Obituaries
Obituaries
Opal Marie Upchurch
Nov 20, 2020
Opal Marie Upchurch, age 87, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at Glen Oaks Health Campus in New Castle. She was born August 15, 1933 to R.Z. and Nova (Crabtree) Hollars in Parnell, Kentucky. She moved to New Castle when she was 18 and worked at Hooks Drug Store and Western Electric in Indianapolis for a short time. She made...
Margaret Gorman
Nov 20, 2020
Margaret Gorman, 99, a resident of New Castle passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at Stonebrooke Rehab Center. She was born July 6, 1921 in New Castle to the late Daniel and Edna Davis. She was a member of the First Bible Freewill Baptist Church in New Castle. Margaret enjoyed crafts, ceramics and crocheting. Survivors include a daughter: Melinda (Jim...
Evelyn Diann Grubbs
Nov 20, 2020
Evelyn Diann Grubbs, 83, formerly of Losantville passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville. She was born July 8, 1937 in Sparta, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Horace E. and Nettye Ann (Thompson) Howard. She had been employed at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie in the business office. She was a member of the Antioch...
Phyllis A. Holloway
Nov 18, 2020
Phyllis Ann Holloway, 89, passed away Wednesday, November18, 2020. She was born August 4, 1931 in New Castle, IN, daughter of the late Donald Eugene (Gene) Harry and Mary (Richardson) Harry Rohrback. Phyllis graduated from New Castle High School in 1949. She married her high school sweetheart, Darrell Lee Holloway, on August 28th of the same year. In 1956, the...
Sharon "Jo" Garrett
Nov 18, 2020
Sharon “Jo” Garrett, 75, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Henry Community Health in New Castle. She was born April 3, 1945 in Albany, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Luther and Dora (Pennycuff) Agee. Sharon was a happy go lucky, dependable person that never met a stranger. She owned and operated the Gold Dust Saloon...
Harlen Hoover
Nov 18, 2020
Harlen Hoover, 88, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Hickory Creek of New Castle, one day prior to his 89th birthday. He was born on November 19, 1931 in Albany, KY, a son of the late Delmar Hoover and Vesta (Ayers) Brumley. Harlen retired from Ingersoll Steel in New Castle following many years of service. He...
Kevin Wayne Bennett
Nov 16, 2020
Kevin Wayne Bennett, 59, of Springport passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at his residence. He was born March 2, 1961 in Anderson, Indiana to Lowell Wayne and Nancy Jane (Kirchner) Bennett. He was a 1979 graduate of Blue River Valley, he also attended Ivy Tech and Lincoln Tech. Kevin enjoyed camping and fishing, those activities began around age 8,...
Frederick Earl Crane
Nov 16, 2020
Frederick Earl Crane, 71, of New Castle passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 peacefully at his home with his wife and dog Gabby by his side. He was born July 24, 1949 in Utica, New York, a son of the late Robert and Ethel (Johnson) Crane. He was originally from Morrisville, New York and moved to New Castle in 1984....
David Franklin "Frank" Thomas
Nov 16, 2020
David Franklin “Frank” Thomas, 95, of New Castle passed away Monday November 16, 2020 at Henry County Community Health. He was born February 14, 1925 in Greenville, OH, a son of the late David William and Maybelle (Haley) Thomas. Frank was a 1943 graduate of Greenville High School and a veteran of WWII and the United States Navy. He spent...
Bonnie L. Murphy
Nov 16, 2020
Bonnie L. Murphy, 84 of Shirley, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Majestic Manor in Connersville. She was born February 22, 1936 in Henry County the daughter of Charles and Roberta (Garland) Fox. Bonnie was an avid fan of George Jones. She worked at Mt. Lawn Speedway for over 70 years. She loved animals and was a collector of...
Myrtle E. Matta
Nov 15, 2020
Myrtle E. Matta, 97, of New Castle passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Glen Oaks Health Campus. She was born December 19, 1922 in Henry County, Indiana, a daughter of the late John and Valeta (Swindell) Gray. She was a resident of Hayward, California prior to moving to New Castle in 2005 to be close to her siblings. Myrtle...
John Michael Garvey
Nov 14, 2020
John Michael Garvey, Indianapolis, IN, died on November 14, 2020. He leaves his wife Marilynn Wales Garvey, his sons Patrick Garvey, Fishers, IN (Kim) and Michael Garvey, Glen Ellyn, IL (Triona) and daughter, Meghan Garvey, New Orleans, LA; Grandchildren: Nathan, Cassidy, Saffron and Cameryn, sister, Martha Garvey Bailey, New Castle, niece Gail “Tudy” Brown MacKay. Other family who preceded him...
Rachel Ione Bettag
Nov 14, 2020
Rachel Ione Bettag, 88, of Knightstown passed away November 14, 2020. She was born on August 4, 1932 in Hendricks County, Indiana to the late Charles Oakley and Delia Rachel (Phillips) Crews. A resident of the Knightstown area since 1963, Rachel was a Registered Nurse at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield until her retirement at the age of 65. She...
Judy Thurman
Nov 14, 2020
Judy Thurman, 83, of New Castle passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. She was born October 21, 1937 in Henry County, Indiana to the late Howard and Dorothy Mae (Bailey) Snodgress. Upon graduating high school, Judy married her high school sweetheart, Jim Thurman, on July 2, 1955 and spent 60 wonderful years together before his...
Roberta Ann "Bertie" Ferguson
Nov 11, 2020
Roberta Ann “Bertie” Ferguson, 74, a resident of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born July 24, 1946 in New Castle to the late Robert and Minnie “Joann” (Goldy) McDaniel. Bertie worked as a cook for the VFW and was previously employed at Best Western in New Castle. She was a member...
Frances Bell Appleby
Nov 11, 2020
Frances Bell Appleby, 84, of New Castle went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at IU Health Ball Hospital. She was born June 19, 1936 in Albany, Kentucky to the late Lewis and Relsa (Agee) Sidwell. Frances was an active member of Whittier Lane Baptist Church. She was an exceptionally good cook and loved cooking for...
Ottis David Fairchild
Nov 11, 2020
Ottis David Fairchild, 93, of New Castle passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at his residence. He was born November 24, 1926 in Cooper, Kentucky to the late Fount and Minnie (Slagle) Fairchild. Dave attended school in Lewisville then proudly served his Country in the Navy aboard the USS Abnaki from 1944-1946 during WWII. He said he joined the Navy...
Terry Orr
Nov 10, 2020
Terry Orr, 57, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at IU Methodist Health. He was born September 19, 1963 in Henry County to Donald and Shirley (Griest) Orr. He was a 1982 graduate of New Castle High School where he was a wrestler. In 2009 Terry received a kidney transplant after several years of dialysis giving him...
Karen Sue Winchester
Nov 8, 2020
Karen Sue Winchester, 77, of Greenville, Ohio formerly of New Castle passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020. She was born July 29, 1943 in New Castle to the late George Dewey and Etta (Brown) Gooding. She was a 1961 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler Memorial High School. Karen was a member of the New Castle Chapter 116 order of the...
Linda J. McCaslin
Nov 8, 2020
Linda J. McCaslin, 68, of New Castle passed away due to complications of Covid-19 while at IU Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born November 6, 1952 in New Castle, a daughter of the late Delmar McCaslin Sr. and Jane (Chesher) McCaslin. A 1971 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School, Linda served in the United States Navy. A trailblazer, she...
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