Obituaries
Obituaries
Eugene "Gene" Rains
Mar 11, 2025
Eugene “Gene” Rains, 91, of New Castle, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. He was born on May 31, 1933, in Windy, Kentucky, the son of the late Charlie and Clova (Beatty) Rains.
Gene was known as a simple family loving and devoted man of faith who read his Bible daily, filling countless notebooks with reflections...
Anita Louise McIntosh
Mar 11, 2025
Anita Louise McIntosh, a devoted Christian and beloved member of the Spiceland community, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2025 at the age of 75. Anita was born on September 8, 1949 to the late Leslie and Dorothy (Elson) Bowen.
Anita’s faith was the cornerstone of her life, and she was an active member of Smyrna Baptist Church in Spiceland; daily...
Odean Thurman
Mar 10, 2025
Odean Thurman, 84, of New Castle went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 10, 2025. He was born April 6, 1940 in Aaron, Kentucky to the late James Thurman and Beulah (Gibson) Cross.
Odean graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1958 and started working at Borg Warner. He demonstrated a strong work ethic throughout his career, serving as...
Virginia Belle Smith
Mar 9, 2025
Virginia “Jenny” Belle (Young) Smith, 82, of New Castle went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 9, 2025. She was born July 20, 1942 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Donald E. Young and Eula F. (Watson) Thomas.
Lovingly known as “Sister Jenny” or “Grandma Jenny” by her friends, family and church family; she was the perfect...
Beverly Grace Kendall
Mar 8, 2025
Beverly Grace Kendall, 83, a lifelong resident of New Castle went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville. She was born February 9, 1942 in Henry County to the late Alonzo and Ruth (Fadely) Sweigart.
A 1960 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler High School, she retired from Henry County Farm Bureau Co-op in...
Erma "Eileen" Newcomb
Mar 7, 2025
Erma Eileen Newcomb, 100, formerly of Wilkinson, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Springhurst Health Campus. Born on November 4, 1924, in Springfield, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Minnie (Kinnaman) Harty.
Eileen moved to Knightstown, Indiana from Puxico, Missouri in 1936, and graduated from Knightstown High School in 1943. That same year, on April...
Quinn "Zack" Zachary
Mar 7, 2025
Stubborn, selfless, fun loving and jokester are just some of the words that begin to describe Quinn “Zack” Zachary. Zack passed away Friday, March 7, 2025 at his residence at the age of 69. He was born on November 1, 1955 in Muncie to the late Quinton and Carrie (Jolley) Zachary.
Zack was a 1975 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler High...
Jerry M. Pence
Mar 6, 2025
Jerry M. Pence, 82, of New Castle passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born July 17, 1942 in New Castle to the late George M. and Marguerite (Retz) Pence.
Jerry retired from Chrysler Corp. in 1999 after 33 years of service. A member of the UAW, Jerry enjoyed woodcarving, NASCAR races, collecting antique...
Todd Kevin Klotz
Mar 4, 2025
Todd Kevin Klotz, 64, of New Castle departed this Earth on March 4th surrounded by his loving family following a brief illness. He was born on February 15th, 1961 to Ned Sr. and Betty (Gibson) Klotz. He was a 1979 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School where he met the love of his life, Tracy Atkins, who he married...
Rev. Norwood A. "Woody" Kreuzinger
Mar 4, 2025
Rev. Norwood A. “Woody” Kreuzinger, 94, formerly of New Castle, Indiana went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at the Lakeland Rehab and Healthcare Center. A native of Plainfield, New Jersey, he was born April 4, 1930 to the late Norwood M. and Mildred (Burgess) Kreuzinger.
Rev. Kreuzinger was educated at the Philadelphia College of Bible (now Cairn...
Clarence "Mike" Michael Schofield
Mar 3, 2025
Clarence “Mike” Michael Schofield, 69, of Fishers passed away Monday, March 3, 2025. He was born January 14, 1956 in New Castle to the late Clarence R. Jr., and Melba J. (Shafer) Schofield.
Mike was a 1974 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler High School where he was very active in the New Castle Marching Band. Following high school, he joined the...
Patricia “Pat” Ann Brown
Mar 3, 2025
Patricia “Pat” Ann Brown, 90, of Greenfield, passed from this life to meet her Heavenly reward on Monday, March 3, 2025, at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born February 6, 1935, in Cambridge City, IN, a daughter of the late Norman and Alice (Johnson) Longnecker.
A young military wife, Pat enjoyed being a homemaker. She served as Pastor’s wife for...
Deborah "Debbie" G. Hendricks
Mar 1, 2025
Deborah “Debbie” G. Hendricks, 72, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 21, 1952 in New Castle to the late Phyllis and Gene Selvy.
Debbie was the nicest and sweetest person you would ever meet. She never complained about anything. Debbie’s favorite thing was listening to music and eating big macs....
Elmer Logan
Mar 1, 2025
Elmer Logan, 84, of New Castle, IN passed away on Saturday March 1, 2025, at the Willows of New Castle. The son of Osville and Audie Mae Logan, he was born on April 8, 1940, in Byrdstown, TN.
A life-long resident of New Castle, he was employed at Brooks Foods in Mt Summit for over 30 years and also worked at...
Barbara "Bobbie" Sue Johnson
Feb 28, 2025
Barbara “Bobbie” Sue Johnson, 80, of New Castle passed away on Friday February 28, 2025, at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was born on November 29, 1944, in New Castle to the late Alonzo and Elizabeth “Davis” Lowe.
Bobbie retired from RCA after many years of service. She loved spending time with her family and friends. Bobbie also enjoyed traveling...
Janet Baker
Feb 28, 2025
Janet Baker, 72, a resident of New Castle passed away Friday, February 28, 2025 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie She was born October 23, 1952 in New Castle to the late Caleb and Edith (Morgan) Slagle.
A graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School, Janet retired from Foam Rubber Corp. She enjoyed playing BINGO, collecting bear figurines and...
Ronald Gross
Feb 25, 2025
Ronald Gross, 88, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Stonebrook Rehabilitation Center in New Castle. He was born January 22, 1937 in Booneville, Kentucky the son of Clarence and Hattie (Anderson) Gross.
Ronald was a timber buyer, sawmill operator and he sold timber all over the world. He joined the Carthage Lodge in 1978 and when it...
Betty J. Gray
Feb 25, 2025
Betty J. Gray, 78, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Henry Community Health. She was born on June 9, 1946, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Floyd L. and Anna J. (Wolfe) Kessler.
A 1964 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler High School, Betty worked at Perfect Circle in Hagerstown for 27 years, and after its closing,...
Marvin Elmer Atkinson
Feb 25, 2025
Marvin Elmer Atkinson, Jr., 76, of New Castle passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. He was born March 22, 1948 in Monticello, KY to the late Elmer and Opal (Lee) Atkinson.
Marvin loved working on cars and would do automotive work for so many people. He especially loved going to car shows, his old 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible and...
Melvin Oren Basey
Feb 25, 2025
Melvin O. Basey ,88 ½, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. He was born July 16, 1936 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Floyd and Helen Basey.
Melvin retired from Brooks Foods after 29 years of service. He was an avid Cushman Scooter Collector and went to their shows yearly. An avid fan of I.U. basketball,...
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