Obituaries

Feb 3, 2015

Tommy Wayne Bales, 66, of Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, passed away on February 3, 2015 in Danville, Illinois. He was born June 3, 1948 to the late Raymond and June (Sinks) Bales.

He served his country in the United States Army from 1970 until 1976. He was a lineman with Continental Bell Telephone for 20 years....

Jan 25, 2015

Andrea Lynn “Andie” Nelson, 70, of Brook, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 in Apache Junction, Arizona. She was born on May 27, 1944 to the late Anthony and Joan (Monjon) Zimmer. On Nov. 5, 1960 she married Thomas Nelson.

Andie was a homemaker and helped her husband on the farm. She was...

Jan 23, 2015

Mildred “Meme” Maxine Blaze, 95, of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at AlternaCare at Jasper County Hospital. She was born Oct. 16, 1919 in Jasper County to the late George S. Blaze and Ona (Ricks) Blaze. She was a lifetime area resident and a full participant in our society. She was born three months after the Treaty...

Jan 20, 2015

Lois Irene Boring, 67, of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015. She was born in Rensselaer on February 17, 1947, the daughter of the late Robert Downs and Myrtle (Demps) Downs.

Lois attended Rensselaer Schools. She married Thomas Boring March 19, 1965. She was a bus driver for Rensselaer Schools and for summer detasseling....

Jan 20, 2015

John J. Barrientos, 88, of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born in Ft. Wayne on Oct. 2, 1926. He was a teacher for 46 years, having taught at St. Augustine School, Rensselaer Middle School, and Rensselaer High School. He also served as the tennis coach at St. Joseph College. John enjoyed...

Jan 20, 2015

Charles Michael “Mike” Price, 66, of Rensselaer, passed away Jan. 20, 2015 at his home. He was born in Wilbur, WA on Feb. 18, 1948, the son of the late Charles and Emily (McKenna) Price.

Mike served his country in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. He was a member of the American Legion and...

Jan 14, 2015

Garry Lee Goddard, 61, of Morocco, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at his home. He was born in Rensselaer on May 22, 1953, son of the late Charles and Carolyn (Kroger) Goddard.

Garry graduated from South Newton High School. He married Roberta Narline Laffoon August 19, 1972. Garry enjoyed fishing, boating and gardening.

Jan 13, 2015

Phyllis JoAnn Chicke, 78, of Remington, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on Mar. 24, 1936, the daughter of the late Carl Louis Reuben Steinke and Virginia Mae (Day) Steinke.

Phyllis graduated from Rensselaer High School and spent most of her life living in...

Jan 10, 2015

Richard Leon Fontaine, 73, of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Rensselaer on Oct. 23, 1941, son of the late Richard and Ardith (Reed) Fontaine.

Leon graduated from Rensselaer High School and went on to serve his country in the U.S. Army....

Jan 9, 2015

Janet Ilene Haskins, 72, of Lafayette, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette. She was born in Benton County on Sept. 22, 1942, the daughter of the late Clifford and Ferne (Simonin) Peacock.

Janet graduated from Rensselaer High School with the Class of 1960. Prior to moving to Lafayette,...

Jan 8, 2015

Thelma Manns, 86, of rural Rensselaer, passed away at her home early Thursday morning, Jan. 8, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born in Rensselaer on Oct. 26, 1928, the daughter of the late Ted and Curtis (Holbrook) Risner. She was a lifelong area resident.

On Aug. 11, 1945, in Rensselaer, Thelma married her...

Dec 23, 2014

Edward Eugene “Bud” Corbin, Sr., 78, of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014 at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in Francesville on Feb. 21, 1936, the son of the late Harrel Kenneth Corbin and Elizabeth Ellen (Popp) Corbin. Bud attended school in south Barkley Township and graduated from Wheatfield High School with the class of 1954....

Dec 20, 2014

Dennis D. “Denny” Carroll, 71, of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 20, 2014 at his home. He was born in Chicago, IL on Oct. 21, 1943, son of the late John J. and Grace (Kaprowski) Carroll. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1965-1971. On Nov. 30, 1968, in Downers Grove, IL, he...

Dec 12, 2014

William Leroy “Bill” Boothroyd, Jr., 43, of Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, at his home. He was born in Lebanon, IN, Oct. 26, 1971, the son of William Boothroyd, Sr. and the late Barbara Viles. Bill graduated from Westfield Washington High School with the Class of 1991. He went on to study auto mechanics at Lincoln...

Dec 7, 2014

Marion “Gene” Skinner, age 88, of Rensselaer, passed away Sunday evening December 7, 2014 at the George Ade Care Center in Brook. He was born September 16, 1926 in St. Louis, Mo to Charles and Stella Louise Skinner. Gene was a truck driver for Teamster Local 142 for most of his life. He also worked for the Rensselaer Park...

Dec 2, 2014

Jacqueline “Jackie” Hope Blann, 82, of Morocco, passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, 2014 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born in Mishawaka on Jan. 20, 1932, daughter of the late Albert E. and Ruth F. Johnson-Carlson. She was a resident of Morocco since 1945, and graduated from Morocco High School with the Class of 1950....

Nov 26, 2014

Norman Dale Miller, Jr., 48, of rural Rensselaer, passed away Wednesday morning, November 26, 2014 at his brother’s home. He was born in Munster on April 15, 1966, the son of Sharon Lee (Cremeens) Miller and the late Norman Dale Miller, Sr.

Norman graduated from Crown Point High School in 1984. He spent most of...

Nov 21, 2014

Betty Jean Gibson, 84, a long time resident of Newton County, passed away Friday afternoon, Nov. 21, 2014 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook. She was born in St. Charles, KY on Oct. 24, 1930, daughter of the late Lucian and Myrtle (Swathard) Menser. On Aug. 23, 1947 she married Harley Wayne Gibson. He preceded her...

Nov 14, 2014

Lyman Stone, 81, of Gifford, passed away Friday evening, Nov. 14, 2014 at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in Decoy, Kentucky on Feb. 28, 1933, son of the late Adam and Rhoda (Stevens) Stone.

Lyman attended school in Parr. His marriage was to the late Emma Sue (Davis) Stone. He was a care...

Nov 3, 2014

James Ralph “Jim” Campbell, 85, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at the Indiana Veterans’ Home, West Lafayette, Indiana where he had been a resident since July 9, 2008. The family wishes to thank the Veterans’ Home staff for their loving, attentive and very professional care during his stay there.

Jim...