Obituaries

Gregory D. Bayless

Gregory D. Bayless

Jul 7, 2025

Gregory D. Bayless, age 64 of Crawfordsville, passed away on July 7, 2025 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was born on February 12, 1961 to the late Jerry and Joy (Quisenberry) Bayless in Crawfordsville.

Greg was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School, Class of 1979. He worked as an operator and binder at R.R. Donnelley and Lakeside Book Company for...

Bruce J. Witt

Bruce J. Witt

Jul 6, 2025

Bruce Joseph Witt, 71, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, passed away peacefully of natural causes at home on July 6, 2025. Born February 2, 1954, in Crawfordsville, IN, Bruce was the beloved son of the late Carl and Alice Witt.

Bruce married the love of his life, Kathy Jo Witt, and together this past May they celebrated 49 years of marriage. Bruce...

Barbara Jean Davis

Barbara Jean Davis

Jul 3, 2025

Barbara Jean Davis, age 60 of Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025 at home surrounded by family. She was born on November 20, 1964 to the late James and Sharon (Sebek) Davis in Riverside, CA. Barbara married Dennis O'Malley in 1982 in Conroe, TX, spending 12 loving years raising their family together, until his passing in 1994. They...

Carolyn Sue Cronk

Carolyn Sue Cronk

Jun 30, 2025

Carolyn Sue (Runion) Cronk, age 79 of Waynetown, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2025 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 2, 1945 to the late Raymond and Edna (Stout) Runion.

Carolyn attended Crawfordsville High School, worked at Hi-Tech (Acuity) and retired from there. She married Theron Cronk on August 21, 1971. She was...

Janis Noreen Keele

Janis Noreen Keele

Jun 30, 2025

Janis Noreen (Hollowell) Keele, age 89 of Covington, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 30, 2025. She was born in Covington, Indiana on July 7, 1935, to the late Lester & Minnie (Gray) Hollowell.

Janis graduated from Perrysville High School and on June 19, 1954, she married the love of her life, Kenton Keith Keele, who...

Ronald Wojtaszek

Ronald Wojtaszek

Jun 29, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce that Ronald Walter Wojtaszek, a beloved brother, uncle, friend, and treasured member of the community, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025, at the age of 83. Born on February 13, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, Ron was the son of the late Walter Stanley and Loretta Constance (Broskow) Wojtaszek and resided in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and...

Ted E. Tague

Ted E. Tague

Jun 28, 2025

Ted E. Tague, age 73 of New Market, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at home. He was born on July 13, 1951 to the late Harvey and Grace (Layman) Tague in Crawfordsville. Ted married Jacquelyn Bell, of New Market, in 1974, later divorcing in 1996. On October 9, 1999, Ted married Robin Fulwider at New Hope Christian Church.

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Donald Simpson

Donald Simpson

Jun 26, 2025

Donald Royce Simpson, age 96, of Crawfordsville passed away on Thursday, June 26 2025 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was born in Montgomery County on July 13, 1928 to the late Ray E. and Lilly Grace (Peters) Simpson.

Donald graduated from Waveland High School, Class of 1946. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. After his service, Donald...

Linda Jean Scott Abbott

Linda Jean Scott Abbott

Jun 24, 2025

Linda Jean (Mitchell) Scott Abbott, age 75, of Ladoga, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at IU Methodist. She was born in Beech Grove, Indiana, on August 14, 1949, to Charles O. Mitchell and Betty Jean (Bridgman) Basham.

Linda graduated from Franklin Central High School in 1967. She married Richard W. Scott on August 19, 1967; he preceded her...

Ronald Edward Hicks

Ronald Edward Hicks

Jun 19, 2025

Prof. Ronald Edward Hicks died 19 June 2025 at the age of 84. He was born 26 August 1940, the son of Winfield S. and E. Genevia Clements Hicks in Chicago, Illinois, but always considered Kingman, Indiana, where he grew up on his maternal grandparents' farm, to be his hometown. He graduated from Kingman High School and Purdue University, where...

