SISTER JOAN LAUGHLIN OSF Sr. Joan Laughlin, age 85, of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, died on May 2, 2021 at the convent. Born Joan Marie on December 7, 1936, in Buffalo, NY, she was the first of two children born to Frank and Mary Clare Laughlin. She is survived by her brother …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Obituary for Mildred Fry
MILDRED FRY Mildred Fry, age 77, formerly of Batesville, passed away on May 2, 2021, in Brodhead, Kentucky. The daughter of Herbert and Allie (Lykins) Stacy was born on February 28, 1944, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mildred graduated in 1963, from Lakota High School in Cincinnati. She worked for a few years at Reading Rock in Cincinnati …
Obituary for Bill Sauerwein
BILL SAUERWEIN William George Sauerwein of Franklin County, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at his home. He was 87 years old. The son of Henry and Georgianna (Reese) Sauerwein was born on July 14, 1933, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Betty Jean Griffin on December 6, 1952, and they raised six children. Bill worked as a …
Obituary for Noble Edwin Toney (partial)
NOBLE EDWIN TONEY Noble Edwin Toney was born on November 11, 1947, and passed away on May 2, 2021, and is under the care of Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home.
Obituary for Paul Dobbs (complete)
PAUL DOBBS Franklin County lost a beloved member of its community on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, when lifelong resident, Paul Dobbs, passed away. Paul Dobbs, of Brookville, was born on February 22, 1934, in Cincinnati, a son to Sam and Bertha Goodin Dobbs. He served his country in the United States Air Force as a …
Obituary for Dale A. Schnitker
DALE A. SCHNITKER Dale A. Schnitker, age 90, a former longtime resident of Brookville, died Thursday night April 29, 2021 at North Iowa Hospice in Mason City, Iowa. Born June 9, 1930, in Bath, he was the only child of the late George and Dorothy (VanMeter) Schnitker. On April 20, 1963, he was united in …
Police are searching for missing woman from Richmond
Indiana State Police press release Investigators with the Indiana State Police are still attempting to locate a Richmond woman who was reported missing on Saturday May 1. Mikaela Grace Estes was traveling from Indianapolis to her home in Richmond along I-70. Family members told investigators Estes called and told them she was planning to stop …
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Old Guy Rant: Democrats and trains
Political Column by FC resident Larry Wiwi Ever notice how Democrats are always pushing for passenger trains? Obama made multiple efforts to get trains built and there are two of his shining examples we can talk about – the streetcar in Cincinnati and the high-speed rail being built (sort of) in California. Any fifth grade …