Donald Graf
Jan 27, 2017
Donald "Mole" Graf, of Cedar Grove, was born on October 31, 1954 in Batesville, the son of Albert T. and Maryln C. Mergenthal Graf. He married Pamela K. Dudley on June 19, 1976 at St. Peters Church. Donald was a union carpenter and also worked with Graf Concrete Companies, however he was best known as the co-owner, with his...
Hazel Anna Wullenweber
Jan 25, 2017
Hazel Anna Wullenweber, of Milan, was born on November 21, 1922 in Dearborn County, the daughter of Henry and Sophie Hornberger Walter. She graduated from Sunman High School in 1939 and married Clarence Wullenweber on December 9, 1942 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hubbell's Corner. Hazel worked as a secretary in Cincinnati and later with...
Joyce Jordan
Jan 24, 2017
Joyce Marie Jordan was born on December 5, 1942 at her home place in Brookville, the daughter of Thomas and Bessie Wolf Downard. She married Walter M. Jordan on December 9, 1959 at the Bible Baptist Church in Metamora and he preceded her in death on July 28, 2013. Joyce was a homemaker and provided child care both in...
Walter R. Schantz
Jan 24, 2017
Walter R. Schantz, of Lawrenceville, was born on December 19, 1923 in Dearborn County, the son of Adam and Mabel Wolljung Schantz. He married Viola F. Hitefield on November 22, 1945 in Cleves, Ohio, and she preceded him in death on January 7, 2003. He served in the United States Army during the WWII Era. Walter worked at C...
Anna R. Riegelsberger
Jan 22, 2017
Anna R. Riegelsberger, of Batesville, was born on September 30, 1948 in Covington, Kentucky the beloved daughter of Theodore and Mildred Kline Riegelsberger. She retired from Economy Drug in Cincinnati.  Anna enjoyed playing bingo and karaoke. On Sunday, January 22, 2017, at the age of 68, Anna was blessed with peace when she passed away...
Doris A. Bliss
Jan 21, 2017
Doris A. Bliss, of Sunman, was born on July 24, 1940 in Cincinnati, the daughter of Harold and Amanda Petty. She was a beautician in Cincinnati who also put those skills to work in her yard; cleaning and perfecting the plants. She enjoyed mowing grass and loved spending time with her family and friends. On...
Coach Joe Halloran
Jan 18, 2017
Joseph John Halloran, better known as Coach Joe, was born on August 19, 1967 in Germany. He was the son of Joseph Frank and Marilyn Heim Halloran. The love of kids and sports was the driving force behind Joe and his multiple coaching positions over the years –most recently as an assistant varsity football coach at Franklin County High...
John "Jack" Wallace
Jan 12, 2017
John William "Jack" Wallace, of Greensburg, was born on April 21, 1955, in Watsonville, California, the son of John William and Frances Booth Wallace. He married Anita Eckstein on February 23, 2013 in Greensburg. Jack was an accomplished guitarist, and will be remembered by many musicians and friends across the country. As a master certified...
Marvin Hildebrand
Jan 10, 2017
Marvin E. Hildebrand, of Sunman, was born on October 15, 1935 at home in Penntown, the son of William Henry and Mena Barbara Boerstler Hildebrand. He married Monica Brown on October 14, 1972 in St. Leon and she survives. Marvin farmed all his life the land he was born and raised on. He enjoyed gardening in his spare time...
Alma Frey
Jan 7, 2017
Alma M. Frey, of Brookville, was born on October 12, 1928, in St. Mary's, Indiana, the daughter of Nicholas and Carrie Munchel Kruthaupt. She married Joseph G. Frey on June 25, 1949 at St. Michael Catholic Church and he preceded her in death on March 10, 1993. Alma was employed by Franklin Casket Company and later at Thies Restaurant...
William D. Ratz
Jan 7, 2017
William D. "Bill" Ratz, of Brookville, was born on November 10, 1929 in Brookville, the son of Joseph and Margaret Tulley Ratz. He married Anita Andwan on May 11, 1957 at St. John's Catholic Church in Dover. Bill enlisted with the United States Army and served during the Korean War. Upon returning home, he and his brother Joe, opened...
Mary Beach
Jan 6, 2017
Mary Frances Beech, 66, of Versailles, IN entered Heaven's gates on January 6, 2017, at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, IN. She was born on January 19, 1950, the daughter of Aaron Thomas Howard and Mary Agnes (Oak) Howard. She was a beautician and owner of the Butterfly Loft in Greensburg, IN. Mary enjoyed cooking and entertaining...
Lester W. Oehlmann
Jan 2, 2017
Lester W. Oehlmann of Westlake, Ohio, was born October 21, 1939 in Brookville, Indiana, the son of Wilbur and Lydia Minnemann Oehlmann. After graduating from Brookville High School in 1957, he enlisted in the United States Navy and spent four years aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. He married Anna Marie Lewis in September 1961, and she...
Marjorie Rose Milbourne
Jan 1, 2017
Marjorie Rose Milbourne, of Brookville, was born on August 24, 1923, in Brookville, the daughter of William F. and Louise Siefert Kuntz. She married Paul E. "Pappy" Milbourne on August 3, 1946 and he preceded her in death on September 3, 1980. Marjorie worked as a legal secretary for Bohland and Barrett, retiring after 45 years of service; she...
Ethel Ann Precht
Dec 29, 2016
Ethel Ann Precht, of Brookville, was born on June 27, 1930 in Metamora, Indiana, the daughter of George and Ethel Abrams Roberts. She married James M. Precht on July 31, 1948 at the Brookville United Methodist Church and he preceded her in death on September 14, 2011. Ethel had been employed as a nurse's aide at Elsie Dreyer Nursing...
Wanda Joan Hutson
Dec 29, 2016
Wanda Joan Hutson, of Penntown, was born on October 6, 1932, at home in Penntown, a daughter to the late Calvin William and Berdella Abplanalp Hutson. Her church and faith were very important to Wanda; she was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Penntown where she taught Sunday school for over...
Haroline Ison
Dec 24, 2016
Haroline Ison, of Brookville, was born on September 20, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Ruby Trent Andresen. She married Stephen D. Ison on February 19, 1972. Haroline had been a CNA at Elsie Dreyer and a member of the Franklin County Zoning Board. Her entire life was centered on family - especially the love for...
Dotty C. Hartman
Dec 16, 2016
Dotty C. Hartman, of Sunman, was born on March 6, 1953 in Milan, the daughter of Harry and Helen L. Schurick Bradley. She married Robert J. Hartman on June 10, 1978 in Lawrenceburg, and he preceded her in death on June 13, 2015. Dotty had been a slot attendant at Argosy Casino and was a...
William F. Fay
Dec 16, 2016
William F. Fay, of Sunman, was born on April 23, 1962 in Cincinnati, the son of James E. and Billy Ann Cato Fay. He married Nancy L. Schaft on July 25, 1986 in Lawrenceburg, and she survives. William was chief of operations for Kerkan Commercial Roofing in Wyoming, Ohio and also ran his farm full-time. ...
Nicholas Morrow
Dec 11, 2016
Nicholas Lee Morrow, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, and formerly of Sunman, was born on April 11, 1973 in Batesville, Indiana. He was the son of Richard and Brenda Caudill Bates. He was an East Central High School graduate and then joined the United States Marine Corps. After receiving an honorable discharge he started a career in sales.  Nicholas loved spending...
