Obituaries

Jun 19, 2009

Fannie Kauffman, age 90 of Rensselaer, passed away June 19th as a result of an auto accident in Elkhart County, Indiana. She was born in Newton County on September 3, 1918, a daughter of the late Menno and Amanda (Hochstetler) Anderson. She was educated in the Mt. Ayr Schools and had been an employee of Jasper County Hospital in...

Jun 4, 2009

Linda Jean (Pack) Nelson, age 62 of Burnettsville, passed away June 4th at White County Memorial Hospital in Monticello. She was born in Rensselaer on July 23, 1946 the daughter of Virgil and Alice (Sayers) Strain. She was educated at the Rensselaer Public Schools. She was an employee at Woodward-Shumacher Electric in Rensselaer for several years. She loved fishing,...

May 13, 2009

Gordon S. Burdick, Jr., 74 of Parr, passed away May 13, 2009 at Setion Speciality Hospital inside St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette. He was born March 9, 1935 in Framingham, Massachusetts, son of the late Gordon S. Burdick, Sr., and Alice G. (Allen) Burdick. He was educated in the Framingham Schools and moved to Parr upon his retirement from...

May 10, 2009

Robert Michael "Rob" Lynch, age 33 of Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 10, 2009 at St. Eilzabeth Regional Health in Lafayette, Indiana. He was born in Hammond, IN on January 31, 1976, a son of Richard Allen Lynch, Sr. of Hebron and Cindylu (Bartels) Powers of Lowell, IN. He was educated at the Hammond Public Schools and Lowell...

May 10, 2009

Lela A. Cox, 90, of Morocco, passed away May 10, 2009 at Rensselaer Care Center. She was born in Hickory Ridge, Arkansas on August 22, 1918, the youngest of six daughters of James and Mary Earls Bartley. She graduated from Hickory Ridge High School and moved to Indiana in 1937 where she lived with a sister in Rensselaer. On...

May 7, 2009

Albert J. Wienwrank, age 89 of rural Rensselaer, passed away at his home May 7, 2009. He was born at Crescent City, Illinois on April 10, 1920 a son of the late Chris and Hannah (Eiben) Wienwrank. He had been a Jasper County resident since 1953. He was a lifetime farmer and loved John Deeere equipment. He was educated...

Apr 28, 2009

Mary K. Burton, age 91 of Rensselaer, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Clarian Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born in Rensselaer on December 20, 1917, a daughter of the late August and Rose (Brandenburg) Tigler and had lived in Rensselaer for most of her life, except a period of about five years that she lived...

Apr 22, 2009

Helen M. Weiser, age 88 of Rensselaer passed away at her home on April 22, 2009. She was born Sept. 12, 1920 in Cadillac, MI, a daughter of the late Howard L. and Edith (Chesebro) DePew. She was a 1938 graduate of Cadillac High School and attended business college before beginning employment with the Government in Civil Service. A...

Apr 21, 2009

Delores G. Romine, age 88, of Newton County passed away April 21, 2009 at Oak Grove Christian Retirement Village in DeMotte, IN. She was born July 21, 1920 in Winamac, IN, a daughter of the late Mamie and Metta (Shriner) Baker. She was educated at the Fair Oaks Public Schools and worked serveral years at Goldblat's Department Store in...

Apr 18, 2009

Victoria Lynn Sisson, age 44 of rural Morocco passed away unexpectedly at her home April 18, 2009. She was born in Gary, IN March 16, 1965, the daughter of the late Donald Edward and Donna Mae (Gray) Perkins. She had been a resident of Newton County for 37 years and was educated at North Newton High School. She married...

Apr 2, 2009

Blanche Byron, age 95, formerly of Remington, passed away early Thursday, April 2, 2009 in Quincy, Illinois where she had lived the past six years. She was born on January 13, 1914 in Fowler, Indiana the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Funk) Nelson. She graduated from Gilboa High School in 1932. On January 18, 1939 in Remington...

Mar 26, 2009

WAYNE HOLLEY

1917-2009

Born Sept. 16, 1917, in Morocco, he was the son of the late Ray Albert and Estella May Kessler Holley. He attended Newton County schools.

In October 1984, he married Louise Gregerson Northcutt in Kentland, and she preceded him in death on Sept. 20, 2008.

Mr. Holley was...

Mar 19, 2009

Robert I. "Bart" Bartlett, age 58 of rural Rensselaer passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Lafayette St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana on December 4, 1950 a son of the late Irving Gayle and Ruth E. (Correll) Bartlett. He had been a resident of the Rensselaer area since 1977, previously living in Lafayette and Monticello,...

Mar 15, 2009

Francis Eugene "Gene" Yeoman, age 67 of Rensselaer, passed away March 15th at the Monticello Assisted Living & Healthcare. He was born in Rensselaer on February 4, 1942, a son of the late Hugh and Lizzie (Selby) Yeoman. He was a lifetime Jasper County resident and had attended the Rensslear Public Schools and the United Methodist Church. He is...

Feb 26, 2009

Mary J. Kanney, 85 of Rensselaer passed away at Jasper County Hospital on February 26, 2009. She was born in Surrey in Jasper County, Indiana on June 6, 1923, daughter of the late Joseph J. and Emma (Zacher) Thomas. She graduated from Rensselaer Central High School with the Class of 1941 and in 1944 graduated from St. Margaret's School...

Feb 17, 2009

Glen R. Snow age 93 of Rensselaer passed away late Tuesday February 17, 2009 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born in Jasper County on October 11, 1915, the son of the late Charles and Stella (Nuss) Snow. He lived in Rensselaer most of his life, except for living in Crown Point for 30 years. He attended the Rensselaer...

Feb 15, 2009

William R. Adair, age 88 of Rensselaer passed away late Sunday evening, February 15, 2009 at Rensselaer Care Center. He was born in Rensselaer on September 28, 1920 a son of the late John and Marie (Jones) Adair and was a lifetime Jasper County resident. He was a 1939 graduate of Rensselaer High School, was a U.S. Army Veteran,...

Feb 9, 2009

Bernice "Bea" Barrett Worley

Bea Worley, 80, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 in Tampa, Fla. Bea is survived by her sister Penny (Dale) Ridinga and their two children. She is also survived by her six children: George (Connie) Barrett III, John (Roxanne) Barrett Sr., Richard (Dawn) Barrett, Patti (Steve) Zamora, Steve Barrett and Larry (Shannon) Barrett....

Jan 19, 2009

Norma Jean Brownfield, age 78 of Morocco passed away at her home Monday afternoon, January 19, 2009. She was born in Kankakee, Illinois on November 29, 1930, daughter of the late Earl & Anita (Langley) Russell and was a lifetime Morocco area resident. She graduated from Morocco High School in 1949 and on January 27, 1951 married Raymond W....

Jan 6, 2009

Dianna Lynn Giroux, age 45 of Gifford passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare in West Lafayette, IN after declining health. She was born in Brook November 15, 1963 to Sharon Stone and the late Richard Giroux and was a lifetime Newton and Jasper County resident. She graduated from South Newton High School in 1982 and had...