Obituary for Sandra K. Halveland

SANDRA K. HALVELAND Sandra K. Halveland, age 69 of Connersville, passed away on June 4, 2022, at Reid Health Care in Richmond. Born on August 13, 1952, she is the daughter of the late Chester and Endia Jennings Allen. She married Greg ”Gary” Halveland in Connersville, on September 23, 1972. They were able to share 49 years …

Obituary for Thelma Virginia McCreary

THELMA VIRGINIA MCCREARY Thelma Virginia McCreary, 87, went home to be with the Lord early Thursday morning, June 9, 2022, at her home in Connersville. One of three children of Talton and Eva Belle Cornett Spencer, Thelma was born in Harlan County, Kentucky on July 9, 1934. On March 21, 1953, Thelma married Joseph B. …

Obituary for Violet L. Stark

VIOLET L. STARK Violet L. Stark, 92, formerly of Connersville, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. One of seven children of Benjamin Harrison and Mina Ethel Margison Swartz, Violet was born in Harrisburg, on July 17, 1929, and graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1947. On February 5, 1949, Violet …

Obituary for Dennis F. Delaney Sr.

DENNIS F. DELANEY SR. Dennis F. Delaney Sr., age 68, of Metamora, died Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Born March 15, 1954, in Hamilton, Ohio he was the son of the late Stanley and Juanita (Still) Delaney. He had worked as an RV mechanic for several years.  Survivors include two daughters, Jessica …

Always look for helpers — and be one yourself

A Column by Donna Cronk With it now common for folks to pay with plastic instead of cash, I knew with my new book, I needed to invest in a credit-and-debit-card reader. But what may seem an ordinary task to others threw me into a tailspin. I decided to get one through my bank; to …

Me and plastic bags: a column

A Column by John Estridge There are many ways I embarrass my Long Suffering Wife Ruth, but one of the worst for her is my inability to open those plastic sleeve-like bags in the vegetable and fruit area of a grocery store. And I know I have spoken about this ad nauseum in my columns, …

Indiana Sheriffs’ Association presents scholarship

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates is pleased to announce that a $750 scholarship on behalf of the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association was recently awarded to Lane T. Mauer of Batesville. Mauer, a 2022 graduate of Batesville High School, was one of 40 individuals throughout the state of Indiana to be …

Obituary for Levi Mitchell Cregar

LEVI MITCHELL CREGAR Levi Mitchell Cregar, age 40, of Connersville, passed away on June 3, 2022, in Indianapolis as the result of an auto accident. Levi was born in Porterville, California on February 6, 1982, the son of Glory Dawn Connor and the late Jerry Mitchell Cregar, Sr. On October 7, 2011, he married Tuesday Richardson …

Obituary for Christean Waddell

CHRISTEAN WADDELL Christean Waddell age 87, formerly of Connersville, passed away on June 3, 2022, at Grand Brook of Zionsville. She was born on August 13, 1934, in Jackson County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Claude and Bessie Helton Moore. On September 25, 1953, she married Garland Waddell. They were able to spend 68 years together …