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Betty J. Rutz

Betty J. Rutz

May 15, 2013

Betty J Rutz, 87, of Brookville, Indiana, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She was born July 11, 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Carl and Alice (Efland) Hille. She worked at Duck Creek Palace. Betty enjoyed her family and being active in the Metamora community. Left to honor Betty's memory are children; William F. Putnick of Cincinnati, OH, Barb Heis of...

Gene S. Hornberger

Gene S. Hornberger

May 6, 2013

Gene S. Hornberger, 54, of Batesville, Indiana, died May 6, 2013, at his residence.He was born June 19, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to James and Evelyn (Dierckman) Hornberger. Gene is survived by his children; Ryan (Sue) Hornberger of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Brady Hornberger of Batesville, Indiana; mother, Evelyn Hornberger of Lawrenceville; grandchildren, Cena and Zachary Hornberger; and sister Tracy (Randy)...

Dorothy J. Denni

Dorothy J. Denni

May 6, 2013

Dorothy "Dottie" J. Denni, age 76, of Sunman, Indiana, passed away at Ripley Crossing, in Milan, Indiana, on Monday May 6th, 2013. She was born February 23, 1937 in Batesville, Indiana to Omer and Clara (Puente) Seevers. She married Wilbur Denni on May 8, 1954 at St. John United Church of Christ in Penntown and he preceded her in death...

Agnes Peters

Agnes Peters

April 28, 2013

Agnes K. Peters, R.N., of Brookville, IN, spouse and lifetime partner of deceased physician, Elmer E. Peters, M.D. (Deceased Mar 2001), departed this life on April 28, 2013. Born July 5, 1923, to John & Maria Kalnyansky Kotso in Hammond, IN. She was educated in the primary and secondary schools of that city. In 1945, Agnes received the R.N. degree...

Jessie E. Hess

Jessie E. Hess

April 26, 2013

Jessie E. Hess, 84, passed away at her residence in Sunman, Indiana on Friday, April 26, 2013. She was born on September 6, 1928 to Clarence and Clara Regel McCool. She married Vernon R. Hess, Sr. on October 5, 1946 in Portland, Indiana and he preceded her in death. She was Unit Secretary at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville...

Kathy Helton

Kathy Helton

April 12, 2013

Kathy A. Helton, age 55, of Brookville, IN died April 12, 2013 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, OH. She was born on May 12, 1957 in Corpus Christi, Texas to James C. and Margie K. (Farmer) Vest. Kathy married John A. Helton on September 11, 1976 at the First Baptist Church in Brookville. She was a member of...

Rollie B. Allen

Rollie B. Allen

April 10, 2013

Rollie B. Allen, 82 of Delta, Colorado and formerly of Brookville, Indiana passed away April 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 14, 1930 in Peppertown, Indiana, a son to Hugh and Flora (Hunter) Allen. On November 29, 1963 he married Dora J. Hohman at Shiloh Wesleyan Church in Plymouth, Indiana and she survives. He was a machinist...

Helen R Foster

Helen R Foster

April 9, 2013

Helen "Katie" L. Foster, age 67, of Brookville, IN died Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at her residence. She was born February 17, 1946 in Laurel, Indiana, to Leslie and Stella Hunter Pierce. She loved fishing and was an avid sports fan of both the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals. Left to honor Helen's memory is brothers, Carl (Geraldine) Pierce of Brookville,...

Lana L Pence

Lana L Pence

April 5, 2013

Lana L. Pence, 73, of Brookville, Indiana, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 at McCullough Hyde-Memorial Hospital in Oxford. She was born February 14, 1940 in Metamora, Indiana, to Robert Robinson and Cleo Hunter Robinson. She married George E. Pence on November 18, 1961 and he preceded her in death on January 21, 1990. She had been the secretary at...

Raphael Paul Forthofer

Raphael Paul Forthofer

April 4, 2013

Raphael Paul Forthofer, age 73, of Sunman, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 4, 2013.He was born on September 24, 1939 to Ralph and Mary (Riehle) Forthofer. Raphael married Rosina Nobbe on November 24, 1966 at St. Louis Church in Batesville, Indiana and she survives. Raphael worked at Cincinnati Incorporated before purchasing Forthofer's Market, which he and Rosie owned for...

