All Obituaries

Paul D. Rumfelt, age 66, of Marion, was reunited with his parents on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home in Fort Wayne following a brief illness. He was born in on March 21, 1954, to the late Albert  and Barbara (Pierce) Rumfelt. On July 20, 1979 he married  Terry (Dever) Rumfelt and they shared nearly 40 years of marriage together. Paul was raised on a 7 acre farm in Grant County.  He grew up helping his parents and  loved gardening.  Paul was a...

Josephine Leisure, age 84, of Pendleton and formerly of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Chesterfield. She was born in Elwood on April 22, 1936, to the late Walter and Maude Agnes (Gardner) Mussial. Josephine was a member of the 3rd Street Church of God and formerly a member of the Jolly Women's Bingo Club in Elwood for numerous years. She loved her flowers and taking care of her yard.   She loved violets and gardenias and...

Stephen Lee Wright, 67, of Carmel, transitioned on May 21, 2020 at Harrison Terrace American Senior Communities in Indianapolis. He was a native of Elwood, Indiana, born August 23, 1952 to the late George Lee and Mary Frances (Cain) Wright. Steve graduated from Wendell L. Willkie High School in Elwood in 1970 as salutatorian of the class. He earned a B.A. in History from Indiana University in 1974, graduating summa cum laude, earning Phi Beta Kappa membership and receiving honors recognition...

Marian B. "Bernie" Hayes, age 79, of Alexandria, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at Riverview Hospital after an extended illness. Bernie was born in Anna, IL on September 11, 1940, to the late Marion and Violet (Lewis) Keller.  She graduated from Wendell L. Willkie High School in 1958.  On September 27, 1958, she married  Danny Hayes and they shared  58 years of marriage together. Bernie retired as a cashier from Kroger Grocery after 30 years of...

Laverna E. "Dolly" Ploughe, age 63, life long resident of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis following an extended illness.  Dolly was born in Elwood on November 15, 1956, to Kenneth Sallee and the late Janice (Cox) Sallee.  Dolly graduated from Elwood Community High School in 1975.  On March 1, 1975, she married  Charles "Chuck" Ploughe.  She later attended IU Kokomo to extend her education in...

Derrick K. McKinley, age 33, of Elwood, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital. Derrick was born in Anderson on August 15, 1986, to the late Terry McKinley and Marysue (Casto) McKinley-Neff.  Derrick graduated from Elwood Community High School in 2005. Derrick married Brittney (Crawford) McKinley on Nov. 29, 2016.   Derrick was formerly employed at Hartley Grain Company.  He was a member of the American Legion Riders.  Derrick enjoyed...

Paul E. Hays, age 91, of Anderson, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Brandywine Nursing Home in Greenfield following an extended illness. Paul was born on August 24, 1928, to the late Ray and Ivy (Litsey) Hays. He served his country in the US Marine Corp. and received the Purple Heart. On Feb. 19, 1956, he married Vivian (Moore) Hays and they shared 61 years of marriage together before she passed away on Jan. 22, 2017. Paul retired as a draftsman from Firestone after more than 30...

Rebecca L. Garrison, age 77, of Atlanta, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Tipton on February 5, 1943, to the late Emmett and Louise (Fakes) Hillan. On July 30, 1961 she married Gary Garrison and they shared 59 years of marriage together. Rebecca was a 1961 graduate of Wendell L. Willkie High School in Elwood.  She was a homemaker and dedicated to caring for her family and her home.  She was associated with the East Main St. Christian...

Thomas A. Hawks, age 55 , of Elwood, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Indiana University Hospital following an extended illness. He was born in Kokomo on July 31, 1964, to  Larry Hawks and Sue (Sallee) Miller. On September 19, 2008 he married  Stacy (Henry) Hawks and they shared  12 years of marriage together. Thomas was employed by Chrysler Corporation where he worked in Production Control.  He enjoyed working on computers and taking trips to Panama City Beach,...

Hermenejilda "Hilda"  Dimas, age 66, of Elwood, taken to her heavenly home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at IU Health Saxony Hospital following a brief illness.  Hilda was born in Donna, TX on April 13, 1954, to the late John and Gertrude (Olvita) Loredo. On March 21, 1975, she married the love of her life Joe Dimas.  Hilda enjoyed gardening, planting flowers, going to rummage sales and most of all she loved spending time with her family and grandkids. Hilda is...