Local Obituaries for Families in
Terre Haute, IN
Barbara Joyce Pettijohn
Jun 7, 2015
Barbara Joyce Brighton Pettijohn, 83, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday evening, June 7, 2015 at Signature Healthcare of Terre Haute. She was retired from the Vigo County Public Library. Barbara was born January 18, 1932 in Gosport, Indiana to John Brighton and Esther P. Wampler Brighton. Survivors include her loving husband of 64 years, Merle J. Pettijohn; a son,...
Victor L. Saberton
Jun 7, 2015
Victor L. Saberton, 88, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born November 25, 1926 in Terre Haute to Earl E. Saberton and Sarah Corenflos Saberton. Survivors include his son, Chris Riggs-Saberton (Karen) of San Diego, CA; daughter, Carol Sue Saberton of West Terre Haute; step-daughter, Yvonne K. Avary (John) of...
Rosalie Metheny
Jun 5, 2015
Rosalie Asbury Metheny, 88, died peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2015, at Westminster Village Health and Rehab in Terre Haute, Indiana. Rosalie was born April 23, 1927 in Bellmore, Indiana, the youngest of three children born to Carl and Helen Woolverton Asbury. She married Orval Adrian Metheny on April 9, 1948 at the Methodist Temple in Terre Haute. She joined...
Catherine Lucille Johnson
Jun 5, 2015
Catherine Lucille Johnson, 97, joined her husband, Anthony, in heaven on their 74th wedding anniversary, June 5, 2015. Catherine was born on September 15, 1917, in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, to Otto and Mabel Fenwick Andres. She was the eldest of seven children. Catherine was raised on a farm with her siblings, always helping to farm the land, raise livestock, and...
Sharon S. Welling
May 29, 2015
Sharon S. Welling Sharon S. Welling, 69, of Terre Haute died Friday, May 29, 2015 at Union Hospital. She was born November 14, 1945 in Mansfield; Ohio to Alvin E. Miller and Shirley Jean Martin Miller. She was a homemaker. Survivors include four daughters, Tami Rowan of Arizona, Kristi Welling of Terre Haute, Shari Taylor of North Carolina, and Cindy...
John J. Corrigan
May 29, 2015
John J. Corrigan, Ph.D., 86, of Terre Haute passed away Friday evening, May 29, 2015 at St. Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil, Indiana. Dr. Corrigan was a Professor and Associate Dean of Life Sciences at Indiana State University. He was born January 17, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph Corrigan and Reseda Margowsky Corrigan. Survivors include his loving wife of...
Margaret L. Stewart
May 25, 2015
Margaret L. Stewart Margaret L. Stewart, 77, of Terre Haute passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 in Springhill Village. She was born August 6, 1937 to James L. Stark and Louise Orlando Stark Johnson. Margaret was a retired accountant for WTHI TV & Radio where she worked for over 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Lola Frances Rowlett
May 22, 2015
Lola Frances "Fran" Rowlett, 88, of Terre Haute passed away Friday evening, May 22, 2015. She was a bookkeeper for Callahan & Hughes Funeral Home. Fran was born December 29, 1926 in Terre Haute to Eugene I. Morris and Ola M. Southcott Morris. Her husband, Burton Donald Rowlett, preceded her in death in 2013. Survivors include her two granddaughters, Andrea...
Jack A. Sitarski Ii
May 20, 2015
Jack A. Sitarski II, 66, of Terre Haute passed away early Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015 at his home. He and his brother, Jim, represented the 3rd generation of their family to own and operate Poplar Flower Shop which started as Randolph Greenhouses in 1920. Jack worked his entire life at the flower shop. He was born in Terre Haute...
Vivian May Froeb
May 19, 2015
Vivian May Froeb, 97, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday evening, May 19, 2015. She was employed for many years at First Financial Bank before her retirement in 1994. Vivian was born December 12, 1917 in Assumption, Illinois to William Branham and Olive Nicholson Branham. Her husband, Karl Froeb, preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Charles F. "Rick"...
