Phil Teipen
Jul 14, 2018
Phillip Alan Teipen, age 66, of Seymour, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Phil was a self-employed lifetime farmer, a member of the Indiana National Guard, and a member of Grassy Fork Volunteer Fire Department. He was a 1970 graduate of Brownstown Central High School. Phil enjoyed spending time with his family,...
Eugene Hillenburg
Jul 5, 2018
Eugene Hillenburg, age 90, of Scipio, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at his residence, surrounded by his family. Mr. Hillenburg attended Kurtz Church of the Nazarene. He served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Sarsfield. He worked at Cosco as a tool and die maker. Eugene was also involved in the Carpenters Union as well as...
Bradley Alex Proffit
May 22, 2018
Bradley Alex Proffit, age 41, of Medora, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at his residence following an illness of three years. Mr. Proffit was a member of Medora Wesleyan Church. Born on April 11, 1977 at Seymour, he was the son of Alex Junior and Linda Reynolds Proffit. His father preceded him in death on August 14, 2011,...
Arnell Selma Rothert
May 11, 2018
Arnell Selma Rothert, age 86, of Seymour, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Rothert was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers, and was a homemaker. She was a great cook and enjoyed working on the farm with her husband and playing cards with her friends. Born on February 19, 1932, in Seymour, she...
Doris Eileen Owens
May 11, 2018
Doris Eileen Owens, age 89, of Brownstown, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Owens was a member of Brownstown Christian Church, where she was a member of the church choir, and served as assistant treasurer for numerous years. Doris retired on March 1, 1989, from Indiana Telephone Corporation/Contel after...
Charles Melvin Horton
Apr 30, 2018
Charles Melvin Horton, age 81, of Norman, passed away on April 30, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Horton was a member of Mundell Christian Church, Heltonville. He received his Master's Degree in Math and Graphics from Indiana University and began teaching at Seymour High School in 1963, where he taught for 16 years. During the summer months each...
Lloyd Edwin Kiewit
Apr 29, 2018
Lloyd Edwin Kiewit, age 89, of Brownstown, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Hoosier Christian Village, surrounded by his family. Mr. Kiewit was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown, where he served as Elder and Cemetery Board member. He served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1952 and was a member of the American...
Carl Dean Fisher
Apr 29, 2018
Carl Dean Fisher, 84, of Norman passed away on April 29, 2018 at Hoosier Christian Village. Mr. Fisher was born at his home in Norman on December 2, 1933, and was the son of Luke and Ruby (Nell) Fisher. Mr. Fisher and his wife were lifelong members of Liberty Christian Church. Dean was a farmer, worked for the Indiana Department...
Elzora Mae Brown
Apr 28, 2018
Elzora Mae Brown, born October 1, 1928, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Hoosier Christian Village in Brownstown, Indiana, and was met at the pearly gates by her two sons (Roger (survived by Donna) and Phillip (survived by Marilyn), her grandson (Matt), her parents (Otis & Flossie Piatt), her siblings (Evelyn, Irene,...
Gregory Joseph Gaydos
Apr 23, 2018
Gregory Joseph Gaydos, age 53, of North Palm Beach, Florida, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018. Mr. Gaydos was project manager at Richard A. Jones Electric in North Palm Beach, Florida. He loved spending time with his family and friends, and enjoyed nature, being outdoors and boating. Born on January 5, 1965, in Summit, New Jersey, he was the...
Minnie Abner Perry
Apr 15, 2018
Minnie Abner Perry, age 80, of Brownstown, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Minnie was a member of Surprise Christian Church and was a homemaker. She loved to sew, tend to her flowers, fish, and spend time with her grandkids. Her children say she was the best mom ever. Born on May 18, 1937,...
Vivian Kuehn Spurgeon
Feb 20, 2018
Vivian Kuehn Spurgeon passed from this life in peace on February 20, 2018, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, just three weeks prior. Vivian's life was marked with love, faith, and service to others. She never hesitated to volunteer for her church, her children's school activities and interests, and her community. She was born...
Patricia A. Chase
Feb 18, 2018
Patricia A. Chase, age 64, of Brownstown, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Patty attended Brownstown Christian Church and was a graduate of Brownstown Central High School. She was also a graduate of Ball State University, where she received a degree in Elementary Education, and a graduate of Indiana University, where she received a...
Kathleen M. Stuckwisch
Feb 6, 2018
Kathleen M. Stuckwisch, age 76, of Brownstown, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. Mrs. Stuckwisch was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown, and was a homemaker. Born on December 8, 1941, in Jackson County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Otis Lee and Estella Voyles Stout, both of whom preceded her in...
Andy Reynolds
Feb 1, 2018
Andy Reynolds, age 47, of Brownstown, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. Mr. Reynolds worked at Brownstown Electric for 28 years. He loved spending time with his family, grandchildren, nieces and nephew. He also loved fishing and hunting, especially hunting rabbits and deer with his brothers. Mr. Reynolds enjoyed cooking, attending sporting events,...
Ralph L. Spurgeon
Jan 28, 2018
Ralph L. Spurgeon passed this week 67 years to the day of his marriage to Vivian Kuehn Spurgeon, January 28, 1951. Mr. Spurgeon was born in Honeytown on June 20, 1926, to Nell Wheeler Spurgeon and Earl Spurgeon, living to the age of 91. Raised as a farmer, he continued farming in the Brownstown area throughout his lifetime. He loved...
Sharlene Kay Byrd Trowbridge
Jan 24, 2018
Sharlene Kay (Byrd) Trowbridge, age 78, of Norman, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Trowbridge was a member of the Blackwell Apostolic Pentecostal Church on Toweridge Road near Bloomington and was a homemaker. Mrs. Trowbridge loved spending time with her family, reading the Bible, cooking, baking and gardening and being known as having a "green"...
Stephen Ellis Hanner
Jan 14, 2018
Stephen Ellis Hanner, age 75, of Kurtz, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Hanner attended Norman Community Church. He was a member of the United States Air Force from 1960 to 1964. He retired from Visteon, Bedford, Indiana, and was a farmer. Mr. Hanner was on the precinct committee and Advisory Board for Salt Creek...
Patricia Ann Blackadder
Jan 7, 2018
Patricia Ann Blackadder of Helensburgh, Scotland, a native of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018. Born on March 11, 1924, Pat was the eldest daughter of Judge John C. Branaman and Mrs. Molly Kopp Branaman. The Branamans were lifelong residents of Brownstown, Indiana, and Pat's family history included ancestors who fought in the Civil War. Pat's father...
Rosella May Ballman
Jan 2, 2018
Rosella May Ballman, age 83, of Seymour, won her journey on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Lutheran Community Home, Seymour, and is now with her Heavenly Father. Rosella was a member of the Freetown Church of the Nazarene. She was a caregiver for ten years and lived life in joy. Born on September 24, 1934, at Five Points, Pennsylvania, she...
