Cherie Lynn Dowdell
May 2, 2019
Cherie Lynn Dowdell, age 67, of Medora, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the Seymour Crossing. Cherie was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Medora. She retired as a paramedic and was known as "Trauma Momma". Cherie was a proud caring and passionate person. She enjoyed spending time with her family and loved spending time outdoors working...
Gabriele Isolde Blake
May 1, 2019
Gabriele Isolde Blake, age 72, of Seymour, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her family. Gabriele was a homemaker. She loved spending time with her family, and enjoyed reading drama, mystery and romance novels. Born on January 8, 1947, in Freising, Germany, she was the daughter of Helmut and Angela Meinhardt, both of whom...
Paul D. Deburger
Apr 23, 2019
Paul D. DeBurger, age 86, of Brownstown, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Hoosier Christian Village Mr. DeBurger was a member of Shelby Christian Church, Paul and his wife Sandra recommitted their lives to Christ in 2013 at the Medora Christian Church. Paul was self employed and retired from the timber and sawmill industry. Born on June 11...
Lois Marie Nierman
Apr 21, 2019
Lois Marie Nierman, age 81, of Brownstown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 21, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her family. Mrs. Nierman was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers. Lois worked at Indiana Telephone Company in Seymour and Schneider's Nursery for many years. She also worked at Schneck Medical Center dietary department, retiring after 15 years...
Saundra Arlene Cornett
Apr 12, 2019
Saundra Arlene McKain Cornett, age 79, of Freetown, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019, at St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Carmel. Mrs. Cornett was a member of Brownstown Christian Church, and she attended Freetown Church of Christ. She also taught Sunday School for numerous years. Saundra worked at Gerrvyn Shoe Factory in Freetown for several years, and was a homemaker....
Walter Edward Miller
Apr 7, 2019
Walter Edward Miller, age 73, of Brownstown, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Miller was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers. He was also a member of the VFW and American Legion. He was a retired Master Sargeant from the United States Air Force after serving 21 ½ years...
Donald E. Hawkins
Mar 23, 2019
Donald E. Hawkins, age 73, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at I.U. Health, Bedford. Mr. Hawkins was of the Christian faith. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era in Korea from 1965 to 1968, where he received a Purple Heart. He also worked in security in charge of the canine at Crane...
Juanita Eileen (Hackman) Wessel
Mar 11, 2019
Juanita Eileen (Hackman) Wessel, age 81, of Vallonia, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. She went home to be with her Heavenly Father after a brief fight with cancer. Mrs. Wessel was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Vallonia, where she sang in the church choir for sixty years. Juanita was a homemaker and...
David E. Schepman
Mar 9, 2019
David E. Schepman, age 73, of Paris Crossing, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Covered Bridge Health Campus. Mr. Schepman was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers, where he held various church offices. He was also a member of the Indiana National Guard. David was a lifelong farmer, and enjoyed spending time outdoors. He loved...
Ruby Jean (Kidd) Powell
Mar 5, 2019
Ruby Jean (Kidd) Powell, age 88, of Seymour, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Covered Bridge Health Campus, Seymour. Ruby was a member of Medora United Methodist Church. She was a quality inspector at Medora Plastic Factory for more than 30 years. She loved raising her children and was passionate about spending time with her family. Ruby also...
Alvin M. Stahl
Feb 23, 2019
Alvin M. Stahl, age 91, of Brownstown, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2019, at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Stahl was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown. He was also a member of the United States Army, and a member of American Legion Post #112. Alvin retired as a heavy machine operator and foreman from...
Verla Faye Norman
Feb 22, 2019
Verla Faye Norman, age 81, of Brownstown, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019, at her residence. Verla retired after 27 years from the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office. She was a member of Psi Iota Xi and was an avid golfer. She was past Women's Club Champion at Hickory Hills Golf Course. Her family was a very important part of...
Earl W. Wolka
Feb 20, 2019
Earl W. Wolka, age 88, of Brownstown, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Mr. Wolka was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wegan, where he held various offices. He was born on March 17, 1930, in Brownstown, Indiana. He was the son of Lydia (Otte) Wolka and Simeon Wolka, both of whom preceded...
Sharon K. Rohr
Feb 13, 2019
Sharon K. Rohr, age 70, of Seymour, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Rohr was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers, and was a first and second grade teacher at St. John's Lutheran School, Sauers, from 1970 until she retired in 2014. During her teaching career at...
Mary Ruth Bullock
Jan 24, 2019
Mary Ruth Bullock, age 90, of Brownstown, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Bullock was a member of Brownstown Christian Church, where she served on various church committees, and was also a member of Golden Wheels. She was employed at the Holiday Inn in Columbus, and spent the later part of her life as...
Chester Shelton
Jan 22, 2019
Chester Shelton, age 54, of Crothersville, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. Born on January 27, 1964, in Seymour, he was the son of Chester Shelton and Mary McClellan Shelton Turpin, both of whom preceded him in death. Chester loved Batman, and he enjoyed shopping, eating out, listening to country music, and watching television....
Thomas Leon Horton
Jan 18, 2019
Thomas Leon Horton, age 83, of Norman, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Horton was a member of Clearspring Baptist Church for over 50 years. Tom was a hard-working family man. He owned and operated Horton & Harrison Logging for over 50 years, was a farmer for more than 60 years, drove Bus #24 for...
Mary Lois Sherrill
Jan 12, 2019
Mary Lois Sherrill, age 65, of Norman, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at IU Health Hospice House with her loving husband by her side. Mary worked at Cook Medical retiring after 15 years of service. She was known as a notorious hugger, by all her friends and family around the world. She followed her husband around the country...
Brenda K. Patton
Jan 11, 2019
Brenda K. Patton, age 76, of Norman, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Patton was a member of Liberty Christian Church. She was a homemaker, a school bus driver and retired from Walmart Distribution Center. Brenda loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and enjoyed playing Bingo, scratching lottery tickets, and going to...
Samuel Nicholson
Jan 5, 2019
Samuel Nicholson, age 88, of Brownstown, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Mr. Nicholson was a member of Ratcliff Grove Christian Church and a member of the United States Army. He retired from Kieffer's Paper Mill in Brownstown after 38 years of employment, was also a member of the County Seat Fish & Game...
