Obituaries
Lawrence “Larry” L. Barker, 72, of Winamac, passed away peacefully at 12:23 a.m., Tuesday, June 16.
Born on Sept. 25, 1953 in Rochester, he was the son of the late Robert and Eleanor “Candy” (Girton) Barker.
Larry was a 1974 Winamac High School graduate.
On Aug. 14, 1976 he married his high school...
Helena C. (Weaver) Smith Repp, 82, of Monterey, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 4, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac surrounded by the love of her family.
She was born on June 27, 1944 at the Carneal Hospital in Winamac to the late Omer and Vera (Tuley) Weaver. Helena attended school...
Lawrence “Larry” L. Barker, 72, of Winamac, passed away peacefully at 12:23 a.m., Tuesday, June 16.
Born on Sept. 25, 1953 in Rochester, he was the son of the late Robert and Eleanor “Candy” (Girton) Barker. Larry was a 1974 Winamac High School graduate. On Aug. 14, 1976 he married Lisa Cornell at...
Donald P. “Don” Busch, 97, of Monticello, formerly of Pulaski County, passed away on Monday, June 29, at White Oak Health Campus.
Don was born at the home of his parents, Samuel W. and Lola I. (Westphal) Busch, on May 3, 1929 in Beaver Township, Pulaski County. After graduating from Francesville...
Doug Kruger, 66, of Francesville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 23. He was born on Aug. 6, 1959 in Monticello.
Doug was a 1977 graduate of West Central High School. He formerly owned and operated DK’s Repair Shop in Francesville.
Doug met Cinderella in 2012 then he married the love of...
Ray A. Brown, of Elberfeld, passed away June 27, at the age of 87. He was born as an identical twin on April 25, 1939 in Star City.
He graduated from Star City High School in 1958, then entered the Navy for four years. He went on to be employed by the Federal Aviation Administration until...
Wayne Alan Crist, 78, of Winamac, passed away peacefully at 5:10 a.m., Friday, July 3, at home surrounded by family.
Born on Dec. 10, 1947 in Logansport, he was the son of the late Marion and Bertha (Parmeter) Crist.
He graduated from Star City High School in 1965. He was also a U.S. Army Vietnam...
Barbara Sue (Vogel) Rausch, 72, of Winamac, passed away at her home on Friday, July 3. She was born on Nov. 7, 1953 in Mishawaka. Barb graduated from LaPorte High School in 1972 and earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Ball State University. Barb was an elementary teacher at North...
Sherry Ann Combs, 72, of Winamac, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 1. She passed away at home surrounded by her family.
(Pulaski County Journal — July 8, 2026)
Patricia Louise “Pat” Tiede, 76, of Francesville, passed away peacefully at the family farm, surrounded by her family as they cared for her through her battle with cancer.
Pat was born on Jan. 4, 1950, in Lafayette, to the late Herman M. and Eva B. (Bowland) Davis. She graduated from the first...