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John Cabot Martin
(Obituary ~ 01/02/17)
John Cabot Martin, 78, of North Vernon, passed away at 12:05 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at his residence. Born Oct. 11, 1938 in Indianapolis, Mr. Martin was the son of Leslie and Rachel Love Martin. He was married Barbara McKain Martin for 22 years, and she survives...
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Alvia M. Allen
(Obituary ~ 01/02/17)
Alvia M. Allen, 59, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. Born July 5, 1957 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Louis and Dorothy Pavey. Alvia was a homemaker and had worked for Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church for more than 20 years...
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Robert Earl Clodfelter
(Obituary ~ 01/02/17)
Robert Earl Clodfelter, a well-known area locksmith, passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. He was born Sept. 29, 1932 in Putnam County to Willis Leon and Nina Marguerite Clodfelter. His parents moved to Russellville where he graduated from Russellville High School in 1950...
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John Dale Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 01/03/17)
John Dale Zimmerman, 64, of Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. John was born Jan. 28, 1952 in Greencastle to Otha and Ruth Zimmerman. He was a graduate of Greencastle High School and served his country in the United States Army...
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James Michael 'Mike' Beck
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
James Michael (Mike) Beck, 69, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. He was born Feb. 10, 1947 in Columbus, Ind., and was the son of Patricia (Wertz)Thackery and Todd Beck. He graduated from Hauser High School in 1965, and graduated with honors from Indiana University in 1977 with a BSEd...
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Robert L. Sterchi
(Obituary ~ 01/05/17)
Robert L. Sterchi, 70, of Quincy, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 at his home. Born Aug. 10, 1946 to the late Robert and Freda (Lawson) Sterchi. Robert was a Vietnam War veteran, serving in the Army. He was also a retired truck driver. He is survived by his daughter, Angie Sterchi Pursell; Jeff Pursell; grandchildren Savanah Pursell and Sydney Pursell; great-grandchild Nash; and nephew Sean...
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Jay Randolph Mark
(Obituary ~ 01/05/17)
Jay Randolph Mark, 66, Greencastle, passed away peacefully at home with his family on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 after an extended battle with cancer. Affectionately known as "Randy" or "JR," Jay was born May 18, 1950 in Greencastle to Harold Wayne Mark and Paula Eiteljorge Mark...
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Fred L. Harris
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Fred L. Harris, of New Ross, passed away at home Sunday morning. He was 81. Arrangements are pending at Burkhart Funeral Home, Crawfordsville.
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Judi Skinner
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Judi (Sheets) Skinner, 77, of Fillmore, passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2016. Arrangements are pending with Jones Family Mortuary, Mooresville.
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James M. ‘Big Jim’ Rogers
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
James M. “Big Jim” Rogers, 55, of Brazil, passed away at Union Hospital in Terre Haute on Jan. 7, 2017 following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 1, 1961, in Marion County, the son of Gerald “Pop” and Frances “Jody” Joanne (Deck) Rogers. Big Jim graduated from Cloverdale High School. ...
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Marjorie 'Marge' Lou Perry,
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Marjorie "Marge" Lou Perry, 85, of Waveland, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 7, 2017 at Saint Elizabeth East in Lafayette, Ind. She was born March 13, 1931 at Morton in Putnam County to the late Roy and Martha (Maddox) Detro. On March 20, 1949 in Russellville, she married James H. Perry. Jim passed away Nov. 15, 2010...
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Durbin L. Yeager
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Durbin L. Yeager entered the Gates of Heaven surrounded by his family, very peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. He was born to Royce and Margaret (Masten) Yeager March 2, 1938 in Putnam County. He is survived by his wife, Willa Dean (Parker) Yeager of 58 years. He was the father of Christopher F. Yeager (deceased) and Alan M. Yeager (Abby) and grandsons Logan C. and Adam D. Yeager...
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Judi Skinner
(Obituary ~ 01/09/17)
Judi (Sheets) Skinner, 77, of Fillmore, passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2016. She was born to Ross C. and Sylvia "Sib" (Duncan) Sheets on Oct. 6, 1939 in Indianapolis. Judi was a school bus driver for Wayne Township Schools for 35 years and then drove for North Putnam Schools...
