Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Marie E. Christenson
Aug 21, 2012
Marie E. Christenson, 92, of Frankfort, died at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Frankfort. She was born June 27, 1920, in Battle Creek, Mich., the daughter of Carl O. and Margaret Gibson Durrstein. On July 30, 1955, she married Elmer J. Christenson; he preceded her in death on March 24, 2007. Throughout...
Mary M. Martin
Aug 21, 2012
Mary M. Martin, 94, of Frankfort, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at 11:55 am. She was born December 30, 1917, in Covington, the daughter of John and Leota Bilsand Johnk. She served in the United States Army during World War II. After graduating from Indiana State University in Terre Haute with her Masterâs in Education, she taught at Jefferson Elementary...
Ralph Dean Titus
Aug 21, 2012
Ralph âDeanâ Titus, 73, of Flora, died at Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at his home. He was born January 5, 1939, in Cass County, the son of the late Charles and Julia Martin Titus. On April 13, 1957, he married the former Sharon Lee Stephenson; she survives in Flora. Dean worked as a service manager for Mann Chevrolet in Flora,...
Jerry C. Carter
Aug 21, 2012
Jerry Clinton Carter, 68, Frankfort, passed away on August 21, 2012 after battling an illness for several years. Jerry was born in Frankfort, IN on December 30, 1943. He graduated from Clinton Prairie High School and received bachelor and masters degrees from Purdue University. He was active in 4-H and FFA. For many years, he farmed with his father in Clinton County. Seeking...
Ernest W. Owen
Aug 20, 2012
Ernest W. Owen, 82, of Frankfort, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 20, 2012. He was born January 31, 1930, in Tell City, the son of Ernest D. and Pearl C. Holpp Owen. After graduating from Frankfort High School in 1948, he served in the United States Air Force for eight years where he served in the...
Irma M Schiery
Aug 17, 2012
Irma M. Schiery, 79, of Mulberry passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012, at 10:53 AM at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital in Lafayette, IN. She was born May 13, 1933 to the Late Donald and Ida (Merrill) Layton. She married Charles Schiery on April 4, 1954. Irma graduated from Mulberry High School in 1951 and was a homemaker. She was a...
Kurtis L. Jones
Aug 12, 2012
Kurtis L. Jones, 49, of Frankfort, died on Sunday, August 12, 2012, at his home. He was born August 19, 1962, in Frankfort, the son of Roger and Bettie (Wilson) Jones. His father survives. Kurtis married the former Tracy Smart; she survives. He worked as a certifed welder for Cannam Steel in Lafayette, IN for 10 years and was a member...
Bill Grieger
Aug 12, 2012
Bill Grieger, 44, of Frankfort, died on Sunday, August 12, 2012, at 12:51 p.m. due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born January 20, 1968, in Valparaiso, the son of Leo Herman and Judith Kay Franklin Grieger. Bill was a 1986 graduate of Frankfort High School and later graduated from Lincoln Tech in Indianapolis. He was owner and...
Rose L Pullen
Aug 10, 2012
Rose L. Pullen, 100, of Flora, died on Friday, August 10, 2012, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. She was born September 20, 1911, in Camden, the daughter of Frank and Lydia Eikenberry Beckner. She married Elver Pullen; he preceded her in death. Rose was a homemaker and a member of both the Flora Extension Homemakers and Flora First...
Merle L. Gould
Aug 6, 2012
Merle L. Gould, 86, died at Mulberry Health Care Facility on Monday, August 6, 2012. He was born in Fickle, Clinton County, Indiana, on March 15, 1926, to Everette E. and Ada Wilson Gould. After graduating from Rossville High School in 1944 and enlisting in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he served aboard the USS Randolph aircraft carrier as a...
Patty Isch
Aug 6, 2012
Patty Isch, 59, of Mesa, Arz., died at St. Elizabeth Center in Lafayette, on Monday, August 6, 2012, at 12:20 pm. She was born June 23, 1953, in Watseka, Ill., the daughter of Theodore and Dorothy Allen Kelley. Patty was a custodian for Gilbert Schools for 25 years before her retirement in 2010. She was a member of the Church of...
Violet DeVore
Aug 4, 2012
Violet DeVore, 85, of Mulberry, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 at her daughter Ritaâs home in Lafayette. She was born Nov. 5, 1926, in Little Barron, Ky., to James Samuel âJimSamâ and Susan Rogers Young. She married Bernice âBernieâ DeVore Feb. 9, 1946, and he preceeded her in death Sept. 13, 2000. Violet DeVore was the last remaining survivor of...
Donald Jay Vinard
Aug 4, 2012
Donald Jay Vinard, 78, of Frankfort, died on Saturday, August 4, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born June 1, 1934, the son of Russell and Nellie (Meeks) Vinard. On June 25, 1954, he married the former Glenda Sue Harshman; she survives. Don retired from Eli Lilly in 1993 as a power house operator. He enjoyed watching Nascar...
Anna E. Austin
Jul 26, 2012
Anna E. Austin, 80, of Rossville, died on Thursday, July 26, 2012, at 10:10 am at Milnerâs Healthcare Center in Rossville. She was born November 21, 1931, in Lafayette, the daughter of Harry G. and Caroline G. Horn Young. On January 28, 1952, she married John Austin; he preceded her in death on November 3, 2008. Anna graduated from Lafayette...
Robert Bray
Jul 24, 2012
Robert âBobâ Bray, Jr., 53, of Rossville, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at his home. He was born September 29, 1958, in Lafayette, the son of Robert, Sr. and Betty Casad Bray. He married the former Sherry Culley; she survives. Bob worked as a welder for Kelly Group in Lafayette for ten years. He attended the Cornerstone Church in Mulberry...
Troy Edward Miller
Jul 20, 2012
Troy Edward Miller, 46, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012, at Milnerâs Community Health Center in Rossville. He was born June 27, 1966, in Frankfort, the son of the Adrian R. âBudâ Sue Cheek Davis; his mother survives. Troy worked as a D.J. and previously as an assistant activities director at Clinton House, at Federal Mogle, Pizza...
Elsie Margaret Lashbrook
Jul 19, 2012
Elsie Margaret Lashbrook, 88, of Frankfort, died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at 10:15 am, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Frankfort. She was born December 19, 1923, in Casey, IL, the daughter of Clarence M. and Lena Murphy Briggs. On December 20, 1941, she married Rev. Paul A. Lashbrook at Moriah Church of God in Casey; he survives in Frankfort....
Evelyn S. Troxel
Jul 14, 2012
Evelyn S. Troxel, 97, of Mulberry, passed away on July 14, 2012, at 12:05 am, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. She was born December 8, 1914, in Frankfort, the daughter of James P. and Gartha Mattix Hackerd. On April 12, 1936, she married B. Harold Troxel in Oxford; he preceded her in death in 1980. Mrs. Troxel was a...
Jean Lyn Robinson
Jul 13, 2012
Jean Lyn Robinson, 53, of Mulberry, died on Friday, July 13, 2012, at 2:07 am at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. She was born March 9, 1959, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Jerry and Mildred Krebs McClain. Jean married Reginald Robinson; he survives in Mulberry. Jean was a graduate of Northwest High in Indianapolis. She was a home maker and also...
