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JANET CLARA PAULINE (DIECKMAN) UNDERWOOD Janet Clara Pauline (Dieckman) Underwood, 91, of Connersville, passed away at her home on Saturday, November 13, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. An only child to Emil and Elsie (Narwold) Dieckman, Janet was born in Batesville, on July 17, 1930. Shortly after graduating from Batesville High School, she married …
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MELVIN HARRY KRIEGER Melvin Harry Krieger, 88, of Batesville, passed away November 14, 2021. He was born in Batesville, on December 18, 1932, to Harry and Louise (Thielking) Krieger. Melvin was a simple man who enjoyed mowing grass, going for rides, going out to eat, and visiting with people. Most of all, he loved to …
LEONA KAY FULTZ Leona Kay Fultz, 55, of Brookville, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021, at her residence. She was born May 19, 1966, in Connersville to James Blevins and Mary Phillis Tankersley Blevins, and she was a 1984 graduate of Laurel High School. Leona was employed at Visteon for 23 years. She was very …
VIRGINIA CLARA KOLB Virginia Clara Kolb, age 85, of Brookville, was called home to the Lord on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at home in the presence of her family. Born April 23, 1936, in New Trenton, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Rose Marie (Wehrle) Smith. She attended the former Whitewater High …
ROBERT “BOB” SINGER Robert “Bob” Singer, 79 years old, of St. Leon, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 11, 2021, after a long battle with lung cancer. A tall and simple man, he was a hard worker his entire life. Bob loved his Farmall tractors, working on his farm, baling …
ELBERT MOORE Elbert Moore, 82, of Connersville, passed away early Friday morning, November 12, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. One of eight children of Alfred and Viola Terry Moore, Elbert was born in McKee, Kentucky on February 9, 1939. On September 19, 1986, Elbert married the former Debbie Peyton in Batavia, Ohio. Mrs. Moore survives. …
BERTHA “BIRDIE” KNECHT Bertha “Birdie” Knecht, 90 years of age, of Brookville, went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Shawneesprings HealthCare Center in Harrison, OH. She was born on March 13, 1931, to the late Alma and Marshall Lanning as the youngest of 13 children. She was adopted …
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DARIUS W. WARD Darius W. Ward, age 72, of Brookville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 10, 2021, in the Emergency Department at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born October 23, 1949, in Manchester, Kentucky he was one of four children born to the late Claude and Audrey (Hunter) Ward. He was a Vietnam Era Veteran …
EVELYN CLARA AMRHEIN Evelyn Clara Amrhein passed away peacefully on November 10, 2021, at her home in Brookville, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 2, 1935, to Alphonse and Angela (Biltz) Wallpe. Evelyn graduated in 1953 from McGuffey High School in Oxford, Ohio. She married Ray C. Amrhein on September 5, 1953, …
ELBERT “GRANT” HOLLIN Elbert “Grant” Hollin, 56, of Osgood, passed away on November 6, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 26, 1965, in Greensburg, to the late Dallas Hollin and Wilma J. Spears. Grant loved to spend time with his family whenever he possibly could. They were his main …