Rolling Prairie Cemetery Obituaries & Information

Donated obituaries and notes from various sources
Obits contributed by Gloria Arndt, unless otherwise indicated
Gloria can be reached at prairiefarm@csinet.net

The following obits can be seen in their entirity at La Porte County Obituaries

AUSTIN, ARCHIBALD C. - From: unknown newspaper in La Porte, 9 September 1929  see out obits - this site 
AUSTIN, FRANK C. – La Porte Herald Argus, 3 November 1958 –
BARNES, EZRA H. – La Porte Argus, 18 May 1882  -
Barr, Ward V. - Ward V. Barr, 85, - News Dispatch- Michigan City, IN 3/11/1999 
Bass, William - News Dispatch Michigan City, IN 8/29/2000
Bayer , Alice S. - News Dispatch- Michigan City, IN - 12/15/1998 
Beckham, Edgar - News Dispatch- Michigan City, IN 1/16/2001
BELL, C.L.O. - C.L.O. Bell,
Birchim, David 7-9-1842 to 3-21-1918 - David Franklin Birchim
Birchim, Mrs. Emma - Feb 3, 1867 to Nov 3, 1931 - Mrs. Emma Birchim
Birchim, Grace
- Mrs. Grace Birchim, 95, of the Beverly Shores Nursing home and formerly of Rolling Prairie 
Birchim, Isabelle F. 11-3-1843 to 6-20-1922
Birchim, Jacob P. From: Herald Argus, 27 April 1916 
Birchim, Mrs. Rose - (died Oct 4, 1926)
Blaze, Leslie - News Dispatch- Michigan City, IN 9/20/1997 - LaPORTE 
Bordelon, Shirley - News Dispatch- Michigan City, IN 1/26/2001 -- LaPORTE 
Brewer, son of Arthur - Evening Bulletin, Monday, April 10, 1899
Bugby, Mrs. Harriet The Evening Bullet - 8 April 1899.
Buss, Robert - News Dispatch- Michigan City, IN 3/26/1999 - LaPORTE
BUTLER, EVA – Unknown La Porte newspaper, 10 October 1938
Clemons, Cliff - News Dispatch- Michigan City, IN - 11/23/1997 - KINGSFORD HEIGHTS
CONANT, MARY J. - From: Unknown La Porte newspaper, 28 January 1920
COPLIN, MARQUIS, From unknown LaPorte newspaper, 17 March 1936
DAVIS, JAMES – (Civil War Veteran) – La Porte Argus-Bulletin, 4 May 1910
DePoy, Donald W. , News Dispatch- Michigan City, IN - 2/8/1999 - NILES, MI
DEWITT, LAVERN (DUDE) – La Porte Herald Argus, 25 July 1956 – Lavern (Dude) Dewitt, 86,
DEWITT, MRS. SARAH M. - From: unknown La Porte newspaper, 13 January 1899

Dickson, Daniel Morris - excerpt from the book by Brigadier General Tracy Campbell Dickson regarding the descendants of
William and Elizabeth Campbell Dickson -
  Fourth Generation - descendant #50: Daniel Morris Dickson, born July 29, 1810, at Chautaugua, NY, died at Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1866,
married at Ripley, NY May 4, 1848, Mary Ann McHenry, born at Ripley, NY, August 9, 1827, died at LaPorte, Indiana January 10, 1916,
daughter of John McHenry and Elizabeth Dickson. He lived at Ripley, NY, until 1823, when he removed to Prairie Round, Michigan,
served in the Michigan militia during the Black Hawk War; removed to Quincy, NY, and operated a store in partnership with Col. Bell;
in business at Niles, Michigan, from 1846 to 1850; railroad agent, owned general store, postmaster and justice of the peace at Rolling Prairie, Indiana,
1851 to 1861; removed to Chicago, Illinois, and manufactured brick and operated a general store.
He was interested in politics and was a speaker in political campaigns.

