West Terre Haute, IN. Obituaries

May 28, 2017

Ruth Ann Jones, 74, of Montezuma, passed away Sunday May 28, 2017, in her residence surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Terre Haute on June 2, 1942 to Curtis John Eisman, Sr. and Rosea Masters Eisman. She married David Lee Jones April 29, 1978 in Terre Haute and he survives.

Other survivors include sons...

May 27, 2017

Daniel Lee Watkins, 62, of Terre Haute passed away at 5:40 a.m. Saturday May 27, 2017 in Signature Healthcare at Terre Haute. He was born December 7, 1954 in Cherokee, IA to Alvin W. Watkins and Velda Rae Morton Watkins. Survivors include: a daughter Amanda Watkins of Mascoutah, IL; two sisters Norma Couldry of West Terre Haute and Emily...

May 26, 2017

Roger Dale White, 73, of West Terre Haute passed away at 11:45 p.m. Friday May 26, 2017 in his home. He retired from the Knights Of Columbus where took care of maintence for many years. He was born June 20, 1943 at Vigo County, IN to William Henry White and Mary Leona Oricks White Tucker. Survivors include: his best...

May 20, 2017

Lucille Mae Strole, 88, of West Terre Haute passed away peacefully at 1:30 a.m. Saturday May 20, 2017 in Providence Healthcare at St. Mary of the Woods, IN. She was born on July 26, 1928 in Dugger, IN to Edward Washington Williams and Daisey Mae Hudson Williams. She and her family moved to the New Goshen area as a...

May 16, 2017

On Tuesday May 16th 2017, the world lost a colorful personality when Michael Alan Fritts passed away. Mike fought a 15 month long battle with cancer - on his own terms.

Born on June 18th 1947, Frank & Ruth Fritts became first time parents to a blue eyed baby boy. They brought Mike to their farm in...

May 13, 2017

Aaron Michael Lee, 23, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana passed away Saturday May 13, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on I70 in West Terre Haute which also took the lives of his father Brian Lee and Brian's companion Stephanie Swaim. Aaron was a student at IPFW (Indiana Purdue Ft. Wayne) where he was close to receiving his...

May 13, 2017

Brian Eugene Lee, 48, of West Terre Haute passed away Saturday May 13, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on I70 in West Terre Haute which also took the lives of his son Aaron Lee and his companion Stephanie Swaim. Brian was a press operator for over twenty years at Bemis Corporation in Terre Haute. He was...

May 13, 2017

Freda Mae Fisher, 69, of Terre Haute passed away at 8:50 a.m. Saturday May 13, 2017 in her home. She had been employed as a certified nurses assistant for the Sisters of Providence for several years and later was employed with Hoosier Handpack. She was born July 27, 1947 at Terre Haute. Survivors include: Her Companion Gene Morris; two...

May 12, 2017

Mary Frances Beams Gadberry, 77, of Terre Haute passed away Friday May 12, 2017 in Kindred Hospital South at Indianapolis, Indiana. She had been a clerk for the Vigo County Court System for many years and later retired as a clerk from the Court Of Appeals at Indianapolis. She was born August 15, 1939 in Terre Haute to Vernon...

May 10, 2017

Father Bernard Head, 89, of St. Mary Of The Woods, IN passed away peacefully at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday May 10, 2017 at Providence Healthcare at St. Mary Of The Woods. He was born on September 2, 1927 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Bernard Head Sr. and Evelyn Bridgins Head. His education began at Cathedral Grade School in Indianapolis and, with...

May 7, 2017

Robert Bryan Wallace, 47, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday Morning May 7, 2017 at his home of an apparent heart attack. He was a carpenter and independent contractor for many years. He was born July 15, 1969 at Clinton, IN. Survivors include: His Wife, Jonie Hunter; a daughter Arielle Huey; a granddaughter Eden Wilson whom was the light...

May 5, 2017

Betty Florence Alcorn, 86, of West Terre Haute passed away at 10:02 a.m. Friday May 5, 2017 in Union Hospital at Terre Haute. She retired from Indiana State University after twenty nine years of service where she worked in Current Periodicals department in the student library. She had previously been employed with the Vigo County Parks Department where she...

May 3, 2017

Ruth Ellen Murden, 100, of West Terre Haute passed away peacefully at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday May 3, 2017 in Clinton Gardens at Clinton, Indiana. She was born in St. Mary Of The Woods, Indiana to Lee Roy Smith and Madge Ruth Rodgers Smith on March 27, 1917 and raised on the family farm with her sisters, Rosemary and Caryl...

Apr 27, 2017

Dorothea Rose Marie "Dottie" Dunlap, 89, of Terre Haute passed away at 1:40 p.m. Thursday April 27, 2017 in the Life's Journey Senior Living Memory Care at Paris, IL. She retired as a Home Economics Teacher from the Vigo County School Corporation after many years of service having taught at West Vigo High School and Terre Haute South Vigo...

Apr 26, 2017

Joseph Glenn Hicks, 65, of rural Paris, IL passed away at 1:46 a.m. est at his home. He was born February 23, 1952 to Emil and Jean Hicks. He was a 1970 Graduate of Paris High School. He retired from Eli Lilly at Clinton after thirty three years of service. He is survived by his wife of thirty three...

Apr 25, 2017

Sharon Lee Walden, 66, of West Terre Haute passed away at 1:47 a.m. Tuesday April 25, 2017 in Union Hospital at Terre Haute. She can finally be in the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her husband Mickey that she loved so much. She was born October 18, 1950 at Terre Haute. She was preceded in...

Apr 22, 2017

Max Eugene Doan, 65, of West Terre Haute passed away Saturday April 22, 2017 in Roudebush Veterans Hospital at Indianapolis. He was born October 14, 1951 at Terre Haute. Survivors include: His Wife, Judy Doan; his parents Barbara and Jack Swalls; seven children Paul Doan (Amy), Lori Cox (Chris), Donald Doan (Ashley), Leanna Handy (Michael), Leo White, Bruce White,...

Apr 20, 2017

Kenneth Eugene "Kenny" Snedeker, 80, of Marshall, IL passed away at 6:52 p.m. Thursday April 20, 2017 in Union Hospital Emergency Room at Terre Haute. He was born November 25, 1936 to Freda Lucille Snedeker. His mother passed away when he was eleven years old and he later went to live with his Uncle and Aunt Johnie and March...

Apr 8, 2017

Ricky L. Heyen, 57, of West Terre Haute passed away at 5:45 p.m. Saturday April 8, 2017 in Union Hospital at Terre Haute. He was employed as a custodian with Indiana State University for thirty five years. He was born January 9, 1960 at Terre Haute to Earl Heyen and Patricia Wilson Heyen. Survivors include: two brothers Dennis Heyen...

Mar 28, 2017

Albert Hiram Poppe, 89, of Indianapolis, IN formerly of West Terre Haute passed away at 4:07 a.m. Tuesday March 28, 2017 in his residence. He retired as an electrician from Allison Transmission at Indianapolis after many years of service and later retired from Avon Electric at Avon, IN. He was born December 21, 1927 at Nashville, IN to Albert...