Obituaries
Obituaries
Max D. Spencer
Mar 23, 2014
Max D. Spencer, age 79, of Freetown, passed away at 1:55 p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Meadow View Health and Rehabilitation Center, Salem. Max was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown. He retired from the U.S. Navy on November 12, 1973, after 20 years of service as chief petty officer and from the town of Brownstown and...
Alice G. Greathouse
Mar 20, 2014
Alice G. Greathouse, age 68, of Freetown, passed away at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Kindred South, Greenwood. She was a member of the Seymour Harvest Church. Born on September 16, 1945, she was the daughter of James Charley and Leah Eggers Bales, both of whom preceded in death. Survivors include three sons, Jeff Greathouse, Charley Greathouse and...
Virginia H. Summa
Mar 11, 2014
Virginia H. Summa, age 101, Brownstown, passed away at 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Virginia was a member of the Brownstown Christian Church. She served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. She was a clerk and stenographer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She was a member...
Velda Jean Fleenor
Mar 5, 2014
Velda Jean Fleenor, age 84, Medora, passed away at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at IU South in Bloomington. Velda was a member of Brownstown Christian Church. She formerly was employed at Arvin Industries and Weyerhauser for 21 years. She retired from Central Pharmaceuticals in 1994. She also owned and operated Vel and Ty's in Seymour. Born March 29,...
Lula Davidson Richart
Feb 28, 2014
Lula Davidson Richart, 90, of Brownstown, passed away at her residence. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Seymour and was a member of a monthly card party. She was born March 7, 1923, in Oneida, Ky., the daughter of Luther and Sarah Bowling Davidson. She married Joseph Richart II. He preceded her in death on August...
James William Butt
Feb 27, 2014
James William Butt, age 70, Brownstown, passed away at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. James was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Brownstown and held several church offices. He graduated from Purdue University and became a pharmacist in 1967. He returned to Brownstown to work in the family business with...
Timothy Wayne Fish
Feb 22, 2014
Timothy Wayne Fish, age 56, Rushville, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014, at his residence. Timothy was a member of Kurtz Nazarene Church. He was a long-haul truck driver for PAM and a graduate of Yorktown High School. Born September 30, 1957, in Elwood, he was the son of Ernest E. and Mary Evelyn Norman Fish, both of whom preceded...
Donald "Butch" Abner
Feb 3, 2014
Donald ""Butch"" Abner, age 79, Bedford, passed away at 4:09 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at IU Health, Bedford. Born May 19, 1934, in Winchester, Ky., he was the son of Robert and Maude White Abner, both of whom preceded him in death. On Sept. 9, 1956, in Georgia, he married Mary E. Sermons, who preceded him in death on...
Emma Jean Terkhorn
Jan 26, 2014
Emma Jean Terkhorn, age 82, Seymour, passed away at 8:10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Emma was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Seymour. She formerly was employed at the former Brook's Restaurant, Brownstown, and co-owned Dudleytown Store with her husband from 1955 to 1963. She also was employed by Harley Bag Co. and Cummins...
Patsy L. Thompson
Jan 23, 2014
Patsy L. Thompson, age 82, Columbus, passed away at 4:09 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Columbus Regional Hospital. Patsy was of the Christian faith. Born on September 14, 1931, in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Glenn and Ethel Boley Thompson. Survivors include a brother, Robert "Bob" Thompson, New Brunswick, N.J.; three nephews, Robert Thompson Jr., John Bruce...
Elizabeth Ozbun
Jan 22, 2014
Elizabeth "Liz" Stidam Ozbun, age 83, Brownstown, passed away at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Elizabeth was a member of Brownstown Christian Church. She retired from Medora Plastic Factory in 1986. She graduated from Medora High School in 1949 and participated in the Golden Wheels Travel Club. Born March 1, 1930, in Blackwater, Virginia,...
Nora Josephine Roush
Jan 19, 2014
Nora Josephine Roush, age 97, Norman, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Indiana University Health, Bedford. Nora was a member of Fairview Community Church. During World War II, she worked for General Electric. She later worked in the food industry. She enjoyed reading, doing crafts, gardening, canning, quilting and organizing family reunions. Born October 17, 1916,...
Willard Edward Tiemeyer
Jan 2, 2014
Willard Edward Tiemeyer, age 65, Freetown, passed away at 2:40 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospice in Carmel. Mr. Tiemeyer was a Methodist. He retired from Cummins Inc. after more than 30 years of employment. He was a 1968 graduate of Brownstown Central High School. He was born December 28, 1948, in Seymour to Bernard and Ruth...
Roy William Monroe, Sr.
Jan 1, 2014
Roy William Monroe Sr., age 68, of Seymour, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center in Hazard, Ky. Born March 5, 1945, in Crawfordsville, he was the son of James Alfred and Violet Marie Gullett Monroe, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Darlene Bea Miller on October 29, 1968, in Columbus; and she...
Rosemary Prusak
Jan 1, 2014
Rosemary Prusak, age 85, of Brownstown, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at her residence. The funeral service will be conducted by Kinnick Funeral Home in Youngstown, Ohio. Local arrangements were handled by Spurgeon Funeral Home, Brownstown.
Ralph Young
Dec 30, 2013
Ralph Young, age 86, Medora, passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at his residence. He was a member of Liberty Christian Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as a military police officer at Camp Atterbury and in Hawaii. He retired from Golden Foundry after more than 37 years of employment. He was a member of Medora...
Geneva Debell
Dec 20, 2013
Geneva June DeBell, age 77, Bloomington, passed away at 10:55 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at Hospice House, Bloomington. Geneva was of the Christian faith. She was a secretary for Public Service Indiana for more than 20 years and also was a homemaker. She loved to garden and quilt and was a member of a quilting club. Born May 26,...
John R. Persinger
Dec 20, 2013
John R. Persinger, age 82, of Brownstown, passed away at 8:48 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at The Waters, Scottsburg. John was of the Methodist faith. He was employed with Cummins Engine Co., a heavy equipment mechanic on the Glen Canyon Dam project and also employed with Machinery Movers of Columbus. He was a member of Washington Lodge 13, F&AM,...
Willard Wischmeier
Oct 30, 2013
Willard Wischmeier, age 81, Seymour, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at his residence. Willard was a lifetime member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers. He formerly owned Wischmeier Grave Services and was a retired farmer. He was a member of Sauers Men's Club and Sauers C Dartball team and an active member of Indiana Farm Bureau...
Eunicia Ruth Tiemeyer
Oct 19, 2013
Eunicia Ruth Tiemeyer, age 81, Brownstown, died at 12:02 a.m. Saturday, October 19, 2013, at her residence. She was a member of Brownstown United Methodist Church and a former business owner, cook and bartender. Born Oct. 5, 1932, in Brownstown, she was a daughter of Brant and Della Mae Gaither Reynolds. She married Bernard Tiemeyer on October 1, 1947, in...
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