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Kim A. Buckley (6/8/2024) - Kim A. Buckley, age 66, of Eaton, Ohio was born on February 25th, 1958. She passed away on June 4th, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved daughter of Darrell and Charlotte Baker. Kim leaves behind a legacy that will forever be cherished by those who had the privilege of […]
Jaxson Denver Grubbs (6/8/2024) - Jaxson Denver Grubbs, 14, born on November 24, 2009 in New Castle, IN passed away unexpectedly from a diving accident on June 6,2024. Loved and raised by Jenny Grubbs and Chuck Johnson, who survive. Survivors also include biological father, Braden Grubbs; siblings, Taylor (Bryce) Pinkard, Makiya Grubbs, (Damion) and Kole Grubbs (Savannah) all of New […]
Loy Renee` Turpin (6/8/2024) - Loy Renee` Turpin, age 53, of Eaton, OH, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at her residence. She was born April 16, 1971 in Dayton, OH. She was a 1989 graduate of Eaton High School; she worked as an STNA (nurses aide) at several of the local nursing homes; was an avid collector of […]
Mark R. Logan (6/8/2024) - Mark R. Logan, 76, of Connersville, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Reid Health, Richmond. Mark was born April 19, 1948, in Los Angeles, California, a son of George Logan and Eleanor Hood and graduated high school with the class of 1966. On April 18, 1984, Mark married […]
Betty June Houser (6/7/2024) - Betty June Houser, 100, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024 at The Waters of Middletown. She was born May 30, 1924 in Losantville, IN to the late Joseph H. and Georgia D. (Johnson) Koons. Betty attended New Lisbon School and graduated from Mooreland High School. She married the love of her life, […]
Brenda Radford (6/7/2024) - Brenda Radford, age 73 passed away Thursday June 6, 2024 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Richmond, Indiana on February 9, 1951 to Kenneth and Alma Goodson Merkamp. Brenda was a 1969 graduate of Centerville High School. She married her true love Jack Radford on August […]
Teresa Maurine Bell (6/7/2024) - Teresa M. Bell passed away peacefully at home, on June 6, 2024, surrounded by her daughter and son-in-law, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and sister after a short illness. Born on December 10, 1944 to the late Robert E. Cline and Dorothy E. (Swoveland) Cline, she lived most of her life in Henry County with a Mooreland address. She […]
Janet G. Walton (6/6/2024) - Janet G. (Pruitt) Walton, age 83, of Eaton, OH passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at Vancrest of Eaton Health Care Center. She was born on November 8, 1940 in Ironton, Missouri to the late Charles and Francis Pruitt. She worked many years at the Register Herald and was Executive Secretary for the Preble […]
Willard R. Brown (6/6/2024) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Willard R. Brown, age 83, of Richmond, Indiana, died June 5, 2024, at his home. Willard was born July 1, 1940, in Clinton County, Kentucky in a rural community called Cartwright, Kentucky, a place he truly loved and considered his home throughout his entire life. His parents were Willard and Dorothy Emma […]
Helen C. Hert (6/6/2024) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Helen C. Hert, age 93, of Richmond, Indiana, passed into the Lord’s arms Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Reid Health. Born December 29, 1930, in Middletown, PA., to John Lloyd and Nell Kramer, Helen met her husband, Dick, while he was stationed in the U.S. Air Force. They married on September 15, […]
William Joe Schuyler (6/6/2024) - William Joe Schuyler, 55, of New Castle passed away on the evening of Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 25, 1969, Anderson, IN, a son of William Joseph Schuyler and Mary Louise (Lindsay) Schuyler. Bill Grew up in Lewisville and New Castle area and attended Tri […]
Betty Jean Dickerson (6/6/2024) - CENTERVILLE, Ind. – Betty Jean Dickerson, age 92, of Centerville, Indiana, died Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at home surrounded by family. Born April 26, 1932, in Whittier, California, to William Henry and Hazel Elsie Hanagan Smith, Betty moved here when she was in elementary school. She was a 1951 graduate of Centerville High School. Betty […]
