Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.

Raymond L. Duncan
Aug 17, 2015
Raymond L. Duncan, 75, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at Clinton House Rehab and Health Care Center. He was born May 22, 1939, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. His parents preceded him in death. Ray is survived by his brother, John R. Duncan of Monticello; one stepson, one stepdaughter, three sons, and several nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. In...
Linda Kay McIlrath
Aug 16, 2015
Linda Kay âSamâ McIlrath, 77, of Rossville passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. She was born June 3, 1938, in Reynolds, to Edward and Dorothy Dehner Spinn. On November 1, 1959, she married Dewey George McIlrath; he preceded her in death on February 12, 2010. Linda was valedictorian of Reynolds High School Class of 1956. She...
Nondas L. Shaffer
Aug 15, 2015
Nondas L. Gochenour Shaffer, 90 passed away peacefully at Mulberry Health and Retirement Center at 2:48 a.m., August 15, 2015. She had been a resident there since 2010. Nondas was born on October 13, 1924 to Fred and Mary Luper near Owasco in Carroll County, IN. Nondas graduated from Rossville High School as a member of the illustrious class of 1942. On January...
Larry Lynn Holland
Aug 14, 2015
Larry Lynn Holland, 75, of Rossville, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015, at St. Elizabeth East in Lafayette. He was born January 23, 1940, in Veedersburg, the son of Howard E. Holland and Dorothy C. Harper. Larry graduated from Veedersburg High School in 1958. He worked with the U.S. Postal Service in Lafayette for over 40 years. Surviving Larry are...
James M. ""Jim"" Huffer Sr.
Aug 13, 2015
James Max Huffer Sr., 81, of Frankfort, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Clinton House Rehab and Health Care. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2015, from Noon â 3:00 p.m. at Genda Funeral Home in Frankfort. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Kempton...
Katherine Ann Cunningham
Aug 12, 2015
Katherine Ann Milakis Cunningham, 61, of rural Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at I.U. Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. Kathy was born on October 9, 1953, at Lafayetteâs Home Hospital to the late Betty Jo Welch Rayburn and Harry Milakis. On September, 1971, she married Dalas Lee Buck; he preceded her in death on April, 1975. In...
Phyllis Jean Huff
Aug 11, 2015
Phyllis Jean Huff, 75, a lifelong Clinton County resident, passed away Tuesday, August 11 2015, at Cumberland Pointe Health Campus in West Lafayette. She was born October 2, 1939, in Indianapolis, to Elsie âGipâ and Viola Wiggams Eubank. Phyllis married Jim Fife and they later divorced. Then on November 2, 1984 she married Everett L. Huff in Frankfort; he preceded her...
Helen Lucile Hodson
Aug 9, 2015
Helen Lucile Hodson, 100, of Rossville, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015, surrounded by her family, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. She was born June 24, 1915, in Amboy, Ind., to Harvey and Mary Pearson Haines. On October 28, 1934, she married Laurell P. Hodson in Amboy; he preceded her in death on January 15, 1993. Lucile graduated...
Elsie M. ""Peg"" Shirar
Aug 8, 2015
Elsie M. âPegâ Shirar, 86, a lifelong resident of Frankfort, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015, at her home. She was born April 15, 1929, in Rising Sun, to John F. and Della Dickson Huffer. On September 14, 1945, she married Ralph Shirar in Frankfort; he preceded her in death. Peg was a homemaker. Surviving are one son, Jackie (Marilyn) Shirar...
Kenneth Leroy Miller
Aug 3, 2015
Kenneth Leroy Miller, 83, of Rossville, passed away Monday, August 3, 2015, at his home. He was born April 20, 1932, in Tippecanoe County, IN. On March 3, 1951, he married Velma E. Wolf at her home in Camden; she survives. Kenny worked in construction and was still involved in DML Enterprises. Besides his commitment and love for his Savior Jesus Christ and...

