Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Mencho Garcia, Sr.
Dec 7, 2020
Mencho Garcia, Sr., 60, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon. He was born in Portland, Oregon on August 1, 1960 to Jose H. and Maria (De La Luz) Garcia. He married Irene Sanchez on April 18, 1978; she survives.
Mencho was raised in San Juan, Texas and moved to Frankfort, Indiana...
Edward "Ed" Rose
Dec 7, 2020
Edward “Ed” Rose, 86, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020. He was born in Starke County, Indiana on September 30, 1934 to Rudolph and Mollie (Rater) Rose, Sr. He married Shirley A. Roth on May 25, 1974 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Frankfort. She passed away on February 15, 2019.
Ed had served in the US...
Jerry Briles
Dec 6, 2020
Jerry Briles, 77, of Cutler, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. He was born in Jasper County on July 24, 1943 to Glen and Martha (Lang) Briles, Sr. He married Barbara Mocherman on December 26, 1977; she survives.
Jerry attended Wadena Schools in Benton County and then served in the United States Army Reserve. ...
Harold F. Barrett, Sr
Dec 5, 2020
Harold F. Barrett, Sr, 76, of Rossville, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his residence in Rossville. He was born in Oakland City, Indiana on June 25, 1944 to Floyd and Venita (Drake) Barrett. He married Judith ‘Judy’ Miller on August 9, 1987; she survives in Frankfort.
Harold served his country in the United States Army. He had...
Jean E. Wolf
Dec 3, 2020
Jean E. Wolf, 102, of Rossville, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. She was born in Frankfort on November 21, 1918 to Charles and Luella (Pedigo) Weidner, Sr. She married Roscoe F. Wolf on January 17, 1941 in Mulberry; he preceded her in death on August 29, 2005.
Jean was a life-long resident of...
Joyce A. Galvin
Dec 2, 2020
Joyce A. Galvin, 82, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born in Frankfort on August 6, 1938 to Lewis Franklin and Ruby Mae (Greeno) Abbott. She married Robert Edward Samuel Galvin on May 5, 1964; he survives.
Joyce attended Frankfort schools and liked camping in her younger years. ...
Susan Lee Null
Nov 28, 2020
Susan Lee Null, 68, of rural Lafayette, passed away at her home on Saturday, November 28, 2020, after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Hillsdale, MI on February 16, 1952, to Paul L. and Ann E. Hay Guise. She married Thomas R. Null on May 31, 1975 in Flora.
She spent her early years in Nettle Lake,...
Steven Ray Roberts
Nov 27, 2020
Steven Ray Roberts, 29, of Colfax, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 27, 2020 in a vehicular accident. He was born in Indianapolis on December 4, 1990 to Raymond Scott Roberts and Trixie Arlene Mathis. He married Danielle Leigh Morris on September 10, 2016; she survives.
Steven played football at Sheridan High School where he obtained his GED. He worked...
Dick Rausch
Nov 27, 2020
Dick Rausch, 78, of Rossville, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Lafayette, on November 20, 1942, to John Joseph and Loreen (Pruett) Rausch. He married Jerilyn Fontinel on May 4, 1989; she survives.
Dick was a 1960 graduate of Brook High School and attended Purdue Agriculture courses. He had...
Mary B. Lawler
Nov 26, 2020
Mary B. Lawler, 97, of Mulberry, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Mulberry Health. She was born in Clinton Township, Boone County on September 22, 1923 to William and Delcena (Boyd) Dale. She married LeRoy Lawler on November 29, 1942; he preceded her in death on February 7, 1978.
Mary was raised in the Big...
Angelica Gonzales
Nov 26, 2020
Angelica Gonzales, 67, of Frankfort, passed away in her home surrounded by her family and loved ones on Thursday, November 26, 2020. She was born November 13, 1953, in Comanja, Michoacan, Mexico to Jose Cervantes and Ma. Salud Ledesma. Angelica married Jesus N. Gonzales; he preceded her in death on May 21, 1998.
Angelica is survived by her children, Jose Luis...
Wilma Tarner
Nov 23, 2020
Wilma Maxine Tarner, 93, of Indianapolis, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020, at Altenheim in Indianapolis. She was born in Clinton County on May 9, 1927 to Orvan and Lanora (Quick) Strawn. She married Paul Tarner on May 3, 1950. He preceded her in death on September 28, 1980.
Wilma graduated in 1945 from Michigantown High...
Jennifer A. Archibald
Nov 23, 2020
Jennifer Ann Archibald, 72, of Flora, passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She had been in the hospital there and in Lafayette for the past three weeks and in ill health for several months.
Born Dec. 10, 1947, in Lafayette, she was the daughter of Clarence and Maxine (Quinn) Shambaugh....
O.C. "Pete" James
Nov 23, 2020
O.C. “Pete” James, 88, of Flora, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at his home. He was born in Franklin Co., Alabama on January 3, 1932 to Earl and Lolo (Adams) James. He married Betty Tyra on October 25, 1952 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas; she preceded him in death on January 11, 2020.
Pete worked as a carpenter and...
D. Eugene Hankins
Nov 22, 2020
Gene passed away November 22, 2020 in Cave City, Ky. He was 84 years old. He was the son of Hobert & Bessie Hankins. He married Marilyn R (Greeno); she preceded him in death, and they had one son, Phil (Shelley) Hankins of Colfax, Indiana. Grandchildren are Pierce (Shaelyn +1), Spencer (Kourtney, Bryleigh, Benson +1), and Anna Hankins, all of...
Jack R. Kelly
Nov 19, 2020
Jack R. Kelly, 74 of Frankfort, passed away, at his daughters home in Frankfort, on Thursday, November 19, 2020. He was born June 3, 1946, in Bell County, Middlesboro, Kentucky, to Claude S. and Haley (Mink) Kelly. He married Erma J. Likens on February 12, 1966 in Frankfort.
Jack attended Clinton Central High School. After high school, he enlisted in...
Stephen "Steve" R. Church
Nov 18, 2020
Stephen “Steve” R. Church, 65, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at his home. He was born on July 19, 1955 in Muncie, to Edwin “Leroy” and Ruth Ann (Shelly) Church Kelley. He was formerly married to Teresa Viney; they later divorced, he then married Kathy Coffman; they later divorced. He then married Thomas Fahey; he survives.
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Betty Lou Swentzel
Nov 17, 2020
Betty Lou Swentzel, 96, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Wesley Manor in Frankfort. She was born in Gary, on November 26, 1923 to Phillip Henry and Laura Elizabeth (Bell) Swentzel.
Betty Lou moved to Frankfort in 1988 and previously lived in East Chicago and Highland, IN. She graduated from Washington High School in East Chicago....
John A. "Jack" McCormick
Nov 15, 2020
John A. “Jack” McCormick, 91, of Frankfort, passed away on November 15, 2020 at Wesley Manor. He was born in East Chicago, Indiana, on March 19, 1929 to Dr. Marion Andrews “Zeke” and Mary Luella “Mary Jane” (Hogshire) McCormick. He married Waltraud “Wally” Paula Winter on March 6, 1954; she survives.
Jack graduated from Washington High School in East Chicago,...
Kathy Lorine McGibbon
Nov 11, 2020
Kathy Lorine McGibbon, 66, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at home. She was born in Marion on June 8, 1954 to Garnie and Thelma (Horn) Minix. She married Greg McGibbon and they divorced. She then spent 40 years with her life-time partner, Roger Browning; he preceded her in death on September 13, 2020.
Kathy graduated from...
