Obituaries

Jan 13, 2017

Mary Alice Mitchell Bickel passed away Jan. 13, 2017, at the age of 83.

A loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother, passed peacefully at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville, where she had been a resident.

Mary Alice was born Oct. 27, 1933, at Des Moines, Iowa, to Merrill and Vera Mitchell. She married...

Jan 6, 2017

Janis Cook, 70 of Crawfordsville passed away Friday surrounded by her family.

Her 70 years on the planet were filled... Filled with lots of things - joy, fun, passion, attitude, zaniness, and large helpings of love were just a few of them.

She maintained a home, heart, and soul that welcomed all. Please know that...

Jan 5, 2017

Cecelia M. Sayler, 66 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

She had worked as an Education Data Technician at Ivy Tech in Lafayette. She also loved to read and do crafts.

Cecelia was born in Wisconsin on May 6, 1950 to John E. & Cecelia M Skoff Seller.  She graduated from High...

Dec 29, 2016

Kathleen Suzanne Burkhart, 74 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday December 29 th at home surrounded by her family.

She had worked as the gate attendant at Shades State Park, She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church where she volunteered. The was also a volunteer at St. Clare Hospital, was an Avon Rep for many years...

Dec 24, 2016

Arista Lowell Alward passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016 at Franciscan Heart Center in Indianapolis. He was born Feb. 4, 1933 to Arista and Sadie (Duchene) Alward at Wallace. He was a graduate of Wallace High School and served in the Air Force. He married Barbara Eitnier Alward on May 28,1960 She survives. He was a 30 year retiree of...

Dec 24, 2016

Clara Lou Milligan, Crawfordsville passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. Mrs. Milligan was born April 16, 1925 to Harry and Anna Aumann of Shelbyville. After graduating from Shelbyville High School she then graduated from DePauw University where she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Mrs. Milligan taught school at Waveland Junior and Senior School High School and...

Dec 22, 2016

Logan Deckard, 21 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday at Union Hospital in Terre Haute.

He was a senior honor student at Indiana State University studying Economics. Logan was a graduate of Southmont High School where he played on the golf team. He was employed as a delivery driver for Jimmy Johns in Terre Haute and formerly in...

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...