Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Woodrow W. "Woody" Oliver
Sep 28, 2012
Woodrow W. “Woody” Oliver, 99, of Somerville, Ohio and former area resident, died Friday, September 28, 2012, at Woodland Country Manor in Somerville, Ohio. Woody was born, May 13, 1913 to Floyd “Pad” and Ella C. Isrigg Oliver in Greensburg, Indiana and attended school there. On November 16, 1946, he was married in Corbin, Kentucky to the former Gladys F....
Jean L. Montgomery
Sep 26, 2012
Jean L. Montgomery, 93, of DeMotte and formerly of Liberty, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Porter Regional Hospital, Valparaiso. Jean was born May 29, 1919 in Richmond to Harold and Gladys Stevens Clements. In 1938, she graduated from Morton High School in Wayne County and was employed at her father’s business, Clements Insurance in Richmond. Jean had also worked...
Arthur F "Art" Fields
Sep 24, 2012
Arthur F. “Art” Fields, 80, of Liberty, died Monday, September 24, 2012, at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. A Liberty native, Art was born April 6, 1932 to Milton and Nellie Frasur Fields. He attended Short High School in Liberty and entered the U.S. Army in 1950. His was stationed at Ft. Knox, Kentucky and later...
James "Pete" C. Louden
Sep 23, 2012
In the small and quiet hours on Sunday, the 23rd of September 2012, James Pete Calvin Louden passed away at his residence. James was born in Franklin County, August 31, 1937, to John James and Mamie “Beulah” Stacy Louden and attended Fairfield School in Franklin County. Many know him as the patriarch of the Louden Family, and many may know...
Jeffrey Alan Long
Sep 22, 2012
Jeffrey Alan Long, 66, of Westfield, died Saturday evening, September 22, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. Jeff was born July 13, 1946 in Rushville, the eldest of seven children of Robert Darrel and Betty June Bush Long. In 1964, he graduated from Rushville High School and was a 1966 graduate of DeVry Technical Institute, Chicago, with a degree in...
Joanna Lee Hisle
Sep 21, 2012
Joanna Lee Hisle, 63, of Connersville, died Friday morning, September 21, 2012, at University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Joanna was born February 2, 1949 in Hamilton, Ohio. On June 7, 1975, she was married in Jellico, Tennessee to Nelson E. Hisle, Sr. Joanna had been employed at Wayne Works in Richmond and served as the first and only female...
Katie Bailey
Sep 19, 2012
Katie Bailey, 33, died Wednesday morning, September 19, 2012, at her mother's residence in Connersville, Indiana. Katie was born October 29, 1978 in St. Joseph, Michigan to Barbara E. McConnell. Barbara married Vincent P. Roush in February of 1979 and Vincent adopted Katie on Valentine's Day of 1980. In 1997, Katie graduated from Hartford High School in Hartford, Michigan. She...
Dana Ray Gruell
Sep 15, 2012
Dana Ray Gruell, 49, of Kokomo, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at the home of his mother where he had been recuperating from an accident. A Connersville native, Dana was born March 21, 1963, the youngest of three sons of Bobbie L. and Shirley Ann Meek Gruell. In 1981, he graduated from Connersville High School and entered the U.S. Navy....
Owen Lawrence Smith
Sep 14, 2012
Owen Lawrence Smith, 70, of Liberty, died early Friday morning, September 14, 2012, at his residence. Owen was born December 11, 1941 in Hico, West Virginia, to Luther and Isabelle Miller Smith and attended school in College Corner, Ohio. In November of 1963, he was married in Liberty to the former Doris J. Remley. Owen retired in 1996 from Perfect...
Sharon Metsch
Sep 11, 2012
Sharon Metsch, 59, of Liberty, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at her home. Sharon was born September 14, 1952, in Brookville and was the daughter of Boss and Lizan Steward. In 1970, she graduated from Brookville High School and continued her education at business college in Indianapolis. Sharon had been employed with Mansur Development...
