Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Dorville Eugene Rude
May 12, 2011
Dorville E. Rude, 89, of Rossville, died at 7:12 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Milner Community Health Care. Born Nov. 19, 1921, in Cambria, he was the son of the late Burl and Ruth Elizabeth Sipes Rude. He graduated from Cutler School in 1940 and lived in Sedalia until moving to Rossville in 2005. He and his wife enjoyed...
Charles G. Hale
May 11, 2011
Charles G. Hale, 70, Frankfort, died at 9:38 a.m. May 11, 2011, in his home. Mr. Hale was born on Feb. 22, 1941 in Frankfort to the late Elmer N. and Roberta F. (Tuttle) Hale. He married Catherine A. Wells in 1968 and they later divorced. He worked for Indiana Bell /Southwestern Bell for 27 years before retiring in 1991....
Dorothy R. Evans Koppelmann
May 10, 2011
Dorothy R. (Evans) Koppelmann, 84, of Kirklin, died at 10:25 p.m. May 10, 2011, in her home. Mrs. Koppelman was born on Oct. 11, 1926 in Perry County to August and Mary (Cassidy) Hubert. She married Charles F. Evans on June 22, 1946, and they divorced in 1963. She married George W. Koppelmann on Feb. 7, 1970 and he preceded...

Mary Kay Larsen-Conrad
May 10, 2011
Mary Kay Larsen-Conrad, 84, of Mulberry, died at 2:16 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in St. Elizabeth Central hospital, Lafayette. Born Sept. 4, 1926, in Tennessee, to the late Callie Sadler and Edith Leona Wilson Sadler, graduated from high school in Tennessee. Mrs. Larsen-Conrad was a nurse, previously working at Wabash Valley Hospital, Pythian Home Extended Care and retired from...
Mary Stewart-Clark
May 10, 2011
Mary Stewart-Clark, 84, formerly of 504 N. Columbia, Frankfort died at 1:35 a.m. May 10, 2011, at Heritage Hospice in Marietta, Ga. Mrs. Stewart-Clark was born on Sept. 22, 1926 in Frankfort to Elmer Orton and Iva Viola (Disinger) Robertson. She married Dale Stewart in 1951 and he preceded her in death in 1991. She married Roger Clark on Nov....

Patricia Ann Holloway
May 9, 2011
Patricia Ann Holloway, 82, formerly of Colfax died at 12:43 a.m. May 9, 2011 at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Mrs. Holloway was born April 16, 1929 in Glen Ellyn, Ill. to the late James Willard and Florence (Pixley) Love. She married William Curtis Holloway on Jan. 27, 1951 and he preceded her in death on July 10, 1988. She...
Anthony Joseph Trout
May 8, 2011
Anthony Joseph Trout, 41, of Mulberry, died May 8, 2011, at his brother’s residence in Carroll County. Born March 30, 1970, in Lafayette, he was the son of John and Cheryl Arihood Trout. He was a 1988 graduate of Rossville High School. Mr. Trout worked at Collisions Unlimited in Flora as a body man for seven years. He enjoyed helping...

Marsha Ann McGill Bybee
Apr 29, 2011
Marsha Ann McGill Bybee, 53, of Frankfort, passed away at 4:30AM April 29, 2011 at her home. Born September 24, 1958 in Frankfort to Marvin Harshman and Naomi McGill. She married Jeff Bybee on March 9, 2011 after being a couple for 32 years. She was a Frankfort High School gradute and previously worked at Mallory's. Surviving are her mother...

Jacqueline ""Jackie"" Sue Swope
Apr 29, 2011
Jacqueline ""Jackie"" Sue Swope, 77, of Frankfort passed away at 11:14pm April 29, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, IN. Jackie was a lifelong Frankfort resident and a member of the Woodside Christian Church where she previously sang in the choir and was the church secretary. She was born January 13, 1934 in Frankfort to the late Cyrus M....

Betty Louise Thomson Benko
Apr 27, 2011
Betty Louise Thomson Benko, 89, Greentown, formerly of Frankfort, died at 5:04 p.m. April 27, 2011, at Century Villa Health Care, Greentown. She was born May 20, 1921, in Flora, to Everett and Beatrice Dot (Waltman) Tolen. She married Jack Thomson, and they later divorced. She then married Carl J. Benko on July 15, 1965, and he preceded her in...

