Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Lois Jean Cooper
Apr 7, 2011
Lois âJeanâ Cooper, 79, 1901 W. Barner St., died at 11:39 a.m. April 7, 2011, in St. Vincent Heart Center, Indianapolis. Mrs. Cooper graduated from Cutler High School in 1949. She worked as a server at Key West Shrimp House and the Eagles Lodge for 18 years. She was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary. She enjoyed events with her...
Atlas Marie Foust
Apr 6, 2011
Atlas Marie Clear Foust, 98, of Lafayette, died at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at the home of her daughter, Louise Skidmore (husband: Claris). Born June 20, 1912, near Lafollette, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late James Corden and Texie Belle Brown Clear. She lived in Harrogate, Tenn., for many years. Her marriage was to Clennie Claude...
Jack L. White
Apr 6, 2011
Jack L. White, 63, Lafayette, died at 8:15 p.m. April 6, 2011, in Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital. Mr. White graduated from Clinton Prairie in 1965 and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, 1967-1970. He worked 23 years at Fairfield Manufacturing, retiring in 2009. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW and a former...

Brownie A. Blazak
Apr 5, 2011
Brownie A. Blazak, 87 of Frankfort, IN passed away at 12:35AM on April 5, 2011 at St. Vincent ER. Brownie was born May 22, 1923 in North Tonawanda, NY to Joseph andVeronica (Pipleski) Blazak. He married Mary Bodnar and they later divorced. He has lived in Frankfort for the past 7 years, having moved from Smithfield, NC & Altamonte Springs,...
Timothy L. Reed
Apr 4, 2011
Timothy L. Reed, 57, of 5773 S. U.S. 421, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2011, at his home. Born Jan. 18, 1954, in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of Barbara Ann Moon Reed of Maumee, Ohio, and the late Grant âDanâ Reed. He graduated from Sylvania High School in 1972 and attended University of Arizona and Purdue University....
Ardis Kay Rollins
Mar 30, 2011
Ardis Kay Critser Rollins, 54 of Rossville passed away at 3:40PM Wednesday March 30, 2011 at her home. Born Oct. 8, 1956, in Rensselaer, she was a graduate of Rensselaer Central High School and Indiana Business College. She had been a resident of Rossville for 21 years. She married Bruce Allan Rollins on April 14, 1978, and he survives. Mrs....
Benjamin Conner Perry
Mar 27, 2011
Benjamin Conner Perry, 19, West Lafayette, died at 4: 58 a.m. on Sun. Mar. 27, 2011, due to an auto accident. Born Mar. 17, 1992, in Anderson, he was the son of Julie S. Perry. He attended Harrison High School and was a member of Faith Family Ministries. Survivors include his mother, Julie Perry, of West Lafayette; his step-father, Chris...
Georgia Irene Scott
Mar 26, 2011
Georgia Irene Scott, 91, Indianapolis, died at 1:30 a.m. March 26, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor East in Indianapolis. Mrs. Scott was born July 3, 1919 in Waterloo, Iowa to Harold Clifton and Ida Mae (Molesberry) Finney. She married Robert Leslie Scott on October 3, 1937 in Waterloo and he preceded her in death on May 15, 1992. She owned...
Neola Joyce Kitsembel
Mar 23, 2011
Neola Joyce Kitsembel, age 68, Mulberry, passed away in her home. She was born December 27, 1942 in Fruita, Colorado, to Russell and Leola (Webster) Palmer. She graduated from Fruita Monument High School in 1960. She married Donald Kitsembel and they later divorced. She worked as a receptionist in several businesses in Lafayette and Crawfordsville. She enjoyed camping and fishing in Minnesota, her...

Maxine Layton
Mar 22, 2011
Maxine Layton, 83, 350 Augsburg Lane, Mulberry, died at 6:02 a.m. March 22, 2011, in Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. Mrs. Layton grew up in the Rossville area and graduated from Rossville High School in 1947. She was employed at Mallory Controls for 10 years, retiring in 1968. She lived in Cambria from 1960-2000, when she moved to Mulberry. She...
Geoffrey W. Burnette
Mar 21, 2011
Geoffrey W. Burnette, 53, Lebanon, went to be with our Lord from his home. Mr. Burnette graduated from Clinton Central High School in 1975. He attended Purdue University and St. Louis Christian College. He was a service tech at ACCS from 1986 until the present. He hiked the Blue Ridge Mountains and loved to fish. His hobbies were reading and...

