William C. Hoess
October 13, 2024
William C. Hoess, 86, of Brookville passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024. Bill was born October 4, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio, son to Stanley Hoess and Dorothy Chaney. After serving in the Army, Bill worked as an actor and model in Palm Beach, Florida, eventually settling down in Cincinnati with a successful career at National Cash Register. Bill...
Anne Marie Thackery
September 29, 2024
Anna Marie Thackery, of Brookville, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024, at her residence.
Anne was the loving wife of Todd Thackery; cherished mother of Katie (Ben), Hannah, Adam (Brittany), and Abigail, and adored grandmother of Gideon, Ezra and Charlotte Anne. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and George Wolfe, and brothers Carl Wolfe...
Stephen Ludwig
September 27, 2024
Stephen Julius Ludwig, a lifelong resident of Cedar Grove, was born on July 7, 1946, in Batesville, a son to Franklin and Loretta Sacksteder Ludwig. He graduated from St. Meinrad and later married Sheila Quill on May 8, 1976. Steve was an electrician at Ludwig Contracting and then G.M. for many years. He was a member of Holy Guardian...
Sharon Ann Singer
September 26, 2024
Sharon Ann (nee Deffner) Singer, of West Chester, Ohio, passed away peacefully on her 75th birthday. She was born September 26, 1949 in Batesville, Indiana to Alfred and Alma (nee Pulskamp) Deffner.
Sharon was the true definition of a Social Butterfly. With the most forgiving of hearts, she chose to find the good in everybody and everything. ...
Rex Johnson
September 23, 2024
Rex Johnson, age 75, of Batesville, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on December 25, 1948, in Knott County, Kentucky, a son to Milford and Irene Childers Johnson.
Rex married Trueline Hall on December 14, 1968, and she survives. He was employed with Rumpke for 42 years,...
Viola Billman
August 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...
Marvin Ferkinhoff
August 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...
Katherine Ann Beetz
August 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...
Earnestine Short
July 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....
Herbert F. Rosenberger
July 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...
Faye Harsh
July 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...
Michael Robert Gregory
July 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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Duane Weber
June 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...
Edward Griffen
June 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,...
Brandon "Pang" Lee Conn
June 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...
Melvin Billman
June 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...
Adella Carpenter
June 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...
Johnny Norman
June 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...
Naaman Johnson
June 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...
Annette Jenkins
June 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...