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Patti Jayne Rayborn Raley
(Obituary ~ 01/09/17)
Patti Jayne Rayborn Raley, 70, of Coatesville, and formerly of Clinton, died at 8:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at her Putnam County home. She was born June 12, 1946 in Bloomington, the daughter of Hal B. Rayborn and Martha V. Barry Rayborn. On Sept. 12, 1986, she married John T. Raley, and he survives...
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Chloe Grace Renee Lee
(Obituary ~ 01/09/17)
Chloe Grace Renee Lee, 12, of Carbon, passed away at home Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 following a lifelong battle with Cerebral Palsy. Chloe was born in Terre Haute on March 11, 2004 to Amanda Keliamarie (Lee) Barnhart. Chloe attended school at the LEAAP Center, Forrest Park Elementary and North Clay Middle School...
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Fred L. Harris
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Fred L. Harris, 81, of New Ross, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday morning, Jan. 8, 2017. He worked 37 years at Union Carbide, retiring in 1992 as office manager. He was a member of Woodland Heights and was a past elder. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958...
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Sandra A. Whiting
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Sandra A. Whiting, 77, originally from Quincy, went to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Born Nov. 30, 1939, she was the daughter of Glen and Calita (Black) Job. Sandra was a retired teacher. She retired from Cloverdale after teaching for 35 years...
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Wilda E. Wray
(Obituary ~ 01/12/17)
Wilda E. Wray, 91, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. Born Oct. 23, 1925 in Clinton Township of Putnam County, she was the daughter of Earl Everett and Mabel (Martin) Evens. She was a 1943 graduate of Greencastle High School. Wilda retired from Walmart Distribution Center, where she worked part-time in the marking room. She had also worked at the Angwell Curtain Factory and Castle Shade for 25 years...
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Irene Clark
(Obituary ~ 01/12/17)
Irene Clark, 97, of New Castle, formerly of Reelsville, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Irene was born Aug. 19, 1919 in Martin County, Ky., the daughter of the late John and Mattie Lanham. She married Charles Albert (Bill) Clark in 1936 and began her role as a wife and homemaker in Greencastle and later Reelsville...
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Ralph R. Kirton
(Obituary ~ 01/13/17)
Ralph R. Kirton, 74, of Jasonville, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 at his home. Born Dec. 28, 1942 to Harry H. Kirton and Audra P. Duncan (Morgan). Ralph retired from being a truck driver for 50 plus years. He is survived by his children, Sandra Sue and husband Vernon David Willison, Sara Jean Burns, Ralph Roger Kirton, Robert Roy Kirton and Frannie Dalton; siblings Jeanette and husband Mike Summitt, Pam and husband Terry Kendall and James Kirton; and Linda Morgan, his cousin, caregiver for last 13 years and lifelong friend; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.. ...
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Elves ‘Dean’ Wiggam
(Obituary ~ 01/16/17)
Elves “Dean” Wiggam, 93, Danville, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Dean was born Nov. 14, 1923 in Putnam County to Harry John and Minnie Helen (Williamson) Elliott. She was a 1942 graduate of Bainbridge High School and attended Central Normal College from 1942 through 1944...
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Camarin Carpenter Miles
(Obituary ~ 01/16/17)
Camarin Carpenter Miles of Roachdale passed away on the morning of Friday, Jan. 13, at St. Vincent Hospital, where she had been since Dec. 23 following a traffic accident near Crawfordsville. She was 39. Cami had previously been a teacher's aide at Roachdale Elementary...
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Bettylou 'Lou' Simpson
(Obituary ~ 01/16/17)
Bettylou "Lou" Simpson, 63, of Roachdale, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 15 at 5:04 p.m. with her family by her side. She was born May 6, 1953 in Crawfordsville to the late Norman and Pirette (Kaspzycki) Myers. On Jan. 3, 1994 in Greencastle, she married Donald K. Simpson, and he survives...
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Ronald Wayne Price
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Ronald W. Price, 68, of Greencastle, began his eternal journey on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. Born Oct. 10, 1948 in Kingsport, Tenn., he was the son of James B. Price and Louise (Harrell) Price. On July 29, 1972 he married Susan Cross. Ron was a 1966 graduate of Oxford High School in Benton County, Ind...
