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NANCY ELLEN (PARSELL) MILLER Nancy Ellen (Parsell) Miller, of Oldenburg, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. Nancy was born July 7, 1935, in Marseilles, Ohio and was the daughter of Dale E. Parsell and Marjorie (Buckingham) Parsell. She grew up on the family farm in Wyandot County Ohio, along …
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WILLIAM “WILD BILL” ROBERT ZITTERKOPF William “Wild Bill” Robert Zitterkopf passed at home as he wished, on January 11, 2021. He was 80 years young. He found comfort surrounded by family, rocking out to Johnny Cash and reminiscing about his many adventures. He was preceded in death by his parents, his high school sweetheart, Diana …
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MARVIN ROBERTS Marvin Roberts, 69, of Laurel, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in the E.R. of Reid Health, Connersville. He was born June 29, 1951, in Batesville, to Neal and Mabel Hughes Roberts. On September 17, 1977, Marvin married Juanita F. Gray in the Laurel Pentecostal Church. Mrs. Roberts passed away May 19, 2019. …
ARLA “PAPPIE” ANGEL Arla “Pappie” Angel, 92, of Oxford, Ohio, passed away early Tuesday morning, January 12, 2021, at McCullough-Hyde Hospital. He was born May 2, 1928, in McKee, Kentucky, one of 11 children of Ted and Dula Angel. When he was 18, he moved to Richmond. From there, he moved to Hamilton, Ohio, and …
MARY CRESCENTIA KNUEVEN Mary Crescentia Knueven was born on December 25, 2020, and admitted to the NICU at St. Vincent’s Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis. In the days that followed, Mary became increasingly ill despite the best efforts of the doctors and nurses. In her short life, Mary received the waters of Baptism and was greeted by …
ELIZABETH ANN MILLER Elizabeth Ann Miller, 78, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond, following an extended illness. She was born on October 2, 1942, in Connersville, and is the oldest of four daughters born to Arthur Hilbert and Marie Houston Hilbert. On July 8, 1962, she married Larry Miller …
MARYTEL “ETHEL” HODGKIN Marytel “Ethel” Hodgkin, 58, of Liberty, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. She was born on May 3, 1962, in Cebu, Philippines, and is the daughter of the late Antonia CaBridillia and Pilar Bacasmas CaBridillia. She is survived by two sons, James and Jack Hodgkin, both of Liberty. Along with her …
JANICE LEE HUSTON Janice Lee Huston, 83, of Falmouth, went home to be with the Lord Monday morning, January 11, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 16, 1937, in Connersville, one of seven children of Raymond Anthony and Arietta Frances Martin Bullard and was a graduate of Harrisburg …
WALTER (WALLY) SCHUMAN Walter (Wally) Schuman, 92 years old, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Walter was a native of St. Leon and chose his hometown to raise his family of nine children with wife Mary Dall Schuman. After meeting at a local dance, Mary and Wally were married in 1956, …
MERLE LAWRENCE WEST Merle Lawrence West, 74, of Connersville passed away Sunday evening, January 10, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. The oldest of seven children of Russel and Mary Burch West, Merle was born in Batesville and grew up in the Metamora area. Following his graduation from Brookville High School, Merle enlisted in the United …