Obituaries

May 2, 2018

Judith L. Misiora, 78, of Rockville, IN, formerly of Morocco, IN, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Hospice of the Wabash Valley in Terre Haute. She was born in Morocco on December 12, 1939, the daughter of James and Mildred (Hansen) Fleming. She was a graduate of Morton High School in Hammond. On November 28, 1959, in East...

Apr 26, 2018

Cecil Lloyd “Butch” Hutchings, 57, of Rensselaer passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. He was born on January 27, 1961, the son of Ronald Hutchings and Betty (Dearchs) Hutchings.

Cecil graduated from Calumet Baptist High School with the Class of 1979. He worked as a plant manager for Smith-Van Keppel Redi-Mix...

Apr 21, 2018

Delorce Agent, 74, of Rensselaer, formerly of Morocco, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 21, 2018. She was born in Pope County, Illinois on August 1, 1943, daughter of the late Troy and Easter Mae Williamson. She was a graduate of Morocco High School. On January 8, 1966, in Elizabethtown, Illinois, she married Ollie Leroy Agent. He...

Apr 17, 2018

Sharon Kay Conley, 72, of Rensselaer, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Rensselaer Care Center, surrounded by her family. She was born in Rensselaer on December 15, 1945, the daughter of Richard and Ardith (Reed) Fontaine.

On April 5, 1963, in Rensselaer, she married her husband of 55 years, Delmas Conley. Sharon...

Apr 5, 2018

Jeffrey Loel DeBoard, 31, of Remington, Indiana passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018. He was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on January 14, 1987 to Lisa (DeBoard) Alcantar. “Jiffy” or “Bubby”, as his close friends and family referred to him, played basketball and football for the Tri-County Cavaliers. He graduated from Tri-County High School with the Class of 2006. He...

Apr 2, 2018

Garnet Mae Clapp, 90, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born near Newland, Indiana on August 23, 1927, daughter of Toy Arnett, Sr. and Cynthia (Holbrook) Arnett. She was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. Her marriage was to Earl James “Ted” Clapp. He preceded her in death in...

Apr 2, 2018

Kevin James Elijah, 51, of Morocco, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 2, 2018. He was born on November 16, 1966, the son of Patricia Sophia (Cherveny) Strong and Alex James Elijah, Sr. He was a graduate of North Newton High School where he played football. He went on to study business at Purdue University and St. Joseph’s College....

Mar 16, 2018

Darlene Matthias, 67, of Morocco, Indiana passed away at her home on Friday, March 16, 2018. She was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on May 22, 1950, the daughter of Edgar W. and Elizabeth (Johnson) Randolph. She attended Crown Point High School. On December 9, 1977, in Chicago, Illinois she married Gerald Matthias. He preceded her in death on January...

Mar 8, 2018

Stanley Eugene Madison, 83, of Morocco, Indiana passed away at his home on Thursday, March 8, 2018. He was born in Lake Village, Indiana on May 31, 1934, the son of Meddie Howard Madison and Madeline Cora (Parks) King. He graduated from Morocco High School.

Stanley was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of...

Feb 22, 2018

Winston C. Sears, Sr., 77, of Rensselaer, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, February 22, 2018. He was born in Ruth, Kentucky on October 2, 1940, the son of Jewell P. and Lera (Colyer) Sears. He graduated from Remington High School with the Class of 1959. He served in the...

Feb 17, 2018

Rena M Goad, 95, of Rensselaer, IN passed away Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer - AlternaCare. She was born in Faubush, KY on Oct. 22, 1922, the daughter of Marvin Halcomb and Mattie (Weddle) Halcomb. She was a graduate of Boswell High School, Class of 1940. On July 5, 1952, in Fowler, IN she married Emil...

Feb 15, 2018

Keegan William Collard, newborn son of Larry William Collard and Michelle Lynn Cooper, Brook, IN passed peacefully in the arms of family on February 15, 2018 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN.

Additional survivors include: two siblings, Bently Neal Wilson and Layla Nichole Collard; paternal grandparents, Vickie Hesh and Earnest Collard; and maternal...

Feb 10, 2018

Victoria Jean Dowty, 67, of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday morning, February 10, 2018 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Rensselaer on September 4, 1950, the daughter of Lloyd Lock and Violet (Derflinger) Lock.

Vicky worked for many years for Schumacher Electric Corporation until it closed in 2001. She was a member of...

Feb 2, 2018

Roger Lynn Zackfia, age 77, of Morocco, Indiana (formerly of Crown Point, Indiana and Nemacolin, Pennsylvania) passed away on February 2, 2018. Roger was born on July 17, 1940 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Matthew and Novelia (Crouch) Zackfia. He was lovingly raised by his grandparents, the late Huston and Margaret (Ashkettle) Crouch, after both of...

Jan 18, 2018

Julie Ann Miller, 46, of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018. She was born in Lafayette, Indiana on December 25, 1971, the daughter of Robert Wayne Miller and the late Violet Lucille (Clemans) Miller.

Julie graduated from Rensselaer Central High School with the Class of 1991. She played the...

Jan 13, 2018

Betty Risner Brown, age 86, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away on January 13, 2018. Betty was born in Rensselaer on August 1, 1931, the daughter of the late John and Alma (Patrick) Risner.

Betty was a graduate of Fair Oaks High School, the class of 1948. On March 20, 1949 she married Gerald Hayes who...

Jan 13, 2018

Becky B. Norris, 56, of Morocco, Indiana passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born in Brook, Indiana on January 25, 1961, the daughter of Dianne (Hanger) Hendryx and the late Raymond G. Hendryx. She graduated from North Newton High School with the Class of 1979. On April 25, 1981, in...

Jan 3, 2018

Rose Marie DeKoker, 86, of Decatur, AL, formerly of Morocco, IN passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in Decatur, AL. She was born January 16, 1931, in St. Louis, MO, to Lemuel David Root and Mary Eliza (Lowery) Root.

She was preceded in death by: her husband, Wentle DeKoker; one stepson, Benny DeKoker; and one...

Dec 26, 2017

Brian Keith Anton, 58, of Schneider, Indiana passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Gary, Indiana on May 23, 1959, son of the late Herman E.W. Anton and Irene L. (Gramenz) Anton.

Brian was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Lowell High School and attended...

Dec 8, 2017

Zeb Andrew Daniels, 28, of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017. He was born in Crown Point on July 8, 1989 to Denise (Bailey) Cannon and the late Johnny Daniels.

Zeb played football and hockey in Portage and football at Rensselaer Central. He was a material handler at Vanguard National Trailer Corp. in Monon....