Obituaries
Obituaries
Ben Spreen
Apr 19, 2013
Ben Spreen Waldo Benjamin “Ben” Spreen, age 95, of New Castle, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at Heritage House of New Castle. He was born May 5, 1917 in Washington, Indiana to the late Waldo and Beulah (Hobson) Spreen. He retired from Wilfong Construction and Farming in Hancock, Lawrence and Hamilton counties. He was a 50 year member of...
Betty Jo Anderson
Apr 19, 2013
Betty Jo Anderson, 75, of New Castle, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 in the home of her son, following a brief illness. She was born August 14, 1937 in Chattanooga, TN, a daughter of the late Harry Benjamin Rush and Celia Burchard. A homemaker for most of her life, Betty enjoyed playing BINGO, crafting, working with flowers, fishing, and...
Lois L. Hodson
Apr 18, 2013
Lois L. Hodson, age 78, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Henry County Hospital. She was born January 11, 1935 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Ivan and Susan (Shephard) Hodson. A graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati and completed studies for her...
Bonnie Louise Jean Myers
Apr 18, 2013
Bonnie Louise Jean Myers, age 91, of Springport, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Living Petals in Middletown. She was born September 27, 1921, in Washington County, Indiana, to the late Elmer and Ollie Jean. Bonnie worked as a cook in the Springport School Cafeteria for many years and had also done upholstering in her home. She was a...
Ronald F Anderson
Apr 17, 2013
Ronald F. Anderson, age 76, of New Castle, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013. He was born May 8, 1936, in Knightstown, Indiana, the son of the late Francis (Andy) and Ruby (Hayes) Anderson. He was a 1954 graduate of Spiceland High School and served two years in the United States Army. For many years he lived, worked, and raised...
Lois Hill Agee Bell
Apr 16, 2013
Lois Hill Agee Bell, 80, of New Castle, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at I.U. Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born July 1, 1932 in Somerset, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Nelson and Gladys (Marlow) Hill. A 1950 graduate of New Castle High School, she retired from AT&T (formerly Western Electric). Lois was a...
Peter Wesley Fields
Apr 15, 2013
Peter Wesley Fields, 93, of Grant City, went to be with the Lord Monday, April 15, 2013 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Middletown. He was born November 29, 1919 in Fowler to the late Rev. Charles Conard and Mary Opal (Edwards) Fields. A graduate of Flat Rock High School, he was engaged in farming most of his life. He married...
Charles James Mikel
Apr 14, 2013
Charles James Mikel, 59 passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 at IU Health-Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was born December 2, 1953 in Muncie to Sylvia (Frye) Mikel and the late Virgil H. Mikel. A 1972 graduate of Wapahani High School, he retired from General Motors, Anderson in 2003 after 33 years of service. He was a member of...
Norma Ruth Donahue
Apr 14, 2013
Norma Ruth Donahue, age 81, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Reid Memorial Hospital. She was born near Indianapolis, IN on August 13, 1931. Norma worked for many years in her late husband’s medical office. She was a devoted member of St. Anne's Catholic Church. She took great pleasure in serving on the board of the YMCA in...
Eva Catron Fox
Apr 8, 2013
Eva Catron Fox, age 84, of New Castle, went home to be with the Lord Monday, April 8, 2013 at Henry County Hospital. She was born July 3, 1928 in Powersburg, Kentucky to the late John Oscar and Zona Lee (Denney) Catron. A 1944 graduate of Wayne County High School, she attended College at Columbia, Kentucky. She attended Eastside United...
Lillie M Bundy
Apr 3, 2013
Lillie M. Bundy, age 85, of New Castle, went to be with her Lord, Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at her residence. She was born May 24, 1927 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Arthur and Myrtle (Bostic) Sparks. A past resident of Kennard, Knightstown, and New Castle, Lillie retired from the Delco Remy division of General Motors after 30...
John M. Schmidt
Apr 3, 2013
John M. Schmidt, 82, of Carthage, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at his residence, after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease. He was born September 14, 1930 in Indianapolis the son of Maurice J. and Elizabeth (Hubert) Schmidt. John had lived in rural Rush County since 1963. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during the Korean Conflict....
Gerald Lee Riggs
Mar 29, 2013
Gerald Lee Riggs, 86, of Shirley passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at his residence. He was born December 26, 1926, in Shirley, Indiana, a son of the late Russell and Edna (Cronk) Riggs. A 1945 graduate of Cadiz High School, he was a lifelong farmer and had been employed at Marsh Corporation in Yorktown. He was a 62 year...
Gloria L. Plank
Mar 25, 2013
Gloria L. (Magee) Plank, 76, of Greenfield, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Springhurst Health Campus in Greenfield. She was born December 29, 1936 in Carthage the daughter of Maine and Flora (Howard) Magee. A 1954 graduate of Carthage High School, Nanny never met a stranger. She enjoyed sports and liked to travel. She retired from Arthur Andersen CPA...
Eugene Martin
Mar 25, 2013
Eugene “Gene Big Daddy” Martin, age 82, of Greensboro, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. He was born January 7, 1931 in Pageton, West Virginia to the late Kyle and Virginia Mae (Belcher) Martin. A veteran of the United States Army, he served during the Korean War. Gene retired from Allison’s Division of General Motors in Indianapolis...
Yvonne Overton
Mar 22, 2013
Yvonne Overton, age 88, of New Castle, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 at Henry County Hospital. She was born February 7, 1925 in New Castle, Indiana to the late George William and Anna Lillian (Lawson) Dameron. She retired from Bell Telephone in New Castle, then went on to Nursing School and worked as an LPN at Community East and...
Dortha "Anita" Watters
Mar 18, 2013
Dortha “Anita” Watters, age 84, of New Castle, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at The Woodlands in Muncie. She was born August 8, 1928 in Henry County, Indiana to the late Pete Leonard and Lola Mosier She was employed by Diamond Containers as personnel clerk. Anita was a member of the First Baptist Church in New Castle and also...
Doris J. McNabb
Mar 18, 2013
Doris J. (Steurer) McNabb, 82, of Knightstown, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at Springhurst Health Campus in Greenfield. She was born March 12, 1931 in New Castle, a daughter of Layton L. and Jeanette (Sharp) Borror. Doris had lived in the Knightstown area since 4th grade and attended Knightstown High School. She was a member of the American Legion...
Johnny Ray Cole
Mar 15, 2013
Johnny Ray Cole, age 33, of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 15, 2013. He was born July 12, 1979 in New Castle to John F. Cole, Jr. and Shelia Caldwell. He was a graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School. Johnny was employed at Custom Exteriors in Greenfield as a construction worker. He was a great poker player,...
Helen "Louise" Ellis
Mar 14, 2013
Helen Louise (Wilson) Ellis, age 85, passed away on March 14, 2013 in Coral Springs Florida. Louise graduated New Castle High School in 1945. During World War II she worked for Dr. W. U. Kennedy in New Castle. Later she worked for many years at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana. Louise is survived by her husband of 66...
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