Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Joan Young
Jun 19, 2015
Joan Cooke Young, 85, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born July 15, 1929, in Indianapolis, to Nelson A. and Catherine Sue Alltop Cooke. On October 17, 1947, she married Ted L. Young; he preceded her in death on June 21, 1999. Joan graduated from Shortridge High School in 1947. She then worked...
Elisabeth Warren
Jun 15, 2015
Elisabeth Warren, 77, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at Clinton House Health and Rehab Center. She was born February 11, 1938, in Lahnstein, Germany, to Jakob and Barbara Kimpel Merten. On December 31, 1966, she married Clarence Warren; he passed March 13, 2006. In 1962, Elisabeth moved to Frankfort from Germany. She worked at National Seal, Unielectric, Wal-Mart in...
Thelma I. Payne
Jun 12, 2015
Thelma I. Payne, 87, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, June 12, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born December 5, 1927, in Clinton County, to William A. and Olive M. Judd Powell; her parents preceded her in death. On July 1, 1946, she married James H. Payne; he passed away on May 27, 1999. Thelma was a graduate of...
Janet Carter
Jun 9, 2015
Janet Carter, 65, of Lafayette, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at her home. She was born November 5, 1949, in Frankfort, to Paul and Betty Kerns VanKirk. On June 5, 1970, she married John F. Carter Sr.; he preceded her in death on August 13, 2000. Janet graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 1967. Until her recent move to...
Phil Ferguson
Jun 8, 2015
Phil Ferguson, 80, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, June 8, 2015. He was born June 16, 1934, in Sheridan, to Willis and Ione Pritsch Ferguson. On July 18, 1954, he married Joan Power; she survives. Phil graduated Frankfort Senior High School in 1952, and then attended Purdue University. He worked with his father at Ferguson and Son Heating and Cooling until the...
Lois J. McCarty
Jun 7, 2015
Lois J. McCarty, 86, of Logansport, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Chase Center. She was born April 6, 1929, in Carrollton, to Alva and Elsie McGuire McCarty; her parents preceded her in death. Throughout her life, Lois lived in Flora and Bringhurst before moving to Logansport. She attended Bringhurst United Methodist Church. Surviving Lois are two brothers, Donald (Kay)...
Mark Dwaine Yoder
Jun 7, 2015
Mark Dwaine Yoder, 45, of Delphi, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. He was born December 11, 1969, in Lafayette, to Marvin J. and Joyce West Yoder; his parents survive in Bringhurst. Mark attended Carroll County Schools. In his early years, Mark enjoyed his years with the Carroll County Special Olympics. In 1988, he moved to...
John F. Layton
Jun 6, 2015
John F. Layton, 94, of rural Frankfort, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at his home. He was born December 31, 1920, in Boone County near Reagan, to Donald D. and Ida Merrill Layton Sr. On June 1, 1941, he married Geneva R. Lucas near Mulberry; she survives. John was a 1941 graduate of Mulberry High School. During World War II, John...
Patricia Marcinko
Jun 6, 2015
Patricia âPattyâ Marcinko, 69, of Frankfort, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at her home after fighting for 15 months with pancreatic, liver, and lung cancer. She was born June 16, 1945, in Frankfort, to Freemont and Catherine Smith Lanum. Patty graduated from Clinton Prairie High School and then went to work at Essex Wire in Lafayette. There she met Tom Marcinko;...
Jeffrey Ray Adams
Jun 5, 2015
Jeffrey Ray Adams, 53, of Rossville, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015, at his home. He was born December 13, 1961, in Frankfort, to Frank and Barbara Wilson Adams; his parents survive. On June 27, 1994, he married Lois Jane âJanieâ Godbey; she survives. Jeff was a member of Frankfort Senior High School class of 1980. He worked for 15 years as...
Jack A. Davis
Jun 4, 2015
Jack A. Davis, 84, of Frankfort, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015, at his home. He was born September 29, 1930, in Crawfordsville, to Glenn Davis and Pearl Newlin Davis Swisher. On October 11, 1951, Jack married Marian Grayson; she survives. Jack worked as a brakeman and switchman then was promoted conductor through his over 30 year career with the Nickel...
Phyllis Jean Morris
Jun 3, 2015
Phyllis Jean Morris, 86, of Flora, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at her home. She was born March 10, 1929, in Delphi, to Sherrell and Grace Lillian Riggle Strain. On January 6, 1945, she married Charles Robert Morris; he preceded her in death in February, 1988. Phyllis attended Delphi Schools. Throughout her life, she worked at Flora Spring Factory, Morrisâ Manufacturing...
Andrew W. Ehrmann
Jun 2, 2015
Andrew William âAndyâ Ehrmann, 54, of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. He was born December 1, 1960, in Minneapolis, to Richard and Leona Zuber Ehrmann; they preceded him in death. On June 28, 1986, he married Brenda Buckingham-Ehrmann; she survives. Andy received his BA from Bemidji State University in Minnesota, his MA from University...
Joan L. Pence
May 29, 2015
Joan L. Pence, 53, of Lafayette, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015, at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette. She was born December 21, 1961, in Frankfort, to Dale F. and Inez Payne Pence; her parents preceded her in death. Joan was a 1980 graduate of Frankfort High School, received her bachelor of science in education from Purdue University,...
Wilma Jean Davis
May 25, 2015
Wilma Jean Davis, 85, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born June 9, 1929, in Jackson Township near Antioch, to Eben and Delena Smith Frey. On February 16, 1946, she married Roy J. Davis; he passed away on May 13, 1973. A lifelong Clinton County resident, Wilma Jean attended Frankfort Schools. She retired...
Charles A. ""Scrappy"" Norris
May 23, 2015
Charles Arthur âScrappyâ Norris, 88, of Goodyear, AZ, passed away May 23, 2015, at Genesis Healthcare Estrella Center in Avondale, AZ. Scrappy was born December 4, 1926, in Hillisburg, to Alva R. and Pearl Edna Woods Norris. On September 26, 1946, he married Beverly M. Brown; she passed away April 9, 1999. He was a graduate of Scircleville High School. Scrappy served...
Alma Elizabeth Brubaker
May 22, 2015
Alma Elizabeth Brubaker, 92, of Pyrmont, passed away peacefully in the early morning on Friday, May 22, 2015, at her home. She was born near Buck Creek, on January 22, 1923, to Cephas R. and Nanny Belle (Byrd) Boone and then moved with her family to western Kansas as a young girl. She graduated from Modesto High School in California. On...
Floyd E. Reid
May 22, 2015
Floyd E. Reid, 87, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, at St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis. He was born January 9, 1928, in Frankfort, to Frances M. and Lorene Wickens Reid. He married Wilma Jean Gann in 1975; she preceded him in death. Floyd was a 1946 graduate of Frankfort Senior High School. He then served in the United...
Eileen F. Lacey
May 22, 2015
Eileen F. Lacey, 91, joined her Lord on Friday, May 22, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Frankfort. She was born on January 15, 1924, to Raymond and Daisy Fryman in Noble, IL. Eileen attended school in Noble and Olney, and resided throughout her life in Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. Her professional careers included co-owning a grocery store and mobile...
James M. Housley
May 19, 2015
James Martin Housley, 68, of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. He was born May 20, 1946, in Puerto Rico, to Robert G. and Jimmette (Simpson) Housley Sr. James was a graduate of Gavit High School in Hammond. He then served in the United States Army from February 8, 1968 to February 6, 1970. James was...
