Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

Jack Karian

Jack Karian

May 20, 2014

Jack Karian, 75, of Connersville, died Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2014, at his residence. Jack was born in Jaffa, Palestine, March 24, 1939 to Garabet and Vartanush “Rose” Karakashian Karaoghlanian. He left Palestine with his family in 1948 and they immigrated to New York in 1956 from Amman, Jordan. They settled in the Bronx where Jack earned his General Education...

Nora Mae Halstead

Nora Mae Halstead

May 19, 2014

Nora Mae Halstead, 84 of Winter Haven, Florida and formerly of Connersville, died at St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, Florida on Monday, May 19, 2014. She was born on July 25, 1929 in Shelbyville to Arthur and Charolette Griffey Donica. Nora was married to Kenneth Halstead, whom died in 1969. She was an avid employee and was appreciated for her work...

Caleb Lewis Woosley

Caleb Lewis Woosley

May 18, 2014

Caleb Lewis Woosley, 17, of Richmond, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 18, 2014. Caleb was born in Oxford, Ohio, on August 15, 1996, to John L. and Kimberly Sue Iiams Woosley. He lived most of his life in West College Corner, Indiana and attended Union County Schools. Caleb enjoyed drawing, listening to music, and anything to do with cars and...

Sherry Abernathy

Sherry Abernathy

May 17, 2014

Sherry S. Abernathy, 60, of Liberty died Saturday, May 17, 2014, at her residence. Sherry was born in Richmond, Indiana, on July 16, 1953, to Paul Fleetwood and Helen Carson Parker. She graduated from high school in Winter Park, Florida, in 1971. Sherry had been employed as an assembly worker at Visteon in Connersville and lived most of her life...

Carol Brown

Carol Brown

May 13, 2014

Carol Jeannine Brown, 64 of Connersville, died at her home Tuesday morning, May 13, 2014. Carol was born April 17, 1950 in Covington, Kentucky to Carl and Grace West Fields. She was a 1967 graduate of Connersville High School. Carol earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University in 1974 and a Master’s degree in Education from Ball...

Marilyn White

Marilyn White

May 10, 2014

Marilyn S. White, 54 of Connersville, died at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Marilyn was born on March 19, 1960 in Connersville to Albert and Ninnie Abner Russell. On December 6, 2003, Marilyn was married to James White. She had been employed at Kroger for over thirteen years on third shift. Marilyn was a...

Hazel Green

Hazel Green

May 8, 2014

Hazel Green, 85, of Connersville, died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Hickory Creek of Connersville. Hazel was born in Manchester, Kentucky on October 27, 1928 to Noah and Bertha Williams. Hazel is survived by two daughters and nephew: Melvin Merz. In addition to her parents, Hazel was preceded in death by her son, Michael. A private viewing will be conducted...

Ellen L. Siler

Ellen L. Siler

Apr 27, 2014

Ellen L. Siler, 91, of Connersville, died Sunday afternoon, April 27, 2014, at Fayette Regional Health System. Ellen was born in Union County, February 11, 1923 to John Raymond “Jack” and Mabel Neff Jones. She was a 1941 graduate of Connersville High School. From 1968 to 1988, Ellen was employed at Dresser Roots. She was a member of the First...

Ethel M. Tressler

Ethel M. Tressler

Apr 26, 2014

Ethel M. Tressler, 97, of Connersville, died Saturday morning, April 26, 2014, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Connersville, where she had resided since August 2013. A native of London, England, Ethel was born August 7, 1916 to Ernest T. and Alice M. Taylor Henman and attended school there. She came to Connersville in December of 1948 and was married to...

James R. Hancock

James R. Hancock

Apr 23, 2014

James R. Hancock, 90, of Connersville, died Tuesday morning, April 22, 2014, at his residence. Jim was born in Cedar Hill, Tennessee to Christopher C. and Maude Belle Coleman Hancock and graduated from high school there in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a navigator from 1943 to 1947. Jim attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee...

