JOYCE M. GESELL Joyce M Gesell, of Brookville, was born July 11, 1950, in Batesville, a daughter to Elmer and Gertrude (Tebbe) Schwegman. Joyce married Glenn Gesell April 8, 1972, at St. Michaels Church in Brookville. She was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church. Joyce had been a member of the Franklin County Extension …
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Obituary for Bernard “Buddy” Mengedoht
BERNARD “BUDDY” MENGEDOHT Bernard “Bubby” Mengedoht, 46, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Reid Health in Richmond. He was born on April 10, 1974, in Connersville, and is the son of Charles E. Mengedoht and Nina Gaddis Mengedoht. Bernard had worked at Keeners for several years, where he began in 1987. He was …
Positive test results up almost everywhere
By John Estridge from ISDH data For the second straight day, Indiana recorded more than 8,000 positive test results in the ISDH daily update. Friday, December 4, the number was 8,003 for a total of 367,329. And 84 deaths in the state attributed to COVID-19 were reported for the same time span for a total …
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FC police need help with missing person Bobbie J. Woods
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release On Tuesday, December 1, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a missing person. It was reported by family members and witnesses that Bobbie J. Woods, age 45 of Laurel, was last seen on Friday, November 27, at approximately 7 p.m. Woods was picked up at a residence …
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Obituary for Helen Ann Koch
HELEN ANN KOCH Helen Ann Koch, age 97 of Batesville, passed away, Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Margaret Mary Health. Born on April 2, 1923, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of Edward and Catherine Paff. Helen married Elmer Koch, and he passed away on June 23, 1990. The devoted St. Louis Catholic Church …
Obituary for Zachery Dale Gentry (complete)
ZACHERY DALE GENTRY Zachery Dale Gentry was born on June 11, 1990, passed away on November 24, 2020, and is under the care of Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on December 5, 2020 at 5 p.m.
Obituary for Audrey L. “Tootsie” Smith
AUDREY L. “TOOTSIE” SMITH Audrey L. “Tootsie” Smith, 85, of Connersville, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Rosebud Village in Richmond. She was born February 26, 1935, in Berea, Kentucky, and is the daughter of the late Graden Wagers and Emma Barnes Wagers. She graduated from Richmond High School in 1953. On June 28, 1953, …
Obituary for Brian Scott York
BRIAN SCOTT YORK Brian Scott York, 55, of Connersville, passed away due to complications from multiple sclerosis on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Reid Health in Richmond. He was born on April 15, 1965, in Connersville, and is the son of the late Everett “Bud” York and Ardis Carlson York. He had worked for several …
Obituary for Mark Albert Sterwerf
MARK ALBERT STERWERF Mark Albert Sterwerf, 84, of Connersville, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 1, 2020, at Reid Health, Richmond. One of seven children of William and Mary Zwissler Sterwerf, Mark was born in Mount Healthy, Ohio, on January 25, 1936, and was raised in Franklin County. He graduated from Brookville High School with …
Obituary for Theodore “Ted” Joseph Seibert
THEODORE “TED” JOSEPH SEIBERT Theodore “Ted” Joseph Seibert, 50, of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday afternoon, December 1, 2020, at Reid Health of Richmond. Ted was born in Connersville on February 6, 1970, one of three children of Robert and Margaret Offutt Seibert, and he was a 1988 graduate of Connersville …
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