Obituaries

Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.

Rozella Niehaus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Betty Lou VanArsdell

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...

William Leonard Hicks

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....

Douglas Aaron Sanders

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

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

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...

Tiburcio Morales

Tiburcio Morales

Jul 13, 2018

Tiburcio “Don Mike” Morales, 69, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at IU Health Arnett Hospital.  He was born April 15, 1949 in Cuidad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Cresencio and Sanjuana Cano de Morales.  In 1978, he married the love of his life, Feliciana Cabrera, she survives. 

Tiburcio enjoyed life and was a blessing to those around...

Dellis H. Boggs

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. ...

Ruth Spooner

Ruth Spooner

Jul 11, 2018

Ruth M. Spooner, 92, of Flora, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2018 at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville.  She was born April 15, 1926 in Ludlow, IL to Fred B. and Sylvia P. (Shinker) Fuller.  She was a 1944 graduate of Rantoul Township High School and a 1948 graduate of Julia F. Burnham School of Nursing in Champaign, IL. ...

M. Lindburg Lauderdale

M. Lindburg Lauderdale

Jul 10, 2018

M. Lindburg “Lynn” Lauderdale, 88, of Delphi, formerly of Flora, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at IU Arnett Health Care in Lafayette.  He was born in Philcampbell, AL on February 14, 1930 to William Raymond and Cora Annie (Dodd) Lauderdale.  He married Minda Downing, she preceded him in death.  Lindburg then married Laura “Jean” Spillman; she also preceded him...

Brian Lee Walters

Brian Lee Walters

Jul 10, 2018

Brian Lee Walters, 53, of Frankfort, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at his home.  He was born on August 15, 1964, in Lebanon, to Michael and Sharon (Cline) Walters. On November 2, 1985, Brian married Zona Taylor; she survives.

In 1981, Brian graduated from Avon High School.  Brian and Zona moved to Frankfort in 1992.  He worked...

Jane E. Zink

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...

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