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...
Edward Purkey
January 26, 2023
Edward Purkey, 89, of Camino, California, died peacefully, January 26, 2023, surrounded by family. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio on April 16, 1933 to James Purkey and Alice King (Purkey). Edward married Dorothy Kunkel on October 17, 1953, at St. Peters Catholic Church in Brookville, Indiana.
Edward was a proud Air Force veteran who served two...
Julie Vonderheide
January 23, 2023
Julianna Catherine Vonderheide, of Brookville, was born on February 15, 1940, in Batesville, a daughter to Adam and Mable Wolljung Schantz. She married Harold Vonderheide on April 20, 1963, at St. Peter's Church and he preceded her in death on November 19, 2017.  Julie was active in her community as a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, the Franklin...
Edward B. Hamilton
January 7, 2023
Edward B. Hamilton, age 86, passed away Saturday January 7, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital Lawrenceburg. He was born August 31, 1936, in Brown County Ohio a son to Elijah Barnes Hamilton and Emma Alice Bantrum Hamilton. In March of 1959 Edward married the love of his life Mary Whisman in Flemmingsburg, KY. In 1973 Ed and Mary were...
Kathleen Marie Jenner
January 3, 2023
On Tuesday, January 3, 2023, Kathy (Vogelsang) Jenner, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at the age 70.
Kathy was born on February 29, 1952 in Batesville, IN to Charles and Dorothy (Zimmer) Vogelsang. On January 30, 1971, she married Wayne Jenner. They raised two sons, Neil and Evan in their hometown of Sunman.
Being...
Randy Cox
December 30, 2022
Randy Cox, of Brookville, was born on February 8, 1951, in Connersville, Indiana, a son to Albert and Mary Lou McMillan Cox. He married Rebecca Moore on August 29, 1970, in Metamora and together they raised one son. Randy worked for and retired from Hillenbrand in Batesville.  He loved mowing his own lawn, so he started a lawncare business...
Marion Clyde Neeley
December 24, 2022
Marion Clyde Neeley, age 91, passed away at the Brookville Healthcare Center on Saturday, December 24th.
Clyde was a man of faith and character, serving as patriarch to a large circle of extended family and friends over the last seven decades. Born on July 31, 1931 in Clay County, Kentucky, Clyde was the second child (of fourteen)...
Eugene F. Andrews
December 23, 2022
Eugene F. Andrews, age 86 of Sunman passed away Friday, December 23, 2022. He was born March 21, 1936, in Brookville a son to Norman Andrews. Eugene attended St. Anthony Catholic School and Sunman High School. At the age of 17 he joined The United States Army serving most of his term in Japan. In September 1961 he married...
Rita Hassett
December 19, 2022
Rita Hassett, of Brookville, was born on January 3, 1943, in Cincinnati, Ohio a daughter to Robert and Edna Hoglund.  She graduated from Seton High School and later married James Joseph Hassett. Rita was a homemaker, worked for the IRS, and owned Hassett's Crows Nest.  She loved landscaping, the outdoors, and a good bonfire.  Most of all she...
Justin Denver Horton
December 17, 2022
Justin Denver Horton, age 29, of Sunman, tragically lost his life to injuries sustained in an auto accident on December 17, 2022, in Dearborn County. He was born in Lawrenceburg on October 15, 1993, to Jody and Tammy Horton. After graduating from East Central High School, Justin enlisted in the United States Army proudly serving his country in the...
