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Jack Robert Hawkins
Apr 11, 2022
Jack Robert Hawkins age 83 of Lafayette, passed away at 4:00 AM April 11, 2022, in St. Anthony Healthcare Lafayette. He was born in Lafayette, January 4, 1939, to the late Harold Robert and Eva Irene Crone Hawkins. He was raised on a farm near Otterbein in Benton County.
Jack was a graduate of Otterbein High School...
Seth Michael Hooker
Apr 8, 2022
Seth Michael Hooker 39 of Francesville, passed away Friday afternoon, April 8, 2022 in Northwest Health Hospital, LaPorte, following a brief illness. Seth was born in Winamac, May 17, 1982 to the late Michael D. Hooker and Renee Anderson Dickinson who survives.
Seth was raised and remained in Francesville, attending West Central High School. Â He attended the...
Nina May Gross
Apr 4, 2022
Nina Williams Miles Gross age 91 formerly of Wingate, passed away at 5:00 AM Monday, April 4, 2022 in Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Greencastle. Nina was born in Waynetown September 30, 1930, daughter of the late Clayton and Ruth Springer Williams. She was first married to Russell Merle Miles on November 12, 1949 and he preceded her in...
Sarah S. Stephenson
Apr 4, 2022
Sarah Shotts Pavish Stephenson
November 7, 1937 – April 4, 2022
Sarah, age 84, passed away peacefully on April 4 at her daughter's home in Crawfordsville. In her final week, she was surrounded by her family. She was born on November 7, 1937 in Crawfordsville to Theodore Richard Shotts and Wanda Schaffer Shotts. She attended...
Mary Rose Paddack Duncan
Mar 13, 2022
Mary Rose Paddack Martin Duncan, age 94, of Indianapolis, formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away at 12:42 PM Sunday, March 13, 2022 in Forum at the Crossing, Indianapolis. She was born June 1, 1927 to the late Harriet Ellis Paddack and Reid Paddack. She was preceded in death by two younger brothers as children, her first husband Ross Martin, second...
Charles 'Chuck' Ray Bair
Feb 23, 2022
Charles 'Chuck' Ray Bair, age 55 of Wingate, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital, Indianapolis as the result of a vehicle fire. He was born June 11, 1966 in Lafayette, son of Rachel Lafoe Bair Livingston and the late Raymond Bair.
Chuck was a 1984 graduate of Crawfordsville High School...
Paula Joyce Deck Rogers
Feb 22, 2022
Paula Joyce Deck Rogers 86 of Crawfordsville, passed away at 4:05 AM Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in Franciscan Health Hospital, Crawfordsville, following a short illness. She was born in New London, Wisconsin, June 4, 1935 to the late Daniel W. and Rachel B. French Deck. She married John Russell Rogers in Alvin, IL June 12, 1960 and he preceded...
Mary Elizabeth Klutzke
Feb 13, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Wildman Klutzke, age 92 of rural Wingate, passed away in her home on Sunday, February 13, 2022 following a period of failing health. She was born Mary Elizabeth Wildman to Fenton and Pauline (Greve) Wildman at their home in Newtown, October 1, 1929.  She married Robert Benjamin Klutzke at St. Bonifice Catholic Church in Lafayette on May...
Esther Freed-Barnes Rich
Feb 12, 2022
Esther G. Freed Barnes Rich, age 94 of Lafayette and a former New Richmond resident, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022 at IU Health Hospital Lafayette, following a period of failing health. She was born in Wolcott, IN November 4, 1927 to the late Fred and Sylvia Royce Freed. She first married Francis Wayne Barnes June 30, 1945 and...
Robert Dean Oteham
Jan 30, 2022
Robert D. 'Bob' Oteham 92, of rural Williamsport (Marshfield), passed away at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Williamsport, Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 12:52 AM.
Bob was born in Attica Indiana December 6 th 1929 to the late Luella and Ed Oteham. He attended Attica Elementary and High School. In his early years he worked for his father...
