Local Obituaries

Mattie Lynn Agner, 69, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. She was born March 30, 1954 in Batesville, Indiana, daughter of the late Mayor Carl Agner and Mary (Adams) Agner.

Mattie was a member of the Dearborn...

BECAUSE OF FAMILY TRAVEL, THEY WOULD APPRECIATE DONATIONS IN LIEU OF FLOWERS FOR JERI!!  THANK YOUJeraldine "Jeri" Kathryn Smith, 83, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023, in Lawrenceburg, IN.She was born November 24, 1939, in Cross Plains,...

       Paul Otto Filter, longtime resident of Dillsboro, IN, died on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.  Paul, born on June 26, 1940, the oldest of four children to Otto and Helen...

Mrs. Patricia May "Pat" (Peters) Brandon, age 84, of Aurora, Indiana, formerly of Switzerland County, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 9:04 a.m., Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Pat...

            “Herbie” Harold E. Smith Jr., 49, of Aurora, formerly of Dillsboro, (Kathy Lockard of Lawrenceburg) passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023 at The Waters of Dillsboro. Herbie was born on Monday, April 29, 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida; son of...

Lauretta (Riggs) Humphrey, 94, of Rising Sun, Indiana passed away Sunday July 23rd, 2023 at Saint Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital. Lauretta was born on Cole Lane in Aurora, IN on August 28, 1928; she was the sixth child of John Thomas...

Jerrie L. (Neal) Wuest, 83, of Milan passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Ripley Crossing with her loving husband by her side. Jerrie was born on Tuesday, December 19, 1939 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana; daughter...

Hazel Marie (Lewis) Johnson, 98, of Milan passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Ripley Crossing with her loving family by her side. Hazel was born on Thursday, May 28, 1925 in Moores Hill; daughter...

Judy A. Rudolph, 92, of Milan, Indiana, formerly of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, died on Sunday, July 16, 2023, at Ripley Crossing in Milan, Indiana. She was born on February 22, 1931, on the family farm in DeKalb...

Drew Chandler Lauber, 28, of Milan passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023 at his home. He was born in Batesville on June 26, 1995, the son of Steve and Mindy Firth Lauber. Survivors include his parents Steve and Mindy...

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William “Billy” Cutter, 55, of Dillsboro passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023 at his home with his loving family by his side. Billy was born on Sunday, April 14, 1968...

Leslie "Todd" Johns, age 58, of Vevay, Indiana, was born October 23, 1964 at St. Mary Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky to Arlen Edward "Artie" and Wanda Lou (Carlton) Johns. He was the fifth child born to their family and...

Robert "Bob" Lee Green, 89, of Aurora, IN, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023.He was born January 24, 1934, in Aurora, IN, son of the late Louis Green and Rosemary (Dalton) Green. Bob served his country as a member of the...

William Richard "Dick" McCool, 77, of Lawrenceburg, IN, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023.He was born October 19, 1945, in Batesville, IN, son of  Helen (Schmaltz) Zimmer and the late Prosber W. McCool. He served his country as a member of...

Theresa J. "Terri" York, 64, of Lawrenceburg, IN, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023.She was born November 15, 1958, in Hamilton, OH, preceded in death by parents, James "Sharkey" and Joan Truitt; husband, Barry York.Terri is survived by her daughters,...

Emily Florence Dean, 87, of Dillsboro, IN, quietly passed away with family by her side at The Waters of Dillsboro on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.She was born December 16, 1935, in Lawrenceburg, IN, daughter of the late Clayton John Benning...

Mrs. Janet Carol (Mockbee) Daugherty, age 84, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on September 10, 1938 in Aurora, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Marion O. Mockbee and Florence Elizabeth (Ampt) Mockbee Mangold. She was raised...

Thelma J. (Carter) Hunt, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Dillsboro, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023 at her son’s home. Thelma was born on Wednesday, August 14, 1935 in Revelo, Kentucky; daughter of Dewey and...

Garry Gene Holder, 81, of Rising Sun, IN passed away on Saturday, June 24th, 2023. Garry was born in Milan, IN on December 11, 1941, a son of the late Margaret (Frazier) Holder and Howard Eugene Holder. Garry grew up...

Tom Klump, 63 years old of New Alsace, passed away unexpectedly on July 4, 2023. Born and raised in New Alsace, Tom always lived within 100 yards of Klump’s Tavern…whether it was above it, across the street, or down...