Obituaries

Jul 20, 2012

Opal F. Dowty, 94, of Morocco, passed away Friday evening, July 20, 2012 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook. She was born on April 21, 1918, daughter of the late Charles A. and Anna M. (Jessen) Brewer. She was a lifelong area resident. Opal graduated from Morocco High School with the Class of 1936. Her marriage...

Jul 19, 2012

Marvin Duane Courtney, age 80, of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday afternoon, July 19, 2012 at the Rensselaer Care Center surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Wayne County, Michigan on July 30, 1931, the son of Charles Irvin and Viola Mae (Post) Courtney. Marvin attended school in Wayne County and went on to...

Jul 19, 2012

Nancy Lee Griffiths, 73, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Rensselaer Care Center in Rensselaer, IN. She was surrounded by family. She was born July 8, 1939 in Spring Valley, IL, to parents Harold May and Mabel Hutchinson.

She is preceded in death by her husband Thomas Lewis Griffiths; parents; two sisters, Pam and Bonnie;...

Jun 23, 2012

Paul Allen Ritter, age 72 of rural Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, June 23, 2012. He was a lifelong area resident. Paul was born in Rensselaer on July 22, 1939, son of the late Frederick Edward and Edna Pauline (Gilbransen) Ritter. He was a graduate of Rensselaer High School. After high school, he served his Country in the...

Jun 19, 2012

Vane “Speed” Harrison, age 94 of Morocco, passed away Tuesday evening, June 19, 2012 at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was a lifelong Morocco area resident. He was born in Morocco on August 28, 1917, son of the late Charles E. and Nellie M. (Pickering) Harrison. He was a graduate of Morocco High School.

Speed...

Jun 17, 2012

Max O. Weltzin, age 76, of Rensselaer, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born in Rensselaer on May 10, 1936, son of the late Otto Henry and Laura (Maxwell) Weltzin. He graduated from Rensselaer High School and was a lifelong area resident.

Max worked as a project supervisor for...

Jun 9, 2012

Christine Goetz, age 91 of Rensselaer, formerly of DeMotte, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center. She was born in DeMotte on May 22, 1921, daughter of the late Simon and Anna (Douma) Sipkema. She was a lifelong resident of Jasper County.

Christine graduated from Fair Oaks High School...

Jun 8, 2012

Thomas Allen “Tom” Dawson, age 54, of Morocco, passed away at 1:46 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2012 at George Ade Memorial Health Care Center in Brook after a brief illness. He was born in Rensselaer on September 24, 1957, son of the late Dale and Carol (Bohler) Dawson. He was a lifelong Morocco area resident.

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May 29, 2012

Margaret E. Hoskins, age 93 of Morocco, passed away Tuesday morning, May 29, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Kentland on July 15, 1918, the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth (Kirsch) Prue. She was a lifelong resident of Newton County.

Margaret graduated from A. J. Kent High School in...

May 22, 2012

Frank Pescetto, age 79 of rural Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday morning, May 22, 2012 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born in Gary on February 11, 1933, the son of Carlos and Mary (Panozzo) Pescetto. He attended the Gary Public Schools. On May 3, 1952, in Chicago, he married his wife of 60 years, Susan (Panozzo) Pescetto, and she...

May 5, 2012

Rose P. Geleott, 93, of Rensselaer, passed away Sat., May 5, 2012 at Kindred Healthcare Regency Place in Lafayette, IN. She was born in Chicago on June 28, 1918, the daughter of Anthony and Helen (Genza) Papiernik. She graduated from Kelly High School in Chicago with the Class of 1936. On July 15, 1939, in Chicago, Rose married her...

Apr 30, 2012

Nora Belle Studer, 100, of St. Cloud, Florida, formerly of Morocco, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at Southern Oaks Health Care Center in St. Cloud.

Nora was a homemaker and a foster mother to many children for many years. She was born March 13, 1912 in Morocco, the daughter of Florence and Elmer Denton....

Mar 31, 2012

Alonzo L. “Lon” Skinner, age 82 of Kentland, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in Morocco on March 2, 1930, son of the late Alonzo M. Skinner and Pauline (Law) Skinner.

Lon graduated from Morocco High School with the class of 1948. On July 23, 1949 in...

Mar 31, 2012

Carol Dawson, age 79 of Morocco, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Franciscan St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point. She was born in Springfield, IL on September 9, 1932, daughter of the late Erwin Bohler and Trulalee (Dinsmore) Bohler. She was a lifelong area resident.

Carol graduated from Morocco High School with the...

Mar 15, 2012

Donald Tyler Rupert, age 21 of rural Rensselaer, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Valparaiso on November 8, 1990, the son of J Rupert and Tabitha Wireman Rupert. He attended school in the Kankakee Valley School Corp. Donald was a carpenter who had worked for Don’s Construction for 5 years. He enjoyed...

Mar 12, 2012

Lois Hensel, age 67 of Morocco, passed away Monday, Mar. 12, 2012 at Monroe Regional Hospital in Ocala, FL. She was born in Rensselaer on April 12, 1944, daughter of the late Glenn V. Morgan and Marie I. Grant Morgan. Lois was a lifelong Morocco area resident. She graduated from Morocco High School. In June of 1976, in Morocco,...

Mar 11, 2012

Carrie Evelyn "Cakkie" Murphey Linduska, age 96 of Morocco, a fifth generation descendant of John Murphey, the Founder of the town of Morocco, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Jasper County Hospital Alternacare. She was born in Morocco on March 24, 1915, daughter of the late James C. and Frances Bower Murphey. She graduated from Morocco High...

Mar 8, 2012

Delos A. “Curly” Bachman, age 87 of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in Rensselaer on July 25, 1924, son of the late Fred and Grace Duval Bachman. Curly spent most of his life in Milroy Township, but as a young man he also spent several years in Roanoke, IN....

Mar 6, 2012

Helen Edwina “Wendy” Hughes, age 78 of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Seton Specialty Hospital in Lafayette. She was born in Harrisburg, PA on June 4, 1933, daughter of the late Edwin Bennett Hurrell and Helen Hawes Hurrell. She graduated from high school in Pennsylvania and went on to graduate from Western College for Women in...

Mar 3, 2012

Lisa Kay List McGill, age 44 of Anna, Illinois, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born in Rensselaer on April 25, 1967, daughter of Sharon List and the late Edgar Dallas List. Lisa grew up in Rensselaer and graduated from Rensselaer Central High School with the class...