Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Walter "Shorty" J. Clark
Aug 14, 2014
Walter Junior “Shorty” Clark, 89, of Liberty, died Thursday evening, August 14, 2014, in Dayton, Ohio at the Veterans Administration Hospital. A lifelong Union County resident, Walter was born September 25, 1924 to Theodora and Nora Daisy Potter Clark. He attended Short High School in Liberty and was a U.S. Army veteran where he served as a Tech Sergeant in...
Mabel C. "Nanny" Charles
Aug 13, 2014
Mabel C. “Nanny” Charles, 91 of Connersville, died Wednesday night, August 13, 2014, at her residence. A Leslie County, Kentucky native, Nanny was born on, August 15, 1922. After high school, she attended beauty school in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nanny served as a recruiter and parachute rigger for The Women’s Air Corp, informally known as Air WACs. On Labor Day Weekend...
Marilyn E. Bell
Aug 11, 2014
Marilyn E. Bell, 75, of Connersville, died on Monday, August 11, 2014, at Lincoln Center West in Connersville. Marilyn was born in West College Corner, Indiana, on July 31, 1939, to Charles and Esther Baudendistel Risch. She attended school in College Corner and during part of her life she was employed as a waitress. Marilyn is survived by a son,...
Arnold L. Geis
Aug 6, 2014
Arnold L. Geis, 74, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at his residence in Brownsville, Indiana. Arnold was born in Union County on February 11, 1940, to Harry and Thelma Baker Geis and attended Union County Schools. Arnold was employed at Visteon for forty-one and one half years which demonstrated he was a man with a dedicated work ethic. Arnold enjoyed...
Dolores M. Smith
Aug 2, 2014
Dolores M. Smith, 84, of Bradenton, Florida, and formerly of the Cincinnati area, died Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Liberty Nursing Center of Oxford, Ohio. Dolores was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 24, 1929, to William and Bertha Smith Miller. She graduated from college and taught in the Cincinnati Public Schools for over thirty years. Dolores married Charles...
Karen L. Ruby
Aug 2, 2014
Karen L. Ruby, 66, of Richmond, died Saturday morning, August 2, 2014 at Heritage House of Richmond. A native of Laurel, Karen was born January 26, 1948 to Harry and Lucille Reardon Hammond and attended Laurel area schools. She was married to Donald Ruby, who precedes her in death. Karen was self-employed, selling fruit and vegetables at the local markets....
Claire Z. Finch Richmond
Jul 30, 2014
Claire Z. Richmond, 102, of Liberty, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at her residence. Claire had a long and happy life due, no doubt, to her attitude and love for life and the One who gave it to her. Her morning talk, before her mind got weaker, was to her Father with her favorite...
Jana Lynne Hensley
Jul 26, 2014
Jana L. Hensley, 57, of Liberty, died on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at Reid Hospital in Richmond. Jana was born in Fulton, Kentucky on January 31, 1957, to Cecil and Jeanine Sillett Gardner. She attended Union County Schools and Ivy Tech College where she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Jana married Randy Hensley on October 18,...
Joseph D. "Joey" Riebsomer
Jul 26, 2014
Joseph D. “Joey” Riebsomer, 20, of Connersville, died early Saturday morning, July 26, 2014, in the emergency room at Fayette Regional Health System. Joey was born in Oxford, Ohio, August 18, 1993, to David J. and Mary L. Drew Riebsomer. In 2012, he graduated from Connersville High School. Joey was employed in construction with Town and Country Construction. He enjoyed...
Goldie O'Neal
Jul 21, 2014
Goldie O’Neal, 84, of Connersville, died Monday morning, July 21, 2014 at her residence. A native of Kentucky, Goldie was born February 9, 1930 to Mallie and Latisha Gibson and lived most of her life in Connersville. She was married November 16, 1961 in Kentucky to Chester O’Neal, Jr. Together they built Lincoln Manor and Lincoln Lodge Nursing Centers which...
