Obituaries

Mar 28, 2020

Martha Ann Swaney, 96, of Covington died at 9:46 A. M. Saturday March 28, 2020 at the Waters of Covington. She was born January 6, 1924 at Covington the daughter of Sherman and Ruth (Meharry) Lewsader.

Martha was a life resident of Covington and Veedersburg and a 1942 graduate of Veedersburg High School. She was a homemaker...

Mar 23, 2020

Anne Lipousky Stal, 91, of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Hegler, IL and Perrysville, IN, died March 23, 2020 at Westside Garden Plaza in Indianapolis.

Anne was born on May 24, 1928 i9n Westville, IL to the late Michael and Mary (Rakowieck) Lipousky. She graduated from Westville High School in 1945 and was employed...

Mar 19, 2020

Artith June Barker, 85, of Covington died at 5:05 P. M. Thursday March 19, 2020 at Williamsport Nursing & Rehabilitation. She was born October 21, 1934 south of Covington the daughter of Clyde and Idalene (Bailey) Pritchard.

She was a life resident of the Covington area, a 1952 graduate of Perrysville High School and Brown Business College....

Mar 13, 2020

Debra Lynn Baldwin, 55, of Perrysville, IN died suddenly Friday March 13, 2020 at home. She was born September 11, 1964 at Baltimore, MD to the late Elpidio and Kathryn (Staggs) Chavez.

Debra married Basil Baldwin April 16, 1990 at Newport, IN and he survives. Also surviving are two children, Roxann (Mike) Dreher...

Mar 8, 2020

Mescal Marie Azzara September 15, 1924 to March 8, 2020

Mescal Marie Azzara, 95, (aka Mascal, Mac, Mickey, and Mrs. A.), died in Covington, Indiana on Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was born in Vincennes, Indiana on September 15, 1924 to Willis and Ruby (Whitesett) Sare. The oldest daughter of ten children, she was given many chores...

Mar 6, 2020

Leo Roger Bergeron, 81, of Covington died at 6:04 P. M. Friday March 6, 2020 at home following an extended illness. He was born November 13, 1938 at Burlington, VT the son of Conrad U. and Rose Eva (Grenier) Bergeron.

Leo graduated from Burlington High School, enlisted in the Navy in 1958 and retired as...

Mar 4, 2020

Lorin W. Haas, Jr., 76 of West Lafayette died at 6:20 P. M. Wednesday March 4, 2020 at the Springs in Lafayette. He was born July 29, 1943 at Nashville, TN the son of Lorin W. and Bernice (Savely) Haas.

Lorin grew up in Veedersburg and graduated from West Lebanon High School in 1962. He moved to...

Feb 1, 2020

Lynda M. Reed, 76, of rural Covington died at 11:30 P. M. Saturday February 1, 2020 at home having been seriously ill two months. She was born December 20, 1943 at Jackson, TN the daughter of Dalton A. and Ruth I. (Garrett) Lilley.

Lynda was a 1961 graduate of Perrysville High School. She was a resident of...

Jan 23, 2020

Mrs. Patricia Ann Lape “Pat” died peacefully at home on January, 23 in Covington, Indiana at the age of 93.

Pat is survived by her husband, Jacob “Jake”; children, David and Alan Lape; Twin Sister, Portia Hathaway; Her grandson, Duncan (Morgan) Lape; and several nieces and nephews; She is preceded in death by her Sister...

Jan 22, 2020

Janice Irene Yeazel, 84, of Covington died Wednesday January 22, 2020 at home. She was born February 9, 1935 at Boswell, IN a twin daughter of the late Everett and Lola (McGahan) Watkins.

Janice grew up in Perrysville and was a 1953 graduate of Perrysville High School. She resided in Anderson for a few years and had...

Jan 19, 2020

James Ernest Snoddy, 87, passed away on Sunday January 19, 2020 at Visiting Nurses Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

James was born in Perrysville, Indiana on October 6, 1932 to James Elmer Snoddy and Edna Mae (Haworth) Snoddy. He was a 1950 graduate of Perrysville High School and received a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Indiana State...

Jan 17, 2020

John Harvey Ritter, 72 of Danville, passed away on Friday January 17, 2020, in Liberty House at the VA Illiana Health Care of Danville. He was born January 27, 1947 in Danville, IL. to Ernest H. and Elsie Mae (Cox) Ritter. A life resident of Danville, John was a graduate of Danville High School and an Army...

Dec 31, 2019

John Allen Shively, 65, of Covington died at 5:00 A. M. Tuesday December 31, 2019 at the Waters of Covington. He was born August 2, 1954 at Crawfordsville, IN the son of the late Calvin and Charlotte Randolph Shively.  He moved to Covington in 1988 from Perrysville.

He is survived by a sister Linda Krabbe and husband...

Dec 31, 2019

Raymond Horn, Sr., 88, of Kingman, IN passed away Tuesday December 31, 2019. He was preceded in death by his son Roger and his wife of fifty-seven years Peggy.  He has two sons, Ray Jr., David and a daughter Patricia.  He has five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

He retired from Inland Steel Company in...

Dec 29, 2019

Georgianna Myers, 83, of Covington passed this life Sunday afternoon, December 29, 2019 in Lafayette, Indiana.

She was born on October 22, 1936 to Dale and Merle (Volkel) Gouty in Gessie, Indiana. She was a lifelong resident of Covington, Indiana.

Georgianna married Don Myers on November 7, 1954 in Gessie, Indiana. He preceded her in...

Dec 14, 2019

Robert Allen Manion, 64, of Covington, IN died at 7:40 A. M. Saturday December 14, 2019 at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health at Crawfordsville, IN. He was born November 27, 1955 at Danville, IL the son of the late William and Helen (Sprouls) Manion.

Rob was employed at Flex N Gate for several years. He was a resident...

Dec 3, 2019

Dorothy Alice Skinner, 71, of Perrysville, IN. died Tuesday evening December 3, 2019 at Franciscan Health East, Lafayette, IN.  She was born June 25, 1948 East of Danville, IL., the daughter of Daniel Lawrence Mitchell and Myrtle Alice (Taylor) Mitchell.

Dorothy graduated from Westville High School in 1966 and was a homemaker, who enjoyed farm life and...

Nov 16, 2019

Janet Lee Clark, 75, of Covington was found deceased at her home Saturday November 16, 2019. She was born October 2, 1944 in Covington the daughter of Ralph Edwin and Marie (Sutton) Clark.

Janet was a life resident of Covington and a 1964 graduate of Covington High School, where she was a member of the...

Nov 15, 2019

Janet Louise (Brown) Sare, 81, of Gessie, Indiana, passed away at her residence in Sarasota, Florida on November 15, 2019. She was born September 28, 1938 in Shawnee Township of Fountain County, Indiana, daughter of Orville L. and Elsie M. (Marquess) Brown.

Preceded in death by her parents, she is survived by her brother, Rev. John L....

Oct 18, 2019

Barbara D. Ramey, 94, of Covington died at 11:40 P. M. Friday October 18, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born in Covington March 8, 1925 the daughter of Alta and Eva (Stambaugh) McLain.

Barb was a life resident of Covington and attended Covington Schools. She was a member of the former Maranatha...