ROBERT EDWARD HINCHMAN JR. Robert Edward Hinchman, 68 of Rushville, passed away on August 21, 2021, at Rush Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 16, 1953, in Rushville, to the late Robert and Bernice (Whitinger) Hinchman. Robert was a 1971 graduate of Rushville High School. He was a mechanic all his life and worked …
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Obituary for Thomas F. Wilson
THOMAS F. WILSON Thomas F. Wilson, of Brookville, was born on June 2, 1940, in Cincinnati, a son to Lester and Margaret Wuestefelt Wilson, and the stepson of Ed Pflum. He married Sally Sellers on January 13, 1968, and together they raised four children. Tom was a member of the Holy Guardian Angels Catholic Church …
Obituary for Marilyn Roberts (partial)
MARILYN ROBERTS Marilyn Roberts, age 72, of Brookville, died Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be posted as they become complete.
Obituary for Emma Catherine Blommel
EMMA CATHERINE BLOMMEL Emma Catherine Blommel, 98, a long time resident of Connersville, passed away August 20, 2021 at Majestic Care of Connersville. She was born on September 18, 1922 in Marion, the only child of Alvin W. and Edna V. Richards. She was a 1940 graduate of Swayzee High School. She then attended Ball …
Obituary for Mary E. Weaver
MARY E. WEAVER Mary E. Weaver, 96, of Connersville, passed away Friday morning, August 20, 2021, at Heritage House of Connersville where she had been a resident for the last five months. One of two children of Roy and Laura Huston Shields, Mary was born on July 2, 1925, in Connersville and attended school in …
Black bear found dead near road in Northern Indiana
DNR press release DNR recovered the body of a black bear north of Bristol in Elkhart County on Wednesday. The bear was found near a toll road and was in an advanced state of decomposition. DNR staff delivered the remains to the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) at Purdue for necropsy to determine cause …
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Obituary for Viola H. Mullins
VIOLA H. MULLINS Viola H. Mullins, 95, of Liberty, passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Reid Health. She was born on December 28, 1925, in Puncheon, Kentucky, and is the daughter of the late Randell Eppie Holbrook and Lizzie Hall Holbrook. She married Jack Mullins on July 11, 1947, and they were able …
Obituary for Virginia Irene Luecke
VIRGINIA IRENE LUECKE Virginia Irene Luecke, 85, of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday morning, August 19, 2021. One of eight children of the late Sam and Virginia Thenis Kelley, Virginia was born in Connersville on March 3, 1936. She graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1954. On …
Obituary for John C. Engle
JOHN C. ENGLE John Engle, age 72, of Sunman, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 19, 2021, surrounded by family on their farm. John was born on February 25, 1949, in Perry County, Kentucky, a son to Filmore and Tressie York Engle. He was the youngest of seven siblings. John married the love of his …
Mandatory masks may be in FCCSC students’ near future
By John Estridge Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday afternoon, August 23. First on the school board’s 5:30 p.m. agenda is “discussion on COVID-19 procedures.” That could be a discussion about making masks mandatory at the schools within the system. Or some other safety procedures could be …
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