Obituaries
Monticello, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Monticello and White County, IN
Gary Hanna
Feb 16, 2018
Gary Gene Hanna, 57, of Monticello, passed away at his residence on Friday, February 16, 2018 in Monticello.He was born on April 9, 1960 in Monticello to the late Gene and Helen (VanMeter) Hanna. On April 12, 1980 he married Theresa "Terry" Miller at the Monticello United Methodist Church and she survives. He was a 1978 graduate of Twin Lakes...
Diana Joan Scott
Jan 29, 2018
Diana Joan Scott, 70, of Monticello, passed away at her residence on Monday, January 29, 2018.She was born on April 12, 1947 in Newton County on the family farm to the late Robert and Gladys (Doyle) Delaney.Diana was a 1966 graduate of Morocco High School. She worked at Monon Trailer.She attended Faith Covenant Church and enjoyed Bible study there. First...
Lowell 'Pete' Johnson
Jan 25, 2018
Lowell "Pete" Johnson, 86, of Brookston passed away peacefully at 3:00 am at Creasy Springs Health Campus in Lafayette. He was born on June 17, 1931 to the late Ted and Beryl (Chapman) Johnson. He married Shirley "Peg" (Disinger) on August 25, 1951 in Medaryville and she preceded him in death in October of 1991. Pete served in the Korean...

William E. 'Bill' Bucher
Jan 21, 2018
William Eugene "Bill" Bucher, 73, of Monticello, passed away at 8:05 pm, Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Monticello Healthcare.He was born on September 7, 1944 in LaPorte to the late Leslie and Florence (Gutwein) Bucher. His marriage was to Maureen Doyle and she survives. They were married in the Milroy Community Bible Church in Monon where Bill's father ministered.He was...
Mary Eilene Coble
Jan 20, 2018
Mary Eilene Coble, 91, of Burnettsville, passed away at 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 20, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family.She was born on November 2, 1926 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to the late Robert H. and Mary Catherine Opal (Matthews) Wood. On May 10, 1946 she married Robert Coble and he preceded her in death December 29, 1992.Mary...
Mary L. Perry
Jan 11, 2018
Mary L. Perry, 85, of Monticello, passed away at 8:34 am, Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Lakeview Village Senior Living.She was born on December 15, 1932 in Monticello to the late Wilbur J. and Bessie (Fording) Acton. She married Gordon Perry and he preceded her in death. She also had a long companionship with William "Bill" Kusley and he preceded...
Jean Morrison
Jan 7, 2018
Jean Morrison, 89, of Monticello, passed away at 8:25 pm, Sunday, January 7, 2018 at IU White Memorial Hospital.She was born on August 11, 1928 in Huntley, IL to the late William and Marie (Schmitt) Peterson. On August 28, 1948 she married August Wille at Immanual Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake, IL. He preceded her in death January 30, 1988....
Phyllis J. Allen
Jan 2, 2018
Phyllis J. Allen, 92, of Reynolds, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at White Oak Health Campus.She was born on September 26, 1925 in Reynolds to the late Rufus and Alta Lois (Phillis) Beasey. On February 24, 1945 she married Leon Marshall Allen. He preceded her in death on August 6, 2001.She was a 1943 graduate of Reynolds High...
Alberta Gwin
Dec 23, 2017
Alberta J. Gwin, 89, of Monticello, passed away at 6:03 pm, Saturday, December 23, 2017 at I.U. Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.She was born on May 25, 1928 in Rensselaer to the late William and Lula (Hickman) Phares. On September 8, 1956 she married Marvin Gwin in Mount Ayr and he preceded her in death September 26, 2014.She was a...
Dorothy L. Lantz
Dec 20, 2017
Dorothy L. Lantz, age 88, of Monticello, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her home with her daughter, Janie by her side.She was born in Monticello, Indiana on November 17, 1929 to Ray Baer and Ethel (McCully) Baer Downey. She married Robert L. Lantz in Monticello on February 5, 1950. He preceded her in death on December...
Dean A. Williams
Dec 16, 2017
Dean A. Williams, 79, of Monticello, passed away at 12:25pm, Saturday, December 16, 2017 at I.U. Health White Memorial Hospital.He was born on September 30, 1938 in Gary to the late Lawrence E. and Mary (McKinney) Williams. On May 4, 1963 he married Carol Fredregill at the United Methodist Church in Griffith and she survives.Dean was a graduate of Griffith...
Daniel A. Nelson
Dec 16, 2017
Daniel A. Nelson, 58, of Lafayette, passed away at 2:02 pm, Saturday, December 16, 2017 at his son's home in Monticello.He was born on October 28, 1959 in Colorado Springs to Josephine (Zinzer) Nelson who survives and the late Donald Nelson. On April 28, 1984 he married Trudy Nelson in Chicago. Dan graduated high school from Von Steuben Metropolitan Science...
Marilyn J. Ribbe
Dec 9, 2017
Marilyn J. Ribbe, 81, of Monticello, IN., passed away at 6:14 am, Saturday, December 9, 2017 at I U Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN.She was born on August 7, 1936 in Villa Grove, IL to the late Ralph and Harriett (Murray) Gerrard.On June 15, 1958 she married Phillip L. Ribbe at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Danville, IL. He...

