Obituaries
Monticello, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Monticello and White County, IN

Roberta A. Bowman
Feb 20, 2010
Roberta A. Bowman, 67, of Monon died at 10:35 am, Saturday, February 20, 2010 at her residence. She was born March 25, 1942 at East Chicago, Indiana to the late Robert and Mary (Pauklovitch) Mauger. Her marriage was Lendall C. Bowman on June 25, 1989 in Hammond, and he survives in Monon. She was a 1961 Graduate of Morton High...

Shirley Scherer
Feb 18, 2010
Shirley L. Scherer, 64, of Monon, died at 1pm on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Home Hospital. She was born August 6, 1945 in Lafayette to the late Peter J. and Edith (Warner)Leuck. She married Bill A. Scherer on August 12, 1967 in Dunnington, IN. He survives in Monon. Mrs. Scherer was a member of Our Lady of the Lakes...

Joyce L. Mounce
Feb 18, 2010
Joyce L. Mounce, 48, of Monticello, died on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 11:30am at I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis. She was born March 11, 1961 in Lafayette. She had worked as a CNA and Home Healthcare AID most of life until her health failed. She is survived by her mother Pat (Rick)Begley of Buffalo, a Brother, Tim (Lydia) Mounce...
Charlie Wolf
Feb 14, 2010
Charlie Wolf, a lifelong resident of White County, died Sunday, two weeks after celebrating his 86th birthday. He was born Feb. 1, 1924 in Chalmers to the late Adlai and Mary (Woods) Wolf. He graduated from Reynolds High School in 1942. During his high school basketball career a local sportswriter wrote, Charlie Wolf can make a basketball do everything but...
Calvin T. Laffoon
Feb 12, 2010
Calvin T. Laffoon, 84, of Monticello, died at 4:32 pm, Friday, February 12, 2010 at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. He was born on May 8, 1925 at Fair Oaks, Indiana to the late Edward and Eddie (Kielmeir) Laffoon. He married Geraldine "Gerry" Duever on February 14, 1948 in Valparaiso and she survives in Monticello. He is also survived by...
Scott Ferdinand
Feb 8, 2010
Scott Ferdinand, 36, of Wolcott, died on Monday, February 8, 2010 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He was born on March 27, 1973 Lafayette to Lee Wayne and Mary Helen (Hughes) Ferdinand. They survive in Reynolds. He married Jennifer Suzanne (Koppelmann) Ferdinand on January 10, 1993 in Reynolds. She survives in Wolcott. He graduated from Tri-County High School...

Maria Guadalupe Santos
Jan 29, 2010
Maria Guadalupe Santos, infant daughter of Bertin Marquez and Silveria Santos Vargas, died at 6:19 am, Friday, January 29, 2010 at White County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 6pm until 8pm, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Springer-Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home. Rosary will be at 7:30 pm, Tuesday. A Mass of the Angels will be at 10 am, Wednesday at Our...
Luther E. Odle
Jan 28, 2010
Luther E. Odle, 83, of Monticello died at 5:20 pm, Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Seton Specialty Hospital of Lafayette. He was born May 25, 1926 at Williamsport, Indiana to the late Arthur Curtis and Jennie (Potter) Odle. His marriage was to Rose E. "Rosie" Larson on June 21, 1952 in Williamsport. She preceded him in death on January 15,...

Ernest Gresham
Jan 25, 2010
Ernest Gresham, 90, of Monticello, Indiana, died on Monday, January 25, 2010 at Whispering Pines. He was born December 11, 1919 in Taft, FL to the late Claude and Maude (Dixon) Gresham. Mr. Gresham was a painter. He also worked on Golf Courses as a keeper. He is also survived by his Daughter, Deb Richmond of Idaville; Step daughter, Barbara...

