Obituaries

Mar 28, 2019

Richard Alan Goins, 34 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday March 28.

He was born in Crawfordsville on April 17, 1984 to Richard G & Belinda Kiste Goins. He attended North Montgomery High School and was a certified welder. He loved his 2 pit bulls.

He is survived by the love of his...

Mar 26, 2019

Desmond "Desi" Waldon of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday, March 26 th at Copper Trace in Westfield, IN.  Desi was born on May 22, 1958 to Marcella and Loyd Waldon in Crawfordsville.  He is survived by his daughter, Amber McCutchen, and his son, Ryan (Page) Waldon, both of Carmel, IN.  Desi is also survived by his mother, Marcella Waldon of...

Mar 25, 2019

Wynona "Onie" M. Hunley, 84, of Crawfordsville passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at Ben Hur Health and Rehabilitation, Crawfordsville.

She was born on Sept. 10, 1935, at home in Ripley Township, Montgomery County, to Freeman and Leona (Krout) Allen. She married Randel "Rex" Hunley on Sept. 22, 1951, who preceded her in death in...

Mar 21, 2019

Jack S. Richardson, 92, of Westerville, and formerly of Akron, Ohio and Crawfordsville, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019.

He was the former owner of Baumgardner Vault Co. and former salesman with Clark Grave Vault Co. He was a member of Crawfordsville American Legion, Crawfordsville Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Valley of Columbus, Tadmor Shrine of...

Mar 20, 2019

Aaron D. "Jack" French, 75 of Waynetown passed away Wednesday evening at home after a lengthy illness.   He was born August 28, 1943 in Tippecanoe County to Doyle & Maude Fowler French.

A 1961 graduate of Hillsboro High School, he worked for 39 years as a journeyman at RR Donnelly and Sons before retiring to pursue his...

Mar 13, 2019

Herbert Birk, 89 of Crawfordsville, IN passed away Tuesday at his home with his family by his side. Herb was born May 1, 1929, in Madison, WI to Herbert R. & Lily V Gustafson.

He was a graduate of Cambridge High School, received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin and his master's degree...

Mar 12, 2019

Ruth M. Walden, 88, Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville.

She was born July 22, 1930 in Ironwood Township, MI to Tovio and Selma (Tassava) Palojarvi.  She graduated from Luther L. Wright Highschool in Ironwood, MI.  She married Wendell Walden in 1948 and he preceded her in death on September 18, 1999.

She...

Mar 11, 2019

Richard L. (Dick) Teague, 82 of Crawfordsville passed away at 7:00am Monday March 11, at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette.

Richard was born in Crawfordsville to Maurice and Juanita Armstrong Teague. He was preceded in death by his brother Don, his first wife Thelma, His second wife Sally and his parents. He is survived...

Mar 5, 2019

LuAnne Rice, 66 passed away Tuesday at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. She was born June 25, 1952 in Crawfordsville to William & Joann Poole Symmes.

A graduate of Crawfordsville High School, she worked for many years as district manager of Insight Communication. In 2001 she obtained her associate degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and recently retired...

Feb 22, 2019

Glenda L. Seward, 82, passed away Friday morning at Bickford Cottage. She was born April 6, 1936 in Mecca, IN. She was adopted and raised by her grandparents Henry Lorenzo & Helen Pence Gilderland. Glenda was a graduate of Rockville High School. Her family was her greatest treasure and she devoted her life to caring for them.

Feb 15, 2019

Richard L. Vannice, 95 of Crawfordsville passed away Friday February 15, 2018 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

He was born August 30, 1923 in Crawfordsville to Howard & Dorothy Finely Vannice.  Dick was a 1942 graduate of Linden High School. He served during WWII in the Army Air Corps.  He was married to Barbara Jo Delano, she preceded...

Feb 2, 2019

Joseph D. Archer, 86 of Crawfordsville passed away at home on Saturday, February 2, 2019. He was born December 4, 1932 in Indianapolis to Raymond and Myrle (Cooper) Archer. He graduated from Ben Davis High School and attended Purdue University. Joe served in the US Army in Korea from 1953-54. He retired as a supervisor from Raybestos, and...

Jan 28, 2019

John David Cowan passed quietly on January 28, 2019, leaving behind a daughter and two granddaughters who loved him and knew him for how special he was.

John was born on February 24, 1939 to John Hubert Cowan and Stella Cord Cowan in Culver Hospital, Crawfordsville, Indiana. He attended Mt. Zion and Crawfordsville schools, graduating...

Jan 24, 2019

Linda Lou Austin, 73, Crawfordsville passed away January 24, 2019.

She was born May 16, 1945 in Baltimore to Louis K. and Dorothy M. (Stephan) Morley and was a homemaker. She married Russell E. Austin and he preceded her in death along with her parents.

She is survived by stepson, Chris Austin,...

Jan 21, 2019

Patricia Ann Ward of Crawfordsville, Indiana passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on Monday, January 21, 2019.  She was born on January 8, 1933 to Walter and Sarah Taylor. Pat attended Crawfordsville High School where she played oboe in the band. She married Donald Ward on September 3, 1949 in Darlington. Pat was an active member of Mace United...

Jan 18, 2019

Norma J. Kirts, 88 of Crawfordsville passed away Friday January 18 at Lane House Nursing Home.  She was born August 8, 1930 in Smartsburg to Ray & Lucille Conard Henry.  Her father died July 31, 1931, after age 3 she was raised by her step father Omer Dale Elmore and her mother Lucille.

Norma was retired from...

Jan 6, 2019

Kenneth E. Randolph, 88, of Crawfordsville died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at home, peacefully with his wife, Connie, and two daughters, Brenda and Kristy, by his side.

Born Kenneth Edward Randolph on April 20, 1930, at Oakland City, Indiana, he was the son of George E. and Loyce (Richeson) Randolph. He married Marjorie Dawson in...

Jan 1, 2019

Mary Ann Clough, 82 of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday at her home.

She was born July 15, 1936 in Crawfordsville to Lester S. & Frances Hartung Fine. A 1954 graduate of Crawfordsville High School, she worked many years as a bookkeeper and retired from Dickerson Package Store. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, and...

Dec 29, 2018

Michael Joseph Laws, 45, of Linden, IN gained his wings on December 29 th at 6:38 pm in Houston, TX.

Mike was born on July 11, 1973 in Valparaiso, IN

He met the love of his life, Melissa, in 1992. They made their love official on September 25, 1999.

Along with being survived...

Dec 24, 2018

Lucy M. Buttler, 79, Crawfordsville, went to be with her Lord on December 24, 2018.

She was born September 24, 1939 in Kentucky and had been a waitress.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Lela Hart and a brother, Frank Hart.

She is survived by siblings, Nellie Henderson, Hazel...