Obituaries

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...

Jul 20, 2008

Harley E. Hickman, 92, of Morocco passed away Sunday morning, July 20, 2008 at Jasper County Hospital. He attended Colfax and North Star Schools, and later rode his horse to school at Mt Ayr. Harley drove for Short Way Bus Line, P J Keller, and Arkin Truck Line out of Chicago, while maintaining a farm. He was a member...

Jul 19, 2008

Frank Arthur Smith, age 77 of Rensselaer passed away Saturday, July 19, 2008 at his home. He was born in Harvey, IL on August 17, 1928 the son of the late Frank Albert Smith and Ann (Fromalski) Smith. He had lived in Rensselaer for 11 years moving here from Calumet City, IL. He married Joan Agnes (Romero) Smith on...

Jul 18, 2008

David Alan Pufahl, 55, of Beaverville, IL passed away at his home on Thursday, July 17, 2008, following an illness of 18 months. He was born July 23, 1952 in Watseka, IL the son of the late Donald Dean Pufahl and Marjorie (Barker) Pufahl. He was a lifetime area resident and graduated from Donovan High School with the Class...

Jun 29, 2008

James M. Mikula, 59, of rural Rensselaer, passed away Sunday evening, June 29, 2008 at Jasper County Hospital after an illness of six months. He was born in Gary, IN on November 13, 1948, the son of John and Cecelia (Bialota) Mikula of Grand Junction, CO. He lived in Lake County, IN prior to moving to Jasper County in...

Jun 21, 2008

Suzy Culp, age 50, the beloved daughter of Sandra and Kenny Culp of rural Rensselaer passed away Saturday, June 21st at Jasper County Hospital. Suzy had fought many battles with serious illnesses beginning in 1966 at the age of 8 with a very rare brain cancer, again in 1995, in 1997 with breast cancer and 2006 with lung cancer....

Jun 20, 2008

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Lucia, age 87, lived most of her life in Parr and was a beautician for over 65 years. She loved to read and travel and care for her many cats and dog. Her husband, Bill preceded her in death in 1982. She dearly loved and so enjoyed...

Jun 19, 2008

Elmer D. Blubaugh, age 90, of Rensselaer, passed away late Thursday evening, June 19, 2008 at the Indiana Veteran's Home in West Lafayette. Born in Clay County Indiana September 27, 1917, he lived in Brazil, IN until 1933. He lived in Tacoma, Washington prior to induction into the Army in 1942. After serving in WW II he lived in...

Jun 18, 2008

Charles W. Walker, 73, of rural Rensselaer passed away at his home Wednesday, June 18th. He was born in Rensselaer June 27, 1934, the son of the late Arthur P. and Leota (Obeinchain) Walker. Charles had been a lifetime Jasper County resident and attended Wheatfield High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 till 1956. On...

Jun 7, 2008

Barbara J. Chevrette, age 69, of rural DeMotte passed away early Saturday morning, June 7th at her home. She was born in Flint, MI on January 13, 1939, the daughter of the late Archie Prieur and Ruth (Keefer) Prieur. She graduated from the Davisson Michigan Public School and married Wilfred J. Chevrette in Flint, MI on February 1, 1958....

May 22, 2008

George Pilipovich, age 82, of Hobart passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 22, 2008. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II, and was a member of the American Legion Post #260 of Portage. He was a Machine Operator for Union Tank for 43 years retiring in 1990. He was a former...

May 14, 2008

Alma Wireman, 82, of Rensselaer, passed away at her home Wednesday, May 14, 2008. She was born in Decoy, Kentucky on September 16, 1925, the daughter of Kelly Stone (dec) and Verdie (Smith) Stone (dec). She had been a resident of Rensselaer since 1939. She married Morgan Wireman on December 8, 1946 in Rensselaer. He preceded her in death...