Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Charles "Pat" Patterson
Mar 28, 2013
Charles “Pat” Patterson, 79, of Connersville, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning, March 28, 2013, surrounded by his family at his home. A Connersville native, Charles was born on March 17, 1934, the son of Clyde, Sr. and Mary M. Stevens Patterson and attended Connersville schools. On March 7, 1959, he was married in Connersville to the former...
Karen S. Dragoo Dixon
Mar 26, 2013
Connersville, IN Karen S. Dragoo-Dixon, 62, of Glenwood, died Tuesday morning, March 26, 2013, at Fayette Regional Health Systems, Connersville. A Franklin County native, Karen was the daughter of Robert Paul, Sr. and Marjorie Sorrell Richardson. She was a 1968 graduate of Eaton High School in Ohio and received a degree in business management from Marquette University in Michigan. Karen...
Jerald D. Petro
Mar 25, 2013
Jerald D. Petro, 78, of Liberty, died Monday, March 25, 2013, Reid Hospital, Richmond. Jerald was born in Union County, March 18, 1935, to John T. and Mary Elizabeth Creek Petro. In 1953, he graduated from Short High School in Liberty and continued his education at Indiana University with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. On August 3,...
Eloise C. Van Daniker
Mar 25, 2013
Eloise C. Van Daniker, 88, of Connersville died Monday, March 25, 2013 at Lincoln Centers Nursing Home in Connersville. Eloise was born February 4, 1925 Ethel, West Virginia, to Sherman and Goldey Johnson Copley. Eloise was very strong independent believer of religion. Eloise and her sisters had a singing talent from a young age. She enjoyed her antiques and attending...
Shirley M. Klein
Mar 25, 2013
Shirley M. Klein, 87, of Liberty, died Monday morning, March 25, 2013 at Golden Rule Living Center in Richmond. A Preble County, Ohio native, Shirley was born on November, 20th 1925, to Herbert and Mary McDivitt Huntington and attended College Corner schools. During the war, she was employed at REX Manufacturing in Connersville and later Decca Records in Richmond. Shirley...
Steve C. York
Mar 23, 2013
Steven C. York, 49, of Ocala, Florida and former Liberty resident, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Ocala, Florida. Steve was born on July 3rd 1963, in San Diego, California to Robert R. and Pauleta Jean Fields York. He attended Union County schools. Steve had a special love of music that led him to write songs at an early age....
Elizabeth "Liz" Callahan
Mar 5, 2013
Elizabeth “Liz” Callahan, 45, of Connersville, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Reid Hospital Richmond. A Connersville native, Liz was born July 23, 1967 to Joe Douglas and Carol Ann Seniour Clark. She was a 1985 graduate of Connersville High School and attended cosmetology school in Muncie. Liz had been employed as a teller at 5th/3rd Bank. She enjoyed spending...
Aiden Nathaniel Andrews
Feb 25, 2013
Aiden Nathaniel Andrews, infant son of Nathaniel and Rebecca Lucas Andrews of Connersville, was stillborn, Monday, February 25, 2013, at Fayette Regional Health System. In addition to his parents, Aiden is survived by his sister: Abigail Marie Andrews; his maternal grandparents: Mike and Lisa Pfenninger of Connersville; maternal great-grandmother: Janet Jordan of Connersville; his paternal grandmother: Silvia Jemison of Liberty;...
Thomas Gerald Mccombs
Feb 21, 2013
Thomas Gerald McCombs 65, of Connersville, died at Lincoln Center East in Connersville on Thursday evening, February 21, 2013. Thomas was born Oct. 7, 1947 at Fayette Memorial Hospital, a much beloved son of Clair Cecil and Marcia Scholl McCombs. He was a much beloved grandson of Cecil Clair and Mollie Koeppel McCombs, and of John Benjamin and Sarah Goble...
Simona Sue Overbeck
Feb 12, 2013
Simona Sue Overbeck, 66, of Liberty, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Simona was born June 18, 1946 in Connersville to Berneil and Clara Howell Young. She attended school in Laurel and was most proud to later receive her GED from Connersville High School. Simona was a member of the First Baptist Church in Connersville and retired...
