Local Obituaries for Families in
Terre Haute, IN
Herbert R. Gerdink
Apr 25, 2014
Herbert R. Gerdink, 89, of Terre Haute died Friday, April 25, 2014 in Meadows Manor North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 1, 1924 in Terre Haute to Herbert A. Gerdink and Aldine F. Richard Gerdink. Survivors include his children, Nancy Vrabic (James), James Gerdink (Julie Downes), and Matthew Gerdink all of Terre Haute, and Kathleen Gerdink of...
Billy Joe Dodson
Apr 19, 2014
Billy Joe Dodson, 89, of Terre Haute died at 11:40 a.m. Saturday (April 19, 2014) at home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 301 N. Seventh St., Terre Haute, with the Rev. Jimmy Moore officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute. Visitation will be 4 to 7:30 p.m....
Rita Josephine Leusing
Apr 17, 2014
Rita J. Leusing Rita J. Leusing, 88, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 in Southwood Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on April 3, 1926, in Terre Haute to John A. Leusing and Margaret Quinn Leusing. Rita was a retired legal secretary. Survivors include three sisters, Margaret M. Leusing, Ruth Rice both of Terre Haute and...
Anne E. Woelfle
Apr 16, 2014
Anne E. Woelfle, 34, of Terre Haute passed away Wednesday evening, April 16, 2014 in St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Crawfordsville, Indiana. She was born May 19, 1979 in Terre Haute to John P. Woelfle and Sharon L. James Woelfle. Survivors include her parents, John & Sharon Woelfle of Terre Haute; two brothers, Todd Woelfle and his wife, Amanda, of...
Miranda Dawn Harper
Apr 15, 2014
Miranda Dawn Harper, 22, of Terre Haute went to heaven on April 15, 2014. She was born February 21, 1992 to Curt and Dawn Harper. She was the sister of Zachariah, Isaac, and Lauralie Harper. She was surrounded by a loving and adoring family as well as many special friends who supported her through this battle. She attended ISU where...
J. Kenneth Borders
Apr 15, 2014
J. Kenneth Borders, 92, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday evening, April 15, 2014 in his residence. He retired as President and General Manager of Powell-Stephenson Lumber Company and Associated Door & Plywood Company. Ken was born November 22, 1921 in Washington, Indiana to Thomas Borders and Zelpha Queen Borders. His wife, Ioma M. Bornhorst Borders preceded him in death...
Barbara Joyce Pancake Moore
Apr 14, 2014
Barbara Joyce Pancake Moore, 80, of Terre Haute and originally of Bicknell, Indiana passed away Monday afternoon, April 14, 2014 in Davis Gardens Health Center. She was born March 20, 1934 in Oakland City, Indiana to Ralph Howard Pancake and Ina Marie Miller Pancake. Barbara married Ernest Patterson "Pat" Moore on February 27, 1952. Together they owned and operated Moore's...
Shirley Gillespie Waterman
Apr 12, 2014
Shirley Gillespie Waterman, 86, of Indianapolis, Indiana and formerly of Terre Haute passed away Saturday afternoon, April 12, 2014 in Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. She was a retired educator. Shirley was born January 9, 1928 in Erie Pennsylvania to Robert Frank Gillespie and Helen Rarick Gillespie. She was married to her beloved husband, Dr. David C. Waterman, for nearly...
Harold Thomas Hammond
Apr 10, 2014
HAROLD THOMAS "TOM" HAMMOND Harold Thomas "Tom" Hammond, 61, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 in Union Hospital. He worked for Sodexo Food Services at Indiana State University for 15 years before his retirement in March of 2014. Tom was born July 24, 1952 in Terre Haute to Harold G. Hammond and Norma Beddow Hammond. Survivors include...
Alice Dickey Goldberg
Apr 7, 2014
Alice Dickey Goldberg, 95, of Dundas, Ontario, Canada and formerly of Terre Haute passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 in Dundas. She was born May 6, 1918 in Terre Haute to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spence Dickey. Alice is survived by her beloved daughter, Mary Dickey Goldberg of Dundas, Ontario, Canada. She was preceded in death by her parents; her...
