James Dale Cook
November 18, 2023
James Dale Cook, age 80, of Milan, Indiana, passed away on November 18th at 1:30 a.m. at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati surrounded by many of his loved ones. Jim was born in Milan, Indiana, on March 19th, 1943. A son of the late Goldie (White) Cook and Floyd W. Cook. He was a graduate of North Dearborn High School,...
Richard Heil
November 13, 2023
Richard Heil, of Sunman, was born on November 27, 1941, in Cincinnati, a son to Paul and Mary Catherine Vail Heil. He married Antoinette "Toni" Marks on August 18, 1962, and she preceded him in death on March 8, 2021. He was an over the road truck driver for many years and farmed. Richard enjoyed the upkeep around the...
Richard Beesley
November 13, 2023
Richard, "Big R" Beesley, of Brookville was born on June 25, 1954, in Batesville, a son to Glen and Ruth Fledderman Beesley. After graduating from Brookville High School, he married Deborah Ann Pflum on September 15, 1973. Rick worked as a union carpenter for over 30 years, retiring from OK Interiors. He enjoyed the grandchildren, cooking, and grilling, working...
Ralph Lohrey
November 11, 2023
Ralph Edward Lohrey, of Brookville, was born on February 12, 1945 in Batesville, Indiana a son to Adam and Edna Mae Combs Lohrey. He attended Brookville High School and later married Carol Wells on August 15, 1964 at Elm Grove Baptist Church in Metamora. Ralph was a bricklayer alongside his Dad and brother, Don for 20 plus years and...
Brent Gutapfel
November 9, 2023
Brent Gutapfel, age 59, of Sunman, was born on November 4, 1964, in Batesville, IN, a son to Cletus and Patsy (Hill) Gutapfel. He graduated from East Central High School in 1983 and later from Hanover College in 1988. Brent married Janet McClain on November 5, 1988, in Manchester, IN.
Brent loved the outdoors. He liked to...
Jean Drewes
October 31, 2023
Jean Marie Drewes, 90, of Brookville, IN passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, OH.
Jean was born in Brookville on September 12,1933 to Ohmer J. and Verena Schwegman Kunkel, where she grew up on a farm with her many siblings, in the Klemme's Corner community. She attended a one-room school...
Rose Reese
October 31, 2023
Rose Lee Reese (nee Peters) passed away at Hospice of Cincinnati on October 31, 2023, at the age of 91. Rose was born in Decatur County Indiana on October 2, 1932. She grew up with her sister, Norma, in Southeastern Indiana. After graduating from Bright High School, she began working as a secretary, spending most of her career at...
Nona Kay Mincher
October 28, 2023
Nona Kay Mincher, formerly of Friendship, Indiana, passed away on October 28, 2023, at her residence in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was born on November 10, 1947, in Roswell, New Mexico, a daughter to Wesley Orval and Clarice Green Mellard. She met Gary L. Mincher during High School in Roswell. They attended the University of New Mexico and on September...
Ruth Steuver
October 26, 2023
Ruth Else Steuver, 92, of Crescent Springs, Kentucky passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood, Kentucky on October 26, 2023. She was born on January 3, 1931, to Walter Louis and Frieda Press Weber in Penntown, Indiana. In 1950, Ruth married Carroll William Steuver, Jr. (Bill), and together they raised four children. Her family spent much of their...
Kenneth Moore
October 24, 2023
Kenneth Moore, age 82, of Connersville, was born on August 15, 1941 in Ripley County, Indiana, a son to John H. and Paira Lee Ackers Moore. He served his country in the United States Army and later married Phyllis King on March 2, 1963 – she survives. Kenneth worked and retired from Ford/Philco/Visteon after 31 years of service. In...
Robert "Bob" Craig
October 21, 2023
Robert "Bob" Craig, 64, passed away October 21, 2023, in Cincinnati Ohio, after a long battle with heart issues.
Bob was born June 3rd, 1959, in Richmond Indiana. He worked as an excavator for many years. He loved pushing dirt, and it was something he really missed later in life. He loved riding his Harley Davidson Motorcycle...
John J. Newman
October 2, 2023
John J. Newman of Brookville, Indiana was born to John and Eunice Newman on July 12th, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was born to eternal life on October 2, 2023. John was active in the Indiana Historical Society after his retirement from the Indiana Supreme Court as a Director of Information Management Services.
John held a master's...
Deborah Crawford
October 1, 2023
Deborah Sue Crawford, of Brookville, was born on May 26, 1944, in Richmond, Indiana, a daughter to Joseph and Ruby Freeman Montoney. She was in the last class of Webster High School in Webster, Indiana, graduating in 1962. Debbie married Jerry Crawford on October 15, 1977, and he survives. She worked at GTE as a technician for 30 years...
Antoinette Bulach
September 30, 2023
Antoinette "Nettie" Bulach, age 100, of Sunman, was born on October 26, 1922, in New Alsace, a daughter to Joseph and Bertha Feller Vogelsang. She married Joseph Bulach on November 26, 1942, at St. Paul Catholic Church in New Alsace. Nettie retired form Campell Hausfeld in Harrison and was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. She was an...
Lestol Harmon
September 24, 2023
Lestol Harmon, of Sunman, was born on December 16, 1935, a son to Lindsey and Alberta Hussong Harmon. After graduating from Sunman High School, he served his country in the United States Army. Lestol married Shirley Vogel at St. John Lutheran Church – Hubbell's Corner on August 5, 1955, and together they raised two children. He was a rural...
Tim Wilkerson
September 21, 2023
Tim Stephen Wilkerson, 53, of Brookville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023. Tim was born in Quantico, Virginia on March 22, 1970, to Pamela Kay Wilkerson and the late Robert Keith Wilkerson. Tim attended Brookville High School and Whitewater Career Center with a focus in welding trades. He soon joined the workforce at Valley Welding in Harrison,...
Denis Wilson
September 15, 2023
Denis L. Wilson, of Batesville, was born on October 10, 1953, in Hamilton County, Ohio, a son to Robert W. and Catherine Wilson. He married Cheryl (Sherry) Schwegman on June 2, 2006, in Fairfield, Ohio and she survives. Denis was a maintenance operator for Chem-Dyne for many years. His claim to fame was the fact he was Ohio State...
Wanda James Whittaker
September 7, 2023
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Wanda James Whittaker, of Punta Gorda, Florida, was born on April 8,1955 in Hamilton, Ohio, a daughter to Leroy and Geneva Reams. She married Mark Whittaker on September 14,2002, and he survives.
Throughout her life Wanda was very passionate about music. From singing on the radio as a...
Barbara Quinlan
September 5, 2023
Barbara Quinlan, of Brookville, was born on November 16, 1949, in Hamilton, Ohio, a daughter to Owen and Thelma Stacy Brashear. She married John Quinlan on March 3, 1968, in Brookville and he survives. Barbara was a homemaker and a member of Blooming Grove Baptist Church. In her leisure time, she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, quilting, and doing crossword puzzles,...
Kenny Moose Bath
September 3, 2023
Kenneth Ray "Moose" Bath, of Brookville, was born on July 15, 1958, in Connersville, a son to Orville and Roseann Bunn Bath. He worked at Owens Corning for over 44 years and was a member of the Brookville VFW. On Sunday, September 3, 2023, at the age of 65, he passed away at Reid Health in Richmond.
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