All Obituaries

Donald “Duck” J Canada, age 75, formerly of Dabney passed away on Thursday January 9, 2020 surrounded by his family.  Duck was born on June 7, 1944 the son of the late William and Ruth Canada in Batesville.  He grew up along with his brother and sisters outside of Holton. Duck enjoyed the outdoors, including hunting and fishing.  He lived in Vevay for a while, and loved going and setting by the river, he could be found spending hours there.  Duck liked to...

Justin Michael Rangel, age 26, of Osgood was involved in a fatal accident on January 7, 2020.  Justin was born on July 9, 1993, the son of Chandra (Dilk) Fuqua and Craig Rangel in Madison, Indiana Justin grew up in the Osgood community and had attended Jac-Cen-Del High School.  Justin loved being around his family and friends.  He had numerous hobbies and interest, from kayaking, hiking, playing guitar, and listening to music.  He enjoyed his coffee and sugar and loved...

Philip "Goose" Powers Jr, age 77, of Napoleon, passed away at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Friday January 3, 2020.  Philip was born on July 18, 1942, the son of the late Philip and Audrie (Smith) Powers in Decatur County Indiana.   After attending Napoleon High School , Philip proudly served in the United States Army from 1964-1966. After returning from service, Philip entered the work force, and spent the next 40 plus years working in manufacturing. ...

   Mary Helen Sturgeon, age 79, of Osgood, passed away on January 1, 2020.  She was born on July 11, 1940 the daughter of the late William John and Helen (Reis) Bruns in Lawrenceville, IN.                  Mary was a graduate of the Milan Indians Class of 1958, then she began to work at Odd Fellows Home in Greensburg.  While working here she would meet and marry James Wm Sturgeon on October...

     Debra “Debbie” Huntington, age 62, of Milan passed away early January 1, 2020 at her home.  Debbie was born on July 10, 1957, the daughter of the late Charles and Ruth (Pate) Huntington in Milan, Indiana.  She grew up around the Milan community along with her brothers and sisters.      Debbie enjoyed her family and friends, and loved her dogs at home.  She attended Jac-Cen-Del High School and then entered the workforce,...

Hazel Esther (Gunter) Steuri, age 100, passed away, early December 26, 2019 at Morning Breeze in Greensburg. Hazel was born on April 6, 1919 the daughter of William and Esther (Abplanap) in Napoleon.  Hazel was the last surviving member of the Napoleon Bearcat Class of 1937.  After graduation, she attended Lain Business College of Indianapolis.  She went to work for the Osgood Milk Company, then onto a correspondent writer for the Ripley Publishing Company, contributing...

     Eileen “Aunt Mike” (Linville) Borgman, age 91 of Osgood passed away early December 15.  Eileen was born on June 14, 1928 the daughter of the late Hervey and Susie (White) Linville outside of Delaware.  She grew up in the area and attended Napoleon High School, graduating as a proud “Bearcat.”      After high school she attended college and took courses and obtained her accounting degree.  She worked for...

     Janet Fern (Smith) Crum, age 83, of Sunman passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at St Andrews in Batesville.  Janet was born on February 17, 1936, as somewhat of a surprise, 15 minutes after her twin sister Katherine.  She was born in the Harrison, Ohio area and grew up on the family farm.  Janet along with her 4 sisters helped in all aspects of the farm production.       She attended Harrison High School, graduating in...

Rita Jean Marquardt, age 74 passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Decatur County Hospital in Greensburg, Indiana. She was born April 16, 1945 in Rush County. Her parents were the late Charles and Rosemary Whittaker Wilder. Rita married Roger Carl Marquardt and he preceded her in death. Survivors include her stepmother Ruth Wilder of Shelbyville, daughters, Rose Marie Powers, Rita May Palmer, Karen Kay Palmer all 3 of Shelbyville, Peggy Lynn (Toby) Timberlake of Osgood and...

Judith K. Livers, age 75 of Osgood, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at her home. Judy was born on August 26, 1944 in Houston, Texas as the daughter to the late James and Katherine Judy Dunn. She married Leland Rigdon, and they were blessed with two sons, Thad and Mark Rigdon. Leland preceded her in death on February 6, 1999. Judy then married James Allen Livers on July 12, 2002 and he still survives at home. Judy loved to nurture and care for people. With this loving...