Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas

Gaylen C. Euler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.