Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

Mary Louise Lutes

Mary Louise Lutes

Aug 5, 2017

Mary L. Lutes, 89, of College Corner, Ohio, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty. Mary was born in Richmond on February 29, 1928, to Denver and Elsie Waltz Hileman. Mary was employed in custodial work at Miami University for several years. She resided in the College Corner area for over forty years. Mary was...

Joyce E. Crutchfield

Joyce E. Crutchfield

Aug 2, 2017

Joyce E. Crutchfield, 78, of Connersville, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Reid Healthcare in Richmond. Joyce was born January 12, 1939 in Connersville, to Kermit B and Mary G. Noe Hensley. She was a 1958 graduate of Connersville High School and remained active with her class and planning reunions. In 1959, Joyce was honored as the first Fayette County...

Chucky Lucas

Chucky Lucas

Jul 31, 2017

Chucky Lucas, 36, of Connersville, died Monday, July 31, 2017 at Fayette Regional Health System. Born January 1, 1981 in Connersville, Chucky was the son of Charles E. and Gloria Clark Lucas. He was a 1999 graduate of Connersville High School and went on to attend Vincennes University. Chucky was an avid fan of Duke University basketball and played basketball...

Ruth Edith Campbell

Ruth Edith Campbell

Jul 14, 2017

Ruth Edith (Summers) Campbell, 104, died on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Berkeley Square Colonial Services in Hamilton, Ohio. Ruth was born in Butler County, Ohio, on September 11, 1912, to Everett E. and Edith Harrison Summers. She was a 1930 graduate of Union School in College Corner. On July 28, 1030, she married James E. Campbell and enjoyed seventy...

Maudie Mae Barrett

Maudie Mae Barrett

Jul 10, 2017

Maudie Mae Barrett, 67, of Connersville, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at Hickory Creek at Connersville. Born January 26, 1950 in Fayette County, Indiana, Maudie was the daughter of John D. and Maxine Rose Steele. She attended Connersville area schools and the Full Gospel Holiness Church. Maudie greatly enjoyed outdoor activities, including fishing and tending her flowers. She also found...

Diana M Hatfield

Diana M Hatfield

Jul 3, 2017

Diana M. Hatfield, 65, of Connersville, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at Fayette Regional Health System. A Bath, Ohio native, Diana was born October 23, 1951 to Virgil P. and Evelyn “Marie” White Turney. She was a 1970 Connersville High School graduate. Diana married Clifford L. “Cliff” Hatfield on October 29, 1973. While Cliff was enlisted in the Navy for...

Wilma J Mclean

Wilma J Mclean

Jun 30, 2017

Wilma J. McLean, 95, of Connersville, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at Heritage House of Connersville. Wilma was born in Seymour, October 4, 1921, the only child of Sheldon and Mabel Spear Van Hoy. She graduated from high school in Seymour and attended business college. On July 7, 1948, she married Byron McLean who died September 27, 1979. Wilma had...

Janet Hensley

Janet Hensley

Jun 25, 2017

Janet S. Hensley, 69, of Liberty died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at her residence. The daughter of Ralph and Lois Mudell Watterson, Janet was born November 19, 1947 in Richmond, Indiana. She attended area schools and graduated from Franklin County High School in 1965. On January 14, 1993, she married Aaron Hensley, whom died on January 4, 2008. Janet was...

Nilah G. Fettig

Nilah G. Fettig

Jun 24, 2017

Connersville native, Nilah Fettig, 97, died Saturday afternoon, June 24, 2017, at Markle Heath and Rehabilitation in Markle. Nilah was born September 17, 1919 to Ralph and Grace Smith Bowen. She was a graduate of Orange High School and Indiana Business College in Indianapolis. On December 21, 1940, she was married to Charles W. “Chuck” Fettig who died September 28,...

Colleen F. Price

Colleen F. Price

Jun 22, 2017

Colleen F. Price, 95, of Connersville, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Premier Healthcare of Connersville. Colleen was a native of Fayette County, born October 26, 1921, to Curtis and Nellie C. Riebsomer Huff. She attended Connersville area schools and Alquina High School. In 1942 during World War II, she was employed at Stant Manufacturing until her retirement in 1961....

