Obituaries

Dec 22, 2016

Trudy Ann Booher – May 31, 1952 – December 22,2016

Following a 15 month battle with multiple myloma, Trudy Ann (Knox) Booher, of Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family on December 22, 2016.

Born on May 31, 1952, Trudy was the daughter of the late Calvin (Jim) and Phyllis (Bo) Knox....

Dec 16, 2016

Sandra Kay Butler, 75, Crawfordsville passed away Friday evening, Dec. 16, 2016 at Ben Hur Nursing Home. She was born June 3, 1941 in Crawfordsville to Walter and Margaret (Allen) Fairfield. She married Lawrence Butler of Attica on March 5, 1958. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Butler was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Lawrence Jr. and Russell (Krystal)...

Dec 15, 2016

Judith Burke Oswalt, 77 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday December 15 at Wellbrooke.

She was retired from Wabash College where she was an Administrative assistant in the Social Science department.  She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Phi Chi Epsilon, Wabash Women, Sugar Creek Quilt Guild, and Various bridge clubs.

Judy loved to...

Dec 11, 2016

Michael "Mickey" Joseph Clifton, 57, of Crawfordsville died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was retired. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He was a 1978 graduate of Crawfordsville High School and a 1983 graduate of Milligan College. While at CHS, he was the manager of the basketball...

Dec 4, 2016

Donald Gene Gobel, 84, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 at his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He was born on March 1st, 1932, and raised by Raymond W. and Mary Calvert-Harris of Crawfordsville. He married Mary Florence Largent on Jan 4, 1952. He is survived by his wife and two grown children, David Gobel and Cathryn Gobel-Taylor, his beloved cat, Mia;...

Dec 1, 2016

Harold S. McDonald, Jr., 83, of Waynetown, passed away Thursday at the Waters in Covington.

He was born Dec. 8, 1932 in Smartsburg. He is the son of Harold and Helen McDonald.

He was a blacksmith by trade and first retiree of Stalcop cold forming, and former sexton of Waynetown Masonic Cemetery....

Nov 25, 2016

Donald (Don) Edward Linton went to be with his Lord, Friday at Wellbrooke in Crawfordsville He was born June 29, 1939 the son of the late Malcolm Wayne Linton and Evalena Brooks. He married Ethel Diane Linton on April 5, 1974, she survives. He graduated from Waveland High School in 1958. He was a lifelong resident of Waveland. He was...

Nov 24, 2016

Dorothy Ann Emerson, 67, Crawfordsville passed away Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 at Williamsburg Healthcare. She was born May 7, 1949 in Crawfordsville to Thomas and Margaret Lee Paxton. Mrs. Emerson graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1969. She was retired from Culver Hospital and worked at Williamsburg for 14 years. She married James Emerson and he survives. Memberships included Eastern...

Nov 17, 2016

Dorothy Delano, 85 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday at Bickford Senior Living, Crawfordsville. She retired after 25 years with Standard Grocery, and she owned the Busy Hands Craft Shop in Linden for many years. She was also a member of the New Market Baptist Church. Dorothy was born June 30, 1931 in Crawfordsville to Jesse and Ada Fagan. On May...

Nov 16, 2016

Albert D. Impicciche, 85 of Crawfordsville passed away Wednesday at his home with his family. He was retired from RR Donnelly's as a Journeyman Bookbinder. Albert was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church, he enjoyed golf and bowling, He also loved baseball and was a Cubs fan all of his life. He got to witness the miracle of the...

Nov 11, 2016

Joe M. Shelton, 73 of Crawfordsville passed away Friday November 11, at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. Joe was a mechanic and loved cars. He was born January 16, 1943 in Crawfordsville to Howard and Perceyenne Rarig Shelton. He was married to Earleen Shelton in 1985, she passed away April 2013. He is survived by his daughter Christy (Chuck) Crowder,...

Nov 7, 2016

Emma Smith, 72 of Lebanon passed away Monday at home. Emma had worked Lowes Home Improvement in Zionsville. She was born October 26, 1944 in Crawfordsville to Kenneth & Christine Hall Melvin. She married Jesse Smith in 1993, He survives. She is also survived by her daughters Kay Flaurr, Leigh McElwee, Sondra Estelle & Evelyn Rogers. Two step daughters Marvel...

Nov 4, 2016

John E. Hardwick, 88, of Crawfordsville passed away Nov. 4, 2016. Born in 1928 to the late Lester and Opal Hardwick, he was a Navy veteran, having served in the Pacific theatre during World War II. He retired the Allison Div. of General Motors after 37 years of work in management, statistics and reliability engineering. As part of his promotion...

Nov 3, 2016

John Dean Norman, 73, of Mace died Thursday afternoon, Nov. 3, 2016, at home. He had worked for RR Donnelley's and was a farmer. He served in the Army in Vietnam. He was a member of Mace United Methodist Church, where he held several offices; served on the South Montgomery School Board; was a member of 4-H Inc., where he...

Oct 25, 2016

Joy Adele "Duck" Shaver November 3, 1941 to October 25, 2016 Joy A.(Julian) Shaver, 74, of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday morning. She was born November 3, 1941 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was the daughter of Ruth W. (Garrison) and Russell A. Julian. Joy played the clarinet in the family band called the Julian Seven, who traveled...

Oct 22, 2016

Sue "Suzi" Smith, 62, of Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday evening at home. She was born April 26, 1954 in Crawfordsville, the daughter of John E and Frances (Thurnall) Wright. She married Tim Smith. He survives. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Moose Lodge. In addition to her husband, she is survived by sons, Kristopher (Sandy) of...

Oct 19, 2016

Dr. Victoriano G. Viray Jr. passed quietly in the early morning of Oct. 19, 2016, at the Lane House in Crawfordsville at the age of 90. While enduring serious illness, Dr. Viray was called to Heaven to ease his suffering. Dr. Viray, or "Doc" as many lovingly called him, was born in Makati, Rizal, Philippines on Feb. 22, 1926, where...

Oct 3, 2016

Brenda Elaine Barbee, 68 of Lafayette passed away Monday at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born January 19, 1948 in Crawfordsville to Clarence J. & Elsie L. Chandler Fields Jr. Brenda worked at Eli Lilly for 15 years and was a member of the Second Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, John L. (Tammy) Barbee Jr.,...

Oct 3, 2016

Bess Maxine (Best) Dreyer passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at The Retreat at The Stratford in Carmel. She was 92 years old. She was recovering nicely from a fall five weeks ago, but God must have been in need of a wonderful organist for His Heavenly Choir. She was born June 19, 1924,...

Oct 1, 2016

Joshua David "JD" Rice, 25 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Saturday October 1, 2016. He worked with his father at Rice Painting. JD loved baseball, little kids and joking around. He also loved his dog Griffey, the outdoors and most of all loved his family. He was born March 7, 1991 in Crawfordsville to Greg and Linda Pettit Rice. They...