Obituaries from March 2022

James Lee “Jim” Scott, 76, of Greencastle, born March 12, 1945 in Clinton, passed away on Feb. 18, 2022. A celebration of life will be held for Jim on Saturday, March 12 at 1 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 1421 S. Bloomington St., Greencastle. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for the care and research of Alzheimer’s and dementia to the John and Louise Brackney endowment fund c/o the Putnam County Foundation, 2 S. Jackson St., Greencastle, IN 46135...

Debra Lynn Williams, 62, of Fillmore, passed away March 2, 2022. She was born Oct. 27, 1959 in Crawfordsville to the late Edgar and Evelyn (Arnold) Cassida. Debra dearly loved her grandchildren. Her hobbies included being with family and friends, watching birds and wild animals, playing cards and crocheting, and she laughed and loved her life partner Ernie...

Patricia Ann Pitman, 86, of Roachdale, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2022 at her residence. She was born on June 17, 1935 to the late William H. and Juanita (Gleason) Klein. She married Oscar Pitman on Sept. 3, 1971 in Danville. He survives. Patricia was a loving wife and mother. She enjoyed all kinds of music, piano, mandolin and singing. She also enjoyed reading, games, playing with her grandchildren, and just spending time with her family...

Charles K. .Kramer July 24, 1934 - March 2, 2022 Charles K. Kramer, 87, of Rockville, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Life’s Journey Hospice in Avon. He was the owner of Chuck-A-Luck’s Auto Sales. He was born July 27, 1934, in Indianapolis to the late George Kramer and Georgianna Burns Seifert...

While Randy may not have been nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he was inducted to a higher calling among some of the greatest artists of all time.  “In spite of ourselves,” Randy will be missed by many, including his wife of 42 wild years (Barb Young) and his “fortunate son,” Ryan. ...

Charles Edward Brown Sr., 72, of Cloverdale, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 at home surrounded by family. He was born March 8, 1949 in Liberty, Ky., to the late Elmer Brown and Lillie Brown. He married Mary Creek on Dec. 6, 1965. She preceded him in death Jan. 4, 2014...

Virgil L. Houser, 81, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at his residence. He was born July 18, 1940 to Clarence Lee Houser and Mary (Meadlo) Houser in Terre Haute. Virgil is survived by sons Virgil Houser (Karen) and Thomas Houser (Selena); daughters Tammy Slobodnik (Mark) and Joyce Reid (Dan Lamb); and several nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

Michael Andrew Gurney was an avid gamer and selfless soul. Michael’s love for life did not come to an end with his passing. Michael passed away on March 2, 2022 at the age of 30 after a long and very courageous battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia that ended with Michael donating a part of himself to save multiple lives. His legacy will continue to play on in the lives of those he saved as well as his numerous near and dear family and friends he has impacted with his kindness and love...

James L. Anderson, 87, of Reelsville, passed away on March 5, 2022, following a brief illness. Jim was born on Jan. 18, 1935, in Bowling Green, Ind., the son of Urvan and Tina B. (Jones) Anderson. He graduated from Bowling Green High School with the class of 1953...

We are saddened to announce the passing of Dr. James R. Gammon at the age of almost 92. James suffered a severe stroke on Feb. 15 as he was recovering from a partial hip replacement and performing rehabilitation at Mill Pond Health.   Both a memorial service and celebration of life are planned in honor of Dr. ...

Stanley Doyle Clover, 87, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Hickory Creek at Sunset. Born Dec. 30, 1934 to the late Leslie Doyle and Helen (Gates) Clover in Pierceton, Ind. He was a 1953 graduate of Greencastle High School. Stanley graduated on Feb. 28, 1962 from the National Radio Institute in Washingto, D.C., for electronics in radio and television and from the Industrial Training Institute in Chicago as an electronic technician on May 4, 1964...

Donald E. Moench, 74, of Poland, passed away March 5, 2022. He was born April 7, 1947 in Indianapolis to the late Robert and Katherine Moench. He married Linda (George) Moench on May 19, 1990 ,and she survives. He worked for several years for General Motors until retirement...

Keith A Ferrand, son of Marian and Eleanor (Miles) Ferrand of Greencastle, prepared for his journey to a better place on Sunday, March 6, 2022, after an onset of Covid pneumonia. He married Betty Keysor Place on July 3, 1986. They enjoyed 35 joyful years of holy matrimony...

