Obituaries
Obituaries
Janice Kay Darnell
Feb 25, 2025
Janice Kay (Doss) Darnell, 80, of New Castle and formerly of Muncie passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at St. Vincent Anderson Hospital. She was born June 19, 1944 in Muncie to the late Fred C. Doss and Betty (Withers) Kiphart.
Janice was a graduate of Muncie Central High School then went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. She...
Stella Louise Brown
Feb 25, 2025
Stella Louise Brown, 77, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025. She was born September 8, 1947 in Albany, Kentucky to the late Johnny and Elizabeth (Dicken) Burchett.
She loved playing softball, fishing, flowers, gardening, shopping, going to the casino and being outdoors. Her pride and joy were her children and grandchildren. She was known for her outspoken, tell-it-like-I-see-it...
Fred L. Howard
Feb 24, 2025
Fred Howard, 90, of Carthage passed away Monday, February 24, 2025. He was born May 27, 1934 in Haddix, Kentucky, the son of William Vincent and Margaret (Haddix) Howard.
Fred proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, bird watching, tinkering around and could repair anything. He worked as a mechanic for...
John Francis McGuire
Feb 24, 2025
John Francis McGuire, 77. of New Castle passed away Monday, February 24, 2025 at the Brickyard Golden Rule in Richmond, Indiana. He was born June 14, 1947 to the late Willard and Martha (Utt) McGuire in New Castle.
John was a 1965 graduate of Spiceland High School. He then attended Friends University in Wichita, Kansas and Ball State University. He also...
Michael "Mike" Jones
Feb 23, 2025
Michael "Mike" Jones, a devoted father, grandfather, and hardworking man, passed away peacefully on Sunday February 23, 2025 at the age of 74. Mike was born January 18, 1951 in New Castle, IN the son of the late Willard Jones and Wilma (Fannin) Laird.
Mike dedicated many years of his life to Warner Gear, where he worked tirelessly until his well-earned...
Shelly Rillaerts
Feb 22, 2025
On February 22, 2025, Shelly Rillaerts, loving wife, mother, and Oma, passed away at the age of 58.
Shelly was born on July 27, 1966, in New Castle, Indiana to Delmar G. and Jane (Chesher) McCaslin. Shelly spent her childhood and school-age years in New Castle, IN. In 2009, Shelly received her RN from Ivy Tech Community College in Muncie, IN.
Shelly...
Ann Louise Beard
Feb 22, 2025
Ann Louise (Siegmann) Beard, 83, died Saturday, February 22, 2025, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She had recently relocated to the area to be near family after living in New Castle, Indiana for the majority of her life.
Ann was born August 22, 1941 in Ashland, Ohio to Leslie and Francis (Shiffler) Siegmann. The family moved to Goshen, Indiana when Leslie...
Prentice Dale Moore
Feb 21, 2025
Prentice Dale Moore, 65, of Hagerstown went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 21, 2025 at his residence. He was born January 20, 1960 in Richmond, Indiana to Robert and Virginia (Mullins) Moore.
Prentice was the life of the party; always joking, laughing and making others laugh with his sense of humor, jokes, wigs and “crazy teeth”. He was...
Tracie Lynn Kennedy
Feb 21, 2025
Tracie Lynn Kennedy, 67, of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 21, 2025. She was born February 16, 1958 in New Castle, a daughter of the late Charles L. and Helen M. (Wiseman) Laird.
A 1976 graduate of Chrysler High School in New Castle, Tracie worked for many years at Brooks Foods in Mt. Summit and at a factory in...
John L. Bryson
Feb 21, 2025
John L. Bryson, 81, of Spiceland, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025, at The Waters of Muncie following an extended illness. He was born June 12, 1943, in Spiceland to the late Ruel Snow and Lucille Grace (Wise) Bryson.
A 1961 graduate of Spiceland High School, John was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he obtained rank of Sergeant. He...
Delburt Eugene Allbritton
Feb 20, 2025
Delburt Eugene Allbritton, 67, a resident of New Castle passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Henry Community Health.
There will be no public services.
Jackie Elbert Claborn
Feb 20, 2025
Jackie Elbert Claborn, 78, of Cambridge City, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025. He was born on February 13, 1947, in Albany, KY, to the late A.C. and Sally Claborn.
Jackie, better known as the Hustlin’ Hillbilly, lived life in the fast lane—literally. In 1965, he met the love of his life, Bonnie (Beaty) Claborn, and from that moment on,...
Harold Wesley Goans
Feb 20, 2025
Harold Wesley Goans, 45, of New Castle, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Henry Community Health. He was born July 14, 1979, in New Castle to Steven and Paula Jo (Johnson) Goans.
Before his accident, Wesley was involved in amateur wrestling, had a black belt in karate and loved watching football, especially the Tennessee Titans.
Wesley leaves several family members to...
Alice J. Moore
Feb 20, 2025
Alice J. (Begley) Moore, 85, of New Castle passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Henry Community Health of New Castle. She was born September 5, 1939 in Wise County, Virginia to the late Ted H. and Ruby G. (McGuire) Begley. They moved to Anderson in 1953 and she graduated from Markleville High School in 1957. Alice furthered her education...
Jane A. Matlock
Feb 20, 2025
Jane Ann Matlock, 67, of Knightstown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2025 following an extended illness. She was born in Rushville, Indiana on September 6, 1957 the daughter of Robert and Wanda Schaeffer Winters.
Jane graduated from Knightstown High School in 1975. She was an amazing wife, mom, sister and friend, but her favorite title was Nana. She...
Flossie May Howard
Feb 20, 2025
Flossie May (Mills) Howard, 97, of New Castle went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 20, 2025. She was born June 30, 1927 in Berea, Kentucky to Richard M. and Alice (Hatfield) Shelton.
Flossie was a homemaker her whole life. Always making sure everyone felt at home in her presence. She met her husband, Jim Mills, and was married...
Michael Gene Webb
Feb 20, 2025
Michael Gene Webb of Lynn died February 20, 2025 surrounded by family. He was born September 18, 1953 in Richmond, Indiana to Gene and Mary Webb.
He retired from Belden in 2016, where he worked as an extruder operator. He proudly served in United States Navy from 1971 to 1975 as a lithographer.
Survivors include a son Corey (Katie) Webb; brother, Roderick...
Esther M. Ferrell
Feb 17, 2025
Esther M. Ferrell, 78, of New Castle, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025, in Henry Community Health. She was born May 25, 1946, in Indianapolis, a daughter of the late Jarvis M. and Delia Maxie (Key) Smith.
Esther enjoyed cooking, sewing, crocheting, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She loved her dogs. As a result of difficult childhood circumstances,...
Brian M. Walda
Feb 16, 2025
Brian M. Walda, 48, a resident of New Castle passed away at his home Sunday, February 16, 2025. He was born July 28, 1976 in New Castle to Michael L. and Brenda K. (Hughett) Walda.
Brian had been employed with Autocar Corporation in Hagerstown and TS Tech in New Castle. He was a graduate of Knightstown High School. Brian took after...
Janet Sue Brown
Feb 16, 2025
Janet Sue Brown, 83, of Knightstown passed away Sunday, February16, 2025 at her residence. She was born March 29, 1941 in Knightstown the daughter of Virgil and Trudy “Wright” Welsh.
Janet was a 1959 graduate of Knightstown High School. She spent many years as a waitress at Cattlemans, Maxwell House and The Brandywine, then retired from Draper following several years of...
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