Local Obituaries for Families in
Terre Haute, IN
Dorothy E. Marter
Apr 27, 2015
Dorothy E. Tweedy Marter, wife, mother and grandmother passed away late Monday evening, April 27, 2015. She was born September 8, 1914 to A. J. and Effie Trogdon Tweedy of Sanford, Illinois. Dorothy was married on October 17, 1936 to Louis R. Marter, and he preceded her in death in 1982. Dorothy attended Paris High School and Brown's Business College...
Hillmer John Schaible
Apr 27, 2015
Hillmer John Schaible, 88, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 in his residence. He was born December 30, 1926 in Saline, MI to Julius Schaible and Johanna Gartmann Schaible. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Ruppel Schaible; daughter, Babette Bellgraph and her husband Gerry of Shelburn; sons, Michael Schaible and his wife Anita of Findley, OH and Phillip Schaible and...
Jacob D. Long
Apr 26, 2015
Jacob D. Long Jacob D. Long, 57, of Terre Haute, was called out to heaven to join his loved ones in paradise on Sunday April 26, 2015 in his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on July 14, 1957 to Ella Niccum Davis. He was a retired self-employed logger. He is survived by his loving wife, Flora Goings Long....
Jacqueline Leigh Grizzle
Apr 21, 2015
Jacqueline Leigh Grizzle, 36, of Terre Haute lost her courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in Union Hospital. She was born May 15, 1978 in Terre Haute to Jack Lee Ammerman and Bonnie Lou Willy Ammerman. Jackie was a CMA for UAP Clinic. Survivors include her husband, Robert J. Grizzle; son, Jacob R. Porter; father, Jack Ammerman;...
Harold W. Gauer
Apr 15, 2015
Harold W. Gauer, 89, lifelong resident of Terre Haute, IN, passed away on April 15, 2015. He was a loving and devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, brother-in-law, neighbor, parish member, co-worker and friend. He is survived by the love of his life, Margie C. Gauer. They were married for almost 64 years. Survivors also include daughters, Mary...
Ronald Lee Shaffer
Apr 15, 2015
RONALD LEE SHAFFER June 7, 1938 - April 15, 2015 Ronald Lee Shaffer, 76, passed away April 15, 2015, after a short illness. He was born in Anderson, IN, to William A. and Helen D. Shaffer. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Shirley Sappingfield. He is survived by brothers Roy, of Colorado Springs, CO; Fred (Marilyn),...
Rebecca Joan Garvin
Apr 14, 2015
Rebecca "Becky" Joan Garvin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. She was born to Joan and Robert Crisman on October 16, 1957, in Harvey, Illinois. Becky lived every moment of her life with passion, and all she did, she did with love. Her greatest success in life was her ability to love. She loved and was loved more...
David N. Wrigley
Apr 13, 2015
David N. Wrigley, age 76, of Brazil, passed away on Monday April 13, 2015 in Union Hospital. He was born in Peru, Illinois on November 20, 1938 to Roger Wrigley and Erma Klaus Wrigley. He was an advertising salesman. David is survived by his loving wife of forty one years, Wanda Hall Wrigley. Other survivors include a brother, Allen Wrigley;...
Lelia Jean Houseright
Apr 13, 2015
Lelia Jean Witsman Houseright, 86, of Terre Haute passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 at Springhill Village. She was a nurse for 30 years having worked at several area hospitals including the former St. Anthony Hospital before her retirement in 1980. Lelia was born September 29, 1928 in Decker Chapel, Indiana to Charles Witsman and Opha Self Witsman. Her husband,...
Dorothy Rose Jackson
Apr 11, 2015
Dorothy Rose Jackson, 88, of Terre Haute passed away Saturday morning, April 11, 2015 at Southwood Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 5, 1926 in Terre Haute to John J. Gropp and Anna Ellen Donie Gropp. Her husband, Paul A. Jackson, preceded her in death. Survivors include her six children, Donald Jackson and his wife, Ruth, of Terre...