Diane Hall

Diane Hall

Apr 16, 2014

Diane Hall, 63, of Connersville, died Wednesday night, April 16, 2014, at Fayette Regional Health System, Connersville. Diane was born August 31, 1950 to Marshall and Aline Coleman Agnew. She attended Connersville area schools. Diane maintained a strong faith in her Lord Jesus Christ. She was an honorary member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Amity, Pennsylvania. Diane was a devoted...

Ethel M. Readnour

Ethel M. Readnour

Apr 13, 2014

Ethel M. Readnour, 92, of Connersville, died Sunday evening, April 13, 2014, at Heritage House Nursing Center, Connersville. A Connersville native, Ethel was born January 27, 1922 to Francis and Minnie Pitcher Hill. On May 3, 1941, she was married to Virgil "Gene" Readnour in Connersville, who died December 24, 2008. Ethel was a member of Grace United Methodist Church...

Joseph W. Jones Jr.

Joseph W. Jones Jr.

Apr 12, 2014

Joseph (Joe) Jones died Saturday evening, April 12, 2014 surrounded by family at Mercy Health West in Cincinnati. Joe was a long time resident of Alquina and had been living with his wife Martha in Cincinnati at Evergreen Retirement Community for the past two and a half years. Joe was born March 29, 1919 in Mixerville, Ohio to parents Joseph...

Ralph J Kombol

Ralph J Kombol

Apr 4, 2014

Ralph J. Kombol, 83, of Connersville, died Saturday morning, April 5, 2014, at his residence. Ralph was born in Williamstown, Pennsylvania on October 7, 1930 to George and Martina Martin Kombol. He attended Temple University and Drexel University, both of Philadelphia, PA. From 1948 to 1954 Ralph served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. From 1957-1997, Ralph...

Mildred Brooks Gilliland

Mildred Brooks Gilliland

Apr 1, 2014

Mildred Gilliland, 96, of Liberty, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Sycamore Springs Rehabilitation Center in Liberty. Mildred was born in Richmond, May 6, 1917, to Clay C. and Opal Jane Nicholson Brooks. She married Carl C. Gilliland in Richmond on August 10, 1935, and enjoyed fifty-six years of marriage. Mildred worked at Perfect Circle / Dana Corporation in Richmond...

James Hershel Moore

James Hershel Moore

Mar 31, 2014

James Hershel Moore, 84, of Connersville, died Monday evening, March 31, 2014, at his residence. Herschel was born in Salt Rock, Jackson County, Kentucky, July 29, 1929, the third of five children of Elias and Bertha Hobbs Moore. On July 28, 1951, he was married in McKee, Kentucky to the former Thelma Isaacs and they moved to Connersville in 1955....

Ralph Mcfarland

Ralph Mcfarland

Mar 28, 2014

Ralph McFarland, 68, of Connersville, died Friday morning, March 28, 2014, at his residence. A Connersville native, Ralph was born May 4, 1945 to Marshall and Rheba Gabbard McFarland. He attended Harrisburg High School and had been employed at Design and Manufacturing for over 29 years. Ralph was a knife collector and collected coins. He enjoyed camping, working in the...

Paul Gregg

Paul Gregg

Mar 28, 2014

Paul Gregg, 75, of Connersville, died Friday morning, March 28, 2014, at Hickory Creek at Connersville. A Connersville native, Paul was born July 5, 1938 to Albert and Audrey La Mont Gregg. In 1957, he graduated from Connersville High School and joined the U.S. Navy. On September 29, 1962 Paul was married to Suzanne Schrepferman, whom died October 14, 2007....

Pearl Hamilton

Pearl Hamilton

Mar 24, 2014

Connersville resident, Pearl Hamilton, 91, died Monday, March 24, 2014, at her residence. Pearl was a native of London, Kentucky, born May 27, 1922 to William and Dicie MaGill McKee and attended school there. She earned a week at her first job at a flag factory in Cincinnati, Ohio and later was employed for ten years at McQuay-Norris in...

Elma Jean Butler

Elma Jean Butler

Mar 20, 2014

Elma Jean Butler, 92, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died Thursday, March 20, 2014. Elma was born October 17, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri to Gilbert M. and Mary H. Millard Crow. She was raised and received her education in the Kansas City, Missouri community where she graduated high school in Salina, Kansas. In 1938, she moved to Wichita, Kansas where she...