Obituaries

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...

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....