Obituaries
Obituaries
Nancy Ellen Faurote
Oct 22, 2025
Nancy E. Faurote, 84, of New Castle, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Henry Community Health in New Castle. She was born July 29, 1941, in New Castle, a daughter of the late William Everett and Goldie (Goar) Kendall.
A 1959 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler Memorial High School, Nancy worked in retail for many years around New Castle at...
Thelma Josie Rains
Oct 22, 2025
Thelma “Josie” Rains, 90, of New Castle passed away peacefully at Glen Oaks Health Campus on Wednesday October 22, 2025. She was born on July 5, 1935, in Glasgow, KY to the late Vergil Smith and Marie “Melton” White.
Josie’s greatest joy in life was her granddaughters and her great grandchildren. Her world literally revolved around all of them in every...
Earline Carter
Oct 22, 2025
Earline Carter, 85, of Knightstown passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at The Waters of New Castle. She was born July 5, 1940 in Westmoreland, Tennessee, the daughter of Clarence and Lassie (Sullivan) Henson.
Earline retired from Preston-Safeway in Indianapolis in 1995 and then was employed at Knightstown Court where she had been court clerk for several years. In her earlier...
Paul E. Christenson
Oct 20, 2025
Paul E. Christenson, 81, of Knightstown passed away Monday, October 20, 2025.
Paul was born January 28, 1944 in Rowan County, Kentucky, the son of the late Oren and Martha (Hyden) Christenson. He was a 1963 graduate of New Castle High School and spent a 37-year career working at the New Castle Chrysler plant. Paul was a member of the Raysville...
Paula Kay Jones
Oct 18, 2025
Paula Kay Jones, 77, of Knightstown, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2025, at The Willows in New Castle. She was born on September 8, 1948, in Decatur, IL, to the late William and Helen (Marshall) Oathout.
Paula and her husband, Larry, managed a hardware store together, a venture that consumed most of their working lives. Their partnership, both in business and...
Susan Fay Blevins
Oct 18, 2025
Susan Fay Blevins, 78, of New Castle passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Henry Community Health in New Castle. She was born on July 20, 1947 in Parnell, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Jessie and Ruth (Coffey) Blevins.
Fay graduated from Blue River High School. She enjoyed riding her three wheel Harley-Davidson motorcycle. She was an avid...
Mary "Katie" Katherine Tesmer
Oct 16, 2025
Mary “Katie” Katherine Tesmer, 77, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2025 at the Waters of New Castle. She was born March 3, 1948 to the late Harold and Frances (Beatty) Elliott in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Katie worked at Wal-Mart and Jerry’s Supermarket. She also loved babysitting and has watched many children over the years. Katie’s hobbies included knitting, crocheting and gardening. She...
Jonathan W. Davis
Oct 16, 2025
Jonathan “Jon” Wane Davis, 58, of New Castle passed away Thursday, October 16, 2025 after a brief illness at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born December 7, 1966 in New Castle to Orval “Red” and Gloria “Sue” (Reeves) Davis.
Jon was a 1985 graduate of Blue River Valley High School. After graduation, he worked at Goodwin Brothers/Hubler Automotive in...
Larry Lee Thomas
Oct 15, 2025
Larry Lee Thomas, 93, of New Castle went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at Henry Community Health. He was born on May 7, 1932 in Selma, Indiana to the late Jonathon Ora and Kessie (Eley) Thomas.
Larry was a 1950 graduate of Selma High School. He joined the U.S. Army and served in Korea until 1954....
Hazel Glenda Mason
Oct 15, 2025
Hazel Glenda Mason, 95, peacefully took the Hand of Jesus early on Wednesday morning October 15, 2025, at her home of over 50 years in Mt. Summit surrounded by her family. She was born on February 25, 1930, in Albany, KY to the late Lewis and Anna Mae (Hurt) Cole.