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Ellen Miller Sedlack
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Ellen Miller Sedlack, 78, of Greencastle, was born into eternal life, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Arrangements are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.
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Christine Jane Sills
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Christine Jane (Sprouse) Stearley Sills, 67, of Brazil, passed away while living at Meadows Manor East, Terre Haute, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 at 7:40 p.m. She was born Nov. 2, 1949, in Clay County, the daughter of Leslie Lee and Imogene (Fisher) Sprouse...
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Ellen Miller Sedlack
(Obituary ~ 01/18/17)
Ellen Miller Sedlack, 78, of Greencastle, was born into eternal life on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Born in Chicago, she was the daughter of George and Catherine (Walsh) Miller. In 1962 she married Robert P. Sedlack at Notre Dame and he survives. Mrs. Sedlack earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at St. Xavier College, Chicago, and her Master of Library Science at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland...
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Bruce L. Hendricks
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Bruce L. Hendricks, 43, of Cloverdale, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. He was born Sept. 8, 1973 to the late Larry David Hendricks and Pauline (Wilson) Williams. Bruce was a Marine Corps veteran and a driver for Cash Concrete. Bruce married Kathy French on Oct. 19, 1996, and she survives...
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William 'Bill' Edward Samuels
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
William "Bill" Edward Samuels, 74, of Fillmore, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Bill was born to Garland A. and Josephine (Bishop) Samuels on March 1, 1942 in Indianapolis. He proudly served as a veteran of the United States Army. Bill has been a truck driver all of his life, working most recently for Quinn Trucking in Cartersburg for the past year, Jarbow Trucking in Bainbridge for three years and previously self-employed for several years...
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Evelyn Elizabeth Eberwein
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Evelyn Elizabeth Eberwein, 88, also known as "Mimi," passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 at Hendricks Regional Health Hospital, Danville. Evelyn was born April 25, 1928 in Indianapolis to Willard and Carrie Tharp. She was an excellent student and graduated from George Washington High School in 1946...
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Peggy M. Thomas
(Obituary ~ 01/20/17)
Peggy M. Thomas, 81, of Plainfield, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. Mrs. Thomas was born Oct. 16, 1935 in North Vernon. She was the daughter of John B. West and Bernice L. (Klekot) West, both of whom preceded her in death. Mrs. Thomas had three brothers and one sister who also preceded her in death...
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Suzanne L. Anderson
(Obituary ~ 01/20/17)
Suzanne "Sam" Anderson, 71, of Cloverdale, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Suzanne was born to James R. and Betty E. Stokes on Dec. 6, 1945. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, crossword puzzles, reading and spending time with family. Suzanne was an intelligent woman who was well known for her quick wit and love of John Mellencamp music...
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Nora A. Asbell
(Obituary ~ 01/22/17)
Nora A. Asbell, 81, of Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Arrangements are pending with Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.
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Barbara Jean Frantzreb
(Obituary ~ 01/22/17)
Barbara Jean Frantzreb, 61, of Cloverdale, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 at her residence. She was born on May 10, 1955 to James and Barbara Fenton, Indianapolis. She married Clyde Frantzreb on May 16, 1987, and lived in their home in Cloverdale...
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Anthony E. 'Tony' Petrarca
(Obituary ~ 01/22/17)
Anthony E. "Tony" Petrarca, 60, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 at his home. Tony was born May 13, 1956. He was the son of Nicholas and Norma J. Petrarca. He worked for many years in the Service Center at DePauw University prior to his retirement...
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John Thomas Muns
(Obituary ~ 01/22/17)
John Thomas Muns, 33, of Poland, Ind., passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at home, following a lifelong battle with Neurofibromitosis. John was born Sept. 10, 1983, in Indianapolis, the son of Paul and Jill (Coyle) Muns. He graduated from Cloverdale High School with the class of 2003...
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Ronald A. Pitcock
(Obituary ~ 01/22/17)
Ronald A. Pitcock, 79, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 18, 2017 at The Waters of Greencastle where he had been a resident for over a year. Born March 13, 1937, he was the son of Wallace and Doris Pitcock. Ron spent his growing years as the son of a farmer near Russellville and was a member of the Christian church there...
