Gene Rogers, 60, of Culver, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, July 6th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Sunday, July 10th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. CT at the Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox.  Visitation is one hour prior to services at the Funeral Home.

Mary Palman, 99, of Paris, Illinois, formerly of Knox, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, July 5th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. CT at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Knox.  Visitation is Friday after 11:00 a.m. until the time of services at the church.  The M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox is in charge of arrangements.

Benton Napier, 87, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, July 5th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. CT at the Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox.  Visitation is Thursday, July 7th,  from 2:00-9:00 p.m. CT at the Funeral Home.

Caroline J. Collins Tripenfeldas, 66, of North Judson, Indiana, passed away Monday, July 4th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the O’Donnell Funeral Home in North Judson.  Visitation is Thursday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. CT at the Funeral Home.

Robert Vermillion, 84, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Sunday, July 3rd, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. CT at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel.  Visitation is Friday after 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at the Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the American Heart Association.

Donald Knop, 81, of Koontz Lake, Indiana, passed away Friday, July 1st, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hamlet, Indiana.  Visitation is Friday after 9:00 a.m. CT until the time of services at the church.  Military Graveside Services will be conducted.  The Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Rick Cormican, 56, of Koontz Lake, Indiana, passed away Friday, July 1st, 2011.  Funeral services will be Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the Rannells Funeral Home Koontz Lake Chapel.  Visitation is Wednesday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. CT and Thursday after 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at the Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.

Emily L. Brown, 88, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, June 29th, 2011.  Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. CT at the St. Thomas Acquinas Catholic Church in Knox.  Visitation is Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. with a Rosary service at 4:00 p.m. at the M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox.

Roy L. Hall, 86, of Kewanna, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, June 15th, 2011.  Graveside services will be Saturday, July 2nd, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. CT at Independence Cemetery in Medaryville, Indiana.  The O’Donnell Funeral Home in North Judson, Indiana, is in charge of arrangements.

Sherri L. Graves, 49, of Culver, Indiana, passed away Monday, June 27th, 2011.  A Memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. CT  at the Community Church of the Seventh Day Adventist in Knox.  Memorial contributions may be made to the family.  The M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox is in charge of arrangements.

Norman Allan Floyd, 85, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Saturday, June 25th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. CT at the M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox.  Visitation is after 11:00 a.m. CT until the time of services Tuesday at the Funeral Home.

Edwin “Jay” Arndt, Jr., of San Pierre, Indiana, passed away Friday, June 24th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the Saint Peter Lutheran Church in North Judson.  Visitation is Monday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. CT at the O’Donnell Funeral Home in North Judson and one hour prior to services Tuesday at the church.

Frank Stubblefield, Jr., of Culver, Indiana, passed away Friday, June 24th, 2011.  Funeral arrangements are pending with the Odom Funeral Home in Culver.

Keely Jo Hittle, infant, daughter of Hope McIntyre and Zach Hittle, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011.  Graveside services will be Monday, June 27th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery in Knox.  Memorial contributions may be made to the family.  The M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox is in charge of arrangements.

Melvin Lee Bruder, 85, of Valparaiso, Indiana, formerly of LaCrosse, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, June 21st, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, June 24th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wanatah, Indiana.  Visitation is Thursday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. CT at the Kosanke Funeral Home in Kouts, Indiana.  Memorials may be made to the St. John’s Lutheran Church or the to VNA Hospice of Porter County.

Margaret Hurford, 50, of Monterey, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, June 21st, 2011.  Funeral Mass will be Monday, June 27th, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. ET at the St. Mary’s of the Lake Catholic Church in Culver, Indiana.  Visitation is Sunday from 2:00-7:00 p.m. ET with a rosary service at 7:00 p.m. at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, Indiana.  Memorials may be made to the church.

Ramona J. Everly, 73, of Plymouth, Indiana, passed away Monday, June 20th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, June 24th, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. ET at the Van Gilder Funeral Home in Plymouth.  Visitation is Thursday, June 23rd, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. ET at the Funeral Home.

Julia Johanan, 89, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Sunday, June 19th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at Noon CT at the First Baptist Church in Knox.  Visitation is Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. CT until the time of services at the church.  Memorials may be made to the church.  The Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox is in charge of arrangements.

Lillian “Billie” Bilko, 86, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Thursday, February 3rd, 2011.  Graveside services will be held Monday, June 20th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. CT at the Crown Hill Cemetary in Knox.  The M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox is in charge of arrangements.

Josephine H. Meiss, 89, of LaCrosse, Indiana, passed away Saturday, June 18th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. CT at the Apostolic Christian Church in Valparaiso.  Visitation is Tuesday, June 21st, from 3:00-8:00 p.m. CT at the church.  Memorials may be made to the Parkview Haven Home in Francesville, Indiana.  The Kosanke Funeral Home in Kouts, Indiana is in charge of arrangements.