Barbara J. Alford
Sep 7, 2012
Barbara J. Alford, 86, of Connersville, went to be with the Lord, Friday afternoon, September 7, 2012, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Barbara was born in Franklin County, October 6, 1925 to Wade and Gladys McFarland Reese. She had been employed at Stant Manufacturing and had worked at Hickory Lane Smorgasbord. She was a member of the Centerville Christian Church. Barbara...
Marlene E. Kitchel
Sep 5, 2012
Former Liberty resident, Marlene Ellen Kitchel, 76, died Wednesday morning, September 5, 2012, at Golden LivingCenter-Golden Rule, Richmond Marlene was born in Richmond, December 16, 1935 to Bernard H. and Mildred E. Crouse Kitchel. She was a member of Hanna’s Creek Christian Church. Marlene is survived by her sister and brother-in-law: Dona J. and Larry L. Miller of Liberty; nieces:...
Snowden Isaacs
Sep 2, 2012
Snowden Isaacs, 70, of Connersville, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at his residence. Snowden was a native of Foxtown, Jackson County, Kentucky, born March 29, 1942 to Herbert and Alice Gabbard Isaacs and attended school there. He retired from Visteon where he had operated a forklift for many years. Following retirement, he had worked at Admiral Gas and The Chrome...
Philip L. "Flip" Brunsman
Sep 2, 2012
Philip L. “Flip” Brunsman, 57, of Connersville, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at his residence. A Connersville native, Philip was born October 2, 1954, to Louis Frank and Edna Ruth Collins Brunsman. He graduated early from Connersville High School in 1972 and had attended St. Gabriel Elementary School. For over 29 years, he had been employed as a machinist at...
Martha J. Schneider
Aug 29, 2012
Martha Trost Schneider, 90, formerly of Connersville, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at Crescent Point Senior Living in Niantic, CT where she had been a resident since March of this year. A native of Lafayette, IN, she was born March 7, 1922, the oldest of five children of John F. and Frances (Small) Trost. She graduated from West Lafayette's Klondike...
Ruby M. Snyder
Aug 28, 2012
Ruby M. Snyder, 83, of West Chester, Ohio, and former Liberty resident, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at West Chester Hospital, West Chester, Ohio. Ruby was born February 25, 1929 in West College Corner to Robert F. and Nova G. Jenkins Brewer and moved with her family to Liberty. She was a 1947 graduate of Short High School and graduated...
William L. "Bill" Gray
Aug 26, 2012
William L. “Bill” Gray, 65, of Connersville, died early Sunday morning, August 26, 2012, at his residence. A Fayette County native, Bill was born January 16, 1947, the only child of U. Dodson and Doris Ann Bunzendahl Gray. He was a 1965 graduate of Connersville High School and entered the U.S. Army in 1966. He attained the rank of Specialist...
Fred I. Venable
Aug 24, 2012
Fred I. Venable, 73, of Connersville, died Friday evening, August 24, 2012, at his residence. Fred was a native of Jackson County, Kentucky, born to Walter G. and Hazel Strong Venable on April 23, 1939 and attended school there. He had been employed as a journeyman electrical lineman at REMC, Richmond, Richmond Power and Light and local contract work. Fred...
Nancy E. Livingston
Aug 20, 2012
Nancy E. Livingston, 86, of Connersville, died Monday evening, August 20, 2012, at Heritage House of Connersville. She had been in ill health for several months. Nancy was a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, born January 26, 1926, to Arnold H. and Martha E. Stephens Riser. On August 8, 1946, she was married in Laurel, Mississippi to L.H. “Mississippi” Livingston. They...
L. Grace Young
Aug 18, 2012
L. Grace Young, 104, of Connersville, died Saturday, August 18, 2012, at her residence. Grace was born February 26, 1908, in Gates, West Virginia, one of twelve children of Henry Lewis and Clarinda Shires Canterbury. She attended school in West Virginia and was married in October of 1946 in Staunton, Virginia to Charles Walker Young. They lived in Connersville for...
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