Obituaries

Jul 2, 2016

Rev. Herman Stone, Sr., of Wheatfield, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Southlake Methodist Hospital in Merrillville. He was born in Decoy, Kentucky on September 16, 1923, son of the late Kelly and Verdie (Smith) Stone. He grew up in Knott County, Kentucky and on September 2, 1944, in Decoy, he married his wife of 67 years, Louella...

Jun 29, 2016

Cheryl A. Geren, 59, of Rensselaer, passed away at Franciscan Health Rensselaer on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. She was born on December 28, 1956, daughter of the late John C. Geren and Nadine (Conley) Geren.

She graduated from Rensselaer Central High School with the class of 1975. She earned her associate’s degree from Ivy Tech...

Jun 11, 2016

Ronald Lee Hayes, 68, of Rensselaer, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 11, 2016. He was born in Rensselaer on August 29, 1947, son of the late Ernest Hayes and Mary Belle (Widner) Hayes. A lifelong resident of Rensselaer, Ron attended the Rensselaer Public Schools until the eleventh grade when he then enlisted in the U.S. Army...

Jun 8, 2016

Kevin Patrick “KP” Allis, 34, of Brook, passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. He was born in Rensselaer on January 6, 1982, the son of Clark Kevin Allis and Deborah (Chevrette) Botts.

He graduated from South Newton High School with the class of 2001. He worked as a handyman. He was...

Jun 5, 2016

Harold Smith Martin, 86, of 414 S. Main St., Morocco, Indiana, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Franciscan St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point, Indiana. He was born to Harold Otterbein Martin and Georgia Katherine (Smith) Martin on April 24, 1930.

He was educated at Morocco High School, Class...

Jun 3, 2016

Florida Bailey, 94, of Bailey’s Corner, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at her home. She was born in DeCoy, Kentucky on June 14, 1921, daughter of the late Kelley Stone and Verdie (Smith) Stone. She grew up in Kentucky and moved to Jasper County at the age of 18. On September 25, 1941, in Rensselaer, she married Jess...

May 17, 2016

Matthew Evans, 53, of Morocco, passed away Tuesday morning, May 17, 2016 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Texas on June 11, 1962.

Matt retired from Reiter Automotive where he was employed as a millwright for 24 years. He was also the Deputy Trustee of Beaver Township. He was a...

May 9, 2016

James E. Brandenburg, 73, of Rensselaer, passed away at his home on Monday, May 9, 2016. He was born in Rensselaer on December 21, 1942, son of the late Robert G. and Maybeth (Gilmore) Brandenburg. Jim started his education at Hanging Grove Township School and later graduated from Rensselaer High School with the class of 1960. He was a...

May 5, 2016

Florence Storey, 99, of Morocco, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Parkston, South Dakota on March 2, 1917, daughter of the late Frank and Amelia (Braatz) Mashino. She graduated from Morocco High School with the class of 1935. On June 1, 1935, in Morocco, she married Milton D. Storey. He...

May 5, 2016

Charles D. Watson, 75, of Morocco, passed away at his home on Thursday, May 5, 2016. He was born in Crittenden County, Kentucky on June 5, 1940, son of the late Orvel Watson and Cassie Dean (Belt) Watson. On September 22, 1962, in Morocco, he married Linda J. (Sargent) Watson.

Charles was a laborer for...

May 3, 2016

Edna M. Bledsoe, 84, of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Brook on August 12, 1931, daughter of the late Paul W. Hayworth and Agnes Ida (Murphy) Hayworth. She was a lifelong area resident.

Edna graduated from Brook High School with the class of 1949....

Apr 21, 2016

Carolanne Effinger, 72, of Rensselaer, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 21, 2016. She was born in Rensselaer on July 24, 1943, daughter of the late Robert G. Williams and Lois Maxine (May) Williams. She graduated from Monticello High School with the class of 1961 and went on to study Education at Ball State University. On July...

Apr 21, 2016

Orbie Ray Allen, 61, of Morocco, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was born in Hammond on January 14, 1955, son of the Willy and Geraldine (Brown) Allen.

On March 10, 1973, in Hammond, Orbie married Janis Goff. He was a truck driver. Orbie attended Cornerstone Assembly of God in Morocco. He loved spending...

Apr 19, 2016

Ethel Louise Plaster, 93, of Morocco, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook. She was born in Pine Village, Indiana on May 6, 1922, daughter of the late W. Rolla Frasch and Ada (Jones) Frasch.

Louise graduated from Pine Village High School and Indiana State Teachers College...

Apr 10, 2016

David A. Sipe, 66, of Morocco, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. He was born in Rensselaer on May 26, 1949, the son of Edith H. (Hoover) Sipe and the late Gaylen G. Sipe.

David recently began attending classes at CDC Resources in Rensselaer. He attended class twice a week, and...

Mar 23, 2016

Marilois Anderson, 89, of Morocco, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center. She was born in Scottsburg, Indiana on November 14, 1926, daughter of the late Gordon B. Carter and Permelia J. (Garriott) Carter. She graduated from Morocco High School with the class of 1944. She was very active in high school; she...

Mar 22, 2016

Phillip Coleman, 75, of Goodland, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. He was born in Phelps, Kentucky on October 14, 1940, son of the late Thomas Coleman and Winnie (Blankenship) Coleman. Phillip grew up in Kentucky and graduated from Phelps High School. He attended community college to study to be an electrician. He worked in...

Mar 18, 2016

Wilma K. Kresel, 89, of Morocco, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at Franciscan Health Rensselaer. She was born in Jasper County on August 8, 1926 to the late John T. and Ester Katzbach. Life for Wilma began as a farmer’s daughter followed by attending South Newton and graduating from Rensselaer High School in 1944. She graduated from Butler...

Mar 12, 2016

Betty Jane Robinson, 89, of Morocco, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East in Lafayette. She was born in Kankakee County, Illinois on July 2, 1926, daughter of the late Fred and Eva (Egan) Fountain. She graduated from St. Anne High School and was a lifelong area resident. On September 12, 1954, in Morocco,...

Mar 11, 2016

Dorothy E. Nagel, 92, of Rensselaer, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at AlternaCare – Franciscan Health Rensselaer. She was born in Rensselaer on December 6, 1923, daughter of the late George Sanford Blaze and Ona (Ricks) Blaze. She graduated from Rensselaer High School in 1942, and was a lifelong area resident. On February 28, 1946, she married...