Local Obituaries for Families in
Terre Haute, IN
Betty Mueller Ellis Touchton
Jul 20, 2020
Betty Mueller Ellis Touchton, 94, passed away on Monday morning, July 20, 2020, at Westminster Village Health and Rehab. She was born on September 19, 1925 to Joseph Mueller and Ruth Stephens Mueller. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Herman Ellis and Joseph Touchton. She and her first husband operated the Sunoco Service Station in East Glenn for...
Bernard (Ben) Michael Burdick
Jul 16, 2020
Bernard (Ben) Michael Burdick, age 79, passed away at Union Hospital on Thursday morning, July 16, 2020. Ben was born on July 31, 1940, in Wyandotte, Michigan to Bernard A. Burdick and Dorothy Lange Burdick. He attended St. Patrick's Grade School and was a 1958 graduate of Paul C. Schulte High School in Terre Haute. Ben had a long and...
Marie Mahurin
Jul 16, 2020
Marie Mahurin, 67, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday morning, July 16, 2020. She was a Case Manager for Putnam County Comprehensive Services for over 20 years. Marie was born February 21, 1953 in Terre Haute to John E. Kyle and Kathryn Ruddel Kyle. Survivors include four daughters, Lindsey Rose Wallace (Jason), Brittany Rose Donovan (Kevin), Skyla Mahurin and Heavin...
Margaret Helen "Peg" Fischer
Jul 16, 2020
Margaret Helen "Peg" Fischer, 89, died peacefully and unexpectedly at Marquette Senior Living in Indianapolis on July 16th, 2020. Until four years ago, she had been a lifelong resident of Terre Haute. She was born in 1931 to Lena Mae (Funkhouser) and William Herbert Killion. A graduate of Collett Park School and Garfield High School, she attended Indiana State Teacher's...
Thomas W. Farr
Jul 14, 2020
Thomas W. Farr, 75, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday evening, July 14, 2020. He was born July 13, 1945 in San Antonio, TX to William Farr and Jean Spurrier Farr. Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years, Julia Wassel Farr; his mother, Jean Farr of Terre Haute; and his daughter, Aymee Harvey (Scott) of Evansville, IN. Also surviving...
Raymond Richard Cronin, Jr.
Jul 7, 2020
Raymond Richard Cronin, Jr., 84, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in his residence. He was born January 15, 1936 in Hartford City, IN to Raymond Richard Cronin, Sr. and Martha Hall Cronin. Survivors include his daughters, Tracy Cronin Hiquet (Brad), Kimberly Cronin Perigo (Joseph Perigo, Jr.), Stephanie Cronin Bindley (Paul), and Teri Cronin Davis (Karl); eight...
Nina Lucille Mahan Lorey
Jun 29, 2020
Nina Lucille (Mahan) Lorey, 91, of Terre Haute, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 at Davis Gardens. She was born July 28, 1928 in Terre Haute to Clarence and Alma (Johnson) Mahan. Nina was a 1946 graduate of Garfield High School and a graduate of Indiana State Teacher's College where she received her bachelor's degree. Later on she continued her...
Robert Allen Laycock
Jun 20, 2020
Robert Allen Laycock, 52, of Bradenton, Florida and formerly Terre Haute passed away June 20, 2020. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. He was born July 23, 1967 in Terre Haute to Floyd Laycock and Anna Cooper Laycock. Survivors include his children, Angela, Stephanie, Cheyenne, Robby, and Lacey; his mother, Anna Laycock; brother, Herbie Laycock; sister,...
William W. Sisson, Sr.
Jun 19, 2020
William W. Sisson, Sr., 86, of Cory, Indiana passed away Friday afternoon June 19, 2020. Bill was born July 9, 1933 in Frankfort, MI to Orval S. Sisson and Mary G. Wright Sisson. Bill married the love of his life over 67 years ago, Marjorie F. Anderson Sisson, who survives. Other survivors include three children, Roseanne Waite (Gary) of...
