Janice Boone
May 8, 2023
Janice E. Boone, of Metamora, was born on March 12, 1925, in Metamora, a daughter to John C. and Edith Wright Moore. She was a 1943 graduate of Brookville High school and later married Edward Boone on April 19, 1948. Janice was a member of the Brookville Eastern Star for 80 years and...
Donald Riehle
May 8, 2023
Donald A. Riehle, was born on May 30, 1943, in Batesville, Indiana, a son to Anthony and Lorena Wiwi Riehle. He worked for many years as a telephone lineman and in his spare time enjoyed hunting, fishing, being outdoors and watching NASCAR. His Catholic faith was important to him, and he attended Mass religiously. On May 8, 2023, Don...
Dorothy Marie Farfsing
April 21, 2023
Dorothy Marie (Sinclair) Farfsing, age 82 of Milan, passed away Friday, April 21, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Lawrenceburg. She was born January 2, 1941 to John and Mary Sutton Sinclair in Cincinnati. After attending Walnut Hills High School, she married and spent her life as a homemaker. In 1990 she married her husband Donald Farfsing in Versailles. Dorthy...
Ronald R. Barnhart
April 18, 2023
Ronald R. Barnhart, age 69 of Sunman, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Margaret Mary Health, Batesville. He was born July 5, 1953 in Lykens, PA to Ronald and Connie Lou (Schomper) Barnhart. After graduating from Princeton High School, Ronald worked as a finish carpenter in the Cincinnati area. On October 18, 1980 Ronald married Jenny Hutson...
Joseph Alan Bruns
April 14, 2023
Joseph Alan Bruns, 44, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2023.
Joe was born on June 18, 1978, in Covington, Kentucky, to Glenn and Karen Bruns. He grew up in Liberty, Indiana, where he graduated from...
Ruth Huber
April 13, 2023
Ruth Catherine Huber, 92, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2023, spending her final weeks surrounded by family and love. She was born on January 15, 1931 to Raleigh and Bertha Gutapfel in the Lawrenceville area and spent her early years on the childhood farm. She married the love of her life, Allen J. Huber on August 16, 1958...
Ronald Carleton
April 12, 2023
Ronald F. Carleton, age 84 of Sunman, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Margaret Mary Health. Ronald was born January 18, 1939, in Cincinnati, a son to Floyd and Catherine Carleton. After graduating Colerain High School, he served in the United States Army. On August 24, 1963, Ronald married the love of his life, Rita Schomaker at St....
Lester Lee Pierce
April 4, 2023
Lester Lee Pierce, 78, of Brookville, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Heritage House in Connersville.
Lester was born on May 17, 1944, to Lesley and Stella Hunter Pierce. He was employed in construction. Lester enjoyed working on mowers, doing wood work for others, spending time with family, and being involved in many outdoor activities....
Richard Carl Putnick
April 3, 2023
Richard Carl Putnick, 69, of Cedar Grove, IN, died Monday, April 3, 2023, at Margaret Mary Health in Batesville, IN.
Richard was born in Cincinnati, OH, on February 24, 1954, to William H. and Betty Jane (Hille) Putnick. He proudly and unabashedly served his country by joining the U.S. Marine Corps, fulfilled his active service of four...
Regina Kunkel
April 3, 2023
Regina Schoettelkotte Kunkel, 86, of West Harrison died on Monday, April 3, 2023, at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville.
Regina was born in St. Peters on May 4, 1936 to Edward and Stella Ritzi Schoettelkotte. She married Lester Kunkel on November 10, 1956, at St. Peters Catholic Church and they enjoyed more than sixty-five years together...
Shirley Eglseder
March 3, 2023
Shirley Eglseder, 93, of Brookville, died on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty.
Shirley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 23, 1929, to Jesse and Lillian Wolf McKinney. She married Carl Eglseder. Shirley was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, gardening, cooking, baking, doing interior designing, caring for animals and spending time...
Mary Ann Graf
March 1, 2023
Mary Ann Graf, age 72, of Sunman, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 30, 1950, in Letcher, KY, one of eleven children, to Howard and Gladys Caudill. On September 16, 1989, Mary married Kenneth Graf in Milan, IN. Mary worked several years at Muscatatuck in Nebraska, Indiana proudly...
Roger Engle
February 28, 2023
Roger J.C. Engle, 86, of Guilford died on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at his residence.
Roger was born in Perry County in Farler, Kentucky, on October 3, 1936, to Fillmore and Tressie York Engle. He graduated from Sunman High School and served in the Army Reserves. Roger married Charlene Hill on August 6, 1960, in Sunman and...
Shirley Sizemore
February 25, 2023
In Loving Memory
Shirley M. Sizemore (nee, Grimes) age 84, went home to be with Jesus on February 25, 2023.
She was born June 14, 1938 in Metamora, Indiana to Green and Cora (nee, Hunter) Grimes.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert Sizemore. Also, her brothers Ken (Ruth), Frank...
Lester E. Cash Jr.
February 23, 2023
Lester "Joe" Cash Jr. passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Margaret Mary Health in Batesville.
Joe was born in Guilford on October 10, 1947, to Lester E. and Ethel Leek Cash. He was raised in Guilford/Yorkville, Indiana. After graduating from North Dearborn High School, he joined the US Navy where he was stationed on the...
Russell Salzman
February 19, 2023
Russell Scott Salzman, 64, of Brookville, died on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at his residence.
Russ was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 31, 1959 to E. Thomas Sr. and Norma Joy Robinson Salzman. He graduated from Northwest High School in Cincinnati. On September 6, 1991, Russ married Paula Petulla at a Lutheran Church in Cincinnati and...
Catherine Gronefeld
February 15, 2023
Catherine Decker Gronefeld went peacefully home to Jesus on Wednesday, February 15 at the age of 90.
Cathy was born to Michael and Mable Steinmetz on November 22, 1932 in Guilford, IN.
Cathy married Claude Decker on August 2, 1950 and went on to have 8 amazing children, Bob (Ann) Decker, Debbie (Ed) Miller, Larry...
Annette Shupe
February 15, 2023
Annette G. Shupe, 59, of Sunman died on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at her residence.
Annette was born in Batesville on February 20, 1963, to Ray and Ruby L. Honeycutt Kincer. She graduated from Milan High School. Annette married Richard Shupe on August 28, 1982, in Sunman and they enjoyed over forty years together before she died....
Virginia F. Back
February 13, 2023
Virginia F. Back, 81, of Sunman died on Monday, February 13, 2023, at St. Andrews Health Center in Batesville.
Virginia was born in Sunman on October 8, 1941, to Frank E. and Anna E. Braun Schantz. Virginia married Victor Back on June 25, 1960 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in New Alsace and they enjoyed over 59...
John Calvin Lamont
February 4, 2023
John Calvin LaMont
26 Feb 1928 – 4 Feb 2023
John was born in Blooming Grove Township on the farm purchased by his 3 rd great-grandfather John Wesley Morgan in 1837 (the farm received the Hoosier Homestead Award in 1976). He was the only child of John Scott LaMont and Alva Mae Chambers. As a...
