Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Doris I. Burkhalter
Mar 29, 2018
Doris I. Burkhalter, 85, of Lafayette, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at her residence. She was born June 27, 1932 in Pyrmont to Hughel & Ruth (Reames) Miller. Doris graduated from Rossville High School in 1950. In November 1950, she married the late Harold Burkhalter; he preceded her in death September 13, 2002. Doris worked for Landis and Gyr in Lafayette as...
Carolyn Johnson
Mar 29, 2018
Carolyn Ann Johnson, 74, of Frankfort, passed away at her residence Thursday, March 29, 2018. She was born February 24, 1944 in Clinton County to Herbert and Barbara (Ostler) Nye. She was a 1962 graduate of Clinton Central High School. She married Robert âBobâ Leamon Johnson on February 17, 1984. She attended Stockwell United Methodist Church and enjoyed mowing her yard, collecting angels, and...
Harold Clinton Harris
Mar 28, 2018
Harold Clinton Harris, 52, of Mulberry, passed away at his residence Wednesday, March 28, 2018. He was born May 29, 1965 in Indianapolis to Harold Kenneth and Twaila Gertrude (Smith) Harris. He married his wife of 28 years, Tamera Parker on September 22, 1989. He was a collector of Hot Wheels, enjoyed gardening, visiting Lake Michigan and spending time with his dogs and...
Patricia A. Kriel
Mar 27, 2018
Patricia A. Kriel, 83, of Frankfort passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born May 18, 1934, in Frankfort, Indiana, to John Raymond and Ruby (Smith) McKinney. On March 29, 1952, she married Richard Leo Kriel; he passed away on August 31, 2003. Patricia graduated from Frankfort High School. She had...
Joanne Dellinger
Mar 25, 2018
Joanne Dellinger, 88, of Mulberry, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Cumberland Pointe Health Campus in West Lafayette. She was born June 28, 1929, in Mulberry, to Madison Chester and Sadie Florence (Combs) Peters. On June 26, 1949, she married Melvin âJrâ Dellinger; he preceded her in death on April 17, 2015. Joanne graduated from Mulberry High School in...
Linda Diane Barrett
Mar 22, 2018
Linda Diane Barrett, 68, of Frankfort, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born September 1, 1949 in Lebanon to the late Basil Elmer Barrett and Helen Marie (Meredith) Wood. She was a 1967 graduate of Clinton Central High School. During her time in high school she worked at Leeâs Restaurant and then went on to...
FreDona Fausett
Mar 21, 2018
FreDona L. Fausett, 72, of Frankfort passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born July 14, 1945, in Burlington, Indiana, to Thomas and Martha L. (Mocherman) Cowell. On September 19, 1965, she married Herman W. Fausett. FreDona graduated from Carroll High School and attended beauty school in Kokomo. She previously owned Crown and Glory...

Carolyn S. Moser
Mar 21, 2018
Carolyn, S. Moser, 77, of Flora, passed away at her residence, March 21, 2018. She was born August 16, 1940 in Lafayette to Leonard and Hazel (Hufford) Cheesman. She graduated from beauty college in 1960. She worked at Hosrt Celanese from 1988-1996 and also Essex Wire in Flora for 19 years. Carolyn was a member of Valley View Baptist Church and enjoyed reading, playing...
Joyce A. Jones
Mar 19, 2018
Joyce A. Jones, 81, of Rossville, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018, at Milner Community Healthcare. She was born September 10, 1936, in Franklin, Ohio, to the late James V. and Virginia M. (Simms) Hadley. On September 21, 1957, Joyce married Robert E. Jones in Columbus; he preceded her in death on July 8, 2014. In 1954, Joyce graduated from...

Michael H. Dawson
Mar 18, 2018
Michael âColonelâ Dawson, 68, of Plainfield, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at his home. He was born January 14, 1950, at Clinton County Hospital in Frankfort, to Harold Eugene Dawson and Dorothy Beth Bogan. Michael graduated from Avon High School and later received his auctioneer license. He worked at several auctions around the area as well as several flea markets. Michael...
