Obituaries

Oct 28, 2013

Donald J. Falk, 82, of Morocco, passed away Monday evening, Oct. 28, 2013 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born in Lowell on Dec. 10, 1930, the son of Vern Falk, Sr. and Vaneta (Potts) Falk. He was a lifelong area resident.

Don graduated from Morocco High School with the Class of 1949. He served...

Oct 28, 2013

Robert Dean “Bob” Taylor, 82, of Brook, passed away Monday morning, Oct. 28, 2013 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born in Kentland on Dec. 5, 1930, the son of Leslie M. Taylor and Freida E. (Dye) Taylor. He was a lifetime area resident.

Bob graduated from Kentland High School with the Class of 1949....

Oct 7, 2013

Bruce C. Grant, 81, of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach.

Bruce was born in Rensselaer March 23, 1932 to Samuel and Gladys Grant. He lived in Rensselaer most of his life where he graduated from Rensselaer High School in 1951....

Sep 27, 2013

Emily L. Price, 90, of Rensselaer, passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 at her home. She was born in South Orange, NJ on Jan. 25, 1923, daughter of the late Thomas Joseph McKenna and Emilie (Goethe) McKenna. Her parents were both immigrants: her father from Ireland, and her mother from Alsace-Lorraine.

Emily attended St. Vincent...

Sep 16, 2013

Kimberly A. Blackhall, 59, of Indianapolis, passed away Sept. 16, 2013. She was born in Rensselaer July 18, 1954, daughter of Gordon Blackhall and Jeannette (Nesius) Blackhall.

Kim grew up in Rensselaer and graduated from RCHS. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts degree at Ball State University. She worked as a Community...

Sep 8, 2013

Patricia Ann Daly, 67, of Etna Green, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 8, 2013 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born in Chicago on Aug. 22, 1946, daughter of the late John Patrick Daly and Mary Josephine (Curtin) Daly.

Pat grew up in Rensselaer, and later moved to Etna Green where she...

Aug 26, 2013

Bonnie Graefnitz, 89, of Morocco, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 in Spencer, Indiana. Bonnie was born July 23, 1924, daughter of the late Harry and Hazel (Holmes) Kellogg. Bonnie attended Jefferson High School of Lafayette. She married Warren Graefnitz November 21, 1948. Bonnie was a Homemaker. She also worked as a secretary for Graefnitz Lumber for 15 years....

Aug 14, 2013

Christina Marie Hall, 36, of Columbia City, passed away Wed., Aug. 14, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne. She was born in Honolulu, HI on Aug. 6, 1977, the daughter of Claude Ralph Hall and Shirley (Whitlow) Lukes.

Christina graduated from Warsaw High School with the Class of 1999. She worked in...

Aug 14, 2013

Henry “Poppy” Luttrell, 90, of Mt. Ayr, passed away at his home on Wednesday evening, Aug. 14, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Casey County, KY on Jan. 13, 1923, the son of the late Everett and Lula Luttrell. On Mar. 29, 1943, he married his wife Caroline. She preceded him in death on Aug....

Jul 28, 2013

Marie Louise Barton, 93, of Fair Oaks, passed away Sunday morning, July 28, 2013 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Henry County, Ohio on Dec. 3, 1919, the daughter of Albert and Lydia (Norton) Hogrefe. She grew up in Ohio and attended school there. On Aug. 8, 1941, she married Albert Barton. He preceded her in...

Jul 21, 2013

Bernard L. “Bernie” Padgett, 86, of Hawthorn Woods, IL, formerly of Morocco, IN, passed away at 6:58 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, IL. Bernie resided with his daughter Janis and son-in-law, Don Cichon for the past 14 years.

He was born August 26, 1926 in Morocco, the...

Jul 21, 2013

Maxine Miller, 91, of Rensselaer, passed away Sunday morning, July 21st at Parkview Haven Retirement Home in Francesville. She was born May 4, 1922 in Salyersville, KY, the daughter of Bernie and Celia (Howard) Manns. She grew up in Salyersville, attended school and graduated from high school there.

On October 18, 1955 Maxine married her...

Jul 9, 2013

Ronald “Ronnie” Dale Martin, 67, of Rensselaer, formerly of Morocco, passed away Tuesday morning, July 9th at his home. He was born in Rensselaer on March 11, 1946, son of Robert Owen Martin and Katherine Elizabeth (Kate) Armstrong Rains. He was a lifelong area resident.

Ronnie graduated from Morocco High School and went on to...

Jun 14, 2013

Harold C. Beasley, 73, of Lake Village, passed away at his home on Friday evening, June 14th surrounded by his family. Harold was also known through the years as Sage, Jewel, Harry, Beas and Poppy. He was born in Nancy, Kentucky on November 23, 1939, son of the late Claude and Marie (Tarter) Beasley. He graduated from Brook High...

Jun 8, 2013

Karen K. Widner, 66, of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday, June 8th at her residence. She was born in Rensselaer on February 16, 1947, the daughter of Robert Burman and Eda (Hamilton) Burman. Karen was a life long resident of Rensselaer and graduated from Rensselaer High School. She was married to the late Vern Widner.

Karen...

Jun 4, 2013

Avery Hoover Lewis, 84, of Remington, passed away Tuesday, June 4th at his daughter’s residence. He was born in the Gladesboro community of Hillsville, VA, on November 18, 1928 to the late Elzie and Sarah Ann (Boyd) Lewis. He was the seventh of eleven children.

In August of 1950, Avery married Georgia (Vass) Lewis. Surviving...

May 26, 2013

Grace L. Martin, 73, of Morocco, passed away Sunday morning, May 26, 2013 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Oxford, IN on January 26, 1940, daughter of the late Harry C. and Ruby (Yarno) Hamelman. On April 12, 1959 she married Richard Martin. He preceded her in death on March...

May 25, 2013

George S. “Sam” Hillis, 67, of Lake Village, passed away May 25, 2013 as the result of a motorcycle accident in Washington, DC. He was participating in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride honoring U.S. veterans. Sam was born in Gladewater, TX on April 10, 1946, son of the late Henry Ross Hillis and Maragaret Helen (Cooper) Hillis. He was...

Apr 30, 2013

Michael Matheny, 60, of Morocco, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2013. He was born in Gary on March 15, 1953, the son of Harold Matheny and the late Margaret (Atwood) Matheny. He grew up in Cedar Lake and graduated from Crown Point High School. On Sept. 11, 1998, in Madison, Indiana, he married Debbie Farrington.

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Apr 24, 2013

Pastor Jack N. Snell, 80, of Morocco, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. He was born in Clinton County, Indiana on February 5, 1933, son of the late Sylvester and Fern (Goodwin) Snell. He was a lifelong area resident. Jack graduated from Morocco High School with the class of 1951. He...