May 11, 2013

Mary Alice Irrgang, 85, of Connersville, died Saturday evening, May 11, 2013, at Caroleton Manor Nursing Center where she had resided since 2008. Mary Alice was born in Everton, July, 21, 1927 to Frank Verdi and Lena Mae Underhill Allen and was a 1945 graduate of Everton High School. On July 29, 1950, she married in Everton to Howard “Skeeter”...

May 10, 2013

Jesse L. Gibbs, Jr, 60, of Fayette County, died early Friday morning, May 10, 2013, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Jesse was born in Connersville, March 13, 1953 to Jesse L., Sr. and Patricia M. Gray Gibbs and attended Fayette County schools. For over 21 years, he was employed at White Consolidated and its predecessors, Design and Manufacturing. Jesse enjoyed time...

Apr 27, 2013

Jennifer Rush, 29, of College Corner, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, near College Corner, Ohio. Jennifer was born September 4, 1983, in Hinesville, Georgia to Brian and Sandra Roberts Gay. She attended Tallawanda High School in Oxford and was married to Joseph K. Rush. She was a member of the Southern Baptist Church. Jennifer was an accomplished artist and had...

Apr 27, 2013

Robert N. “Bob” Koohns, 81, of Glenwood and formerly of the Connersville community, died Saturday evening, April 27, 2013, at Rush Memorial Hospital, Rushville. A native of Connersville, Bob was born May 17, 1931 to Robert L. and Margaret I. Allard Koohns. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and attained the rank of Airman first Class. On December 24,...

Apr 23, 2013

Ramona Jean Lewis, 82, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 23, 2013, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, KY, with her family by her side. Ramona was born July 14, 1930 in Rush County, IN to Ottis and Dorothy Morrell Noble. She had lived in the Everton community and resided in Louisville, KY the past ten years. In 1948, Ramona graduated...

Apr 23, 2013

Jacob C. “Jake” Crist, 23, of Richmond and former Connersville resident, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his residence. Jacob was born May 12, 1989 in Richmond to Christopher D. and Nancy Kay Ward Crist. In 2007, he graduated from Connersville High School and had begun preparation to attend college in Florida to major in video game design. Jacob was...

Apr 19, 2013

Mary Evelyn Snodgrass, 84, of Liberty died at her residence, on Friday, April 19, 2013. She was born on Thursday, August 23, 1928, in Union County to Vernon and Mary Adelaide Norton Horn. She graduated from Richmond High School with the Class of 1947. On Friday, June 26, 1953, she was united in marriage to George F. Snodgrass who died...

Apr 13, 2013

Beatrice “Bea” Perin, 86, of Connersville, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at The Lincoln Centers-West where she had resided the past month. Bea was born in Cambridge City, July 31, 1926, to Orville and Ercell Bogard Boyd and was a graduate of Lincoln High School there. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church where she was the...

Apr 6, 2013

Ronald L. Jolliff, 78, died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Ronald was born July 31, 1934 to Willard and Goldie May DeMoss Jolliff in Fayette County and attended Alquina school. In 1978, he was married in Jellico, Tennessee to the former Marilyn Steward. Ronald had attended Park Place Church of God, was a former member...

Apr 5, 2013

Mary Theresa “Terri” Cochran Guilfoyle, 50, lost her battle with cancer at her residence on Friday, April 5, 2013, under hospice care. She was born in Kettering, OH on January 14, 1963, the daughter of James and Thelma Burns Cochran. Terri was a graduate of Lakota High School, West Chester, Ohio. She excelled in many sports, enjoyed being outdoors and...

Apr 4, 2013

Dorothy I. Waddell, 91, of Connersville, died early Thursday morning, April 4, 2013, at Fayette Regional Health System. Dorothy was born July 15, 1921 in Raymond, Union County to Ralph Nathan and Katherine Rockwell Rogers. She attended school in Wayne County and had worked at REX Manufacturing during WWII. Prior to that, she had worked at W.T. Grant in New...

Apr 2, 2013

Apr 2, 2013

Pauline Hazelrigg, 87, of Connersville, died Tuesday evening, April 2, 2013, at Caroleton Manor Nursing Center. A Connersville native, Pauline was born March 27, 1926, the only child of Eugene H. and Ruth Jinks Jarvis. In 1944, she graduated from Connersville High School. Pauline had worked in clerical positions at McQuay-Norris and American Kitchens until 1947 and on November 26,...

Mar 30, 2013

Reva B. Nutty, 91, former longtime resident of the Alquina community, died Satuday evening, March 30, 2013, at Friends Fellowship, Richmond. Reva was born in Union County April 13, 1921, to Samuel Joseph and Harriett Jane Haag Fields. She was a 1938 graduate of Short High School in Liberty. On December 31, 1941, Reva was married in Rushville to James...

Mar 29, 2013

Juanita J. “Sis” Aubuchon, 57, of Connersville, died Friday morning, March 29, 2013, at her residence. Born February 9, 1956 in Connersville, Juanita was the daughter of Donald and June Laughlin Keenan. She attended Connersville area schools and was an active member of the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. On October 20, 1973, she was married in Connersville to Steven...

Mar 28, 2013

Charles “Pat” Patterson, 79, of Connersville, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning, March 28, 2013, surrounded by his family at his home. A Connersville native, Charles was born on March 17, 1934, the son of Clyde, Sr. and Mary M. Stevens Patterson and attended Connersville schools. On March 7, 1959, he was married in Connersville to the former...

Mar 26, 2013

Connersville, IN Karen S. Dragoo-Dixon, 62, of Glenwood, died Tuesday morning, March 26, 2013, at Fayette Regional Health Systems, Connersville. A Franklin County native, Karen was the daughter of Robert Paul, Sr. and Marjorie Sorrell Richardson. She was a 1968 graduate of Eaton High School in Ohio and received a degree in business management from Marquette University in Michigan. Karen...

Mar 25, 2013

Jerald D. Petro, 78, of Liberty, died Monday, March 25, 2013, Reid Hospital, Richmond. Jerald was born in Union County, March 18, 1935, to John T. and Mary Elizabeth Creek Petro. In 1953, he graduated from Short High School in Liberty and continued his education at Indiana University with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. On August 3,...

Mar 25, 2013

Shirley M. Klein, 87, of Liberty, died Monday morning, March 25, 2013 at Golden Rule Living Center in Richmond. A Preble County, Ohio native, Shirley was born on November, 20th 1925, to Herbert and Mary McDivitt Huntington and attended College Corner schools. During the war, she was employed at REX Manufacturing in Connersville and later Decca Records in Richmond. Shirley...

Mar 25, 2013

Eloise C. Van Daniker, 88, of Connersville died Monday, March 25, 2013 at Lincoln Centers Nursing Home in Connersville. Eloise was born February 4, 1925 Ethel, West Virginia, to Sherman and Goldey Johnson Copley. Eloise was very strong independent believer of religion. Eloise and her sisters had a singing talent from a young age. She enjoyed her antiques and attending...