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Harley Rachelle Polston (7/14/2020) - Harley Rachelle Polston, 26, of New Castle passed away Friday, July 10, 2020. She was born July 5, 1994 in New Castle to Jeremy and Cindy (West) Polston. Harley was a strong, fun-loving, big hearted girl with a beautiful smile and was always willing to lend a helping hand. She was very adventuristic and loved […]
Teddy Witt (7/13/2020) - Teddy Witt, age 88, of Richmond, died Saturday, July 11, 2020, at his home. Born August 12, 1931, in Richmond, Indiana, to Walter and Grace Judd Witt, Teddy was a life-long resident of this community. He was a 1949 graduate of Richmond High School. Teddy proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. […]
Edward B. Scalzo (7/12/2020) - Edward B. Scalzo, age 91, of Richmond, Indiana, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Edward was born on November 8, 1928, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Peter and Florance Benidict Scalzo. He graduated from Bradford High School and earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from California Western. […]
Ronald “Ronnie” L. Goff (7/12/2020) - Ronald “Ronnie” L. Goff, age 73, a New Castle resident, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Ball Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. He was born March 2, 1947 in Kentucky and was a son of the late Harley and Marie Flynn Goff. Ronnie was a New Castle resident most […]
Gena S. Sweet (7/12/2020) - Gena S. Sweet, 63, of Cambridge City passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at home. She was born in Union City, Indiana on June 3, 1957 to Billy and Dorothy (Wood) Shockney. Gena graduated from Union City High School in 1975. Growing up Gena always wanted to be a teacher, so she continued her […]
James Lee Kinsey (7/12/2020) - James Lee Kinsey, age 82, of Richmond, Indiana, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Forest Park Health Campus. Born July 31, 1937, in Richmond, Indiana, to Harry and Audrey Brown Kinsey, James was a life-long resident of Richmond. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1956. James proudly served in the U.S. Army. He retired […]
Giovanni “John” Giannini (7/12/2020) - Giovanni “John” Giannini, 89, of New Castle passed away Thursday, June 9, 2020 at Heritage House of New Castle. He was born August 8, 1930 in Richmond, IN, the son of the late Stefano and Mary (Pappin) Giannini. John was a 42 year member of St. Anne Catholic Church. He graduated from Richmond High School […]
Lisa R. Charles Hart (7/12/2020) - Lisa R. Charles Hart, age 58, of Brownsville, Indiana, died Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Reid Health after a 17-year battle with cancer. Born August 10, 1961, in Hamilton, Ohio, to Everett Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Barry Charles, Lisa was a life-long resident of Union and Wayne County. She graduated from Union County High School […]
Donald J. Byrket (7/12/2020) - Donald J. Byrket, 88 of Englewood, OH passed away July 3, 2020. He was born in Richmond, Indiana on February 18, 1932, the son of Donald J. Byrket and Mildred P. (Sieweke) Byrket. Don was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He drove a truck for ABF for many years until retirement. […]
Patricia J. McClain Amburn (7/10/2020) - Patricia J. McClain Amburn, age 88, of Richmond, Indiana, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Forest Park Health Campus. Born December 19, 1931, in Richmond, Indiana, to Robert H. and Retha M. Noffsinger McClain, Pat was a life-long resident of Richmond. She was a member of the 1950 graduating class of Richmond High School. Pat […]
Nancy Julia (Merz) Renner (7/10/2020) - Nancy Julia (Merz) Renner, 93, of New Castle, passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on September 2, 1926, in Muncie, Indiana, a daughter of the late Harry L. and Emily (Carmichael) Merz. Nancy grew up in Muncie and graduated from Muncie […] Charles Richard Drury (7/10/2020) - Charles Richard Drury, age 72, of New Castle, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 after an extended illness. He was born in Muncie, Indiana on November 17, 1947. Charles attended the Indiana School for the Deaf and graduated in 1965. Although Charles was born completely deaf, it never stopped him from enjoying life. […] Ronnie Reneau (7/10/2020) - Ronnie Reneau, age 58 of New Castle passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at The Waters of New Castle. He was born December 30, 1961 in New Castle the son of Raymond and Wilma Allen Reneau. Ronnie enjoyed watching NASCAR and the Indianapolis Colts. He is survived by his mother Wilma, 2 brothers Mickey Reneau […]
Grant D. “Bubby” Farmer (7/10/2020) - Grant D. “Bubby” Farmer 60 of Hazard, Kentucky died July 6, 2020 at the Hazard Hospital. He was born May 16, 1960 in Richmond to Grant and Connie Davis Farmer and lived here most of his life until moving to Kentucky 13 years ago. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion. […]
William “Bill” Richard Harshman (7/9/2020) - On Sunday, July 5, 2020, William “Bill” Richard Harshman, passed away at the age of 81. He was born in Winchester on April 28, 1939 to Forest and Madonna (Stephenson) Harshman. Bill married Kay (Bertram) Harshman on July 9, 1971. He was a graduate of Madison Township High School (1957) and International Business College (1959). […]
