obituaries

Donald Jeremiah Keeney, 83 of Terre Haute, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Vigo County on November 27, 1931 to Francis Herbert Keeney and Anna Louise Meehling Keeney. Donald was a draftsman for the Mallinkrodt Corporation and a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. He is survived by...

Agness Elizabeth Lawson, 89, formerly of Terre Haute, passed away on July 4, 2013. She was born in Winamac, IN to George L. Korreckt and Amelia F. (Dennis) Korreckt. Agness attended and was a member of St. Joseph University Parish. She was also a member of the St. Joseph University Parish Alter Society and Women's Transportation Club. Agness is...

Denver C. Johnson, 91, of Terre Haute, passed away December 7, 2013 in his residence. He was born January 23, 1922 to Roscoe Johnson and Fannie (Drake) Johnson. Denver served in the United States Army. He was a member of the VFW #972. He is survived by his wife Martha Kelley Williams Johnson; daughter Marjorie "Gayle" Bourn; step sons...

Joseph J. Lugar, 86, of Terre Haute passed away February 11, 2015. He was born on September 10, 1928 to James T. and Madeline (Paul ) Lugar and they have preceded him in death, as well as his brother James T. Lugar. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jean (Curts) Lugar on June 12, 2008....

Dorothy Virginia LeBrun, 93, went to be with the Lord Friday, May 22, 2015. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 19, 1921 to Anna Kuss Crowley and William Timothy Crowley who preceded her in death. Her loving husband, Jesse A. LeBrun, Sr.preceded her in death on July 3, 1985. She is survived by...

Mary C. Kuhlman, 94, passed away Saturday evening October 26, 2013 in Regional Hospital. She was born January 29, 1919 in Wrightsville, PA to Walter B. Crumbling and Margaret Hersh Crumbling. She graduated from Wrightsville High School and trained to be a lab technician. She worked at the Elizabethtown Crippled Children's Hospital and the Lebanon Good Samaritan Hospital. Later...

Cory Lee Thompson, 15, of Terre Haute went to be with the Lord, Monday, Aug 4, 2014. He is the youngest son of Bradley and Susan (Crowley) Thompson. He was born July 22, 1999. He was a sophomore at Terre Haute South High School. Cory loved his visits with grandpa, was a master of all video games, and a...

George Knezevich Jr., 83, of Terre Haute passed away at Union Hospital on June 17, 2014. He was born on April 29, 1931 in Clinton, IN. He was the son of George Knezevich and Yvonne Wailly. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 60 years, Margaret (Peg) Knezevich, his parents, his brother Billy Gilbert, and his...

La Donna Helen Tooloose, 68, of Lewis, IN, passed away in her residence at 8:15 AM on Thursday, August 15, 2013. She was born in Evansville, IN on December 21, 1944 to Wilbur Coy Jewell and Helen E. Seiler Jewell. She retired from Columbia Records with over 30 years of service. She is survived by her husband Dale R....

Meredith Taylor Hulett, 69 of Terre Haute, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 3:45 AM in his residence. He was born in Sullivan, IN on August 10, 1947 to Harry Benjamin Hulett and Lucy Elizabeth Williams Hulett. Meredith was a veteran of the United States Army, where he was a Staff Sgt. and served in Viet Nam,...

Jerry Jackson passed away peacefully February 4th after an extended illness. He was born on November 5, 1937 in Blackwell, OK, to Homer and Nora Jackson. He enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Germany where he met his bride. He was a 29 year Veteran, learned the trade of an Electrician, obtained his Bachelor's Degree from...

Michael Leroy Kearschner Brazil, Indiana Michael L. Kearschner, age 63 of Brazil, IN passed away on Sept.16, 2013 at his residence. He was born on December 27, 1949 to Leroy and Edith (Swalls) Kearschner. Mike is survived by his beloved wife Linda; Mother, Edith; His Children; Adrian (Steve) Rowe, Mike Kearschner, and Cindy Davidson; His grandchildren, Bailey, Alex, and...

October 27, 1940 - November 14, 2016 Ralph John Doolittle, 76, of Terre Haute, Indiana, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. He was born in Medford, Wisconsin on October 27, 1940 to Philip and Mabel Doolittle. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Reverend Peter Lafko of McCordsville and formerly of Terre Haute went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 11, 2014, surrounded by his family. Peter was born February 10, 1916 in West Virginia to Ukrainian parents Paul and Pearl Lafko. He was raised in the small coal mining town of Helvetia, PA where he met and married...

Carole M. Dillinger, 53, of Terre Haute passed away February 19, 2014. She was born December 19, 1960 in Ft. Myers, FL to Richard and Carole (Albrecht) Jensen. Before her illness she was employed as a med lab technician at Union Hospital. Carole had a strong Christian belief and read her Bible regularly. She will be remembered as a...

Anita F. Keltz, 76, of Paris, IL and formerly of Terre Haute, passed away Monday October 21, 2013 in Twin Lakes Rehab and Health Center in Paris. She had worked at CBS and Modern Album. Anita was born June 15, 1937 in Paris, IL to Arch Kennedy and Mable (Daily) Kennedy. She is survived by a son, Donald Wayne...

Anna Bell Jones, 89, lifelong Vigo County resident, passed away March 24, 2015 at Providence Health Center. She was born on July 30, 1925 to Fred and Edna Cornelius Taylor. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker. Her husband, Forest F. Jones, preceded her in death in 2002. She is survived by three daughters, Mary Ann Keller and husband Jerry, Carol...

Doyle Loyn Hull, age 89, of Terre Haute, Indiana went to be with the Lord on Saturday September 24, 2016 at 11:35 pm, three months after his beloved wife of 69 years.

Doyle was born on January 21, 1927 to Ida Salena (Joslyn) Hull and Lawrence Hull. He was a 1945 graduate of Benton Harbor High School,...

"She was the wind beneath our wings." Anita L. Killion, 59, of Hillsdale, IN passed away at 8:14 AM on Monday, April 15, 2013 in Union Hospital Clinton. She was born in Sullivan, IN on august 1, 1953 to Johnnie Rogers, Sr. and Mary D. Austin Rogers. She had worked as a UPC Clerk at Walmart in Clinton since...

Thomas "Tommy" N. Tomes, 76 of Terre Haute, passed away at 11:18 AM on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in Westridge Health Care. He was born in Shelburn, IN on August 25, 1938 to Roy Tomes and Helen Grable Tomes. Tommy is survived by two sisters, Lenora Torpy and Margaret Combs as well as several nieces and nephews and great...