Jun 27, 2018

Paula Christine Kaufman, 63, of Connersville, died Wednesday evening, June 27, 2018, at her residence. Paula was born on August 17, 1954, in Connersville to Phillip Paul and Elsie Williams Matthews. After she received her general education diploma, she graduated from nursing school in 1992. Paula was employed as a home health care nurse until she became ill and could...

Jun 27, 2018

Julie Reneé Fox, 65, of Connersville, died Wednesday morning, June 27, 2018, at Fayette Regional Health. Julie was born April 14, 1953 in Connersville and was the daughter of Wade and Helen Gabbard Fox. She attended Alquina Elementary, Connersville High Schools and later earned the general education diploma. Julie was employed for several years in the Rack Plant at Design...

Jun 24, 2018

Jun 18, 2018

Samantha Mae “Sammy” Ross Baker, 42, of Oxford, Ohio, died Monday, June 18, 2018. Sammy was born on March 13, 1976 in Hamilton, Ohio, to James L. Sr. and Linda L. Ridenour Ross. She received her General Education Diploma and graduated from medical assistant school in 2011 and was previously employed at Cash Flow as a telemarketer. Sammy greatly enjoyed...

Jun 15, 2018

Brownsville, Indiana Dale Bass, 80, of Brownsville, died Friday afternoon, June 15 2018, at Reid Health, Richmond. Dale was born on October 12, 1937 in Ohio to Ellsworth Dale and Irene McKee Bass. He was a graduate of Richmond High School and later joined the United States Military. Dale enjoyed fishing, hunting and working in his garden. He was an...

Jun 14, 2018

Sharon Faye Ervine Sturgis, 77, of Connersville, died Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Fayette Regional Health System. A Connersville native, Sharon was born October 2, 1940 to Tony and Minnie Cornett Ervine. She attended Connersville area schools and was employed for several years at Design and Manufacturing on the assembly line. On October 5, 1957, Sharon married Paul Dean Sturgis....

Jun 12, 2018

June Ann Corum, 81, of Connersville, died June 12, 2018 at Reid Health, Richmond. A Connersville native, June was born March 4, 1937 to Alvin and Anna McCarty Laughlin and was a 1957 graduate of Connersville High School. She was a member of Jehovah’s Witness and loved attending Kingdom Hall. June adored her grandchildren. In her leisure time, she enjoyed...

Jun 10, 2018

Betty Jane Widau, 93, of Union County died Sunday morning, June 10, 2018 at the Knolls of Oxford Healthcare Pavilion. Betty was born November 17, 1924 in Hamilton, Ohio to Bill and Lois Whitehill Arnold and graduated from Hamilton High School in 1942. She married the love of her life, Cecil Widau, on February 28, 1948. Since adolescence, Betty was...

Jun 6, 2018

Longtime Connersville resident, Dorothy G. Sturgis, 96, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Fayette Regional Health. Dorothy was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 26, 1921 to Arthur Walter and Bessie Lee Humphrey Booher. She moved to Connersville with her family in 1928 and attended Connersville schools where she later earned her general education diploma. Dorothy was employed for 26...

Jun 5, 2018

Ann Celiabelle Sacre, 80, of Liberty died a day after her birthday at Reid Health, Richmond on June 5, 2018. A Union County native, Ann was born June 4, 1938 to Walter F. and Hazel H. Huston Hildebrand and attended Centerville High School, graduating in 1956. She lived most her life in Liberty and retired from Sycamore Springs and its...

May 28, 2018

May 28, 2018

Eugene “Gene” Frasur, 87, of Liberty, died Monday morning at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty, Gene was born on December 10, 1930 in Wood Station, Butler County, Ohio, to Joseph and Eleanor M. Schneider Frasur. In 1949, he graduated from Short High School in Liberty and began his twenty year military career in 1951. Gene served in the U.S....

May 25, 2018

Connersville, IN Myra Jo Galloway, 69, of Connersville passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family, Friday evening, May 25, 2018. A Connersville native, Myra was born January 9, 1949 to Eldon and Shirley Richardson Gabbard. She graduated from Connersville High School in 1967 and achieved her Associates Degree in Social Work from Indiana University East, Richmond. Myra’s...

May 16, 2018

Jill Renee Montgomery, 42, of Richmond died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Arbor Trace Nursing Home in Richmond. Jill was born in Richmond, September 8, 1975 to Vance and Carol Baylis Montgomery. Jill was a special person in the lives of the people who took care of her and loved her. She had experiences on family trips, boating and celebrating...

May 10, 2018

John L. “PapaCal” Callahan, 58, of Connersville died Thursday, May 10, 2018 at his residence. A Connersville native, John was born July 14, 1959 to Donald J. and Ann Kramer Callahan. He attended Connersville area schools, graduating from Connersville High School in 1977 and joining the United States Army in 1978. John retired from Visteon and its predecessors after twenty...

May 9, 2018

Andy Baker, 66, of Connersville died Wednesday May 9, 2018 at Reid Health. A Kentucky native, Andy was born June 20, 1951 to Robert and Goldia Louise Wells Baker. He owned and operated his own construction business; from building houses, barns and pouring cement, Andy was a jack of all trades. In his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing and mushroom...

Apr 22, 2018

JoAnn Polley Robinson, 44, died Sunday morning, April 22, 2018, at Henry Community Health, New Castle. JoAnn was a Connersville native, born July 4, 1973, the only child of Jack and Brenda Kiskaden Polley. She was a 1992 graduate of Rushville High School and had attended Glenwood Church of Christ. In her youth, she enjoyed playing basketball. JoAnn had suffered...

Apr 21, 2018

Clara Grace Bonar, 82, of Liberty died Saturday afternoon, April 21, 2018, at Ambassador Health, Centerville. Clara was born in Franklin County, March 17, 1936, to Louis, Sr. and Louetta Sotwell Werner and was a 1954 graduate of Sunman High School. On November 17, 1956, she married William H. “Bill” Bonar at Hanna’s Creek Christian Church. Clara had worked as...

Apr 17, 2018

Greenfield, IN Former Connersville resident, Margery F. Sizemore, 91, of Greenfield, died Tuesday morning, April 17, 2018 at Greenfield Healthcare Center, where she had been admitted on Wednesday. Margery was born to Ray “Jack” and Mabel Neff Jones on July 8, 1927 in Fayette County. She attended area schools and was a 1945 graduate of Connersville High School. On September...

Apr 14, 2018

Jeremy Alan Clark, 38, currently of Cincinnati, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 because of an automobile accident. Jeremy was born in Oxford, Ohio on May 2, 1979 to James D. and Violet Durham Clark. He was a 1997 graduate of Connersville High School and received his HVAC certification from the Bluegrass Community Technical College in Lexington, Kentucky. Jeremy was a...