Obituaries
Monticello, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Monticello and White County, IN
Phillip Carroll Sanson
Apr 2, 2013
Phillip Carroll "The Kid" Sanson, 59, of Monticello died at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at his sisters residence in Monticello. He was born December 22, 1953 in Lafayette to the late Robert and Novella (Pilotte) Sanson. He was a member of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church. He graduated high school and attended Ivy Technical College where...

Harlan Hillis Hickman
Mar 31, 2013
Harlan Hillis Hickman, 80 of West Lafayette died at 2:40am Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette. He was born May 12, 1932 in Rensselaer to the late Claude and Viola (Marlow) Hickman. Harlan married Juanita Coffenberry and she preceded him in death. He graduated from Rensselaer High School and was self-employed as an over-the-road...
Veronika Hinojosa
Mar 28, 2013
Veronika Hinojosa, 58 of Delphi died at 1:33 am, Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born in Pfungstadt, Germany on December 7, 1954 to the late Wilhelm and Kathrina (Jochum) Schmitt. Veronika married Roland Hinojosa on January 10, 1978 in Pfungstadt, Germany and he survives. She graduated high school in Germany and also attended college...
Janet P. Carter
Mar 27, 2013
Janet P. "Jan" Carter, 85 of West Lafayette, formerly of Monticello died at 9:15 am, Wednesday, March, 27, 2013 at Westminster Village in West Lafayette. She was born on January 14, 1928 to the late W. Marling White and the former Mildred Grace (Hill) White in Greenville, Ohio. Her mother remarried, after Marling died and was known as Mildred Batcheldor....

David Lee Ross
Mar 27, 2013
David Lee Ross, 76, of Lafayette, formerly of Monticello died at 8:30am, Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at his residence at Regency Place in Lafayette. He was born in Logansport on September 24, 1936 to the late Reverand Robert and Helen Agnus (Welker) Ross. David graduated from high school and worked at the bowling alley in Monticello manually setting bowling pins....

Kenneth Rick 'Caveman' Mcwatters
Mar 22, 2013
Kenneth Rick McWatters, 44, of Monticello, died at 2:44 pm Friday, March 22, 2013 at his residence. He was born May 14, 1968 in Tampa, Florida to Shirley S. (Spencer) Frost and the late Kenneth LaRue McWatters who survives and resides in Flint, Michigan. He was a self-employed computer technician. His first love and passion was working with computers. His...

Margaret M Chudy
Mar 17, 2013
Margaret M. Chudy, 92, of Monticello, died at 1:50 pm, Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Whispering Pines Nursing Home, Monticello. She was born October 8, 1920 in Oak Park, Illinois to the late George W. and Margaret (Whalen) Riley. Mrs. Chudy worked production for Picker Dunlee. She is survived by a daughter, Barb (Dennis) DelCarlo of Monticello; 4 grandchildren and...
Doyle E. Geisler
Mar 16, 2013
Doyle E. Geisler, 78, of Burnettsville, died at 2:25pm, Saturday, March 16, 2013 at IU Health White Memorial Hospital, Monticello. He was born November 22, 1934 in Carroll County to the late Vergil and Lucille (Hathaway) Geisler who survives in Monticello. He married Dixie Musall on December 30, 1962 at the Idaville Church of God, and they just celebrated their...
Mary M Miller
Mar 11, 2013
Mary M. Miller, 84, of Monticello died at 2:15 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013 at her residence. She was born on April 20, 1928 in Frankfort to the late Homer and Bessie (Garrison) Justice. Her marriage was to Wayne T. Miller, Sr. on November 23, 1949 in Burnettsville. He preceeded her in death on October 8, 1962. Mary was...

Robert August Nagel
Mar 10, 2013
Robert August "Bob" Nagel, 89, of Monticello, died from dementia at 1:08pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Monticello Assisted Living and Healthcare Center. He was born December 13, 1923 in Chicago to the late Elmer Paul and Mary Carolyn (Fanson) Nagel. Bob graduated from Morgan Park High School in 1942 and within a month was drafted into the Army...

