Obituaries
Obituaries
Cara Rosella West
May 24, 2018
Cara Rosella West, 82, of New Castle passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Henry Community Hospital. She was born July 2, 1935 in Shirley to the late Herman and Emma (Brooks) Morris. She was employed by the New Castle State Hospital and Richmond State Hospital where she retired following 30 years of service. Cara loved her job at the...
Bettie Louise Brant
May 24, 2018
Bettie Louise Brant, 94, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. She was born February 19, 1924 in Hagerstown, a daughter of the late Melvin and Lucy (Adams) Burelison. Bettie retired from Reid Hospital in Richmond, following 35 years of service as a nurse’s aide. She attended Hillcrest Baptist Church in Richmond for...
Roberta J. "Bobby" Koontz
May 17, 2018
Roberta J. “Bobby” (Harris) Koontz, 80, a resident of Mooreland and formerly of Shirley passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Henry Community Health. She was born May 6, 1938 in Henry County to the late Vernon Eva (Gordon) Harwood. A beautician and LPN, Bobby had worked at the Shirley Post Office for many years. She enjoyed sewing, crafts and...
William David "Dave" Masters
May 13, 2018
William David “Dave” Masters, 64, of New Castle passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at his home. He was born September 26, 1953. He retired as a pipefitter in Valparaiso, IN and had also worked for Koorsen Fire Systems and Wiggington Fire and Sprinklers in Florida. Dave attended Wilkinson Baptist Church, which he had helped build. He enjoyed working on...
Linda Sue Banta
May 12, 2018
Linda Sue (Neal) Banta, 68, of Springport passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Henry County Community Health following an extended illness. She was born on December 23, 1949 in Henry County, a daughter of the late UG and Mable (Shelton) Neal. Most people in the New Castle area may remember Linda as a school teacher. She was a teacher...
Leland "Max" Hart
May 12, 2018
Leland “Max” Hart, 88, of New Castle, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Westminster Village in Muncie. He was born February 3, 1930 in Cadiz, IN, a son of the late Carl Luther and Cleo (Andrews) Hart. He graduated from Cadiz High School in 1948. He also worked on the family farm with his brother, Wayne, father, and grandfather...
Melvin L. Selman
May 10, 2018
Melvin L.”Mick” Selman, 90, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 in Hickory Creek of New Castle. He was born August 25, 1927 in Sabetha, Kansas, a son of the late James N. and Alice R. (Lewman) Selman. Mick was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He retired from Chrysler Corporation in New...
James R. Jordan
May 10, 2018
James R. Jordan, 84, of Carthage, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at his residence. He was born July 1, 1933, in Shirley a son of Glen A. and Letha (Hedrick) Jordan. A 1952 graduate of Wilkinson High School, James served in the U.S. Army in Japan from 1953-1956. He retired from Standard Life Insurance Company in 1998 after 18...
Catherine Florea
May 10, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Catherine Virginia Florea announces her passing after a brief illness on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at the age of 94. Catherine was born on March 4, 1924 in Long Beach, California. She grew up in Southern California and one of her early jobs was riveting bomb bay doors on military aircraft....
Robin Renee Wilkerson
May 10, 2018
Robin Renee (Gwynn) Wilkerson, 60, of New Castle, passed away peacefully surrounded by close friends on Thursday, May 10, 2018 following a courageous 10 year battle with cancer. She was born February 7, 1958 in Anderson, IN to the late David Gwynn and Evelyn (Hodgson) Miller. Robin will be fondly remembered by her beautiful smile, soul and free spirit. She...
Jerry A. Rodgers
May 6, 2018
Jerry A. Rodgers, 75, of New Castle, and formerly of Muncie, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018. He was born February 10, 1943 in Muncie, a son of the late Clarence and Ellen Rodgers. Jerry served in the U.S. Army, and worked at Indiana Bridge for over 20 years, then retired from Muncie Sanitation District after over 25 years of...
Helen Fay Crabtree
May 5, 2018
Helen Fay (Neal) Crabtree, 84, of New Castle passed away Saturday, May 5, 2017 at The Waters of New Castle. She was born February 22, 1934 in Nancy, Kentucky to the late Clyde C. and Catherine Bell (Pierce) Neal. Helen graduated from Spiceland High School in 1952. She worked at SS Kresge’s, New Castle State Hospital, Parker Elementary and the...
Virginia "Ruth" Couch
May 1, 2018
Virginia “Ruth” Couch, 81, wife of 45 years to Marvin James Couch of Knightstown who survives, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. She was born June 5, 1936 in Lewis County, Kentucky to Jacob Eulett and Essie (Killen) Eulett Howard. Virginia was a long time resident of Knightstown. She loved feeding hummingbirds and yard...
Don Loveless Sr.
May 1, 2018
Don Loveless, Sr., 79, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his home with his family at his side. Pap left us at the water’s edge; we went as far as we could with him when he went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born January 19, 1939 in Science Hill, KY...
Justin L. Cart
Apr 30, 2018
Justin Cart, 34, of Greenfield, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 30, 2018 at his residence. He was born August 10, 1983 in Greenfield, the son of Terry and Kathy (Cullison) Cart. Justin had a quiet demeanor, but once he opened up, he was full of humor. He was also loyal, faithful and took good care of his family. He attended...
Jesse F. Rumple
Apr 26, 2018
Jesse F. Rumple, Sr., 90, of Carthage, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Hancock Regional Hospital. He was born September 26, 1927 in Shelby County, the son of Ezra Asher and Minnie Della (Price) Rumple. Jesse retired from Container Corporation following 38 years of service. He was a member of the Carthage Wesleyan Church and enjoyed camping and fishing....
Alice Joanne Evans
Apr 25, 2018
Alice Joanne Evans, 79 of Heath, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. She was born April 14, 1939 in New Castle Indiana, the daughter of Clifton and Barbara Padgett. Joanne attended New Castle High School. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and especially family gatherings. She is survived by...
Dica Bea Blackburn
Apr 17, 2018
Dica Bea Carr Blackburn, of Plymouth, IN, was born 81 years ago in SeeRee, KY, the daughter of the late Edgar Pierce Carr and Sarah Ada Docia Hudson. She passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Bea was a memorable person and a very caring and loving woman. She and her husband of 61 years both enjoyed NASCAR, loved playing euchre...
Michael Z. Johnson
Apr 15, 2018
Michael Z. Johnson, 62, of New Castle passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his home. He was born July 4, 1955 in Greenfield, IN to the late Zelmar and Dorothy (Davis) Johnson. He retired from Indiana Department of Transportation after nearly 40 years of service. Michael was a member of the North Side Church of God. He enjoyed fishing,...
Everett Caudill
Apr 13, 2018
Everett Caudill, 90, of New Castle passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at his home. He was born March 14, 1928 in Farmers, KY to the late Leslie and Rena (Johnson) Caudill. Everett was a graduate of Spiceland High School, where he played basketball and baseball. He, along with his wife, Janet, owned and operated Caudill Marathon from 1954 to...
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