Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

Dorothy J. "Dottie" Kramer

Dorothy J. "Dottie" Kramer

Jun 20, 2012

Dorothy J. “Dottie” Kramer, 91, of Liberty, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Sycamore Springs of Liberty. Dorothy was a native of Grant County, Kentucky, born May 2, 1921 to William B. and Rhetta O. Henry Edwards. She attended school in Kentucky and Oxford, Ohio. On September 13, 1945, she was married in Rushville to George E. Kramer who died...

Cecil Monroe Jolley

Cecil Monroe Jolley

Jun 15, 2012

Cecil Monroe Jolley, 76, of Eaton, Ohio, died Friday, June 15, 2012, at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Oxford, Ohio. Cecil was a native of Lee County, Virginia, born May 20, 1936 to James and Gladys Estep Jolley. In 1954, he graduated from Stuart High School in Oxford. He was married to the former Beatrice White on December 12, 1956 in College...

Troy Woodruff Gulley

Troy Woodruff Gulley

Jun 15, 2012

Troy Woodruff Gulley, 49, Liberty, died Friday, June 15, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Richmond, IN, on October 8, 1962, to Larry A. and Betty Ann Woodruff Gulley. Troy was a 1981 graduate of Union County High School and a life long resident of Union County. He participated in high school athletics and thoroughly enjoyed...

Russell D. Overbeck

Russell D. Overbeck

Jun 14, 2012

Russell D. Overbeck, 46, of Liberty, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Russell was a Richmond native, born October 11, 1965 to David and Linda O’Bayley Overbeck. In 1984, he graduated from Centerville High School and then joined the U.S. Marines. His military service included tours of duty in Okinawa, the Philippines and Japan. For over twelve...

Edith Mason

Edith Mason

Jun 5, 2012

Edith Mason, 92, of Connersville, died Tuesday afternoon, June 5, 2012, at Caroleton Manor Nursing Home. Edith was born in Franklin County on August 10, 1919, to John Raymond and Mabel Neff Jones She attended Connersville High School and was married February 23, 1942 to William J. “Tum” Mason. In 1954, Edith began working as a seamstress at the Connersville...

Jerry A. Ervine

Jerry A. Ervine

Jun 2, 2012

Jerry A. Ervine, 65, of Connersville, died Saturday evening, June 2, 2012, at Rushville - Miller’s Merry Manor where he had resided the past three months. A Connersville native, Jerry was born January 31, 1947, the fourth of seven children of Vernon W. and Arylin Dean Moore Ervine. He attended Connersville schools and joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 serving...

Gayle Marie Singletary

Gayle Marie Singletary

Jun 1, 2012

Gayle M. Singletary, 54, of Connersville died Friday, June 1, 2012 at Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born January 16, 1958 in Tampa, Florida to James William and Vivian Clara House Singletary and attended school there. Gayle never knew a stranger and moved to Indiana in 1995. Everyone loved her southern cooking and her elaborate meals on...

Virginia L Jones

Virginia L Jones

May 31, 2012

Virginia L. Jones, 89, of Connersville, died Thursday evening, May 31, 2012, at her residence. A native of Cherokee, Oklahoma, she was born May 21, 1923 to Roy W. and Lura Jarnigan Miller. In 1941, Virginia graduated from Lambert High School in Lampert, Oklahoma and continued her education at Enid Business College in Enid, Oklahoma. Following her employment at Squib...

Donald W Peak

Donald W Peak

May 28, 2012

Donald W. Peak, 78, passed peacefully to be with our lord on May 28, 2012. He had been in failing health over the past few years and had received palliative care over the past week at IU Methodist Hospital Yellow Rose Unit. Donald was born June 30, 1933 to William S. and Murl A. (Bastin) Peak in Stanford, Kentucky. He...

Barbara L. Miller

Barbara L. Miller

May 14, 2012

Barbara L. Miller, 69, of Liberty, died Monday evening, May 14, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 3, 1942, to Leo Anthony and Frances Louise Anderson Duenne. Barbara was a 1960 graduate of Harrison High School, Harrison, Ohio and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Liberty. She had helped manage the American...

