Obituaries

Oren RectorOren Rector, 90, Kempton, died at 8:33 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2008 at Tipton Hospital. He was born in Kempton on April 14, 1917 to Oscar & Ruth (King) Rector.  On September 3, 1939 he married Margaret Pulliam and she died September 6, 1996.Oren was a minister, school teacher, principal and farmer. He had been a member of the...

John M. ReedJohn M. Reed, 89, Windfall, died at 10:00 p.m. Monday, October 27, 2008 at Tipton Hospital.  He was born April 22, 1919 in Frankfort to Fred & Trella Grace (Meeks) Reed.  On July 10, 1947 he married Lela Stout and she survives.He worked as a furnace operator at Continental Steel in Kokomo, retiring in 1981.  John was a...

Eldon K. WittkamperEldon Keith Wittkamper, 69 of Elwood died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after a 6-week illness.  He was born December 1, 1943 in Tipton County to Joseph & Agnes Lucille (Mock) Wittkamper.  Eldon was a life-long resident of Tipton County.  On June 8, 1969 he married Marla Henderson and she survives.Eldon was a farmer,...

Gary PowellGary Kent Powell, a native of  Tipton County, Indiana, was called to his heavenly home on Saturday, January 13, 2007, at the age of 66 years.  Gary was born October 3, 1940, the son of Herschel Andrew and Lena Armenda (Matthews) Powell.  He was a member of the Ascension Lutheran Church, Huntsville, Alabama.Gary graduated from Emanuel Lutheran School in...

James E. PiercefieldJames E. Piercefield, 86, Zionsville died at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Richard Roudebush VA Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born September 15, 1922 in Columbus, Indiana to Webber & Mary (Foster) Piercefield.  On August 11, 1951 he married Beaulah Browning and she preceded him in death on April 28, 2001.He retired from the American...

Margaret E. PowellMargaret E. Powell, 88 of Tipton died Thursday morning October 14, 2010 at home.  She was born June 12, 1922 in Peru, Indiana to Emery Lee and Grace Jane (Bakehorn) Tomlinson.  On December 24, 1941 she married Ernie Powell and he preceded her in death on June 13, 2010.Margaret was a member of the Tetersburg Christian Church and...

Richard J. PhillipeRichard J. "Dick" Phillipe, 86, Tipton died at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his residence.  He was born in Portland, Maine on February 23, 1924 to Margaret (Sanborn) and Peter Phillipe.  On June 22, 2002 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipton he married Judy M. Shuck and she survives.He graduated from Portsmouth...

Robert L. NicholsonRobert L. Nicholson, 53, Greentown died at 8:15 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2007 at Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo.  He was born June 12, 1954 in Marion to Lowell & Esther Mae (Lawrence) Nicholson.  On December 21, 2000 he married Jennifer Woods and she survives.He was a math teacher and started his career at Tipton High School...

Sr. Josita O'DonnellSister Josita O’Donnell, CSJ, age 81, died at 6:46 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Camilla Hall at St. Joseph Center in Tipton, Indiana, following a lengthy illness complicated by physical difficulties as well as significant memory loss.Barbara Jean O’Donnell was born March 12, 1930, in Gary, Indiana to Mabel  (Klingensmith) O’Donnell and William O’Donnell.   She attended St. ...

Virginia E. O'MalleyVirginia E. O'Malley, 91, Autumnwood Assisted Living, Tipton, died at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Tipton Hospital. She was born January 24, 1916 in Windfall to Owen & Mae (Mason) Doggett.  On February 9, 1937 she married Raymond O'Malley and he died December 5, 1987.She was a homemaker, a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic...

Mary Alice NicholsMary Alice Nichols, 74, Tipton, died at 4:33 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was born May 14, 1935 in Elwood to Lowell H. and Madonna (Clyde) Kinder.  On August 25, 1956 she married Philip V. Nichols and they were married for 52 years.She was a Registered Nurse at Tipton County Memorial...

Madonna Ruth (Ripberger) MyersMadonna Ruth (Ripberger) Myers, 87, Tipton died at 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2010 at her residence. She was born October 18, 1922 in Tipton County to Clarence R. Ripberger and Mary G. (Lawhorn, Hickner) Ripberger.  On April 11, 1945 she married Phillip W. Myers and he preceded her in death on March 4, 1993.Madonna was a...

Nancy Jo WhitesellNancy Jo (Coe) Whitesell, 58, Tipton, died at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2009 at her residence.  She was born August 21, 1950 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to Vernon & Dolores (Livengood) Coe.  She married Larry F. Whitesell on November 29, 1969 in Big Rapids, Michigan and he survives.Nancy had a passion for music and was involved with...

Sr. Eugenia Latendresse, CSJSister Eugenia Latendresse died at 4:20 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the St. Joseph Center in Tipton.  At the age of 82, while  no longer engaged in active ministry, she kept a smile on her face and a gentle, loving spirit in spite of many health related challenges.Jeanne Kathryn Latendresse was born to Marie Morisette and...

Sr. Laura Gall, CSJSister Laura Gall, CSJ from Nazareth, Michigan and formerly from St. Joseph Center, Tipton died in Michigan.  She had been a resident of Camilla Hall at St. Joseph Center in Tipton for many years and had moved to Borgess Gardens on the Nazareth Campus of the Congregation of St. Joseph in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Nov. 7, 2012,...

Sister Catherine Sophia HellmannSister Catherine Sophia Hellmann, CS J died peacefully at the age of 88 on Sunday, September 27, 2009 in Camilla Hall at St. Joseph Center in Tipton, Indiana following a long illness.  Kathryn Lucille Marie was one of fifteen children born to Philomina Bockhold Hellmann and John Henry Hellmann in Terre Haute, Indiana on September 25, 1921. ...

Chad T. R. WhitesellChad T. R. Whitesell, 35 of Indianapolis and a former Tipton resident died Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at his residence.  He was born in Tipton on April 17, 1979 to James Richard "Rick" and Robin (Richardson) Whitesell.Chad graduated from Tipton High School in 1998 where he participated in Cross Country and Track and was an student athletic...

William J. "Bill" FunkeOn Friday, October 12, 2012, William Joseph "Bill" Funke, 80,  passed away at 6:14 p.m. at IU Health Tipton Hospital.Bill was born in Tipton, Indiana on April 24, 1932 to Joseph C. and Edna M. (Vair) Funke. It was when stationed in Jacksonville, Florida while in the Navy that Bill met his future wife, Catherine Rebecca Powell....

Mildred I. AddingtonMildred I. Addington, 86, Tipton, died at 12:19 a.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo. She was born on June 15, 1921 in Portland, Indiana to Charles and Anna Mae (Ferrel) Wheat and adopted later by Dr. Jesse and Mabel (Hiester) Nixon.Mildred was a devoted and dedicated mother and a member of the First Presbyterian...

A. Robert "Bob" BaumgartnerA. Robert "Bob" Baumgartner, 94 of Tetersburg died at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2012 at St. Vincent's Indianapolis. He was born on May 29, 1918 in Warren County, Indiana to Arthur Roscoe & Clara Ruth (Jones) Baumgartner and grew up on a farm near Pine Village.  He had also lived in Detroit and Indianapolis.After graduating...