Dickson, Mary A - From the LaPorte Daily Argus, Tuesday 11, February 1916
Erickson, Larry Allen - Larry Allen Erickson: Obit for Larry Allen Erickson La Porte Herald-Argus 9-20-1954
 EVORY, OBADIAH – From: unknown La Porte newspaper, 14 August 1909
FRANCE, ADAM – From: La Porte Daily Herald, 2 January 1891
FOSTER, THOMAS D. – From unknown La Porte newspaper, 20 January 1938
FRITZ, FANNIE – La Porte Argus, 24 January 1889
Garman, Rosa B. (Teeter)- La Porte Daily Herald Argus, Wed, 17 Feb 1932
GEORGE, SARAH A.,   La Porte Daily Herald, 11 April 1899
HACKER, EVA M. – La Porte Herald Argus, 21 April 1967
HALTER, FLORENCE – La Porte Herald Argus, 27 September 1951
HALTER, SARAH JOSEPHINE – From unknown La Porte newspaper, 22 February 1937
Halter - Alta Alice Halter,  - The La Porte Herald-Argus, March 13, 1937 p. 2 col. 4 Contributed by: Alan Zeller
Halter - William H. Halter, La Porte Herald-Argus, Friday, 8 June 1946. - Contributed by: Alan Zeller
HARRIS, JAMES B. – The La Porte Daily Herald, 3 June 1927
HATHAWAY, DANIEL – Unknown La Porte newspaper, 15 September 1911
Helmick, John   -  Daily Herald, Thursday, August 2, 1894
HICKMAN, JOSEPH – From: unknown La Porte newspaper, 27 February 1936
HUFFMAN, DAVID – From: The La Porte Argus-Bulletin, 12 November 1903
ISTATT, WILLIAM – Unknown La Porte newspaper, 31 May 1933
LAMPSON - WILSON HENRY LAMPSON – Unknown La Porte newspaper, 20 October 1917
LAMPSON, LUCRETIA, Unknown La Porte newspaper, 27 March 1923
LLOYD, ELIZABETH, La Porte Argus Bulletin, 6 November 1900
MAGNUS, MARY – Herald Argus, 4 February 1927 – 
MARTIN, LAURA – From: unknown La Porte newspaper, 26 March 1934
McCARTY, PEARL – La Porte County Herald, 1 October 1901

Miles family info - Contributer by Gloria Arndt, Rolling Prairie Cemetery Historian - Gloria states; listings they had were:
Eugene A. Miles and Ebbie with the date of 31 May 1910. After seeing the obituary for Celia, I believe that the Ebbie listed is Celia.
The date of her funeral is 31 May 1910.
Obit for Eugene: 10 June 1909 Thursday, La Porte Daily Argus-Bulletin Eugene A. Miles
Celia's obit, 28 May 1910, La Porte Daily Argus-Bulletin

NESBITT, KATE A. (Kittie) – From: La Porte Daily Argus-Bulletin, 10 March 1905
NESBITT, MINER – From: La Porte Argus, 14 August 1884
NOBLE, FRANK STANHOPE – From: La Porte Argus, 13 August 1885
NOBLE, MRS. SUSAN F., - Michigan City News 5 June 1901
OAKLEY, AMANDA – La Porte Daily Herald, 22 February 1904
PEASE, MARTHA – Unknown newspaper, January 1876
PIERCE, ALLAN – The La Porte Herald, 4 May 1901
PIPER, JOHN  – From: La Porte County Whig, 8 January 1851
PROVOLT, ELIZA – From unknown La Porte newspaper, 30 January 1875
REESE, ELMER – From unknown La Porte newspaper, 28 November 1936
REYNOLDS, CHARLES – La Porte Argus, 22 June 1882
REYNOLDS, KITTY – From: La Porte Argus, 2 February 1888
SALISBURY, BENJAMIN F., Michigan City News, 26 August 1909
SHELLENBERGER, JOHN – Unknown La Porte newspaper, 17 December 1927
SHELLENBERGER, SOPHIE D. – unknown La Porte newspaper, 15 October 1926
STINCHCOMB, SARAH – From: Unknown La Porte newspaper, 9 November 1923
TEETER, EDWIN J. - From unknown La Porte newspaper, 5 November 1932 –
TEETER, ZACHARIAH – La Porte Argus, Thursday, 27 December 1894
THOMAS, MARGARET L. – From: unknown La Porte newspaper, 3 October 1930
WELLS, EVELINE I, (Maiden name Porter)- From: Michigan City News, 19 September 1923
WHITMAN, SUSAN L., From unknown newspaper, July 1899
WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN – From: Michigan City Dispatch, 7 March 1895 – Galena Gleanings News
Woodard, Mrs Martha (Teeter) - Herald Press, St. Joseph Michigan - January 2, 1945 - Wednesday


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