Helen M. Murray

Helen M. Murray

May 2, 2012

Helen M. Murray, 85, of Rushville and formerly of Glenwood, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Helen was born January 28, 1927 in Laurel, the oldest of twelve children of Alex and Enno Moon Cregar and attended school in Franklin County. She was a great cook and had been employed at several area restaurants. She had...

Jane Harmon

Jane Harmon

May 2, 2012

Jane Harmon, 57, of Connersville, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at her residence. Jane was born, April 5, 1955, to Alvis and Jean Cunliffe Russell in Richmond, Kentucky. She had attended Connersville area schools and the Community Gospel Church. Jane had been employed at several local factories. Jane enjoyed collecting Coca Cola memorabilia, anything Harley Davidson, attending rock concerts and...

Grace A. Brown

Grace A. Brown

Apr 28, 2012

Grace A. Hostvedt Brown, 74, of Connersville, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Grace was a native of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, born November 1, 1937 to John and Esther Daily Hostvedt both of whom preceded her in death. In 1955, she graduated from Lincoln High School there and attended the University of Wisconsin. Grace continued her education...

Vivian F. Smith

Vivian F. Smith

Apr 24, 2012

Vivian F. Smith, 86, of Connersville, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Hickory Creek of Connersville. Vivian was born in New Castle, December 31, 1925, the only child of Donald and Mildred Lefter Cook. On July 29, 1942, she was married in Manchester, Tennessee to Charles W. Smith, who died January 16, 1942. Vivian was an active member of the...

Eddie A. Lucas

Eddie A. Lucas

Apr 23, 2012

Eddie A. Lucas, 66, of Connersville, died April 23, 2012 at Lincoln Centers East. On August 31st, 1945, Eddie was born to Ed and Josephine Steele Lucas in Connersville and attended Connersville High School. He retired in 1985 from Ford Electronics after nineteen years of service where he was a member of the International Union of Electrical Workers. He was...

Robert W. Kemper

Robert W. Kemper

Apr 22, 2012

Liberty, IN Robert W. Kemper, 84, of Greenfield, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at his daughter’s residence in Liberty. On May 11th 1927, Robert was born to Forrest and Edith Heck Kemper in Shelbyville and was a graduate of Charlottesville High School in Hancock County. Robert retired as the mechanic at Irving Material in McCordsville following many years of service....

Martha H. Zane

Martha H. Zane

Apr 22, 2012

Martha H. Zane, 86, of Connersville, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, Indiana. Martha was a native of Napoleon, Ripley County, born February 22, 1926, the youngest of eight children born to Christian Simon and Lydia May Idlewine Hermann. Following her move to Connersville, she was employed as a waitress at the McFarlan Hotel and later...

Wayne E. Clark

Wayne E. Clark

Apr 16, 2012

Wayne E. Clark, 81, of Connersville died Monday, April 16, 2012 at Heritage House Nursing Home of Connersville. Wayne was a Connersville native, born April 24th 1930 to Ivan and Minnie Lechner Clark. He attended Connersville area schools and was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. On June 16th 1951, Wayne was married in Connersville to the former Nancy...

Frieda "Fern" Chapman Bowne

Frieda "Fern" Chapman Bowne

Apr 8, 2012

Frieda “Fern” Chapman Bowne, 98, formerly of Liberty, died Sunday morning, April 8, 2012, at Brookville Health Care Center. A Franklin County native, Fern was born May 22, 1913 to Fred B. and Nora V. Dare Chapman. On September 23, 1940, she was married to Chester Bowne. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Connersville,...

Gail W. Good

Gail W. Good

Apr 5, 2012

Gail W. Good, 88, of Leesburg, Florida and formerly of Connersville, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Leesburg, Florida Regional Hospital. Gail was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 26, 1923, to Floyd Taylor and Dorothy Chapman Wolfe. She attended Blooming Grove Elementary School and was a 1941 graduate of Brookville High School. Gail attended Anderson Beauty College and had owned...