Pearl H. Guenther

Pearl H. Guenther

April 3, 2013

Pearl H. Guenther, 94, of Sunman, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Waters in Batesville.She was born on May 6, 1918 to Gus Doehlman and Stella Oehlman. She was the last surviving of 6 brothers and sisters. She married Robert Guenther June 19, 1943 at Grace Lutheran Church in Tuscon, Arizona. Pearl was a member of the...

June Halcomb

June Halcomb

March 28, 2013

June Halcomb, 70, of Metamora, Indiana, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at her residence.She was born on September 30, 1942 in Connersville, Indiana to William Taft Hammond and Katherine Thomas. She married Gene Halcomb on April 1, 1961 in Brookville, and he survives. June was a member of Metamora Church of God and the Eastern Star. She enjoyed mushroom...

Hortense Catherine Dudley

Hortense Catherine Dudley

March 23, 2013

Hortense Catherine Dudley, 89, of St. Peters, Indiana, died Saturday, March 23, 2013.She was born January 30, 1924 at her parent's home in New Alsace, Indiana to Joseph Bischoff and Mary Brickler. Hortense married Aurthur Dudley on August 21, 1943 in St. Paul Church, New Alsace, Indiana, and he preceded her in death on April 16, 2012. She was a...

Viola M. Kaiser

Viola M. Kaiser

March 22, 2013

Viola M. Kaiser, 88, of Cedar Grove, Indiana, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 at her residence.She was born April 23, 1924 to Albert Singer and Pauline Telker in St. Leon, Indiana. She married Harry C. Kaiser on June 26, 1943 at St. Joseph Church in St. Leon, Indiana and he survives. She was a homemaker, a farmer's wife and...

Ginger S. Hartman

Ginger S. Hartman

March 21, 2013

Ginger Sue Hartman, 70, of Sunman, Indiana, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family and friends.She was born on October 9, 1942 to Clarence (Tim) Osburn and Delta Sunman. She married Don Hartman on March 31, 1962 at St. Paul, New Alsace and he survives. Ginger was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic...

Alberta "Bertie" Smith

Alberta "Bertie" Smith

March 16, 2013

Alberta "Bertie" Smith, 78, of Brookville, Indiana, passed away Saturday, March 16 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. She was born November 6, 1934 to Aloysius Otto Rosenberger and Clara J. Sauerland in Brookville. She married Donald "Buck" Smith on September 16, 1955 at St. Michael Church and he preceded her in death on March 28, 1998. She retired from...

Farris Edington

Farris Edington

March 14, 2013

Farris Edington, 79 of Metamora Indiana, passed away Thursday, March 14th at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Indiana on February 28, 1934 to George and Flossie (Reeves) Edington. He served his country in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. He was retired from Hewlett- Packard where he served as an Electronic Technician, On August 3rd,...

Dorothy C Stegemiller

Dorothy C Stegemiller

March 6, 2013

Dorothy C. Stegemiller, 88, of Sunman, Indiana, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Waters in Batesville, Indiana. She was born on September 29, 1924 in Franklin County, the daughter of Frank Weiler and Mary Zinser. She married Alvin Stegemiller on May 11, 1957 and he preceded her in death on January 31, 2009. She was a member of St....

Hazel G. Wolfe

Hazel G. Wolfe

March 4, 2013

Hazel (Lowery) Wolfe, 90, of Brookville, Indiana, died at the Waters in Batesville, Indiana, on Monday, March 4, 2013. She was born on July 12, 1922 in Manchester, Kentucky to Steve and Etta Rawlins Brumley, the eldest of 12 children. She married Charles Lowery in October, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio and he preceded her in death on October 2, 1953....

Heather (Braun) Wells

Heather (Braun) Wells

February 23, 2013

Heather (Braun) Wells, age 26, of Sunman, IN passed away at her residence on Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 after a battle with cancer. She was born on October 23, 1986 to Paul and Katherine Zimmer Braun at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana. She married Bryan Wells at United Methodist Church in Batesville on April 21, 2007. After receiving...

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