Obituaries

Mar 11, 2011

William R. Lock, age 52 of rural Wheatfield passed away Friday morning, March 11, 2011 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. William was born December 30, 1958 in Rensselaer, son of the late William Robert Lock and Geneva (Johnson) Lock. He was married to Mary (Wentworth) Lock of Wheatfield. She survives.

Mr. Lock served...

Feb 27, 2011

Gerald Eugene “Jerry” Herr, age 88 of Rensselaer, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011 in Rensselaer. He was born August 1, 1922 in McCoysburg, son of the late Levi and Josie (Stultz) Herr.

Jerry attended the Hanging Grove School and graduated from Rensselaer High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps...

Feb 19, 2011

William A. Lindahl, age 88 of Morocco, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Jasper County Hospital Alternacare. He was born June 12, 1922, son of the late John and Mary (Winslow) Lindahl. He attended school in Mt. Ayr and was a lifetime Newton County resident.

On October 17, 1947, he married Opal Hoover. She...

Feb 19, 2011

Selma L. Smart, age 89 of Morocco, passed away early Saturday morning, February 19, 2011 at her home. She was born November 7, 1921 in Indianapolis, daughter of the late Clair C. and Olive C. (Wolever) Wolverton. She was educated at the Indianapolis Public Schools and received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Education from Indiana University.

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Feb 18, 2011

Stanley A. Harrison age 91 of DesPlaines, IL, formerly of Morocco, IN, passed away Friday evening, February 18, 2011 at Rensselaer Care Center. Stanley was born in Morocco on October 13, 1919, son of the late Charles Ellsworth and Nellie Mae (Pickering) Harrison. He graduated from Morocco High School and Butler University in Indianapolis. Mr. Harrison served in the...

Feb 5, 2011

Wilda Irene DeWees Dunn Florence passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Rensselaer Care Center. She had been in failing health for three years. She was born on November 25, 1908 in Rensselaer to Henry Clay and Effie (Martin) DeWees.

She was married on May 25, 1927 to Lloyd Delos Dunn in Rensselaer....

Feb 4, 2011

Mary Eugenia "Jenia" Burrell, age 85 of rural Rensselaer passed away unexpectedly at her home Friday, February 4, 2011. She was born in Decatur, Georgia on June 2, 1925, daughter of the late Edwin and Essie (Bryan) Mitchell. On June 25, 1956 she married Winifred Burrell. He survives.

Graveside services were held February 8, 2011...

Feb 3, 2011

Sanford "Harold" Lykins, Jr. age 84 of Rensselaer passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born in Kentucky on January 11, 1927 a son of the late Sanford and Francis (Dunn) Lykins. He had been a resident of Jasper County for the past 12 years, having lived in various places including Lake...

Feb 2, 2011

Lester LaVerne Wolford, age 86 of Beaverville, Illinois passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at his home. He was born March 21, 1924 in Morocco, Indiana, son of the late Philip C. and Ruby C. (Winslow) Wolford. On March 10, 1955, in Morocco, he married Beatrice L. (Reagan) Wolford. She survives. He was a lifetime Morocco area...

Jan 6, 2011

Larry Alton Webb, age 55 of Goodland, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born February 20, 1955 in Rensselaer, son of Garnita (Bean) Webb and the late Phillip Alton Webb.

Larry has a lifetime area resident and graduated from North Newton High School. He worked as...

Dec 30, 2010

Ruth Goldie Reed of Monticello, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Monticello Assisted Living & Healthcare. She was born July 15, 1932 in Rensselaer, daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Halsema) Sommers. Ruth was the eleventh of twelve children.

Ruth spent her early life in Rensselaer caring for her invalid...

Dec 13, 2010

Elsie L. Jones, age 85 of Morocco, passed away Monday morning, December 13, 2010 at George Ade Memorial Healthcare Center in Brook. She was born in Brook on October 19, 1925, daughter of the late Carl and Mary (Honn) Moline.

Elsie was a life long area resident and graduated from Brook High School in 1944....

Dec 1, 2010

Ralph Wilbur Harsha, age 69 of rural Remington, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Jasper County Hospital. Ralph was born July 18, 1941 in St. Anne, IL, son of the late Harley E. and Ethel (Bailey) Harsha. He attended school in Fair Oaks and had been a Jasper County resident since 1947.

On February...

Nov 28, 2010

Donald R. “Donnie” Moore, age 70 of rural Rensselaer passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, November 28, 2010. Donnie was born in Rensselaer on April 30, 1940, son of the late Orval R. and Helen Elaine (Evion) Moore.

Donnie was a lifetime area resident. He was educated at the Rensselaer Public Schools and...

Nov 15, 2010

In loving memory of Ralph H. Raisanen, Jr. of Morocco, IN. who passed away on November 15, 2010. He is survived by his wife and soul mate, Diana (Griebe) Raisanen. Two FANTASTIC sons and daughter-in-laws, Ralph III and Kelli Raisanen of Crete, IL, Steven and Judy Raisanen of Roselawn, IN. Seven BEAUTIFUL grandchildren, Jacob, Kyler, Brooklyn, Gracie, Vanessa, Megan,...

Nov 5, 2010

CLIFFORD C. RILEY, age 63 of rural Morocco passed away at his home November 5, 2010. Clifford was born in Watseka, IL on July 23, 1947, son of the late John P. and Myrtle (Wesner) Riley. Clifford had lived in the Morocco area since 1957 and graduated from the Morocco High School in 1965. He was an Army Veteran....

Nov 1, 2010

ALLEN W. PIRLOT, 59 of rural Rensselaer passed away at his residence Monday afternoon, November 1, 2010. Allen was born in Gary on September 24, 1951, son of the late Walter and Marie (Truth) Pirlot. Allen was a 1970 graduate of Rensselaer High School and was a U.S. Army Veteran. On July 30, 1999 in Rensselaer he married Janet...

Oct 24, 2010

BERNICE MEYER, age 78 of Monon passed away Sunday evening, October 24, 2010 at Monticello Assisted Living & Healthcare Center in Monticello. She was born in Rosine, KY on February 27, 1932, daughter of the late Charles and Leona Embry. She was educated at the Chicago Heights, IL public schools. She was married to the late Charles Meyer.

Oct 24, 2010

Donald Glenn Smith, age 81, of Remington passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. He was born April 7, 1929 in Princeton, WV, son of Reginald S. and Frances (Peters) Smith. Mr. Smith graduated from the Princeton, WV High School and Morris Harvey College. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving...

Oct 8, 2010

SIBYL BOREM, 98, of St. Simons Island, GA, passed away Friday, October 8, 2010, at Hospice of the Golden Isles. A native of Fisher, Illinois, Mrs. Borem was born on October 20, 1911 to the late Roy Sheffer and the late Marsha Wormeldoff Sheffer, and had been a resident of Glynn County, GA since 1984. She was a faithful...