All Obituaries

Michael F. Haines, 76, of Kewanna passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at our Kewanna Chapel.  Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Burial with military rites will be performed at Citizens IOOF Cemetery. His full obituary will soon follow.  

Carole Louise Kuhn, 84, of Winamac passed away at 1:55 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital. Carole's full obituary will soon follow.

Austin I. Ingle, 24, of Peru passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 6, 2022. Born on August 20, 1997, in Logansport, he was the son of Troy Ingle and Crystal Fiedler. Austin was currently employed at Expert Lawn and Landscape in Kokomo. He loved to work on his International Scout and his sisters International Pickup in his spare time. He enjoyed target shooting, riding his ATVs, hiking, fishing, arrowhead hunting, floating the rivers, being outdoors, walks with his three dogs Tiger,...

Katherine “Kay” L. Brown, 84, of Kewanna passed away at 6:19 a.m., Sunday, June 5, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 1, 1938 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary K. (Wiesjahn) Williamson.  She was a 1956 Kewanna High School graduate. On February 15, 1958 she married Jerry L. Brown. He preceded her in death on January 4, 2019. Kay was a dedicated homemaker and farmwife. She enjoyed...

The world lost a shining light and gained an angel on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Larry “Junior” G. Coles, 50 of Monticello passed away at I.U. Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, after a short illness, with his family by his side. Larry worked at Regal for 6 years and at Rescare for 18 years where he met his most special client, Sam Norfleet. Larry’s life began in Zanesville, Ohio where he graduated from Zanesville High School in 1990. In 1991, Larry moved to Indiana where he spent...

Betty M. Kloenne, 88, of Logansport passed away peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2022 at home surrounded by family. Born on November 8, 1933 in Winamac, she was the daughter of the late Chester E. and Orilla O. (Lincoln) Galbreath. On January 16, 1953, she married Loren Paul Markley in Logansport, IN. And together they raised their four daughters, until Loren’s death on September 6, 1976. After the girls were raised, Betty met and married Robert E. “Bob” Kloenne on November...

Longtime educator Paul Everett Tribbett, 86, peacefully passed away of renal failure in Peoria, AZ, on New Year’s Day 2022. In a career spanning more than four decades and schools in four states, Paul served as a secondary school teacher in math, history, and physical education; coached basketball, track, and cross country; principal; athletic director; and coordinator of university programs for teacher training. A 1953 graduate of Royal Center High School, he received a...

Virginia A. Hettinger, 81, of Star City passed away at 1:04 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at South Bend Memorial Hospital. Born on July 27, 1940 in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Larus and Mildred (Davis) O’Brien. On November 29, 1968 she married Homer Hettinger, he survives. Virginia worked for many years in Home Healthcare.  She enjoyed horses and her cat, Mitsy, flowers, drawing, gardening, cooking, her family and her Lord. Survivors include her husband, Homer...

Anita Schmidt, 91, of Kokomo passed away peacefully at 8:45 a.m., Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Bloom of Kokomo. Born on August 28, 1930 in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Minnie (Frank) Austin. She was a Logansport High School graduate. On August 14, 1949 she married Louie P. Schmidt. He preceded her in death on February 28, 2013. Anita was a lifelong homemaker. She was a member of the Elkette’s in Kokomo and she enjoyed spending time with family and...

Robert T. Birnell, 32, of Logansport passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne with a brain aneurysm. Born on July 7, 1989 in Logansport, he was the son of Robert E. Birnell and Bridgett Armstrong. Robert loved working at Domino’s Pizza and the Pharos Press.  He enjoyed working on cars and spending time with his family.  He was always there to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it.  His organs were donated in order to help him...