Obituaries

Robert Glenn Baird

Robert Glenn Baird

Sep 26, 2021

Robert "Bob" Glenn Baird left this earth on Sunday, September 26, 2021 in San Francisco, California. After celebrating his 80th birthday in July, Bob and his wife of 54 years decided to go sightseeing. They jumped on a train in Crawfordsville and made the long journey to California. Shortly after arriving, they both tested positive for Covid. Despite having...

Patti Joann (Keller)  Williamson

Patti Joann (Keller) Williamson

Sep 24, 2021

Patti Williamson, age 78, of Crawfordsville died Friday, September 24, 2021 at Franciscan Health Lafayette. She was born December 14, 1942 in Crawfordsville to Pat and Ruth (Dawson) Keller. Surviving are two sisters, Bev Surber and Connie Lewis, both of Crawfordsville; and good friends, Kent & Stacia Jahnke, Bev McCutchen, and Robert & Julie Conkright. She graduated from Crawfordsville...

Carl Andrew Duncan

Carl Andrew Duncan

Sep 22, 2021

Carl Andrew Duncan moved to his eternal home with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. He was 85. Carl Duncan was born December 9, 1935, near Dugger, IN, to Dawson Glenn Duncan and Dorothy J. McCammon. Most of his childhood and adult life were spent in Kingman, IN. He attended Kingman schools and graduated from Kingman...

Harold Edward Smith

Harold Edward Smith

Sep 18, 2021

Harold Edward "Big Ed" Smith Jr, age 69, of Ladoga passed away on September 18, 2021 at The Waters of Greencastle. He was born on September 18, 1952 to the late Harold Edward and Margaret (Perry) Smith. Big Ed grew up in Fountain County. He worked in construction for many years. He always wanted his family together. He was...

Samson Foster Borst

Samson Foster Borst

Sep 18, 2021

Infant Samson Foster Borst was born on September 18, 2021 at Franciscan Health Lafayette. He was the son of Hulda Lou-Ann Borst and Bryan Callahan. In addition to his parents, he is survived by brother, Lluvia Borst; sister, Serenity Callahan; maternal grandparents, Melodie and Louis Borst; paternal grandparents Pyott and Shona Callahan; and aunts and uncles, Hollie Foxworthy, Hannah Borst,...

Noemi Lopez

Noemi Lopez

Sep 17, 2021

Noemi Lopez, age 67 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 in Indiana. She was born in Manhattan, New York on March 11, 1954 to the late Raymond Lopez & Luz Selenia Cancel. She grew up in Bayamon, Puerto Rico; where she lived for almost 38 years, before relocating to Lafayette, Indiana in 1997. Noemi graduated from...

Ronald Eston Kiger

Ronald Eston Kiger

Sep 15, 2021

Ronald "Ronnie" Aka Crazy Kiger, age 66 of Kingman, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born in Danville, IL on February 21, 1955 to the late Cloyd Junior Kiger and Grace Irene (Sloan) Herbold. Ronnie attended Covington High School and worked at Futurex in Bloomingdale for 32 years before retiring....

Brian Jeff Pickering

Brian Jeff Pickering

Sep 15, 2021

Brian Jeff Pickering, age 55, of Crawfordsville passed away at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville on Wednesday, September 21, 2021. He was born in Lafayette on August 17, 1966 to the late Lee Edward and Charlotte Ann (Crane) Pickering. He worked at Walmart in loss prevention, the tire center, and optical lab. He enjoyed fishing, target shooting, old cars, weaponry, and...

Hal T Marshall

Hal T Marshall

Sep 13, 2021

Hal T Marshall, age 72, of Ladoga, was welcomed into eternal life in Heaven on September 13th, 2021. Hal was born on October 29th, 1948, in Kokomo, to Ray and Maxine (Widner) Marshall. His childhood home was in Walton, IN, where he was a member of Shiloh Lutheran Church. Hal loved Walton and would brag on the fact that...

Gavin Dwayne Lewis

Gavin Dwayne Lewis

Sep 12, 2021

Gavin Lewis, age 27 of Veedersburg, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Methodist Hospital. He was born in Danville, IL on June 10, 1994, to the late Darrell Lewis and Carla Griffin. Gavin attended Fountain Central High School and Lincoln Tech. He married Jessica Renee (Kellie) Lewis on December 19, 2017. He enjoyed working on cars, cooking,...