Patrick J. Norris
Jul 17, 2014
Patrick J. Norris, 76, of West College Corner, died Thursday evening, July 17, 2014 at his residence. A Kansas City native, Patrick was born January 25, 1938, to Norman Andrew and Cleo Katherine Heim Norris. In 1956, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and honorably served as an Airman Second Class until his discharge in 1960. Patrick graduated...
Irma S. Cregar
Jul 13, 2014
Irma S. Cregar, 80, of Connersville died Sunday morning, July 13, 2014 at her residence. A Connersville native, Irma was born on October 15, 1933 to Thomas and Wilma Boone Wadle and was a 1951 graduate of Connersville High School. On June 15, 1951, she was married to James Cregar, who died in January of 1989. Irma retired as a...
Elmer W. "Dusty" Lucas
Jul 7, 2014
Elmer W. “Dusty” Lucas, 86, died late Monday afternoon, July 7, 2014 at his residence. A Connersville native, Dusty was born on December 1, 1927, to Bennie and Helen Sturgis Lucas and attended Connersville area schools. In 1946, he joined the United States Navy and survived the Korean Conflict where he served as Fireman Second Class. Dusty was an affiliate...
Kristin Weesner
Jul 4, 2014
Kristin Taylor “Kri” Weesner, 20, of Falmouth, died on Friday, July 4th at Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville. Kristin was born in Connersville on March 10, 1994, to Douglas and Susie Weesner. Kristen attended Lincoln High School in Cambridge City. She enjoyed horseback riding, music, jokes, and taking her two children to the park. Kristin is survived by one son,...
Judy Sue Gross
Jun 30, 2014
Judy Sue Gross, 67, of Oxford, died on Monday, June 30, 2014, at her residence where she lived the last five and a half years. Judy was born in Gray Hawk, Kentucky, on May 17, 1947, to Luther and Edna Parrett Adkins. She had been employed as a rental agent. Judy enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and sewing, making many outfits for...
Ruth Mcfall
Jun 30, 2014
Connersville resident, Ruth I. McFall, 96, died Monday evening, June 30, 2014, at Caroleton Manor Nursing Center. Ruth was born in Portland, October 25, 1917, to Charles and Mildred Conwell Bickel and came to Connersville as a child. In 1935, she graduated from Connersville High School and received her teaching degree in 1939 from Ball State Teachers College. Ruth was...
Sylvia J. Likins
Jun 29, 2014
Sylvia J. Likins, 86, formerly of Connersville, died Sunday, June 29, 2014, at St. Paul’s Home in Belleville, Illinois. Sylvia was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, born July 24, 1927 the only child of Carl and Jean Turner Davis. She attended Grandview School and lived at 1519 Grand Avenue in their home built by her relatives. In 1943, she...
Barbara Medley
Jun 23, 2014
Barbara A. Medley, 78, of Indianapolis and former Connersville resident, died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Community Hospital East, Indianapolis. Her family celebrated her life with her the past month. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents: Ewing and Sylvia Call Martin; her loving husband: Harold R. Medley; her son: Duane R. Medley; and her daughter: Teresa Friesbergs. She...
Ima L. Malkin
Jun 19, 2014
Ima L. Malkin, 99, long time Fayette County resident, died Thursday afternoon, June 19, 2014, at Sterling House of Richmond. Ima was born in Clinton County, Kentucky, August 20, 1914 to John and Ora Glidewell Madison. She grew up on a farm near Bentonville and attended Bentonville schools. Ima moved to Indianapolis and was employed at Wasson’s Department Store in...
Marjorie L. Cason
Jun 19, 2014
Marjorie L. Cason, 84, of West College Corner, died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the Liberty Nursing Center of Oxford. Marjorie was born in College Corner, Ohio, on February 12, 1930 to Perry and Ethel Joliff Sayers. She graduated from College Corner Union Schools. Marjorie enjoyed riding motorcycles with her son. She also loved her family and her dog Mattie....
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