Obituaries

Everett G. "Gene" BradfieldEverett G. "Gene" Bradfield 62, of Tipton died at 8:00 p.m. Monday, March 26, 2012 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born in Noblesville on January 7, 1950 to Walter William & Erschel (Kemp) Bradfield.  On May 28, 1977 he married Carla Young and she survives.Gene retired from Dean's as a truck driver in 2002.  He was...

Rosemary G. HollingsworthRosemary G. Hollingsworth, 97 of Tipton died at 5:05 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.   She was born July 19, 1915 in Hamilton County to John Walter & Gail (Fritz) Jordan.  She had lived in Fulton County from 1947-1988, Lake County, Florida from 1988-2001, and Kokomo from 2001-2005.  Rosemary married S. Keith Hollingsworth...

Marjorie H. BaranowskiMarjorie H. Baranowski, 81, 332 N. Independence Street, Tipton, died Friday, March 10, 2006 at her residence.  She was born February 11, 1925, in Uhrichsville, Ohio, to Theodore & Josephine (West) Zimmerman.  She lived in Ohio until moving to Tipton in 1947.  On June 7, 1948, she married Eugene C. Baranowski and he died March 4, 1984.She worked...

Lillie May EnnekingLillie May Enneking, 97, Dublin, Ohio, and a former Tipton resident, died at 5:45 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2007 in Convalarium Nursing Home in Dublin.  She was born May 31, 1909 in Frankfort, Indiana and raised there by her parents Joseph Felix & Fleeta Allen (Robinson) Humphrey.  On August 11, 1934, she married Robert Joseph Enneking and he...

Mary Elizabeth MichelMary Elizabeth (Pyke) Michel, 90, Tipton, died at 12:35 p.m. Sunday, February 4, 2007 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  She was born May 4, 1916, in Tipton to Claude Louis & Mae (Foster) Pyke.  On August 4, 1939, she married Herbert M. Michel and he died January 11, 2007.She worked in the Tipton Count Treasurer's office and...

Pablo "Paul" Gutierrez, Sr.Pablo "Paul" Gutierrez, Sr., 73, Tipton died at 1:44 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  He was born June 7, 1937 in McAllen, Texas to Eligio Sr. & Aurora (Perez) Gutierrez.  On February 22, 1958 he married Margarita Chavez and she survives.He was an electrical supervisor at D.A. Murray and a DJ at...

Kathlyn E. "Katie" StockwellKathlyn E. "Katie" (McAuley) Stockwell, 98 of Tipton died at 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor, Tipton.  She was born September 27, 1914 in Freedom, Indiana to Charles & Margaret Mae (White) McAuley.  She married Max H. Stockwell in 1934 and he preceded her in death.Katie was a member of the West...

Ronald E. ChristmanRonald E. Christman, 59, Tipton, died at 2:08 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 2006 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  He was born August 25, 1946, in Opelousas, Louisiana to Robert E. & Marian (Johnson) Christman.  On December 31, 1969 he married Robin Cochran and she survives.He was the former owner of Christman Building Supplies in Tipton and an...

Eileen FindlingEileen Findling, 78, Windfall, passed away at 3:20 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2013 peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Lincoln, Indiana on June 14, 1934 to Charles Wayne & Elsie (Waltz) Bunnell.  On December 17, 1963 she married William R. Findling and he preceded her in death on April 10, 2004.She was a...

Bev KennedyBev Kennedy, 75 of Tipton died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.  She was born September 12, 1937 in Tipton to Lawrence & Melba (Ogden) Borden. On May 25, 1958 she married Frank Mitchell and he preceded her in death on September 18, 1967.  She married Lowell Kennedy on November 28, 1968 and...

Loeta FrawleyLoeta Frawley, 92, died at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Century Villa in Greentown.  Loeta was born on November 27, 1915 in Matoon, Illinois to Leslie and Ruth (Love) King.  She married Charles Frawley on December 24, 1934; he preceded her in death on January 30, 1982.Loeta had worked for National Electronics, in LaFox, Illinois.She has five...

Marianna Burget GrayMarianna Burget Gray, 91 of Tipton, died at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Reflection at Wellington in Kokomo.  She was born May 11, 1925 in Prairie Township, Tipton County to Dale E. & Mary M. (Wheatley) Burget.   On September 17, 1959 she married Donald M. Gray and he preceded her in death on March 1,...

Paul Richard TragesserPaul Richard Tragesser, 71 of Spencer died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in Owen County, Indiana.  He was born in Tipton on February 1, 1937 to Paul and Louise (Garst) Tragesser.Paul was a retired carpenter. He played high school football and was senior class president.   He was the first president of the Tipton County Chamber of Commerce.  He loved...

Marjorie E. GossardMarjorie E. Gossard, 82 of Frankfort died Friday, July 27, 2007 at 3:40 a.m. at Howard Regional Hospital in Kokomo.  She was born in Johnson County, Indiana on January 26, 1925.  Her parents were Samuel and Ethel (Dailey) Johnson.  She married Maurice Gossard on December 24, 1942, and he preceded her in death on June 10, 2000.Marjorie was...

Priscilla BrownPriscilla Brown, 71 of Noblesville and formerly of Tipton, died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  She was born on July 23,1940 in Evansville to Alfred and Jean (Penwell) Johnson and they survive.  On April 30, 1960 Priscilla married Robert E. Brown and he survives.She worked as a legal secretary and was a...

Thelma Thetis (Dickover) RaylThelma Thetis (Dickover) Rayl, 105, Elwood, died at 4:10 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Community Parkview Care Center in Elwood.  She was born January 22, 1904 in Winchester, Indiana to William and Minnie (McCarty) Dickover.  On August 20, 1927 she married Foy O. Rayl and he preceded her in death August 1968.She was a secretary, florist,...

Bettie Jean RockwellBettie Jean (Grishaw) Rockwell, 88, Atlanta, died at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville.She was born September 5, 1918 in Tipton to Hubert & May (Shook) Grishaw.  On May 28, 1940 she married Raymond Earl Rockwell and he preceded her in death on June 2, 1992.Bettie was a bookkeeper at Tebco...

Frances L. AhlemeyerFrances Ahlemeyer, 85, a life-long Sharpsville resident, died at 5:29 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at Tipton Hospital. She was born October 7, 1923 in Sharpsville to Ralph P. & Lula M. (Spaulding) Henderson.  On March 15, 1942 she married Rex V. Peters and he preceded her in death on July 4, 1949.  She then married Noble A....

Harold "Lee" BrackinsHarold "Lee" Brackins passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on June 13, 2016 at the age of 75 after a short but intense battle with cancer. A lifelong member of the community, Lee was born on May 15, 1941 in rural Tipton County, graduated from Sheridan High School in 1959 and attended Ball State University until family...

Thomas E. "Tom" TragesserThomas Edward "Tom" Tragesser, 76, Tipton died at 5:18 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012 at his residence.  He was born February 15, 1936 in Tipton to Aloysius and Christine (Funke) Tragesser.  On November 9, 1957 he married Nancy Smith and she survives.Tom was a tool & die maker and the owner of Swift Tool & Die, having...