Margie K. Britton
Feb 23, 2013
Margie K. Britton, 76, of Monticello died at 7 pm, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello. She was born March 11, 1936 in Gary to the late John T. and Margie Venita (Spencer) Hann. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Monticello and had worked as an administrative secretary for Arizona...

Faye Russow
Feb 23, 2013
Loretta "Faye" Russow, 86, of Mulberry, formerly of Lafayette and Idaville, died at 9 am, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Mulberry Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Mulberry. She was born October 15, 1926 in Hunter, Arkansas to the late Herbert and Delphia (Stonger) Tuttle. She first married Lloyd Triplett and he died in WWII. She married Herbert Guthrie and they...
Mary E. Flaherty
Feb 22, 2013
Mary E. Flaherty, 91 of Monticello died at 10:57 am, Friday, February 22, 2013 at I.U. Health WhiteMemorial. She was born on July 5, 1921 in Monticello to the late Orson and Olive (Thompson) Cope. Her marriage was to Everett C. Flaherty on July 5, 1948 in Fowler. He preceded her in death on March 5, 2004. She is a...
Randell G. Lawley
Feb 21, 2013
Randell G. Lawley, 59, of Monticello died at 12:02 am, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at I.U. Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette. He was born on August 28, 1953 in East Chicago, IN to the late Raymond L. and Vera L. (George) Lawley. He served in the United States Army and later retired from the former Amoco Oil Refinery in Whiting where...
Dorothy L. Shields
Feb 8, 2013
Dorothy L. Shields, 83, of Monticello, died at 1:10 am, Friday, February 08, 2013 surrounded by her family at IU Health White memorial Hospital. She was born July 9, 1929 in Peru, Indiana to Floyd Behny and Lois (Judy) Behny Miller. Dorothy married Donald G. Shields on January 10, 1954 in Peru, Indiana. He preceded her in death May 1,...
Ronald Gene Benson
Jan 27, 2013
Ronald Gene Benson, 80, of Monticello, died at 3:35 pm, Sunday, January 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born May 28, 1932 in Sullivan, IN to the late Elza and Rosanna (Marts) Benson. His marriage was to Georgia Ruth Benson, January 21, 1951 in Indianapolis. She survives in Monticello. Mr. Benson was a graduate of the Arsenal Technical High...
Glenn H. Hickman
Jan 23, 2013
Glenn Hickman 6/12/1923 to 1/23/2014 The lion raises his head and roars. Sound fades, but the look of the lion remains. The look. Glenn,the lion of his family, was born on June12, 1923 the son of Bessie White Hickman and Emory "Sky" Hickman. He was the youngest of eight siblings. His father died when Glenn was twelve. The youngest two...
Jeanne M. Clerget
Jan 19, 2013
Jeanne M. Clerget, 67, of Monticello, died at 4:40 pm, Saturday, January 19, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital in Lafayette. She was born September 4, 1945 in Monticello to the late Howard F. and Dorothy E. (Wilson) Wert. She married Jerry Clerget on April 30, 1966 and they later divorced. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist...
Clyde E. Tribbett
Jan 17, 2013
Clyde E. Tribbett, 82, of Monticello, died at 5:30pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 20, 1930 in Jackson Township in White County, to the late Charles Parker and Maude (Helvie) Tribbett. His marriage was to M. Joyce Downey on March 24, 1950 in Joyce's parents' home in Buffalo. She survives in Monticello. Mr....
Bernal R. Pearson
Jan 17, 2013
Bernal R. Pearson, 96, of Monticello died at 4:10 pm, Thursday, January 17, at IU Health White Memorial Hospital. He was born February 4, 1916 in Hartford City to the late Harry C. and Luria (Baker) Pearson. He married Elizabeth A. "Betty" Ward on June 1, 1938 in Marion. She preceded him in death July 12, 2011. Bernal was a...