Obituaries

Robert Edward McLaughlin passed away July 17, 2025 in Terre Haute.
He was born April 13, 1933 to Herbert E McLaughlin and Mable Lanham McLaughlin in Billings, Montana, where he grew up on the family's registered Guernsey dairy cattle ranch. The youngest of six children, he is survived by his sister in law Marion...

TERRE HAUTE - David Marter, 80, of Terre Haute Indiana, passed away peacefully, at home on June 14, 2025.
David was born on March 31, 1945, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Louis and Dorothy (Tweedy) Marter. David went to St. Patrick School and studied at St. Meinrad Seminary before graduating from Schulte High...

TERRE HAUTE - Michael Ray Poinsett, 66, of Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away Monday, July 14, 2025 in his home.
He was born on January 11, 1959 to Ace Franklin Poinsett and Josephine Jesse (Farthing) Poinsett. Michael retired from the United States Navy as Master Chief, while also working for the Bureau of Federal...

With a heavy heart we announce that Max Helman passed peacefully on July 13, 2025 surrounded by family at the age of 86. To those fortunate enough to have known him, Max will be remembered as an angel on earth who always had a smile, rarely had a worry, and never met a stranger.
Born March 29, 1939, in Terre Haute,...

TERRE HAUTE - Mary Lou Morgan (McCray), 92, of Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Harrison's Crossing.
Mary Lou was born on February 28, 1933, in Terre Haute to Roy and Freda McCray.
Mary Lou was a member of GWRRA Association-Goldwing Motorcycle Group. During her life, she was very...

Anna June Chambers, 100, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025. She was born in Alliance, Ohio on February 3, 1925, to Frank and Roselia Winn. They preceded her in death, as did three brothers and two sisters.
June (as people preferred to call her) graduated from Alliance High School and Cleveland Bible College (now...

Esther Louise Annis of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away peacefully in her sleep with family by her side on July 2, 2025. Esther was born October 6, 1937 the only child of Hosea Annis and Myrtle Dooley Annis. Esther lived in Terre Haute nearly all of her 87 years of life. She married William Partlow in 1954 when she...

ST, MARY-OF-THE-WOODS - Sister Kathleen Dede died on May 25 in Providence Health Care, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. She was born on Sept. 25, 1935 in Terre Haute to Arthur and Helena O'Leary Dede and was baptized Kathleen Therese.
Sister entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence on Feb. 2, 1954 and received...

TERRE HAUTE - Frank Warren Bilyou, 79, of Brazil, Indiana passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
He was born on July 9, 1945 in Terre Haute, Indiana to Frank Bilyou and Laura (Fields) Bilyou. Frank graduated from Norwalk High School in California with a Track and Field scholarship. He went on to join the United...

TERRE HAUTE - Ritchie "Peach" Clift, 66, of Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2025, in the town where he was born and raised.
Born on October 5, 1958, to Frank and Barbara Clift, Ritchie spent his life rooted in the Terre Haute community. He was preceded in death by his parents and his only...