Obituaries

Gary  Lee Hayn

Gary Lee Hayn

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...

Alfred  J Wolf

Alfred J Wolf

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...

Louise  Maureen Clements

Louise Maureen Clements

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...

Patricia  Lou Ward

Patricia Lou Ward

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...

Virginia L Van Hook

Virginia L Van Hook

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...

Donald  Deane Brown

Donald Deane Brown

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...

Larry  Roy High

Larry Roy High

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...

Evelyn Marie Hendricks

Evelyn Marie Hendricks

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...

James  Lee Lewis

James Lee Lewis

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...

Russell  Alva Sarver

Russell Alva Sarver

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...

Helen  C Ball

Helen C Ball

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...

Esther  Louise Schulthes

Esther Louise Schulthes

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,...

Carl  W Downen

Carl W Downen

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...

Alan Grimes

Alan Grimes

Apr 22, 2015

Mr. Alan Grimes, 70, Crawfordsville, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday at 2:39 PM in the Franciscan St. Elizabeth Crawfordsville Hospital. He was born May 7th, 1944, in F. to Willis E. and Mary Elizabeth (Keefe) Grimes. He married Carol Demaree on December 31st, 2003 in Crawfordsville. She survives.

Mr. Grimes retired as a Traffic Manager from...

Kenneth  James Thompson

Kenneth James Thompson

Apr 21, 2015

Mr. Kenneth James "Kenny" Thompson, 80, Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday, April 21st, at 2:35 PM, in the Franciscan St. Elizabeth Crawfordsville Hospital. He was born May 31st, 1934, in Greenwood, Indiana, to William H. and Eunice (Logsdon) Thompson. He first married Rebecca Louise Land who preceded him in death. He later married Marjorie L. Shelton on August...

Mary  Ellen DeMotte

Mary Ellen DeMotte

Apr 19, 2015

Mary Ellen (Callihan) DeMotte, age 87, of Kingman passed away at 2:26 am on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Conkling KY on November 2, 1927 to the late William and Tish (Marshall) Callihan.

In 1948 in Newport KY she married the love of her life,...

Carolyn  Sue Nicholls

Carolyn Sue Nicholls

Apr 19, 2015

Mrs. Carolyn Sue Nicholls, 67, Darlington, passed away Sunday, April 19th, at 7:21 PM, in the Witham Memorial Hospital, Lebanon. She was born December 20th, 1947, in Crawfordsville, to Leland, Sr. and Elsie Lucille (Geiger) Axsom. She married Rodney H. "Nick" Nicholls on June 20th, 1987, in Crawfordsville. He survives.

Mrs. Nicholls had done factory...

Jack Wesley Walker

Jack Wesley Walker

Apr 15, 2015

Mr. Jack Wesley Walker, age 86, of Greencastle passed away at St. Vincent Seton specialty Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. on Wednesday April 15, 2015. Jack was born on March 31, 1929 at Crawfordsville, IN. the son of Jack Ernest and Edith Marie Pierce Walker. He grew up in the Waynetown area and graduated from Waynetown High School in 1947 before...

Vera  Maxine Demoret

Vera Maxine Demoret

Apr 15, 2015

Vera M. Demoret, 84, of Crawfordsville, died during the night in her home on Wednesday, April 15.

She was a 1948 graduate of New Richmond High School and worked for a time at R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company where she met Donald Demoret to whom she was later married. She also assisted her husband...

Debbie  Jane Keffer

Debbie Jane Keffer

Apr 13, 2015

Debbie Jane (McClamroch) Keffer, 57, of New Ross, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015.

Born on January 25, 1958 in Crawfordsville, she was the daughter of Merle and Velma (Cromer).

On December 19, 1981 in Crawfordsville, she married Dan Keffer, who survives.

A graduate of Crawfordsville High School, Debbie earned a...