Seventy-six-year-old Joseph Eugene “Gene” Blastic passed away on Friday. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at the M.C. Smith Funeral Home with a wake service at 8 p.m. A rosary service will take place Thursday at 9 a.m. at the M.C. Smith Funeral Home, followed by a funeral mass at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Burial will take place at the Roselawn Cemetery in Terre Haute on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Lula Mae Fields, 101, of Grass Creek, Indiana passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. ET at the Grass Creek United Methodist Church. Visitation is Tuesday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. ET at the Harrison-Metzger and Rans Funeral Home Kewanna Chapel and one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church.  Memorials may be made to the church or to Premier Hospice.

66-year-old Suedell Manns of Knox passed away Friday, Feb. 8. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. at Braman and Son Memorial Chapel and Funeral Home in Knox, with visitation Monday, Feb. 11 from 4 until 7 p.m.

Braun Corporation founder and CEO Ralph William Braun, 72, of Winamac, Indiana passed away Friday, February 8, 2013.  Visitation is Thursday, Feb. 14 from 3 until 8 p.m. EST at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Winamac and again from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 15 at the church. A funeral mass will be Saturday, Feb. 16 at noon at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Winamac. Entombment will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Ralph Braun Foundation at P.O. Box 310, Winamac, IN 46996. Frain Mortuary in Winamac is in charge of arrangements.

Ilene A. Hardesty, 85, of Grovertown, Indiana passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. ET at the Van Gilder Funeral Home in Plymouth, Indiana.  Visitation is Monday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. ET at the funeral home.

Vera Gamma Lorenz, 102 of Bass Lake, passed away on Thursday. No funeral services or visitation have been scheduled. The Braman and Son Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Harvey L. Zippel, 97, of Valparaiso, Indiana formerly of Wanatah, Indiana passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013.  A private committal service will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Faith Methodist Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the Faith United Methodist Church in Wanatah.  The Wanatah Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

George Henry Dunker, 76, of Francesville, Indiana passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013.  Funeral services will be Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Bethel Bible Church in Winamac.  Visitation is Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel in Francesville.  Memorials may be made to the Bethel Bible Church Mission Funds or to the American Lung Association.

James V. Miracle, 95, of Culver, Indiana passed away December 11, 2012.  Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ET at the Culver Masonic Cemetery.  Funeral services will then be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Culver Academy Chapel.  Memorials may be made to the Culver Educational Foundation.  The Odom Funeral Home in Culver is in charge of arrangements.

Deane “Duke” Sarber, 83, of Plymouth, Indiana passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013.  Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Tyner United Methodist Church.  Visitation is Friday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. ET at the Van Gilder Funeral Home and Saturday one hour prior to services at the church.

Charlotte A. Austin, 79, of Monon, IN passed away Monday, February 4, 2013.  Private funeral services will be held at the Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel in Francesville.  Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to a local Humane Society.

Kenneth Reeder, 82, of Ora, Indiana passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013.  No funeral services are scheduled.  The Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox is in charge of arrangements.

Thirty-eight-year-old Curtis A. Luedke of North Judson passed away Feb. 3. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in North Judson with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. CT Wednesday at O’Donnell Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Feb. 7 at St. Peter Lutheran Church. Memorials may be made to the family.

Seventy-six-year-old Lorraine Tunis of Winamac passed away Monday, Feb. 4. Funeral services will be Friday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. ET at Frain Mortuary, with visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. ET Friday at Frain Mortuary. Memorials may be given to the family.

Burdette “Babe” M. Guyse, 85, of Plymouth, Indiana passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013.  Funeral services will be Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. ET at the Van Gilder Funeral Home in Plymouth.  Visitation is Wednesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. ET at the funeral home.

John E. Large, Sr., 68, of Culver, Indiana passed away Friday, February 2, 2013.   Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Noon ET at the Poplar Grove United Methodist Church in Culver.  Visitation is Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. ET until the time of services at the church.  Memorials may be made to the Culver-Union Township EMS.  Arrangements are being handled by the Odom Funeral Home in Culver.

Claude Si Grizzell, 96, of Winamac, Indiana passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013.  Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. ET at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Winamac.  Visitation is Monday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary with a 7:00 p.m. ET Rosary service followed by a Scriptural Wake Service.  Military services will be conducted immediately following the funeral service.  Memorials may be made to the All Saints Catholic Church or to the St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

Seventy-six-year-old James “Jim” E. Conn of Kokomo passed away Jan. 31. Funeral services will at Monday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. at Harrison-Metzger & Rans Funeral Homes in Royal Center with visitation from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3 and one hour prior to services on Monday at the funeral home.

Seventy-six-year-old J.B. Arnett of North Judson passed away Jan. 31. Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. at O’Donnell Funeral Home in North Judson with visitation Sunday, Feb. 3 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Glenna B. Haschel, 85, of Winamac, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013.  Memorial services will be held Tuesday, Feburary 5, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac.  Visitation is one hour prior to services at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Order of the Eastern Star #96 in Winamac.