obituaries

Dr. Paul Mausel: An Eminent and Distinguished Geographer Paul W. Mausel, 77, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday October 1, 2013 in Union Hospital. He was a retired Professor of Geography from Indiana State University. He was born January 2, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN to Paul G. Mausel and Esther (Sandstrom) Mausel. Paul is survived by his loving wife...

Michael K. McCormick, 65, of Terre Haute passed away Saturday July 18, 2015 at 7:00 pm in his residence. He was retired from the US Federal Penitentiary. Michael also spent 13 years in the US Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was born August 4, 1950 in Chicago, IL to David T. McCormick and Kathleen...

"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully, is prepared to die at anytime. This is how Jeff lived his life, to the fullest. He didn't know a stranger. He laughed with his mouth wide open." Jeffrey M. Liechty, 60, of Terre Haute passed away on Friday January 31, 2014 in his...

Dorothy A. Silcott, 83, lifelong Terre Haute resident passed away September 22, 2015 at Union Hospital. She was born May 29, 1932 to Paul and Bertha (Clark) Morris. She was a retired switchboard operator for General Telephone and Terre Haute Medical Laboratory. Her husband, Claude B. Silcott preceded her in death in 1996. She is survived by her sons...

Melvin Dale Miller, 84, of Terre Haute, went home to be with the Lord on May 28, 2014 in Union Hospital. He was born on July 2, 1929 to Tilman Howard Miller and Leona Grindle Miller in Rosedale, IN. Melvin loved and served in the United States Army in the Korean War. He is a lifetime member of the...

Marline K. Reel, 69 of Terre Haute, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at 11:58 PM in Signature Healthcare. She was born in Terre Haute on November 21, 1944 to Fred Sutherland and Laura Morris Sutherland. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Harold E. Reel, one son Terry L. Reel and wife Lynda, and one...

John Anthony Lynch, 68, of Terre Haute passed away at his residence February 27, 2015. He was born March 10, 1946 in Clearfield County, PA to John M. and Kathryn (Searcy) Lynch and they have preceded him in death. He was also preceded by his step-mother Patricia (Jefferies) Lynch and a sister Laura Lynch Carter. John was a dedicated...

Marlene J. Smith, 78 of Terre Haute, passed away at 7:21 PM on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Cobblestone Crossings Health Campus. She was born in Greene County, IN on February 17, 1937 to Lloyd Brown and Alice Davies Brown. Marlene was the Assistant Professor of Nursing at I.S.U. and a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived...

Roger Wayne Sallee, 91, of Evansville and formerly of Terre Haute passed away Wednesday January 21, 2015 at 1:47 pm in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was a retired store manager for MAB Paints. Roger was born November 17, 1923 in Clinton, IL to Logan Sallee and Ruth (Cooper) Sallee. He was survived by his wife of 63 years,...

James Lee Lankford, 93, of Terre Haute passed away on May 11, 2013 at 7:10 p.m. He was born on October 19, 1919 to Jess Lankford and Viola Loveall Lankford. James served in the United States Army in WWII as a Paratrooper. He enjoyed his dogs and his cats. James is survived by his wife Elizabeth "Bettie" Bryant Lankford;...

Beverly brown, 89, of Terre Haute, passed away, October 14, 2016, in Westminister Village. She was born August 21, 1927, in Montgomery County, to Landle Budd and Clara (Schmoe) Budd. Beverly work most her life as a secretary, and was a member of centenary United Methodist Church. Beverly was preceded in death by her parents; Her husband, Wilmer "Jake"...

Marian E. Richardson, age 93, died Friday, September 25, at Providence Health Care, St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana. She was born to William and Ruby (Stout) Rogers on January 8, 1922, in Clayton, Indiana. She lived nearly her entire life in Clayton and Plainfield, Indiana, and came to reside with the Sisters of Providence in their health care...

Henrietta Wilhelmina Rozgony, 97, of Terre Haute passed away on August 2, 2013 at 2:10 a.m. at Springhill Village. She was born on July 18, 1916 to George Standau and Elsie (Ermisch) Standau. Henrietta was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church. She embodied the maternal tenderness and affection of motherhood. Henrietta was preceded in death by her husband...

Ronald L. Shelton, 71, passed away in Terre Haute Regional Hospital, May 10, 2015. He was born in Clay County, KY on December 26, 1943 to Charles Shelton, Jr., and Mary Hazel (Spence) Shelton. He had retired from the printing industry and was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam era. He enjoyed working in his garden. His survivors...

George H. Muench, 92, passed away, peacefully, on July 1, 2014 at Springhill Village in Terre Haute, IN. He had resided at Sycamore Manor for the last several years. He was a lifelong resident of Terre Haute. He graduated from Indiana State Laboratory School in 1940. George worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad/ Penn Central/ Conrail from 1941 to 1986...

Charles (Randy) Slinkard, 67, of Terre Haute, Indiana, died at 2:50 a.m. on October 4, 2013. He was born February 23, 1946 to Laura and Harry Slinkard and is survived by his wife Ma Alma (Alma) Barcelon Slinkard and her son John; his children Lorrie Best and her husband Dan, Matt Slinkard, Heidi Slinkard, and Shaun Slinkard and his...

Ethel Irene Bailey Linnabary, 71, of Terre Haute, passed away at 5:00 AM on Monday, April 1, 2013 in Royal Oaks Convalescent Center. She was born in Vigo County on March 11, 1942 to Lester H. Bailey and Eileen McCraklin Bailey. She is survived by her son Byron Paul Linnabary & wife Ellen, a brother, Charles Bailey, one sister,...

James Lee Boyll, 55, of Terre Haute, passed away on July 28, 2013 at 6:39 a.m. He was born in Terre Haute on December 19, 1957 to Gerald E. Boyll and Marian J. (Helman) Boyll. James worked as a Control room Operator at Novelis. He was a 1976 graduate from Terre Haute South Vigo High School. He was a...

Tonjua Rae Merritt, 49, of Terre Haute, passed away on April 5, 2013. She was born in Terre Haute on November 27, 1963 to Andrew Merritt and Marilyn Smith Merritt. She is survived by her children Cathleen Crowe, Josey Crowe, and Miles Portee. Also surviving are her grandchildren; Ja Shawn Allen, Korian Stanley, Terian Briggs, Nayley Lalakai, Leiland Crowe,...

Jeremy W. Salesman,Sr., 37 of Terre Haute, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2014 in Union Hospital. He was born in Sullivan, IN on November 21, 1976 to Roy D. Salesman and Rita Rennae Cox Salesman. Jeremy is survived by his wife Lauri Matherly Salesman, 2 daughters, Krystal Coleman and Kourtney Coleman, and 1 son, Austin Perron, and 2...