Fannie Brown Nolan Roberts
Apr 11, 2015
Fannie Brown Nolan Roberts, of Bowie, Maryland and formerly of Terre Haute passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015. She was born June 10, 1922, in Terre Haute, IN to Ellen Moore-Nolan and Albert Nolan. She was the second born of eleven children. Early on in life, she attended Booker T. Washington Elementary School and Sarah Scott Jr. High. During this...
Kaythern B. Liehr
Apr 9, 2015
Kaythern Bernice Liehr, 97, of Terre Haute died Thursday, April 9, 2015 in her residence. Kaythern "Kate" was born June 27, 1917 in Linton, IN to George Baker and Clemie Wilcoxon Baker. Kaythern was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Liehr in 1963, her four sisters and two brothers. She is survived by her daughter, Linda L. Gibbs (Tony);...
Thomas J. Titsworth
Apr 7, 2015
Thomas J. Titsworth Thomas J. Titsworth, 88, of Terre Haute passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in his residence. He was born in Hutsonville, Illinois on February 19, 1927 to Walter V. Titsworth and Mable Poorman Titsworth. Thomas was a retired Aerospace Engineer and was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia L. Gleason Titsworth in 1997. Survivors include a...
John Erwin Etling
Apr 6, 2015
John Erwin Etling, 85, of Terre Haute passed away Monday morning, April 6, 2015. He was a school teacher for 34 years and most recently was the founder and Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Terre Haute for 32 years until his retirement on May 1, 2005. John was born June 27, 1929 in Terre Haute to John Etling and...
Carolyn L. Hammond
Apr 3, 2015
Carolyn L. Hammond, 83, of Terre Haute passed away Friday morning, April 3, 2015 at Meadows Manor North. She was born August 6, 1931 in Terre Haute to Ernest A. Phillips, Sr. and Parlee Williams Phillips. Her husband, Everett L. Hammond, preceded her in death on March 28, 2013. Survivors include her sisters, Pat Fulmer and her husband, Max, of...
Wilma M. Inglert
Apr 3, 2015
Wilma M. Inglert, 93, of Terre Haute passed away Friday, April 3, 2015. She was born November 10, 1921 in Mecca, IN to Herbert Inglert and Juanita O. Pence Inglert. Wilma was a Laboratory Technician for Quaker Maid Inc. for thirty five years. Survivors include a sister, Jeannine Hoke of Terre Haute; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded...
Charles Franklin Mattick
Mar 28, 2015
Charles Franklin Mattick, 80, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 in Union Hospital of Clinton. He was born January 7, 1935 in Joppa, IN to Ernest August Mattick and Alice Nesbitt Mattick. Charles was a driver/salesman for Coca Cola. Survivors include his wife of almost 60 years, Betty Miller Mattick; daughters, Katherine Robinson of South Carolina, Elizabeth Dailey and her...
Edith M. Albright
Mar 26, 2015
Edith M. Albright, 88, of Terre Haute passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Westminster Healthcare Center. She was born May 30, 1926 in Terre Haute, IN to Fred Holmes and Mary Edwards Holmes. Edith was a legal secretary for IMC. Survivors include her daughters, Barbara Price and her husband David of Danville, IL and Jane Wellman and her...
Janie Compton Marrs
Mar 21, 2015
Janie Compton Marrs, 94, of Terre Haute passed away Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at Meadows Manor East. She had worked as a processer for Unique Printing Products. Janie was born April 13, 1920 in Terre Haute to Harvey Melvin Compton and Sarah Allen Compton. Her husband, Ralph E. Marrs, preceded her in death on February 18, 2009. Survivors include...
Marilyn Jean Brock
Mar 20, 2015
Marilyn Jean Brock, 83, of Terre Haute passed away early Friday morning, March 20, 2015 at Signature Health Care. She was born January 14, 1932 in West Terre Haute, Indiana to Charles Raymond Kelley and Geneva Maxine Lawson Kelley. Her husband, Wilbur Brock, Jr., preceded her in death on October 6, 2007. Survivors include a son, Lawrence (Larry) James Baker...
