Funeral services for Melovie (Rowe) Rudd, 88, of Knox, will be Saturday, July 16 at 1 p.m. CT at the Braman and Bailey Funeral Home in North Judson, with visitation there from 10 a.m. CT until the time of services.

Larry Lausten, age 79, of Knox, passed away July 10, 2022. Larry was born June 30, 1943, in LaPorte, Indiana to Leroy Lausten and Purden Thompson Lausten, both deceased. He is survived by his children, Lindsay Lausten, Anne Marie Lausten, Alex Lausten, and the family Great Dane, Remy.

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Funeral services for William “Bill” Joseph Wallen, 82, of Knox, will be Wednesday, July 13 at 1 p.m. CT at the Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox, with visitation there from 10 a.m. CT until the time of services. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

Funeral services for Dave Budd, 60, of Pulaski, will be Thursday, July 14 at 11 a.m. ET at the Bethel Bible Church in Winamac. Visitation is Wednesday, July 13 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac and one hour prior to services Thursday at the church. A Kiwanis Service will be held Wednesday, July 13 at 2:45 p.m. ET at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Gideon’s International.

Memorial services for Crystal Elaine Young, 48, of Winamac, will be Friday, July 15 at 3 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, with visitation there one hour prior to services. Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home to assist the family with final expenses.

Robert (Bob) Chester Orr, formerly of Hamlet, Indiana, passed away peacefully at his home in Lake Placid, Florida on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Born on February 8, 1933, to Chester and Lois (Bolen) Orr, Bob grew up on his father and mother’s farm in Hamlet with his brother, Allen. Bob graduated from Hamlet High School as a member of the class of ’51. He married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis (Berg) Orr, on June 10, 1953. They had three children – Garry Robert Orr, Gregg (Becky) Ryan Orr of Hamlet, Indiana, and Gayla (David) Rae Haag of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Funeral services for Darrel G. Erb, 72, a lifelong resident and farmer of rural Francesville, will be Tuesday, July 12 at 10 a.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel in Francesville, with visitation there Monday, July 11 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rensselaer Knights of Columbus Council #1881.

Funeral services for Erich William Pearman, 51, of Hanna, will be Friday, July 8 at 6 p.m. CT at the Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox, with visitation there from 4:30 p.m. CT until the time of services. Memorial contributions may be made to Porter-Starke Services.

Carolyn Ann Younggreen, 73 years old of Knox, Indiana, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 in Mishawaka, Indiana surrounded by her loving family.

She was born Sunday, March 20, 1949 in Covington, Kentucky, Daughter of the late Robert Boggs and the late Pearl(Fisher) Boggs.

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Funeral services for Sandra Lee Smith, 81, of Knox, will be Tuesday, July 5 at noon CT at the Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox, with visitation there from 10 a.m. CT until the time of services.

Funeral services for George Joseph Stinemetz, 82, of Winamac, will be Wednesday, July 6 at 11 a.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, with visitation there Tuesday, July 5 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET. Memorial contributions may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in memory of Daniel Joseph Reedy.

Visitation for Michelle Jeanne “Mik” Bonnell, 63, of Royal Center, will be Friday, July 1 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pulaski Animal Center or any animal shelter of the donor’s choice.

Kostas D. Liveris, age 42, of Knox, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022.

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Funeral services for Margaret Ellen Berkshire, 85, of Winamac, formerly of Star City, will be Friday, June 24 at noon ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, with visitation there from 10 a.m. ET until the time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Star City United Methodist Church or to the Pulaski Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

Funeral services for Dorothy Jane Ailes Owens, 89, of Francesville, will be Thursday, June 23 at 2 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel in Francesville, with visitation there from 10 a.m. ET until the time of services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Francesville First Christian Church.

Marsha Bailey, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on 6-14-2022 after a long illness. Marsha was born on August 9, 1939, in Francesville to Edgar and Georgia Maude Byrd. She was the oldest of seven siblings.

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Funeral services for Jay Chamness, 78, of Winamac, will be Saturday, June 18 at 2 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, with visitation there from 10 a.m. ET until the time of services. Military Graveside services will be conducted by the Winamac VFW and American Legion. Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project or to the Pulaski Animal Center.

Graveside services for Mary E. Miller, 97, of Star City, will be Thursday, June 16 at 11 a.m. ET at the Star City West Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Star City West Cemetery, Pulaski Animal Center, Riley Hospital for Children, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Frain Mortuary in Winamac is in charge of arrangements.

EILEEN THERESA MURRAY-NOONAN
(December 17, 1931 – June 4, 2022)

Eileen Murray-Noonan died of natural causes on Sunday, June 4, in Santa Clarita, California. Her daughter, Paula, was by her side at the time of her passing.

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Funeral services for Roy “Butch” Warren Clark, 76, will be Friday, June 17 at 1 p.m. ET at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel, with visitation there from noon ET until the time of services. A Christian Graveside service will be held at Fletcher Cemetery in Hamlet.