Kyle A. Martin
Mar 19, 2011
Kyle A. Martin, 27 of Lafayette, died March 19, 2011 in a motorcycle accident in Montgomery County. Kyle was born April 12, 1983 in Indianapolis to John and Stacey (Viney) Martin. On October 2, 2010, he married Arella Jones and she survives. A lifelong Frankfort area resident, he attended Clinton Prairie Schools and later acheived his GED. He worked as a highway...
Hubert B. Cheesman
Mar 18, 2011
Hubert B. Cheesman, 86, Frankfort, died at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 18, 2011 at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. Mr. Cheesman was born July 23, 1924 in Muncie to Buren A. and Dora E. (Gum) Cheesman. He married Mary Pat Irwin on June 24, 1951 and she survives. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1942 and was a WWII veteran,...
Gordon Dean Logan
Mar 17, 2011
Gordon Dean Logan, 72, of Frankfort, died at 6:35 pm, March 17, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital Emergency Room. Gordon was born December 8, 1938 in Berwyn, IL to Kenneth and Ellen (Shanks) Logan. He graduated from South Whitley High School in 1957 and Purdue University with a B.S. and M.S. in agriculture education. He married his college sweetheart, Della Wiley, on...
Ralph E. Beavers
Mar 17, 2011
Ralph E. Beavers, 90, Scircleville, went home to be with the Lord at 12:36 a.m. March 17, 2011, from Indiana Veterans Home. Mr. Beavers graduated from Frankfort High School in 1941 and served in the Coast Guard 1942-1945. He worked in set-up at Malloryâs for 31 years. He was a lifetime member of the VFW, former member of the American...
Betty J. Vaughan
Mar 15, 2011
Betty Jo (Schultz) Vaughan, 74, of Lafayette (Buck Creek) crossed over to be with the Lord on March 15, 2011. Betty was a proud and devoted wife, mother, Grandma and Great-Grandma (Me-Maw). Betty was born February 17, 1937 in Lafayette, Indiana to Mildred and Christopher Clint Schultz. She had 5 brothers, Harold Schultz, Charles Schultz, Donald Schultz of Texas, David Schultz and...

Clarence H. Wolf
Mar 13, 2011
Clarence H. Wolf, 95, of 51 Welkum Ln., Rossville, IN, died March 13, 2011 at 1:35 PM at the IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born April 16, 1915 to Ray A. and mary N. (Reavis) Wolf in Clinton County, southwest of Rossville. On August 20, 1938 he married Etta M. Montgomery and she preceded him in death on...

Charlotte Sue Roberts
Mar 7, 2011
Charlotte ""Sue"" Roberts, 73, 301 S. Columbia St., Colfax, died at 4:32 AM Monday, March 7, 2011 at IU Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette. She was born February 24, 1938 in Columbus, IN, to Raymond and Helen (Arnold) Wheeler and attended Frankfort High School. She married Aaron L. Swinford and they later divorced. She married John Saari and he died in 1968. She...
Martin Wilson
Mar 5, 2011
Martin Wilson, 90, of Mulberry passed away March 5, 2011 at 9:00AM in Heritage Healthcare in West Lafayette. Martin was born June, 24, 1920 in Manson, IN to the late Royal & Mae (Swope) Wilson. He married Rosella Turner on April 28, 1951 and she preceded him in death on October 1, 2003. Mr. Wilson worked at Alcoa for 41...
Michael Todd Martin
Mar 4, 2011
Michael Todd Martin, 34, of Lafayette passed away March 4, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Mike was born January 28, 1977 to the late Linda Martin in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a construction worker and had previously worked with Bob Crews Construction Company for many years. He attended schools at Clinton Central and later achieved his GED, he...