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William (Bill) Easter Bergmann
Sep 6, 2023
William (Bill) Easter Bergmann, 82, died September 6. He leaves his wife, Beverly, children Anna Bergmann(Chris Farrell), Erica Fitzgerald, and Corbin Bergmann (Emily Asbury); grandchildren William Farrell, Meara Farrell, Nolan Fitzgerald, and Kaz Bergmann. Bill loved his family and his community, serving with many local organizations such as the adult adviser for the Henry County Community Foundation’s Teens About Serving...
Harold D. Benedict
Sep 6, 2023
Harold D. Benedict, 91, died at his home in Titusville, Florida on Sept 6, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 5, 1931, in Junction City, Kentucky to the late John and Hilda Benedict. He graduated from Mooreland High School and joined the Marines where he was a Golden Glove Boxer. He retired from the C&O Railroad...
Loretta M. Olmstead
Sep 6, 2023
Loretta M. Olmstead, 84, of Warren, Michigan passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in New Castle. She was born October 5, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Ivor and Grace (Johns) Robb. Loretta retired from Benton Harbor, Michigan AAA, where she was a branch manager in 2000 after 40 years of service. After retirement, she then worked at Spectrum...
Jerry "Henry" Neal
Sep 5, 2023
Jerry “Henry” Neal, 78, of Monticello, KY and formerly of New Castle, IN went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 5 th, 2023 following a brief battle with leukemia. He was born November 17, 1944 to the late Steve and Ethel Neal. After 30 years of service, Henry retired from Chrysler. He was a member of the National Guard...
Todd B. Poynter
Sep 5, 2023
Todd B. Poynter, 66, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at his home. He was born on December 24, 1956 in New Castle to the late Lester C. and Mary Jo (Stephendale) Poynter. Todd attended New Castle Chrysler High School and worked for the Indiana State Highway and Henry County Conservation Department. He enjoyed music and playing...
Lodenia Erwin
Sep 5, 2023
Lodenia Gayle (Rayburn) Erwin, 84 of Carthage, Indiana, passed peacefully from this life into her eternal reward on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Decatur County Hospital. She was born March 9, 1939 in Lewis County Kentucky, a daughter of the late Raymond and Opal Rayburn. Lodenia was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She enjoyed her life as a...
Kelly Ann Ford
Sep 5, 2023
Kelly Ann Ford, 59, formerly of Wisconsin passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Millers Merry Manor in Middletown. She was born on September 21, 1963 in Rawlins, Wyoming to Jerry Lester and Patricia Louise (Warburton) Quigley. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in elementary education and special education. In 2006,...
Helen D. Finnegan
Sep 3, 2023
Helen D. Finnegan, 78, of New Castle, passed away Sunday evening, September 3, 2023 at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 9, 1945 in Muncie, a daughter of the late Albert and Edith (Arthur) Bales. A 1963 graduate of Dunkirk High School, Helen enjoyed sewing and other forms of art, including diamond and ceramic painting. She also enjoyed gardening,...
Martha (Lingerfelt) Hite
Sep 1, 2023
Martha (Lingerfelt) Hite, 93, of New Castle, formerly of Lewisville, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023 at The Waters of New Castle. She was born October 19, 1929 in War Creek, KY the daughter of the late Burnett and Elvira (Turner) Hollie. Martha retired from Western Electric in 1980. She enjoyed gardening, camping, shopping and socializing. Martha loved spending time...
Ronald Fredrick "Ron" Lightfoot
Sep 1, 2023
Ronald Fredrick “Ron” Lightfoot, 89, of New Castle passed away Friday, September 1, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 5, 1934 in New Castle to the late Ronald Charles and Thelma Lorene (Ward) Lightfoot. A graduate of New Castle High School, Ron earned his Master’s Degree in Education from Ball State University....
Melissa Lea Sweeney
Aug 31, 2023
Melissa Lea Sweeney, 41, a resident of Mooreland passed away unexpectedly Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Summit Lake State Park. She was born on August 17, 1982 in Homestead, Florida to Robert Sweeney and Michelle (Lundy) McCafferty. Melissa worked for Walmart in the transportation department as a truck driver. Melissa loved her dogs, Bella and Melvin. She enjoyed the outdoors...
Leo G. "Bo" Egan
Aug 28, 2023
Leo G. “Bo” Egan, 84, of Grant City passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born March 7, 1939 in Grant City a son of Jesse and Grace (Plank) Egan. Bo attended Knightstown High School and retired from Kahlo after working 55 years as a mechanic at several different dealerships. He loved going...
John E. Curtis
Aug 25, 2023
John E. Curtis, 79, of Mooreland passed away August 25, 2023 at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Carmel. He was born October 7, 1943 in Luray, Indiana to the late John and Lillie (Humes) Curtis. He retired from Chrysler Corp. in New Castle in 2001 following 32 years of service. John was a member of the UAW Local #371,...
Lou Anna "Ann" VanZant
Aug 25, 2023
Lou Anna “Ann” (Diekman) VanZant, 96, of New Castle passed away Friday, August 25, 2023 at her residence at Addison Place. She was born on March 13, 1927 in New Castle, a daughter of the late Carl George and Marie Margaret (Ballard) Diekman. Ann was a 1945 graduate of Rushville High School and has been a member of the First...
Kathy Anderson
Aug 24, 2023
Kathy Anderson, 71, of North Vernon passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Majestic Care of North Vernon. She was born on November 25, 1951 in Anderson, Indiana to the late Roger and Ruth (Lewis) Goodpaster. She enjoyed gardening, flowers and reading. Kathy also loved to spend time with her grandchildren and her dogs. Survivors include sons, Tom (Sondra)...
M. Delmer Duvall
Aug 21, 2023
M. Delmer Duvall, 73, of New Castle passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 at his home. He was born on October 16, 1949 to the late Billy JR. and Dorothy Mae (Guffey) Duvall. He worked in Sanitation for the City of New Castle retiring in 2017. Delmer enjoyed working on classic cars, watching the Colts and racing. He also loved...
Shelby J. (Haynes) Turner Hagerman
Aug 20, 2023
Shelby J. (Haynes) Turner Hagerman, 86, a resident of New Castle passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023 at Henry Community Health. She was born July 1, 1937 in New Castle to the late James Haynes and Ann (Goforth) Cleek. A homemaker, Shelby had worked at Best Western Motel and Evelyn’s Ceramics in New Castle. In her younger years, she enjoyed...
Rita Jack
Aug 20, 2023
Rita Jack, 65, of Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023 at IU Methodist Hospital. She was born October 7, 1957 in Indianapolis the daughter of James and Mary (Hicks) McCurry. A 1975 graduate of John Marshall High School, Rita worked as an Administrative Assistant at Cool Planet Awnings in Indianapolis, which is owned by her cousin, Sherrie Kimsey. Rita’s...
Clint Ellis Hannon
Aug 18, 2023
Clint Ellis Hannon, 41, of New Castle passed away Friday, August 18, 2023 at IU Health Hospital in Indianapolis following a brief illness. He was born October 31, 1981 in New Castle to Joe and Debbie (Blevins) Hannon. Clint was a 2001 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School then graduated from Ivy Tech with a welding certificate. He was...
Wayne Bogue
Aug 17, 2023
Wayne Bogue, 80, of Spiceland, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Henry Community Health. He was born November 3, 1942 in New Castle, a son of the late Ernest Kenneth and Goldie Cornelia (Charlton) Bogue. A member of the Class of 1961 at Spiceland High School, Wayne was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force, serving during the...
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