Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

Lynn Kenneth Goodner Jr.

Lynn Kenneth Goodner Jr.

Nov 13, 2011

Lynn K. Goodner, Jr. 58, of Connersville, died Sunday afternoon, November 13, 2011, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Lynn was born in Waco, Texas, March 10, 1953, to Lynn K., Sr. and Iris Parson Goodner. His father had a career in the military and Lynn grew up residing in many different locations including Italy at the age of five. In...

Julian Robert Logue

Julian Robert Logue

Nov 10, 2011

Julian R. Logue, 90, of Liberty, died Thursday evening, November 10, 2011, at his residence. A Union County native, he was born March 5, 1921 to Roger S. and Bertha Stout Logue. After graduating from Short High School in 1939 Julian attended Earlham College. He served in the United States Navy during WWII as a Fireman on the USS Morris...

Patricia "Patty" Gibbs

Patricia "Patty" Gibbs

Nov 9, 2011

Connersville, IN Patricia “Patty” Gibbs, 75, of Connersville, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at her residence. Patty was born April 5. 1936 to John and Thelma Johnson Gray in Laurel where she grew up and attended school. On February 17, 1952, she was married in Laurel to Jesse L. Gibbs, Sr. who died February 18, 2007. Patty devoted her life...

Ima Jean Abernathy

Ima Jean Abernathy

Nov 5, 2011

Ima Jean Abernathy, 81, of Connersville, died Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Lincoln Centers East. Born January 1, 1930 in Connersville to Denver and Beulah Fowler Powell, she was raised in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from Roosevelt High School. On June 8, 1963, Ima Jean was married to Donald Abernathy who died January 2, 1983. She had been employed as...

Joshua Wade Neukam

Joshua Wade Neukam

Nov 4, 2011

Joshua Wade Neukam, 32, of Brookville, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at his residence. Josh was born May 31, 1979 to Roger and Javonia Williams Neukam in Hinsdale, Illinois. Josh attended Connersville High School and later earned his GED. He had worked as a machinist for STI in Greensburg. Josh loved spending time with his daughters and being outdoors. He...

Gary Edward Chaney

Gary Edward Chaney

Oct 31, 2011

Gary Edward Chaney, 70, of West College Corner, died Monday, October 31, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Fairfield, Ohio. Gary was born in Cincinnati to Charles and Margaret Bowman Chaney on May 21, 1941. After graduating from high school he married the former Susan Brownfield on July 16, 1960. Following his service in the United States Navy, Gary continued to...

Bertha Alice Rankin

Bertha Alice Rankin

Oct 22, 2011

Bertha A. Rankin, 90, of Liberty, died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Sycamore Springs Rehabilitation Center. A Liberty native, Bertha was born January 21, 1921 in Liberty to Samuel K. and Estella M. Rinehart Ross. She was a homemaker and worked for Union County Council on Aging and Aged. She was loved by everyone who knew her and she will...

Carol Kay Beard

Carol Kay Beard

Oct 21, 2011

Carol K. Beard, 70, of Connersville, died Friday morning, October 21, 2011, at Heritage House of Connersville. Carol was born October 19, 1941 in Connersville to Harry and June A. Rudd Jones. Most recently, she had been employed as a dietician at Heritage House of Connersville for 14 years. She and her first husband, Kenneth Throop, had owned and operated...

Christine Boling Shera

Christine Boling Shera

Oct 14, 2011

Christine Boling Shera, 95, of Normal Illinois and formerly of College Corner, died Friday, October 14, 2011. Christine was born on February 6, 1916 in Hamilton, Ohio to Robert L. and Della W. Tatman Boling. She married Lloyd H. Shera in Liberty on March 17, 1936. Christine retired from Miami University as the Martin Dinning Hall manager and volunteered for...

Harry "Hap" A. Price

Harry "Hap" A. Price

Oct 7, 2011

Harry A. “Hap” Price, 84, of Westfield and former Connersville resident, died Friday morning, October 7, 2011, at St Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. “Hap” was born June 9, 1927 in Brookville, Ohio to Richard and Emma Johnson Price. In 1945, he graduated from Hamilton High School, Hamilton, Ohio. “Hap” was a US Navy veteran of WW II and Korea. On September...