Allen E. Anderson
May 18, 2015
Allen E. Anderson, 62, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. He was born April 9, 1953 in Terre Haute to Jack Anderson and Maxine Puckett Anderson. Survivors include his wife, Pamela Whitesell Anderson; mother, Maxine Anderson; daughter, Tara Anderson (Courtney Weger) of Terre Haute; son, Trey Anderson (Betty) of San Antonio, TX; step-sons, Kenny Wineinger (Megan) of Sullivan and...
Carl W. Helman
May 18, 2015
Carl W. Helman, 73, of Terre Haute passed away Monday, May 18, 2015 in his residence. He was born February 10, 1942 in Terre Haute to Henry Helman and Emma Magill Helman. Survivors include his wife, Carol Bartley Helman; daughter, Cynthie Wright and her husband Christopher of Terre Haute; son Chip Helman and his wife Lori of Indianapolis; brothers, Larry...
Mary Lee Osella
May 15, 2015
Martha Lee Osella Martha Lee Osella, 96 of Terre Haute passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at Union Hospital. Martha was born August 1, 1918 in Clinton, Indiana, the daughter of Andrew M. Johnson, Sr. and Mamie Campbell Johnson. Martha was preceded in death by her husband of 76 years, Louie Osella; her parents; several siblings including her lifelong intrinsically...
Mary Ellen Swearingen Baker Honey
May 15, 2015
Mary Ellen Swearingen Baker Honey Mary Ellen Swearingen Baker Honey, 90, of Terre Haute died Friday, May 15, 2015 at Cobblestone Crossing. She was born May 22, 1924 in Montezuma, Indiana to Ernest Swearingen and Minnie Anderson Swearingen. She was retired from CBS. Mary was preceded in death by her husbands, Richard H. Baker in 1984 and Donald Honey in...
Abe D. Miller
May 9, 2015
Abe D. Miller, 79, of Terre Haute passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Union Hospital. He was born May 23, 1935 in Winesburg, OH to Dan N. Miller and Rebecca Keim Miller. He is survived by his wife Shirley Jacobs Miller whom he married January 17, 1959, his children Becky (Bill) Voytko, Byesville, Ohio; Bonnie (Tim) Govert, Terre...
Jerry Philip Armstrong
May 9, 2015
Jerry Philip Armstrong Jerry Philip Armstrong, 85, of Terre Haute, IN passed away at 3:21 P.M. Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Union Hospital surrounded by his family and friends, after a brief illness. He was born on December 1, 1929 to Philip Armstrong and Florence May Dunn Armstrong in Terre Haute, Indiana. Jerry was line and service superintendent of Public...
Sandra Aldridge
May 5, 2015
Sandra Aldridge Sandra Aldridge, 76, of Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Union Hospital. She was the daughter of Maurice D. and Maureen Bennett Anderson. Sandra was born April 22, 1939, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and grew up in the Rock Island/Moline and Decatur, Illinois areas where she graduated Decatur High School and later attended...
Richard W. Bird
May 5, 2015
Richard W. Bird Richard W. Bird, 83, of Terre Haute, IN passed away Tuesday May 5, 2015 in Union Hospital. He was born on April 1, 1932 in Riley to Westley Bird and Nancy Edith Lemmons Bird. He was a laborer at the former Alcan and Stran-Steel. Richard is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Nancy S. Selby...
Richard A. Comer
May 4, 2015
Richard A. Comer, Sr., 80, of Terre Haute died Monday, May 4, 2015 in his residence. He was born August 9, 1934 in Lafayette, IN to Edward Comer and Bertha Littiken Comer. Survivors include his son, Rick Comer; four daughters, Debbie Hawkins, Deanne Locke, Darla Layton, and Deninne Helton; fourteen grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death...
Bonnie Lee Tate
May 3, 2015
Bonnie Lee Tate Bonnie Lee Tate, 72, of Terre Haute, IN passed away Sunday May 3, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born February 6, 1943 in Cumberland, Maryland to James Kenneth Carbaugh and Ethel Pauline Howsare Carbaugh. She was a loving homemaker to her family and is survived by her husband of 49 years, Richard "Bud" Tate....
