obituaries

Troy Van Dale Decker, 53, of Terre Haute passed away unexpectedly Wednesday October 28. 2015 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born October 12, 1962 in Terre Haute, Troy is survived by his parents, John Wesley Perry and Fay (Hoopingarner) Perry; a daughter, Kaci Linn Morris and husband Dustin of West Terre Haute; a son, Thomas Jeffrey Graham...

Peter Eugene Perdoue, 40, of Terre Haute passed away on September 11, 2013 in his residence. He was born on November 11, 1972 to Edward Perdoue and Alma Gene (Deckdebrun) Perdoue. Peter is survived by his wife Shelly Perdoue; sons Aidan Perdoue and Adam Perdoue; daughters Ainsley Perdoue and Addison Perdoue. He is preceded in death by his parents....

Roswell Marion (Ross) Piper, 76, of Terre Haute, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at Regional Hospital. He was born in Augusta, Georgia on Aug. 17, 1938 to E. Marion and Roswell (Wolfe) Piper. Ross served in the United States Air Force from Apr. 2, 1958 until he was honorably discharged on Aug. 1, 1961. He received a B.S....

Gene W. Harris, 92, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday August 18, 2016 at 11:55 pm in Springhill Village. He was born January 21, 1924 in Brazil, IN to Nellie and Walter Harris. After graduating from Brazil High School he entered the Air Force and served for three years in the Pacific Theater during WWII, thereafter in 1946 he...

Bill G. Pinkston, 86, of Terre Haute, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016, in Cobblestone's Memory Unit. He was born on June 3, 1930, in Sullivan to Cleve Pinkston and Dorothy (Gambill) Pinkston. He attended Sullivan High School where he excelled in sports and won The Adam Sajko Award for outstanding football player his senior year. After his retirement...

Darrell E. Guerin, 67 of Terre Haute, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 7:00 AM in his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on April 4, 1948 to Ralph Guerin and Nellie Ruth Cree Guerin. Darrell was a retired Postmaster from the Riley Post Office, and was a US Navy veteran. He is survived by his...

LeRoy Nenneman, 72, of Pimento, IN passed away in Union Hospital on June 22, 2013 at 6:53 a.m. He was born on July 12, 1940 to Walter Nenneman and Lucy (Goucher) Nenneman. Leroy was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He worked for the Highway Department, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Grounds Department, and lastly he...

Stephenson Passen (Stevie), 66, of Sullivan, also formerly of Terre Haute, passed away on October 25, 2013. He was born on January 12, 1947 to George and Irmogene Ruth (Keltz) Passen. He was a dedicated truck driver for 30 years. He loved old cars. Stevie has three children that he loved dearly, Naellean Milner, her husband Greg of Terre...

Martha Helen (Winger) Heath August 20, 1940-March 14, 2016 Martha Helen (Winger) Heath, age 75, of Terre Haute, Indiana died March 14, 2016 from complications of long-term congestive heart failure. Family was by her side at Union Hospital. Martha was born to Horace and Ruth Winger in Hutsonville, Illinois on August 20, 1940. One of three children, Martha went...

Penny Sue Myers, 54, of Terre Haute passed away Saturday august 10, 2013 in her residence. She was born October 21, 1958 in Terre Haute to Billy K. Myers and Martha A. (Price) Myers. Penny is survived by her father, Billy Myers of Terre Haute; 2 sisters, Debbie Padgett of Terre Haute and Lora Conwell and husband Carl of...

Myrna Lisa Kay Grinstead, 50, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday august 8, 2013 at 3:20 pm in Union Hospital. She worked for Data Label, Inc. Lisa was born June 19, 1963 in Alton, IL to Earl William Bays and Ruth Moody Bays. She is survived by her husband, Paul Grinstead, Jr., 3 daughters, Barbie Lawson, Krista Jeffrey, and...

Howard Dewayne Hanley, 85, of Terre Haute passed away on Monday May 11, 2015 in his residence. He was born to Alpha and Pearl (Broshear) Hanley in Sullivan County on July 1, 1929. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Nancy (Jones) Hanley; children, Stephen Hanley and wife Marlis of Boynton Beach, FL, Linda Donahue of Terre...

Violet May Harden, 77, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in Union Hospital, surrounded by her family.

She was born May 15, 1939 in Vigo County to Charles Henry Jackson and Gertrude Piker Jackson.

Violet was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gerald Harden; brothers, Jesse Piker and Bill Jackson;...

Patsy Ruth Hann, 88 of Terre Haute, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandma, and great grandma passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 4:23 PM in Union Hospital. She was surrounded by her loving family. Patsy was born April 11, 1928 in Seelyville to Clarence and Lottie Strain. She married her loving husband of 64 years, Robert, on November...

John Arthur Myers, 64, of West Terre Haute passed away Wednesday January 18, 2017. He was a retired electrician with the IBEW for over 36 years. John was born August 6, 1952 in Terre Haute to Donald Myers and Jenny (Dildine) Myers. He is survived by his wife, Cecelia (Burns) Myers; his father, Donald Myers; children, Jonathan Myers (Jennifer)...

Mary Rose Denny, 82, of Terre Haute passed away Monday March 30, 2015 in her residence. She was retired from Columbia House where she worked in the quality control department. Rose was born March 23, 1933 in Terre Haute to George Gallion and Helen Ireta (Powell) Gallion. She is survived by a daughter, Janet Thompson and husband Jim of...

Marjorie Rose Hoffman Fields, 87, of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 6:40 p.m. in Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation.

Marjorie was the wife of Rilus B. Fields, who passed away June 26, 2002, and the mother of two daughters, Sharon Fields and Linda Brown; sister to six brothers, Warren Hoffman and his...

Glenn E. Currie, 69, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday February 21, 2016 at 4:30 am in his residence. He was a retired branch manager of Ceres Solutions (formerly Farm Bureau Co-Op) where he had worked for 40 years. He was born August 17, 1946 in Indianapolis to Warren Currie and Thelma (Swanson) Currie. Glenn is survived by his...

Evelina Peters, 85, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday June 12, 2016 at 9:49 am in Westridge Healthcare Center. She was born June 11, 1931 in Sullivan County, IN to Floyd Robertson and Pauleen (Farris) Robertson. She is survived by her five sons, Donald Peters (Glenna), George Peters, James Peters (Mildred), Jack Peters, and Byron Peters (Tina); five daughters,...

Gladys Etta Cox, 99, of Terre Haute passed away on February 22, 2014 at 2:05 p.m. She was born in Evansville, IN on January16, 1915 to Jacob Matthews and Mary Jane (Lively) Matthews. Gladys was a member of Union Baptist Church. She also held membership in the Order of Eastern Stars #43, Eagles #291, and Caldron of Kerman Grotto....