Obituaries

Richard J. PhillipeRichard J. "Dick" Phillipe, 86, Tipton died at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his residence.  He was born in Portland, Maine on February 23, 1924 to Margaret (Sanborn) and Peter Phillipe.  On June 22, 2002 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipton he married Judy M. Shuck and she survives.He graduated from Portsmouth...

Donald G. BurketDonald G. Burket, 83 of Tipton died at 2:05 p.m. Monday, December 31, 2012 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.  He was born March 2, 1929 in Tipton to Donald & Julie Alice (Dodd) Burket.  He married Norma Jane Porter on October 24, 1946 and she preceded him in death on September 3, 2008.  He then married Carolyn Bolton...

C.T. "Charles T." WorleyC.T. "Charles T." Worley, 77 of Sharpsville died Friday, October 31, 2014 at his residence.  He was born November 13, 1936 in Clarksville, Georgia to William Joshua and Lois Whitworth (Welborn) Worley.  On November 11, 1959 he married Janice K. Conaway and she survives,C.T. was a machine repairman at Delco, retiring in 1999.  He enjoyed  fishing, old...

Margaret E. PowellMargaret E. Powell, 88 of Tipton died Thursday morning October 14, 2010 at home.  She was born June 12, 1922 in Peru, Indiana to Emery Lee and Grace Jane (Bakehorn) Tomlinson.  On December 24, 1941 she married Ernie Powell and he preceded her in death on June 13, 2010.Margaret was a member of the Tetersburg Christian Church and...

Dorothy Eleanor SchweitzerDorothy Eleanor (Bidner) Schweitzer was born February 3, 1915 in Manchester, Indiana; the daughter of Matilda (Schwear) Bidner and Clements Charles Peter Bidner. She was brought to the Lord by baptism that same month.  She was confirmed on April 13, 1930 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osman, Illinois.She graduated as the Valedictorian of the Bellflower (Illinois) High School,...

Paul A. BookPaul Allen Book was born February 4, 1936 to Delbert Herman Book and Alma Grace Hunt. He had one brother, Herman Book and one sister, Jeraldine (Book) Cambron. He grew up in Tipton and graduated from Tipton High School in 1954. Paul was on the football team and worked at the local paper. After high school, Paul married...

Delbert C. CherryDelbert C. Cherry, 83 of Kokomo and formerly of Tipton died at 6:29 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2011 at North Woods Village in Kokomo.  He was born on March 7, 1928 in Hermitage Springs, Tennessee  to Jasper & Mattie (Carey) Cherry. Delbert married Evelyn Kendall on February 21, 1948, she survives.He was an oiler at Chrysler Corporation in...

Crecencia S. "Chris" AlvarezCrecencia S. "Chris" Alvarez, 81, Cicero, and a 46-year Atlanta resident, died at 10:45 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2010 at Sheridan Healthcare Center.  She was born January 1, 1929 in Austin, Texas to Guadalupe & Patricia (Sanchez) Soliz.  On August 4, 1948 she married Pedro Alvarez and he survives.She was a homemaker and had worked at Arcadia...

William E. WolfordWilliam Eugene Wolford, 81, Tipton, died at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2006 at his residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born February 1, 1925, in Kempton to Orel & Margaret (Stroup) Wolford.  After the death of his father he was raised by his mother and aunt and uncle, Frank & Zona Rayl.  Later his...

James E. PiercefieldJames E. Piercefield, 86, Zionsville died at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2009 at the Richard Roudebush VA Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born September 15, 1922 in Columbus, Indiana to Webber & Mary (Foster) Piercefield.  On August 11, 1951 he married Beaulah Browning and she preceded him in death on April 28, 2001.He retired from the American...

Madonna Ruth (Ripberger) MyersMadonna Ruth (Ripberger) Myers, 87, Tipton died at 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2010 at her residence. She was born October 18, 1922 in Tipton County to Clarence R. Ripberger and Mary G. (Lawhorn, Hickner) Ripberger.  On April 11, 1945 she married Phillip W. Myers and he preceded her in death on March 4, 1993.Madonna was a...

Joan D. CrawfordJoan Dorothy Crawford, 81, Tipton, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at Tipton Hospital.  She was born August 19, 1926, in Detroit, the daughter of Verl B. & Alice M. (Lemberger) Crawford. She had previously lived in Detroit, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Kokomo before moving to Tipton.She retired from Continental Steel (Penn Dixie) in Kokomo on...

Richard Evans "Rick" SchoenRichard Evans “Rick” Schoen, 68 of Tipton, Indiana and formerly of Grand Rapids, Michigan died at 4:37 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center in Indianapolis.  He was born in Charleston, West Virginia on August 2, 1948 to H. Richard “Dick” and Clarice Evans (DeWreede) Schoen.  Rick married Lynn Bailey...

Deletha "Dee" ThomasDeletha "Dee" Johnston Thomas received her wings on July 12, 2015 in Tipton, Indiana.  Deletha was born on September 13, 1938 in Vici, Oklahoma to Loyd and Essie (Olds) Johnston.  She grew up on a ranch near Vici, and attended Vici High School.  There she played softball, and was a basketball star.  After high school Deletha moved to...

Robert J. RichardsonRobert Joseph Richardson, 41 of Houston, Texas and formerly of Tipton died at 4:39 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2016 at his residence after a brief illness.  He was born August 2, 1974 in Tipton to Patrick Grant & Judith Ann (Johnson) Richardson.Rob worked as a computer programming contractor.  He graduated from Tipton High School in 1992 and...

Manley B. CastnerManley B. Castner, 71 Windfall and formerly of Kokomo, died at 8:06 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 at IU Health Tipton Hospital.  He was born May 7, 1940 in Kokomo to Kenneth and Daisy (Rodman) Castner.  On August 21, 1961 he married Patricia Ann Lawrence and she survives.He retired from Milbank Manufacturing in Kokomo.  Manley was a member...

Grace Anne CrawfordGrace Anne Crawford, 92, Carmel, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Summer Trace in Carmel.  She was born near Atlanta on May 4, 1920 to Lee & Jessie (Lane) Gasho.  She married Maurice Crawford in September 1940 and he preceded her in death in July, 1991.After graduating from Tipton High School in 1937, she...

Robert BadgleyRobert Badgley, 63, Munfordville, Kentucky, and a former Tipton resident, died at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at his residence.  He was born August 9, 1943 in Gary to Clyde A. & Bertha (Smith) Badgley.  After the death of his father, he was raised by his mother and step-father, Clifford White.  He grew up in Crown Point and...

Lawrence J. Bath, Jr.Lawrence J. Bath, Jr., 89 of Tipton died at 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor, Tipton.  He was born June 11, 1926 in Tipton to Lawrence J. Bath, Sr. and Hazel Irene (Parnell) Bath.  He married Doris Ethel Todd on May 22, 1948 and she survives.Lawrence had worked at Perfect Circle -...

Fred BellFred E. Bell, 76 of Indianapolis, and formerly of Tipton, died at 3:22 a.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Community Hospital North, Indianapolis.  He was born October 22, 1937 in Kokomo to Frank E. & Helen E. (Partlow) Bell.  On April 14, 1963 he married Katherine Cockrill, she preceded him in death on October 3, 2005.  Fred then married...