obituaries

Anthony "Tony" Scott Fagg Born April 30, 1960 in Jasonville Indiana to Judith K Hawkins. Employed at AET for 32 years Preceeded in death by mother Judy, grandfather Joseph K Hawkins, grandmother Mary Hawkins, Uncle Joseph Hawkins Jr and beloved companion Keller. Leaves behind daughter Stephanie (Fagg) Taylor of Greenwood, Indiana; son Matthew Fagg of Terre Haute; Father Leonard...

Shirley (Shaffer) Sappingfield, 82, our loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, peacefully passed over to be with her Lord Jesus on June 11, 2013 in Union Hospital surrounded by her loving family. A lifelong Terre Haute resident, she was born on July 17, 1930 to William Albert Shaffer and Helen Pearson Shaffer. She was a homemaker that enjoyed embroidery...

Shirley Ann Sankey, 77, of Terre Haute passed away Wednesday October 15, 2014 at 5:15 AM in her residence surrounded by family. She was born October 14, 1937 in Terre Haute to Ralph Winfield Carter and Catherine Francis Carter. Shirley is survived by her husband of 59 years, George Sankey; sons, George T. Sankey, Jr. and his wife Judy...

Michael W. Seybold, 60, of Terre Haute passed away in his residence. He was born October 1, 1953 in Terre Haute to Marvin R. Seybold and Nellie M. (Carter) Seybold. He had worked as tool manager for Pro-Trade Tools and previously at Alcan. Michael is survived by his son, Michael J. Seybold and his wife Tara of Terre Haute....

Charlene S. Schlosser, 75, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday June 20, 2013 at 4:25 am in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was retired from AMAX Coal Company. Charlene was born November 2, 1937 in Fairbanks, IN to Charles F. Pound and Joy Eilene (Thomson) Pound. She is survived by 3 daughters: Deborah "Dee" Little and her husband Ron,...

Farmersburg dateline: Roy Sartor, 76, of Farmersburg passed away January 7, 2014. He was born on June 29, 1937 to Lowell Max and Winifred Marie (Goodman) Sartor. He had been employed as a mold maker for Midland Glass Company and belonged to the American Flint Glass Workers Union. His memberships include being a life member of North American Hunting...

Michael G. Schlosser, 47, lifetime Terre Haute resident, passed away suddenly on February 17, 2015 from a massive heart attack. He was born on February 26, 1967 to Leroy and Charlene (Pound) Schlosser and they have preceded him in death. Michael was a 15 year employee of Taghleef Indusrties and had been previously employeed at MISCO and ICE (Industrial...

Obituary Paul Earnest Selge Paul Earnest Selge, 94, of Terre Haute, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 20, 2016 at Gathering Together Hospice in Plainfield, IN. He was a 1st Class inductee into the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. The third of four siblings, he was born on Aug. 4, 1921 in South Bend, IN to...

Phyllis Ann Sears, 77 of Terre Haute, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in her residence. She was born in Linton, IN on August 15, 1937 to Ralph Owen and Dorothy Hart Owen. Phyllis was a member of the Hillister Baptist Church in Hillister, TX and also volunteered as a Pink Lady at the hospital in Woodville, TX....

Steven Sampson, 71, of Farmersburg, IN passed away Thursday April 30, 2015 at Cobblestone Healthcare Center after a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Karen (Romine) Sampson; daughters, Stephanie and husband T. Ray of Marshall, IL and Gini Sampson of Rockville, IN ; son, Chris Sampson of Arley, AL; grandchildren, Ashlyn and...

Josephine (Rockwood) Selvia passed away in peacefully on August 23, 2016, in Naples, Florida at the age of 89. Josephine was born December 20, 1926, and raised on the family farm of LeRoy and Mary Edwards Rockwood in Terre Haute, Indiana. She graduated from Glenn High School in 1945. Josephine is preceded in Death by her husband, Ray E....

James A. Eslinger, 72, of Terre Haute died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 of a brain tumor. He was a social studies teacher beginning at Garfield High School, then Terre Haute North High School, educating more than 14,000 students over his 46 years of teaching. He was one of the original faculty members when North High School opened in 1971....

Richard Allen Brokaw Sr., 93, of Terre Haute passed away on April 19, 2014 at 11:30p.m. He was born on January 27, 1921 to Fred Brokaw and Daisey (Allen) Brokaw. Richard served in the United States Army in WWII and Korean War. He was a ranked professional fighter. He taught self defense and boxing in the Army. Richard was...

James B. Broom, 59, of Terre Haute passed away on February 26, 2013. He was born on September 19, 1953 in Bay City, MI to James and Loraine Wenzig Broom. He was the retired maintenance man for R & A Sales. He is survived by his daughters, Shawn (Thomas) Barnhart, Malissa Broom, and Bridget Collie-Collins; his two sons Dana...

October 18, 1927 - January 9, 2016 Alex Edward Fleschner, 88, of Terre Haute, went home to be with His Lord January 9, 2016. He was born October 18, 1927, in Terre Haute to George and Bertha Walls Fleschner. Survivors include his former wife, Helen (Austin) Fleschner of 35 years and their four children: Mark E. Fleschner and Debbie...

Frank Raymond Chesher, 65 of Terre Haute, passed away at 11:10 PM on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Regional Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute on October 22, 1950 to Joseph R. Chesher and LaVera Perry Chesher. Frank was employed at Time Warner Cable for 33 years until his retirement, and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...

Waymond E. Bradford, 89, of Oklahoma City, OK and formerly of Terre Haute passed on June 16, 2015. He was born on May 24, 1926 to William and Bessie (Lowery) Bradford and they have preceded him in death. Mr. Bradford had worked for Stran-Steel and finished his working career while at J. I. Case. He was a member of...

Kenton Warren Douglas, 74, of Sallisaw, OK passed away on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in Fort Smith, Ark. He was born on Feb. 10, 1942, in Terre Haute. He married Julia Kay Douglas in Terre Haute. Mr. Douglas was a U.S. Navy veteran, a communication engineer for the State of Indiana, an amateur radio operator for over 50 years,...

Lewis M. Drake, 74, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 in Union Hospital.

He was born January 6, 1942 in Sullivan, Indiana to Lloyd M. Drake and Mary Agnes ( Thomson ) Drake.

Lewis worked in accounting at J.I. Case until the plant closed and retired from Bemis in 2002. He was...

John Patrick Evans (K9ITK), 65 of Terre Haute, passed away at 11:04 AM on Monday, September 16, 2013 in Union Hospital. He was born in Mattoon, IL on September 28, 1947 to William Glenn Elson and Mary Ellen Evans. He was a retired Teamster from Local # 135 & Chesty Foods, was a United States Army Veteran & enjoyed...