Marlyn Lee Otte, Jr.
May 18, 2014
Marlyn Lee Otte Jr., age 58, Jacksonville, Florida, died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2014, at his residence. Born September 12, 1955, in Seymour, he was the son of Marlyn Lee Otte Sr. and Bonnie F. Hawn Otte. His father preceded him in death on Oct. 19, 1998. His mother survives in Seymour. Marlyn graduated from Brownstown Central High...
Nancy Mae Keily
May 11, 2014
Nancy Mae Keily, age 68, Norman, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2014, at her residence. Nancy was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Salem. She was a homemaker and a member of Ladies of Faith at her church. Her hobbies included gardening and painting. Born October 27, 1945, in Park Falls, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of...
Arthur W. Pollert
May 9, 2014
Arthur W. Pollert, age 90, of Seymour, passed away at 12:58 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2014, at Stonebridge Health Campus, Bedford. Arthur was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sauers. He was employed with Thompson Dairy for 21 years and for Associated Milk Producers Inc., retiring in 1988. He also helped on the family farm. He was a member...
Hariett E. Oates
May 6, 2014
Harriet E. Oates, age 84, formerly of Brownstown, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Chicagoland Christian Village, Crown Point. Harriet was a member of Brownstown Christian Church. She was a 1948 graduate of Norton High School and a member of the Eastern Star Lodge in Akron, Ohio. Born Feb. 2, 1930, in Akron, Ohio, she was...
Stephen L. Springer
Apr 22, 2014
Stephen L. Springer, age 48, of Freetown, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Greenwood, Indiana, a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brownstown. He retired from the U.S. Army after twenty-three years of service. He was currently employed with Tri-Star Engineering, Bedford, contracted to Bedford Crane Navel Base. He...
Jay D. Fosbrink
Apr 19, 2014
Jay D. Fosbrink, age 39, of Medora, passed away, Saturday, April 19, 2014. Jay was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, White Creek. He was a self-employed taxidermist and a member of the National Rifle Association. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and a passionate outdoors person. Born on November 11, 1974, in Seymour, he was the son...
C. Louis Sommers
Apr 13, 2014
C. Louis Sommers, age 87, of Brownstown, passed away at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown. Louis was a member of Brownstown Christian Church, where he had served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1945 through 1946. He graduated from Brownstown High School in...
Thomas Herzner, Sr.
Apr 2, 2014
Thomas Lee Herzner Sr., age 69, of Brownstown, passed away at 3 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour.Thomas retired from the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army Reserves and from Cummins Inc. Born July 19, 1944, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of William and Elsie May Maley Herzner, both of whom preceded him in death....
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,...
