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Obituaries
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Homer H. "Howie" Davis, Jr.
Nov 2, 2024
Homer H. “Howie” Davis Jr., 86, a resident of New Castle passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024 at his residence. He was born October 28, 1938 in Muncie to the late Homer Howard and Florence Mae (Buie) Davis, Sr.
A graduate of Muncie Central High School, he owned and operated H&S Distributers for over 35 years. Howie had been in the...
William R. "Bill" Bledsoe
Nov 2, 2024
William R. “Bill” Bledsoe, 93, a resident of New Castle passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. He was born October 2, 1931 in New Castle to the late Elick and Lola (Meadows) Bledsoe.
Bill graduated from New Castle High School class of 1950 with honors. Soon afterwards, he married the love of his life, Dorothy...
Patricia J. Rodenbeck
Oct 31, 2024
Patricia J. Rodenbeck, 88, of Plainfield passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024. She was born August 8, 1936 to the late Maude and Beatrice (Hargess) Knight.
Pat was a secretary at Fort Harrison, secretary for the IRS prior to being a stay-at-home wife and mother.
Survivors include her sons, Donald C. (Shanease) Rodenbeck, John (Beth) Rodenbeck and Scott (Irene) Rodenbeck; daughter, Melanie...
Earl Wayne Austin
Oct 30, 2024
Earl Wayne Austin, 84, of Shirley passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at his residence. He was born on March 3, 1940 in Guntersville, AL.
Earl was employed by IMI where he was a delivery driver for 25 years prior to retiring. He was a graduate of the Indiana Law-enforcement Academy, session #27 Bloomington, Indiana. He enjoyed working on small...
Melissa DeAnn Erwin
Oct 28, 2024
Melissa DeAnn Erwin, 56, of Knightstown passed away Monday, October 28, 2024. She was born April 27, 1968 in Indianapolis, the daughter of James William and Janet Sue (Stewart) Hope.
Melissa was a graduate of Knightstown High School and retired from IPT/Keihin in Greenfield after 30 years. She enjoyed traveling, camping, boating and especially Brookville Lake. Melissa loved having a good...
Richard E. Wooldridge
Oct 28, 2024
Richard E. Wooldridge, 87, of Knightstown passed away Monday, October 28, 2024. He was born on May 31, 1937 in Rushville, a son of the late George and Lavonne (Short) Wooldridge.
Per Richard’s request, there will be no public services. Burial will take place at the convenience of the family in Glen Cove Cemetery.
William "Donald" Hogan
Oct 25, 2024
William “Donald” Hogan, 88 passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 in Indianapolis. He was born on January 6, 1936 in Scottsville, KY to the late Sam and Bernice (Gaines) Hogan.
Donald lived in Indianapolis through his teen years and moved to New York, New York where he played semi pro football and became a pastry chef for Bloomfield’s. He resided...
Henry A. Ripberger
Oct 24, 2024
Henry Albert Ripberger
Henry Albert Ripberger, 86, of New Castle, Indiana, passed away peacefully on October 24th. He was born on June 27th, 1938, at home in Milton, Indiana, to the late Ethel (Simmermeyer) Ripberger and Joseph Ripberger. Henry graduated from Milton High School in 1956.
In 1978, Henry married Beth McKechnie, and together they raised three children: Heather Corine Ripberger (Shanna...
Jennifer Elaine (Riddle) McQuiddy
Oct 23, 2024
Jennifer Elaine (Riddle) McQuiddy, 52, of Smithville, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024. She was born June 27, 1972 in Muncie, Indiana to Gordon and Carolyn (Phelps) Riddle.
Jennifer was a 1990 graduate of Blue River High School where she played volleyball, basketball and track. She attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana where she received her bachelor of science degree....
Anna Elizabeth "Beth" Dick
Oct 23, 2024
Anna Elizabeth “Beth” Dick, 103, of New Castle, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 23, 2024, at the Willows of New Castle. She was born on January 9, 1921, in Luretha, KY, a daughter of the late William M. and Anna (Richardson) Benge. In 1940, Beth married her beloved husband, Roy, and together they moved...
