Herschel R. Bowman
Dec 28, 2016
Herschel "Roscoe" Bowman, age 76, of Freetown, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Bowman was a member of the Ratcliff Grove Christian Church and retired from Cummins Engine Company after 30 years of service. He enjoyed running his beagle hound dogs, fishing, horseback riding and farming. Born on December 11, 1940, in Lawrence County,...
Jane F. Stuckwisch
Dec 25, 2016
Jane F. Stuckwisch, age 72, of Brownstown passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 in her home. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Seymour. Jane built a business from her home wallpapering and painting while raising her children and then retired from the United States Postal Service in Brownstown after 20 years of dedicated service. Born on...
Charles Edward Conrad Sr.
Dec 14, 2016
Charles Edward Conrad, Sr., age 82, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Mr. Conrad was a member of the Community Church of Brownstown. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving three years active and seven years in the United States Army Reserve. Mr. Conrad retired as an Indiana...
Leona Blake
Nov 26, 2016
Leona Blake, age 91, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Covered Bridge Health Campus, Seymour, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Blake was a life member of Kurtz Nazarene Church. Born on March 23, 1925, in Nashville, Indiana, she was the daughter of Sandy and Dorothy Rollin Moore, both of whom preceded her in death. On...
James D Prajzner
Nov 11, 2016
James D. Prajzner, age 61, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016 at St. Vincent Heart Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Prajzner was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown. He was employed as an electrician at Cosco for more than 20 years and was the owner of Jim's Music in Brownstown since 1986. Mr. Prajzner participated...
Judy K. Whiteman
Nov 4, 2016
Judy K. Whiteman, age 68, formerly of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2016 at Baptist Health Floyd, New Albany, Indiana. She was a member of Psi Iota Xi in Brownstown, and Nashville Artist Guild. Born on April 2, 1948, in Crothersville, she was the daughter of Ted and Flo Meeks Baker, both of whom proceeded her in...
Victor W. Terkhorn
Nov 3, 2016
Victor W. "Terk" Terkhorn, age 86, of Seymour, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Terkhorn was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seymour. He was employed as a mechanic at Browning Brothers John Deere Farm Implement for 30 years and was also employed at Union Hardware for over 25...
Ruth Spray
Oct 27, 2016
Ruth Spray, age 77, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Spray was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown. She retired from Jackson County REMC after 27 years of employment. She was also a member of the Library Reading Club and the Life Light Bible Study. Mrs. Spray was an avid...
Cora W. Deckard
Oct 26, 2016
Cora W. Deckard, age 101, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Brownstown, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at The Springs at Lake Pointe Woods, Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Deckard was a member of the Houston Christian Church. He was also a member of the Masons of Indiana Ninebeh Lodge No. 317 for 75 years. Born on March 3, 1915 in...
Danny Joe Wessel
Oct 8, 2016
Danny Joe Wessel, age 60, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at IU Health University Hospital. Mr. Wessel was a member of the St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Brownstown. Mr. Wessel loved IU, Nascar, and was an avid Tony Stewart fan. He was a member of the National Rifle Association, Jackson County Antique Machinery Association, Inc.,...
Thomas "Tom" Carl Gray
Oct 2, 2016
Thomas "Tom" Carl Gray, age 69, of Brownstown passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. Mr. Gray was a member of The Tabernacle. He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1969. Mr. Gray owned Brock's Restaurant with his wife until 2010, retired as an Electrician from Cummins Engine Co. after 30 years...
Carl Hardin Roberts Sr.
Oct 1, 2016
Carl Hardin Roberts, Jr., age 71, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. Mr. Roberts was a member of Haleysburg Nazarene Church. He retired from Cummins Engine Co. after 40 years. He then worked at Versatech for nine years. He also served as Justice of the Peace in Jackson County from 1972...
Matthew Ross Burke
Sep 21, 2016
Matthew Ross Burke, age 32, of Seymour, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Matthew was a semi driver for 5J Transport. Born on August 15, 1984 in Waukegan, Illinois, he was the son of Carla (Steven) Machak, who survives in Brownstown, and Kevin Burke, who survives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On May 29, 2012, he married Cassandra Ann Cox...
Kathy Polly
Sep 8, 2016
Kathy (Mabel) Polly, age 64, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Polly attended Peter's Switch Church of the Nazarene. She was a homemaker and a member of the Eagles Lodge of Seymour. Born on July 29, 1952, in Seymour, Indiana, she was the daughter of James and Ilene Lucas Eisele, both of...
Rhea Dawn Fowler
Aug 16, 2016
Rhea Dawn (Butler) Fowler, age 79, of Brownstown, Indiana, has been called home to be with her Heavenly Father. She lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Rhea Dawn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Those who knew her would recognize her infectious laugh, beautiful smile and outgoing personality. Mrs. Fowler was a member...
Gerlinde Maria Rosemunde Farmer
Aug 15, 2016
Gerlinde Maria Rosemunde Farmer, age 88, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Mrs. Farmer was a member of the Kurtz Church of the Nazarene. Born on June 18, 1928, in Erlangen Brück, West Germany, she was the daughter of Wenzl and Eli (Ries) Spachtholz, both of whom preceded her in death....
Dianna Mikels Root
Aug 11, 2016
Dianna Mikels Root, age 52, of Vallonia, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Root was a member of Leesville United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. Born on April 13, 1964, in Seymour, she was the daughter of David and Anna Day Mikels. Her father preceded her in death and her mother survives in...
Ralph Andrew Mitchell Sr.
Aug 8, 2016
Ralph Andrew Mitchell, Sr., age 93, resident of both Marco Island, Florida, and Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2016 at his Brownstown home. Mr. Mitchell was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Brownstown. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 through 1946 and served in the Third Infantry Division in the European...
James H. Rice
Aug 1, 2016
James H. Rice, age 92, of Seymour, Indiana, formerly of Brownstown, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016 at Covered Bridge Health Campus, Seymour. Mr. Rice was a member of the United States Navy during World War II and was a civil engineer for the State of Indiana from 1949 until his retirement in 1992. He was also a member...
Zolla "Papaw" Lee Miller
Jul 30, 2016
Zolla "Papaw" Lee Miller, age 87, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Mr. Miller was of the Pentecostal faith. He retired from Kieffer Paper Mills in Brownstown, loved being with his grandchildren, working with livestock and tinkering with his tractor. Born on March 20, 1929, in Jamestown, Kentucky, he was the son...