Mary L. Voyles, 83, of Bainbridge, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 6, 2022. She was born June 28, 1938 in Indianapolis, to the late Addis and Dolores (Fraley) Coleman. She married Don Voyles on Nov. 29, 1958, and he survives. She was a member of the Belleville Church of Christ...

Henry David Fraizer, infant child of Michael D. Fraizer and Elizabeth Costin, passed away on March 7, 2022. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Brantley Fraizer; his grandparents, Jill Cook (Jamey), Mike Fraizer (Jessica Saucerman) and Gwen Costin (Mike Lancaster); and great-grandparents, Beverly Costin,...

Willard Lee Kendall Jr., 70, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Hickory Creek at Sunset. Willard was born in Greencastle on April 24, 1951, the son of Willard Sr. and Evelyn (Newman) Kendall. He was a 1969 graduate of Greencastle High School...

William Louis Bode, 76, of Greenwood, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1945, in Enid, Okla., to the late Henry and Ethel Bode. Bill was married to the love of his life, Janet Nichols, on Feb. 4, 1967. He was employed as a project manager Asc. at Lockheed Martin for 20 years, retiring in 2012. Prior to that he worked for IBM for more than 25 years...

Helen Decker, 83, Greencastle, passed away on March 1, 2022, to be with the Lord. A celebration of life was held with family and friends on March 5. Helen was born Sept. 26, 1938 in Indianapolis. She worked at Old National Bank and HBG Insurance and Bonds before retiring. She and her husband, Ken Decker, lived at Thomas Lake, Greencastle, for 40 years...

Ray Edwin Stringer, 88, made his final journey on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. He was born Jan. 11, 1934 at home in Morgan County to the late Jewel Glen and Reggie Lucille (Buis) Stringer. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold Eugene and Junior Leroy...

Marilyn Mourouzis, 85, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Hoosier Village in Zionsville. She was the youngest daughter of Harry and Morphe Xenos, Greeks who resettled in Canton, Ohio, at an early age. Her given name was Panagiota, but she was known as Beba (“baby”); she chose to formally change her name as an adult...

David Aaron Sparks, 72, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Born April 28, 1949 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Elbert Leroy and Delores May (Acton) Sparks. David was a musician, having sang and played guitar in the 3rd Shift and Fancy Free bands. He had also worked in real estate buying and selling homes...

Patrick “Pat” Aikman of Greencastle, longtime public relations director at DePauw University and director of the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Basketball series, passed away March 9, 2022. He was 86 years old. Born to Herbert and Charlotte Aikman, Pat grew up in Dana, Ind., and graduated class valedictorian of Dana High School in 1953. He enrolled at DePauw University, where his interests in journalism and sports information flourished and became lifelong pursuits. ...

Jonathan Leo Trusty, 44, passed away on Nov. 20, 2021 at his residence in LaMarque, Texas. He was born on Oct. 23, 1977 in Brazil. He grew up at Fallen Rock Parke and attended United Methodist Church and youth group and performed with their mime troupe...

Virginia C. Day, 87, of New Albany, formerly of Greencastle, passed ednesday, March 16, 2022 at her residence. Born Dec. 10, 1934 in Reelsville, she was the daughter of Webster and Wanda (Walker) Smith. Virginia worked as a caregiver and minister to many...

Howard Martin Tippin, 85, was born July 21, 1936, in Salem, Ind. He moved with his family to a farm just south of Morton and lived most his life in Putnam County until his death on Friday, March 18, 2022. He graduated from Bainbridge High School and went into farming. When Van Bibber Lake began to develop adjacent to his farm, Howard became involved with the development of the lake, which led to a career of over 40 years in facilities management...

Ashley Renee (Noll) Berry, beloved wife and mother, went to her heavenly home on March 17, 2022. She was born on March 2, 1983 to Rick Noll and Jodi (Hebb) Chuang. She married Jordan Berry on October 5, 2019 in Greencastle,. Ashley graduated from Milton-Union High School in 2001 and went on to attend IUPUI. She was an active person who loved the outdoors. Among some of her favorite things were running, hiking, kayaking, cooking, gardening and going to the beach...

Greg Ray Adams, 58, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022. He was born Sept. 28, 1963 in Anderson, the son of Robert and Priscilla (Lee) Adams. They moved to Greencastle in August of 1971. Greg went to Fillmore, Greencastle and Cascade school systems...

