Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Hazel Mnm Hamilton
Oct 4, 2017
Hazel J. Hamilton, 80, of Connersville, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Premier Healthcare of Connersville. A Clay County, Kentucky native, Hazel was born April 20, 1937 to Robert and Ella Davidson Cornett and attended both Kentucky and Connersville area schools. She married Robert Hamilton in Connersville, February 23, 1958. For several years, Hazel was employed in housekeeping at the...
Shirley Ann Gruell
Oct 1, 2017
Shirley A. Gruell, 84, of Connersville died Sunday afternoon, October 1, 2017 at Heritage House of Connersville. Shirley was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on January 1, 1933, the daughter of Dale Sylvester and Lena Corinne Carraway Meek. She graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1951. Shirley was married on October 9, 1953 to Bobbie Gruell, who died December 28, 2011....
William H. Bonar
Oct 1, 2017
William H. “Bill” Bonar, 85, of Liberty, died peacefully at home surrounded by family the morning of Sunday, October 1, 2017. Bill was born in Pendleton County, Kentucky, January 8, 1932 to Russell and Ruth Mardis Bonar. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was awarded the Korean Service Medal with two bronze stars and the...
Barry L. Ripberger
Sep 30, 2017
Barry L. Ripberger, 74 of Connersville, died Saturday evening, September 30, 2017 at Reid Health, Richmond. The son of James Herbert and Thelma Mae Lyons Ripberger, Barry was born September 15, 1943 at Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana. In 1961, he graduated from Harrisburg High School and honorably enlisted in the United States Navy. Barry was a welder by trade and...
James Timothy Blacker
Sep 27, 2017
James Timothy Blacker, 64, of Liberty, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at his residence. Tim was born in Hamilton, Ohio on August 14, 1953, to James Keith and Marjorie Louise Buttery Blacker and attended Union High School in College Corner, Ohio. He had been employed as a reserve officer with the Union County Sheriff’s Department for 42 years and had...
Mary Kathleen Lorenz
Sep 26, 2017
Mary Kathleen “Kate” Lorenz, 98, of Liberty, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at the Pristine Senior Living of Oxford. Kate was born in Union County on June 20, 1919, to Albert P. and Elizabeth L. Reisert Geis. She was a graduate of Short High School 1938. On August 13, 1941, Kate was united in marriage with Robert J. Lorenz....
Rodney Duane Clark
Sep 26, 2017
Rodney “Duane” Clark, 64, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at his residence in Liberty. Duane was born in Beech Grove on February 20, 1953, to Jack and Ena White Clark. He graduated from Brookville High School in 1971. Duane, in later years, earned an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Automotive Technology from Ivy Tech. In addition to being...
Sylvia Ann Black
Sep 25, 2017
Sylvia Ann Hamilton Black, 71, of College Corner, died at her residence on Monday, September 25, 2017. Sylvia was born in Hamilton, Ohio, on June 14, 1946, to William C. and Mary L. Martin Hamilton. On February 24, 1963, Sylvia married Dwight Cleveland Black in College Corner. During Her life she worked as a nurse’s aide and as an attendant...
Dennis J. Ripberger
Sep 20, 2017
Dennis J. Ripberger, 65, of Connersville died Wednesday afternoon, September 20, 2017 at Reid Health, Richmond. A Connersville native, Dennis was born March 3, 1952, to James Rudolph “Rudy” and Freda Mae Paxton Ripberger, both of whom preceded him in death. He attended area schools and graduated in 1970 from Connersville High School, where he had played on the football...
Billy J. Reed
Sep 16, 2017
Connersville, Indiana Billy J. Reed, 76, of Connersville, passed away on Saturday, September 16th, at Premier Healthcare of Connersville. He was born in Connersville, Indiana on October 17, 1941 to William D. Reed and Sadie Hamilton Reed. Billy was a lifelong resident of the Connersville area. Billy was preceded in death by his mother and father, brothers Leonard Whittaker, Francis...
Darvin Barrett
Sep 14, 2017
Darvin Barrett, 86, of Connersville, died September 14, 2017 at his residence after a brief illness. The son of Sam and Bessie Barrett, Darvin was born November 24, 1930, in Oakland, Pike County, Indiana and attended area schools including two years of college education. In February of 1950, Darvin enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Korean...
William Gene Hall
Sep 14, 2017
William G. "Bill" Hall, Sr., 89, of Connersville, died Thursday, September 14, 2017, at his home with his wife of sixty-seven years and his family by his side. Bill was born in Fayette County on October 19, 1927, to Vern and Emma Thompson Hall. He attended Connersville Schools and in 1945 enlisted in the US Navy serving in the Seabees....
Nedra J. Gillum
Sep 13, 2017
Nedra J. “Nee Nee” Gillum, 95, of Connersville, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, September 13, 2017, at her residence. Nedra was born October 3, 1921 to Clarence Albert and Jessie Blanche Hayward Ervin and was a graduate of Connersville High School. On December 7, 1940, she was married in Augusta, Kentucky to Keith L. “Casey” Gillum, who died June...
Violet Marie Branum
Sep 12, 2017
Connersville, IN Violet M. Branum, 89, of Connersville, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday afternoon, September 12, 2017, at Heritage House of Connersville. On December 15, 1927, Violet was born in Rushville to Henry C. and Georgia A. Newland Morgan. She was a 1946 graduate of Connersville High School. On June 3, 1951, Violet was married to...
Leola Rensink
Sep 12, 2017
Leola Ledford Rensink, 93, of the Connersville community, died Tuesday morning, September 12, 2017, at her residence. Leola was born in Newport, Kentucky on March 16, 1924 to John and Viola Wilson Bickers and attended school there. Prior to moving to Connersville, she had been employed in the ship yards in Alameda, California during WW II. She enjoyed reading daily...
Mathew Carl Farmer
Sep 11, 2017
Mathew Farmer, 33, of Connersville died on Monday, September 11, 2017 in Indianapolis. Mathew was born in Richmond on January 5, 1984, to Daniel and Teresa Hodson Farmer; He attended Connersville High School and later earned his GED. Mathew was employed in construction and landscaping. He enjoyed drawing, landscaping, being outdoors and spending time with friends and family. In addition...
Nancy Clark
Sep 6, 2017
Connersville resident, Nancy L. Clark, 84, died late Wednesday evening, September 6, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. A Connersville native, she was born May 16, 1933 to Russell and Helen M. Owens Showalter. Following her graduation from Connersville High School with the class of 1951, she was married on June 16, 1951 to Wayne E. Clark. She supported...
Frances Louise Beard
Sep 3, 2017
Frances Louise Beard, 81, of Connersville, died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Reid Health, Richmond. Louise was born at home in Harrisburg, July 29, 1936 to Angus and Bessie Garrett Gilley. She attended Bunker Hill Elementary School and was a 1955 graduate of Connersville High School. On August 31, 1956, in the Central Christian Church parsonage, Louise married Don L....
James Allen Partridge
Aug 27, 2017
James A. “Jim” Partridge, Jr., 56, of Liberty, died on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at his residence. Jim was born December 26, 1960, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to James A. Partridge, Sr. and JoAnn Martinez Chapman and was a 1978 graduate of Union County High School. On September 26, 1978, Jim enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served...
Karen Dianne Oler
Aug 25, 2017
Dianne Oler, 62, of Liberty, died Friday, August 25, 2017, at her residence. Dianne was born in Sharonville, Ohio, on December 11, 1954, to Francis Paul and Vivian Revis Raffel. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Indiana University and her Master’s Degree in reading from Miami University. Dianne married Bill Oler on August 16, 1975, in Carmel, Indiana,...
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