Obituaries

Addie Jean RobinsonAddie Jean Robinson, 88 of Tipton died Monday, July 4, 2011 at her residence.  She was born March 7, 1923 in Elwood to William M. & Maggie (Townsend) Holmes.  On May 23, 1959 she married Eddie L. Robinson and he preceded her in death on April 6, 2006.Addie had worked at Oakes Manufacturing in Tipton and later at...

Anna K. QuigleyAnna K. Quigley, 88, Tipton, died at 8:10 a.m. Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born February 28, 1918, in Tipton to Walter B. & Frances V. (Berryman) Kinder.  On May 8, 1944, she married Richard B. Quigley and he died March 4, 1985.She was a member of the Rosary Society at St. John the...

Waneta I. AddingtonWaneta I. Addington, 95, Tipton, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 7, 2006 at Autumnwood Extended Care in Tipton.  She was born September 19, 1910, in Milford, Illinois to Calvert W. & Bertha (Baldwin) Graves.  Waneta lived in Indianapolis from 1910 - 1935.  On April 20, 1935, she married Dr. Robert J. Collins and he preceded her in...

Rachel Elizabeth ReedRachel Elizabeth Reed, Windfall, was stillborn Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo.  She was the daughter of Andy & Tara (Bough) Reed and they survive.Rachel is also survived by one sister, Allison Reed; grandparents Richard & Deborah Bough, Sharpsville, and Bob & Sherrie Reed, Atlanta; great-grandparents, Alice & Dewayne Morris, Sharpsville and several...

Robert E. QuearRobert E. Quear, 78, Bloomington, Minnesota, died Friday, August 31, 2007 in Edina, Minnesota.  He was born July 1, 1929 in Tipton to Harry S. & Elizabeth (Dunham) Quear.  On June 26, 1954 he married Iva Rose Morris and she survives.He was a 1948 graduate of Tipton High School and worked as an industrial engineer for 35 years...

Nancy A. (Cook) PembertonNancy A. (Cook) Pemberton, 69 of Elwood died at 1:30 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2010 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood.  She was born in Tipton on April 1, 1941.  Nancy’s parents were George and Lillian Jean (Propes) Deppen.Nancy was a Certified Nursing Assistant.  She belonged to Amvets in Illinois.  Nancy was an avid bingo player...

Elizabeth A. PetersElizabeth A. Peters, 94, Tipton, died at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born October 15, 1912 in Arcadia to Garfield A. & Lue E. (Johnson) Belzer.  On July 28, 1928, she married Everett Chester Peters and he died March 1, 1984.She was a homemaker and had worked at Pioneer Hi-Bred in the...

Florence Thompson PerryFlorence M. Thompson Perry, 91, Tipton, died at 5:11 a.m. Friday, September 29, 2006 at Miller's Merry Manor.  She was born March 6, 1915 to Robert & Wilma (Driskell) Grimme.  She married Gerald "Ike" Thompson and he died February 22, 1987. After his death she later married Walter Perry who is also now deceased.Florence and Ike were the...

Martha WilsonMartha (Stroup) Wilson, 78, Kokomo, and formerly of Tipton, died at 4:42 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at I.U. Medical Center, Indianapolis.  She was born December 6, 1931 in Tipton to George and Naomi (Batzner) Stroup.Martha began nurses training at I.U. Medical Center, the same hospital where she died, after graduating from Tipton High School in 1949.  Her working...

Herbert L. "Herbie" Off, Jr.Herbert L. "Herbie" Off, Jr., 71, Tipton, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 in Tipton County in a farming accident.  He was born July 6, 1938 in Tipton County to Herbert and Goldie (Retherford) Off.  On November 5, 1960 he married Marita Koors and she survives.Herbie retired from Chrysler after 35 years and was a farmer.  He...

Sarah Josephine (Surratt) NashSarah Josephine (Surratt) Nash, 93 died at 12:50 p.m. August 26, 2006, in Athens, Georgia.  She resided in Tipton for 60 years and in New Smyrna Beach, Florida for 25 years.  She was born on August 27, 1912, to Marvin W. and Mary Madge (Rains) Surratt.  Josephine married Robert L. Nash; he preceded her in death on...

William C. Osborn IIWilliam C. Osborn II, age 47, of Tipton died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  He was born August 17, 1965 in Raleigh, North Carolina to Sherry A. (Plake) & James L. Osborn.He previously taught at La Lumiere School  in La Porte, Indiana and later taught at Boston Middle School in La Porte.  William...

Elizabeth " Betty" MooreElizabeth Marie “Betty'' Ertel Moore was born on December 12, 1917 at home to Edward and Josephine (Cook) Ertel at 455 N. East Street, Tipton, Indiana. She was named after her maternal grandmother. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. Betty was the oldest of five children. Her siblings were Mark (Artilla) Ertel, Rita (Robert) Cage,...

Charles Wayne "Chuck" PlakeCharles Wayne "Chuck" Plake, 76 of Tipton passed peacefully with his family by his side Sunday, December 13, 2015 at his residence.  He was born December 28, 1938 in Tipton, Indiana to Doris “Diddy” Plake and Ruby Pauline (Burris) Fox.  In April of 1958 he married Carol Ann Cardwell and she survives.Chuck retired as the Tipton Fire...

Mary Irene Beaty MorelandMary Irene Beaty Moreland, 95, of Tipton died at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born June 7, 1915 in Tipton County to Ben & Alpha (Beaty) Smith.  On December 1, 1945 she married Robert Beaty and he preceded her in death on July 3, 1974.  She then married Glover B....

Mary Woellwerts ZacharnackiMary Woellwerts Zacharnacki, 94, died at 2:54 a.m. Monday, October 2, 2006 at Community Parkview Nursing Home in Elwood. Mary was born in Elwood on November 9, 1911 to George and Ellen (Langan) Woellwerts.  She married Matthew Zacharnacki on May 4, 1946; he preceded her in death on March 18, 1980.  Mary had previously lived in Indianapolis and...

Phyllis E. MitchellWINDFALL – Phyllis Esther Mitchell, 84, Windfall, died at 11:15 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2006 at home.Born May 5, 1921, in Hobbs, she was the daughter of Chalmer and Opal (Redmond) Hobbs.A 1939 graduate of Windfall High School, she attended Indiana University, Bloomington.She married William D. Mitchell on April 2, 1941. He preceded her in death on May...

Sister Mary G. WurmSister Mary G. Wurm (Norma Mary Wurm), 94, Tipton, Indiana, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday, November 16, 2007 at the St. Joseph Center in Tipton.   She was born October 27, 1913 in Attica, Ohio, the daughter of Lawrence J. & Eleanor (Gerhardstein) Wurm.Sister Mary attended St. Stephen Grade School and Attica High School in Ohio and International...

Paul Richard "Dick" MichelPaul Richard "Dick" Michel, 79, Tipton, died at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at St. Vincent's Hospital Carmel.  Dick was born in Tipton on November 2, 1926 to Harvey and Leona (Moore) Michel.  He married Beverly Campbell on June 19, 1955, and she survives.Dick was a lifelong resident of Tipton County.  He was a 1944 graduate...

Sr. M. Florine MerchenSister M. Florine Merchen died December 5, 2008 at the age of 91, following a long illness.  She was living in Camilla Hall at St. Joseph Center in Tipton, Indiana at the time of her death.  Florence Christina Merchen was born February 18, 1917 to Charles William Merchen and Agnes Varnau Merchen in Tipton, Indiana.  Her parents...