Fannie London
Jun 19, 2020
Fannie London, 97, passed away on June 19, 2020 in Palm Harbor, FL. A devoted wife and caring and attentive mother of three, she was born in Indianapolis, IN to Aaron and Celia Zoll in 1922. Her mother passed away when she was almost 2, and she was raised by her grandparents. Her father remarried and she moved into their...
Candace M. Johnson Shagley
Jun 19, 2020
Candace Marie Johnson Shagley, 74, of Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away Friday, June 19th, 2020 at the Shagley residence. She passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home and surrounded by her loving family. Candace was the cornerstone of her family, the oldest of four siblings and a mother of three. Candace was born March 30, 1946, in Terre...
Robert A. "Rob" Hofmann
Jun 16, 2020
Robert A. Hofmann (Rob), 59, of Cory, Indiana passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in his home. Rob was born February 27, 1961 in Terre Haute, to David and Carolyn Sue (Shidler) Hofmann. He was a 1979 graduate of Staunton High School and went to Lincoln Tech in Indianapolis. Rob was a mechanic for 40 + years at...
Louise Ruth Jackson
Jun 7, 2020
Louise Ruth Jackson, 73, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 in her residence. She was born May 18, 1947 in Lancaster, PA to Robert R. Ruth and Jane Ritchey Ruth. Louise retired from the payroll department at Indiana State University. Survivors include her husband, Jeff Jackson; sons, Nicholas Mahurin and Darren Mahurin (Charity); grandchildren, Rachel Fisher (Michael),...
Deanna Kay Walter
Jun 5, 2020
Deanna Kay Walter, 78, of Terre Haute passed away at home with her children and grandchildren early Friday morning, June 5, 2020, after a brief three-week battle with cancer. She was born December 18, 1941 in Terre Haute to Ralph Robinson and Dorothy Fries Robinson. Her husband, James L. Walter, Sr., preceded her in death on March 5, 1995. Survivors...
Mark Johnson
May 28, 2020
Mark Johnson Mark Johnson, 51, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 in his residence. He was born February 25, 1969 in Marion, IL to Robert Donald Johnson and Sandra Ozment Johnson. Survivors include his wife, Maureen Morrissey Johnson, PhD; his parents; and his brother, Scott Johnson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents including Mary Edna...
Bonnie Jean Haley
May 26, 2020
Bonnie Jean Haley passed away May 26, 2020 in Terre Haute at the age of 91. She will be sadly missed by her son, Phillip Haley; daughter Anne Haley and son-in-law Brad Zimmer; sister Sharon Bartlett; sister Darlene Cripe and husband Jack Cripe; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis J. (Hank) Haley;...
Charles Franklin Miller
May 18, 2020
Charles Franklin Miller, 85, of Terre Haute passed away Monday morning, May 18, 2020 at Signature HealthCARE at Terre Haute. He was born September 1, 1934 in Ferrel, Illinois to John W. Miller and Eula Marie Kimbrough Miller. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Remola Fay Harris Miller; three children, Linda M. Perry of Terre Haute, Michael E. Miller...
Donna Jo Bolin
May 17, 2020
Donna Jo Bolin, 76, of Terre Haute passed away early Sunday morning, May 17, 2020 in the Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care. Donna was born November 28, 1943 in Plainfield, IN to George E. Stone, Sr. and Carnella Kessinger Stone. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Benjamin Dexter and Kim Bolin of Westfield, IN; two grandchildren, Gavin Dexter Bolin...
Michael Mccrisaken
May 16, 2020
Michael McCrisaken, 91, of Terre Haute, IN passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 in Gibson Family Hospice Center. Michael was born October 30, 1928 to James and Theresa McCrisaken at St. Anthony's Hospital. He graduated from Wiley High School in 1946 and went on to work for the Tribune Star Newspaper for 44 years, retiring in 1989. During his time...
Norma G. Sheese Benson
May 15, 2020
Norma G. Sheese Benson, 91, of Terre Haute passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 in Gibson Family Hospice Center. She was born June 21, 1928 to Paul Stephens and Anise Schroer Stephens. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Rosemary Stephens; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Ernest Sheese whom she married in 1947 and Emory...
