Local Obituaries for Families in
Terre Haute, IN
Grace V. Fell
Oct 8, 2018
Grace V. Fell, 97, of Terre Haute passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 in Westminster Village. She was born on January 14, 1921 to Frank and Grace (Sidenstick) Cassle. Grace graduated from Garfield High School and worked at Quaker Maid where she met her husband, Richard. They were married on April 4, 1942 and enjoyed 71 years together. Grace...
Marie L. Comoford Brown
Oct 7, 2018
Marie L. Comoford Brown, 88, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday morning, October 7, 2018 in Union Hospital. She was executive secretary of the Selective Service Office and later was MSC Manager and Postmaster's secretary. She retired at the same time as her husband, Judge Robert Howard Brown, in 1988. Judge Brown preceded her in death in 1991. Marie was...
Olivia Katherine Luther
Oct 6, 2018
Olivia Katherine Luther, infant daughter of Jeremy and Diana (Price) Luther was stillborn Saturday, October 6, 2018 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Private family services will take place in Callahan & Hughes Funeral Home, 605 South 25th Street. Memorial tributes and funeral information may also be found at www.callahanandhughes.com.
Dorothy J. Houpt
Oct 5, 2018
Dorothy J. Houpt, 90, of Terre Haute passed away early Friday morning, October 5, 2018 at Harrison's Crossing Health Campus. She worked at the Bemis Company for 26 years. Dorothy was born November 21, 1927 in Terre Haute to Clarence French and Anna Koster French. Her husband of 47 years, William N. Houpt, preceded her in death in 1995. Survivors...
Harriett Ann Powell
Oct 5, 2018
Terre Haute Harriett Ann Powell, 74, of Terre Haute, passed away Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, after a brief illness. She leaves her loving husband of 57 years, Barry J. Powell; her daughters, Kathy Jerse (Jim) and Jill Fernandez (Phil); her sons, Barry Jack Powell (Sabine) and Brian Powell (Karen); her four sisters, Susan Spice (Brad), Carol Marie Hall (Steve), Sara...
William W. Reed
Oct 5, 2018
William W. Reed, 66, of Terre Haute passed away October 5, 2018. He was born March 18, 1952 in Terre Haute to William Joseph Reed and Viola Westrup Reed. Survivors include his sister and brother-in-law, Shelley Reed and Carl Kinnunen; a niece, Laura Reed Kinnunen; a nephew, Patrick Charles Kinnunen; cousins Ann Kosewicz Kennedy, Janet Kosewicz Martel, Annie Reed Martin,...
Wanda M. Hof
Sep 29, 2018
Wanda M. Hof, 72, of Terre Haute passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 in I. U. Methodist Hospital. She was born December 31, 1945 in Newport, Arkansas to Buel Benjamin Keller and Hattie Pearl Hobbs Keller. Wanda worked in record keeping at Wabash Fibre Box Company Survivors include her daughter, Rhonda Welch; Step son, Jerris John Hof; step daughter, Georgina...
Scott G. Spurlock Sr.
Sep 26, 2018
Scott G. Spurlock, Sr., 49, of Terre Haute passed away Wednesday morning, September 26, 2018. He was born October 12, 1968 in Concord, NH to Earl G. Spurlock and Marjorie Smith Spurlock. Survivors include his partner in life, Jodi Hauer of Terre Haute; three children, Scott (Brittany) Spurlock, Jr. of Hope Valley, RI, Elizabeth Anne "Beth" Spurlock (Marcus Robinson) of...
Thomas A. Bilyeu
Sep 25, 2018
Thomas A. Bilyeu (87) was born 0ct 1, 1930 to Jesse C. and Edna (Seamann) Bilyeu and departed his earthly home September 25, 2018. Tom grew up within the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Family, where he was baptized, confirmed and married to Dorothy J (Dotty) nee: Braunschweiger, who preceded him in death in 2016. Together Tom and Dotty raised four...
Helen Mary Avelis
Sep 21, 2018
Helen Mary Eckerman Avelis, 99, of Terre Haute passed away quietly in her sleep September 21, 2018. Born Helen Mary Eckerman on January 26, 1919 to Edward Eugene Eckerman and Honora Haring Eckerman in Terre Haute. She was preceded in death by her three siblings, Edward Henry Eckerman, Catherine Rose Eckerman Adam and Lewis John Eckerman. Helen Mary was a...
