Obituaries

Apr 12, 2018

Rosalee I. Alvarez, 32, of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday morning, April 12, 2018.

Rosalee was born Jan. 2, 1986, at Chicago, Illinois, to Antonio and Irma Alvarez.

She attended Crawfordsville High School and afterward worked for the Animal Welfare League for several years. Rosalee was a creative and artistic soul who loved...

Apr 12, 2018

Ronald Sutherlin, 81, Crawfordsville, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital, Greenwood. He was born Jan. 18, 1937, at Ladoga, to James L. and Orlina (Burnside) Sutherlin. He retired from RR Donnelly's.

Survivors include: children, Joe Sutherlin and Sally Otenburg; along with granddaughter Barbara Joe Amstutz; and great-grandchildren, Caitlyn Zimmerman, Delilah Amstutz...

Mar 29, 2018

Robert E. "Buggy Bob" Young, 82 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday evening.

Bob was born September 22, 1935 in Spencer Indiana to Joseph and Evelyn Matty Young.  He graduated from ISU with a teaching degree. In June 1962 he and his wife started Arab Pest Control in Crawfordsville.  Bob was a member of Linden United Methodist Church,...

Mar 25, 2018

Beverly Miller O'Rourke, 90, of Crawfordsville passed peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018, in her home, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born November 12,1927 at Saint Louis Missouri, to the late Ralph F. and Susanne (Webster) Miller. Beverly graduated from Clayton High School, Clayton Missouri and went on to receive a Bachelor of...

Mar 20, 2018

Doyne Switzer Branstetter (Indianapolis) passed away peacefully on March 20, 2018 with family by her side.  Born February 28, 1934, to Fred M. and Delzie Switzer, in Crawfordsville, IN, Doyne also resided in Darlington, IN; Anderson, IN; Chesterfield, IN; Anaheim, CA; Sebring, FL and WI in her lifetime.  Doyne is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years...

Mar 20, 2018

Kenneth Z. "Ken" Crawford passed away peacefully on March 20, 2018 at the age of 97.

He spent most of his life in Crawfordsville building a successful manufacturing business and later pursuing his life-long passion for raising Standardbred trotting horses.

Ken was born to Perry O. Crawford and Irma Zschokke Crawford in...

Mar 12, 2018

Audra I. Terry 93, of Crawfordsville died Monday at the Lane House. She was born August 26, 1924 in New Market to the late Marguerite (Hamm) Thompson & Lloyd Thompson. She was married to George Terry February 2, 1945 in New Market. He preceded her in death on April 14, 1993.

She was a homemaker,...

Mar 12, 2018

Robert W. Snyder, 89, of Crawfordsville died at 3:10 PM, March 12, 201 at St. Elizabeth Hospital East.

He has a 1946 graduate of Crawfordsville High School. He was born in Kokomo, Indiana; his family moved to Crawfordsville in 1930. Upon graduation from high school, Bob attended Purdue University in 1946-7. In 1947, he received...

Mar 3, 2018

Virgil Endicott, 89, passed away March 3 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health in Crawfordsville.

He was born February 11, 1929 in Crawfordsville to Virgil and Frances (Jackman) Endicott.

He graduated from CHS in 1946. He retired from R.R> Donnelly's and had also worked at Midstates and Plastene. He had belonged to the...

Feb 28, 2018

Durrell Kelp, 83, New Richmond, passed away Wednesday at home.

He was born May 5, 1934 in Nashville, IN to Ray and Rachel (Brummett) Kelp. He married Barbara Sue Lane and she survives.

He was retired from Bane equipment and was a member of New Hope Chapel in Wingate.

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Feb 26, 2018

In loving memory of Bertha, wife, mother, grandmother. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family.

Born March 3, 1938 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. She was the daughter of Harold and Kathryn Hutson. Sister of Ann Chilton, married to John. Jane Brown, married to Alan. And Kay O'Dell. Bertha was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School.

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Feb 25, 2018

Bobby Gene Whitecotton, 86, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, passed away peacefully at St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by his family on February 25, 2018. Born in Yountsville, Indiana to Walter and Laura Whitecotton, he lived most of his life in the Crawfordsville area. Bob is survived by Joann, his wife of 49 years, daughter Linda (Roger) Tribbett, sons Steve (Marilynn) Whitecotton, Mike...

Feb 24, 2018

Robert Lee McCloud Jr. passed away on Saturday February 24, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born January 18, 1961, to Robert Lee Sr. and Joan McCloud, he married Alice Bible on June 18, 2011. Rob attended Linden Elementary and Jr. High School with Alice. He graduated from North Montgomery in 1979. In...

Feb 22, 2018

Mary Lucile Gilstrap, 89, Crawfordsville, passed Thursday February 22, 2018 at Franciscan-St Elizabeth Health in Crawfordsville.

She was born November 14, 1928 in Sholas, IN to Harry and Vern (Courtright) Canfield. She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church and had retired from Raybestos.

Survivors include her children, Donnie (Terri) Gilstrap,...

Feb 19, 2018

Carl E. Gwin was born in Lawrence County, Indiana on February 25, 1924 to Earl & Nellie Deckard Gwin. Carl graduated from Pine Village, Indiana. He was active in band, 4-H and FFA. He attended Purdue from 1942-1943 in agriculture and ROTC. He enlisted in May 1943 to the US Army. He served as a medic in the...

Feb 12, 2018

David Carl Lovold, of Crawfordsville passed away Monday Feb. 12, 2018 of natural causes.  He was born October 10, 1953 at Minneapolis, MN to Don and Arlene Lovold, who both preceded him in death.  David was married to Brenda (Bowman) Lovold on Feb. 10, 1973 in Crawfordsville.  He attended Crawfordsville High School (class of 1971), where he was very...

Feb 9, 2018

Faye E. Perkins, 93, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2018. Faye was born in Indianapolis on June 18, 1924 to Mary Jones and Frank Crews. Faye was preceded in death by her husband Dale Perkins after a wonderful marriage of 67 years, and a brother Marion Patterson. Faye is survived by her three children, David (Betsy) Perkins,...

Feb 6, 2018

Wilford A. Redmon, 92, of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

He was born October 24, 1925 in Hardin County, KY to Richard & Anna Ray Redmon.  He graduated from New Market High School and was retired from Wabash College.  Wilford was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus.

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Feb 4, 2018

Matthew Fitzgerald Ross passed away on Sunday February 4th in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was born to Marilyn Louise (Brun) and James Edwin Ross. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Matt graduated from Crawfordsville High School and graduated from Indiana State University. Throughout his life he worked in food service management and at the time of...

Jan 30, 2018

Daniel Brown, 58 of Linden passed away peacefully Tuesday evening in his sleep.

He was born July 7, 1959 to Kenneth and Joyce Staton Brown. He graduated from North Montgomery High School in 1978 and Ivy Tech in Indianapolis as a tool & die maker.

Dan worked in the parts department at...