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Sandra Sue Blanchette
Sep 16, 2024
Sandra Sue (Alvey) Blanchette, 67, of Spiceland, formerly of Kankakee and Crescent City, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, September 16, 2024.
She graduated high school from Bradley Boubonnais Community High School in 1975. Sandra worked for many years and retired from Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee, IL, as a Mental Health Tech 4. She enjoyed taking care of...
Jeannette Elaine Pitts
Sep 15, 2024
Jeannette Elaine Pitts, age 62, of New Castle, Indiana, passed away on September 15, 2024. She was born on October 20, 1961 in Anderson, Indiana to Virginia (Vandyne) and the late Junior Nelson Conley.
Jeannette was a graduate of Knightstown High School and worked as a CNA and housekeeper at Heritage House. However, she always believed that her greatest accomplishment was...
Norman Glenn Patrick
Sep 14, 2024
Norman Glenn Patrick, 84, of Greenfield, passed away on September 14, 2024, at Hancock Regional Hospital. The son of Tivis and Dessie Planck Patrick, he was born in Carter County, Kentucky on February 15, 1940.
Norman graduated from Olive Hill High School in 1958 – rather miraculously despite repeated shenanigans with best friend Clyde Wilson.
For over 60 years, Norman made Indiana...
Phyllis Ann Swift
Sep 13, 2024
Phyllis Ann Swift, 72, a resident of New Castle passed away Friday, September 13, 2024 at her home with her family by her side. She was born March 29, 1952 in New Castle to the late Cecil and Melissa (Brown) Sexton.
Phyllis went back to school late in life to earn her LPN license where she worked at Richmond State Hospital,...
David M. Province
Sep 10, 2024
David M. Province, 82, a resident of Middletown passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024. He was born March 12, 1942 in New Castle to the late David D. and Ethel (Waters) Province.
David was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in Turkey working in communications for three years. He was the owner/operator of Pro-Dig, LLC for many years...
Jane Albertson
Sep 10, 2024
Jane Albertson 86, of Spiceland went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 10, 2024. She was born in Rushville, IN to Victor and Mary (Matlack) Pope. She accepted Jesus as her Savior and was baptized at The First Baptist Church in Rushville, IN, when she was a teenager.
Upon graduation from high school, she worked as a bookkeeper for Hoosier...
Norma Jean Brooks
Sep 9, 2024
On the morning of September 9, 2024 our precious mother, Norma Jean Franklin Kirkman Brooks, 96, went home to be with her Savior. She was a beloved wife, mother and adored “Grandma” to her many grand-babies.
Norma was born April 29, 1928 in Linton, Indiana, the third children of coal miner David Benjamin and Kate Daisy Franklin. At an early age...
Charlotte Elisabeth Smith
Sep 9, 2024
Charlotte Elisabeth Smith, 86, of New Castle passed away Monday, September 9, 2024 at The Willows of New Castle. She was born July 2, 1938 in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late Ernest James and Lucy Lee (Moates) Gaston.
Charlotte loved being with her family but mostly spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also loved traveling to Destin, Florida.
She...
Shirley (Dobbs) Hines Pierce
Sep 9, 2024
Shirley (Dobbs) Hines Pierce, 79, of New Castle passed away at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after a brief illness. She was born in New Castle on August 29, 1945 to the late Everett and Juanita Dobbs.
Shirley was a 1963 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School. In her later years she enjoyed getting together with her former classmates.
She married...
Jeremy Shane Marlatt
Sep 9, 2024
Jeremy Shane Marlatt, 48, of Chesterfield and formerly of New Castle passed away Monday, September 9, 2024. He was born December 30, 1975 in New Castle to John Thomas Marlatt and Machelle Louise (Wilson) Marlatt.
Jeremy was a 1994 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School and a 1996 graduate of Vincennes University, earning a degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology. He...
