Local Obituaries

Lawrence Joerger, 89 years old of Yorkville, IN, passed away Monday April1, 2024.  Lawrence was known by Larry, Sonny and Kernel.  Larry was born and raised on a farm in Yorkville where he was taught the value and the...

Violet Trossman, from Yorkville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Shady Nook Care Center, surrounded by family. Violet spent most of her life as a teacher and Principal at many schools in the area as a...

Sarah Ellen Sparkman, 66 years old of Sunman, IN passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024. Born and raised in Milan, Sarah attended Milan Junior and Senior High School before working for Anchor Glass as an inspector for 30...

Glenn “Obie” Wells, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2023. “Obie”, a nickname his father bestowed on him when he was young, stuck so well most people never knew his real name. Obie grew up in Dover, met his...

 

Loren “Hank” Schmeltzer, 88 years old of St. Leon, passed away peacefully the evening of December 29, 2023.  A dedicated husband, father and veteran, Hank served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. After enlisting...

Clara T. Taylor Lewis, 90 years old of Guilford, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Born and raised in Guilford, she graduated from Guilford High School in 1951 and married her high school sweetheart, Richard. Clara and Richard...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Stutz passed away peacefully on September 11, 2023. Jackie graduated from North Dearborn High...

Frances (Beneker) Bischoff passed away at home, peacefully in her sleep, on September 11th. Frances was born on June 23,1933 to Amos and Marie Beneker.

Frances will be deeply missed by her children, Danny (Rose) Bischoff, Dale (Bonnie)...

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...

Paul A. Stock, 95 years old of New Alsace, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Born in his home on February 4, 1928 to Mary (Distel) and Michael Stock, Paul was a lifelong farmer on the Stock Farm....

Phyllis Ann Miller Carson, 85 years old of New Alsace, IN, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. A lifelong resident of New Alsace, Phyllis met her late husband, Robert, when he came to Indiana...

Ella Rose Andres Schneider, 76 years old of St. Leon, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 16, 2022. A huge sports fan, Ella Rose enjoyed watching the Cincinnati Reds as well as any basketball games she could find on...

Rita M. (Seubert) Back, 90 years old of New Alsace, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Born and raised in “old New Alsace” as she would like to say, Rita was one of five children born to Helen...

Betty Wuestefeld Krey, 91 years old of Florence, KY, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, November 2, 2022. Growing up in Florence, Betty graduated from St. Henry Grade School and High School. After high school she worked...

 

John Rolfes, 80 years old of Guilford, IN, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022. A man of few words, John was a jack of all trades and seemed to know something about everything. In his younger years,...

Charol Dena Andres Fuernstein (nee Gutapfel) passed away on Wednesday, Oct 19, 2022 at the age of 82 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, after suffering multiple complicated medical conditions.

 

Charol was born to Harold and Edna...

Betty Lobenstein, 80 years old of St. Leon, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2022. A devoted wife and mother of four, Betty enjoyed many family vacations to the beach and the Smoky Mountains. She helped on the family...

Ronald "Ron" Allen, 50 years old of Batesville, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022. An adoring son, loving husband, doting father, and amazing brother, he was loved by all. Ron was a carpenter by trade and enjoyed projects that involved...

Wilford “Bill” Andrews, of Logan, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2022 at the age of 99 years old. Bill was born on Mt. Pleasant Road and lived his entire life there, only moving down the street when he...

Victoria “Vicky” Barnhorst, 78 years old of St. Leon, IN, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Vicky met the love of her life, Bob, at Westwood Show, a movie theater in Western Hills, and after that they spent...