Jerry Janssen
Jan 24, 2022
Jerry Janssen 74 of Wingate, passed away at 4:00 AM Monday, January 24 in his home following a lengthy illness. Jerry was born in Lafayette, IN February 25, 1947 son of the late Harry and Edith Lorene Thomas Janssen. He married Susan Beedle Howell in Wingate, July 1, 2000 and she survives.
Jerry was a graduate of...
Sharon Annette Pigg
Jan 8, 2022
Lafayette – Sharon Annette Pigg, age 58 formerly of Fountain County, passed away unexpectedly 11:46 AM Saturday, January 8, 2022 in IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born in Danville, IL November 15, 1963 to Donna Kay Young Pigg Orange who survives in Lafayette and the late William A. Pigg.
Sharon was a 1982 graduate of...
Barbara Mae Richey
Jan 3, 2022
Barbara Mae Neal Richey age 59, of Wingate, passed away unexpectedly in her home at 10:05 PM Monday, January 3, 2022.  She was born in Glasgow, KY, June 16, 1962 to Lawrence Neal and the late Lera O'dell Neal. She married Jeffrey Richey in Hartsville, TN June 12, 1979 and he survives.
Barbara was a 1980 graduate...
Kenneth G. Kirkpatrick
Dec 30, 2021
Kenneth George Kirkpatrick age 88 of Lafayette, passed away at 2:43 PM Thursday, December 30, 2021 in IU Health Arnett Hospital. He had been in failing health the past year. Kenny was born on the family farm in the rural Wingate/Newtown communities February 7, 1933 to the late George Marshall and Ada Bonnie Magdelena Counts Kirkpatrick. He married Barbara...
Lee Joseph Morgan
Dec 26, 2021
Crawfordsville – Lee Joseph Morgan, age 65 of Crawfordsville, passed away in Franciscan Health Hospital Crawfordsville, 6:22 PM December 26, 2021 following a period of failing health. Lee was born in Lafayette July 19, 1956 to the late James R. Mary Lange Morgan. He married Lisa J. McGaughey in Russellville October 15, 1983 and she survives
He...
Richard G. Harshbarger
Dec 4, 2021
Richard Gregory 'Dick' Harshbarger, 96 of rural Crawfordsville, passed away, at 9:42 PM Saturday, December 4, 2021 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born in Montgomery County, July 2, 1925 to the late Grover L. and Dessie 'Marie' Cope Harshman. On April 5, 1947 he married Julia 'Judy' Ehrie and she preceded him in death...
Janice L. Kunkel
Nov 16, 2021
New Richmond – Janice L. Rogers Kunkel age 78 of New Richmond, passed away, surrounded by loved ones, at 9:09 PM Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in Whitlock Place of Crawfordsville.
She was born in Indianapolis, August 7, 1943 daughter of the late Boyd O. and Alma Banta Rogers. She married Roger A. Kunkel September 9, 1962 in...
Leeann Brock
Nov 8, 2021
LeeAnn Brock, age 38, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, November 8, 2021 in Indianapolis. She was born in Montgomery County, September 26, 1983.
Her smile we no longer witness!
She leaves behind her 14 year old son, 10 year old daughter, mother, father, dad, 2 brothers, 3 sisters, 3 aunts, 4 uncles, 2 sister-in-laws, 2...
Gary L. Austin
Nov 4, 2021
Mellott – Gary L. Austin age 63 of Mellott, passed from this life at 12:00 PM Thursday, November 4, 2021 in his home surrounded by family following a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born in Crawfordsville, August 15, 1958 to the late Stanley W. Austin, and survived by his mother Susie E.  (Johnson) Austin who resides in Crawfordsville. ...
Harold 'Chuck' Martin
Nov 4, 2021
Harold Everette "Chuck" Martin age 85 of Waynetown, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021. He was born on October 27, 1936, in Ogden, Illinois and was the son of the late Hubert Francis and Beryl Boyd Martin. On February 7, 1959, Chuck married Gwendolyn D. McManomy at the Waynetown Christian Church and she survives.
Chuck was...
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