Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Jeanette Rose Collins
Dec 2, 2023
Jeanette Rose Collins, 92, passed away on December 2, 2023. Jeanette was born July 17, 1931, in Jackson County, Kentucky, to Daniel Robert and Telitha Margaret Baldwin King. She loved the Lord with all her heart and ministered to many souls through song. Jeanette sang with The Collins Family in churches throughout Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. She attended many Pentecostal...
Douglas Kent Wissler
Nov 27, 2023
Former Connersville resident, Douglas Kent Wissler was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Doug left this earth for his heavenly home on Monday, November 27, 2023, after a very long fight with cancer. Doug was born, November 28, 1963, to his mother Jennie Wissler and father Dennis Wissler. He graduated from Connersville High School with the class...
Nelda Marie Hughes
Nov 15, 2023
Nelda Marie Hughes, 94 of Dahlonega, GA, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 15, 2023. Nelda was born on December 12, 1928, to Marie Bender Huber and Edward Huber in Richmond, IN. Although she spent the last three years with her daughter, Diana, in Georgia, her home and her heart were in Liberty, IN., where she grew up,...
Greta Mae Steele
Nov 2, 2023
Greta Mae Steele, 59, of Connersville passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 1:13 a.m. at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 28, 1964 in New Castle, Indiana to Marvin and Katherine Mae (Lewis) Lewellen. Greta was a graduate of Tri High School and Ivy Tech Community College earning an Associates Degree in Phlebotomy....
Dennis Ray Harrison
Oct 26, 2023
Dennis Ray Harrison 74, passed on October 26, 2023. Dennis was born October 10, 1949, in London, Kentucky, to James and Pearl Jarvis Harrison. He was a “jack of all trades”. Dennis was a carpenter. He loved canning, junking and working with his favorite nephew. Jesse considered him his hero. In his leisure Dennis liked to feed and take care...
Sean Frasher
Oct 26, 2023
Sean Frasher, 48, of Anderson, died Thursday, October 26, 2023, at his residence following a lifelong battle with diabetes and extenuating heart issues. Michael “Sean” Frasher was born on July 16, 1975, in Connersville to Raland and Jean Frasher. He graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1993. Sean was a dedicated learner and pursued his education for...
Sonja Jean Tinch
Oct 25, 2023
Sonja Jean Tinch 73, of Connersville, passed on October 25, 2023, at home surrounded by family. Jean was born May 26, 1950, in Connersville to Virgil Dale and Ena Faye Lakes. She graduated with an Associate Degree of Nursing from Indiana University and later she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University. Jean was a...
Leslie Moffett
Oct 24, 2023
Leslie F. Moffett passed away peacefully on October 24, 2023, at Ambassador Healthcare, Centerville, Indiana. Les was born on March 21, 1947, in Connersville to Earl F. Moffett and Patricia C. Hensley. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, being assigned to D Company, 4th Infantry Division. On February 27, 1968, while in the Republic of Vietnam,...
John Albert Snyder
Oct 11, 2023
John Albert Snyder, age 90 passed away peacefully October 11 2023, at Reid Health, surrounded by his family. He was born at home on June 23, 1933, in Fayette County Indiana to Albert Jacob Snyder and Madeline Ann Hilbert Snyder. He accepted the Catholic faith of his family and was a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church, where he also...
Ronald Parrett
Oct 7, 2023
Connersville native, Ronald “Ronnie” E. Parrett, 58, died Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Reid Health in Richmond. Ronnie was born to Harold and Marilyn Lutz Parrett on December 10, 1964. He attended Connersville High School. Ronnie was an avid knife collector. He was an outstanding artist who enjoyed hand crafting walking sticks. Ronnie loved being around his family, especially his...
Larry W. Stephenson
Oct 7, 2023
Larry W. Stephenson, 80 of Liberty, died Saturday, October 7, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his family. Larry was born to William C. and Laura Stephenson on December 12, 1942, in Wardell, Missouri. He attended school in Union City, Tennessee and later furthered his education with college courses. Larry married the former Charlene Williamson on December 8, 1982, in...
Helen Baker
Oct 4, 2023
Helen Baker, 89, of Connersville died Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at Forrest Park Health Campus in Richmond. She was born to Pansy Wilson on November 10, 1933, in Sinks Grove, West Virginia. Helen married Curtis M. Baker on October 10, 1950, in West Virginia. She was employed as an assembly line worker with Ford prior to her retirement on August...
Elizabeth H Calmes
Oct 2, 2023
Elizabeth H Calmes, age 97, of Valrico, Florida passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.fosdickchapel.com for the Calmes family.
Jane L. Bentley
Oct 1, 2023
Connersville native Jane L. Bentley, 61, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at her residence. Jane was born on December 24, 1961, to Elmer W. “Dusty” and Margery A. Pollitt Lucas. Jane graduated from Connersville Senior High School with the class of 1980. On August 30, 1980, she married Bruce Bentley; together they shared thirty-nine years prior to...
Sally Tarsitano
Sep 30, 2023
Sally Francis Tarsitano was born on December 21, 1951, in Blue Island, IL, and died September 30, 2023, near her home in Connersville, IN. Sally grew up with her parents, Chet and Betty Francis, and her sister Barbara and brother Paul. She cherished truth and beauty and earned a B.A. in Art History from Elmhurst College. It was there she...
Rev. Dr. Dan Smith
Sep 29, 2023
Rev. Dr. Dan Smith, of New Haven, MO, was killed in Teutopolis, IL, in a multiple vehicle accident resulting from an ammonia spill on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the age of 67. He was father to Micah Smith of Green Camp, OH, brother of Sande (Smith) & Randy Hardy and uncle to several nieces & nephews. He was the...
Sharon Kay Plummer Demoss
Sep 29, 2023
Sharon Kay Plummer DeMoss, 83, of Whiteville, went to be with her Saviour and Lord on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Liberty Commons Nursing Home in Whiteville. Sharon was born on April 15, 1940, in Connersville, Indiana, to the late George Plummer and Thelma Diehlman Plummer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, William R....
Nathan D. Lafuze
Sep 16, 2023
Nathan D. Lafuze, 48, of Richmond, Indiana, died Saturday, September 16, 2023. Nathan was born May 15, 1975, in Oxford, Ohio to J. Toby Lafuze and Linda Robinson. He was a 1994 graduate of Richmond High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1999 from Purdue University. Nathan worked for Miles Richmond for over 20 years, while pastoring...
Verdie "Pearl" Robinson
Sep 13, 2023
Verdie “Pearl” Robinson, 82, of Bath, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Pearl was born on December 27, 1940, in Beattyville, Kentucky, to parents David and Flora Fox McIntosh. She married Arthur Glenn Robinson on October 5, 1957, with whom she shared sixty-two years of marriage until his passing in 2019....
Matthew Brichford
Sep 11, 2023
Matthew Jay Brichford passed away on September 11, 2023, at the age of 67 at his home in Connersville, Indiana. After years managing a complicated medical condition, Matthew’s final moments were spent outside, in his favorite patio chair, taking in the quiet peace of his farm alongside his three dogs. Matthew was a progressive and innovative thinker with a passion...
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