George A. Leininger
Sep 7, 2024
George A. Leininger, 61, of Indianapolis and formerly of Knightstown, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Rosewalk Assisted Living, where he resided. He was born March 12, 1963, in Indianapolis, a son of the late George A. and Marjorie (Snowberger) Leininger.
George attended Knightstown Schools through his junior year and graduated from high school in Indianapolis. He served 9 years...
Elizabeth Carol Bennett
Sep 6, 2024
Elizabeth C. Bennett, 71, of Knightstown, passed away Friday, September 6, 2024, at I.U. Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born July 13, 1953, in Greenfield, a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Nancy Carol (Griffith) Kracht.
Elizabeth was a very caring, loving, kind and considerate person. She never knew a stranger and was everyone’s friend. Kind and gentle, yet independent,...
Laura Dukes
Sep 5, 2024
Laura Dukes, 76, of Knightstown passed away on Thursday September 5, 2024, at Ball Hospital in Muncie. She was born on May 19, 1948, in Prairie du Chien, WI to the late Loren and Marjorie Ross.
Originally from Wisconsin Laura moved to Tampa Florida in her early 20’s then made her home in Indiana for the last 8 years. She was...
Thomas Smith
Sep 5, 2024
Thomas Shane Smith, 40 was born August 30, 1984 in New Castle, Indiana took his walk home with Jesus on Thursday, September 5, 2024 after battling an extended illness.
Thomas had a strong relationship with Jesus. He loved hanging out with family, especially his nieces, nephews, and friends. He enjoyed playing baseball, basketball, going to a variety of concerts and was...
William "Bill" E. Lowder
Sep 5, 2024
William “Bill” E. Lowder, age 73, of Mooreland, (formerly of Greenfield) Indiana, passed away on September 5, 2024. He was born on March 25, 1951 in Indianapolis to the late James and Pauline (Roney) Lowder.
He was a member of Mt. Vernon High Schools very first graduating class, receiving his diploma in 1969. A basketball fan and member of the FFA,...
Patricia "Patty" Lee Booker
Sep 4, 2024
Patricia “Patty” Lee Booker, 71, of Knightstown passed away September 4, 2024 at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born February 6, 1953 in Indianapolis, the daughter of William Herbert and Mary Placede (Daughtery) Wilson.
Patty was a 1970 graduate of Arsenal Technical High School. She has made her home in Knightstown since 1998. Patty loved meeting and talking to new people....
Michael Massengale
Sep 2, 2024
Michael Massengale, 55, of New Castle, passed away Monday, September 2, 2024 at I.U. Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born May 12, 1969 in New Castle, a son of the late Bobby Joe and Vena Louise (Foster) Massengale.
Mike never met a stranger. He was always considerate of others and loved animals. A hard worker, he was a gentle, caring man...
Royce DeWayne Mathews
Sep 2, 2024
Royce DeWayne Mathews, age 81, of New Castle, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 16, 1943 in New Castle to the late Rolland and Vera (Powers) Mathews.
A proud Mooreland Alumni, Royce was a 1961 graduate of Mooreland High School, Royce went on to...
Ann Elizabeth Shazer
Sep 1, 2024
Ann Elizabeth (Smith) Shazer, of Greensburg, IN, passed away surrounded by loving family on September 1, 2024, at the age of 89, after a long illness of dementia. She was the daughter of Robert Barlow Smith and Verner Harrison Cochrane Smith of Chester, WV.
Ann cherished the memory of her beloved late husband, Thomas DeWitt Shazer of Greensburg, Indiana, where now...
Mark Duane Harrison
Sep 1, 2024
Mark Duane Harrison, 66, of Wilkinson passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024 at his residence. On April 11, 1958, he was born in Franklin, IN a son of Beryl and Rovena (Sweaney) Harrison.
Respectful, high energy, meticulous, caregiver, always knew where you stood but with a kind loving heart is just a few ways to describe Mark. He would do...
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