Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Margaret Gardner
Jan 4, 2022
Margaret L. Gardner, 86, of Frankfort, passed away January 4, 2022, at IU Health Arnett, Lafayette. She was born August 16, 1935, in Clinton County to Raymond Everett Curnutt and Louise Catron. She was raised by her father and stepmother, Mary (Avery) Curnutt. She married Raymond Gardner on June 18, 1957, and he preceded her in death on September 21,...
Donald "Don" Ray Robertson
Jan 4, 2022
Donald “Don” Ray Robertson, 78, of Mulberry, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 9, 1943, to William and Ruth (Huffer) Robertson. He married Sandra Pugsley June of 1986; she survives.
Don graduated from Clinton Prairie High School. He worked at General Battery as a maintenance...
Daniel Luce, Jr
Jan 3, 2022
Daniel Luce, Jr., 68, Lafayette, passed away at his residence on Monday, January 3, 2022. He was born August 8, 1953, in Chincoteague, VA to Daniel and Marguarite (Pollard) Luce. He married Cecilia Ritchie on December 9, 1972; she survives.
Daniel was a graduate of Forrest Sherman High School. He received two associate degrees from Ivy Tech. Daniel worked as...
Jack L. Draper
Jan 3, 2022
Jack Lloyd Draper, 79, Flora, passed away at his residence, Monday, January 3, 2022. He was born August 25, 1942, in Burlington to Lloyd and Beaulah (Kirkpatrick) Draper. He married Fama Reed on May 26, 1964, in Delphi and she survives.
Jack was a graduate of Flora High School. Jack worked for Swab Safe of Lafayette, Wabash National in Lafayette...
Margaret Mohler
Jan 3, 2022
Margaret Ann Mohler, 87, of Rossville, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. She was born in Decatur, Illinois on February 15, 1934, to Joseph Marvin and Dorothy Alice Beeghley Cripe. She married Harold Lee Mohler on October 4, 1953, in Rossville; he survives.
Margaret graduated from Rossville High School. She was a...
Daniel Pope
Jan 1, 2022
Daniel Ray Pope, 52, of Kempton, passed away on January 1, 2022, at IU Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born March 25, 1969, in Peoria, Illinois, to Charles David and Barbara Ann (Carter) Pope.
Daniel graduated in 1987 from Eureka High School in Illinois before joining the U.S. Navy. He worked as an industrial engineer at Caterpillar in Peoria before...
Billy Joe Hindsley
Dec 31, 2021
Billy Joe Hindsley, 83, of Frankfort, passed away at his home on Friday, December 31, 2021. He was born December 31, 1938, in Frankfort, to Charles E. and Ersie Margaret (Bushong) Hindsley. He married Janet Payne on November 13, 1971, and she survives.
Billy was raised by his grandparents and attended Jackson Township and Frankfort High School before enlisting in...
Joan S. McIntosh
Dec 29, 2021
Joan Sloan McIntosh, 87, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Wesley Manor. She was born July 6, 1934, in Frankfort to Robert D. and Stella Opal (Sexton) Sloan. She married James K. McIntosh on August 3, 1953, and he preceded her in death on February 20, 2019.
Joan graduated from Frankfort High School in 1952 and...
Carol E. Hines
Dec 29, 2021
Carol E. Hines, 70, Attica, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Franciscan Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born January 15, 1951, in Clinton, Indiana, to Orville “Merle” and Mildred (Livingston) Fruits.
Carol was a 1969 graduate of Southwestern High School. She was an animal lover and had many pets through the years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending...
Thelma Lucille Gray
Dec 29, 2021
Thelma Lucille (Wainscott) Gray, 99, went to be with her Lord on December 29, 2021. She was born on March 19, 1922, to Roy and Adah (Dukes) Wainscott. She married Leon Gray on October 8, 1944; he preceded her in death on January 5, 2013.
Thelma graduated from Rossville High School. She then worked as a bookkeeper at Kentland Dairy...
Walter Estes
Dec 27, 2021
Walter Estes, 96, of Frankfort passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Clinton House.
He was born on November 6, 1925, in Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. He was one of fifteen children born to Earnest and Vadie (Gibbons) Estes. He married Ruth Wilson; they later divorced.
Walter was an inspector and a high-man painter for the Nickel Plate Railroad, from...
Judith âJudyâ Rae Gascho
Dec 25, 2021
Judith “Judy” Rae Gascho, 84, of rural Lafayette, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, December 25, 2021, to celebrate Christmas with Jesus this year. She was born July 31, 1937, in Anderson, to Jay H. and Hilda L. (Trent) Lipsett. She married Jay L. Gascho on July 21, 1956; he survives.
Judy graduated from Frankfort Senior High School class...
Jerry Wayne De Haven
Dec 24, 2021
Jerry Wayne De Haven, 64, Rossville, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at Franciscan Health East in Lafayette. He was born in Sedalia, MO, on August 12, 1957, to James Harvey and Maggie Helen (Klein) De Haven. He married Delaina Hufford on June 6, 1981, in Mulberry, and she survives.
Jerry was a 1975 graduate of John Marshall High School...
Brian Keith Downham
Dec 21, 2021
Brian Keith Downham, 60, Delphi, passed away, Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his residence. He was born October 30, 1961, in Lafayette to Bobby Eugene Downham and Jane (Grenat) Downham-Burkhalter.
Brian was a 1980 graduate of Rossville High School. He worked in maintenance for Indiana Packers, Wabash International, and then Alcoa for 16 years. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, working on...
Richard J. Sterling
Dec 14, 2021
Richard J. “Rich” Sterling, 48, of Flora, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Lafayette on December 5, 1973, to Lester Lee and Sandra Kay (Benge) Sterling. Rich is survived by his companion Holli Winegardner of Flora.
Rich graduated in 1992 from Taylor High School in Kokomo. After graduation, he...
Paul Howe
Dec 13, 2021
Paul Eugene Howe, 91, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at IU Frankfort Hospital. He was born in Frankfort on April 7, 1930, to Charles R. and Ruth A. (Cohee) Howe.
Paul had served in the US Navy. He retired in 1983 from Alcoa after many years of working there. He enjoyed making homemade pizzas, ice cream,...
Garnet Faye Snyder
Dec 11, 2021
Garnet Faye Snyder, 96, of Warsaw, Indiana, died Saturday, December 11, 2021. She was the daughter of Hoy and June (Kingery) Musselman and the devoted wife of Meredith Keith Snyder for over 50 years. Garnet is survived by a daughter, Janice Torrence and son-in-law, Tim, also of Warsaw, Indiana. Grandson Jason, wife Anna, and great-granddaughter, Helen, of Nashville, Tennessee.
Garnet...
Ian Glen Marcum
Dec 10, 2021
Ian Glen Marcum, 32, of Frankfort, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 10, 2021, at his home in Frankfort. He was born in Frankfort on September 15, 1989, to Tony and Debra Marcum. Ian enjoyed life with his companion, Brooke; she survives.
Ian graduated Frankfort Senior High School class of 2008. He recently started working for Frito-Lay. Prior to that,...
Linda D. Klaiber
Dec 5, 2021
Linda D. Klaiber, 75, of Rossville, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, December 5, 2021. She was born October 25, 1946, in Lafayette, to Gordon and Lorrene (Woods) Strawsma. She married Robert Klaiber on October 28, 1967, in Lafayette, and he survives.
Linda graduated from Southwestern High School in 1964 and worked for Ticen Survey Company, retiring in 1996...
