Local Obituaries for Families in
Terre Haute, IN
Barbara A. Benefiel
Jun 13, 2016
Barbara A. Benefiel, 89, of Terre Haute, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 in Meadows Manor East. She worked at Quaker Maid, Inc. for 31 years. She was born December 15, 1926 in Terre Haute to Ernest Conder and Hertha Sigler Conder. Survivors include a step-son, Paul Howard Benefiel and his wife, Lena, of Houston, TX; a step-daughter, Kathy Benefiel...
Irene D. Berlen
Jun 13, 2016
Irene D. Berlen Irene D. Berlen, 92, of Terre Haute, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016 in Westminster Health Center. She was born on June 4, 1924 in Larne, Northern Ireland to Robert Davison and Agnes Burnside Davison. Irene was a retired seamstress with Krausbeks Dry Cleaners for 20 years, and was preceded in death by her husband of...
Mary Frances Bell
Jun 12, 2016
Obituary of Mary Frances [Lewis][Tipton] Bell TERRE HAUTE Mary Frances Bell, 92, escaped the boundaries of her earthly life on June 12th from Davis Gardens of Westminster Village. Born January 11, 1924, to William E. Lewis and Irene Stark Lewis, she was a life-long resident of Terre Haute and active in the community. Mary Frances graduated from Wiley High School...
Loyal G Bishop
Jun 11, 2016
Pastor Loyal G. Bishop, age 86, passed away on June 11, 2016 from Parkinsons disease. Loyal was born to M. Glenn and Ethel Bishop on February 12, 1930 in Mansfield, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Marilyn Beattie Bishop who was a retired Vigo County school teacher. He is survived by his children and...
Margaret Houston
Jun 10, 2016
Margaret (Peggy) Patterson Houston, 68, of Schererville, IN, and formally of Terre Haute, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2016, at Residences of Deer Creek in Schererville, IN. She was born on November 1, 1947, in Terre Haute to Herbert L. Patterson and Millicent Martin Patterson. Peggy was a retired school teacher and is survived by her loving husband of...
William Bruce Anthony Gregory
Jun 4, 2016
William Bruce Anthony Gregory, 53, of Terre Haute passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born October 29, 1962 in Terre Haute to William Bert Gregory and Linnie Rosemary Sanders Gregory. Bruce worked at Bob Evans Restaurant. Survivors include his sisters, Cheryle VanDeventer, Debra Vincent and her husband Robert, and Kathy Jenkins; nieces and...
Judy L. Mcknight
Jun 3, 2016
Judy L. McKnight, 70, of Terre Haute and formally of Hamilton, OH passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016 in Union Hospital. She was born September 27, 1945 in Middletown, OH to Robert Kihm and Martha Stallkamp Kihm. She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Paul BillMcKnight. Other survivors include a son, Dr. Christopher McKnight of Cincinnati,...
Betty M. Wolfe
Jun 2, 2016
Betty M. Wolfe, 96, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 in her residence. She was born January 22, 1920 in Terre Haute to William Harmel and Elizabeth Clark Harmel. Survivors include her son, Craig Wolfe and his wife Deb of rural Jasonville, IN; grandson, Mark A. Wolfe and his wife Rachael of Clayton, IN; and great-grandchildren, Britton...
Elizabeth Ann Gilman
Jun 1, 2016
Elizabeth Ann Gilman, 81 of Terre Haute, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born on January 9, 1935 in Davison, Michigan to H. Thomas Barlow and Marjorie Ballou Barlow. Elizabeth was a retired school teacher for DeVaney elementary school for 30 plus years. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Alan Gilman and his...
John C. Tackett
Jun 1, 2016
John C. Tackett, 84, of Terre Haute died Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Union Hospital. He was born January 21, 1932 in Terre Haute to Charles A. Tackett and Catherine Johnson Tackett. John was a retired manufacturers representative. Survivors include his wife, Mary Anne Vendel Tackett; three sons, John Charles Tackett II and his wife Tish of Terre Haute, Steven...
