Robert Eugene Surber, Sr.
Oct 14, 2011
Robert Eugene Surber of Crawfordsville died Friday morning in his home. He was 77. Mr. Surber retired from RR Donnelley after 43 years. He served in the Army in Korea. His memberships included Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and the Moose. He was educated at Horace Mann High School. He was born Feb. 1, 1934, at Crawfordsville, to Hobart...
Juanita Fine
Oct 14, 2011
Juanita Fine of Crawfordsville died Friday morning in Ben Hur Nursing Home. She was 73. She had been a secretary for St. John's Episcopal Church and also a homemaker. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. She was born Oct. 19, 1937, at Waynetown, to Thomas and Mary (Hinton) Hudson. She married Donald Fine. He is deceased. Survivors...
Kathryn R Lague
Oct 8, 2011
Kathryn Rae LaGue of Crawfordsville died in her home Saturday evening with her family by her side. She was born to Charles A. and Gladys B. Stong Rodenberger at Lafayette, Indiana. She married Melvin George LaGue December 21, 1941. He died February 5, 1997. She was a member of the Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church where she was a member of...
Victor Powell
Oct 6, 2011
Victor M. Powell was born Nov. 25, 1919, at Fargo, N.D., to the Rev. George W. and Florence (Cook) Powell. He married Marion Clark of Plymouth, Mass., in 1947. She survives. Other survivors include: daughters, Carol (Louis) Lombardi of Libertyville, Ill., and Karen (Michael) McCarthy of Twin Falls, Idaho; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Sister Muriel Mortenson is deceased. He...
Robert Smith
Oct 5, 2011
N. Robert Smith of Crawfordsville died at 7:29 p.m.Wednesday in the emergency room of Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health- Crawfordsville. He was 86. Mr. Smith retired in 1990 as executive vice president of Ben Hur Life. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a B29 pilot. His memberships included Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church, Boys & Girls...
Mary Partner
Sep 30, 2011
Mary Partner, 94, Crawfordsville, passed away at 2:50 p.m, Friday, at Williamsburg Healthcare. Memberships included Stilesville Christian Church, Eagles, and American Legion. Born Dec. 24, 1916, in Bell Union, she was the daughter of Ivan and Maggie Leonard. She married George Partner in 1952. He passed away in 1978. Additional survivors include a son, Maurice (Ruth Ann) Stierwalt of Crawfordsville,...
Nancy Emmert
Sep 28, 2011
Nancy Emmert, 86, of Darlington, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, at home. She was born Feb. 1,1925, in Crawfordsville, and was the daughter of Leroy and Nora Ward Groendike. She graduated from Crawfordsville High School. On Feb. 14, 1943, she married James Emmert, and she survives. Mrs. Emmert was a homemaker. She was a member of Darlington East Christian Church,...
Roger Lyle "Tedd" Fifer
Sep 28, 2011
Roger Lyle "Tedd" Fifer of Crawfordsville died at 6 a.m. Wednesday in his home. He was 61. Mr. Fifer worked in maintenance for Consolidated Properties. He attended Linden High School. He was born Oct. 4, 1949, at Crawfordsville, to Raymond and Helen (Endicott) Fifer. He married Judy Fyffe on April 18, 1998. She survives. Other survivors include: son Tony at...
Lowell Wright
Sep 23, 2011
Lowell J. Wright, 94, Crawfordsville passed away at 10:50 a.m., Friday, in Williamsburg Healthcare. He was a farmer and custodian at Crawfordsville schools. He had served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. Memberships included Rock Point Church. He had attended school in Missouri. Born Jan. 20, 1917, in New Market, he was the son of James and...
Edward Bruce Mclean
Sep 12, 2011
Edward Bruce McLean died peacefully in his home on Sept. 12, 2011. He was born in Chicago, Ill., on May 13, 1929, to Alexander MacDonald McLean and Ruth Alma (Garrison) McLean. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1947. He served in the United States Army between 1951 and 1953, attaining the rank of Sergeant Major. He received a Ph.D...