Ruth Bruehl Nicoll
Apr 25, 2011
Ruth Bruehl Nicoll, (nee Laque), born February 27, 1913, died April 25, 2011 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Frankfort, Indiana. She was married for forty-six years to the Reverend Robert A. W. Bruehl, her high school sweetheart, with whom she faithfully served pastorates in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church for thirty-seven years. The churches include Covenant United...

Barbara Joellen Long
Apr 24, 2011
Barbara Joellen (Snell) Long, Vincennes, died April 24, 2011 at 2:30 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes. She was born July 9, 1947 to Fred and Thelma (Galey) Snell in Frankfort. Barbara graduated from Clinton Central High School. She married Lesley Long and they later divorced. She is survived by two sons, Alan Roberts and Todd Long and two brothers, Jerry Snell and...
Richard Lee Campbell, Sr
Apr 22, 2011
Richard Lee Campbell, Sr, formerly of 302 W. Kyger Street Frankfort, IN passed away on April 22, 2011 at St Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, IN. Mr. Campbell was born on January 19, 1928 to the late Frank E. and Mable Krengle Campbell in Frankfort, IN. He was a life long resident of Frankfort. He attended Frankfort High School and was a Merchant...
Infant Melrose Abrielle Carrico
Apr 20, 2011
Infant Melrose Abrielle Carrico, was born April 20, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette. Surviving are her parents Nicholas A. Carrico & Jenna Rachelle Woollen both of Lafayette. Maternal Grandparents Philip & Dianna Woollen of Lafayette and Paternal Grandparents Harry Sims & Becky Carrico of Lafayette. Also surviving are many family, friends and loved ones. Private family graveside services...
Robert L. Power
Apr 19, 2011
Robert L. Power, 88, 1101 E. South St., died at 10:45 a.m. April 19, 2011, at Clinton House Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Power graduated from Frankfort High School in 1941 and attended Purdue University in 1942. He received naval air training and flight school at DePauw University. He was a veteran of the Navy, serving in World War II....

Gene K. Lowery
Apr 16, 2011
Gene K. Lowery, 64, of Delphi, died at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2011, at his residence. Born March 29, 1947, in Lafayette, he was the son of John Frank and the late Helen Pearson Lowery. He graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School in 1965. He moved to the Pyrmont area in 1967. He worked at Purdue University as a...
Michael W. Montgomery
Apr 12, 2011
Michael W. Montgomery, age 60, Frankfort, died April 12 at 5:24 AM in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Born March 12, 1951 to Hobert & Katherine (Sears) Dobson Montgomery in Frankfort, he married Kenni Pickering and she survives. A lifelong resident of Frankfort, he was a proud Woodside Woodchuck, graduated from Frankfort Senior High School and was an Army Veteran of the...
Lisa A. Richardson
Apr 12, 2011
Lisa A. Richardson, 55, of Lafayette, died at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at IU Health Arnett. Born Nov. 2, 1955, in Lafayette, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary Hollis Skidmore. She was a life resident of Lafayette and a 1974 graduate of Jefferson High School. She married Arba A. Richardson on Feb. 19, 1977,...
Christian A. Pitzer
Apr 11, 2011
Christian A. Pitzer, age 9, of Frankfort, died April 11, 2011 at 10:00 PM in his home. He was born March 26, 2002 in Frankfort to Brian and Kelly (Eli) Pitzer. Christian loved bugs, Star Wars and Transformers. He loved to talk to people and to quote scripture. He also loved to be outdoors and to camp with his family. Surviving with...
Sara J. Phillips
Apr 8, 2011
Sara J. Robbins Phillips, 67, 1412 Wilshire Drive Apt. 2, died at 1:30 a.m. April 8, 2011, at home. Mrs. Phillips attended Frankfort High School, graduating in 1961. She worked 12 years at Pearson Education in Lebanon before retiring in 2010. She was an avid reader, movie buff, loved vacation trips with her sisters and loved the wine country. She...