Obituaries

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....

Dec 8, 2017

Edzena Wireman, 90, of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at the Indiana Veterans’ Home in West Lafayette. She was born in Decoy, Kentucky on May 8, 1927, daughter of the late Adam Stone and Rodie (Stevens) Stone. On June 8, 1946 she married Mitchell Wireman. He preceded her in death September 28, 1999.

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Dec 5, 2017

Ruby “Darlene” Wilson, 82, of Morocco, passed away at her home Tuesday, December 5, 2017. She was born in Rensselaer on April 6, 1935 to the late Harold and Ruby (Hansen) Clevinger. She graduated from Mount Ayr High School with the class of 1953.

On July 17, 1954, in Morocco, she married Dick Wilson. Darlene...

Dec 5, 2017

Olga “Lala” Rayonec, 63, of Rensselaer, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. She was born in Gary on September 10, 1954, the daughter of Helen (Tolwynski) Woloshansky and the late Harry Woloshansky. She graduated from Lew Wallace High School in Gary with the class of 1972. She had resided in Jasper County since 1984.

Dec 5, 2017

Ronald L. Woolley, 79, of Rensselaer, passed away at his home at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017. He was born in Rensselaer on October 26, 1938, son of the late Thomas and Helen (Severs) Woolley. Ron graduated from Mt. Ayr High School with the class of 1957. On September 8, 1962, in Rensselaer, he married the love of...

Dec 2, 2017

Joyce Marie Padgett, 81, of Brook, IN passed away Dec. 2, 2017 at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello. She was born in Fair Oaks on Jan. 21, 1936 to the late Ira and Clara (Robbins) LaCosse. Joyce was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and crossword puzzles.

Joyce is survived by her five children:...