Obituaries

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

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 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 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)...

Sep 5, 2023

Herschel Newkirk, 67 of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

He was born August 3, 1956 in Lebanon, IN to Lloyd & Helen Walker Newkirk. Herschel was a retired big screen technician. He was an active member of the Sugar Creek Radio Control Flying Club where he served as secretary.

In 1975 he...

Aug 31, 2023

Mary H. Miller 95, of Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully Thursday at home with her family by her side entering into the arms of the Lord.

Mary was born on January 17, 1928 to Mr. & Mrs. Dale Baxter. Mary was the 3rd of 9 Children.

She married Clarence Hildreth who is deceased. In 1967 she...

Aug 15, 2023

Joan Bowen Miller (Mitchell) was born on March 11, 1934, Parke County Indiana, she passed Tuesday afternoon August 15, 2023 at the Wellbrooke facility in Crawfordsville. Joan suffered a major brain hemorrhage on May 26 and a second hemorrhage on July 18. Joan recovered well from the first stroke and fought hard to come back from the second stroke...

Aug 5, 2023

Richard L. (Dick) Chastain departed this earth suddenly and unexpectedly, along with his wife, Marilyn Fox, on Saturday morning, Aug 5th, 2023.  It was the day after his 90th birthday, and friends and family were planning to celebrate with him later that afternoon. Dick's partner of the past 11 years, Marilyn, was from Winimac, Indiana. They married on June...

Jul 27, 2023

David Houston, 67 of Crawfordsville passed away Thursday.

He was born January 1, 1956 in Henry County to Donald and Esther Cowan Houston. David graduated from Crawfordsville High School and attended Purdue University.

He was a local businessman and Farmer. He enjoyed Golf and loved Purdue Sports.

David is survived by his daughters...

Jul 16, 2023

Patsy M. Warren, 89, Crawfordsville, passed peacefully on Sunday July 16 th , at 7:04 AM, at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville. She had been an inventory supervisor at Raybestos and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Mt. Zion Methodist Church. She was born on October 6, 1933 in Crawfordsville to Clifford and Bernice (Thompson) Thomas. She married...

Jul 9, 2023

Kenneth R. (Rick) Eyler Jr, 70, of Crawfordsville passed away Sunday July 9th at Franciscan Health East in Lafayette, IN.

Rick was born September 3, 1952 in Crawfordsville to Kenny and Roz (Bottorff) Eyler, both deceased.  Rick graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1970 and then began his career at RR Donnelley & Sons for the next...

Jul 4, 2023

Frederick C. Walton, Sr., 87, Crawfordsville, passed away July 4, 2023 at his residence.  He was born on November 13, 1936 in Crawfordsville to Kenneth C. and Frances (Meagher) Walton.  He retired from R.R. Donnelly's after 35 years. Prior to that he had worked for Dodd's Painting. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Sons of...

Jul 1, 2023

Gloris "Charlene" Hoeferle, 86, Cunningham, TN, formerly of Crawfordsville, IN, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023.  She was born April 18, 1937, in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of the late Charles and Gloris Hasper.

Charlene was a proud graduate of Keokuk High School, class of '55, and continued to gather with a group of high school friends,...

Jun 24, 2023

John M. Brown, 80, Crawfordsville passed away June 24th at The Lane House Nursing Home in Crawfordsville.  He was born on December 21, 1942, in Wolcott, IN to Roy Glen Brown and Zura (Dewitt) Brown.  He had retired from Crawford Industries and had been a member of the Eagles Lodge.

Survivors include his siblings; Roy Brown (Helen)...

Jun 21, 2023

Dale Milligan of Crawfordsville passed away on June 21, 2023. He was born in Waveland to James Milford and Ruby A. Milligan on December 25, 1925.  He graduated from Waveland High School and spent one semester at Wabash College before enlisting in the U.S. Navy where he served in the Pacific theater until World War II ended.  He witnessed...