Everett E. Crumpacker
Aug 2, 2015
Everett E. Crumpacker, 91, of Rossville, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Milner Community Health Care Center. He was born September 9, 1923, in Ottawa, Kansas, to Albert and Anna Barnhart Crumpacker. On January 5, 1947, he married Alberta L. Miller in Pyrmont; she survives. Everett moved to Indiana in 1947, and farmed much of his life in the Pyrmont...
Donna Rita Marvin
Jul 31, 2015
Donna Rita Marvin, 70, of Cutler, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015, at her home. She was born May 11, 1945, in Cooperâs Town, New York, to Elmer and Myrtle Nethaway Rockwell. Donna married Henry Smith Marvin; he survives. Donna served as a nurse in the United States Army. She was a homemaker. In addition to her husband, Donna is survived by...

Lois Catherine Wagoner
Jul 27, 2015
Lois Catherine (Wolf) Wagoner, 87 years, slipped away from this life at her home near Pyrmont, to be with her Lord Jesus on Monday, July 27, 2015 at 1:36 a.m. She was born on December 12, 1927, in Carroll County, the daughter of Jesse and Pearl Wolf. On May 29, 1948, Lois married Calvin Wagoner, and they enjoyed 65 years together...
Marcella J. Sigler
Jul 22, 2015
Marcella J. Sigler, 86, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Rosewalk Commons in Lafayette. She was born February 2, 1929, in Frankfort, to Lewis and Norah Turner Hoover. On October 18, 1946, she married Clay A. Sigler; he preceded her in death on May 11, 2013. Marcella was an inspector for Rea Magnet Wire before retiring...
Rebecca Ruth Fields
Jul 21, 2015
Rebecca Ruth Fields, 105, formerly of Michigantown, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Frankfort. She was born August 7, 1909, in Boyleston, to Samuel Malhon and Martha Ellen Ostler Weaver. On January 28, 1928, she married Edgar V. Fields in Frankfort; he passed away November 6, 1979. Rebecca was a life-long resident of Clinton County. She...
Beulah Kerkhoff
Jul 20, 2015
Beulah McFarland Kerkhoff, 94, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at Wesley Manor. She was born January 23, 1921, in Lafayette to John Albert Clayton and Susie Rodman McFarland. On November 14, 1942, she married Gordon F. Kerkhoff at Ft. Sill, OK; he preceded her in death on October 6, 2000. Beulah was a graduate of Otterbein High School...
Margaret ""Meg"" E. Bracken
Jul 18, 2015
Margaret E. âMegâ Bracken, 90, of Frankfort, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 18, 2015, at her home watching the beautiful wildlife outside her window. She was born January 13, 1925, in Barre, VT, to Thomas B. and Elizabeth McGregor Emslie. On October 23, 1949, she married Robert Bracken in Montpelier, VT; he preceded her in death on January 6, 2013. Meg...

Pam Hetsko
Jul 17, 2015
Pam Newton Hetsko, 89, of Flora, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at I.U. Arnett Healthcare, Lafayette, In. She was born January 25, 1926, in Southall, Middlesex, England, the daughter of Tom Basil and Kate Florence Wells Newton. Pam is preceded in death by her husband Chet Hetsko. Pam attended school in Southall, England. She was a homemaker and loved to swim....
Maxine Braden
Jul 17, 2015
Ruth âMaxineâ Braden, 90, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at I.U. Arnett in Lafayette, Indiana. She was born September 1, 1924, in Casey, Illinois to Calvin and Thelma Miller Lashbrook. In 1942, she married Kenneth Kaser, he is deceased. Then in 1955, she married Elden Braden of Frankfort. A lifelong Clinton County resident, Maxine was a 1942 graduate...
Donna Kay Wallace
Jul 14, 2015
Donna Kay Brittain Brown Wallace, 73, of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at I.U. Arnett in Lafayette, Indiana. She was born October 10, 1941, in Frankfort, to George Allen and Betty Joann Morphew Brittain. On November 7, 1975, she married Leonard Lee Wallace; he survives. Donna was a 1959 graduate of Frankfort Schools. She was employed as a secretary...