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Ellen Jean Green (11/05/09)
Ellen Jean Green, 54, formerly of West Terre Haute, and Brazil, and currently of Terre Haute, passed away at Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Nov. 3, 2009, at 6:43 p.m., following a long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. She was born in Brazil, Sept. 8, 1955, to John William "Bill" and Doris Evelyn (Bond) Green...

David Raab (11/03/09)
David Raab, Warrenton, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, at the age of 69, after a short battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Chris Raab (nee: Moudy), dear son of the late Ralph and Olive Raab, devoted father of John (Susan) Raab, Amy (Jeff) Kaiser, and Jill (Matt) Smith, proud Pawpaw of Josephine and Jennette Raab and Caroline, Catherine and Jack Kaiser, dear brother of John Raab and the late Rosetta Brown, dear uncle, cousin and friend...

Raymond Wesley Corey (11/02/09)
Raymond Wesley Corey, 54, Bloomfield, formerly of Terre Haute, passed away on Oct. 31, 2009, in Clay County. He was born in Terre Haute to James W. Corey and Bernice Weil Corey on Sept. 18, 1955. Ray was a former member of Union Christian Church. He worked at FedEx Ground and Home Delivery for 16 years...

Doris Ellen Girton (11/01/09)
Doris Ellen Girton, 91, Brazil, died Sunday morning, Nov. 1, 2009, at her residence. She was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Brazil, as the daughter of George W. and Bertha Doan LaBier. She graduated from Brazil High School and attended secretary school at ISU...

Vivian Mathis Smith (11/01/09)
Vivian Mathis Smith, 94, Rockville, died at 5:45 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Cloverleaf Healthcare in Knightsville. She was born May 27, 1915, in Benwood, Ind., in Clay County, as the daughter of Samuel and Zeta Wilson Tucker. She graduated from Van Buren High School with the class of 1934. She was a member of the Christian Science Church and Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 8, District 8...

Jane Elizabeth Holmes (10/30/09)
Jane Elizabeth Holmes, 73, Speedway, passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. She was born Nov. 22, 1935, in Brazil, the daughter of Oliver and Mary Coltharp. Mrs. Holmes was a graduate of Van Buren High School in Clay County, and was a buyer for Community Hospital East for 37 years...

Ross Mosteller (10/30/09)
Ross Mosteller, 93, Brazil, passed away Oct. 28, 2009. He was born Nov. 5, 1915, in Parke County, Ind., to Homer and Ethel (Sexton) Mosteller. Ross bought and sold scrap metal for a living. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting, being outdoors, spending time with his family and working...

Michele Lynn Tucker (10/29/09)
Michele Lynn Tucker, 33, passed away Oct. 12, 2009, at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. She served full-time as a Technical Sergeant in the 151st Communications Flight in the Utah Air National Guard, where she served several tours overseas during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars...

Robert Glenn Estes (10/29/09)
Robert Glenn Estes, 70, Plainfield, formerly of Brazil, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Indianapolis. He was born Feb. 14, 1939, in Brazil, as the son of Everett and Della Mae Murphy Estes Sr. He graduated from Brazil High School and served in the U.S. Army...

Helen Evelyn Ashby (10/29/09)
Helen Evelyn Ashby, 86, Brazil, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, in Indianapolis. She was born April 10, 1923, in Dana, as the daughter of Oscar and Anna Garrigus Fortune. She married Takuma "Tony" Richard Ashby, who survives her. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Oscar "Bud" Fortune Jr...

Virginia L. Bullerdick (10/28/09)
Virginia L. Bullerdick, 82, Brazil, died Oct. 27, 2009, at 7:40 p.m., at St. Vincent Clay Hospital. She was born on Oct. 14, 1927, in Reelsville, the daughter of Luther and Fialty (Condor) Girton who have preceded her in death. On Dec. 12, 1952, she married Harmon Bullerdick in Covington, Ind. He preceded her in death on Feb. 20, 1997...

Lewis T. Phillips (10/28/09)
Lewis T. Phillips, 88, Brazil, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2009, in his home. He was born Jan. 4, 1921, in Brazil, to George and Hazel Phillips. He was a United States Air Force veteran who retired from being a pilot in the Air Force, and also retired from working at the Federal Prison in earlier years...

