Local Obituaries

Frederick Elmo “Fred” Elliott, 76, of Milan passed away Friday, December 22, 2023, at his home with his loving family by his side. Fred was born on Saturday, May 24, 1947, in Batesville; son of...

Theodore Edward Cox Jr., 74, of Aurora, IN, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023.He was born July 25, 1949, in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late Theodore Cox Sr.and Pearl (Blevins) Cox. Ted served his country as a member of the...

Edmond L. “Ed” Brunner, 88, of Lawrenceburg passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at his home. Ed was born on Thursday, November 28, 1935 in Lawrenceburg; son of Louis and Anna (Scroggins) Brunner. Ed married...

Glenn Franklin Walters, 85, of Greendale passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Ripley Crossing. Glenn was born on Thursday, November 24, 1938 in Leechburg, Pennsylvania; son of Leonard and Joanne (Schaeffer) Walters. Glenn married...

Sandra Lee "Sandy" West, 81, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023. She was born March 19, 1942 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, daughter of the late Donald and Mary (Grubbs) Ernest.

Sandy was a member of the Beta Sigma...

Steven Andrew Phiester, "Fig Newton", 63, of Greendale, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Bethesda North Hospital. He was born March 22, 1960 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, son of the late James and Kathleen (Lewis) Phiester. Fig...

       Pamela Sue “Pam” (Watson) Cummins, 67, of Osgood passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. Pam was born on Wednesday, January 25, 1956, in Cincinnati; daughter of Arden...

Rhonda (Hammons) Amm, 55, of Dillsboro passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky. Rhonda was born on Tuesday, June 4, 1968 in Lawrenceburg; daughter of William and Virginia “Jenny”...

Patricia J. “Pat” (Hice) Gilday, 77, of Moores Hill passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 at her home with her loving family by her side. Pat was born on Wednesday, October 2, 1946 in Alabama;...

Mary Elizabeth (Bennett) Koons, 96 of Versailles, Indiana passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at home in Versailles, Indiana surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Florence, Indiana on May 17, 1927, the daughter of the late Lawrence and...

LaVerne Weston, 84, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. She was born May 5, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of the late Frank and Ruth (Weil) Porta.

LaVerne was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church...

Connie L. Meyer, 81, of Dewberry passed away at 6:50 p.m., Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. She was born in Hooven, Ohio on September 17, 1942, the daughter of Hiram and June...

Margaret Murray, 85, of Rising Sun, IN, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at The Waters of Rising Sun. Margaret was born on November 11, 1938 in Elkhorn, KY, a daughter of the late Louise (VanDyke) and Harold White. Margaret...

Mary C. Smith, 55, of Richlands, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023 at her home in Richlands, North Carolina. Mary was born on Thursday, January 18, 1968 in Madison, Indiana; daughter of Sue...

James Dale Cook, age 80, of Milan, Indiana, passed away on November 18th at 1:30 a.m. at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati surrounded by many of his loved ones. Jim was born in Milan, Indiana, on March 19th, 1943. A son...

Jerome "Jerry" McLaughlin, 79, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023. He was born December 29, 1943 in North Vernon, Indiana, son of the late Colin and Irene (McGraw) McLaughlin.

Jerry was a Marine Corp Vietnam Veteran. He...

Lisa Marie Rinear, 53, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023. She was born June 24, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of Jacqueline Earhart and the late Donald Bray.

Lisa spent 20 years in the Ohio Air National...

       Patricia Louise “Patty” (Darby) Baker, 93, of Milan, formerly of Mayville, New York, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Ripley Crossing. Patty was born on Tuesday, April 8, 1930 in Nemacolin, Pennsylvania; daughter of William...

Kenneth Lee Deaton, 66, of Milan, IN, passed away Friday, November 24, 2023.He was born November 8, 1957, in Milan, IN, son of Henrietta (Slayback) Deaton and the late Arnold Deaton. Ken was a man of many skills. He was good...

Agnes Catherine (Armbruster)  Bauer, 92, of Moores Hill, IN, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, in Lawrenceburg, IN.She was born February 7, 1931, in Lawrenceburg, IN, daughter of the late Henry A. and Clara Ida (Zeigler) Armbruster. Agnes attended St. Mary's...