Sharon (Gercken) Bongard
Feb 16, 2022
Sharon Gercken Bongard of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at home on February 16, 2022 at the age of 83. Sharon was a resident of Woodcliff Lake for more than 50 years and a member of Christ Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Victor Bongard, Jr. and her parents Zelda Kellems Gercken...
Blanche Ann (Derby) Franks
Feb 14, 2022
Blanche Ann Derby Franks, age 78, of North Vernon, Indiana, and the daughter of the late James and Rae (Hearne) Derby, was born on January 9, 1944, in Franklin, Indiana. On September 11, 1965, she was united in marriage to Tom L. Franks and they enjoyed 56 years together. Throughout her life, she was a homemaker, owned and operated...
Thomas Michael Conner
Feb 14, 2022
Mr. Thomas Michael Conner, also known as T.C., age 65, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on September 2, 1956. He was the son of the late Houston Conner and Erma (Conner) Moreland. Thomas was employed as a truck driver for 25 years and was very proud of the fact that he had achieved the milestone of one million...
Alma F. (Davis) Hedgepeth
Feb 10, 2022
Alma F. Hedgepeth, age 82, of Holton, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Fred and Carlie (Stoner) Davis, was born on September 24, 1939, in Madison, Indiana. Throughout her life, she worked at nursing homes, was a cook at restaurants, and was an in-home caretaker for many years. In her spare time, she enjoyed doing embroidery and puzzles....
Carol Lee (Kelly) Scranton
Feb 8, 2022
Carol Lee Scranton, age 75, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Dewey and Anna (Surrett) Kelly, was born October 28, 1946, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a cutter at the U.S. Shoe Factory in Vevay, Indiana and Madison and had also worked at Grote Industries, Marble Hill, and Madison Precision. In her spare time, she enjoyed...
Luann (Elder) Althoff
Feb 6, 2022
Ms. LuAnn Althoff, age 68, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Marvey L. and Adaleen (Auxier) Elder, was born on January 22, 1954, in Madison. She was a 1972 graduate of Madison High School. For many years, she worked at Fountain of Flowers but had also worked at Grote Industries, Christy's Candles, and was the head...
Loretta Sue (Martin) Anderson
Feb 5, 2022
Loretta Sue (Martin) Anderson, age 69, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Robert D. and Norma Pauline (Beck) Martin, was born on March 22, 1952, in Paris, Illinois. At the age of three, her family moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico where they resided until they moved to Hanover, Indiana when she was in the tenth...
Juan Valdez Cardenas
Feb 4, 2022
Mr. Juan Valdez Cardenas, age 77, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on April 29, 1944 in New Braunfels, Texas. He was the son of Victor Cardenas and Carolina Valdez and was raised by his loving grandparents. At a young age, he worked on a golf course as a caddy to help support his grandparents where he also fell...
Charles William Brown
Jan 28, 2022
Charles William Brown, age 80, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Charles and Veteline (Parsons) Brown, was born on December 14, 1941, in Huntington, West Virginia. He obtained a master's degree in business administration and worked at World Metals in New York for many years. He was a member of the Hanover Lodge F.&A.M. # 652....
Elizabeth "Jinx" White
Jan 20, 2022
Elizabeth "Jinx" White, age 78, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Frances M. "Billie" (Aspinall) Keach, was born on December 7, 1943, in Madison. She graduated from Hanover High School and attended Ball State University. Throughout her life, she worked at the U.S. Shoe Factory, the Country Club, the Madison Elks Lodge, the...
Robert Hartley Laughlin
Jan 18, 2022
Mr. Robert Hartley "Bob" Laughlin, age 77, of Madison, Indiana, and the son of the late Robert W. and Alice (Hoffman) Laughlin, was born on July 20, 1944, in Warren, Ohio. His family moved to Madison in 1954 and he was a 1963 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School. He was a member of the Indiana National Guard and...
Keitha Loraine (Green) Robinson
Jan 3, 2022
Keitha Loraine Robinson, age 91, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Edward and Gwendolyn (King) Green, was born on July 23, 1930, in Swansea, Wales. After surviving the German Blitz during World War II, she came to the United States at the young age of seventeen through the invitation of her sister who had married an...
Wilma (Wood) Oakley
Dec 31, 2021
Wilma Wood Oakley, age 102, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter in Milton, Kentucky on December 31, 2021. She was born on November 17, 1919 in Milton, Kentucky to Wilbur and Inez Bird Wood. On October 22, 1939, she was united in marriage to Vincent W. Oakley and was married for 44 years until his death...
Charles Richard Davidson
Dec 31, 2021
Charles Richard "Charlie" Davidson, age 80, of Bedford, Kentucky, the son of the late Richard and Emma (Kendall) Davidson, was born on January 30, 1941, in Madison, Indiana. On January 30, 1958, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and proudly served his country until January 27, 1961, rising to the rank of a Corporal. After returning from...
Joseph Cecil Ruffin
Dec 29, 2021
Mr. Joseph Cecil Ruffin, age 73, of Bennington, Indiana, and the son of the late Chauncy and Marguerite L. (Talkington) Ruffin, was born on November 22, 1948, in Noblesville, Indiana. He was united in marriage to the former Teresa Jones on July 19, 1968 in Carmel, Indiana. For three years, he was an electrician for Dodd Electric in Castleton,...
Walter Samuel Redwine
Dec 27, 2021
Mr. Walter Samuel "Pete" Redwine, age 85, of Versailles, Indiana, and the son of the late Walter and Marjorie (Hall) Redwine, Sr., was born on January 8, 1936, in Muncie, Indiana. He was united in marriage to the former Carrie J. Harmon on April 9, 1962 in Muncie. Throughout the years, he was an assembler at Cochran Chair in...
Nancy L. Furst
Dec 21, 2021
Nancy L. Furst, age 62, of Deputy, Indiana, and the daughter of Frederick Combs and Myrtle Richardson, was born on August 12, 1959, in Madison, Indiana. She graduated from Scottsburg High School. She was a waitress for over thirty years and a Mary Kay consultant for over ten years, where she won a Cadillac. Nancy enjoyed gardening, flowers, motorcycle...
Eugene Franklin Davenport
Dec 18, 2021
Mr. Eugene Franklin "Gene" Davenport, age 74, of Milton, Kentucky, and the son of Eugene Joseph and Margaret (Ducklo) Davenport, was born on April 9, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating high school, he entered the United States Marine Corps where he faithfully served his country during the Vietnam Conflict. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and later retired...
Kathey Jean Jones
Dec 16, 2021
Kathey Jean Jones, age 63, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Tom, Sr. and Wilma (Hall) Jones, was born on April 1, 1958, in Madison, Indiana. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and loved to spend time with them as much as she could. She had a thirst for knowledge and excelled in studies, receiving...
Virginia Lou (Ball) Welch
Dec 10, 2021
Virginia Lou Welch, age 98, of Madison, Indiana, and the daughter of the late Collin Alvin and Elba Frances (Thompson) Ball, was born on December 24, 1922, in Carroll County, Kentucky. She attended Trimble County High School and was a homemaker throughout her life. On May 26, 1939, she was united in marriage to James Lawrence Welch and this...
