Donald R. Mikels
Apr 22, 2009
Donald Ralph Mikels, 91, formerly of Darlington passed away at 2am Wednesday at Williamsburg Healthcare. Mr. Mikels had been a farmer most of his life, retiring from the Crawfordsville Street Department in 1983. He attended Crawfordsville High School and Vocational Ag School in Indianapolis. He served in WWII from 1942-45. He was assigned to the 94th US Bomber group where...
Kenton H. Long
Apr 22, 2009
Kenton H. "Abe" Long, 65, of Crawfordsville, died Wednesday at the VA Hospital in Indianapolis. Long was born Sept. 9, 1944 in Crawfordsville to William and Violet Rivers Long. He married Gecka Bean on July 23, 1977. She survives. He served in Vietnam from 1965-1968. He was a member of Byron Cox Post 72 American Legion and served many years...
Michael J. Dewey
Apr 20, 2009
Michael J. Dewey, 63, Waveland, died 8:35 a.m. Monday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Dewey retired from Crown Cork and Seal. He was a U.S. Army veteran and Crawfordsville High School graduate. He was born May 29, 1945, at Crawfordsville, to Wesley and Virginia Harris Dewey. Survivors include son Clint Dewey, Waveland; brother Wesley Dewey, Crawfordsville; sisters Sharon Perry,...
Frances L Fine
Apr 15, 2009
Frances L. Fine, 92, of Crawfordsville, died at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Ben Hur Nursing Home. Fine was born Aug. 5, 1916 in Garfield to George W. Hartung and Jessie Evangeline Chadwick Hartung. She married Lester Fine on Nov. 4, 1935. He preceded her in death. She was a bookkeeper for Heating & Plumbing Supply and a member of...
Herbert A. Dice
Apr 11, 2009
Herbert Alexander Dice, 93, Lafayette and formerly of Crawfordsville, died 11:40 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Healthcare, Lafayette. Mr. Dice was a drug clerk at Nye Booe Drug Store for 38 years and worked at Dillmans Hardware for four years. He was a member of First Christian Church, Crawfordsville. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School. He was born Feb. 15,...
Martha Montgomery
Apr 10, 2009
Martha Montgomery, 88, of Greencastle and formerly of Crawfordsville, died 4:20 p.m. Friday at Hickory Creek at Sunset, Greencastle. Mrs. Montgomery retired from Wabash College. Her memberships included First Christian Church of Crawfordsville and Daughters of the American Revolution. She was educated at New Richmond High School and Lafayette Business College. She was born July 16, 1920, at Montgomery County,...
Mary C. Pickel
Apr 10, 2009
Mary Carolyn Neal Pickel, 85, Crawfordsville, died Friday at her residence. She was born April 30, 1923, in her home in Wingate to Ray R. Neal and Genevieve Cottrell Neal. She was a 1941 graduate of Greencastle High School and 1945 graduate of Depauw University. Mrs. Pickel had been a teacher for 30 years in Steuben and Tippecanoe Counties. She...
Shannon Lee Meadows
Apr 5, 2009
Shannon Lee Meadows, 29, of Crawfordsville, passed away Sunday at his residence. Mr. Meadows was born Aug. 18, 1979 in Crawfordsville. He is the son of Larry Dean and Mary Jane Page Meadows. He was a 1998 graduate of North Montgomery High School, where he was a member of National Honor Society. He later attended Ball State University. He is...
Daniel Smith
Mar 27, 2009
Daniel Smith, 51, of Crawfordsville died Friday in Moscow, ID. Mr. Smith was born March 24, 1958, in Madison, Wis., the son of Burnham (Greta) Smith. He was raised by the Bill Edwards family. He married Peggy Adams on July 31, 1976. She survives. He was a carpenter by trade. Survivors include, a son, Craig (Carrie) Smith of Crawfordsville; a...
Peggy Knox
Mar 26, 2009
Peggy Knox, 94, of Palm Coast, Fla., and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Thursday in Palm Coast, Fla. Mrs. Knox was born May 27, 1914 in Crawfordsville. She was the daughter of Findley Mason and Roxie (Grey) Moon. She had been a clerk for R.R. Donnelly's. She was married to Kenneth Knox. He preceded her in death. She was a...
