Obituaries

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,...

May 28, 2011

Roy Clyde Swartz, age 92 of Morocco, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Franciscan St. Margaret Hospital in Dyer. He was born in Donovan, IL on January 15, 1919, son of the late Marion Earl and Jessie May (Whaley) Swartz. Roy attended school in Donovan and Morocco. He was a life long area resident.

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May 27, 2011

Ronald L. "Ron" Smith, Jr., age 51 of Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly at his home early Friday morning, May 27, 2011. He was born in Hammond, Indiana on September 14, 1959, son of Ronald Smith, Sr. and Alleta (Swift) Smith.

In addition to Indiana, Ron had also lived in Texas. He worked installing carpet. He...

May 22, 2011

Elbert T. “Spike” Luttrell, age 82 of Goodland, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. He was born in Liberty, KY on May 12, 1929, son of the late Evertt and Lula Luttrell.

Spike grew up in Kentucky and attended school in Casey County. He had been a resident of...

May 9, 2011

Louella Stone, age 85 of Wheatfield passed away early Monday morning, May 9, 2011 at Pulaski Healthcare Center in Winamac. She was born November 11, 1925 in Breathitt County, KY, daughter of the late Arzanas and America (Summa) Bradley.

Louella grew up in the Breathitt County, KY area and attended school there. On September 2,...