Barbara Clara Pfizenmayer
Sep 11, 2018
Barbara Clara Luecke Pfizenmayer (Gosnell), 94, of Terre Haute passed away at 2:25 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Springhill Village in Terre Haute. Born November 10, 1923 in Terre Haute, IN. Barb was the daughter of the late Emil and Clara Luecke. Barb was a member of Saint Ann's parish and a member of the VFW #972 Ladies...
Christine Samm
Sep 9, 2018
Christine Samm, 63, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 in her residence. She was born November 21, 1954 in Terre Haute to Claude Samm and Geneva Clouse Samm. Christine was a supervisor at ThyssenKrupp. Survivors include her husband, Donald Jones; daughters, Sasha Meyer (Greg) and Tressie Gaskins (Samantha); brother, Mike Samm; sister, Sue Tryon; grandchildren, Brandon Meyer,...
Adrian Tudorica
Sep 8, 2018
Adrian Tudorica, 77, of Terre Haute, passed away on September 8, 2018 at the IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on November 30, 1940 in Tulcea, Romania. He studied at the School of Architecture in Bucharest, Romania, and graduated in 1969. In 1982 he came to the United States, was granted exile status, and subsequently became an...
Mary Ann Carroll
Sep 6, 2018
Mary Ann Carroll, 89, of Terre Haute died Thursday evening, September 6, 2018. She was born January 29, 1929, in Terre Haute to Margaret Mountz Carroll and George Charles Carroll. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Elizabeth Carroll Shearer. She spent 54 years as a teacher/administrator in Terre Haute. She earned her bachelor's and master's...
James E. "Jim" Waugh
Sep 4, 2018
James E. "Jim" Waugh, 81, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday morning, September 4, 2018 at Cobblestone Crossings Health Campus. He was a teacher and coach for more than 36 years. Jim was born July 26, 1937 in Vigo County to Max Waugh and Avis Grammer Waugh. Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years, Lila Weeks Waugh; daughter and...
Betty Jane Ashley
Sep 1, 2018
Betty Jane Ashley, 95, of Prairie Creek, IN passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018. She had worked at Quaker Maid, Inc. as a line worker and was also a nursing assistant. Betty was born October 21, 1922 in Terre Haute to Leo Weinstein Booth and Hazel Marie Norman Booth. Her husband, Carl T. Ashley, preceded her in death in 1999....
Leonard Krupa, Sr.
Aug 22, 2018
Leonard Krupa, Sr., 79, of Terre Haute passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 in Harrison's Crossing Health Campus. He was born October 10, 1938 in Cleveland, OH to Ben Krupa and Mary Pawlowski Krupa. Leonard was a retired sales and service manager in the vending industry. Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years, Patricia Gierlicki Krupa; children, Karen Harding...
Edward E. Deischer
Aug 22, 2018
Edward E. "Ed" Deischer, 70, of North Port, FL and formerly of Terre Haute, IN, passed away Wednesday morning, August 22, 2018 at Englewood Hospice House in Port Charlotte, FL after a courageous five-month battle with metastatic prostate cancer. Ed was born October 31, 1947 in Terre Haute. A 1965 graduate of Gerstmeyer High School, Ed went on to earn...
Michael Scott Manning
Aug 19, 2018
Michael Scott Manning, 61, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Signature Healthcare. He was born August 26, 1956 in Terre Haute. Survivors include his mother, Mary Kay Andrew; father, Paul Manning; sons, Ryan Manning and Scott Manning; sisters, Tamara Sims and Jacqueline Edington; and a granddaughter. Private services will be conducted Saturday, August 25, 2018 in...
Albert Gindele
Aug 16, 2018
Albert J. Gindele, 93, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday morning, August 16, 2018 in Union Hospital. He was a former owner of Sonka's Café and worked for Vigo Liquors as a Salesman for over 25 years before his retirement in 1988. Albert was born December 18, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey to Albert Gindele and Helen Fisher Gindele. Survivors...
