Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Gaylen C. Euler
Oct 8, 2012
On Monday, October 8, 2012, Gaylen C. (Chambers) Euler, 69, of Ellicott City, MD, passed away after a courageous 3 year struggle with ovarian cancer. She was the faithful wife of 45 years to Anthony Euler; mother of Alex C. Euler and Jessica E. Nolan; grandmother of Branden A. Mercier and …
William W. Mcbride
Oct 6, 2012
William W. “Bill” McBride, 79, Anderson, passed away Oct. 6, 2012, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville after an extended illness. He was born Jan. 22, 1933, in Elwood, the son of William V. and Mildred (Cary) McBride and lived most of his life in Anderson. He was a US Navy veteran and a…
James Williams Binns
Oct 6, 2012
James Williams Binns, 77, Anderson, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012, at his home following a brief illness. He was born on December 24, 1934, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania to Harry and Jane (Williams) Binns. James retired form TRW in Cleveland after 31 years of employment and also retired from Nuendorfer in Willoughby, OH. He is survived by five children, James...
Gladys Irene Frossard
Oct 3, 2012
Gladys Irene (Lewis) Frossard, 86, of Anderson, was born July 23, 1926, in Bryantsburg, Indiana. She graduated from Anderson High School in 1944 and married John Edward Frossard on April 25, 1947. They celebrated their 65th Anniversary earlier this year. She passed peacefully in the presen…
Kathleen S. Wood
Oct 2, 2012
Kathleen S. Wood, 88, of Anderson, passed away October 2, 2012 at Community Hospital Anderson after a brief illness. She was born March 3, 1924 in Anderson, the daughter of the late Clarence and Elsa (Kulow) Schube. She was a homemaker and worked at Delco Remy for more than 30 years. Kathl…
Jacqueline A. Gentry
Oct 1, 2012
ANDERSON- Jacqueline A. “Jackie” Gentry, 67, of Anderson, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Oct. 1, 2012. She was born Sept. 16, 1945, in Anderson, the daughter of Jack and Betty (Morano) Jones. She has been a life long Anderson resident and a former owner of Sheriff V…
Robert H. Applegate
Oct 1, 2012
Robert H. (Bob) Applegate age 82 years, a longtime resident of Wilkinson passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and children on Monday, October 1, 2012.
Frank E. Fincher
Oct 1, 2012
Frank E. "Pete" Fincher, 83, Anderson, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012, at his home following a brief illness. He was born on September 29, 1929, in Elwood, Indiana to Alfred and Ellen (Hudson) Fincher. He served in the Indiana National Guard from 1947 to 1956. Pete was a Teamster and an operator engineer. He was a member of the...
Dorothy B. Crouch
Sep 28, 2012
Dorothy B. Crouch, 77 Anderson, passed away September 28, 2012, at St. John’s Medical Center after a sudden illness. She was born June 7, 1935, in Anderson, the daughter of the late Keith H. & Mary L. (Miller) Ball. She was 1955 graduate from the Indiana School for the Deaf and retired fr…
Ruby E. Breece
Sep 21, 2012
Ruby E. Breece, 93, of Anderson, passed away peacefully at her residence on September 21, 2012. She was born October 17, 1918 in Knox County, the daughter of the late Alvin and Alice (Smith) Dayton. She lived most of her life in Anderson and was a homemaker. Ruby was a member of Crossroads…

Paul L. Kiser
Sep 21, 2012
Paul L. Kiser, 78 years of age of Greenfield, IN. passed away Friday morning September 21, 2012 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.
Leland Joseph Snyder
Sep 21, 2012
Leland Joseph "Lee" Snyder, 69, Anderson, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012, at Community Hospital of Anderson following a brief illness. He was born on July 3, 1943, in Sullivan, Indiana to Fred and Mary Catherine (Kaiser) Snyder. He graduated from Carlisle High School in 1961 and was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Leland was a self employed...
Leonard D. Poore
Sep 20, 2012
Leonard D. Poore, 78, of Anderson, died September 20, 2012 at St. John’s Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born January 23, 1934 in Jamestown, TN, the son of Millard and Nora (West) Poore. He had lived in Anderson most of his adult life. He was employed at Trinadad Roofing …
Leighton Leon Rattler
Sep 19, 2012
Leighton Leon Rattler, 78, of Anderson, went to his heavenly home on September 19, 2012 at St. John’s Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born February 25, 1934 in Coffee County, TN. He grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Broad Ripple High School. In 1971, he moved to …
Bettie L. Zettel
Sep 19, 2012
Bettie L. (Schmidt) Zettel, 89, of Anderson, passed away on September 19, 2012 at Community Hospital after a brief illness. She was born June 22, 1923, the daughter of Edward and Ruth (Carroll) Schmidt and resided in Alexandria and Anderson most of her life. She graduated from Alexandria i…
Rodger D. South
Sep 18, 2012
Rodger D. South, 53, of Alexandria, passed away September 18, 2012 at St. John’s Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born June 22, 1959 in Livingston, TN and had lived in Delaware County and Madison County throughout his adult life. He worked as an automotive technician for Dan Y…
Dale J. Friddle
Sep 15, 2012
Dale Friddle age 80 years, a resident of Greenfield, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.
Ina M. Degitz
Sep 14, 2012
Ida M. Degitz, 101, died on September 14, 2012 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus in Anderson. She was born February 22, 1911 in Mercer County, OH to Joseph P. and Rosa M. (Hill) Hohman. The family moved to Fort Wayne in 1917. Ida graduated from St. Augustine Academy in 1929 and moved to Ande…
Betty Lackey
Sep 14, 2012
Betty J. Lackey, 88, Lapel, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012, at Community Northview Care Center in Anderson following an extended illness. She was born on June 9, 1924, in Spencer County, Indiana to Herman and Iva (Price) Varner. She graduated from Grandview High School in 1942 and received a BS from Indiana State University in 1946. Betty retired in...
Joseph B. Thompson
Sep 13, 2012
Joseph B. Thompson, Sr. age 89 years, a resident of Knightstown, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Golden Living Center Brandywine.