Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Eleanor Hodgen
Sep 23, 2018
Mary Eleanor Hodgen, 96, recently of Wesley Manor and formerly of rural Frankfort, entered Heaven on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Eleanor was born Aug. 9, 1922, to Ralph and Madge Smith Stern. She attended Jackson Township schools where she met the love of her life, Noble Fee Hodgen. The couple married in 1940; to this union were born six children.
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Annabel Fern Hanna
Sep 22, 2018
Annabel Fern Hanna, 91, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Flora, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, September 22, 2018. She was born in Whitley County, September 18, 1927 to Owen and Fern (Quinn) Zumbrun. She was a graduate of Columbia City High School and then attended International Business College in Fort Wayne. There she became close friends with...
Travis Lee Abston Jr.
Sep 18, 2018
Travis Lee Abston Jr., 15, of Battle Ground, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, following an automobile accident. He was born May 15, 2003, in Lafayette, to Travis Lee Abston Sr. and Amber Cooper; his parents survive. Travis was a sophomore at William Henry Harrison High School. He enjoyed sports especially football and basketball and playing video games.
Surviving...
Harry J. Sheets
Sep 11, 2018
Harry J. Sheets, 95, of rural Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at his home. He was born October 29, 1922, in Clinton County to the late Harry E. and Nina Marie (Eaton) Sheets. On March 5, 1944, he married Kathleen Kingery; she preceded him in death on October 3, 2012.
A life-long farmer, Harry was a member...
Suzanne Ahlersmeyer
Sep 9, 2018
Suzanne McIntyre Ahlersmeyer, 60, of West Lafayette, formerly of Rossville, lost her battle with metastasized breast cancer, Sunday, September 9, 2018 at IU Health in Indianapolis. She was born July 27, 1958 in Lebanon to James C. and E. June (Anderson) McIntyre.
She was a 1976 graduate of Lebanon High School. She then went on to graduate with a Bachelor’s...
Rozella Niehaus
Aug 20, 2018
The indomitable spirit of Rozella Niehaus, 87, of Frankfort and recently of South Bend went to her beloved God on Monday, August 20, 2018, at Signature Healthcare in South Bend. She was born October 12, 1930, in DuBois County, IN, to Amos and Rozella (Shircliff) Niehaus.
Rozella graduated from Holland High School and attended Chicago Public Schools for her LPN...
Phillip L. Spencer
Aug 19, 2018
Phillip L. Spencer, 71, formerly of Kokomo, passed away on August 19, 2018, at his home in Florida. He was born on December 28, 1946, in Logansport, to Marion and Dorothy (Calloway) Spencer. In 1968, he married Marcia Vass; although they later divorced, they remained friends through the years.
After graduating from Logansport High School in 1967, Phil went to...
B. Elaine Smith
Aug 19, 2018
B. Elaine Smith, 98, departed her earthly life on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Delphi. She stands joyfully in the presence of her heavenly Father whom she has now seen face to face.
Elaine was born on August 8, 1920, to Evadue Houser Roll and Ralph Roll. She spent her first seven years in Camden, and...
Carol G. Richardson
Aug 18, 2018
Carol G. Richardson, 84, of Flora, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at her home. She was born July 15, 1934, in Kokomo, to the late Arlie D. Flora and Anna Marie Mocherman Flora Myer. Her second father that helped raise her, Othel Morris Myer, preceded her in death as well. On April 4, 1952, Carol married Byrd Richardson;...
Carl Ernest Pippenger
Aug 13, 2018
Carl Ernest Pippenger, 62, of Sedalia, passed away at his home, Monday, August 13, 2018. He was born May 22, 1956 in Shelbyville to Ernest “Jack” and Lettie “Mabel” (Simpson) Pippenger. He worked for Frankfort Termite and Pest Control and then for NTK Precision. He enjoyed fishing, listening to Beatles, AC/DC, and Metallica music, and riding motorcycles.
