Obituaries
Shirley J. Hettinger, 87, of Winamac, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 23, at Hickory Creek in Winamac.
She was born on Dec. 4, 1935, in McClure, Ohio. Shirley was the youngest of three daughters born to the late Rev. Arthur and Lera (Kinder) Wenner. The family made their home in several Ohio...
Carl R. Howard, 93, of rural Macy, passed at 3:45 p.m., Friday, Nov. 24, at Hickory Creek of Rochester.
Carl was born on Aug. 25, 1930, in Kosciusko County, to the late O. C. and Dora (Craft) Howard. He was a graduate of Rochester High School in 1948. He married on Aug. 3, 1973, in Cave City,...
Lewis Edward Troyer, 91, of Winamac, formerly of Culver, passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, at Hickory Creek in Winamac.
(Pulaski County Journal — Dec. 6, 2023)
Richard Earl “Rich” McIlvain, Sr., 75, of Winamac, formerly of Medaryville, passed away on Friday, Nov. 24 at his residence.
(Pulaski County Journal — Dec. 6, 2023)
Chloee Rose Compton, 14, of Medaryville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
She was born on Dec. 30, 2008 in Hobart. Chloee was a freshman at West Central High School. She was active in the school choir and enjoyed cooking class. Chloee was an avid reader and loved to draw and go to the...
Stanley G. Boehning, 88, a lifelong farmer from Francesville, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 25, at Parkview Haven Retirement Home in Francesville.
He was born at the family home place on March 9, 1935 in rural Francesville to the late George H. and Emma P. (Schmid) Boehning. Stanley graduated from...
Ed was born Sept. 8, 1930, near Lacrosse, to Edward and Ruth (Dutton) Bigler. He had three sisters, Rosemary Krueger, Margaret (Peggy) Simmons and Elizabeth (Bitsy) Darda. Both Rosie and Peggy preceded Ed in death.
After growing up on a farm in LaPorte County, Ed graduated from Portage High School...
Kelly D. Crandall, 60, of Monticello, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 25, at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis.
(Pulaski County Journal — Nov. 29, 2023)
Arthur “ Art” James Kelsey, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died on Friday, Nov. 10, following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Services will be held in Indiana at a later date. Teahen Funeral Home is serving the family.
Art is survived by his wife, Joyce Kelsey; daughter Laura [John] Ludwig of...
William “Bill” Watts, 86, of Winamac, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Northwest Health Hospital in LaPorte.
(Pulaski County Journal — Nov. 22, 2023)





