Obituaries

Emojean “Emie” McDonald

Emojean “Emie” McDonald of Visalia, California, passed away on Nov. 29, 2017. (Pulaski County Journal — July 4, 2018) */

Virgil R. Plowman, 90, of Winamac, passed away at 4:55 p.m. Monday, June 18, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac. He was born on April 9, 1928, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to the late Walter and Elsie (Thompson) Plowman. On Dec. 11, 1945, Virgil married the late Doris Keller-Horton in Piggott,...

James Ivan McCay

Infant James Ivan McCay, infant son of Andrew and Karrie (Leonard) McCay, of Argos, passed away on Friday, June 1 at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Survivors include his parents Andrew and Karrie McCay; brother Caleb Edward McCay; sister Hannah Rose McCay; his identical twin...

Donna J. Nash

Donna J. Nash, 73, of Winamac, passed away at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, June 7, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac. (Pulaski County Journal — June 27, 2018) */

Robert Martin “Bob” Rater

Robert Martin “Bob” Rater, 76, of Anderson, (formerly of Winamac) passed away at 6:20 a.m. Monday, June 18, at Community Hospital in Anderson. (Pulaski County Journal — June 27, 2018) */

Dennis Merwin “Denny” Swing

Dennis Merwin “Denny” Swing, 81, of Beavercreek, Ohio, passed away on July 24, 2016. (Pulaski County Journal — June 20, 2018) */

Ethel Joan Gutwein

Ethel Joan Gutwein, 80, of Francesville, went home to be with the Lord at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, at the Parkview Haven Retirement Home in Francesville. Joan was born on Feb. 18, 1938, in Rensselaer, to the late Richard and Zura Ethel (Snedeker) Streitmatter. Joan married Harvey Fredrick...

Thomas “Tom” Edmond Murray

Thomas “Tom” Edmond Murray, 85, of Winamac, passed away at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at his daughter’s home in Winamac. Tom was born May 13, 1933, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kokomo, to the late Thomas L. and Marguerite (Trottier) Murray. Tom was a 1951 graduate of Winamac High School. He...

Stephen “Steve” Barnett

Stephen “Steve” Barnett, 68, of Medaryville, went home to be with the Lord at 8:50 p.m. Monday, June 4, at Franciscan Health Hospital in Lafayette. (Pulaski County Journal — June 13, 2018) */

Irvin K. Yaggie

Irvin K. Yaggie, 87, of Francesville, went home to be with the Lord at 9:07 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello, surrounded by his family. Irvin was born on the family farm in Francesville on Oct. 26, 1930, to the late Joseph and Lena (Tyler) Yaggie. He graduated from...