Obituaries
Monticello, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Monticello and White County, IN
James B. Gill
Apr 3, 2015
James B. Gill, 84, of Monticello, passed away at 6:45 pm, Friday, April 3, 2015 at White Oak Health Campus. He was born on July 14, 1930 in San Luis Obispo, California to the late John and Edwina (Childs) Gill. On June 6, 1953 he married Irene Sweeney in Glenfield, NY and she survives. Jim received his Bachelor's Degree in...
Thomas L. Pilotte
Apr 1, 2015
Thomas L. Pilotte, 66, of Monticello, passed away at 3:22 pm, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at I.U. Health White Memorial Hospital in Monticello. He was born on July 19, 1948 in Lafayette to the late Kenneth J. and Rose H. (Sherer) Pilotte. On March 7, 1970 he married Cindy Lawson who survives. They recently celebrated their 45th anniversary. He was...
Bonnie K. Culp
Apr 1, 2015
Bonnie K. Culp, 71, of Remington, formally of Monticello passed away at 6:45 pm, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Monticello Healthcare. She was born on June 7, 1943 in Lafayette to the late Joseph and Dortha (Mason) Lee. After their passing, she was adopted by her Aunt Adeline and Uncle Harvey Lee, also deceased. On May 1, 1982 she married...
Theresa Stevens
Apr 1, 2015
Theresa Stevens, 86 of Monticello passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at I.U. Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. Services are private and entrusted with Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home of Monticello.
Martha E. Duffey
Mar 15, 2015
Martha E. (Fisher) Duffey, 84, Burnettsville, passed away at 3:31 pm, Sunday, March 15, 2015, at I. U. Health White Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 23, 1930 on the family farm in Burnettsville to Frank and Tillie (McLeland) Fisher. They preceded her in death. She was a 1948 graduate of Burnettsville High School. On Sept. 9, 1950, she...
Helen S. Lovett
Mar 14, 2015
Helen S. Lovett, 91, of Monticello, passed away at 3:45 pm, Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Whispering Pines, Monticello. She was born on September 24, 1923 in Holly Hill, Kentucky to the late Calvin and Rebekah (Murphy) Lay. Her marriage was to Orville Lovett and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Community...
Ruth A. Williams
Mar 11, 2015
Ruth A. Williams, 94, of Monticello, passed away at 7:20 am, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Monticello Healthcare Center. She was born on September 15, 1920 in Wheatfield to the late Alvin Harvey and Cassie A. (Belcher) Maxwell. On December 23, 1939 she married Emmett Williams at Rensselaer and he preceded her in death August 4, 2002. She attended Wolcott...
Amber L. Rogers
Mar 10, 2015
Amber Lillian Rogers, 89, passed away at 9:00 am on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her residence. She was born Amber Lillian Hanson on August 1st, 1925 to the late Halder and Lovilla (Longway)Hanson in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Amber loved dogs, playing canasta, watching TV, playing the penny slots, angels, reading and coffee with her friends, but the love of her...
Loyd Clerget
Mar 9, 2015
Lucien "Loyd" Clerget, 80, of Monticello, passed away at 6:40 am, Monday, March 9, 2015 at I. U. Health White Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 16, 1934 in the family home in White County to the late Morris V. and Fern O. (Thrasher) Clerget. On September 5, 1955 he married Leatha Breedlove at Logansport and she survives. Loyd...
Elnora Mcdonald
Mar 6, 2015
Elnora McDonald, 89, of Monticello, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015, at I.U. Health White Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 13, 1925, in Stockland, IL, to the late George Alvin and Mobile E. (Wolfe) Carter. Her marriage was to Clarence "Shorty" McDonald, who preceded her in death. Elnora and her husband farmed in both Jasper and White...
Mary Josephine Galloway
Feb 25, 2015
Mary Josephine Galloway, 99, of Monticello, passed away at 9:30 pm, Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello. She was born on August 9, 1915 in Cass County to the late Carl and Josephine (Barr) Galloway. She was a graduate of Royal Center High School. and was and received her Registered Nursing training from Good Samaritan...
Russell F. Sickler
Feb 20, 2015
Russell "Russ" Sickler, 77, of Chalmers, passed away at 4:30 pm, Friday, February 20, 2015 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette. He was born on January 2, 1938 in Guernsey to the late Cecil and Laura (Kellenburger) Sickler. On March 18, 1990, he married the former Bethel (Wood) Lee and she survives. He was a graduate of Reynolds...
Jeffery Darrin Elliott
Feb 19, 2015
Jeffery D. Elliott, 52, of Monticello, passed away at 1:23 pm, Thursday, February 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born on September 27, 1962 in Munich, Germany to James "Jim" Elliott Sr. and the late Judy K. (Williams) Elliott. He was a 1981 graduate of Twin Lakes High School and he attended Purdue University. He was one the first...
Reed A. Durnal
Feb 18, 2015
Reed A. Durnal, 89, of Monticello, passed away at 11:16 pm, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Monticello Healthcare Center. He was born on August 22, 1925 in Bloomington to the late Charles Franklin and Stella (Penrod) Durnal. He was a 1944 graduate of Monticello High School and had worked as a dispatcher for a taxi company and also a bus...
Robert L. Fairhurst
Feb 8, 2015
Robert L. Fairhurst, 90, of Kissimmee, FL, formerly of Monticello passed away at 9:08 pm, Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, FL. He was born on June 24, 1924, in Terre Haute, IN to the late Clarence and Gertrude (Woodsmall) Fairhurst. On September 12, 1952 he married Dorothy Palmer in Terre Haute, and she preceded...
Wilma J. Runyon
Feb 7, 2015
Wilma J. Runyon, 84, of Monticello, passed away at 2:55 pm, Saturday, February 7, 2015 at IU Health White Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 22, 1931, Pine Village to the late John and Oral (Tribbett) Kiger. On January 22, 1950 she married Donald Runyon in Linden, and he preceded her in death May 17, 2000. She was a...
Shirley A. Jacobsma
Feb 4, 2015
Shirley A. Jacobsma, 75, of Monticello, passed away at 10:25 pm, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Monticello Healthcare. She was born on February 7, 1939 in Lafayette to the late Walter and Ruth (Shigley) Judy. Shirley was a graduate of Monticello High School and a 1958 graduate of the Elkhart University where she received her x-ray technician certification. She worked...
Louis Quirk
Feb 4, 2015
Louis Quirk, 81, of Monticello, passed away at 3:40 pm, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello. He was born on October 30, 1933 in Kokomo to the late Edward Eldon and Dorothea (Fred) Quirk. On July 10, 1954 he married Shirley Morrison at North Manchester and she survives. Louis was raised in Sharpsville, IN and...
Dr. Stephen Hagen
Jan 27, 2015
Dr. Stephen Neal Hagen, was born on June 6, 1954, in Dubuque, IA to the late C. Neal Hagen and Patricia (Woods) Hagen who survives. His first love, for which he ardently lived, was his family. He leaves behind his adoring wife, Debbie Hagen, to whom he was married for 38 wonderful years; his children, Matthew Hagen, Heidi (Bradley) Lightner,...
James F. Paulson
Jan 27, 2015
James F. "Jim" Paulson, 87, of Monticello, passed away at 8:01 am, Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born on December 8, 1927 to the late Frank J. and Genevieve Palkowski in South Bend, where he lived until joining the Navy. He married the former Velma (Belt) Grist on October 27, 1962 in...