Juanita Ervine Brown

Juanita Ervine Brown

Oct 6, 2011

G. Juanita Ervine Brown, 88, of Greenwood and formerly of Connersville, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at The Hearth at Stone’s Crossing in Greenwood. A Connersville native, Juanita was born March 1, 1923 to John Carson and Lillian Irene Ennis Ervine and was a 1942 graduate of Connersville High School. On July 25, 1959, she was married to Harold L...

Goldie Juanita Brown

Goldie Juanita Brown

Oct 6, 2011

Arrangements under the direction of Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Connersville, IN.

James Allen Lacy

James Allen Lacy

Oct 1, 2011

Jim Lacy, 69, of Liberty, died early Saturday morning, October 1, 2011, at his residence. Jim was born December 28, 1941 in Wayne County to Gilbert William and Juanita Mae Parflow Lacy. He attended Wayne County schools and was a U.S. Army veteran where he served as a Private First Class with the 574th Engineering Company during the Viet Nam...

Victoria Corrine Campbell

Victoria Corrine Campbell

Oct 1, 2011

Victoria C. Campbell, 56, died Saturday morning, October 1, 2011, at her residence. She was born December 22, 1954 in Corcoran, California to Melvin Roy and Zelma Pearl Bitticks Atkins. Victoria was a member of the Women of the Moose and volunteered at benefits there and at the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She enjoyed time with her family and friends...

Joseph R. Connell

Joseph R. Connell

Sep 28, 2011

Joe Connell, 20, of Connersville, died early Wednesday morning, September 28, 2011, as result of an auto accident on SR 44W. Joe was born in Connersville, January 5, 1991, to Dean and Emily Lohrey Connell. In 2009, he graduated from Connersville High School where he played football and also took machining class at the Whitewater Technical Career Center. Joe was...

Thelma M. Ripberger

Thelma M. Ripberger

Sep 23, 2011

Thelma M. Lyons Ripberger, 86, formerly of the Glenwood community, died Friday, September 23, 2011, at the Brown County Nursing Home, Nashville. Thelma was a Fayette County native, born September 24, 1924 to Virgil and Viola LaFuze Lyons. She was a 1942 graduate of Alquina High School and was married to James H. Ripberger, April 11, 1942 in Milroy. Thelma...

Jon Butcher

Jon Butcher

Sep 23, 2011

Seymour, Illinois Jon Butcher, 47, of Seymour, Illinois and former Connersville resident, died Friday, September 23, 2011, at his residence. A Connersville native, Jon was born November 1, 1963 to Robert J. and Mary Helen Hinners Butcher. He was a 1982 graduate of Connersville High School and entered the U.S Air Force in August of 1982. He attained the rank...

Mary Ann Shelton

Mary Ann Shelton

Sep 20, 2011

Mary Ann Shelton, 71, of Franklin County, died Tuesday morning, September 20, 2011, at her residence. Mary Ann was born February 13, 1940 in Reading, Ohio to Paul and Ollie Plummer Fox and graduated from high school in 1957. She had been employed as the office manager at Jerry Kanter Accounting in Cincinnati, Ohio. On May 24, 1986, she was...

Wilbur "Pete" David Rigor

Wilbur "Pete" David Rigor

Sep 19, 2011

Wilbur “Pete” Rigor, 105, died Monday evening, September 19, 2011, at Hickory Creek of Connersville. “Pete” was born August 28, 1906 to Charles H. and Bessie M. Jerman Rigor at their home located across from the East Side United Methodist Church. As a child, he was featured in the Gold Medal Flour advertisements. He attended the Lew Wallace School on...

James Rudolph Ripberger

James Rudolph Ripberger

Sep 11, 2011

James R “Rudy” Ripberger, 86, of Connersville, died early Sunday morning, September 11, 2011, at his residence. Rudy was born August 3, 1925 in Fayette County to Russell and Dora T Callahan Ripberger. In 1943, he graduated from Connersville High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force later that year. Rudy attained the rank of Staff Sergeant while...