Obituaries

Jul 1, 2010

Jun 29, 2010

GOODLAND -- Albert Yoder, 93, a lifelong resident of Goodland, died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Jasper County Hospital. He had been ill the past six months.

Born Oct. 2, 1916, in Newton County, he was the son of the late Simon and Katie Nissley Yoder. He was educated at Newton County schools.

Jun 29, 2010

PARR -- Phyllis E. Kosta, 84, a lifelong resident of Parr, died at 7:07 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Jasper County Hospital. She had been ill the past five years.

Born Feb. 20, 1926, in Hammond, she was the daughter of the late Lightel and Pauline Lange Whitaker. She graduated from Fair Oaks High School in...

Jun 29, 2010

RENSSELAER -- Aubrey "Smitty" Smith Jr., 56, of Rensselaer, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at his residence.

Born Jan. 29, 1954, in Hammond, he was the son of Aubrey Smith Sr. and the late Donna Starky Smith. He was educated in Hammond schools.

On July 11, 1987, he married Rhonda Hill in Kentucky, and she...

Jun 26, 2010

MARTIN J. SZCZEPANSKI, SR., age 70 of Lake Village passed away June 26, 2010 at St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point. He was born January 10, 1940 in Calumet City, IL a son of the late Frank and Adeline (Pollack) Szczepanski. He graduated from Thornton Fractional North High School and was married to Mary Agnes Everly. She preceded...

Jun 19, 2010

BETHEL L. KENDALL, age 78 of Morocco passed away June 19th at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka. Bethel was born November 11, 1931, daughter of the late Kenneth and Lovella (Hauser) Starnes. She was a lifetime Morocco area resident and attended the Morocco Public Schools. She married Richard L. Kendall in Lafayette on November 19, 1949. He died May...

Jun 12, 2010

ORVAL WILLIAM “BILL” HUDSON, age 80 of Rensselaer passed away Saturday evening, June 12, 2010 at Rensselaer Care Center. Bill was born in Rensselaer on December 16, 1929, son of the late Orval R. and Kathryn (Abbott) Hudson. He was a lifetime Jasper County resident, graduated from Rensselaer High School in 1947 and attended St. Joseph College for a...

Jun 2, 2010

MOROCCO -- Phyllis M. Morgan, 83, of Morocco, died at 4:33 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Born June 15, 1926, in Rensselaer, she was the daughter of the late John and Elsie Ulvat Standish. She graduated from Mt. Ayr High School in 1944.

On July 9, 1945, she married Gailard Hickman, and he...

May 31, 2010

Colonel William A. "'Bill' " Woodworth

William A. "Bill" Colonel Woodworth, 85, of Rensselaer, passed away at 7:10 p.m. Monday, May 31 at the Rensselaer Care Center.

He was born in Jasper County on Nov. 17, 1924, the son of William M. Woodworth and Novak Woodworth, both preceded him in death....

May 20, 2010

Dorothy J. Brunton, 91 of Morocco, Indiana passed away at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer, Thursday, May 20, 2010. Dorothy was born January 1, 1919 in Bellaire, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry R. and Clara (Foukes) Robinson. She was a lifetime Newton County resident and graduated from Lowell High School. On July 31, 1937 in Morocco she married...

May 19, 2010

Esther Fern Linder, 92 of Rensselaer passed away May 19th in Tempe, Arizona. She was born in Brookston, IN on February 10, 1918 a daughter of the late Walter L. and Clara E. Leonard. She was a graduate of Round Grove High School and Illinois Wesleyan University with a Music Degree. She later received a teaching degree and taught...

May 7, 2010

William Keith Brunton, 91 of Morocco passed away unexpectedly May 7, 2010 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born March 6, 1919, son of the late Harry and Celle (Archibald) Brunton and was a lifetime Jasper-Newton County resident. He graduated from Morocco High School in 1936 and on September 1, 1940 married Wilma Stoner in Crown Point, Indiana. She...

May 3, 2010

Juanita June Kerns, 83 of Rensselaer, passed away Monday, May 3rd at Jasper County Hospital. She was born in Rensselaer on July 27, 1926, daughter of the late Orville & Ethel (Ray) Maxwell. Juanita was a lifetime Jasper County resident, graduating from Rensselaer High School with the Class of 1945. On May 9, 1946 she married Albert Lee Kerns....

Apr 28, 2010

Chris Elaine LaCosse, 52, of Morocco passed away Wednesday morning, April 28th at her home in Morocco after battling cancer for over eight years. She was born in Rensselaer, a daughter of Evaleen (Watt) Couch of Kentland and the late Bernard L. Hanger. Chris was a lifetime Morocco area resident and a 1975 graduate of North Newton High School....

Apr 25, 2010

Lawrence J. “Larry” Aubuchon, 66, of rural Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly at Jasper County Hospital, Sunday morning, April 25, 2010. He was born May 10, 1943 in Gary, son of the late George L. and Regina Aubuchon. Larry was a 1961 graduate of Tolliston High School in Gary and had resided in this area since 1978. He married Judy...

Apr 12, 2010

Georgia Wireman, age 96, of rural Rensselaer passed away late Tuesday evening, April 12, 2010, just minutes away from her 97th birthday. Georgia was born April 13, 1913 in Salyersville, Kentucky, daughter of the late John and Minnie (Banks) Joseph. She has lived in Jasper County since 1948, coming here from Kentucky. In 1931 she married Simon Wireman, Sr....

Apr 10, 2010

Forest A. Tanner, 59, of Bloomington, IN, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes, April 10th in Spencer, IN. while visiting McCormick’s Creek State Park, a favorite place of his for many years. Forest was born in Rensselaer April 4, 1951, a son of Phyllis L. Tanner and the late Robert K. Tanner of Rensselaer. Forest graduated...

Apr 9, 2010

Geneva Lock, age 74 of rural Demotte, passed away Friday afternoon, April 9, 2010 at Jasper County Hospital. Geneva was born in Dyer, IN. January 6, 1936, a daughter of the late Johnnie S. and Geneva Pearl (Davis) Johnson. She graduated from Dyer High School with the Class of 1954 and resided in Lake and Jasper Counties during her...

Apr 7, 2010

Margaret Lucille Hampshire, 68, passed away April 7th in Ft. Wayne. Marge or Maggie, as she was known by her family was born January 26, 1942 in Kankakee, IL, daughter of the late Ernest and Ethel (Page) Jones. She attended school at Momence, IL and spent most of her life in Jasper and Newton Counties, moving to Ft. Wayne...

Apr 5, 2010

Casey Ross Moore, 21, of the Morocco and Beaverville areas joined is grandfathers and infant sibling in the Kingdom of Heaven on April 5, 2010. Casey, the beloved son of Will Moore of Morocco and Vickie (Ingram) Lambert of Beaverville left behind a legacy of love, laughter, and sweetness. Topping Casey’s list of favorite things were his nephews, niece,...