Glenda was a wonderful homemaker, she loved cooking, gardening and taking...
Joyce Evelyn Flynn
Oct 14, 2025
Joyce Evelyn Flynn, 82, of New Castle, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Willows of New Castle. She was born May 5, 1943, in Bronston, KY, a daughter of the late Arvil and Vina (Black) Sullivan.
Joyce enjoyed family gatherings during the holiday season, picnics, and spending time with her husband. She also liked to read, watch old Westerns,...
Brent Eric Crockett
Oct 13, 2025
Brent Eric Crockett, 66, of Springport, formerly of Bloomington, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 13, 2025, at IU Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. Born on June 26, 1959, in New Castle, IN, Brent was the son of James M. Crockett and Yvonne (Jessee) French.
He graduated from New Castle Chrysler High School in 1977 and went on to attend...
Eileen H. (Kemerly) Hancock
Oct 13, 2025
Eileen H. (Kemerly) Hancock, 94, formerly of Wilkinson, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025 at Brickyard Brandywine Nursing Home in Greenfield. She was born January 14, 1931 in Indianapolis the daughter of Harry and Hilda Drinkut.
Eileen had been employed at Blocks Department Store and Indiana Bell Telephone Company in Indianapolis. She was a member of Gideons International Auxiliary for many...
Venetia Gene Darby
Oct 13, 2025
Venetia G. Darby, 92, of Mooreland passed away Monday, October 13, 2025 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 10, 1933 in Carthage, Indiana.
Venetia attended Knightstown High School. She worked at DeBord’s Greenhouse in Mooreland for over 30 years and sold AVON for over 50 years. Venetia was a longtime member of the Mooreland First Christian...
Amber Jo Myers
Oct 12, 2025
Amber Jo Myers, 48, of New Castle, Indiana, passed away on October 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born on November 15, 1976, in Rushville, Indiana, Amber lived her life with kindness, strength, and a heart full of love for everyone around her.
Amber was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a proud grandmother whose family was her greatest...
Jacob J. Johnson
Oct 11, 2025
Jacob J. “Jake” Johnson passed away unexpectedly on October 11 at his residence in Oakville. He was 43 years old.
Jake was born on January 30, 1982, to Jerry and Stephanie Johnson of Alexandria. He attended St. Mary School and graduated from Alexandria-Monroe High School in 2001. After graduating, he served his community as a volunteer fireman.
A talented rider from an...
Clarence "Eddie" Davis
Oct 9, 2025
Clarence “Eddie” Davis, 74, of Shirley passed away Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Hancock Regional Health. He was born December 10, 1950 in Helenwood, Tennessee the son of William Howard and Genevieve (Maxwell) Davis.
Eddie loved gardening, fishing and maintaining his yard. He was a master electrician for the State. He retired from the State as a signal technician. Eddie enjoyed...
Christopher J. Weidert
Oct 8, 2025
Christopher J. Weidert, 40, of New Castle, passed away Wednesday morning, October 8, 2025, at I.U. Methodist Hospital. He was born October 12, 1984, a son of Steven and Debby (Gill) Weidert.
A 2003 graduate of Chrysler High School, Chris also graduated from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He worked at Bell...
John Clifford Blackwell
Oct 8, 2025
John Clifford Blackwell, 89, of Wilkinson passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus in Anderson. He was born October 3, 1936 in Indianapolis the son of Vasil and Jessie Ellen (Phillips) Blackwell.
John retired from Western Electric after 30 years of service and then worked at N-Complete Tractor in Wilkinson for 10 years.
He is survived by his...
Jeffery "Jeff" Allen Marlow
Oct 7, 2025
Jeffery “Jeff” Allen Marlow, 40, of Mooreland, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at IU Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 7, 1985, to Linda (Sutton) Marlow and the late Freddie Marlow Jr.
Jeff began his working career at Captain D's restaurant and later joined Grede in New Castle at the young age of 18. Over the span...
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