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David B. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/23/17)
David B. Johnson, age 70, of Somerset, Ky., passed from this life on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Ky. David was born on Sept. 18, 1946 in Indianapolis to the late Benjamin and Mary Jaynes Johnson. He was a retired control tech with Central Parking in New York. David was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Vietnam War...
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Annalee Asbell
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Annalee Asbell passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 21, 2017 at her home. She was born in Pike County, Ind., on Dec. 21, 1935 to Howard and Inez (Chanley) Selby. Annie was the third of nine children: Ruth, Onal, Kenny, Maxine, Linda, Patty, Marilyn and Sandy...
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Debra Kay Gruener,
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Debra Kay Gruener, 60, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis with her family by her side. Deb was born on Aug. 25, 1956 in Greencastle, to the late Renos E. and Freda K. (Day) Haltom. She attended Cloverdale High School and later married Anthony "Tony" Evans, who preceded her in death. Debby later married William "Bill" Gruener on Oct. 3, 1985...
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Jo Ann Spurgeon
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Jo Ann Spurgeon, 82, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 due to illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Gordon. Survivors include two sons, Steve Spurgeon and wife Sam, Gosport, and Dave (Bones) Spurgeon and companion Linda Rumley, Danville...
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Lavon Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Harriett Lavon Smith, 88, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Mrs. Smith was born, April 23, 1928 in Jackson, Mich., to Wilbur Clifford and Ethel (Lewis) Smith. She was a graduate of Broad Ripple High School and attended Butler University...
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James L. Giberson
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
James L. Giberson, 66, of Cloverdale, formerly of Mattoon, Ill., passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 at his residence. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30 at the Lake Land Church of Christ, 3480 U.S. Highway 45 in Mattoon, Ill. Rev. David Ferguson will officiate...
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Beatrice N. Spurgeon
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Beatrice N. Spurgeon, 82, of Gosport, went to be with the Lord Jan. 26, 2017. She was born Aug. 28, 1934 to the late John and Josephine (Sutterfield) McCallie. Bea married Raymond Spurgeon July 25, 1952, and he preceded her in death Jan. 31, 1999. She was also preceded in death by her stepmother, Gertrude Jean McCallie, and a brother, John McCallie...
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James F. Zeis
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
James F. Zeis, 90, of Greencastle, passed away surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at Putnam County Hospital. Born on Oct. 3, 1926, in Greencastle, he was the son of James B. and Helen (Sallust) Zeis. He was a 1944 graduate of Greencastle High School...
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Sandra Jean Aker
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
Sandra Jean (Kehrer) Aker, 78, of Reelsville, passed away Jan. 27, 2017 at Cloverleaf Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 22, 1938 in Indianapolis, the daughter of the late Albert and Hazel Kehrer. Sandra graduated from Greencastle High School in 1956. That year she married Robert Aker on May 19, 1956...
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Georgia Elizabeth Evens Sublette
(Obituary ~ 01/29/17)
Georgia Elizabeth Evens Sublette, 101, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at Independence Court. She was born on her grandparents' farm in Putnam County, Ind., on Feb. 23, 1915 to the late Roy and Hazel (Haymaker) Evens. She enjoyed her early years in the country, later attending Putnamville School and graduating from Greencastle High School in 1933...
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Nona P. Knauer
(Obituary ~ 01/30/17)
Nona P. Knauer, 74, of Cloverdale, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 in the St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 13, 1942 in Hendricks County, she was the daughter of W. Leon Pierson and Imogene (Kelly) Pierson. She married Donnell Knauer, and he survives...
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Virginia L. Hardwick
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
Virginia L. Hardwick, 92, of Greencastle, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Greencastle. She was born April 25, 1924, in Fillmore to Ruby and Newton Kersey. She is survived by her daughter Shirley (Gerald) Hayes and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren...
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John Leon Best
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
John Leon Best, 86, of Greencastle, passed away peacefully at his home, Jan. 29, 2017. John was born May 17, 1930 in Clay County to William and Inez (Trout) Best. He worked for many years for Public Service, before retirement in 1990. In addition to his work at Public Service, he was a long-time farmer and raised hogs; his favorite quote when touring the farm was always “Smells like money!”...
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