Sharon Kay Need
Mar 16, 2018
Sharon Kay Need, 70, of rural Frankfort, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 16, 2018, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born October 4, 1947, in Lafayette, to Raymond and Clella Fleming Platt. On August 11, 1972, Sharon married David L Need at Stockwell United Methodist Church; he survives. Together, they shared 46 years of marriage. Sharon grew up...
James Edward Smith
Mar 16, 2018
James Edward Smith, 49, of Frankfort passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 16, 2018, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born December 16, 1968, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Hubert Earl and Janet Marie (Gosnell) Smith. On June 27, 1993, he married Bridget Ann Barkley. James worked at Mike Raisor Ford service department as a porter He previously worked for Gander...
Pedro L. De Leon
Mar 10, 2018
Pedro âPeteâ Luevano De Leon, 72, of Kirklin, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at his home. He was born October 9, 1945, in Old Glory, Texas, to Eulalio and Rosa Luevano De Leon. On September 26, 1966, Pete married Beatriz Garcia at St. Gregory Catholic Church in Heart, Michigan; she survives. In 1969, he moved to Indiana. Throughout his life,...
William ""Bill"" Powell
Mar 8, 2018
William âBillâ H. Powell, 75, of Galveston, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Franciscan Health East in Lafayette. He was born July 22, 1942 in Logansport to the late Lloyd Wilson and Mary Susan (Adams) Powell. He was a 1960 graduate of Burlington High School and attended Purdue University. He married his wife, Martha (Veach) Powell January 19, 1963. He worked most of...
Joetta ""Jody"" McGrew
Mar 7, 2018
Joetta âJodyâ J. McGrew, 54, of Cutler, passed away at her residence, surrounded by her loved ones, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. She was born August 28, 1963 in Indianapolis to Theodore âTedâ and the late Nancy (Mill) Enoch. She was a 1981 graduate of Carroll High School. She married Curtis McGrew November 19, 1983. Jody worked for Target of Lafayette for 35 years. She was...
Joseph E. ""Mick"" Miller
Mar 6, 2018
Joseph E. âMickâ Miller, 76, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, March 06, 2018, at North Woods Village in Kokomo. Mick was born January 17, 1942, in Frankfort, to the late Joe and Norma Maxine (Wright) Miller. In 1960, Mick graduated from Frankfort High School. He then served in the United States Army as Military Police. Throughout his life, Mick worked at Goodyear...
Dennis G. Cleaver
Feb 23, 2018
Dennis G. Cleaver, 68, of Frankfort passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born July 21, 1949, in Frankfort to George E. and Martha (Clendenning) Cleaver. Denny graduated from Frankfort High School in 1967. He attended Ball State University and received both a Bachelors and a Masters degree. He was a Business...
Jacqueline Sue DeWeese
Feb 18, 2018
Jacqueline Sue DeWeese, 83, of Delphi, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at Milner Community Healthcare in Rossville. She was born October 8, 1934, in Owosso. Jackie graduated from Sexton High School in Michigan. In 1958, she married Norman H. DeWeese in Owosso; he preceded her in death on October 6, 2013. Jackie lived over 50 years in Owosso before moving...
Sandra Kay Bell
Feb 18, 2018
Sandra Kay Wells Bell, 73, formerly of Colfax, passed away on Sunday, February 18 2018, at Mulberry Health Care. She was born April 25, 1944, in Boyleston, to Vernon E. and Elizabeth Brittain Wells. Sandra was married to the late Ralph E. Bell, who passed away September 26, 2011. Sandra attended Clinton Central Schools. She had worked for Unielectric, AES, Donnelly...
Donald L. Cox
Feb 18, 2018
Donald L. Cox, 80, of Rossville, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Milner Community Health Care. He was born May 4, 1937 in Lafayette to Fred and Effie (Metzger) Cox. On May 26, 1973 he married Virginia Reifert, she survives. Don was a 1955 graduate of Rossville High School. He worked for Ross Gear a division of TRW for 30 years. He then...