Obituaries

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,...

Sep 5, 2008

47 yr old Lynn Marie Frye passed away unexpectedly late Friday evening, September 5, 2008 at Jasper County Hospital. She was born in Roseland, Illinois on April 16, 1961 to Etta (Rademacher) Bock and the late Herbert Bock of Rensselaer. She was a graduate of Calumet City Schools in 1979. After living in Calumet City, Kentucky, Texas, Germany and...

Sep 3, 2008

Thomas H. Halstead, age 62 of Morocco passed away at his home on Wednesday afternoon, September 3, 2008 following an illness of 2 years. He had resided in Morocco for the past 12 years moving there from Mt. Ayr. He attended the Mt. Ayr Schools and was a member of the Class of 1964. He proudly served his country...

Aug 27, 2008

Paul was a lifetime resident of Rensselaer, graduating with the Class of 1939. He was married to the love of his life Dorothy E. Blaze on February 28, 1946 and they were married 62 years. He had been a Mobil Oil Distributor for 32 years. He had been a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant during WW II. Paul was a...

Aug 22, 2008

Romaine was born in Kinmundy , Illinois February 12, 1914. He was a life long resident of the St. Anne, Illinois area. He married Charlene Kaiser and they began their life together having eight children. In 1987 Charlene passed away, and Romaine carried on until in August of 1989 he married Beatrice Hutson. Beatrice brought to Romaine's life 5...

Aug 13, 2008

Aug 10, 2008

Delbert Wayne Kay, age 65 of Galivants Ferry, South Carolina passed away August 10, 2008 at Conway Medical Center. Delbert was born January 10, 1943 in Morocco, Indiana, a son of the late Milton William (Billy) and Blanche May Purdy Kay. He was a retired master sergeant with the U.S. Army. Delbert will be sadly missed by his wife,...

Jul 27, 2008

Charles F. Wood, Jr. age 57 passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, July 27, 2008 at Jasper County Hospital in Rensselaer. Private family services will be held at a later date in Springfield, IL

Jul 25, 2008

Bud was 94 years old when he entered eternity. On May 22, 1937, he married Helen (White) Brunton of Leroy. They were married for 54 years before she preceded him in death on November 19, 1991. He had been in failing health the past 3 years. Bud truly enjoyed life and loved worshipping his God with his church family....

Jul 21, 2008

Patricia I Deardurff, age 67, of Rensselaer, passed away at home on July 21, 2008. She was a lifetime resident of Newton and Jasper Counties. She was educated at the Morocco High School, graduating with the Class of 1961. She had worked for Shumaker Electric for several years in production and finishing. She will be greatly missed by her...