Obituaries
Monticello, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Monticello and White County, IN
Jerry L. Smeltzer
Sep 17, 2022
Jerry L. Smeltzer, 83, of Rensselaer, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Rensselaer Care Center. Arrangements are entrusted and pending with Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home. If you have any information regarding Mr. Smeltzer's surviving family, please contact the funeral home at 574-583-5777.
Donald Dean "Chuck" Scroggs
Sep 15, 2022
Donald Dean "Chuck" Scroggs, 82, of Monticello, passed away at 11:45 pm, Thursday, September 15, 2022 at White Oak Health Campus.
He was born on December 19, 1939 in Idaville in the family home to the late James David and Viola Mae (Shafer) Scroggs.
Don was a 1957 graduate of Idaville School. He was a member of the Idaville First Church of...
Barbara Purcell
Sep 10, 2022
Barbara Purcell, 86, of Monticello, passed away at 7:20 am, Saturday, September 10, 2022, at I U Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.
She was born on March 15, 1936, in Wayzata, MN, to the late Wendall and Marguerite (Snyder) Rogers. On June 6, 1964, she married John Purcell in Wayzata.
Barb was a graduate of Wayzata High School. She received her bachelor’s...
Nancy Lou Johnson
Sep 3, 2022
Nancy Lou Johnson (nee Raley) reached her heavenly home on September 3, 2022 at the age of 91. She was born on December 29, 1930 in Minerva, Ohio, and attended Minerva High School. She worked at the telephone company in Minerva, as a church secretary at Gethsemane United Methodist Church, and as an obstetric-gynecologists receptionist in Muncie, Indiana but the...
Robert 'Bob' Weiss
Sep 3, 2022
Robert "Bob" Weiss was born in Richmond, Indiana on December 14, 1928 to Joseph Henry Weiss and Elsie (Kramer) Weiss and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1947 and was a natural salesperson by profession. As a fifteen-year-old boy during World War II, he worked for Western Union delivering telegrams by bicycle. While...
Elsworth H. Eller
Sep 3, 2022
Elsworth H. Eller, 94, of Monticello, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello.
He was born on October 10, 1927 in Chicago to the late Paul and Ruth (Ammann) Eller. His marriage was to the former Betty Jean Lange. She preceded him in death on October 10, 1999.
Elsworth served in the United States Coast...
Susan M. Vogel
Aug 28, 2022
Susan S. Vogel, 71, passed away on August 28, 2022. She was born on May 2, 1951 to the late Garnette and Marilyn (Holloway) Smith and resided in Delphi, IN throughout her childhood. As a young girl, Susie rode horses throughout Yeoman and later worked at her familys golf course, Hollow Acres, where she mowed fairways and picked up golf...
Laurine T. Pritts
Aug 28, 2022
Laurine T. Pritts, 82, of Burnettsville, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Logansport Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 17, 1940 in Reynolds to the late John and Mary (Haysley) Altman. On August 25, 1956 she married Thomas Pritts at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Reynolds. He survives in Burnettsville. Laurine attended Burnettsville High School. She...
Olga Marie Kwolek
Aug 22, 2022
Olga Marie Kwolek, 68, of Monticello, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at White Oak Health Campus. She was born on February 4, 1954 in Chicago Heights, IL to the late Andrew and Guillerma (Ramos) Ramirez. On June 19, 1979 she married Phillip Kwolek in Crown Point and he survives. Olga was a 1972 graduate of Hammond High School....
Deborah 'Debbie' Ann Barker
Aug 21, 2022
Deborah "Debbie" Ann (Mills) Barker left this earth for heaven after a brave nine-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born January 9, 1954, to Robert D. and Dorothy M. (Newell) Mills and grew up in rural Carroll County near Delphi, IN. Debbie graduated from Twin Lakes High School of Monticello, IN, in May 1972. Her love for music...