Michael Stotler
Dec 6, 2017
Michael Eugene Stotler, 62, of Monticello, passed away at 7:22 am, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at IU Health White Memorial Hospital.He was born on May 6, 1955 in to the late Wayne and Evelyn (Bone) Stotler.Michael graduated from Twin Lakes High School and attended Indiana State University receiving his Bachelor degree in Social Work. He worked as a social worker...
Billy G. Kelsey
Dec 2, 2017
Billy G. Kelsey, 77, of Monticello, passed away at 5:00 pm, Saturday, December 2, 2017 at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.He was born on October 8, 1940 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to the late Area Brooks and Freida (Pollard) Kelsey. On October 18, 1997 he married the former Teresa (Wilkins) Culp from Monticello and she survives. Billy was a...
Robert Mills
Nov 24, 2017
Robert Dale Mills, 87, of Delphi, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at his residence in Delphi.He was born on March 23, 1930 in Lafayette to the late Hubert "Dean" and Ruth Leone (Jones) Mills. On November 23, 1950 he married Dorothy Newell at the University Presbyterian Church in West Lafayette and she survives.He was a 1948 graduate of...
Patricia M. Johnson
Nov 18, 2017
Patricia M. Johnson, 78, of Monticello passed away at 10:53 pm, Saturday, November 18, 2017, at I U Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.She was born on October 27, 1939 in East Chicago to the late Paul and Margaret (Dunlop) Keefer. On October 11, 1958, in Hessville, Indiana she married Dallas E. Johnson and he preceded her in death June 15,...
Daniel R. Davis
Nov 16, 2017
Daniel R. Davis, 64, of Monticello, passed away at 9:45 pm, Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Logansport Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 24, 1953 in Peoria, IL to the late Donald Ray and Lorraine Davis.Daniel was a graduate of East Peoria Community High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam.Daniel was the owner and operator...
Robert B Hanni
Nov 15, 2017
Our Dad, Robert (Bob) B. Hanni was born in Bluffton, IN on January 28, 1926, the oldest child of Menno and Sylvia (Bixler) Hanni. He passed away at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello, IN on November 15, 2017. Between those dates, he cut a significant swath on this earth.Dad graduated from Geneva (IN) High School in 1943 and, promptly,...

Virginia Carnahan
Nov 2, 2017
Virginia Carnahan, 96, of Mulberry passed away at 6:35 am, Thursday, November 2, 2017 at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.She was born on October 16, 1921 in Louisville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Pansy (Ward) Draper. She grew up the daughter of share croppers and understood hard times. Virginia earned her bachelor degree and...