Rita C. Kestler

Rita C. Kestler

Jun 13, 2025

Rita C. Kestler, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and sister, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025. She was 95 years old.

Rita was born in Chicago, IL, on January 30, 1930 to Frank and Helen (Guzowski) Pokrzewinski. She married Gerard Kestler on June 20, 1953, spending over 48 loving years together until his passing in 2002.

Rita lived most of...

Anna Marie Rahm

Anna Marie Rahm

Jun 12, 2025

Anna Marie (Woolwine) Rahm, age 78 of Covington, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Waters of Covington. She was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana on February 27, 1947, to the late Curtis Anthony & Clara Marie (Bean) Woolwine.

Anna attended Cates School and Covington High School. She was a loving mother and homemaker and worked in home healthcare for...

Heath S. Pickering

Heath S. Pickering

Jun 8, 2025

Heath S. Pickering, age 51 of Crawfordsville, passed away after a short illness on June 8, 2025 at Franciscan Health East in Lafayette. He was born on April 21, 1974 to the late Lee and Charlotte (Crane) Pickering in North Carolina.

Heath attended Douglas Byrd Schools in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He worked at various local companies including a cashier...

June M. Moore

June M. Moore

May 31, 2025

June Maire Kinneer Moore, age 91, a farm girl from near Cates, IN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 31, 2025. June was born at home on Sunday, May 27, 1934 to Clyde and Hazel Marie (Huffman) Kinneer. She was an only child.

June attended Cates School and Kingman High School, graduating in 1952. She received a BS in Education from...

Michael Young

Michael Young

May 31, 2025

Michael Young, age 72 of Covington, passed away at home on Saturday, May 31, 2025. He was born In Lafayette, Indiana on February 14, 1953, to the late Silas P. & Evadna (Morgan) Young.

Michael graduated from Fountain Central High School in 1971 and graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. He worked in Elkhart County Indiana as a...

Richard D. Brown

Richard D. Brown

May 24, 2025

Richard D. Brown, age 58 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025. He was born on July 27, 1966 to Vernon and Sylvia (Cooper) Brown in Manning, SC. Richard was raised and graduated from school in Kingstree, SC.

Richard married Patricia Young on December 27, 2012 in Crawfordsville, spending over 12 loving years together. He worked in...

Bobby G. Baity

Bobby G. Baity

May 22, 2025

Bobby "Bob" Baity, age 82, of New Market, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Danville IL on August 29,1942 to Ernest King and Ova Mae (Hayes) Baity.

Bob graduated from Danville High School. He retired from General Electric after 27 years. Bob spent 45 years as a...

Don Richard Fuller

Don Richard Fuller

May 9, 2025

Don R. Fuller, age 86, of Crawfordsville passed away on May 9, 2025 at his son's home. He was born in Anna-Jonesboro, Illinois on June 25, 1938 to the late Chester and Zora (Pierce) Fuller.

Don retired from Ingress Plastine after 42 years. He married Loretta J. Walls on April 30, 1959. Don was a member of First...

Diana Price

Diana Price

May 8, 2025

Diana Lynn (Fuston) Price, age 60, of New Market passed away on Thursday, May 8,2025 at IU Methodist. She was born in Westminster, California on September 25, 1964 to the late Daniel and Zelma (Osborne) Fuston.

Diana attended Western Boone High School. She worked for ATT as a cleaner. Diana married James Price on March 22, 2005, he...

Gabriella "Gabby" Blankenship

Gabriella "Gabby" Blankenship

May 7, 2025

Gabriella "Gabby" Blankenship, age 22, of West Lafayette, Indiana, passed away on May 7, 2025, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. In her generous spirit, Gabby's final act of kindness was to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donation, a decision that will touch many lives for years to come.

Born on August 13, 2002, in Crawfordsville, Gabby...