David Mayse (7/9/2020) - David Mayse 81 of Richmond passed away July 5, 2020 in his home after a short illness. He was born July 6, 1938 in Lee County, Ky. to Scott and Ollie Mayse and lived here most of his life. He worked for PRC until 1983 and he retired from JM Hutton Casket Factory. David was […]
Michael J. Jobe (7/9/2020) - Michael J. Jobe, 60 passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on November 22, 1959 in Richmond, Indiana to the late David Jobe and Janet Antrim Jobe. On October 24, 2004 he married Susan Bonar in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Mike was a lifelong member of the […]
Dustin L. Kuhn (7/9/2020) - Dustin L. Kuhn, age 33, of Centerville, Indiana, died unexpectedly Monday, July 6, 2020, at his home. Born May 19, 1987, in New Castle, Indiana, to William Lloyd “Bill” Kuhn and Terri L. Bowman, Dustin was a life-long resident of Wayne County, Indiana. He was a 2005 graduate of Lincoln High School and attended Ball […]
Emma Grace Ulm (7/9/2020) - Emma Grace Ulm, age 16, of Richmond, Indiana, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Born May 18, 2004, in Richmond, Indiana, to Keith Frederick and Dawn Hood Ulm, Emma was a life-long resident of Richmond. She was a junior at Centerville High School, where she played volleyball and basketball and participated in track and field. Emma […]
Vernon H. Erk (7/9/2020) - Vernon H. Erk, age 91, of Richmond, Indiana, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at home. Born April 17, 1929, in Richmond, Indiana, to Lawrence and Bertha Toney Erk, Vernon was a life-long resident of Wayne County, Indiana. He graduated from Whitewater High School in 1948. Vernon worked at Joseph H. Hill Company before serving in […]
Ethel Marie Elsrod (7/9/2020) - Ethel Marie Elsrod, age 98, of Richmond, Indiana, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Reid Health. Born October 28, 1921, in Connersville, Indiana, to Earl and Gracie Sires Turney, Ethel lived in Richmond most of her life. She graduated from Connersville High School. Ethel retired from the Richmond State Hospital, where she worked as a […]
Asel L. Hart (7/9/2020) - Asel L. Hart, 79, of rural New Castle, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 17, 1940 in Muncie, a son of the late Cletus Lester and Alice Helen (Johnson) Hart. Asel attended grade school in Blountsville and graduated from Mooreland High School in 1958. […]
Robert E. “Bobby” Snedigar (7/9/2020) - Robert E. “Bobby” Snedigar, age 81, of New Castle, Indiana passed away Monday morning, July 6, 2020. He was born August 14, 1938 in Knightstown, Indiana, a son of Everett and Dorothy (Loveall) Snedigar. Robert, known as “Bob” or “Bobby” in the community, was a life-long owner/operator of restaurants and bars in several locations in […]
Ruth LaBoyteaux (7/9/2020) - Ruth LaBoyteaux, 94 of New Castle passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at her daughter’s home. She was born November 6, 1925 in New Castle the daughter of the late Carl and Pauline Kendall Tutterrow. She was a 1943 graduate of New Castle High School. She worked and retired from Sears Corporation after 30 years […] James “Jim” Stoops (7/8/2020) - James “Jim” Stoops, 72, of New Castle, passed away early on the morning of Monday, July 6, 2020 at The Waters of New Castle following a brief illness. He was born on June 30, 1948 in New Castle, Indiana, a son of the late Otis and Lacy (Hays) Stoops. Jim graduated from New Castle High […]
Georgia C. Osborn (7/8/2020) - Georgia C. Osborn, 91, a life-long resident of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord peacefully Monday evening, July 6, 2020, at Heritage House of Connersville where she had been a resident for the past year. She was born July 4, 1929, one of six children of George A. and Katheren I. (Breitenbach) Chomel […] Dwight Reichart (7/8/2020) - Dwight Reichart, age 88, a New Castle resident passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at his residence. He was born December 25, 1931 in New Castle, Indiana and was the son of Dwight Daniel Reichart and Romaine M. Pringe. Mr. Reichart was one of the unusual to join the Navy as a HSAR (High School […]
Kristin Nicole (Wise) Supinger (7/8/2020) - Kristin Nicole (Wise) Supinger, 39, of New Castle, went home to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, July 5th, while holding her husband’s hand. She was born September 19, 1980 in New Castle to Don and Belinda Wise Kristin was a 2000 New Castle Chrysler High graduate. She was employed at Henry County Hospital. […]
Richard Eldon Study, Jr. (7/7/2020) - Richard Eldon Study, Jr., 67, died Thursday, July 2, 2020 at his home outside New Castle after a long illness. Richard was born June 22, 1953, in Richmond, IN, to Richard E. Study, Sr. and Bonnie Phillips Study. He was a 1971 Centerville High School graduate. Richard had a love of quarter horses from a […]
Roger Dean Showalter (7/7/2020) - Roger Dean Showalter, 67, a Connersville native, went home to be with the Lord Friday, July 3, 2020, at his residence in New Point, Decatur County, Indiana. He was born October 11, 1952, in Connersville, one of three children of Frederick L. and Betty L. (Woods) Showalter. Roger was raised on the family farm in […]