Louise Reinecke, 90, of Rhinebeck, N.Y., passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at her home. Born on May 31, 1931, in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of Presbyterian minister Herman Reinecke and classical soprano Madaline (Seibert) Reinecke. Louise married Roger Gustavsson (1930-2016) in 1957 in New Haven, Ct...

Mattie Faye (Schell) Hensley, 90, of Kings Mountain, Ky.,, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at her daughter’s residence. Born Sept. 3, 1931 in Laurel County, Ky., she was the daughter of Taft and Luanna (Burkhart) Schell...

Peggy Lou Miller, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Born April 9, 1933 in Belle Union, she was the daughter of Edward and Elma (Wallace) Schulz. She was a graduate of Belle Union High School. Peggy retired from the Putnam County Hospital, where she had worked as the business manager. She also worked with Re/Max and Coldwell Baker selling real estate for several years...

Sandra (Korkos) Clark was born on Sept. 3, 1954. Sandy passed away on Wednesday March 23, 2022 in Rockledge, Fla. She graduated from Cascade High School in 1972. She was the daughter of Charles A. Clark “Bill” and Irene (Lanham) Clark of Reelsville...

John Joseph Whitaker, 81, of Cloverdale, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022. He was born Feb. 4, 1941 in Spencer to the late Charles D. Whitaker and Lillian M. (Beam) Whitaker. He married Judy G. (Church) Whitaker on June 18, 1966, and she survives...

Maggie Keegan, 88, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, entered her eternal home in heaven on Thursday, March 24, 2022. For the past 13 years, she lived at Sugar Grove Senior Living in Plainfield, where she was loved and cared for by many...

Richard Rhea Carman, 68, passed away March 26, 2022 at IU Health. He was born on Jan. 19, 1954 in Greencastle to Charles and Patricia (Nelson) Carman. Rick attended South Putnam High School and graduated in the class of 1972. He married Diana Shaw in January 1974 and they had one daughter, Heather, and she survives...

Clyde L. Neier, 86, of Greencastle, formerly of Clayton, passed away at Hickory Creek at Sunset Nursing Care in Greencastle with his loving family at his side on Thursday, March 24, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 at Weaver & Randolph Funeral Home, Clayton, with visitation from 4 p.m. until time of service...

Randy D. Neeley, 68, of Bainbridge, passed away Sunday evening, March 27, 2022 at his residence. He was born Dec. 24, 1953 in Indianapolis, the son of Albert Paul Neeley and Zula Mae (Todd) Neeley. He married Lauri Miller, and she survives. Randy was a diesel mechanic and had also worked at Humphrey’s Outdoor Equipment for two years. He was a jack of all trades and and never met a stranger...

Allen Dale Gurney, 63, of Brazil, passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 27, 2022. He was born on March 21, 1959, to the late H.A. and Dixie (Lutz) Gurney in Greencastle. Allen graduated from Cloverdale High School and then attended Lincoln Tech, where he received a degree in mechanical engineering. He worked for several companies during his career, including Cummins and Allison Transmissions. He enjoyed woodworking, building furniture, leather working and in general tinkering with things...

Raymond “Ray” Howard Gist passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at the age of 66. Ray is remembered as a loving husband, father, son, grandfather, uncle, friend and the epitome of what a good person should be in this world. Ray always did what he could to help anyone. He was a kind soul that was easy to talk to and well-liked by everyone in his life...

James Radford Andrews, 75, passed away March 26, 2022 at home surrounded by family. He was born Sept. 27, 1946 in Franklin, Ky., to the late Sara A. (Draper) and Wesley R. Andrews. He is loved and survived by his wife of 40 years, Mary A. (Uhl) Andrews; his sister, Bonnie Shuffitt (Frank); three daughters and a son, Kimberley C. ...

Scott David Dunn, 52, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born April 22, 1969 in Greencastle, he was the son of Rex and Sharon (Nelson) Dunn. Scott was a graduate of Greencastle High School class of 1987 and attended Indiana State University...

Sydney Lawren Willis, 18, of Cloverdale, was called home by her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 1:31 p.m. Sydney was born on Dec. 19, 2003 in Bloomington to Kevin and Melissa (Hamm) Willis. Sydney was a senior at Cloverdale High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society, FFA, the varsity softball team and a participant in Girl’s State. ...