Obituary Listing

Aug 17, 2024

Viola Loretta Billman, of Sunman, was born on March 29, 1944, in Batesville, a daughter to Louis and Pauline Koetter Niese.  She married Marvin Billman on June 11, 1966, and together they raised four children.  While caring for her family, Viola worked outside the home as a cook for St. Nicholas and St. Lawrence schools, where she started their...

Aug 13, 2024

Marvin Joseph Ferkinhoff, of Brookville, was born on July 1, 1947, in Batesville, a son to Joseph Alphonse and Seraphine Schulte Ferkinhoff.  He graduated from Batesville High School and later the University of Cincinnati.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army and was a Vietnam veteran.  Marvin married Carol Ann Rosenberger on July 15, 1972, at...

Aug 2, 2024

Katherine Ann Beetz, of Sunman, was born on February 1, 1956, in Brookville, Indiana, a daughter to Jerome and Mary Meyer.  She married John Beetz on May 24, 1975.  Kathy was a homemaker and enjoyed mowing the lawn, farming, her Labrador Rocky and especially her grandkids.  On Friday, August 2, 2024, at the age of 68, she passed away...

Jul 12, 2024

Earnestine Short, age 83, of Milan, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024. She was born on June 29, 1941, in Premium, Kentucky, the daughter of L.D. Bingham and Ruby Stipe. On September 21, 1957, she married the love of her life, Carnell Short, beginning 64 years of marital bliss.

Earnestine worked for Hillenbrand for many years....

Jul 11, 2024

Herbert Francis Rosenberger, age 81, of Brookville, Indiana, passed away Thursday, July 11th, 2024.  Born February 7, 1943, in Franklin County, he was the Son of Otto A. and Clara J. Sauerland Rosenberger.  He married Roberta Race on May 30, 1964, at St. Michael's in Brookville, she preceded in death on July 16, 2006.

Herbert was a...

Jul 6, 2024

Faye Irene Harsh, of Brookville, was born on June 14, 1944, in Batesville, a daughter to George and Alma Anna Wolber Bauer.  She graduated from Brookville High School in 1962 and then married Phillip "Phil" Charles Harsh on December 21, 1963, at St. Thomas Lutheran Church.  Faye worked for the City of Oxford in accounts receivable as the billing...

Jul 3, 2024

Michael Robert Gregory was born on December 26, 1959, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. A son to Patrick and Lavinia (Glass) Gregory. He worked for Coca-Cola for over 20 years. Michael enjoyed the outdoors and time with family and friends. He loved King, his great Dane. On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the age of 64, Michael passed away.

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Jun 27, 2024

Duane H. Weber, of Sunman, was born on October 14, 1928, in Manchester, Indiana, a son to Romie and Isabel Dupps Weber. He married Leitha Marie Shazer on June 9, 1957, at Sunman Community Church and she preceded him in death on December 9, 2012.  Duane owned and operated Weber's Automatic and Transmission for 35 years and was a...

Jun 26, 2024

Edward was born January 20, 1937 to Authur M. and Edna C. Griffen in South Bend, Indiana. He grew up in the Edwardsburg, Michigan area where he graduated from Edwardsburg High School in 1955.  After High School he studied at Western Michigan University and at the South Bend Campus of Indiana University.  On January 25, 1958, in Edwardsburg, Michigan,...

Jun 26, 2024

Brandon "Pang" Lee Conn, age 22, of Brookville, Indiana passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in West Harrison, Indiana.

Born October 6, 2001 in Tampa, Florida he is the son of Fredderico A. Conn & Nancy Pauline Allred.

Survivors include his beloved fiancé Marisa Keyser; his mother, Nancy Allred; his brothers James Conn (and...

Jun 22, 2024

Melvin Billman, formerly of Sunman, was born on April 16, 1939, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a son to John (Herbert) and Mary Happ Billman.  Melvin worked and worked and worked and then retired after 30 years of service from Hill-Rom in Batesville.  Melvin was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Nicholas Church in Indiana as well as...

Jun 17, 2024

Adella Dianne (Rush) Carpenter, of Sunman, IN was born in Cincinnati, OH on April 8, 1951 a daughter to Frank and Adella (Schneider) Rush. She married Michael Carpenter in 2007, he passed away in 2017. She was a loving homemaker and enjoyed her job as a school bus driver for leug Bus Corporation of Cincinnati, and as an employee...

Jun 16, 2024

Johnny Ray Norman, of Batesville, was born on December 19, 1942, in Liberty, Kentucky, a son to Charles and Hazel Davis Norman.  He married Sharon Coyle on February 26, 1966, and she survives.  John served his country for many years in the National Guard and was a member of the Dearborn Baptist Church.  He worked in construction and owned...

Jun 12, 2024

Naaman Johnson, of Holt, Michigan was born in Franklin County, Indiana on July 16, 1939, a son to Robert Lee and Christine (nee: Long) Johnson.  He graduated from Brookville High School and later Kalamazoo Valley Community College.  On his 21st birthday, Naaman married Mary Ann Sturwold at St. Michael's Church in Brookville and together they raised two daughters.  He...

Jun 7, 2024

Annette Jenkins, age 85 of Sunman, was born on March 20, 1939 in Pine Top, KY a daughter to the late Delza and Dallas (Slone) Amburgey.  She attended The Old Regular Baptist Church of Jesus Christ in Sunman, IN.  She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and mother-in-law.  She enjoyed quilting, flowers, tending to her garden and liked to...

May 24, 2024

Florence Henerietta Lunsford, of Brookville, was born on September 23, 1936, in Brookville, a daughter to Ohmer and Verena Schwegman Kunkel.  She married Ralph Lunsford on September 13, 1958, at St. Peter's Catholic Church and together they raised three children.  Florence worked for the auditor's office and later was Clerk of the Courts for two terms.  She enjoyed gardening...

May 22, 2024

James A. Hyde, 91, of Brookville, passed away May 22, 2024 at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville, Indiana where he has resided the last three years.  Jim was born December 21, 1932 on a farm in Springfield Township, he was the youngest son of the late Alfred and Pauline (Geis) Hyde.

Jim graduated from the former...

May 15, 2024

Judy Kay Jones was born on June 20, 1944, in Convington, Kentucky, a daughter to Ed and Vonell (Albright) Evans. She worked for Eastman Kodak Company, Copy Products Division for over 30 years, rising through the ranks from secretary all the way to VP of Midwest sales. Judy was a faithful believer who loved the Lord, enjoyed playing the...

May 14, 2024

Bobby Dale Burchett, a former Sunman native, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Savannah, Tennessee.  He was born in Rose Hill, Virginia on February 7, 1968, a son to Kenneth Burchett and Ethelene Grooms.  He graduated Brookville High School in 1986 and later was employed with Konecranes in Cincinnati and then American Central Transport.  Bobby had...

May 6, 2024

John Dudley, age 76, of Sunman, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on May 6, 2024. John was born to Leroy and Mildred (McHugh) Dudley on February 1, 1948, in Batesville, Indiana. He married Sandra Clair and together they raised 4 children. John served his country in the Air Force in Vietnam. After the war...