Obituaries

Aug 23, 2017

Garner Wireman, Sr., 80, of Rensselaer, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. He was born in Kentucky on December 27, 1936, the son of Dewey and Anna (Bailey) Wireman. He resided in Rensselaer most of his life, except for a few years in Arizona and New Mexico.

On September 9,...

Aug 21, 2017

Sandi Gene Severs, 45, of Morocco, passed away at his home on Monday, August 21, 2017. He was born in Brook on June 21, 1972, the son of Howard Eugene Severs and Patricia Mae (Schoon) Severs. He graduated from North Newton High School with the Class of 1990.

Sandi worked as a mechanic and ran...

Jul 28, 2017

David Mark Williams, 55, of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017. He was born in Rensselaer on June 22, 1962, the son of Madge (Hopkins) Williams and the late Donald Williams. He graduated from Rensselaer Central High School and was a lifelong area resident.

David had worked in maintenance at Saint Joseph’s College and...

Jul 23, 2017

Florence Parkison (Dee, Aunt Tommy, Grandma), passed away on July 23, 2017, not long after her 90th birthday. Dee was married to the love of her life, Robert (Bob) Parkison, for 43 years, until his death in 1990. She will be remembered lovingly by her children Dianna (Maddox), Larry (Mary), and Robert (Debbie) and by her grandchildren Robin, Robert,...

Jul 15, 2017

James Fredrick Deno, “Jim” age 83 of Brook passed away Saturday July 15, 2017. Jim was born on March 2, 1934 in Goodland, son of Edward and Marie (Jasheway) Deno. He was a lifelong resident of Newton County. He graduated from Mt. Ayr High School in 1952. Jim served his country during the Korean War from 1956 to 1958....

Jun 25, 2017

Lorene Evelyn Bassett, 96, of Morocco, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017. She lived her entire life in Newton County. She was born on April 20, 1921, to Lewis and Gertrude (Beckwith) Zoborosky. In 1936, she married the love of her life, Raymond Carroll Bassett, also of Morocco. During their lifetimes, they lived and worked at the Willis Ranch...

Jun 23, 2017

Russell Dean Goad, 68, of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born in Lafayette on February 8, 1949, the son of Harold Goad and Bertha (Eaton) Goad. He attended school in Rensselaer and went on to serve in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

Jun 19, 2017

James Howard Amsler, 90, a lifelong resident of Rensselaer, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook. He was born in Rensselaer on January 21, 1927, the son of Ralph and Edna (Axen) Amsler.

He graduated from Rensselaer High School and served in the U.S. Army in Berlin...

Jun 17, 2017

Thomas Joseph Effinger, 74, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away at his home on Saturday, June 17, 2017. He was born in Winamac, Indiana on June 17, 1943, the son of Carl Joseph Effinger and Hilda R. (Reutebuch) Effinger. He was a lifelong area resident.

He graduated from Rensselaer High School with the Class of 1961...

Jun 9, 2017

Charles F. Wood, 76, of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on December 27, 1940, the son of Landis Lagrand Wood and Alice Josephine (Dayton) Wood. He graduated from Rensselaer High School with the Class of 1959. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having...

Jun 5, 2017

Rebecca Lynn “Becky” Van Meter, 65, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lafayette on March 15, 1952, the daughter of Albert Lee Kerns and Juanita June (Maxwell) Kerns. She graduated from Rensselaer Central High School with the Class of 1970....

May 30, 2017

Gerald Born, 81, of Morocco, Indiana passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on May 16, 1936, the son of John Warren Born and Sarah Gay (Nichols) Born.

He received his elementary education in the schools of Morocco and graduated from Morocco High School. He received...

May 30, 2017

Claude Napier, 73, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Franciscan Health Crown Point. He was born in Kentucky on December 18, 1943, the son of Henderson Napier and Mable (Ritchie) Napier. He had been a resident of Jasper County for over 60 years.

On June 17, 1961, in Gifford, Indiana he...

May 23, 2017

Timothy Alan Goodman, 54, of Remington, passed away at his home on May 23, 2017. He was born in Kankakee, Illinois on January 14, 1963 to Terry Leo Goodman and Patricia Jeanne (Lamb) Carlson.

Tim graduated from Benton Central High School with the Class of 1981. After high school he served six years in the...

May 7, 2017

Stella Mae Groom, 89, of Rensselaer, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook. She was born in Rensselaer on June 20, 1927, the daughter of Ralph R. and Alice O. (Owen) Smith. She graduated from Rensselaer High School and was a lifelong area resident. On March 25, 1949, in Star City,...

Apr 26, 2017

Margaret Alice (Price) Putman, 92, of Rensselaer, Indiana passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook, Indiana. Margaret was born to Dora C. Price and Sarah Elizabeth (Rhoades) Price on September 26, 1924 in Morocco, Indiana. She attended the Morocco Schools and quit school early to take care of her sick mother....

Apr 18, 2017

Mary Catherine “Kate” Marlin, 94, of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday morning, April 18, 2017 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Kokomo, Indiana on September 30, 1922, the daughter of Joseph and Nancy Louvina (Hawn) Crume. She graduated from Tipton High School with the Class of 1940. On July 1, 1942, in Hattiesburg, MS she married Henry...

Apr 13, 2017

Donald Lee Camblin, 99, of Billings, Montana, formerly of Morocco, Indiana passed away April 13, 2017. He was born in Morocco on October 3, 1917, the son of Lawson and Jessie (Robertson) Camblin. He spent most of his life in Morocco and moved to Montana nine years ago.

He graduated from Morocco High School with...

Apr 7, 2017

Cecil Stewart, Jr., 67, of Morocco, passed away at Franciscan Health Crown Point on Friday, April 7, 2017. He was born in Indianapolis on January 22, 1950, the son of the late Cecil and Annie Mary Stewart.

An independent man, Cecil had been on his own since the age of 13. He graduated from Harry...

Mar 24, 2017

Willie “Mitch” Mitchell Parish, Sr., 81, of Francesville, passed away at his home on Friday morning, March 24, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky on March 2, 1936. He was the son of the late Eddie H. and Thelma J. (Strode) Parish. He graduated from Medaryville High School and had been a resident of...