Obituaries

Mar 24, 2010

George Hanna, age 97, formerly of Remington, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 2:00 PM (Remington Time) at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Remington.

Mar 18, 2010

KERRY J. KOSTA, 59, a lifelong Parr resident, died at 11:02 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Jasper County Hospital. He had been ill for the past two years.

Born Aug. 29, 1950, in Rensselaer, he was the son of Paul Kosta of Rensselaer and the late Madylon Kosta. He graduated from Rensselaer High School...

Mar 15, 2010

Madylon Josephine Kosta, age 96 of rural Rensselaer, passed away Monday afternoon, March 15, 2010 at Oak Grove Christian Retirement Village in DeMotte. She was born September 12, 1913 in Monticello, IN., daughter of the late William Thomas O’Dowd and Maude “Dot” (Schilt) O’Dowd. Madylon lived in Monticello until moving to Rensselaer in 1942. She was a 1931 graduate...

Mar 14, 2010

Vern W. “Bill” Widner, 73 of Rensselaer, passed away at Jasper County Hospital, Sunday evening, March 14, 2010. He was born in Rensselaer March 20, 1936, son of the late DeVern and Louise (Hayes) Widner. He was a lifetime area resident and was educated at the Rensselaer Public Schools. In 1985, in Rensselaer, he married Karen Burman. She survives....

Mar 2, 2010

Larry Whiting, Jr., age 62 of Lake Village passed away at his home March 2, 2010. He was born August 2, 1947 in Halsburg, KY, son of the late Lawrence Kay Whiting, Sr. and Sophia (Richie) Whiting. He was educated in the Kentucky Public Schools and has lived in the Lake Village, IN area since 1964, coming from Kentucky....

Feb 28, 2010

George W. Christner, Jr., age 64, of Goodland, passed away February 28, 2010 at 9:50 P.M. in Remington as a result of an auto accident. George was born March 5, 1945 in Brownsville, PA son of George W. and Betty Alice (Broadwater) Christner, Sr. He had made his home in Goodland since the early 1990s and was employed as...

Feb 27, 2010

Shirley A. Williams, age 68 of Morocco, passed away February 27, 2009 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. She was born in Colfax, Indiana on January 5, 1942, daughter of the late Danny and Rosie (Sargent) Thomas. She attended the Morocco Public Schools and was a lifetime Newton County resident. Prior to her retirement in 2004 she was a...

Feb 26, 2010

Kenneth L. "Ken" Lear, age 78, of Rensselaer passed away February 26, 2010 at Regency Place in Lafayette. Ken was born in Parr on October 3, 1931, a son of the late Kenneth S. and Mamie (Goodman) Lear. He was a lifetime Rensselaer resident and attended the Rensselaer Public Schools. He served his county in the U.S. Army during...

Feb 15, 2010

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Ruby Hamelman, 96, of Morocco passed away early Monday morning, February 15th, at George Ade Memorial Healthcare in Brook. She was born March 3, 1913 in Fowler, daughter of the late Joseph and Ava Yarno. She attended school in the Fowler Public Schools. On May 20, 1931...

Feb 3, 2010

Bette M. Pecsenye, 74, of rural Morocco passed away at her home Wednesday, February 3, 2010. She was born January 28, 1936 in Cook County, Illinois, daughter of the late Evon and Elizabeth (Stettka) Nelson. She graduated from the Blue Island, Illinois public schools with the class of 1953. Bette married Stephen R. Pecsenye August 15, 1953 in Blue...

Feb 1, 2010

Paul M. Cleveland, 63 of Morocco passed away at his home February 1, 2010. He was born in Crown Point, Indiana May 10, 1947, son of the late Harold W. Cleveland and Wilma Cleveland. She survives. Paul had been a Morocco resident since 1975, moving there from Kouts, Indiana. He was a 1967 graduate of Crown Point High School....

Jan 27, 2010

Donald J. Siegrist, 76, of Rensselaer, passed away January 27, 2010 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born in Rensselaer May 6, 1933, son of the late Carl and Mary Evelyn (Nesius) Siegrist. He was educated in the Rensselaer public schools and was a lifetime Rensselaer resident and farmer until retiring in the late 1980's. Don served his country...

Jan 20, 2010

Hamlin ‘Bus’ Smith, Jr., age 80 of Rensselaer passed away January 20th at his home. He was born January 21, 1929 in Rensselaer, a son of the late Hamlin H. Smith Sr. and Edna Pearl (Romine) Smith. He graduated from Rensselaer High School with the Class of 1947. On May 21, 1950, in Rensselaer, he married Phyllis Hall. She...

Jan 7, 2010

DAVID ALLEN HINMAN, JR. age 41 of North Judson passed away January 7, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Portage, IN. He had been in failing health for 2 years. He was born April 14, 1968 in Winamac, son of David Allen Hinman and Sharon Kay (Willis) Stalbaum. He was a lifetime Pulaski County resident and graduated from North...

Dec 25, 2009

Judie Carter, age 62 of Lake Village, passed away unexpectedly December 25, 2009 at her home. She was born December 6, 1947 in Carrier Mills, Illinois to the late Lorander and Bonnie (Johnson) Middleton. She attended the Chicago Heights public schools. On January 7, 1967 in Crete, Illinois she married Johnnie Carter who survives. Judie was a homemaker and...

Dec 21, 2009

George W. Schanlaub, age 86 of Morocco, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. He was born June 4, 1923 in Mt. Ayr to the late John W. and Nora Ellen (Thomas) Schanlaub. George graduated from Mt. Ayr High School in 1942. On September 14, 1946 in Morocco, he married Ileda Dubea. She survives....

Dec 20, 2009

Howard J. Eddy, age 65 of Morocco, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 15, 1944, son of the late Howard and Lucille (Boyer) Eddy. Howard grew up in Chicago and graduated from the Chicago Public Schools. He had been a Morocco resident for the past...

Dec 20, 2009

Daryl A. Schultz, age 65 of rural Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly at his home Sunday, December 20, 2009. He was born in Rensselaer, May 2, 1944, son of the late Albert H. and Martha L. (Krueger) Schultz. Daryl was a lifetime Jasper County resident and graduated from Fair Oaks High School in 1962. On December 5, 1970, in Rensselaer,...

Dec 19, 2009

Barry Lynn Shoup, 67 of Rensselaer, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009 at his home. He was born in Florida on May 23, 1943, the son of Cyrus and Mildred (Millhouse) Shoup. Barry had been an area resident for 10 years, having previously lived in Florida and Ohio. On July 23, 1976 in Dayton, Ohio, Barry married Doris Day...

Dec 6, 2009

Rose Ann Nagel, 76 of Brook, formerly of Rensselaer, passed away December 6, 2009 at her home. She was born January 16, 1933 daughter of the late Lawrence A. and Jessie (Hall) DeWees. She graduated from Rensselaer High School with the class of 1951 and was a lifetime area resident. On January 28, 1952 in Rensselaer, Rose Ann married...