obituaries

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...

Patrick Richard 'Pat" Slusser, 54, of Terre Haute passed away April 29, 2013 in the emergency room of Regional Hospital at 1:47 a.m. He was born on April 12, 1959 in Hololulu, the Territory of Hawaii. Pat was an avid NASCAR fan. He also loved fishing, boating, deer, turkey, and mushroom hunting and spending time with family and friends....

Nancy Clare Schatz Corbin, 78 of Terre Haute, passed away at 10:25 PM on Friday, July 18, 2014 in Springhill Village. She was born in Vigo County on December 12, 1935 to Leroy Schatz and Anna Thryan Schatz. Nancy is survived by her sons Tim Corbin, Brad Corbin (Cindy), Eric Corbin (Regina), and James Corbin (Patty), and Scott Donham....

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...