Obituaries
Obituaries
Alice Rose Goforth
Apr 17, 2016
Alice Rose Goforth, age 78, of Norman, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Goforth was a member of the Kurtz Nazarene Church and a retired cook from Jackson School in Seymour. Born on April 12, 1938, in Seymour, she was the daughter of Ernest and Juanita Gullet Hildreth, both of whom preceded her in...
Zachary Dale Bruner
Mar 28, 2016
Zachary Dale Bruner, age 32, of Freetown, Indiana, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. Mr. Bruner was employed with Seymour Tubing and worked on vehicles as a hobby. Born on December 29, 1983, in Columbus, Indiana, he was the son of Terry and Robin Allman Bruner, both of whom survive in Columbus. Survivors also...
Erma Almira Lucas
Mar 6, 2016
Erma Almira Lucas, 98, of Freetown, Indiana, passed away at 1:32 a.m. on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Mrs. Lucas was a member of the Ratcliff Grove Christian Church. Born on April 16, 1917, in Whiting, Kansas, she was the daughter of Glen Wilson and Amy Sarah Nichols Roath, both of whom preceded her in death....
Ezekiel Henry Decker
Feb 23, 2016
Ezekiel Henry Decker, son of Chad and Lisbeth (Klosterman) Decker, of Columbus, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 11:15 a.m. at Columbus Regional Hospital. He is preceded in death by great-grandparents: (maternal) Amos Klosterman, Hugh and Patty Lucas; (paternal) Bill and MaryLou Decker. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal...
Karen Sue Kidd
Jan 17, 2016
Karen Sue Kidd, age 59, of Tampico passed away at 10:26 p.m. on Sunday, January 17, 2016. She was a member of Tampico Baptist Church. She retired from K-Mart and was a Boy Scout Leader for Troops 524 and 526 in Seymour and Troop 522 in Crothersville. Born on October 29, 1956 in Seymour, Indiana, she was the daughter of...
Raymond Earl Reynolds
Jan 10, 2016
Raymond Earl Reynolds, age 77, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Reynolds was a member of Brownstown Christian Church and was employed at Cummins Engine Co. in Columbus and also Seymour Tubing. He served 20 years in the United States Army retiring as Master Sargent E-8. He survived two tours in Vietnam...
Wilma J Wessel
Jan 7, 2016
Wilma J. Wessel, 72, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Schneck Memorial Hospital following a three day illness. Born October 30, 1943 in Bedford, IN she was the daughter of Earl and Mildred (Lutes) Mitchaner. On April 3, 1964, she married William F. Wessel at Sauers Lutheran Church. Wilma was a member of...
Terry Lee Henson
Dec 29, 2015
Terry Lee Henson, age 61, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at St. Vincent's Specialty Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Henson was a retired truck driver and a Veteran of the United States Army. Born on July 12, 1954, he was the son of James and Alma Hatton Henson, both of whom preceded him in death. On...
Mrs. Imogene Terkhorn
Dec 1, 2015
Imogene Terkhorn, age 82, died on December 1, 2015 at her residence in Seymour. Imogene graduated from Cortland High School in 1951, where she was a cheerleader, a typist and editor for the school newspaper. Born on April 26, 1933 in Paris Crossing, she was the daughter of Corte and Hallie (Hortenbury) Grant, both of whom preceded her in death....
Brenda L. Curry
Nov 12, 2015
Brenda L. Curry, age 75, of Medora, Indiana, passed away at 12:22 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at I.U. Health, Bedford. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and retired from Sparton Industries in Brownstown. Born on July 19, 1940 in Orange County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Paul and Orpha Kimble Allen, both of...
Donald Spurlock
Nov 3, 2015
Donald Spurlock, age 79, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at his residence with his wife and family at his side. Mr. Spurlock was a member of the Brownstown Christian Church and a member of Washington Lodge #13 F&AM. He was a retired truck driver from Kieffer Paper Mill. He attended Clearspring High School and received...
Steven F. Schepman
Nov 1, 2015
Steven F. Schepman, age 73, of Seymour, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers, where he held numerous church offices. Mr. Schepman was a farmer and served in the Indiana National Guard from 1959 to 1965. He was a 1960 graduate of Seymour High...
Peter N. Dicenzo
Oct 30, 2015
Peter N. DiCenzo, age 89, formerly of Girard, passed away peacefully late Friday afternoon, Oct. 30, 2015, at Hoosier Christian Village in Brownstown. Peter was born January 13, 1926, in Youngstown, a son of the late Cesare and Viola DeGennaro DiCenzo, and lived in Girard for most of his life. He was a 1944 graduate of Girard High School and...
Joseph Sigel Waskom
Oct 26, 2015
Joseph Sigel Waskom, 69, of Indianapolis passed away October 26, 2015 with Jan, his wife of 48 years, by his side. Joe was born September 17, 1946 in Seymour, IN to the late Howard M. and Ruth Jane Hotchkiss Waskom. He was a 1964 graduate of Brownstown High School followed by graduation from Indiana Business College and Indiana University. He...
Irene E. Goen
Oct 14, 2015
Irene E. Goen, age 88, of Medora, Indiana, passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour. She was a member of Wrays Christian Church and Clearspring Baptist Church. She was also a member of Brownstown Senior Citizens. Irene was a factory worker. She was employed at Morgan Canning Factory in Brownstown; the Shoe...
Ruth Lydia Elizabeth Wischmeier
Oct 11, 2015
Ruth Lydia Elizabeth Peters Wischmeier, age 86, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Mrs. Wischmeier was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wegan, where she was a Sunday School teacher for many years. She worked at the Brownstown Public Library and was also employed with the U.S....
Jay M. Buttorff
Oct 3, 2015
Jay M. Buttorff, age 71, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at his residence. He was a member of Brownstown Nazarene Church. Jay was employed with Lichter Rubber of Seymour and prior to that he worked at Swain Industries. Jay loved sports and was an avid Indiana University fan. He enjoyed spending time with family, fishing,...
Hazel F Miranda
Sep 24, 2015
Hazel Foster Miranda, age 90, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. She was a member of Brownstown First Baptist Church. Hazel graduated from Brownstown High School in 1944 and from the Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing and Catherine Spaulding College. She served on the Indiana and Kentucky Board of Nursing....
Marjorie June Spurgeon
Aug 18, 2015
Marjorie June Spurgeon, age 96, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Covered Bridge Health Campus, Seymour, comforted by her family. June was a member of Brownstown United Methodist Church, where she was active in the church choir and the WSCS. She was also a member of Psi Iota Xi, Sweet Adelines and the Red...
Orville Lubker Jr.
Aug 8, 2015
Orville Lubker, Jr., age 86, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at I.U. Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. He was a member of Brownstown United Methodist Church and served in the United States Army from 1952 - 1954 during the Korean War. Orville was the owner of Lubker Farm Market and worked in the school system for...
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