Wayne Edward Kessler

Wayne Edward Kessler

Sep 11, 2021

Wayne Edward Kessler, age 90 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021. He was born at Culver Hospital in Crawfordsville on October 19, 1930 to Clayton and Louise (Gohl) Kessler. He was a lifetime farmer raising grain and livestock with the assistance of his wife and family members in the Whitesville Neighborhood of Montgomery County. He was...

Warner "Dean" Little

Warner "Dean" Little

Sep 10, 2021

Warner "Dean" Little, age 89 of Bloomingdale, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 10, 2021 while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Howard, Indiana on February 9, 1932 to the late Kelly Earl & Opal Norene (Marshall) Little. Dean graduated from Tangier High School in 1950 and proudly served his country in the United...

Geraldine Almeda (Hughes)  Smith

Geraldine Almeda (Hughes) Smith

Sep 10, 2021

Geraldine A. (Hughes) Smith, age 93 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Hickory Creek of Crawfordsville. She was born on December 9, 1927, on a farm in Ripley Township in Montgomery County to Harry E. & Mary (Henry) Hughes. She graduated from Alamo High School in 1945 and was valedictorian of her class. She retired...

Mavis Joan (Gross)  Sheets-Handley

Mavis Joan (Gross) Sheets-Handley

Sep 7, 2021

Mavis "Joan" (Gross) Sheets-Handley, age 84 of Crawfordsville passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Hickory Creek of Crawfordsville. She was born in Ferndale, Indiana on May 17, 1937 to the late David Alonzo & Helen Gertrude (Spencer) Gross. Joan graduated from Bellmore High School in 1955. On September 30, 1955, she married William F. Sheets Jr, who...

Bill Gust Platipodis

Bill Gust Platipodis

Sep 6, 2021

Bill Gust Platipodis, age 70 of Crawfordville, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 at home while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 17, 1950 to the late Gust Platipodis and Carol (Karamesines) Byas. Bill graduated from Valparaiso High School in 1969 and proudly served his country in the United States Navy....

Dan D. Uhey

Dan D. Uhey

Sep 6, 2021

Dan Uhey, age 83 of Perrysville Indiana, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 6, 2021 in his home. He was born in Westville, Illinois on June 7, 1938 to the late Elwin and Ruth Uhey. Dan graduated from Newport High School in 1956. He married Sigrid Snavely on June 18, 1965 at the Rileysburg Church. Dan was a career...

Henry Alfred Lollar Sr.

Henry Alfred Lollar Sr.

Sep 5, 2021

Henry Alfred Lollar Sr., age 79 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 7:35pm at St. Vincent Seton Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by his loved ones. He had been diagnosed with cancer in March and had fought a hard battle but it was time to go be with the Lord. He was born at home on...

Ruth Ellen (Bartley)  Wurtzbacher

Ruth Ellen (Bartley) Wurtzbacher

Sep 4, 2021

Ruth Ellen (Bartley) Wurtzbacher, age 76 of Crawfordsville and formerly of Sauk Village, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was the youngest of 11, born in Jacksonville, Pennsylvania on December 24, 1944 to the late Miles and Florence Blanche (Neff) Bartley. She graduated from Bellefonte High School in Pennsylvania...

Alice Mae Fischer

Alice Mae Fischer

Aug 31, 2021

Alice M. Fischer passed away in Crawfordsville on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at the age of 83. She was born in Alamo, Indiana on June 19, 1938 to her parents Fred and Belle Fischer and graduated from Alamo High School in 1956. She worked for R.R. Donnelley's for several years, then moved to Vero Beach, Florida in the mid-1960's...

Daniel Lee Booth

Daniel Lee Booth

Aug 30, 2021

Dan Booth, age 66 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021 at home while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Crawfordsville on November 4, 1954 to the late Richard Lee & Carolyn Sue (Owens) Booth. Dan graduated from South Montgomery High School in 1973 and attended Indiana State University of Evansville on a baseball...