Obituaries

Nov 12, 2011

Ryan Paul Wynn, age 23 of Morocco, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 12, 2011 as the result of a motor vehicle accident in Benton County. He was born on Nov. 15, 1987, the son of Richard L. and Amy M. Wynn. Ryan was a lifelong Newton County resident. Ryan attended school in the North Newton School District and graduated...

Nov 11, 2011

Francis Loren Snow, age 83 of rural Rensselaer, passed away Friday evening, Nov. 11, 2011 at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in Jasper County on Nov. 12, 1927, son of the late Ivan Wesley and Lavina (Stanton) Snow. He was a lifelong area resident.

Francis attended the Jasper County Public Schools. On June...

Nov 10, 2011

Homer Glenn Banister, age 84 of Roselawn, passed away Thursday evening, Nov. 10, 2011 at Autumn Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Roselawn with his loving family by his side. He was born Jan. 6, 1927, son of the late Harrison and May (Erb) Banister. He was a lifelong area resident.

Homer Glenn attended school...

Nov 9, 2011

Leonard Calvin McClatchey, age 84 of Morocco, passed away Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, 2011, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, IL. He was born in Morocco on June 7, 1927, son of the late Harry Zeno McClatchey and Ellen (Whaley) McClatchey.

Leonard graduated from Morocco High School with the class of 1945. He attended Indiana...

Oct 30, 2011

Paul Marvin Kosta, age 84 of Rensselaer, passed away Sun., Oct. 30, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend as the result of an auto accident in Starke County. He was born in Jasper County on Feb. 11, 1927, son of the late Edward J. Kosta and Edna (Mauck) Kosta. He was a lifelong Parr area resident.

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Oct 15, 2011

Wilma L. Smith, 75 of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday evening, Oct. 15, 2011 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Morocco on Feb. 7, 1936, daughter of the late William H. and Marie (Reigle) Porter. She was a lifelong area resident.

Wilma graduated from Morocco High School with the class of 1954. On...

Oct 5, 2011

Mary S. Bertram, 62 of Morocco, passed away Wed., Oct. 5, 2011 at her home. She was born Dec. 12, 1948 in Morocco, daughter of the late William F. Bertram, Sr. and Leta M. (Jackson) Bertram. She was a lifelong area resident. Mary graduated from Morocco High School with the class of 1967 and graduated from Indiana Central College...

Sep 27, 2011

Ray D. Hammond, 80 of Parr, passed away Tuesday evening, Sept. 27, 2011 at his home. He was born in Jasper County on Sept. 27, 1931, son of the late Merle Hammond and Minnie (Stowers) Hammond. He was a lifetime area resident. He graduated from Fair Oaks High School in 1951 and went on to serve his country in...

Sep 24, 2011

Richard W. Neibert, age 73 of Morocco, passed away in his home Saturday evening, Sept. 24, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born in Watseka, IL on Dec. 18, 1937, son of the late Henry J. Neibert and Jennie M. (Bingham) Neibert. He was a lifelong area resident. Richard attended grade school in Enos and graduated from Morocco...

Sep 24, 2011

Edgar Dallas List, age 74 of Rensselaer, lost his battle with cancer Saturday morning, Sept. 24, 2011 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born Oct. 31, 1936 in Rensselaer, son of the late Edgar C. List and Lula (Payne) List. He was a lifelong area resident. Dallas graduated from Rensselaer High School with the class of 1955. He served...

Sep 12, 2011

Mary J. Honn, age 64 of Rensselaer, passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 at her home. She was born June 27, 1947 in Watseka, IL, daughter of the late Henry A. Burghardt and Lula May (Diggle). Mary graduated from Watseka Community High School with the class of 1966. She was a lifelong area resident, having previously lived in Brook...

Sep 7, 2011

Albert “Al” Barker, age 82 of Rensselaer, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Franciscan St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point. He was born in Fair Oaks on September 6, 1929, son of the late Owen W. Barker and Flota (Myers) Barker. He attended school in Parr and was a lifelong resident of northwest Indiana. Al served his...

Aug 31, 2011

Martha Peacock, age 86 of Morocco, passed away Wed., August 31, 2011 at George Ade Memorial Healthcare Center in Brook. She was born in Morocco on August 7, 1925, daughter of the late Lloyd Brunton and Mildred (Graves) Brunton.

Martha attended school in Morocco and was a lifelong area resident. In 1944 she married her...

Aug 3, 2011

Garnita Webb, age 93 of Morocco, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at George Ade Memorial Healthcare Center in Brook. She was born May 6, 1918 in Grant Park, IL, daughter of the late William Bean and Nora (Perkins) Bean.

Garnita moved to Kentucky as a child, and spent many years in the Campbellsville area....

Aug 2, 2011

Robert Martin Brant, age 86 of Rensselaer, passed away Tuesday morning, August 2, 2011 at his home. He was born in Salamanca, New York on March 12, 1925, son of the late Arthur Paul Brant and Ruth Mildred (Kelly) Brant.

On April 21, 1949 he married Dorothy Marie Brown. She preceded him in death on...

Jul 23, 2011

Charles Edward “Eddie” Hamilton, age 74 of Lake Village, passed away Saturday morning, July 23, 2011, at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in West Lebanon, Illinois March 22, 1937, son of the late Charles and Ruth (Rader) Hamilton.

Eddie graduated from Emerson High School in Gary. On Oct. 25, 1958 he married Loretta...

Jul 18, 2011

Margaret T. Allen, age 88 of Brook, passed away Monday, July 18, 2011 at George Ade Memorial Healthcare Center. She was born in Eatonton, GA on March 25, 1923, daughter of the late John Berry Gardner and Mattie Mae (Alford) Gardner.

Margaret spent most of her life in Georgia. On Jan. 26, 1940, she married...

Jul 1, 2011

Terry T. Luttrell, age 39 of Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly at Jasper County Hospital Friday morning, July 1, 2011. He was born in Rensselaer on May 25, 1972, son of Jerry J. Luttrell and Helen J. (Martin) Luttrell.

Terry was a lifetime Rensselaer resident and graduated from Rensselaer Central High School with the Class of...

Jun 26, 2011

Doris J. Brandenburg, age 94 of Rensselaer, passed away early Sunday morning, June 26, 2011 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Rensselaer on Oct. 8, 1916, daughter of John Putts and Chloe (Wasson) Putts.

Doris grew up in Rensselaer and graduated from Rensselaer High School with the class of 1934. On Aug....

Jun 2, 2011

Winfred A. Burrell, age 93 of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in North Dakota on March 13, 1918, son of the late William and Anna (Robinson) Burrell.

Winfred graduated from Rensselaer High School and spent most of his life in the area. On June 25,...