obituaries

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...

Philip L. Wilson, 76, of Terre Haute passed away on September 12, 2013 at 4:45p.m. He was born on May 21, 1937 to Elza Wilson and Mary (Price) Wilson. He is survived by his son Damon Wilson, and his wife Lori; daughter Tracy Duling; grandchildren Joshua Duling (Ronna), Justin Duling (Destiny), Cameron Wilson, and Bryson Wilson; great grandchildren Maliki...

Alma Louise Tague, 100, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday February 15, 2015 at 10:20 am in Westminster Village. Louise was born February 16, 1914 in Hamilton County, IN to Virgil Ingram and Anna Rose (Kean) Ingram. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Tague of Terre Haute; a step daughter-in-law, Barbara Tague of Louisville, IN; grandchildren, Lisa, David,...

Patrick McGarvey "Pat", 68, of Plainfield, IN passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 in Indianapolis. He was born on November 23, 1944 to Walter McGarvey and Edith Bernice (Brown) McGarvey. . He graduated from North Central High School in Farmersburg, IN, and The University of Nebraska, Omaha. After a full military career, Pat retired from the United States Army...

Ernie Johnson, Jr., 88, of Farmersburg passed away Wednesday August 31, 2016 in his residence. He was a retired farmer. Ernie was born February 29, 1928 in Farmersburg, IN to Ernie Johnson and Mary F. (Starkey) Johnson. He is survived by daughters, Susan Holmes (Gary) Farmersburg) and Mary Lisa Hudson of Farmersburg; a son, Dan Johnson of Farmersburg; a...

Richard Wayne Jeffers, 63 of Terre Haute, passed away at 10:13 PM on Monday, February 1, 2016 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute on May 21, 1952 to Theodore Jeffers, Jr. and Helen Withem Jeffers. Richard is survived by his wife Sheila Sutton Jeffers, whom he married December 28, 1974, his son Jason Alan...

Drew D. Diel, Sr., 65 passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 in Munroe Regional Hospital at 9:09 p.m. in Ocala, Florida. He was born April 21, 1948 in Terre Haute, Indiana to Max L. Diel and Roberta (Bertie) Cesinger Diel of Terre Haute, Indiana. Drew owned and operated a family owned trucking company for 43 years and was previously...

Hosie Eugene "Gene" Woolard, 79, of Terre Haute, passed away peacefully at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in Union Hospital, with family by his side. Gene was born May 17, 1933 in Sullivan County to Dudley and Nellie Woolard. Gene was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shirley Ann Couch; brothers Carl and Orvel Woolard. Survivors...

Esther F. Dolson, 97, of Terre Haute, Indiana went to be with her Lord on October 29, 2016. She was born September 27, 1919. She was the daughter of Rush and Bertha (Drake) Dolson who have preceded her in death. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Fenton Dolson and Gene Dolson; Naomi (Thompson) Dolson her sister-in-law; and...

Jeanette Templeton, 88, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday December 21, 2014 at 9:16 pm in Union Hospital. She was the bridal consultant for many years at Root's, retiring in 1988. Jeanette was born January 22, 1926 in Michigan City, IN to Claude Keller and Nora (Birginske) Keller. She is survived by a son: Roy Templeton and his wife...

Valera Roxanne Tatem, 71, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 23rd, 2015. Born October 24th, 1943, in Terre Haute, IN to Francis and Sarah Gammie, she was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and loving grandmother. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Tatem, her brother, Raymond Gammie (Darla), of...

Betty Lou (Jackson) Stubbs, 83, of Terre Haute passed away on April 21, 2013 at 2:32 p.m. She was born on May 17, 1929 to Levi Jackson and Elizabeth (Jeffers) Jackson. Betty was a member of Union Baptist Church. She also held membership in the Home Economics Club in Pierson Township, and sang in the Vigo County Choral Group....

John Coyt Brough, better known to his family and friends as "J.C.", passed away on April 29, 2015 at the age of 29. J.C. was born on September 10, 1985 to Brian and Terri Brown Brough. He graduated from ISU in 2013 with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. He desired to help people and make a difference in...

Jimmie Bob Keefer, 76, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday April 4, 2013 at 2:14 pm in Union Hospital. He was retired from Indiana State University. Jimmie was born December 16, 1936 Attica, IN to Robert Keefer and Delilah (Stevens) Keefer. He is survived by his wife, Betty (Alexander) Keefer; 2 sons, Rob Keefer and wife Donna of Cloverdale...