Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Jane E. Zink
Jul 4, 2018
Jane E. Zink, 83, of Frankfort, formerly of Lafayette, passed away at her residence, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. She was born January 21, 1935 in Logansport to Bernard and Mary (Kramer) Bergin. She was a 1953 graduate of Logansport High School and also St. Elizabeth College. She worked for over 30 years as an Operating Room Technician for Dr. John...
Fred Heavilon
Jun 28, 2018
Fred F. Heavilon, 96, formerly of Frankfort, passed away at Brownsburg Health Care on June 28, 2018. Fred was born on October 27, 1921, in Clinton County to Hobart P. and Flossie Inez (Fickle) Heavilon.
Fred graduated from Jefferson High School in 1939. He entered the U.S. Navy at Great Lakes Naval Station in 1940 and served in WWII aboard...
Mary J. Arvin
Jun 28, 2018
Mary J. Hufford Arvin, 97, of rural Lafayette, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Mulberry Health. She was born May 18, 1921, in Rossville, to Dale Hufford and Della (Gangwer) Hufford. On December 31, 1937, she married Clarence D. Arvin; he preceded her in death on March 10, 2003.
Mary attended Owasco High School. She was a dedicated...
Virginia I. Hodgen
Jun 26, 2018
Virginia Isabelle (Campbell) Hodgen, 93, of Hopedale, Ill., entered into God’s grace Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at Hopedale Nursing Home. She was born January 5, 1925, in Kansas City, Missouri to William Roland and Jennie Isabelle (Jackson) Campbell. On October 6, 1945 she married Albert John Hodgen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They moved to the family farm in Frankfort, Indiana in...
Robert Housley Jr.
Jun 26, 2018
Robert G. Housley Jr., 73, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at his home. He was born October 27, 1944, in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to Robert G. and Jimmette (Simpson) Housley Sr. On March 31, 1983, he married Valarie Jones who survives; together they shared 35 years.
Robert attended Gavit High School in Hammond before enlisting in...
Patricia J. Rolfs
Jun 23, 2018
Patricia J. “Pat” Rolfs, 76, of Flora, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Wellbrooke of Kokomo. She was born November 6, 1941, in Corvallis, Oregon, to Mervin Harley and Iva Jane (Holl) Hoover.
Pat graduated from West High School in Denver, CO, and later received her bachelor’s degree from McPherson College and master’s degree...
George A. Kamstra
Jun 17, 2018
George A. Kamstra, 91, of Rossville, passed away peacefully on Sunday June 17, 2018 at the Milner Community Health Center. He was born August 22, 1926 in Lafayette, IN to Garrett and Mattie (Minniear) Kamstra. George was a 1944 graduate of Rossville High School, where he was a proud member of a very successful Rossville Hornet basketball team. Shortly after...
Carl Lynn Mocherman
Jun 13, 2018
Carl Lynn Mocherman, 75, of Cutler, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. He was born May 22, 1943 in Logansport to Ray and Una (Powell) Mocherman. He was a 1961 graduate of Burlington High School. He served 6 years in the National Guard. Carl worked as a farmer, welder, and did maintenance for...
Candice ""Candi"" Kay Marlow
Jun 11, 2018
Candice Kay “Candi” Marlow, 35, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, June 11, 2018. She was born August 17, 1982 in Noblesville to Dean Marlow and Dolores Howe. She was a 2000 graduate of Frankfort Senior High School. Candi enjoyed watching Anime and Supernatural, listening to Breaking Benjamin and MGK, gaming, reading, drawing, and caring for her mother.
Along with her...
Marlyn Kay Grice
Jun 10, 2018
Marlyn Kay Grice, 75, a life-long Kirklin resident, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. She was born September 30, 1942, in Kirklin, to Ople V. and M. Louise (Boone) Buntin. On May 20, 1961, Marlyn married John W. Grice who survives; they had celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary last month.
Until her senior...
