Obituaries
Lamoine H. Hooker, 86, of Francesville, passed away at 7:18 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac.
Lamoine was born at the family home in Francesville on Feb. 23, 1929, to the late Otto and Julia (Grock) Hooker. Lamoine graduated from Francesville High School in 1947.
On...
Irene Helen Watkins, 94, of Winamac, died peacefully at 11:24 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, at Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac.
Irene was born on Sept. 18, 1921, in Danzig, Poland, to the late Albert and Agnes Mroczek. Irene was proud of her Polish heritage.
She married Samuel Watkins on Sept. 28...
Deloris Jean Salrin, 90, a lifelong resident of the Medaryville area, died Dec. 23 at her home in Medaryville.
She was born Nov. 16, 1925, in rural White Post Township in Pulaski County to the late Theodore and Grace Leippert Kain.
Deloris was a graduate of Medaryville High School. She worked at...
William A. "Will" Hickman, 92, of Winamac, passed away at 10:04 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac.
Will was born on March 30, 1923, in LaCrosse, to the late Clifford and Edna (Sizelove) Hickman.
Will married Margaret Currier on June 15, 1947, at Pretty Lake in...
Jesse Eugene Spurgeon Jr., 88, a lifelong resident of Winamac, passed away Dec. 17, at home after a year-long battle with various maladies of old age.
He was born April 17, 1927, on the family farm in Jefferson Township, Pulaski County, to the late Jesse Alvin and Maude Grace (Rees) Spurgeon. His...
Mary Katherine Haschel, 91, of Winamac, passed away at 2:05 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac.
She was born Jan. 25, 1924, in Yale, Iowa, to Ernest and Clara (Heater) Clements.
Mary married John F. Haschel on May 27, 1950, in Attica. John died Jan. 9, 1996.
Mary was...
Phyllis Jean Fugate, 82, of Winamac, passed away at 6:29 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac.
She was born June 21, 1933, in Carmi, Illinois, to Gilbert and Velma Collins Hutchcraft.
Phyllis married George R. Fugate on April 5, 1953, in Winamac. He survives.
Phyllis was...
Doris B. Teyner, 98, of Lucerne, (formerly of Winamac), passed away at 12:38 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester.
She was born April 4, 1917, in Hillsdale, Michigan, to Frank and Ethel (Lape) Battenfield.
Doris was married to Earl J. Teyner on April 27, 1946,...
Phyllis E. Gourley, of Winamac, (formerly of Wheatfield) went home to be with the Lord at 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Monticello Healthcare Center in Monticello.
She was born on May 1, 1924, on the family farm in rural Beaver Township, Pulaski County, to the late Laban D. and Gertrude (...
Ashley Elaine Hutson, 22, of Whiting, passed away Saturday, Nov. 28.
Ashley was loved dearly by all who knew her. From 2002-2010 she was a member of Jane Berlyn School of Dance/Dancers of Promise, winning many state and national awards for solo and team dance.
She enjoyed camping with her family...