Ruby Fern Hatcher (10/27/09)
Ruby Fern Hatcher, 82, Brownsburg, Ind., formerly of Brazil, died at 9:50 a.m., Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at Brownsburg Meadows. She was born March 28, 1927, Hudson, Ill., as the daughter of George and Mabel Carpenter Arbuckle. She had worked as a waitress and at Mallory Corp. She had attended Carbon Baptist Church...

Leora Sue Smith (10/27/09)
Leora Sue Smith, born to Ethel Godfrey and William Phillip Hinote, in Hymera, Ind., on April 6, 1916. She passed away at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 25, 2009. Sue lost her mother at age 3 and was raised by her beloved father on the family farm south of Center Point, for the first eight years of her life...

Kathleen Sue "Kakie" Curtis (10/22/09)
Kathleen Sue "Kakie" Curtis, 56, Terre Haute, passed away Oct. 22, 2009, in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on Dec. 17, 1952, to August Lewis Stemm and Cora Watkins Stemm. She was a member of the Why Me Breast Cancer Support Group and enjoyed going to Camp Bluebird and she also loved to travel, was an avid reader, and spending holidays and outings with family...

Roy Frederick Hunter (10/22/09)
Roy Frederick Hunter, 80, Brazil, died at 6 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at his residence. He was born Sept. 10, 1929, in Brazil, as the son of Roy W. and Susan Mishler Hunter. He graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1948 and on Sept. 9, 1950, he married the former Martha Jane Morgan...

Harold W. Rheinfrank (10/20/09)
Harold W. Rheinfrank, 90, Brazil, died Oct. 19, 2009, at the Exceptional Living Center. He had been a resident there since January. He was born Sept. 22, 1919, in Osgood, Ind., the son of Carl Rheinfrank and Nellie Knapp Rheinfrank. He attended Helton High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

Helen Irene Kitch (10/20/09)
Helen Irene Kitch, 87, Brazil, died at 8:50 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, at Exceptional Living Center, Brazil. She was born July 18, 1922, in Akron, Ohio, as the daughter of Ira and Margaret Adams Boyce. She graduated from Brazil High School and was employed for several years at the Clay IGA in Brazil...

Karen E. Donnelly (10/20/09)
Karen E. Donnelly, 65, Wilmette, Ill., and former long-time resident of Winnetka, Ill., died Oct. 3, 2009. She was born Aug. 24, 1944, as the daughter of Hugh Edward and Roberta Donnelly. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Robert Hugh Donnelly...

W. Jean Irwin (10/19/09)
W. Jean Irwin, 85, Knightsville, died Oct. 18, 2009, at Regional Hospital. She was born may 21, 1924, to Claude "Birdie" and Lillie May (Martin) Walker. She graduated from Van Buren High School with the class of 1942. She worked at Bridgeport Brass during World War II...

Jacqueline A. Williams (10/19/09)
Jacqueline Ann Williams, 69, Greencastle, passed away Saturday morning, Oct. 17, 2009, at Millpond Health Campus, Greencastle. Born March 3, 1940, in Wood River, Ill., she was the daughter of Mason and Margie (Mercer) Williams. She married Donald R. Williams Oct. 12, 1956, and he survives...

George H. Trout (10/18/09)
George H. Trout, 75, Staunton, passed away at 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, at his home with family nearby. He was born Jan. 18, 1934, as the son of Otis Grover and Grace (James) Trout. He graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1951. He was employed at the Allisons Plant in Indianapolis until he was drafted in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed at Ft. Sill, Okla., in the Fifth Armored Division...

Sanford L. Sanders (10/18/09)
Sanford L. Sanders, 76, Brazil, died Oct. 15, 2009, at Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis. He was born July 2, 1933, the son of James B. and Gladys (Robison) Sanders. Sandy joined the United States Air Force in 1952. He served during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1954. Mr. Sanders worked as a carpenter for many years. He was a member of the carpenters union in Terre Haute and the Bee Ridge Congregational Church...

Michelle (Woolf) Polis (10/16/09)
Michelle (Woolf) Polis, 55, passed away Oct. 14, 2009, in Tucson, Ariz., due to massive strokes. Michelle was born at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., July 30, 1954, to Billy M. Woolf and Nadene (Meyer) Woolf. She grew up in Bowling Green and graduated from Clay City High School in 1972...

Earl Leslie Kumpf (10/16/09)
Earl Leslie Kumpf, 92, Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Brazil, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, in Toledo, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Brazil. Mr. Kumpf graduated from Purdue University with a BSA degree. Earl served in World War II as a Captain with the 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 44th Infantry Division. ...