James H. Bowman, Jr.
Jan 6, 2010
James H. Bowman, Jr., 85, of Monticello and resident of St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center in Delphi for 1 1/2 years, died on January 6, 2010 at 11:00pm at Clarian Arnett Hospital. He was born on October 26, 1924 in Economy, Indiana to the late James Harold and Irene (Dennis) Bowman, Sr. On April 7, 1977 in Monticello, he married Judith...
Marie Anna Best
Dec 31, 2009
Marie Anna Best, 92, of Logansport died at 12 pm, Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Millers Merry Manor, Logansport. She was born September 22, 1917 in Jasper County Indiana to the late Clarence and Clara (Young) Riley. On January 10, 1939 in Chalmers, she married Coy S. Best who preceded her in death September 12, 1967. Marie graduated in 1936...
Dorothy L. Rose
Dec 26, 2009
Dorothy Lillian Rose, 85, of Monticello died at 10:50 am, December 26, 2009 at Lake Barrington Woods Assisted Living, Lake Barrington, Illinois She was born August 8, 1924 at Rensselaer to the late Elmer and Rosie (Oberlander) Stoller. Her marriage was to Floyd Melton Rose on June 30, 1946 in Monticello. He preceded her in death on October 11, 1991....
Robert J. Hall
Dec 16, 2009
Robert J. Hall, 80, of Monticello died at 9:45 am, on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at his residence. He was born December 24, 1928 at Dorchester, Virginia to the late Willow and Georgie Hall He married Mildred Ramey on May 7, 1949 at Wise, Virginia and she preceded him in death May 18, 2001. Mr. Hall retired from RCA in...
Connie S. Cascales
Dec 15, 2009
Connie S. Cascales, 64, of Monticello died at 12:47 pm, Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at her residence. She was born January 28, 1945 at Kirkwood, Missouri to the late Lester V. and Thelma (Lawson) Fross. Her marriage of 32 years was to Charles Cascales on November 23, 1973 at Long Beach, California. He resides in Portland, Oregon. She was a...

Janet R. Trueb
Dec 11, 2009
Janet Ruth Trueb, 64, of Monticello, formerly of South Bend died on Friday, December 11, 2009 at her Monticello residence. She was born on January 24, 1945 in Kokomo to the late John and Ruth (Seymour) Rosier. She married David Allen Trueb on November 8, 1969 in Kokomo. He survives in Monticello. She graduated from Kokomo High School in 1963...
Mabel Musser
Dec 10, 2009
Mabel Musser , 88, of West Lafayette, died at 8:32 am, Thursday, December 10, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. She was born October 14, 1921 at Plymouth to the late August and Sadie (Rieken) Huge. She married Lawrence "Red" Musser on April of 1940. He preceded her in death in October of 1995. Mrs. Musser was a homemaker. She...
Charles Capes
Dec 1, 2009
Charles F. "Charlie" Capes, 66, of Monticello, formerly of Michigan died at 8:40 am, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Home Hospital. He was born on April 25, 1943 in Idaville to the late Foster Capes and Florence (Cutshall) Capes Sterrett, who survives in Plymouth. Mr. Capes retired from Electrolux in Michigan. He had also worked as a heavy equipment operator...

Mary Louise Howkinson
Nov 25, 2009
Mary Louise Howkinson, 96, of Monticello died at 10:10am on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at Whispering Pines. She was born on January 16, 1913 in Flora to the late Nola L. and Gertrude( Kennedy) Finney. She married Richard L. Howkinson on April 5, 1939 in Flora. He preceded her in death in 1993. She graduated from Flora High School. Mrs....
Velma L. Andrews
Nov 23, 2009
Velma L. Andrews, 88, of Evans, Georgia, formerly of Monticello died at 10:56 am Monday, November 23, 2009 at the Brandonwild Nursing Home in Evans. She was born May 3, 1921 in White County, Indiana to the late Harry and Jennie (McCall) Andrews. Miss. Andrews was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Monticello. She had been a legal...

Betty Marie Dunn
Nov 13, 2009
Betty Marie Dunn, 76, of Monticello died at 6:00 pm Friday, November 13, 2009 at White County Memorial Hospital. She was born February 26, 1933 at Orange County, Indiana to the late Earl and Lilly Mae (King) Speer. Betty was a member of the Yeoman United Methodist Church. She had worked as a housekeeper and dishwasher. She also worked at...