Janice Gartenman
April 4, 2016
Janice L. Gartenman, of Brookville, was born on April 18, 1945 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Richard H. and Mary (Wicks) Pinar. She married Chuck Gartenman on October 25, 2000, in Harrison, Ohio. Janice worked for the FBI, Computer Analyst, Champion international Paper and Great American Insurance. She was Board Secretary of...
Travis E. Crouch
April 2, 2016
Travis E. Crouch, of Brookville, was born on February 11, 1983 in Oxford, Ohio, the son of Paul E. and Regina A. Brewer Crouch. He worked at Poindexter Excavating in Indianapolis as a union heavy equipment operator, and was a member of the Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church in New Trenton. Travis enjoyed racing radio control...
Norma Banks
March 30, 2016
Norma L. Banks, of Brookville, was born on June 1, 1933, in Franklin County, the daughter of Hugh and Flora Mae Hunter Allen. She married Ralph Banks on May 23, 1951, and he preceded her in death. Norma retired from Philco-Ford where she served as an inspector. Her family was very important to her and...
Terry Stacy
March 28, 2016
Terry Stacy, of Brookville, Indiana, was born on April 4, 1940 in Franklin County, the son of Herman and Martha Allen Stacy. He retired from Roots Dresser and then drove for Franklin County Public Transportation. On Monday, March 28, 2016 at the age of 75, he passed away at Ridgewood Health Campus in Lawrenceburg.
Those surviving who...
Bernice Sparks
March 19, 2016
Bernice Sparks, of Brookville, was born on October 7, 1923 in Kentucky, the daughter of Daniel and Laura Baker. She was married to A.B. Sparks who preceded her in death. Bernice spent her life as a homemaker and loved to quilt and garden. She was also a member of Brookville's Order of the Eastern Star,...
Arnold Ray Ott
March 18, 2016
Arnold R. Ott, of Greensburg, and formerly of Franklin County, was born on January 22, 1940 in Metamora, the son of Julius and Mattie L. Casteel Ott. He married Mattie A. Bowles in December, 1961 and she survives. Arnold showed a strong work ethic from early on, mowing lawns in Metamora. He later worked for Pepsi and retired from...
Elmer Ernest Vonderheide
March 9, 2016
Elmer Ernest Vonderheide, of Brookville, was born on October 13, 1927 in St. Mary's, the son of Walter M. and Marie (nee Wallpe) Vonderheide. Elmer was a 1945 graduate of Brookville High School. He served his country from 1945 to 1947 in the United States Navy. On October 15, 1949 at St. Michael's Rectory, Elmer...
Michael Senefeld
March 3, 2016
Michael Francis Senefeld was born February 24, 1958 in Connersville to Frances (Schreiber) and Robert Senefeld. He was a 1976 graduate of Brookville High School. Michael married Patty Lakes and she survives. He retired from the Ford Motor Company in Indianapolis. Michael was a member of St. Michael Church in Brookville, then St....
Charlotte Hofer
February 27, 2016
Charlotte  Hofer of Brookville, was born on November 24, 1933 in Perry County, Kentucky to Bill and Jessie Clark Deaton. She wed Charles Hofer on December 1, 1950 in Brookville and enjoyed 65 years of marriage. Charlotte was a woman passionate about her family, leaving behind a legacy of loving her family whole-heartedly and enjoying...
Rosemary Hountz
February 24, 2016
Rosemary Hountz, of Sunman, was born on May 27, 1933 in New Alsace, the daughter of Francis E. and Anna Braun Schantz. She married David A. Hountz on October 15, 1955 in New Alsace, and he preceded her in death on November 9, 1997. Rosemary was a full time homemaker and an office employee at...
Marvin G. Evans
February 16, 2016
Marvin G. Evans, age 77, formerly of Liberty, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 16, after passing at his residence in Greencastle. Born September 1, 1938, in Bath, he was the son of Clifford and Irene Gesell Evans. Marvin was part of the first graduating class of Talewanda High school in Oxford, Ohio. He married Ruby...
Evelyn June Demoss
February 14, 2016
Evelyn June DeMoss, of Oldenburg and formerly of Brookville, Indiana, was born on June 18, 1938 in Connersville, the daughter of John Witt and Clara Gladys Jackson Witt Perkins. Her working career began at the age of 16 at the Greyhound Bus Station in Connersville where she made sandwiches on third shift for bus travelers...
Allen John Huber
February 4, 2016
Allen John Huber, of Sunman, was born on January 11, 1931 in Lawrenceville, a son to Estal and Ida Boerstler Huber. After graduating from Sunman High school, he served his country as part of the United States Army. Allen married Ruth Gutapfel on August 16, 1958 at St. John Lutheran Church, Hubbells Corner, and she...
James W. Nelson
February 4, 2016
James W. Nelson, of Sunman was born on June 13, 1957 in Greenville, North Carolina the son of James W., Sr. and Louise Ingram Nelson. He was a radiology technician. On February 4, 2016, at the age of 58, James passed away at VA Hospice in Cincinnati.
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Robert R. Hill
February 2, 2016
Robert R. Hill of Cedar Grove, was born on February 9, 1936 in Clay County, West Virginia, a son to Hallie E. and Flora Mae Johnson Hill. While stationed in Germany, Robert met and married his wife, Heidrun "Heide" Lutz. He was a lifelong union roofer and member of the Local #42 Roofers Union in...
Robert R. Hill
February 2, 2016
Robert R. Hill of Cedar Grove, was born on February 9, 1936 in Clay County, West Virginia, a son to Hallie E. and Flora Mae Johnson Hill. While stationed in Germany, Robert met and married his wife, Heidrun "Heide" Lutz. He was a lifelong union roofer and member of the Local #42 Roofers Union in...
Alvin Retzner
January 23, 2016
Alvin H. "Spike" Retzner of Sunman was born on August 30, 1922 in St. Nicholas, Indiana, a son to Edward and Cecelia Brunsman Retzner. He served his country in WWII as part of the United States Army Air Corps. Alvin married Eliza Moser Collins on June 2, 1962 at St. Nicholas Church and she preceded him in death on...
James Windholtz
January 23, 2016
James F. Windholtz, of Sunman, was born on June 1, 1933, in Mack, Ohio, a son to Emil and Claire Faye Windholtz. On April 27, 1957, Jim married Marion C. Gilmartin at St. Aloysius Church in Cincinnati, and she preceded him in death on March 12, 2014. He worked for AT&T as a technician and also farmed. ...
Louis J. Auel
January 22, 2016
Louis J. Auel, of Sunman, was born on February 16, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Harry and Anna Murrer Auel.  He was a veteran of the armed forces, and served his country in the Army and Air Force. Louis married Linda McCann on June 14, 2003 at St. Nicholas Church in Sunman. He retired from GE in Evendale, Ohio,...
Jean "Kay" Kathleen Taylor
January 17, 2016
Jean "Kay" Kathleen Taylor, of Brookville, was born on August 9, 1931, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a daughter to Francis Dismas and Mary Murphy Weber. While working for the New York Central Railroad in Indianapolis, she met her future husband, Jeremy Taylor and they were married on May 14, 1955 in Indianapolis.  After raising all 7 of her...
