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By John Estridge from ISDH data Indiana had one of its best days number wise in a long time. After weeks and weeks of being anywhere from 5,000-plus to 8,000-plus with daily positive test results, on Sunday, November 29, the state’s number of new positive test results “fell” to 4,335. Now, the state’s total number …
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RITA GLAUB STENGER Rita Glaub Stenger, 89 years old, of St. Leon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2020. Born and raised in St. Leon, Rita was a devout Catholic who loved her hometown and her church at St. Joseph’s Campus of All Saints Parish. Her childhood home stood where the Parish Life Center …
BRENDA SMITH Brenda S. Smith, 71, of Connersville, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020, at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville. She was born on May 27, 1949, in Richmond, and is the daughter of Herman Franklin Hobbs and Ruby Louise Ervine Hobbs. She was a member of Crosspoint Biker Church in Connersville. Brenda worked for 30 …
JAMES DEAN CLARK James Dean Clark, 64, of Connersville passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, of heart complications at Reid Health, Richmond. One of six children of Robert and Roxie Huber Clark, James was born in Connersville on June 27, 1956. He graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1976 and served his …
DR. DOROTHY M. WOLFE Dr. Dorothy M. Wolfe, of Brookville, was born on October 13, 1926, in Iowa, a daughter to Roland and Mildred Linder Galvin. She obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Iowa in 1946, and was a pharmacist for 50 years. Dorothy married George Wolfe on October 5, 1952, in Waterloo, …
HERBERT PAUL LOVINS Herbert Paul Lovins, age 85, of Brookville, died Friday, November 27, 2020, at his residence in Brookville. Born December 13, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clarence and Nellie (Fields) Lovins. On September 30, 1989, at Elm Grove Baptist Church, he was united in marriage to the former …
By Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, I’m wondering about God’s goodness. Does he know we’re in a Covid-surge? A: I understand your question. On a human level, we’re all suffering. It’s Thanksgiving, for crying out loud, and we’re not making guest-lists, we’re delivering food to our vulnerable relatives. It’s perfectly awful. The virologists warned …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin and Fayette counties’ number of positive test results went up quite a bit with numbers released by the ISDH Friday, November 27. Franklin County had 21 positive test results for a total of 734. Fayette County had 37 positive test results for a total of 1,537. Union County …
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DOROTHY M. WALSMAN Dorothy M. Walsman, age 98, of Batesville, died Friday, November 27, 2020, at St. Andrew’s Health Campus. She is the daughter of Leona (Nee: Caplinger) and Russell Day. High school sweethearts since the age of 16, she married Robert Walsman May 16, 1945, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Dot had a love for …