All Obituaries

Bonnie Bahler, 82, of Galveston, went home to be with the Lord at 5:52 pm Tuesday, March 12that Century Villa in Greentown.  She was born August 16, 1936 in Onward, Indiana to Harry and Kathryn (Benner) Reed.   She married Robert M. Bahler June 5, 1955 in Onward and he preceded her in death on April 30, 2002. Bonnie worked in the family business, Bahler Grain &  Feed Company as a bookkeeper for several years.   She was a member of the...

Virginia A. “Jenny” Tadlock, 81, of Galveston, went home to be with the Lord at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo.  She was born September 3, 1937 in Magness, Arkansas to Marshel H. and Virl (Powell) Stroud.   She first married Edward D. Gould and he preceded her in death serving his country in Vietnam in 1965.  She later married Charles “Ray” Tadlock and he preceded her in death in 1993. Jenny was...

Mary Kay Hall, 82, of Kokomo passed away at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday, March 5th at Century Villa Nursing Home in Greentown.  She was born July 16, 1936 in Grand Rapids, MI to Charles Ira and Mary Lenor (Murray) Wilcox.   She married Robert E. Hall on June 25, 1955 in Logansport, Indiana and he preceded her in death on November 26, 2015. Mary Kay worked for the US Postal service as a Clerk at the Kokomo Post Office.  She retired with 20 years...

Charles E. Wolfenbarger, 69, of Galveston, passed away at 1:20 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo.  Charles was born August 4, 1949 in Kokomo to Glen T. and Ruby D. (Burnette) Wolfenbarger. He married Patricia Matheson on May 31, 1978 and she survives. Charles was a pipefitter for Chrysler for 33 years, retiring in 2000.  He was a former owner of Dusty’s Tavern in Galveston and founder of the smart section.  He was also a...

June Anne Stafford, 89, of Galveston, went home to be with the Lord at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Waterford Place Health Campus in Kokomo.  She was born December 5, 1929, the daughter of Harry and Dena (Vaughn) Cohee.      She married Jack C. Stafford,  March 25, 1951 in Young America.   Jack preceded her in death on September 5, 2012. June Anne was well known for her catering of weddings for many...

Verda V. “Lee” Carson, 81, of Kokomo, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, February 22, 2019. She was born September 23, 1937 in Nettleton, Mississippi to the late John E. Franks and Francis McMallon Franks. Lee was a Nurse’s Aide at various nursing homes in Kokomo for 40 years until she became an inhome caregiver.  Lee loved to cook and could whip up a cake so quick you would have thought she spent hours on it.  Lee was also an avid...

Steve Martin, 69, of Galveston, passed away at 10:57 am Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo. He was born October 30, 1949 in Iowa to Charles R. and Mary S. (Mires) Martin.  On December 9, 1969 in Fairfax, Missouri, he married Diane Shinn and she survives. Steve was a welder and boilermaker by trade, working for Bryansteam for 40 years.  He retired in January of 2018.  He was also a farmhand for Rex Gilbreath for many years.  Steve enjoyed...

James. L. Paschall, 87, of Kokomo.  Went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday morning, February 17, 2019 at his home in Kokomo.   He was born January 12, 1932 in Peace Valley, Missouri to Joel R. and Minnie B. (Gibbs) Paschall.   He married Ethel Butler and she preceded him in death August 30, 2003. Jim graduated from Kokomo High School and later went to work for Cuneo Press in Kokomo for 25 years. He then began working for...

Rose Ann Gordon, 90, of Lucerne, went home to be with her Lord at 5:36 a.m. February 14, 2019 at her home.   She was born July 30, 1928 in Rensselaer, IN to William H. and Helen A. (Tyler) Daugherty.  She married Robert L. Gordon Sr. on May 28, 1950 in the Fulton Baptist Church. Rose Ann was a homemaker and home health care worker for many years.  She also taught school at Lake Cicott Elementary.   She was a graduate of Rensselaer High...

Michael Eugene “Moose” Thieke, 59, of Galveston, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, February 6th  at 11:49 am at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo.   He was born July 16, 1959 in Kokomo to Gene and Jeanine (Johnson) Thieke. He married Tammy Cottrell on July 9, 1983 in the First Baptist Church in Galveston and she survives. Mike was employed by Haynes International for over 38 years as a Furnace Heater.  He graduated from Lewis Cass...