, 60, of Goodland, Indiana, passed away at her home on Friday, July 20, 2018. She was born in Hammond, Indiana on September 24, 1957, the daughter of Cecil and Mamia (Beach) Pyle. She grew up in Tennessee. On May 31, 2006, in Kentland, Indiana, she married William Schneider, Sr.

Pat enjoyed gambling...

Jul 14, 2018

Doris M. “Lover” Deardurff, 96, of Morocco, IN, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. She was born on April 26, 1922 in Enos, IN to Jake and Jetta (Rainford) Severs. She attended school in Enos and graduated from Morocco High School. She was a resident of Morocco until the age of...