Georgia Eva King
October 5, 2014
Georgia Eva King, age 88, of Metamora, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Born March 31, 1926 in Metamora Township - Franklin County, she was the daughter of Harvey and Pearl Cavins McWhorter. She married Leonard E. King and he preceded her in death. Georgia retired from the Brookville Casket Factory. She was...
Michael John Ripperger
September 28, 2014
Michael John Ripperger, age 65, of Brookville, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Brookville Healthcare Center. Born July 28, 1949 in Batesville, Indiana, he was a son to Frank and Frances Geis Ripperger. Those surviving who will honor Michael's memory include sisters, Janet Fuchs of Dover and Marian Ratz of Brookville; brothers, Francis (Wilma) Ripperger of Oak Forest, and...
Jimmy Dale Gibson
September 27, 2014
Jimmy Dale Gibson, age 65, of Milan, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born September 6, 1949 in Logan County, West Virginia, he was the son of Don and Della Dempsey Harvey. His wife, Matilda Anderson survives. Jimmy worked the coal mines in Indiana. Those surviving who will honor Jimmy's memory include his...
Lavinia Marie Eckerle
September 27, 2014
Lavinia Marie Eckerle, age 93, of Brookville, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 after a brief stay at Brookville Health Care Center. Born July 23, 1921 in Laurel, she was the daughter of William F. and Anna Neukam Prifogle. On June 19, 1948, she married Raymond L. Eckerle at St. Michael Catholic Church, and he preceded her in death on...
Betty Ann Roepke
September 24, 2014
Betty Ann Roepke, age 86, of Sunman, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. Born November 30, 1927 at home in Lawrenceville, Indiana, she was the daughter of Estal and Ida Boerstler Huber. Betty married Charles H. Roepke on October 6, 1951 at Sunman Community Church and he preceded her in death on May 15,...
Mary Schott
September 19, 2014
Mary F. Schott, age 80, of Brookville, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at Brookville Healthcare Center. Born October 5, 1933 in St. Leon Indiana, to Peter and Ella Woerst Andres. Mary was a graduate of Guilford High School. She married Maurice "Maury" Schott on September 3, 1955 at St. Joseph Church in St. Leon and he preceded her in...
Aris Sams
September 15, 2014
Aris Sams, age 78, of Laurel, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 at his residence. Born on May 28, 1936 in Manchester, Kentucky, he was the son of Dave Tolman and Addie Marcum Sams. Aris served his country In the United States Air Force as an Airman First Class. He married Anna Fitzwater on February 27, 1956 in Shelbyville, Indiana...
David Richard Lance
September 13, 2014
David Richard Lance, age 45, of Brookville, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014. Born September 1, 1969 in Hamilton County, Ohio, he was the son of James and Mary Jane Vandale Wood. He married Regina Diane Yane on December 22, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio and she survives. He was a chef at O'Charley's in Harrison. David possessed a big heart...
Helen Francis Manley
September 8, 2014
Helen Frances Manley died Monday, September 8, 2014 in Harrison, Ohio. She was born January 19, 1924 on a farm in Franklin County, Indiana to Roy and Josephine (Quinlan) Quinlan. She attended a one-room school (Terry) for 8 years and graduated from Brookville High School in 1942. Except for living 2 years in Wisconsin, she spent her entire life in...
Viola Hountz
September 5, 2014
Viola A. Hountz, age 86, of Sunman, Indiana, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. Born March 18, 1928 in Sunman, she was the daughter of John and Loretta Fritsch Riehle. Viola married Joseph L. Hountz on June 14, 1952 at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Sunman and he preceded her in death on July 16,...
Joann Klopfer-Sizemore
September 2, 2014
JoAnn (Personette) Klopfer-Sizemore, age 67, of Manchester, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at her home. Born August 15, 1947 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, she was the daughter of Joseph Donald and Anna Adaline Beach Personette. She graduated from Richmond High school. Joann married Richard "Dick" Eugene Klopfer on April 25, 1965 and he preceded her in death...
Jerry Day
August 21, 2014
Jerry Day, age 53, of Mt. Carmel, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 at home, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on July 15, 1961, in Florence, Kentucky, he was the son of Lawrence E. and Beatrice Farmer Day. Jerry married Debbie Davisson at White Oak Christian Church in 1987 and she survives. He...
Glenn Bellingham
August 21, 2014
Glenn Bellingham, age 78, of Milan, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg. Born on February 9, 1936, he was the son of Charles A. and Helen Weiss Bellingham. Glenn served his country as part of the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Delores Allgeier in Lawrenceburg on July 22, 1959 and...
Gail Jean (Palmer) Carpenter
August 18, 2014
Gail Jean (Palmer) Carpenter, age 54, of Sunman, Indiana, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 at her residence. Born July 20, 1960 in Dearborn County, she was the daughter of LeRoy and Eula Russell (nee Seals) Palmer. Gail was a 27 year employee of Gardens Alive! Inc., of Lawrenceburg, and formerly of Sunman. She enjoyed spending time with her family,...
Eugene 'Forrest' Davis
August 12, 2014
Eugene "Forrest" Davis, 80, of Sunman, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the Waters of Batesville. Born November 19, 1933 in Breathitt County, Kentucky he was the son of Edward Carl Davis and Anna Mae Craft Davis. He married Doris L. LaFollette and she preceded him in death on July 1, 2006. Together they owned and operated the B&G...
Dencil Short
August 11, 2014
Dencil Short, age 84 of Milan, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Waters in Batesville. Born April 3, 1930 he was the son of Curt and Alta Slone Short. Dencil married Marlene Risner on May 2, 1953 and she preceded him in death in November of 1985. He retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. Dencil...
Clara Fohl
August 7, 2014
Clara R. Fohl, age 99, of Cedar Grove, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Brookville Healthcare Center. Born September 6, 1914, in Cedar Grove, she was the daughter of Frank and Mary Rosenberger Schuck. Clara married Aloysius Fohl and he preceded her in death on January 26, 1985. She was a homemaker and member of Holy Guardian Angels Catholic...
James J. Giarusso
August 1, 2014
James J. Giarusso, age 71, of Brookville, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at his residence. Born December 3, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of John and Lorraine Smith Giarusso. He married Alice M. DiMarco on October 21, 1961 at St. Christopher Church in Parsippany, New Jersey and she survives. James was a letter carrier for...
Virginia Lee Trautman
July 29, 2014
Virginia Lee Trautman, age 91, of Sunman, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Waters of Batesville. Born September 5, 1922 in Sunman, she was the daughter of Allen E. and Alma M. Einhaus Trautman. Virginia was a 1940 graduate of Sunman High School. From February 1, 1943 to December 2, 1977 she was the Postmaster in Sunman. Virginia...
Joseph L. Hountz
July 16, 2014
Joseph L. Hountz, age 82 of Sunman, Indiana passed away on July 16, 2014 at his residence. Born on September 3, 1931, in Ripley County, Indiana, he was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Thomas Hountz. Joseph served his country with the United States Army during the Korean War. On June 14, 1952 he married Viola Riehle at St. Nicholas...
