May 17, 2015

Terry Eugene Ellingwood, age 68, of Wallace passed away peacefully at 10:00 pm on May 17, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving girls, after a valiant 15 year battle with cancer. He was born in Crawfordsville on July 3, 1946 to the late Eugene and Idell ( Mitchell) Ellingwood.

He graduated from Wallace High...

May 16, 2015

Harry George Ratcliff Jr., age 77, of Covington and Kingman passed away at 11:05am on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Crawfordsville. He was born in Danville, IL on December 22, 1937 to the late Harry George Sr and Nora Mae (Manning) Ratcliff.

Harry graduated from Kingman High School in 1956 and...

May 16, 2015

Jean Lois (Brown) Childers, age 91, of Covington and formerly of Kingman passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at St.Vincent Hospital in Williamsport. She was born in Great Bend, Kansas on May 17, 1923 to the late Joseph L. and Ethel (Parker) Brown.

Lois graduated from Great Bend High School in Kansas in 1943...

May 16, 2015

Mrs. Margaret Frances Smith, 99, Ladoga, passed away Saturday, May 16th, at 6:25 PM in the Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. She was born March 6th, 1916 in Danville, Illinois, to Frederick Harrison and Goldie Roxie (Elder) Rutan. She married Merle Burton Smith on February 29th, 1936, in Danville, Illinois. He preceded her in death on December 8th, 1997....

May 15, 2015

Mr. John Michael Kader, Sr., Crawfordsville, passed away Friday, May 15th, at 2:52 PM in the St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born January 14th, 1945, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Louis Gene and Irene Rose (Szukhent) Kader. He married Teresa K. Smith on June 14th, 1979, in Otisville, Michigan. She survives.

Mr. Kader was the...

May 15, 2015

Pastor Walter Charles Terry, 75, Crawfordsville, passed away Friday, May 15th, at 8:49 PM in the Franciscan St. Elizabeth Crawfordsville Hospital. He was born May 30, 1939, in Crawfordsville to Clayton Eston and Ethel Elizabeth (Manges) Terry. He married Bonnielea Wilkey on April 3, 1960 in Indianapolis. She survives.

Pastor Terry retired in 2005 after...

May 15, 2015

Mrs. Anna June Fairfield, 87, Crawfordsville, passed away Friday, May 15th, at 7:59 PM, in the Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born June 28th, 1927, in Dana, Indiana, to Frank and Jenny D. (Eubanks) Ford. She married Robert Lee Fairfield on May 10th, 1947 in Dana. He preceded her in death in January 2006.

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May 13, 2015

Gary Lee Hayn, age 56, of Covington passed away on May 13, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Williamsport. He was born in Champaign, IL on November 17, 1958 to the late Harm Hayn and Lavonne (Sjoken) Toline.

Gary attended Maryvale High School in AZ and on July 8, 1989 he married the love of...

May 13, 2015

Alfred "Al" J. Wolf, age 74, of Veedersburg died at 08:30am on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at home. He was born in Cook County, IL on January 3, 1941. On October 5, 1962 in Fairmont, IN he married the love of his life, Marilyn Sue (Buck) Wolf, who survives. Al graduated from Marion College, which is now...

May 12, 2015

Maureen (Paulsen) Clements, formerly of Crawfordsville passed away from natural causes in a retirement community in Wakarusa, Indiana where she had recently moved. In 2009 she had relocated from Crawfordsville to South Bend, Indiana to be closet her son and his family. Maureen was born in Rockford, Illinois to George J. Paulsen and Hildur (Emerson) Paulsen. Her...

May 10, 2015

Mrs. Patricia Lou Ward, 65, Whitesville, passed away Sunday, May 10th, at 3:30 PM in her home after an extended illness. She was born March 5th, 1950, in Crawfordsville, to Leland and Elsie Lucille (Geiger) Axsom. She married Welby Ward, Jr. on November 4th, 1968, in Crawfordsville. He survives.

Mrs. Ward had been the Bartender...

May 7, 2015

Mrs. Virginia Lou Van Hook, 77, Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Thursday, May 7th, at 3:30 PM in the Ramsey Village, Des Moines, where she had been a "favorite" resident since 2012. She was born December 16th, 1937, in Boone County, to Paul and Maxine (Joseph) Pittenger. She first married Clyde Ritter, June...

May 5, 2015

Mr. Donald Deane Brown, 77, Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday, May 5th, at 9:15 PM, in the Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. He was born June 1, 1937, in Elmdale, to Charles H. and Inus M. (Haire) Brown. He married Martha J. Grimes on March 2nd, 1963, in New Market. She survives.

Mr. Brown in retired in 1999...

May 5, 2015

Mr. Larry Roy High, 48, New Market, passed away Tuesday, May 5th, at 2:09 AM, in the St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born April 2nd, 1967, in Crawfordsville, to Ronald Gene and Dorothy Pauline (Gray) High.

Mr. High had been employed for 14 years with the Indiana Department of Transportation where he last worked...

May 3, 2015

Evelyn Marie Hendricks, 85, of North Fort Myers, Florida, and formerly of Lafayette, Crawfordsville and Henry County, Indiana went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 3, 2015 in Florida. Evelyn was born February 25, 1930 in Henry County, the daughter of Kermit and Corrine C. (nee Sweigart) McLain. She attended Cadiz High School before she married...

Apr 28, 2015

Mr. James Lee "Jim" Lewis, 78, New Market, passed away Tuesday, April 28th, at 6:45 PM, in the Lane House Nursing Home. He was born December 18th, 1936, in Rosedale, Indiana, to George Harold and Thelma (Kelsheimer) Lewis. He married Marilyn Louise Beaty in June 24th, 1955, in Terre Haute. She survives.

Mr. Lewis worked...

Apr 25, 2015

Mr. Russell Alva Sarver, 90, Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday, April 25th, at 9:20 PM in the Williamsburg Healthcare. He was born January 14th, 1925, in Montgomery County, to Earl Clarkson and Eva Ethel (Keller) Sarver. He married Virginia Ruth Stultz on January 24th, 1946, in Indianapolis. She survives.

Mr. Sarver retired as an Assistant Folder...

Apr 23, 2015

Mrs. Helen C. Ball, 87, Crawfordsville, passed away Thursday, April 23rd, at 7:40 PM, in the Lane House Nursing Home. She was born December 21st, 1927, in Crawfordsville, to Bailey and Artie (Fulp) Duncan. She married Edsel Ball who preceded her in death.

Mrs. Ball retired in 1987 from Culver Union Hospital, where she had...

Apr 23, 2015

Mrs. Esther Louise Schulthes passed away April 23rd, at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. She was born June 1, 1926m in Urbana, Illinois. She was the oldest child of Robert William Patrick and Esther Harding Patrick. She graduated from Ellettsville High School in 1944.

Esther "Patty" worked at the Pentagon during WWII. She married Wes July 19,...

Apr 23, 2015

Carl W. Downen, 99, passed away April 23, 2015 at Ben Hur Nursing Home.

He was born Feb. 7, 1916 on a farm near Shelburn, Indiana, to Ceryl B. and Ethel (Ford) Downen. He attended a 1-room school in Hymera for 2 years. He was a graduate of Sullivan High School and Purdue University School...