Gerald Franklin Yocum
Aug 20, 2022
Gerald Franklin Yocum passed away peacefully on August 20, 2022 in Parrish, FL surrounded by family and friends.
He was born on January 24, 1937 in Bushnell, IL to the late Hiram and Florence (Arnett) Yocum. On November 6, 1976, he married Cherie Marett and she preceded him in death on December 16, 2004.
He served as a U.S. Marine. Gerald moved...
Anita F. Carmichael
Aug 12, 2022
Anita F. Carmichael, 92, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Story Point Enhanced Living in Portage, MI.She was born on March 5, 1930 in Noblesville to the late Chester and Thelma "Pauline" (Patterson) Randall. On August 17, 1952 she married Norman Lee Carmichael in Monticello. He preceded her in death on November 3, 1967.Anita was a 1948 graduate...
Christine 'Chris' Mary London
Aug 5, 2022
Christine "Chris" Mary London, 63, of Monticello, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022 at I U Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born on April 15, 1959 in Chicago to the late Raymond and Frances (Kaminski) Lilja. On September 27, 1980, she married DuWayne London in Chicago. He preceded her in death on August 29, 2011. Chris was...
Linda Schnepp
Jul 20, 2022
Linda Kay Schnepp, 74, of Monticello, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at IU Health Arnett in Lafayette. She was born on December 27, 1947 in Cass County to Howard L and Lois M. (Williams) Murlin. On May 23, 1988 she married Luther "Jack" Schnepp. He preceded her in death. Linda was a member of the Monticello Christian Church....
Nathan Michael Boller
Jul 16, 2022
Nathan Michael Boller, 38, of Lafayette, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette. He was born on October 27, 1983 in Monticello to Michael A. and Michele (Hardy) Boller. Nathan attended Twin Lakes High School. He attended River City Church in Lafayette. Nathan worked in construction. He was an awesome artist, and did drawings...
Lorraine Kay Van Meter
Jul 12, 2022
Lorraine Kay Van Meter entered the gardens of Heaven on July 12, 2022 at the age of 68. Lorraine was born in Logansport, Indiana on June 30, 1954 to Mary Jean (Rusty) Pearson Van Meter and Marion (Butch) Van Meter. She graduated from Frontier High School in 1972. Lorraine loved mother nature in all her forms. Huge flower gardens wrapped...
Virginia Mary Griep Greenen
Jul 7, 2022
Virginia Mary Griep Greenen, of N. Ft. Myers, FL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 7th, 2022, with her loving family by her side. Virginia was born on October 12, 1941, in New Effington, SD, to the late Leo and Catherine Griep. She attended boarding school for part of her school years and then moved to St. Paul for high...
Robert L. Wrede, Sr.
Jun 11, 2022
Robert Leon "Bob" Wrede, Sr., age 89, passed away on the Saturday, June 11, 2022, at his home on Lake Shafer in Monticello, Indiana. He was born on May 28, 1933, to the late Harvey and Myrtle (Turner) Wrede in Danforth, Illinois. Bob graduated from Twin Lakes High School in 1951 and married Joyce Ann Long on December 8 of...
Robert 'Bobby G' Edward Guinnup
Jun 4, 2022
Robert "Bobby G" Edward Guinnup, 72 of Monticello, IN passed away on Saturday, June 4th at IU Health White Memorial Hospital. Born in Franklin, Indiana on June 24, 1949, he was the son of James Edward and Nell (Finlay) Guinnup. He graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School in 1967 in Lafayette and attended Purdue University. Bob married the love of...
Dorothy Mae Keever
May 29, 2022
Dorothy Mae Keever, 95, of Monticello, passed away at 1:20 am, Sunday, May 29, 2022 at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello. She was born on August 19, 1926 in Iroquois County, Illinois at the family home to the late Albert A. and Emma (Ziehr) Alberts. On December 28, 1946 she married Lloyd Keever in Danforth, IL. He preceded her...