Marilyn A. Wilson
Mar 23, 2009
Marilyn A. Wilson, 85, of Crawfordsville died Monday evening. She taught elementary art at Ladoga in the early 1960's followed by over 20 years at Roachdale, Bainbridge, and Russellville prior to retiring in 1987. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Montgomery County Retired Teachers Association, a member of the Roachdale Presbyterian Church, and a charter member Delta Theta Tau...
Georgia Mae Keefe
Mar 20, 2009
Georgia Mae Keefe, 67, of Crawfordsville died at 8:42 a.m. Friday at her residence. Born Jan.30, 1942, in Crawfordsville, she was the daughter of William "Bill" and Naomi Irene (Clark) Caldwell. She married Warner B. Keefe who passed away Dec. 4, 1999. A homemaker, she belonged to First Assembly of God and The Pond forum on the Internet. Survivors include...
Delos "Bud" Mensing
Mar 17, 2009
Delos B. "Bud" Mensing, 81, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Tuesday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mr. Mensing was born March 14, 1928 in Alton, Ill. He is the son of Len and Nellie (Taylor) Mensing. He was married to Lotus Gano. He retired from C.A. Stevens Inc. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II....
Kent Meyer
Mar 13, 2009
Kent Meyer, 67, Crawfordsvile, died 2:50 a.m. Friday at IU Medical Center. Mr.Meyer was a manager at R.R. Donnelley. He worked here for 37 years, retiring in 1999. His memberships included St. John's Episcopal Church where he was active serving in many capacities, Montgomery County Leadership Academy, and he was a former member of the Youth Service Bureau Board. He...
Michael B. Howell
Mar 13, 2009
Devoted husband of 26 years to Suzanne Proctor Howell. Loving father to Nicolas Howell, 24, of Lafayette, and Joshua Howell, 22, of Crawfordsville. Son of Richard & Marilyn Howell and brother of Mindy Howell all of Crawfordsville. Member of New Hope Christian Church, Co-Owner of Eliza's- A Juried Consignment Boutique, former owner of Everything for The Office. Led Boy Scout...
Iva Katherine Newby
Mar 11, 2009
I v a Katherine Newby, 98, of Crawfordsville died at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, in her home. Born Jan. 24, 1911, in Pulaski, Ky., she was the daughter of Lacy and Eva Holt Sipple. She had been a cook and a waitress in several area restaurants. She owned Home Cafe in Darlington in the 1960s. Survivors include two sons, Glen (Carol)...
Gertrude "Trudy" Duncan Quinley
Mar 10, 2009
Gertrude "Trudy" Duncan Quinley, 90, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at Williamsburg Healthcare. Mrs. Quinley was born Aug. 13, 1918. She was the daughter of W.H. Duncan and Ala (Ratcliff) Duncan. She had worked for Indiana Bell Telephone Co., was a receptionist at R.R. Donnelly's and later was an assistant manager for Loebs Department Store. During World...
Dennie Deedrick
Mar 10, 2009
Dennie Deedrick, 63, of Crawfordsville died at 9 p.m., Tuesday, at her home. Born April 13, 1945, in Robinson, Ill., she was the daughter of Louis Joseph and Rosemary Love Bahr. She graduated from Robinson High School in 1963 and married Thomas Deedrick on May 1, 1965, in Champaign, Ill. Survivors include her husband; a son, Thomas Deedrick of Crawfordsville;...
Judith A. Wilhite
Mar 9, 2009
Judith A. Willhite, 68, Crawfordsville, died 6 a.m. Monday at Home Hospital, Lafayette. Mrs. Willhite was educated at Hammond. She was born July 22, 1940, at Crawfordsville, to William H. Cronin and Anna J. Fitzgerald. She married Richard Willhite. He died in 1991. Survivors include mother Anna J. Little, Williamsport; Willhite's companion Hal G. Graves; sons Richard (Dorinda), New Richmond,...
Katharine Partlow Tifford
Mar 3, 2009
Katharine Partlow Tifford, 96, of Crawfordsville, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday at St. Clare Medical Center. Mrs. Tifford was born Nov. 21, 1912 in Alexandria, Va. She is the daughter of John and Alma Cochran Partlow. Her father passed away in the 1918 flu epidemic. Her mother married Thomas Steptoe. She was a graduate of Randolph-Macon Women's College, Luynchburg,...