Richard E. Grove
Jun 9, 2018
Richard Elvin Grove, 92, of Frankfort, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018, at his home. He was born October 23, 1925, in Rankin, Ill., to James Ernest and Edna May Sweet Grove. On February 8, 1951, he married Helen E. Moyer; she preceded him in death on October 2, 2014.
In 1937, Richard and his family moved to Frankfort when...
Mary E. Smith
May 31, 2018
Mary E. Smith, 91, of Deer Creek, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Woodbridge Health Campus in Logansport. She was born November 30, 1926 in Carroll County to Ross and Cora (Heiland) Meek. She was a 1944 graduate of Carrollton High School. She married James S. Smith in 1946. He preceded her in death. Mary was a member of...
Rolland ""Zeke"" King
May 30, 2018
Rolland E. “Zeke” King, 87, Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Wesley Manor. He was born October 16, 1930, in Clinton County, Indiana to Virgil and Jesse (Walker) King, the tenth of eleven children. He always described a happy childhood with a close knit family. Zeke was a 1948 graduate of Sugar Creek Township High School. He...
Dorothy E. Carter
May 27, 2018
Dorothy E. Carter, 93, a life-long Clinton County resident, passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2018, at Whitlock Place in Crawfordsville. She was born May 14, 1925, in Clinton County, to Murl S. and Audra (Huffer) Maish. She was married 60 years to William Howard Carter, marrying June 23, 1946 in the Hillisburg Methodist Church; he preceded her in death...
Deborah Fines
May 25, 2018
Deborah “Debbie” Fines, 70, of Rossville, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018, at Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital. She was born December 25, 1947, in Yonkers, NY; her father, Joseph DeSanto, and step-father, Vaughn Banter preceded her in death. Her mother, Colleen (Ballard) Banter, survives in Rossville. On August 27, 1966, in the Rossville United Methodist Church, she married...
Beverly Jean Robbins
May 17, 2018
Beverly “Jean” Robbins, 90, of Frankfort, passed away at her residence Thursday, May 17, 2018. She was born November 20, 1927 in Frankfort to Ernest and Maude (Younger) Perkins. She was a 1945 graduate of Frankfort High School. Jeanmarried James H. Robbins; he preceded her in death. She worked for Shanklin’s Hardware and enjoyed cooking, baking Christmas Cookies, walking with...
Kyle Anthony Crowder Langkop
May 16, 2018
Kyle Anthony Crowder Langkop, 25, of Colfax, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at IU Health Hospital in Frankfort. He was born June 10, 1992, in Lafayette; his parents, Anthony J. Crowder, of St. Cloud, Fla., and Stacie Leann (Brian) Lyman, of Colfax, survive.
He attended Clinton Prairie Schools where he had played football and later Frankfort Senior High...
Dorothy M. Bagshaw
May 16, 2018
Dorothy M. Bagshaw, 89, formerly of Tippecanoe Co. passed away on May 16, 2018, in Mesa, Arizona.
Surviving Dorothy are her daughters, Karen and Janet; honorary children, Monique, Tsao-Ming, and Mary; grandchildren, Samantha (Aaron), Brian (Kelley), Alan, Jason (Lingjie), and Kirk; great grandchildren, Vincent and Elizabeth; and several nieces and nephews. Dorothy was preceded in death by husband, Farrell, and...
Charles T. Bradley
May 15, 2018
Charles T. “Chuck” Bradley, 83, of Frankfort, died peacefully in his sleep at his daughter’s home on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. He was born May 13, 1935, in Indianapolis, to Roy and Gladys (Able) Bradley.
Chuck attended schools in Indianapolis and Kokomo. He worked as a brick layer for over 40 years and ran the Smoke Shop for over 13...
Bernard C. Martin
May 12, 2018
Bernard C. Martin, 85, of Mulberry, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at his home. He was born on May 16, 1932, in Yeddo, Indiana, to Clayton Riley and Doris Dee (Bonebrake) Martin. Bernard was formerly married to Mary Ann Krammes.
As a young man, he spent many long hours working on the family farm and developing...