Karol L. Smith
Sep 10, 2011
Karol Loraine Smith, 61, of Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday evening at Manor Care Nursing Home in Avon. Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 8, 1950 in Crawfordsville, the daughter of Howard E. and Betty (Hughes) Meese. She was a 1968 graduate of Crawfordsville High School. She married Larry W. Smith on June 27, 1970. They later divorced. He survives. She had...
Teresa E. Van Hook
Sep 9, 2011
Teresa E Van Hook, 51, of Crawfordsville, passed away Friday at Franciscan-St. Elizabeth Health of Crawfordsville. Mrs. Van Hook was born June 16, 1960 in Crawfordsville, the daughter of Jacob and Shirley (Durham) Trinkle. She was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School. She was married to Tony Van Hook. He survives. She previously worked for R.R. Donnelly's. She was a...
Everett R Rose
Sep 6, 2011
Everett "Ebbie" R. Rose, 61, of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health Crawfordsville. He worked in construction and was a carpenter and had served in the National Guard. Born April 29, 1950, in Crawfordsville, he was a son of Delbert L. "Joe" and Anita Stewart Rose. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School. Survivors include a daughter, Alicia...
Richard Zachary
Sep 5, 2011
Richard Evans Zachary Jr., 59, of Crawfordsville passed away Monday at his residence. He had previously worked for Crawford Industries and Fleetwood Trailers after graduating from Crawfordsville High School. Born Sept. 14, 1951, at Crawfordsville, he was a son of Richard Evans Zachary Sr. and Janith "Lou: Templeton Zachary Howard. He was married to Sally Stark and later divorced. He...
Ashley E Scott
Sep 5, 2011
Ashley E. Pool Scott, 29, of Lafayette passed away Monday at home. She was a member of Harvest Chapel Church, Lafayette. She graduated from Crawfordsville High School. Born Aug. 28, 1982, in South Bend, she was the daughter of Dan L. and Maria Camargo Pool. She was married to Russell Scott, who survives. Also surviving are her parents in Sebring,...
Ricky L Morris
Aug 29, 2011
Ricky Lamar Morris, 50, of Crawfordsville, passed away Monday at home. He was a security guard for Securtis. He enjoyed playing bingo. He graduated from Barren County High School in Glasgow, Ky., and attended college. Born July 7, 1961, at Bellaire, Ohio, his parents were Lankford James Williams and Irene Virginia (Smith) Morris. Survivors include his companion of 24 years,...
Don Fine
Aug 27, 2011
Survived by wife Juanita, daughter Tara Teeter (Troy), son Tom Fine (Kim) and grandchildren Drew, Cory, Ryan, Carly, Natalie and Regan. Don fine grew up in Waynetown IN, and was a 1954 graduate of Waynetown High School. As a young man he worked in the family asphalt paving business before going to Purdue University where he received a bachelor's of...
Carl R Melvin
Aug 22, 2011
Carl R. Melvin, 68, of Cooperas Cove, Texas, and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Aug. 22 in Texas. He retired from the U.S. Army and held memberships in the VFW, American Legion 72, Vietnam Veterans; he was a reserve officer and was a member of Calvary Tabernacle Church. He was a Crawfordsville High School graduate. He was born May 11,...
Vickie Diane Tirtel
Aug 19, 2011
Vickie Diane (Brock) Tirtel of Hammond passed away Friday. She was 53 years old. Vickie was self-employed in a home cleaning business and attended South Montgomery Schools. Born June 22, 1958, at Crawfordsville, she was the a daughter of Earl L. Brock and Dorothy E. (Wilson) Brock. She loved bird watching, flower gardening, fishing, shopping and her dogs, Byrdie and...
Ethel I. Shepherd
Aug 16, 2011
Ethel I. Shepherd, 91, of Reelsville and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Tuesday at Methodist Hospital at Indianapolis. She was a homemaker and belonged to the Church of God at Greencastle. Born May 27, 1920, at Frankfort, she was the daughter of William S. and Sarah E. (Whitaker) Simpson. She married Everett Shepherd on Aug. 14, 1937. He passed away...