Marjorie Maxine Brooks
Feb 11, 2013
Marjorie Maxine Brooks, 82, of Liberty, died Monday, February 11, 2013, at Knolls of Oxford, Oxford, Ohio. Marjorie was born June 29, 1930 at home in Kitchel, Union County, to Harold and Cora Shade Crouse and was a lifelong resident of Union County. In 1949, she graduated from Kitchel High School. Marjorie was a genuinely happy person who was always...
John M. Mcgary
Feb 10, 2013
John M. McGary, 80, of Destin, Florida and former Connersville resident, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 while on a skiing outing in Vail, Colorado. John was born September 22, 1932 in Connersville to Mark and Margaret Cox McGary. His family owned a grocery store in town and John attended St. Gabriel Church and St. Gabriel School. In 1950, he graduated...
Kay Corso Alexander
Feb 8, 2013
Kay Corso Alexander, 71, of Liberty, died Friday morning, February 8, 2013, at her residence. A native of Hamilton, Ohio, Kay was born August 1, 1941 to John J. and Marcella J. Kennedy Corso. She was a graduate of Talawanda High School and had attended Miami University, both in Oxford, Ohio. She had been self-employed, cleaning area offices and businesses....
Duane Duke Sorrell
Feb 8, 2013
Duane “Duke” Sorrell, 49, of Brownsville, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, OH. Duane was born December 1, 1963 in Richmond, to Chester and Dorothy J. Richardson Sorrell. He was a lifetime resident and attended Union County schools. On December 20, 1991, Duane married the former Shelley Fields, in Liberty. “Duke” was employed as a...
Glenna L. Rhonemus
Feb 3, 2013
Glenna L. Rhonemus, 80, of Liberty, died Sunday evening, February 3, 2013, at her residence. Glenna was born September 9, 1932, in Boston, Wayne County, to Robert and Edna Sheaffer Dance, both of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Short High School in 1950 and was married in Liberty to John William “Bill” Rhonemus on June 10, 1951....
Imagene Dolan
Feb 3, 2013
Imagene Dolan, 91, of Connersville, died Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Caroleton Manor of Connersville. Imagene was born December 3, 1921 in Rush County, to Lewis E. and Norma Helen Brunner Bennington. She attended Fayette County schools and was married in Connersville on April 1, 1939 to Xen F. Dolan, who died April 2, 1975. Imagene was a 61 year...
L. Marie Brom
Feb 3, 2013
L. Marie Brom, 88 of Silver City, New Mexico and former Fayette County resident, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Marie was born September 3, 1924 in Fayette County to Henderson and Carrie Rowland Sizemore. She had a great love of reading and especially loved poetry. Marie attended Indian Hills Baptist Church...
Charles C. Adkins
Feb 2, 2013
Charles C. Adkins, 95, of Connersville, died Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, at Heritage House of Connersville. Charles was a native of Pikeville, Kentucky, born November 26, 1916 to Hiram and Jane Gilispie Adkins. He was injured while deployed as a field lineman during WW II with the U.S. Army 303rd Infantry Regiment serving in the European African Middle Eastern...
Ethel C. Mcclurg
Feb 2, 2013
Ethel C. McClurg, 94, of Rising Sun and former Connersville resident, died Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, at her residence. Ethel was born in Morehead, Kentucky, May 21, 1918, to Zenas Walton and Bertha Frances Plank Clark and attended Haldeman High School near Morehead. On January 7, 1936, she was married in Morehead to Ernest McClurg and they moved to...
Dorothy J. Henry
Jan 29, 2013
Dorothy J. Henry, 90, of Brownsville, died Tuesday afternoon, January 29th, 2013 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. Dorothy was born in Preble County, Ohio on June, 30th, 1922 to Elvin and Sally Taylor Richardson. On October 3, 1968, Dorothy was married in Brownsville to James J. Henry who died November 13, 2005. She had worked for a short time at...
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