Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Willie "Burgess" Johnson
Jan 19, 2017
Willie “Burgess” Johnson, 78, of Connersville, died Thursday morning, January 19, 2017, at Caroleton Manor in Connersville. Burgess was born in Jackson County, Kentucky, March 11, 1938, to William Everett and Bertha Katherine Pearson Johnson. He had farmed the family farm raising cattle and hogs. He loved life and was a hard worker. Burgess had also been employed at Connersville...
Jane K. Martin
Jan 16, 2017
Jane “Janie” Martin, 71, of Liberty died, Monday, January 16, 2017, at her residence. Jane was born in Oxford, Ohio, on August 30, 1945, to Charles and Esther (Baudendistel) Risch. She attended College Corner Schools. Jane was employed for twenty-three years at Visteon in Connersville. She loved her cats and making crafts. Jane is survived by three children: Dan Sizemore...
Don Treadway
Jan 10, 2017
Don Treadway, 73, of Bath died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Dearborn County Hospital. The son of William Jackson and Eugenia Bailey Treadway, Don was born March 13, 1943 in North Vernon, Jennings County. Don was a 1961 graduate of Union High School, College Corner and enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served on the U.S.S. Eaton, as...
Jerry Alan Singer
Jan 9, 2017
Jerry A. Singer, 75, 0f Liberty, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 9th, 2017 at Dayton VA Hospice. Jerry was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 9th, 1941, to James and Martha Crowe Singer. He graduated from Lexington High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Kentucky. Jerry served his country in the...
Carolyn Louise Hiatt
Jan 5, 2017
Carolyn L. Hiatt, 69, of Liberty died on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Reid Health in Richmond. Carolyn was born in Greensburg, on January 6, 1947, to Walter K. and Betty Lucille Henderson Johnson. She was a 1966 graduate of Connersville High School and attended Amber’s Beauty School in Muncie. Carolyn married Randy Hiatt on August, 8, 1981. In addition...
Victor L. Harvey
Jan 3, 2017
Victor L. Harvey, 53, of Milton, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at his residence. Victor is the son of Glen and Neva Bennett Harvey, born July 22, 1963 in Wayne County. He was a 1981 graduate of Connersville High School and had been employed as a roofer as a member of United Roofers and Waterproofers Union. Local 119. He primarily...
Shirley M Schneider
Dec 30, 2016
Shirley Schneider, 67, of Brownsville, died on Friday, December 30, 2016, at Reid Health in Richmond. Shirley was born in Hamilton, Ohio, on June 29, 1949, to Donald and Pearl Widau Sayers. On September 17, 1965, Shirley married Ronald Schneider in Connersville, Indiana. Shirley graduated from Ivy Tech and worked in the OB Department at Fayette Regional for over thirty...
Virgil Irvin Steele
Dec 22, 2016
Virgil Irvin Steele, 74, of Connersville died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Hickory Creek of Connersville. A McKee, Kentucky native, Virgil was born February 17, 1942 to Luther and Pearl Hughes Steele and attended Sparks School in Jackson County, Kentucky. On February 12, 1966, Virgil married the former, Georgia Case at her mother’s home. Virgil owned and operated Steele Brothers...
Herbie Browning
Dec 19, 2016
Herbie Browning, 51, of Connersville, died Monday, December 19, 2016 at Reid Health, Richmond after a courageous battle with cancer. Herbie, the son of Herbert and Lillie M. Norman Browning, was born in Fayette County on January 30, 1965. He attended Connersville area schools and was 1983 graduate of Connersville High School. Herbie worked at Central Indiana Transport in Richmond...
Clifford R. Carter
Dec 19, 2016
Clifford Ray “Sonny” Carter, 77, of Connersville, died Monday, December 19, 2016, at his residence. Clifford was born in Connersville, January 27, 1939, to Ray Kenneth and Marguerite Rebecca Powell Carter. He attended Connersville area schools and was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1962. Clifford served as a Specialist 4th Class with the 11th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division based...
Scott Ellis Barrett
Dec 12, 2016
Scott Ellis Barrett, 47, of Latonia, Kentucky died Monday, December 12, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky after a courageous battle with cancer. Scott, the son of William Ellis and Lorna E. Schaub Barrett, was born in Stanford, Connecticut on February 27, 1969 and graduated from Connor High School. Scott is survived by his parents, his siblings: William...
Ada Maxine Schmalfeldt
Dec 12, 2016
Ada Maxine Schmalfeldt, 98, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016. She was born on September 5, 1918 in Everton, Indiana. Ada was the last child born to Nannie Dozier and Abraham Lincoln White. Her siblings were Mary Funk, Grace Ripberger, Lavern Wenz, Opal Maley and Richard White. All her siblings are now deceased. She married Hubert Henry Schmalfeldt on...
Avenell Riebsomer
Dec 10, 2016
Avenell Riebsomer, of Connersville, passed away encircled by loving family on December 10, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Avenell was born September 20, 1939 in Waneta, Kentucky to Elmer and Dahlia Marcum Sparks. She moved to Connersville in 1956 and worked at the Mari-Nella Resturant until she married Donald Riebsomer on March 29, 1958 at East Side United Methodist...
Jason A. Rose
Dec 9, 2016
Jason Andrew Rose, 44, passed away at home, Friday, December 9, 2016, after bravely battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma since June. Born March 31, 1972 in Richmond, to James A. and Rickie L. Harris Rose, Jason lived on the family homestead with his wife and high school sweetheart, the former Bettina Hanson, and his three children, Jaeger A., Huntyr M., and Jayden...
James J. Firsich
Dec 5, 2016
James J. Firsich, 93, of Connersville, died Monday, December 5, 2016, at Premier Healthcare in Connersville. A Connersville native, James was born August 22, 1923, to Albert H. and Ida M. Dudley Firsich. In 1942, he graduated from Connersville High School and along with all of the males in his graduating class, he was drafted in to the U.S. Army...
Kenneth J. Hoover
Dec 5, 2016
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Kenneth James Hoover
Dec 5, 2016
Kenneth James Hoover, 67, of Fairfield, died on Monday, December 5, 2016, at the Heartland of Woodridge in Fairfield. Kenneth was born in Tulare, California, on October 18, 1949, to Harold and Delores Jean Hoover. He graduated from high school in California in 1968. Kenneth received an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science from the City of Long Beach, California, and...
Mike Brockman
Dec 5, 2016
Richmond, IN Mike Brockman, 45, of the Springersville community, died Monday, December 5, 2016 at Reid Health, Richmond. The son of Robin and Brenda Lakes Brockman, Mike was born April 18, 1971 in Connersville. Mike attended area schools and graduated from Union County High School in 1989. He greatly enjoyed playing high school basketball and continued to play throughout his...
Lucille M. Walters
Dec 3, 2016
Lucille M. Walters, 82, of Connersville, died Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Hickory Creek at Connersville. Lucille was a native of Gary, born October 29, 1934 to Arnold and Anna Marek Clark. On September 6. 1951, she was married to James L. Walters who died October 29, 2000. She was a member of the Park Road Christian Center and enjoyed...
Carolyn Jo Mcdonough
Nov 29, 2016
Carolyn Jo Cornett McDonough, age 61, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family, Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 after a courageous 14 year battle with cancer. Carolyn is survived by her husband: Timothy McDonough, whom she married July 22, 1978; her daughter: Amanda Pennington and her husband, Dustin of Pendleton; her son: Scott McDonough of Connersville, two grandchildren:...
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