Obituaries

Dec 20, 2008

65 year old Richard L. Hershberger of Monticello passed away December 20, 2008 at White County Memorial Hospital in Monticello He was born August 6, 1943 in Gary, Indiana son of the late Wilmer and Dorothy (Eshleman) Hershberger. He was educated in the Gary Public Schools. He had been a resident at the CDC Resources facility at 5053 Norway...

Dec 20, 2008

DeWayne M. Chapman, age 74 of Brook, IN passed away December 20, 2008 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was born September 2, 1934 in Brook, son of the late Estil O. Chapman and Elouise H. (Davies) Chapman. She survives. He was a lifetime Newton County resident and a 1952 Graduate of Morocco High...

Dec 12, 2008

Carrie Frances Zacharias Helterbridle, 96, a resident of Ashland, OH since September of 1993, died at the Good Shepherd Home on December 12, 2008. She was born in Lake Village, IN on January 27, 1912 to the late Fred and Florence Parnell Zacharias. As a young girl she went to school in a horse drawn school bus and in...

Nov 30, 2008

Evelyn M. Bachelor, age 64 of Morocco passed away November 30, 2008 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born in Rensselaer on March 5, 1944, the daughter of the late Milton and Blanche (Purdy) Kay. She was a resident of Morocco for 54 years and had attended the Morocco Schools. On September 10,...

Nov 29, 2008

Nancy Ann Smart, age 68 of Morocco passed away November 29, 2008 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselar. She was born in Rensselaer on January 22, 1940, the daughter of the late Don and Ester (Severs) Smart. She was a lifetime Newton County resident, attended the Newton County Schools and Indiana Business College. Nancy had been employed at Intec...

Nov 23, 2008

Guy A. Hoaks, Sr., age 77 of Morocco passed away unexpectedly Sunday afternoon November 23rd at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. He was born in Rensselaer November 29, 1930 the son of the late Cecil Henry and Lela Alice (Sparger) Hoaks. He was a lifetime Newton County resident living the past 32 years in Morocco. He was educated at...

Nov 19, 2008

Mae L. Culp, age 95 of rural Rensselaer, passed away November 19, 2008 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. She was born in Pulaski County Indiana on March 16, 1913, a daughter of the late August F. and Rose (Brandenburg) Tigler. She was a lifetime area resident and on October 1, 1932 in Francesville she married Kenneth R. Culp....

Nov 11, 2008

Hershel Messer, age 79 of Monticello formerly of Jasper County passed away November 11, 2008 at White County Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was born in Knott County, Kentucky on November 5, 1929, a son of the late General Kelly and Bertha (Shepherd) Messer. He had lived in Jasper County since 1946. He married Myrna (McKay) Messer in Jasper...

Nov 3, 2008

Ray Salyer, age 70 of Gifford passed away Monday morning November 3, 2008 at Clarian Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. He was born in Salyersville, KY on September 1, 1938 a son of the late Roy Salyer and Roxie (Huff) Salyer of Gifford. He had lived in Jasper County for 64 years and attended the Kniman Schools. He was...

Nov 2, 2008

David J. Lape, Sr., age 57 of 9496 S 180 W, Rensselaer passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Jasper County Hospital. He was born in Lake County, Indiana on July 2, 1951 a son of the late Leland Lape and Wlma Ann (Schreiber) Lape of Rensselaer. He had been a Jasper County resident for over 50 years...

Oct 29, 2008

Roy Powell, Sr., age 62 passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Rensselaer Care Center. He was born October 16, 1946 the son of the late Wilson and Barbara (Hoover) Powell. Roy had been a lifetime Jasper County resident and attended the Jasper County Schools. He married Carol Durflinger on August 29. 1963 in Tennessee. She preceded him in...

Oct 25, 2008

Gaylen G. Sipe, age 81 of Lake Village passed away Saturday, October 25th at George Ade Memorial Health Care in Brook. He was born in Benton County, Indiana on September 17, 1927 the son of the late Roscoe H. and Gwendolyn (Eberhart) Sipe. He was a lifetime area resident and farmer. He was educated at the Morocco Public Schools....

Oct 12, 2008

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ANNA KRONSBEIN - Morocco, Indiana Age 92 passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Rensselaer Care Center, Rensselaer, IN. She was born July 23, 1916 in Gary, Indiana, the daughter of John and Eva (Mulinski) Kukula. She was a graduate of Gary Public Schools, Class of 1933....

Oct 10, 2008

Donna Sue Luttrell

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Donna Sue Luttrell – Age 77 of Winamac, Indiana, passed away Friday October 10, 2008 at her home with her loving family by her side.

She was a lifelong area resident, and educated in the Francesville school system. In 1949 she married Rastus Luttrell in Winamac and...

Oct 7, 2008

Sep 24, 2008

Marjorie graduated from Tolleston School and studied Elementary Education at Indiana University. She was Poet Laureate of Gary, IN. Although she frequently served as a substitute teacher, her true vocation was serving others. She volunteered her gifts as an artist, teacher, and musician; teaching Sunday School, playing piano during Sunday Services, and painting murals on Church walls. Whether serving...

Sep 20, 2008

Louise Holley, age 70 of Morocco passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. She was a homemaker and had been married to her husband Wayne Holley for 24 years and had been a lifetime Newton County resident. Drawing was her passion and she sold many pieces of her artwork. She will be greatly missed...

Sep 19, 2008

51 yr old Maureen Lynn Vetromila passed away September 19, 2008 at her home with her loving family at her side. She had lived in Morocco the past 4 yrs. moving there from the Chicago area. She was a 1975 graduate of Sparta High School in Wisconsin and spent several years as a corporate accountant. She was of the...

Sep 18, 2008

28 yr old Uriah J. Dobson of 416 E. Oak St., Rensselaer, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Ft. Wayne. He was born in Rensselaer on February 2, 1980 the son of Brenda (Williams) Dobson Buckalew of Rensselaer and the late John C. Dobson, Jr. He was a 1998 graduate of Rensselaer Central High...

Sep 15, 2008

William M. "Bill" "Tank" Dowty, Jr. passed away early Monday morning, September 15, 2008 at Lafayette St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born in Rensselaer on August 5, 1945 and lived his entire life in Rensselaer. He was a 1964 graduate of Rensselaer High School. For 21 years he was employed as a truck driver for Morocco Sand & Gravel,...