Local Obituaries for Families in
Terre Haute, IN
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...
Carl E. Ashley
Aug 10, 2018
Carl E. Ashley, 50, of Terre Haute, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in Union Hospital. He was born June 7, 1968, in Terre Haute, to Victor Ashley and Shirley Philpott Ashley. Survivors include his lifelong companion, Brad Warmouth; siblings, Veronica Ashley (Russell), Victor T. Ashley Jr. and Richard Ashley; nephews, John Willis (Tiffany), James Willis (Kessiah) and Austin Ashley; and...
Thomas E. Burkett
Aug 4, 2018
Thomas E. Burkett, 88 of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away August 4, 2018. Tom was born in Hammond, Indiana on Sept 3rd, 1929 to John C. Burkett and Vivian Haase Burkett. He was a graduate of Otter Creek High School and Indiana State University. He retired from The Horace Mann Insurance Company in 2001 after a 35 year career as...
Lester Joe Hillenburg, Jr.
Aug 2, 2018
Lester Joe Hillenburg, Jr., 62, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 in St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. "Joe" was born March 23, 1956 in Indianapolis to Lester Joe Hillenburg, Sr. and Betty Jean Garrison Hillenburg. Survivors include his wife Carmen Booker Hillenburg; two daughters, Brandy Hillenburg and Michelle Walton (Thomas) both of Terre Haute; six grandchildren, Kaylee,...
Felicita (Phyllis) Sanders
Aug 1, 2018
Felicita (Phyllis) Sanders, 90, of Terre Haute passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in Cobblestone Crossing Health Campus. She was born April 6, 1928 in Centenary, IN to Ortenzio Carosi and Augusta Patruciolo Carosi. She was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Sanders in 1980. Survivors include her children, Steve Sanders (Margaret) and Diana Jackson; grandchildren, Shane Jackson...
Albert H. Siebenmorgen
Jul 31, 2018
Albert H. Siebenmorgen, 97, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday evening, July 31, 2018 at Union Hospital. He was a former co-owner of Terre Haute Carpet Cleaning and Rug Company. Al was born November 1, 1920 in Terre Haute to William Siebenmorgen and Martha Cleland Siebenmorgen. His wife, Jane Harriott Siebenmorgen, preceded him in death on April 6, 2000. Survivors...
Nila R. Greenlee
Jul 29, 2018
Nila Burns Greenlee, 87, of Terre Haute passed away July 29, 2018, in her residence. She was born on December 11, 1930 in Riley Indiana to Howard Burns and Mable Dierdorf Burns. She graduated from Brazil High School. Nila first worked at Clay County Farm Bureau Coop, moving to Greencastle to work at IBM where she met her late husband,...
Robert Byron Denny
Jul 26, 2018
Robert Byron Denny, 74, of Terre Haute passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 in his residence. He was born January 11, 1944 in Oak Park, IL to Earl Rankin Denny and Mildred Maxine Rogers Denny. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Woods Denny; son, Scott Denny; daughter, Christine Grimsby (Dave); step daughters, Amy Johnson (Robert) and Julie Hayworth (Brian); brother,...
Gerald Michael Miller
Jul 24, 2018
Gerald Michael Miller, 68, of Riverside, CA and formerly of Terre Haute, IN passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He retired as Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities for the University of California, Riverside. Prior to that, "Mike" served as Vice-President of Miller Engineering for 15 years in Terre Haute. Mike was born May 17, 1950 in Chicago, IL to Gerald...
Virginia Rose Baird
Jul 23, 2018
Virginia's Story Virginia Rose Baird passed away peacefully in her sleep in Terre Haute, on July 23. She was 96. Virginia was born January 13, 1922, in Vincennes, Indiana to Elbert and Edythe Rasico Johnson. During World War II, she moved to Washington, D.C., serving as a telephone operator to help with the war effort. Virginia married William Joseph (Joe)...
Jared D. Robinson
Jul 17, 2018
Jared Daniel Robinson, 35, of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away July 17th, 2018. He was born September 21, 1982 in Evansville, Indiana. He graduated from South Spencer High School with honors in 2001. In his junior year, Jared enlisted in the Army National Guard. He was assigned to the 152nd Infantry and served a year long tour in Iraq in...
David L. Hensley
Jul 17, 2018
David L. Hensley, 66, of Terre Haute passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Union Hospital. He was born November 8, 1951 in Terre Haute to John Hensley and Dorothy Williams Hensley. David was a manager for Verizon for 30 years. Survivors include his sons, Matt Hensley (Amy), David Hensley, and Mark Hensley; girlfriend, Jane Croto and her daughter,...
Dixie Lee Stahr
Jul 17, 2018
Dr. Dixie Lee Stahr of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away July 17, 2018, in Springhill Village. She was born February 24, 1931 in Dowagiac, Michigan to Floyd Stahr and Evelyn (Gawthrop) Stahr. Dr. Stahr was a retired professor of physical education at Indiana State University. Dixie graduated from high school in 1949 and gave up an opportunity to train for...