Jody Lee Johnson

Jody Lee Johnson

Jun 18, 2017

Jody Lee Johnson, 45, of West College Corner, died June 18, 2017 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. A Connersville native, Jody was born on August 8, 1971 to Donald E. and Eselene Jackson Johnson. He attended Connersville area schools and was employed as a stone laborer. In his free time, Jody enjoyed fishing and hunting ginseng. Jody is survived by...

Geraldine Louise Adams

Geraldine Louise Adams

Jun 13, 2017

Geraldine L. Adams, 96, of Liberty died on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty. Geraldine was born in Preble County, Ohio on June 19, 1920, to Frank Carey and Helen Irene Parks Rinehart. She was a 1938 graduate of Dixon Township High School in Preble County. Geraldine also attended Miami Jacobs Business College in Dayton....

Robert Joseph Tillison Jr.

Robert Joseph Tillison Jr.

Jun 11, 2017

Milroy, IN SGM Joe Tillison, 53, of Milroy, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Franklin County, as a result of a motorcycle accident on US 52. Joe was born in Rushville on June 2, 1964 to Robert Joseph, Sr. and Joyce Lorraine Smith Tillison. He graduated from Connersville High School in 1982 and received a bachelor degree from DeVry University,...

Jordan Thomas Van Meter

Jordan Thomas Van Meter

Jun 2, 2017

Jordan Thomas Van Meter, infant son of Thomas Robert Van Meter and Rebecca Renee Barrett, died on June 2, 2017 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital TriHealth in Oxford. In addition to his parents, Jordan is survived by a sister: Katie Sue Barrett of Brownsville; maternal grandparents: Marlene and Max Thompson of Connersville, Boone and Patricia Barrett of Connersville; paternal grandparents:...

Golda Rae See

Golda Rae See

May 21, 2017

Golda Rae See, 89 of Connersville, died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Premier Healthcare, Connersville. A Victoria, Texas native, Golda was born September 8, 1927 to Woodrome and Grace Edna Macha Carroll and was a 1945 high school graduate. She married Herbert W. See on September 28, 1950. Together, they relocated to Indiana to be closer to family. Golda enjoyed...

Harry Hart Dils

Harry Hart Dils

May 15, 2017

Harry H. Dils, 90, of Liberty died on Monday, May 15, 2017, at Reid Health in Richmond. Harry was born in Wayne County on June 21, 1926, to Leonard and Helen Hart Dils. He graduated from Kitchel High School. Harry married Juanita Batcher on August 5, 1946 and they enjoyed 70 years together before Juanita died on August 6, 2016....

Larry Dean Evans Jr.

Larry Dean Evans Jr.

May 9, 2017

Larry Dean Evans, Jr., 51, of Brownsville, died May 9, 2017 at his residence. A Connersville native, Larry was born June 3, 1965 to Larry Sr. and Shirley Herbert Evans and was a 1983 graduate of Connersville High School. Until his retirement, he was employed at Visteon and its predecessors. Larry was a member of the American Legion Post 1...

Ronald Lee Howe

Ronald Lee Howe

May 7, 2017

Ronald Lee Howe, 61, of Cedar Grove and former Connersville resident, died Sunday evening, May 7, 2017, at St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis following a lengthy illness. Ron was born in Connersville, August 8, 1955, to Charles Franklin “Wally” and Tillie Ann Dunn Howe. He attended Orange Elementary School and was a 1973 graduate of Connersville High School....

Dorothy Snyder White

Dorothy Snyder White

May 6, 2017

Dorothy Snyder White, 93, of Liberty died Saturday, May 6, 2017, at her residence. Dorothy was born in Clifton, to Earl L. and Ethel Miles Snyder on June 5, 1923. She graduated from Short High School in 1941 and married Robert J. White on December 8, 1943 in Liberty. They enjoyed 60 years of marriage before Robert died on November...

Diana L. Ripberger

Diana L. Ripberger

May 3, 2017

Diana L. Ripberger, 63, of Connersville, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Dayton. A Rushville native, Diana was born January 4, 1954 to Everett and Miriam Beesley Ralstin and was a 1972 graduate of Rushville High School. She enlisted in the United States Army and served her country as a cryptographer while stationed in Hawaii. Diana returned...