Evelyn Goodpaster (6/6/2024) - Evelyn Jane (Hargis) Goodpaster, 91, of New Castle, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on the night of June 3, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 4, 1933, in New Castle, Indiana to the late Samuel & Eunice (Johnson) Hargis. Jane loved Jesus and […]
Ruth Jean Rowekamp (6/6/2024) - Ruth Jean Rowekamp, 88, of Connersville passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Hamilton Hospice, Hamilton, Ohio. One of eight children of Abel and Maude Browning Feltner, Ruth was born on October 8, 1935 in Hazard, Kentucky. She moved to Connersville as a teenager with her family. On August 16, 1957, Ruth married John Albert […]
Gary Marcum (6/6/2024) - Gary A. Marcum, 84, of New Castle, passed away Wednesday June 5 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness. Gary was the youngest son of the late Ruth L. and Oscar Marcum. He attended New Castle High School and took extreme pride in his years of serving the citizens of New Castle as a […]
Georgia Ann Mullins (6/6/2024) - Georgia Ann Mullins, age 79, went to Heaven on June 4, 2024. Georgia passed away due to Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia. But, if View full obituary
Rick Thomas (6/5/2024) - “IN THIS LIFE, WE WILL NEVER BE TRULY APART, FOR WE GREW TO THE SAME BEAT OF OUR MOTHER’S HEART.” It is with great sorrow View full obituary
Rita M. Beavers (6/5/2024) - Rita M. Beavers, 93, of Spiceland passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. She was born January 22, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to the late William and Julia (O'Hare) Varty.A longtime member of St. Anne Catholic Church, Rita enjoyed bird watching and had a particular fondness for bluebirds and hummingbirds. She also enjoyed gardening and […]
Samuel Corrie (6/5/2024) - Samuel “Sam” Corrie, 53 of New Castle, passed away Monday June 3, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family.Barbara Reece (6/5/2024) - Barbara A. Reece, 87, of Knightstown, Indiana passed away on Tuesday June 4, 2024 at Morristown Manor in Morristown, Indiana. She was born on April 14, 1937 in Nulltown, Indiana to James and Barbara Wolfe. She enjoyed making and selling pies and pumpkin rolls. bowling, fishing but especially spending time with her family. Barbara […]
Mildred Rose (6/5/2024) - Mildred Rose of Boston, Massachusetts and Connersville, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at the age of 81. She was cherished by her View full obituary
Anthony Lee Pitcher (6/5/2024) - Anthony “Tony” Lee Pitcher, 58, passed away Monday, June 3, 2024 at his home in Indianapolis. One of three boys of Raymond and Doris Reeve Pitcher, Tony was born in Connersville on August 25, 1965 and graduated from Connersville High School. Travel was Tony’s passion, he enjoyed touring worldwide for both pleasure and his work […]
Gail Wenford Donica (6/4/2024) - Gail Wenford Donica, 85, of New Castle went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 4, 2024. He was born on June 16, 1938 in New Castle to Wenford and Violet (Worley) Donica. Gail graduated from New Castle Chrysler High School in the class of 1957. After graduation, he enlisted […]
Nanette Marie Smith (6/4/2024) - Nanette Marie Smith, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, of Eaton OH passed away at Hospice of Dayton due to complications from pancreatic cancer on June 3, 2024, leaving a void her family cannot fill. Nanette was born in Dayton OH in 1954 to Barbara and Richard Ridgway Sr., and was the older sister […]
Inge L. Smyer (6/4/2024) - Inge Lotte Smyer, age 86 of Lewisburg, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton. Born on July 3, 1937 in Stuttgart, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Ernst Ludwig & Margarete (Leun) Krämer. She retired in 1988 after 17 years at Baxter in Eaton. Inge loved her […]
Ashley N. Clark (6/4/2024) - Ashley Clark, age 31, of Winchester, Indiana, died on June 2, 2024 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Born on July 26, 1992 in Winchester, Indiana. Ashley attended Winchester Schools and National Trail Schools. Ashley loved to draw and color, she also loved tattoos and piercings. She had worked at KFC and […]