SR. MARTA AIKEN Sr. Marta Aiken, age 95 of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, died on March 29, 2021, at the convent. Born Doris Anne Bakewell Aiken on May 6, 1925, in Cincinnati, she is the only child of Victor and Norma (Quitter) Aiken. Sr. Marta attended Nativity School, followed by Pleasant Ridge …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Obituary for William David Oberding
WILLIAM DAVID OBERDING William David Oberding, age 60, of Batesville, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021. The son of Maxinne and Elmer Oberding was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 31, 1960. William married Christina Rowland. He ran his own business, Oberding Heating and Cooling for many years. He is survived by his wife, Christina; …
Obituary for Betty Sue Gragg
BETTY SUE GRAGG Betty Sue Gragg, 71, of Connersville, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, surrounded by her family at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on May 9, 1949, in Connersville, and is the daughter of James Bradley Clark and Bessie Blanton Clark. She married her husband, Jim Gragg, on August 22, …
Obituary for Shirley June Risch
SHIRLEY JUNE RISCH Shirley June Risch, 91, of Connersville passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her home on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. One of two children of Harry P. and Kathryn Moore Cates, Shirley was born in Connersville on April 4, 1929. She attended Maplewood School and graduated from Connersville High School …
Obituary for Pamela S. Rose
PAMELA S. ROSE Pamela S. Rose, age 67, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Houston, Texas, after a long battle with cancer. Pamela was born August 17, 1953, in Connersville, a daughter to John and Dessie Smith. She grew up on the family farm near Brookville. Pamela graduated from Brookville High School in 1971, …
Obituary for Denver Simpson
DENVER SIMPSON Denver Simpson, of Sunman, was born on June 2, 1940, in Frankfort, Kenucky, a son to Frank and Bertha Collett Simpson. He married Donna Widener on September 14, 1996, in Lawrenceburg. Denver was a foreman at Asplundh Tree Service; he worked there for more than 30 years. He also worked for Nelson Tree …
Obituary for Phillip Davidson
PHILLIP DAVIDSON Phillip Davidson, of Sunman, was born on January 12, 1934, a son to Kenis and Elizabeth Wilson Davidson. He married the late Gerri Davidson on December 21, 1957, at Asbury Tabernacle in Cincinnati. Phillip was a member of the Harrison Church of the Nazerene, Gideon International, and he was also a Kentucky Colonel. …