obituaries

Elsie Irene Certain Reese, 95, of Terre Haute passed away Friday September 23, 2016 in Westminster Village. She had worked at JCPenney for many years in Terre Haute and retired from JCPenney in Evansville. She was born July 24, 1921 in Terre Haute to James and Maude Cannady. Irene is survived by her sons, Gary W. Certain, who was...

Marie Jeanette Brown, 65, of Terre Haute passed away January 31, 2017 in Kindred Transitional Care.

Marie was born March 23, 1951 in Terre Haute to William Royer and Mary A. Christman Royer.

Marie was adopted and raised by Aunt Pauline and Walter E. Sanders.

She was a cafeteria worker for the Vigo...

Born a natural story-teller, Wendell Manwaring entered eternal life on Wednesday August 6, 2014 at the age 92. He was a proud World War II veteran from the hills of Pulaski, Illinois, the son of William Barton Manwaring and Hattie Elmira (Bagby) Manwaring. He was born on May 21, 1922 the youngest of three sons. He met his first...

Norma L. Meneely, 86 of Terre Haute, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Union Hospital. She was born in Vigo County on June 28, 1930 to George Rogers and Jettie Woodruff Rogers. She is survived by six children: Debbie Schoening, Tommy Franke (Mark),

Grant Meneely (Cheri), Roger Meneely (Deann), Lucy Hill (Ralph), and Alice Coppock...

Justice Lee Pair, 2 months old, passed away in his mother's arms on January 22, 2017 in Peyton Manning Children's Hospital.

Justice was born November 7, 2016 in Indianapolis to Jeffrey Lee Adam Pair and Hillary Nicole Byers Pair.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Donnita Elmore.

Justice is survived...

Mathilde 'Hilde' Slater, 80, of Sun City West, AZ, formerly of Terre Haute and Farmersburg, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at Palm Cedar Assisted Living in Chandler, AZ. She was born August 8, 1932, to Alois and Maria Schweinester in Germany. Hilde was living in Landshut, Germany when she met William 'Bill' Cooprider who was a soldier...

Kenneth Kinman, 94, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday March 8, 2015 in Springhill Village. He was a retired tool maker for J.I. Case. Kenneth was born May 28, 1920 in Danville, IL to Virgil Kinman and Retta (Simpson) Kinman. He is survived by a niece, Carole Hood of Terre Haute; a nephew, David Miller of Evansville, IN and...

Martin C. McCoskey, Sr., 60, of Terre Haute passed away on January 22nd. He was born in Vigo County on March 19, 1953 to Donald McCoskey and Marian Price Roberts. Marty was in the Air Force and worked as a laborer. He loved the outdoors and hunting. He is survived by his son, Marty Jr. and his daughter, Arica...

John D. "Johnny" Shipman, 96, of Terre Haute, passed away on April 23, 2013, in Union Hospital. He was born in Chicago, on Aug. 10, 1916. Johnny retired in 1965, having served in the U. S. Air Force. He also had retired from Pinkerton Security Services in 2003. His membership include Humboldt Lodge 42, Free & Accepted Masons, where...

James B. Short passed away on June 28, 2013. He was born on October 21, 1920 to Anna (Weber) and Herman Short in Amherst, Ohio, where he came to love everything about northern Ohio including, and most especially, the New York Central Railroad, the Cleveland Browns, the Cleveland Indians, and THE Ohio State University. He graduated from Amherst High...

Kathryn Ellen Curtis, 97, of Terre Haute passed away on September 16, 2014. She was born on September 24, 1916 in Greene County, IN to Mitchell Mathot and Marie (Vink) Mathot. She was married to Ralph E. Curtis for 40 years. Kathryn was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and Daughters of Foreign Wars. She worked at...

Judith Ann Smith, 70 of Terre Haute, passed away at 1:07 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born in Vigo County on October 30, 1944 to Thomas C. Layman and Gertrude Schafer Layman. Judith was a cake decorator at Walmart. She is survived by her daughter Tawnya Smith, and her son John...

Ernest D. Reese, 93, of Terre Haute passed away Wednesday May 27, 2015 at 10:53 am in Springhill Village. He was born April 23, 1922 in Jasonville, IN to Vivie Reese and Esther (McQuery) Reese. Ernest is survived by his daughters, Donna Landers and her husband Mallie of Terre Haute and Evelyn Baily of Jacksonville, FL; step-daughters, Gail Cleveland...

Dean J. and Tucker A. Singhurse, infant twin sons of Grant and Kayla Singhurse, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 in Union Hospital. They are survived by their sister, Ava. G. Singhurse, as well as maternal grandparents Jack and Tammy Roberts, and paternal grandparents Kim and RoAnn Singhurse, and great grandmothers Maxine Thompson and Joan Singhurse. In addition,...

Coralie Mae McKimmy 86, passed away at 5:45 A.M. Thursday, September 19,2013, at West ridge Health Care Center. She was born October 23, 1926, in Terre Haute, to Floyd Johnson and Ozelma Johnson. She worked at S.S.Kresge, The Goody Shoppe, and MCL during her career. She was an avid walker and you could often see her walking to her...

Rhonda Yvonne (Smith) Morris-Snyder, born October 8, 1954 in Lafayette, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in her home April 12, 2013 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She grew up and lived many years of her life in the Johnson County area. Rhonda was a very compassionate and devoted Home Health Aide who brought great care and love to all she served....

Bobbi Jean Southwood, 53, of Terre Haute, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at Regional Hospital. She was born September 22, 1962 to Robert Francis and Mary ( Fink) Francis. Bobbi married Michael Southwood on April 24, 1993 and he survives. She is also survived by her parents, son; Brian McKenzie of Terre Haute, brother; John Francis (Nicole) of...

Nina R. Loudermilk, 81, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday December 22, 2015 at 2:42 pm in her residence. She was born May 27, 1934 in Clay City, IN to Roy McKee and Haddis (Bollinger) McKee. Nina is survived by her daughters, Diana Scobee of Terre Haute, Vickie Carter and husband Ted of Terre Haute, Paula Swearingen and husband...

Layland Jacob Martin, 1 day old, of Terre Haute passed away Friday December 25, 2015 in St. Vincent Woman's Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born Thursday December 24, 2015 in Indianapolis to Carl Martin and Briana Walker. Layland is survived by his loving parents; his big sister, Clarissa Walker and his twin brother, Trevor Martin. Cremation has been chosen....

Paul Joseph Steed, 85, of Terre Haute, passed away on October 30, 2013 at 6:00p.m. in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute on October 24, 1928 to William and Louise (Vollmuth) Steed. Paul was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Terre Haute. He was in the Coast Guard and then served in...