Cora Ethel Zimmerman
Apr 5, 2014
Cora Ethel Zimmerman, 84, of Terre Haute, IN, died peacefully in her sleep Saturday morning, April 5, 2014. Ethel was born in Terre Haute on August 25, 1929, to Forest Mitchell Felling and Emma Larimer Felling. Ethel is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Fred Zimmerman, whom she married on April 4, 1950. Survivors include three daughters, Rita...
Joseph W. Frisz
Apr 3, 2014
Joseph W. Frisz Joseph W. Frisz, 85, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014 in his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on May 31, 1928 to Clarence D. Frisz and Opal Tomboeken Frisz. Joseph is survived by his wife of 61 years, Nancy Felix Frisz, whom he married on November 22, 1952. Survivors include eight children,...
Megan Cloe Mccullough
Apr 3, 2014
Megan Cloe McCullough Megan Cloe McCullough, 22, of Terre Haute died Thursday, April 3, 2014 in Union Hospital. She was born August 15, 1991 in Terre Haute to Don Eugene McCullough and Jill Dye McCullough. Survivors include her parent aunt and uncle, Tina and Calvin McCullough; aunts, Sharon Scott, Karen McCullough, and Kristen Taylor (David); uncles, George McCullough (Linda), Earl...
Harry Raglan Gee
Mar 31, 2014
Harry Raglan Gee, Professor Emeritus, Indiana State University School of Music, 90, passed away Monday, March 31, 2014. He was born February 20, 1924 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Harry James Gee and Virginia Raglan Gee. He is survived by his cousin, Mary Ellen Gee of Wayzata, MN; one son, John Claude Gee and his wife Mary Jane Gee...
Doris Marie Lawton
Mar 29, 2014
Doris Marie Lawton, 88, of Terre Haute died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born November 28, 1925 in Detroit, MI to Charles Domke and Marie Nickel Domke. Survivors include her husband, William Griffin Lawton; two sons, William Tyler Lawton and his wife Kim of Palm Harbor, FL and Robert Paul Lawton and his wife...
Mary Margaret Whitlock
Mar 28, 2014
Mary Margaret Whitlock, 89, of Mulberry, Indiana and formerly of Terre Haute died Friday, March 28, 2014 at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. She was born July 5, 1924 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to William D. Mabe and Theresa Marie Deck Mabe. Mary was a secretary in the science department for 22 years at Indiana State University. Survivors include her...
Georgiann Curry
Mar 26, 2014
Georgiann Curry, 85, of Terre Haute passed away early Wednesday morning, March 26, 2014 in Union Hospital. She had worked as a Laboratory Technician at the former IMC/ Pitman-Moore Companies and more recently was a receptionist with the Vigo County Public Library. Georgiann was born February 10, 1929 in Vincennes, Indiana to George Lawless and Margaret Gray Lawless. Survivors include...
Howard R. Shepherd
Mar 17, 2014
Howard R. "Mink" Shepherd, 87, of Terre Haute died Monday morning, March 17, 2014 in his residence. He was retired from Wabash Fiber Box Company where he had worked for 47 years. Mink was born January 22, 1927 in Terre Haute to Pearl Shepherd and Laura Boltz Shepherd. Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Elizabeth A. "Betty" Royer...
Lester Wayne Batchelor
Mar 17, 2014
Lester Wayne Batchelor Lester Wayne Batchelor, 55, of Paris, IL died Monday, March 17, 2014 in Paris Community Hospital. He was born in Terre Haute on August 15, 1958 to Junior Batchelor and Shirley McCloud Batchelor. He was a self-employed carpenter. Survivors include two sons, Joshua Batchelor of Paris, IL and Travis Batchelor of Terre Haute; a daughter, Ashley Batchelor...
Mary R. Richardson
Mar 15, 2014
Mary Steele Richardson, 91, of Terre Haute passed away Saturday, March 15, 2013 in Southwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 27, 1922 in Neodesha, KS to Oscar and Mary Dods Steele. In 1944 she graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence and married Glen A. Richardson. They moved to Ames, IA in 1947 and to Worcester,...
