Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
Thomas E. “Tom” Tragesser
Mar 17, 2012
Thomas 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 opened the...
Joe Peters
Mar 2, 2012
Joe PetersJoe Peters, 58 of Tipton died at 12:38 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born June 12, 1953 in Tipton to Bobbie C. & Rebecca J. (Eudaly) Peters. On July 21, 1990 he married Brenda Roark and she survives.He retired as the co-owner and president of Peters Industrial Equipment in Indianapolis. Joe was a 1972...
Joe Peters
Mar 2, 2012
Joe Peters, 58 of Tipton died at 12:38 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born June 12, 1953 in Tipton to Bobbie C. & Rebecca J. (Eudaly) Peters. On July 21, 1990 he married Brenda Roark and she survives.
He retired as the co-owner and president of Peters Industrial Equipment in Indianapolis. Joe was a 1972...
Graciela Limon Bosquez
Feb 28, 2012
Graciela Limon Bosquez, 45, of Marion and formerly of Tipton died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Marion General Hospital in Marion. She was born July 20, 1966 in Tipton to Marcus & Petra (Lucio) Limon. On February 27, 2012 she married Guadalupe Bosquez and he survives.
She was a Health Aide, working for the Texas Migrant Council. Graciela had attended...
Vicki L. Ross
Feb 24, 2012
Vicki L. RossVicki L. Ross, 64, of Tipton died Friday, February 24, 2012 at her residence. She was born on August 12, 1947 in Elwood to Lewis E. and Mary E. (Molden) Graham. She married Donald G. Ross on July 3, 1966, and he preceded her in death on October 1, 1995.She enjoyed shopping, baking, and doing crochet. Vicki worked...
Vicki L. Ross
Feb 24, 2012
Vicki L. Ross, 64, of Tipton died Friday, February 24, 2012 at her residence. She was born on August 12, 1947 in Elwood to Lewis E. and Mary E. (Molden) Graham. She married Donald G. Ross on July 3, 1966, and he preceded her in death on October 1, 1995.
She enjoyed shopping, baking, and doing crochet. Vicki worked for...
Marjorie Jeanne Foster
Feb 18, 2012
Marjorie Jeanne (Hackett) Foster passed away at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton. Marjorie, the daughter of Earl T. and Ferol Gilberta (Decker) Hackett, was born in Tipton, Indiana on June 1, 1922. As the youngest of six children, she is pre-deceased by her parents, brothers Henry Earl and Paul Hackett, and sisters Cleva...
L. Louise Tragesser
Feb 17, 2012
L. Louise Tragesser, 95 of Tipton died at 5:20 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born on November 19, 1916 in Rankin, Illinois to Andrew & Lena May (Hill) Garst.
She graduated from Tipton High School in 1934. She was a member of St John the Baptist Catholic Church and Altar-Rosary Society where...
Sister Ann Weller, Csj
Feb 17, 2012
Sister Ann Weller, CSJ, age 84, formerly known as Sister Ann Patrick, died quite suddenly and very peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2012 in Camilla Hall at St. Joseph Center in Tipton, Indiana. Patricia Ann Weller was born in Miami, Florida on September 5, 1927 to Garl Washington Weller and Anne Margaret (Bailey) Weller. She is survived by a sister,...
Sr. Ann P. Weller
Feb 17, 2012
Sister Ann Weller, CSJSister Ann Weller, CSJ, age 84, formerly known as Sister Ann Patrick, died quite suddenly and very peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2012 in Camilla Hall at St. Joseph Center in Tipton, Indiana. Patricia Ann Weller was born in Miami, Florida on September 5, 1927 to Garl Washington Weller and Anne Margaret (Bailey) Weller. She is survived...
William M. “Bill” Sutton, Sr.
Feb 9, 2012
William M. "Bill" Sutton, Sr., 94, Tipton, died at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Millers Merry Manor. He was born November 26, 1917 in Matthews, Indiana to Omar & Tessie Mae (Cunningham) Sutton. On January 12, 1944 he married Mae Ritenour and she survives.
Bill was a retired office manager for the Cochran Lumber Company in Arcadia and...
Dana George Askren
Feb 7, 2012
Dana George Askren, 61 of Windfall and formerly of Kokomo, Tipton and Mt. Vernon, Kentucky died early Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at his residence. He was born August 27, 1950 in Elwood to George M. & Margaret (Ogden) Askren. He married Judith Faye Bradshaw in 1975.
Dana had retired from the Indiana National Guard and later worked at Steel Parts...
Marie Mckinney
Feb 5, 2012
Marie McKinneyMarie McKinney, 87 of Windfall and formerly of New York and New Jersey, died at 3:50 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2012 at I.U. Health Tipton Hospital. She was born on January 22, 1925 in New York to Joseph J. and Gladys (Best) Mayer. She was married to George D. Emmons, Jr. who was killed in WWII. Then on September...
Marie Mckinney
Feb 5, 2012
Marie McKinney, 87 of Windfall and formerly of New York and New Jersey, died at 3:50 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2012 at I.U. Health Tipton Hospital. She was born on January 22, 1925 in New York to Joseph J. and Gladys (Best) Mayer. She was married to George D. Emmons, Jr. who was killed in WWII. Then on September 8,1946...
Darian E. Davis
Feb 2, 2012
Darian Elizabeth Davis, 21 of Sharpsville died Thursday, February 2, 2012 in Howard County as the result of an automobile accident. She was born December 17, 1990 in Kokomo to Troy & Ricque (Roberts) Davis.
Darian was an education major at Ivy Tech in Kokomo. She graduated from Tri-Central High School in 2009 and was a member of St. John...
Robert A. Deering
Jan 24, 2012
Robert A. Deering, 83 of Tipton died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at St. Vincent Heart Center in Carmel. He was born May 18, 1928 to Robert King & Martha Ellen (Cutler) Deering. He married Connie Fox and then later married Linda Lineback on May 18, 1985 and she survives.
Bob was the owner of Deering Cleaners in...
Forrest "Eddie" Nash
Jan 23, 2012
Forrest "Eddie" NashForrest "Eddie" Nash, 101, Tipton, died at 6:40 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton. He was born March 28, 1910 in Tipton County to Lawrence & Jennie (Leavel) Nash. On July 3, 1931 he married Chloe Miller and she died on September 18, 2006He was a 1929 graduate of Windfall High School and...
Forrest “Eddie” Nash
Jan 23, 2012
Forrest “Eddie” Nash, 101, Tipton, died at 6:40 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. He was born March 28, 1910 in Tipton County to Lawrence & Jennie (Leavel) Nash. On July 3, 1931 he married Chloe Miller and she died on September 18, 2006
He was a 1929 graduate of Windfall High School and obtained...
Juanita M. Ripberger
Jan 19, 2012
Juanita M. Ripberger, 87 of Tipton died at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Millers Merry Manor in Tipton. She was born in Kokomo on December 2, 1924 to Ed and Margaret (Jung) Bendler. On August 20, 1949 she married Bernard J. Ripberger and he preceded her in death.
She was a secretary for Prudential Life, and had...
Max Retherford
Jan 17, 2012
Max Retherford 80, Windfall, died at 4:12 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Howard Regional Heath System in Kokomo. He was born in Windfall on June 15, 1931 to Carl and Alta (Shook) Retherford. On May 8, 2004 he married Shirley K. Coffey and she survives.
Max worked for Pioneer for 43 years and was a farmer. He was a...