Dorothy F. Brown
May 30, 2016
Dorothy F. Brown, 92 of Terre Haute and formally of Clay County , passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 in Cobblestone Crossing. She was born on September 14, 1923 in Vigo County, Indiana to Herbert Fagg and Florence Bell Felling Fagg. She worked on the family farm alongside with her husband of 53 years, Oscar Brown who preceded her...
Charles Gilbert Seitz
May 30, 2016
Charles Gilbert Seitz, 79, of Terre Haute passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 in Union Hospital. He was born May 12, 1937 in New Albany, IN to Charles Morgan Seitz and Anna Louise Brasher Keal. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Elaine Hurst Seitz; children, Colonel Steve Seitz and his wife Eneicy of Enterprise, AL, Dr. Susan Cobb...
Thomas Warren Roberts
May 18, 2016
Thomas Warren Roberts, 90, of Seelyville passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016. He was born August 11, 1925 in Indianapolis to Thomas and Mary (Oden) Roberts. Survivors include his beautiful and loving wife of nearly 69 years, Donna Jean (Reich) Roberts; five children: Cindy Roberts of Carmel, IN, Valeri (Jim) Chapman of Terre Haute, Thomas (Doris) Roberts of Indianapolis, James...
Larry Michael O'Brien
May 18, 2016
Larry Michael OBrien, 78, of Florida and formerly Terre Haute passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in Citrus Gardens Healthcare. He was born November 2, 1937 in Terre Haute to John J. OBrien and Leona Minar OBrien. Larry was a retired postal clerk. Survivors include his daughter, Lori OBrien of Ovideo, FL; three grandchildren, Spencer, Nick, and Luke; three cousins,...
Mary Margaret "Peggy" Haugh
May 13, 2016
Mary Margaret (Peggy) Haugh, 84, Jasper and formerly of Terre Haute passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, at St Marys Hospital in Evansville. She was born May 8, 1932, in Glenn Ellyn, Illinois, to Harold and Anne Schinler Napier. Surviving include her six children: daughters, Laura (Ken) Buck of Jasper and Margaret (Bill) Crellin of Orlando, Florida; four sons, John...
Carol P. Minger
May 12, 2016
CAROL P. MINGER Carol P. Minger, 86, of Terre Haute, passed away Thursday evening, May 12, 2016 at Harrisons Crossing Health Campus. She was born May 5, 1930 in Indianapolis, IN to Paul Stephens and Anise Schroer Stephens. Her husband of 63 years, Bob R. Minger, preceded her in death on March 30, 2016. Survivors include her three children, Chris...
Darrell D. Coffin
May 9, 2016
Darrell D. Coffin, 91 of Terre Haute passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016. He was born July 13, 1924 in Danville, IN to Clifford Coffin, Sr. and Ethel Sallee Coffin. Darrell was co-owner and operator of Sycamore Bowl along with his loving wife of 60 years, Dorothy R. Favre Coffin who preceded him in death in 2007. They both...
Judith Ann (Pearson) Cook Robinson
May 1, 2016
Judith Ann (Pearson) Cook Robinson, 75, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016. She was born March 9, 1941 in Terre Haute to Thomas Allen Pearson and Norma Constance (Conwell) Pearson. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Terry Maurice Cook; her second husband, Charles K. Robinson I; and a son, Terry Maurice Cook,...
Marjorie H. Bridges
May 1, 2016
Marjorie Ellingsworth Allen Bridges life on earth has come to an end after 98 years. She is now resting in the arms of our Lord. Marjorie is surrounded by the loved ones who have gone before her. She was a life-long homemaker. Marjorie was born December 23, 1917 to Acle Ellingsworth and Eva Morris Ellingsworth. in West Terre Haute, IN....
Lillian Edinburgh
Apr 29, 2016
Lillian Edinburgh, a resident of Genesis Healthcare, of Riverdale, GA passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016. She was born January 2, 1952 in Terre Haute, IN to Henry and Charlieveen (Joyner) Edinburgh. At an early age, she joined First Freewill Baptist Church. In 1985, she became a charter member of Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church, Terre Haute. During...
