Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Walter L. Romine Sr.
Oct 2, 2011
Walter L. Romine, Sr., 82, Anderson, passed away October 2, 2011 at Community Hospital. He was born January 5, 1929 in Prince William County, VA. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Romine; and children, Walter Romine, Jr., Patricia Patterson and Deverina Hepler; four grandchildren; and sev…
Wilma I. Johnson
Sep 30, 2011
Wilma I. Johnson, 96, of Anderson, went home to be with her Savior on September 30, 2011. She was born February 12, 1915 in Alexandria. She was a member of North Anderson Wesleyan Church and worked for Guide Lamp during the war effort. As a wife, mother and grandmother, she was a pioneer o…
Rose Heck
Sep 29, 2011
Rose Heck, 82, of Anderson, went home to be with the Lord on September 29, 2011 after a brief illness. She was born November 27, 1928 in Sullivan, the daughter of Cecil and Pansy (Broderick) Crooks. She had lived in Anderson for the past 45 years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed going camp…
Earl E. Mcclain
Sep 28, 2011
Earl E. “Gene” McClain, 72, of Anderson, passed away September 28, 2011 at St. John’s Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born April 27, 1939 in Evansville. He graduated from Anderson High School in 1958 and lived in Anderson most of his life. He retired from Delco Remy and…
Walter E. Sheler
Sep 28, 2011
Walter E. Sheler, 86, of Anderson, died September 28, 2011 at Countryside Manor. He was born June 7, 1925 in Covert, MI, the son of Sylvester and Myrtle Sheler. He graduated from Covert High School in 1943. He went into the Navy for three years, serving two years in the South Pacific in Ne…
Gerald F. Witte
Sep 25, 2011
Gerald F. Witte, 83, of Anderson, passed away September 25, 2011 at Community Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born October 29, 1927 in Kankakee, IL, the son of George and Ada (Brown) Witte. He moved from Wabash to Anderson in 1965 and retired in 1984 from Conrail after 30 years. He…
Jane Ruth Skrzyniarz
Sep 21, 2011
Jane Ruth Skrzyniarz, 66, of Anderson, passed away September 21, 2011 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born March 12, 1945 in Rehoboth, MA, the daughter of Alfred and Ruth (Cooper) Bickerstaff, and lived in Anderson for the past 30 years. She was a registered nurse and r…
John A. Folsom
Sep 20, 2011
John A. Folsom, 92, of Anderson, passed away September 20, 2011 at Countryside Manor Healthcare. He was born August 3, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Allen and May (Slack) Folsom. He is survived by four children, Cathy, Janice, John and James Folsom; and nine grandchildren. He was preced…
Anna C. Niblock
Sep 17, 2011
Anna C. Niblock, 91, of Anderson, passed away September 17, 2011 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after an extended illness. She was born October 6, 1919 in Sparta, TN, the daughter of Charles and Rebecca (Nash) Clark. She moved from Sparta to Anderson in 1943 and retired in 1976 from D…
Mildred Imogene Coverdale
Sep 16, 2011
Mildred Coverdale, 84, Lapel, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011, at The Indiana Heart Hospital in Indianapolis following an extended illness. She was born on November 6, 1926, in Lapel, Indiana to Biff and Edna (Durant) Turner. She graduated from Lapel High School. Mildred retired in 1980 from Delco Remy after 30 years of employment. She was a member the...
Vickie Graham Davis
Sep 14, 2011
Vickie Graham Davis, 48, of Anderson, passed away September 14, 2011 at Countryside Manor Healthcare after an extended illness. She was born December 4, 1962 in Anderson and was a lifelong Anderson resident. She graduated from Madison Heights High School in 1981 and was a Ball State gradua…
Gayle W. Rice
Sep 11, 2011
Gayle W. Rice, 96, of Anderson, passed away September 11, 2011 at St. John’s Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born August 1, 1915 in Central Barrin, IN, the daughter of John and Jennie (Martin) Wolf. She had lived in Anderson since 1952 and retired from Guide Lamp after 20 ye…
Joseph William Joe Duganich
Sep 10, 2011
Joseph William Joe Duganich, 91, Anderson, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011, at his home following an extended illness. He was born on July 25, 1920, in Noblesville, Indiana to Joseph and Bessie (Essex) Duganich. He was a WWII veteran of the Army Air Force and served in the Pacific Theater where he flew 64 combat missions. Joe was a...
William Russell Merritt
Sep 9, 2011
William Russell Merritt, 94, of Anderson, passed away September 9, 2011 at Edgewater Woods Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was born August 8, 1917 in Madison County and except for his service in the Army, resided all of his life in Anderson and graduated in 1936 from Anderson Hi…
Glenna J. Bennett
Sep 7, 2011
Glenna J. Bennett, 89, of Anderson, passed away September 7, 2011 at Manor Care Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born March 2, 1922 in Madison County, the daughter of Everett and Maud Ella (Ritz) Hulse. She lived all of her life in Madison County and retired in 1985 from St….
Cheryl Bennett
Sep 7, 2011
Cheryl (Burnett) Bennett, 60, Pendleton, passed away September 7, 2011 at St. John’s Medical Center after suffering a stroke on Labor Day, September 5, 2011. Cheryl was born December 20, 1950 in Anderson to Howard and Jacky Burnett. She was a 1969 graduate of Anderson High School. For the…
Anna Bagienski Howerton
Sep 6, 2011
Anna Bagienski Howerton, 91, of Anderson, passed away unexpectedly September 6, 2011 at St. John’s Health System. She was born October 10, 1919 in Anderson, the daughter of Raymund and Frances (Rodenski) Bagienski. She was a lifelong Anderson resident and retired from K-Mart. She enjoyed …
Max Dale Bolinger
Sep 4, 2011
Max Dale Bolinger, 83 years of age, of Kennard went home to be with his Lord, Sunday morning September 4, 2011 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.
Martha A. Anderson
Sep 3, 2011
Martha A. Anderson, 84, Lapel, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2011, at Saint John's Health System in Anderson following an extended illness. She was born on December 20, 1926, in Noblesville, Indiana to Claude and Carrie (Revis) Roudebush. She is survived by four daughters, Judy Cornelius of Fort Myers, FL, Shirley Wood and Nancy Horn of Lapel, and Carolyn Remy...
Rev. James J. Shuck
Sep 2, 2011
Rev. James J. Shuck, 85, of Cadiz, KY, passed away September 2, 2011 at Shady Lawn Nursing Center in Cadiz, KY after an extended illness. He was born May 13, 1926 in Anderson, the son of Clarence and Minnie (Porter) Shuck and lived in Anderson most all of his life. Rev. Shuck retired in 19…