Carl is...
Amos LeRoy McGinnis
Aug 7, 2018
Amos LeRoy McGinnis, 96, formerly of Flora, passed away at Aster Place in Lafayette, on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. He was born October 26, 1921, in Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, to David Z. and Jessie (Dunkle) McGinnis. Amos’ step-mother, Veda Cotton McGinnis, survives. On June 9, 1943, he married Evelyn Bechtel; she passed away on August 26, 1987. Amos later married...
Derek E. Spence
Aug 3, 2018
Derek E. Spence, 34, of Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly early in the morning of Friday, August 3rd. He was born June 4, 1984, in Lafayette. He graduated from McCutcheon High School in 2002.
Derek loved hard and felt deeply. Those that knew Derek knew of his shortcomings. However, through them, he was still an amazing son, brother, uncle, friend, but...
Lillian May Knight
Jul 30, 2018
Lillian “Lil” May Knight, 56, of Flora, passed away at her home surrounded by family, Monday, July 30, 2018. She was born in Lafayette on July 27, 1962 to Walter Pennington and Patricia (Clawson) Matthews. She was a 1980 graduate of Carroll High School. She worked at Birchwood Manor and Generations of Vernon, AL. November 26, 1986 she married the...
Elmer Floyd Patrick
Jul 27, 2018
Elmer Floyd Patrick, 95, of Lafayette, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018, at The Springs in Lafayette. He was born June 14, 1923, in Flora, to the late Edward F. and Gladys E. (Dunk) Patrick. On December 12, 1948, he married Betty L. Irmerger; she passed away on April 11, 1998. He later married Doris Liebert Lane on March...
William Leonard Hicks
Jul 25, 2018
William Hicks, 64, of Frankfort, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Clinton House Health and Rehab Center. He was born July 10, 1954 in Lafayette to Hurbert & Kathleen (Dye) Hicks. He attended Lafayette Jeff High School and then went on to serve in the United States Army. William worked as a barber, and then for Industrial Plating Inc....
Betty Lou VanArsdell
Jul 25, 2018
Betty Lou VanArsdell, 94, of Walton, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at her home. She was born March 26, 1924, in Frankfort, to Charles D. and Grace (Skaggs) Moore. On January 29, 1948, she married William VanArsdell in Frankfort; he preceded her in death on December 21, 2011.
Betty was a member of the Frankfort High School Class...
Douglas Aaron Sanders
Jul 21, 2018
Douglas Aaron Sanders, 56, of Colfax earned his wings on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.
He was born January 10, 1962 in Frankfort to William A. and Gladys O. (Scholley) Sanders. On July 28, 1984, Doug married Madeline A. Ferguson in Colfax and she survives.
Doug attended Noblesville and Clinton Prairie Schools. He then attended...
Helen M. Marley
Jul 19, 2018
Helen May Marley, 75, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at her home. She was born August 7, 1942, in Cambridge City, to Phil and Mary Frances (Smith) Heavilon.
In 1961, Helen graduated from Frankfort High School. She worked at Wal-Mart for 17 years before retiring in 2003. She was a member of the Church of Jesus...
Melverine B. Hufty-Gruber
Jul 14, 2018
Melverine B. Hufty Gruber, 97, formerly of Burlington, IN and later, Delphi, IN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Reid Health in Richmond, IN.
She was born on June 7, 1921 in Miami County. IN to Oscar Lee and Nona Leona (Lawrence) Rickard. Her mother, Nona, died when Melverine was 2 years old and she was then...
Dellis H. Boggs
Jul 13, 2018
Dellis H. Boggs, 77, of Lebanon, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at his home. He was born January 18, 1941, to Earnest and Gracy (Kelly) Boggs in Big Stone Gap, VA. In 1959, he married Martha G. Tignor; she preceded him in death on March 28, 2016.
Dellis attended school in Big Stone Gap before moving to Indiana. ...