Belinda May Harris-Ferguson
Oct 23, 2024
Belinda May Harris-Ferguson, 83, of Spiceland went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. She was born December 17, 1940 in Kingsville, Ontario to the late Manley and Merva (Geauvreau) Gillett.
Belinda and her husband, Bryce spent most of their years together in Canada. She served...
Buster Jack Roberts
Oct 22, 2024
Buster (Jack) Roberts, 74, of Indianapolis, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, October 22, 2024, at Community South Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 9, 1950 in Indianapolis, a son of the late Jack and Ruth (Benge) Roberts.
Buster attended school at Arlington and then graduated in 1968 from La Salle High School. He attended Ivy Tech and retired from...
Tara Kathlene Duvall
Oct 22, 2024
Tara Kathlene (Slettvet) Duvall, 62, of New Castle passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at her home. She was born July 9, 1962 in Henry County to the late Archie and Thelma Irene (Smith) Slettvet.
Tara loved to paint and was an excellent at flower arrangements. She enjoyed dogs and her favorite was her Yorkie.
She is survived by her brothers, Terry...
Harold W. Hembree, Jr.
Oct 22, 2024
Harold W. Hembree Jr., 79, of Spiceland, Indiana, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2024, at I. U. Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Born on January 24, 1945, in New Castle, he was the son of the late Harold W. and Eunice Lotta (Wright) Hembree Sr.
Harry was a 1963 graduate of Spiceland High School and went on to have a...
Robert Stephen Dicken
Oct 22, 2024
Robert Stephen Dicken
I was born November 6, 1942 in New Castle, Indiana at The Clinic. My parents were James T. and Mary Adaline Dicken. I also had three brothers (John Richard, James Raymond, and Russell Eugene) and one sister (Marjorie Louise). Three and a half years later, I gained another sister (Rose Mary). Growing up in a family of six...
Floyd R. Jones
Oct 21, 2024
Floyd R. Jones, 79, a resident of New Castle passed away Monday, October 21, 2024 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. He was born March 21, 1945 in Albany, Kentucky to the late R.V. and Irene (Neal) Jones.
A veteran of the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1967 in the Vietnam war. He worked for Dana Corporation from 1967 and retired...
Robert Elvin Patton
Oct 20, 2024
Robert Elvin Patton, 80, of Crescent City (Paradise Shores) formerly of New Castle, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at his residence. The son of Clovis Elvin and Ida Louise (Reynolds) Patton, he was born on June 15, 1944, in New Castle, Indiana.
He attended New Castle High School. Robert worked at Chrysler and retired in 1998 after 30 years...
Benny A. Davis
Oct 19, 2024
Benny A. Davis, 83, of New Castle, Indiana passed away at Bethesda North Hospital on Saturday, October, 19 2024. He was born in New Castle August 12, 1941 in New Castle to the late Arthur and Louise (Duncan) Davis.
Benny was employed as a tool and die maker for Ready Corporation in Connersville and Hart-Up Corporation in Columbus. After this, he...
Carlos Lowe
Oct 19, 2024
Carlos Lowe, 93, a resident of Hagerstown passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Glen Oaks Health Campus in New Castle. He was born October 18, 1931 in Slickford, Kentucky to the late John Nathan and Lula (Jones) Lowe.
A veteran of the US Army, he served during the Korean War in Germany. Carlos retired from Ingersoll Steel in 1993 after...
Sandra J. Clark
Oct 17, 2024
Sandra J. Clark, 72, of London, Ohio, formerly of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 17, 2024, at the family farm in Dupont, Indiana, where she and her husband enjoyed camping. She was born September 8, 1952, in Wayne County, Kentucky a daughter of the late Jesse and Allene (Patrick) Holder.
Kind, gentle, and friendly, she was a loving mother...
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