Obituaries

Dec 17, 2023

Linda Lee Wills, 85, New Ross, passed away Sunday at her home.  She was born on August 22, 1938 to Arthur Ray Stultz and Patience Venila Rivers.  She retired from Sommer Metalcraft in 2001.  Her family was everything to her.

Survivors include children; Dennis Dale Wills, Stephen Eugune (Silvia) Wills, Kimberly Lynn Dickerson (Chris) and Jon (Kristy)...

Dec 15, 2023

Robert "Bob" Wayne Demoret peacefully entered the kingdom of Heaven on December 15, 2023, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Born on June 3, 1939, in Crawfordsville to Charles Edwin Demoret and Alta May Wheat Demoret, he was one of five children. Bob graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1957, where he excelled in football, baseball, and basketball. He...

Dec 13, 2023

Marie Katherine Galey, 84, Crawfordsville, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2023, at her residence.

She was born Sept. 17, 1939, at Rose Hill, Illinois, to George and Helen (Hays) Snedeker.

She was retired from Farm Bureau CO-OP where she worked in accounts receivable. She married Lyle Galey on May 6, 1961. He passed away...

Dec 10, 2023

Eatha Sommer of Crawfordsville died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at age 86, at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, of congestive heart failure and COVID-19.

A resident of Crawfordsville since 1972, Eatha had lived at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville since September 2023.

Eatha passed away only a few days after marking the 59th anniversary of her marriage to Charles...

Dec 9, 2023

Dorothy V. (Kamenski) Dolan passed away on December 9, 2023, Crawfordsville, Indiana, after a brief illness.  She was 89 years old.

Dorothy was born June 25, 1934, in New Britain, Connecticut, to John Kamenski and Mary (Konicko) Kamenski.  She married Francis T. Dolan on April 25, 1980.  He preceded her in death November 22, 2023.

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Nov 24, 2023

Rod Gonso, 68, passed away November 24th, 2023, after a long battle with dementia at Bickford of Crawfordsville, surrounded by loving family members. Rod was born May 16th, 1955, in Findlay, OH to the late Harry and Helen Gonso. Rod was the fourth of six siblings.

Rod attended Miami University in Oxford, OH, and shortly after graduating...

Nov 22, 2023

Donald L. Sarver, 88, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis.

He was born November 7, 1935, in Yountsville to Hobart and Ruby Sarver.

Don was an avid fisherman and reader of his bible. He graduated in 1953 from Alamo School. He participated...

Nov 22, 2023

Francis T. Dolan ("Buzz"), 88, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, passed away on November 22, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 6th, 1934, in Worcester, MA, to the late Francis P. and Anna (McGrath) Dolan. He worked in steel sales in Connecticut for 37 years before moving to Indiana to be closer to family. He loved spending...

Nov 7, 2023

Diana Lee Dyer, 78 of Crawfordsville passed away at home surrounded by her family.

She was born May 19, 1945, in Indianapolis to Robert Lee & Betty Jean Tucker Downey.

Diana graduated from Franklin Central High School and worked as a bank teller at Bank One and Tri-County Bank and Trust.  She was a member...

Nov 2, 2023

Carrie Linn (Boswell) Saunders, 50, of Crawfordsville, was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 2, 2023. She spent her final days surrounded by family and friends after a twelve-week battle with cancer.

Carrie is survived by her husband, Brian Saunders; children, Cali (Joe) House, Cameron (Riley) Saunders, and Christen...

Oct 27, 2023

On October 27th, 2023, Steven L Padgett left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior.

He was born on March 23rd, 1953 in Lafayette Indiana to Martin and Gloria Ruth Padgett.

Steve is survived by his wife Dianna of 46 ½ years, children Heather Lancaster, Amber (Shawn) Alexander, Stephanie (Darin) Perkins, and Martin...

Oct 16, 2023

Bryce Whitecotton, 63, of Crawfordsville, Indiana left us surrounded by family on October 16, 2023 from a brief illness.

Bryce worked at RR Donnelly for several years and then transitioned into the transportation industry as a commercial truck driver. He served in the US Navy immediately following graduation from Crawfordsville High School for 6 years with duty...

Oct 15, 2023

Dolores (Karas) Ross, aged 92, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, peacefully passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023 with her daughter by her side.   She was born December 31, 1930 in Grand Rapids Michigan to Burt  and Katherine (Gorecki) Karas.

She married William Kenneth Ross, who preceded her in death in 2015.  They both retired from Michigan Bell and...

Oct 12, 2023

Katherine Rae (Katie) Hurt passed away on October 12, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana as a result of an auto accident.  Katie was born July 7, 2002, in Lafayette to Stacee Saathoff and Jacob Hurt.

As a child, Katie was an avid reader, played softball, enjoyed creating fashion-related art and craft projects, traveling to Chicago and the beach,...

Oct 10, 2023

Roger Wills, 57, of Crawfordsville, passed away on October 10, 2023, in Lafayette, IN. He was born on April 15, 1966, in Crawfordsville. Roger was a loving husband to Mandie for 37 years and a devoted father to his children, Kyllee, Braden, Tanner, Dakota, Eli and Alex Cook and Jessica and Ryan Ortize. He adored his grandchildren, Danny, Carissa,...

Oct 4, 2023

Lula Ann "LuAnn" (Underwood) Fletcher, aged 85, of Greenwood, Indiana, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, after bravely battling dementia and other terminal illnesses for nearly a decade.

Born on February 23, 1938, in Glasgow, Kentucky, LuAnn was the beloved daughter of Rondell and Georgia Terry (Helm) Underwood. As a young teenager, she and her...

Sep 23, 2023

My beautiful twin sister, Judy Joanne Hughes-Bice, departed this earthly life and is now at eternal rest in God's House. Judy passed peacefully Saturday, September 23, 2023. Thanks to the exceptional care from the medical staff at Franciscan Health Lafayette. Judy was preceeded in death by her parents Harold J and Ruby M Hughes. She is survived by son,...

Sep 10, 2023

Richard Paul Austin passed away on September 10th, 2023 at the age of 67 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones. He retired from Acuity's after 31 years in 2018.

He loved visiting with family, fishing, hunting, family vacations, and most of all he loved his grandkids.

He was born January 25,...

Sep 10, 2023

Barbara Jean Hintz, 96, of Crawfordsville passed away at Wellbrooke on September 10, 2023. She passed peacefully during the Colts season opener game. The Colts brought her so much enjoyment over the years that she would have been pleased at this timing.

Barbara was born January 28, 1927, in Oak Park, IL to Byron and Alice (Wilson)...

Sep 7, 2023

Kathryn Willhite, 51 of Waveland, passed away Thursday at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

She was born July 4, 1972, in Gibson City, IL to Marvin Dale Lee & Candy Patterson.

Kathryn worked at Penguin Random House.

In 2013 she married Donald Willhite, and he survives. Also surviving are her children, Ashley (David)...