Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Wilma June Roush
Jan 27, 2018
Wilma June (Gascho) Roush, 74, of Lafayette, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at I.U. Health Arnett Hospital. She was born May 24, 1943, in Springfield, Ohio, to Alpha Ray and Vela Esther (Bell) Gascho. Wilma was formerly married to Daniel Edward Roush; he passed away on January 18, 1998. Wilma graduated from Rossville High School in 1962, and returned...
Margaret Jean Rooker
Jan 27, 2018
Margaret Jean âPatâ Rooker, 98, of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. Pat was born September 7, 1919, in Frankfort, to Thurl O. âPeteâ and Zula (Martin) Wade. On April 13, 1941, she married Robert Rooker in Frankfort; he passed away November 8, 2009. In 1937, Pat graduated from Frankfort High School. She attended Purdue...
Floyd Eugene Wolf
Jan 27, 2018
Floyd Eugene Wolf, 70, of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at his home. He was born September 9, 1947, in Lebanon, to Levi Albert and Dorothy (Knoe) Wolf. On July 3, 1972, he married Penny Joan Niccum; she preceded him in death on March 23, 2008. Gene attended Lebanon High School. He served his country in the United...
Gerald Lee Carpenter Sr.
Jan 25, 2018
Gerald Lee Carpenter Sr., 83, of Mulberry, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at I.U. Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born February 27, 1934, in Owen County, to William Jennings and Martha Jane (McIntyre) Carpenter. Gerald married Darlene Thomas on November 25, 1954 at the Shelby Street Church of Christ in Indianapolis; she survives in Mulberry. They had...
Nancy Carol Fife
Jan 25, 2018
Nancy Carol Fife, 82, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Clinton House. She was born August 8, 1935, in Clinton County to Glen and Ethel Sloan. Nancy was married to the late James Robert Fife, who passed away March 10, 2006. Nancy graduated from Frankfort High School in 1953. She worked for 40 years at PR Mallory as...
John Edward Pearson
Jan 24, 2018
John Edward Pearson, 77, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Mulberry Health. John was born June 18, 1940, in Colburn, to the late Edward Lee and Viola May (Stroup) Pearson. John grew up in Logansport before moving to Frankfort, in 1988. John served in the United States Army. Throughout his life, John worked for J.C. Penny in Logansport for...
Donald Wayne Gorman Jr.
Jan 23, 2018
Donald Wayne Gorman Jr. 70, of Monticello, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at I.U. Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 2, 1947, in Frankfort to Donald Wayne and Nygetta Rose (Dooley) Gorman Sr. Donald was a 1965 graduate of Frankfort High School and had attended Indiana University. He served his country for several years in...
Ruth I Holliday
Jan 20, 2018
Ruth I. Holliday, 94, of Mulberry, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Mulberry Health. She was born June 30, 1923, in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, to the late Roy P. and Laura E. Ehresman Walker. On October 5, 1974, she married Ervin O. Holliday at the Fair Haven Lutheran Church north of Mulberry; he preceded her in death on...
Brantin Lee Smith
Jan 20, 2018
Brantin Lee Smith, son of C.J. and LeAnna (Garcia) Smith Jr., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at his home. He was born November 22, 2016, in Lebanon, and welcomed home by his sisters, Gracie Ann & Heaven Marie. Also surviving are his grandparents, Stephanie & Jerry Harshbarger, Joe & Amy Garcia, Ginger Dishman & Robby Truax, and Cecil...
Robin J. Brock
Jan 14, 2018
Robin J. Brock, 54, of Dayton, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at her home. She was born March 7, 1963, in Lafayette, to William J. and Wanda Lee Whitlock Culley; her father passed away in April 4, 2015. Robin grew up in the Mulberry area and attended Clinton Prairie High School. She was a free spirited person who loved her...
Phyllis J. Miller
Jan 13, 2018
Phyllis J. Miller, 86, of Rossville, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, January 13, 2018. She was born March 23, 1931, near Owasco in Carroll County to Martin and Matilda âTillieâ Amstutz Irmeger. On June 25, 1950, she married Howard Miller; he preceded her in death on January 16, 2006. Phyllis graduated from Rossville High School in 1949. She worked...
Shirley A. Ferry
Jan 12, 2018
Shirley A. Ferry, 68, of Hillsboro, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born January 21, 1949, in Shawneetown, Ill., to James and Nellie Mosby Clevenger. On January 21, 1979, Shirley married Bill Ferry in Lafayette; together they shared almost 39 years together. He preceded her in death on January 10, 2018. In...
William Eugene Harrison
Jan 10, 2018
William Eugene Harrison, 89, of Sedalia, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at his home. He was born December 29, 1928, in Middlefork, to Leonard E. and Myrtle Irene (Williams) Harrison. Bill was formerly married to Mary Louise Smart. Bill attended Forest High School. He worked for WLC Company, in Sedalia, for over 65 years as a truck driver, retiring in...
Bill Ferry
Jan 10, 2018
Bill Ferry, 74, of Burrows, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Bill was born August 6, 1943, in Lafayette, to William Moss and Essie Maud Roark Ferry. In November 1963, he married Linda Sue Wilson; she preceded him in death in 1977. Bill married Shirley Ann Clevenger Rogers in 1979; she passed away Friday, January 12, 2018. In...
Terry Max Sedwick
Jan 9, 2018
Terry Max Sedwick, 59, of Kirklin passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon following an extended illness. He was born April 21, 1958 in Tipton to Leon M. and Betty (Alder) Sedwick. Terry was a 1976 graduate of Clinton Central High School and worked for ROHN for 18 years. He served as an EMT and...
Donald William Watson
Jan 9, 2018
Donald William Watson, 80, of Rossville passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born September 23, 1937 in Carroll, Illinois to Alonzo Franklin and Leola Mabel (Farrow) Watson. Donald worked as an auto mechanic at local car dealerships including the former Ray Rudd and Mann Chevrolet dealerships. Surviving family includes four children, Donald Watson...
Jerry A. Ensinger
Jan 6, 2018
Jerry A. Ensinger, 77, of a life-long Flora resident, passed away at Rosewalk Village of Lafayette. He was born February 16, 1940, in Flora, to the late Helen Mae Siple Herning. He was raised by his grandparents, the late Elmer and Catherine Podgorski Siple. Jerry graduated from Flora High School in 1958, and worked as a typesetter for several newspapers. He later...
Ronald W. Irmeger
Jan 4, 2018
Ronald W. Irmeger, 60, a life-long Rossville resident, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital. He was born April 29, 1957, in Lafayette, to the late Virgil W. and Virgie M. Idle Irmeger. On September 15, 1978, Ron married Diana Snell; she survives. In 1975, Ron graduated from Rossville High School. He worked at CFS in...
Beulah A. Lanum
Jan 2, 2018
Beulah A. Lanum, 101, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at her home. She was born April 29, 1916, in Jefferson County, Tenn., to Plase and Ellen Campbell Satterfield. Beulah was married to the late Joseph Lanum. In 1937, Beulah moved to Colfax, and then moved to Frankfort in 1948 where she remained. Beulah joined the First Baptist Church...
John H. Gochenour
Jan 2, 2018
John Howard Gochenour, 78, of Rossville, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born February 2, 1939, in Tippecanoe County, to the late Morris J. and Hazel Lucille (Landes) Gochenour. On September 30, 1972, he married Sue Carol Jenkins in Michigantown; she survives. In 1957, John graduated from Rossville High School. He service in the...
