Obituaries

Jan 11, 2013

Barbara J. Swallow, age 82 of Rensselaer, passed away early Friday morning, January 11, 2013, at Jasper County Hospital. She was born in Pekin, IL on June 28, 1930, a daughter of the late Fred F. and Ruby Jean (Padgett) Wegner. Barbara had resided in Rensselaer for the past 50 years. In 1949 she married Herbert Lee Sheely, who...

Jan 11, 2013

Mamie S. Babbitt, age 96, formerly of Morocco passed away at Brownsburg Meadows Nursing Home in Brownsburg, IN on January 11, 2013. Mamie was born in Donovan, IL on August 20, 1916, daughter of the late John and Nellie (Grant) Anderson. She was a lifelong resident of the Morocco area and a graduate of Donovan High School. On January...

Jan 10, 2013

Scott W. Murga, age 45 of Morocco passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Jasper County Hospital. Scott was born in Hammond, IN on July 17, 1967, a son of John and Loretta (Schieder) Murga. He was a graduate of the Calumet Township High School and had lived in Griffith prior to moving to Morocco 17 years ago. Scott...

Jan 3, 2013

Jerome “Jerry” Hughes, Sr., 78, of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday morning, January 3, 2013, at Avalon Springs Health Campus in Valparaiso. Jerry was born in Osceola Mills, PA on May 25, 1934, the son of the late Joseph Hughes and Margaret (Powers) Hughes. Jerry earned his undergraduate degree in education from Lock Haven State College in Pennsylvania, and his...

Jan 3, 2013

Eldon Arthur Smith, 81, of Enos, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 3, 2013. Eldon was born in Beecher, IL on August 24, 1931, son of the late Arthur and Caroline Albers Smith. He graduated from the Beecher School System and was a U.S. Army Veteran. On February 14, 1958 in South Chicago Heights he married his...

Jan 3, 2013

June Alexander, 90, of Morocco, passed away Thursday morning, January 3, 2013, at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook. June was born in Bristol, TN on September 10, 1922, the daughter of the late John R. Fritz and Florence (Thompson) Fritz. Her marriage was to E.T. Alexander in 1943. He preceded her in death.

Dec 29, 2012

William M. “Mike” Williams, 53, of Morocco, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012, at St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point. He was born in Mechanicville, New York on September 4, 1959, son of the late William and Shirley (Thompson) Williams.

On November 5, 1988, in North Adams, Massachusetts, Mike married Kathy-Lynn Filiault. Mike worked...

Dec 29, 2012

62 year old, Dale D. ‘Chunk’ Brunton of Parr, passed away December 29, 2012 at his home.

On April 18, 1950, Dale was born to I. Deane & Arlene (nee: Kellner) Brunton in Rensselaer, Indiana. He had lived in Parr for over 59 years.

Dale graduated from Rensselaer Central High School...

Dec 25, 2012

Ruby Fay Dailey, 95, of Morocco, passed away Dec. 25, 2012 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Marshall County, Kansas on Nov. 16, 1917, daughter of the late J. W. and Myrtle (Campbell) Robinson.

Ruby had been a resident of Harvey, Illinois until about two years ago when she moved to Morocco....

Dec 20, 2012

Kaitlyn Mae Rose, 19, of Brook, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Kaitlyn was born in Valparaiso on June 1, 1993 to Enno Rose IV and Tina Lou (Bush) Molden. She was a lifelong area resident.

Kaitlyn graduated from South Newton High School in 2011 and attended school for a year at Indiana State...

Dec 17, 2012

Donald “Butch” Spurgeon, 66, of Morocco, passed away Monday morning, December 17, 2012, at Jasper County Hospital. Butch was born in Rensselaer on October 16, 1946, son of the late Carl M. and Harriet (Goddard) Spurgeon. He was a lifelong area resident.

Butch graduated from North Newton High School and went on to serve his...

Dec 15, 2012

Holli K. LaCosse, 32, of Wheatfield, passed away unexpectedly at her home Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. She was born in Brook on June 3, 1980, daughter of Jeffrey LaCosse and the late Chris (Hanger) LaCosse.

A 1998 graduate of North Newton High School, Holli worked as a bartender and was studying to become a paralegal...

Dec 11, 2012

Rose Marie “Butch” Brunton, age 70 of Morocco, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Jasper County Hospital Alternacare, losing her 7 year battle with cancer.

Butch as she was affectionately known, was born in Rensselaer on August 19, 1942, daughter of the late Irvin and Julia (Hoover) Mashino. She was a lifetime Newton County...

Dec 5, 2012

Burnie Clemons, 86, of rural Jasper County, passed away Wednesday morning, December 5, 2012, at the Rensselaer Care Center. Burnie was born in Kentucky on December 13, 1925, son of the late Bryan and Rose (Bailey) Clemons.

On March 17, 1945 Burnie married Audrey (Whitaker) Clemons. She preceded him in death on November 13, 1981....

Dec 3, 2012

Calvin Ursel Parmele, 90, passed away on December 3, 2012 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer, Indiana. Ursel was born February 12, 1922, the second son of six children of the late Earl and Iris Parmele of Mackinaw, Illinois. He graduated from Mackinaw High School in 1939. He entered the U.S. Army in 1943 and served overseas in Europe...

Nov 25, 2012

Gladys (Cradic) Calloway, 96, formerly of Morocco, IN went to Heaven peacefully at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook, IN Sunday morning, Nov. 25, 2012. She was born Nov. 23, 1916 in Piedmont, MO, one of nine children to the late James Terrell and Rena Cradic.

Gladys married Clarence Calloway on June 8,...

Nov 25, 2012

Everett Carl Manns, 81, of Rensselaer, passed away at his home Sunday morning, Nov. 25, 2012. Carl was born in Salyersville, KY on Oct. 19, 1931, son of the late Bernard and Celia (Howard) Manns. On Nov. 27, 1954, he married Pearl Shirley Vaughn who passed away July 17, 1991. On Jan. 2, 1993, Carl married Retta Green who...

Nov 24, 2012

Doris Jean "Dotty" Shoup, 79, of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 24, 2012 at her home. Dotty was born in Hammond Feb. 4, 1933, daughter of the late Howard and Emma (McCollum) Day. She had been a Rensselaer resident for the past 15 years, having previously lived in Hammond, Lakeland, FL, and Dayton, OH. Dotty enjoyed playing Bingo,...

Nov 22, 2012

Velva Tweedie, 88, of Bloomington, IL, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday morning, November 22, 2012 at Heritage Manor in Bloomington. Velva was born in Jasper County April 7, 1924, daughter of the late Alfred E. and Cora (Blaze) Bisher. She graduated from Remington High School with the Class of 1942. On October 7, 1942, Velva married Paul Tweedie....

Nov 15, 2012

Colonel Stone, Sr., 73, of Wheatfield, passed away suddenly Thursday evening, November 15, 2012 at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac. Colonel was born May 13, 1939 in Decoy, KY, son of the late Adam and Rhoda (Stephens) Stone. On May 13, 1961, he married Jeweldine Miller. She preceded him in death on Dec. 13, 2005.

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