J. Howard Pearson
Feb 28, 2012
Life story Mr. J. Howard Pearson, age 100, of Hanover, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover. Born December 17, 1911 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Fred J. and Minnie E. Stover Pearson. Mr. Pearson graduated from a high school in Granite City, Illinois and attended the University...
Melvin Lee Vonderheide
Feb 25, 2012
Life story Mr. Melvin Lee Vonderheide, 77, of Madison, Indiana passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012 at his residence in Madison. He was born Saturday, July 21, 1934 in Jasper, Indiana, the son of Harry and Henrietta Miller Vonderheide. Mr. Vonderheide graduated from Jasper High School, and served in the United States Navy as a signalman during the Korean War...
King Solomon Burke
Feb 23, 2012
Life story Mr. King Solomon Burke, age 90, of Hanover, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his residence. Born March 2, 1921 in Pikeville, Kentucky, he was the son of Hatton and Elizabeth Roberts Burke. Mr. Burke moved to Madison on November 1, 1966 from Hodgenville, Kentucky and immediately began his employment with Tri-Point Old Company as...
William "Bill" Rogers
Feb 22, 2012
Life story William Carroll "Bill" Rogers, 67, of Madison, Indiana passed away on Wednesday February 22, 2012 at the Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born September 12, 1944 in Madison, Indiana the son of William "Bud" and Lena DeVore Rogers. He graduated from Dupont High School in 1962 and retired in 1999 from Steve's Broadway Service Station where worked as...
Ruth Naomi (Mcdowell) Estes
Feb 18, 2012
Life story Mrs. Ruth N. Estes, age 91, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Born January 23, 1921, she was the daughter of Warren and Bessi Murray McDowell. While living in Madison, Mrs. Estes worked at the U.S. Shoe Corporation of Madison for about 35 years as an...
Hannagret M. (Merkle) Leiske
Jan 26, 2012
Life story Mrs. Hannagret M. Leiske, age 85, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Thornton Terrace in Hanover. She was born on March 21, 1926 in Bckingen, Germany, the daughter of Friedrich Jakob and Elise Therese (Vielhauer) Merkle. Mrs. Leiske immigrated to the United States in 1945 and became a U.S. citizen. She married Ralph R....
Roseann (Metzger) Leineweber
Jan 23, 2012
Life story Mrs. Roseann Leineweber, age 83, of Madison, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012 at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison. Born March 20, 1928 in Madison, she was the daughter of Claude and Thelma (Hill) Metzger. Mrs. Leineweber was a member of the West Madison United Methodist Church, and previously worked for Little Peoples Boutique and...
Sandra Ringwald Lawrence Sumner
Jan 21, 2012
Life story Sandra J. Sumner, age 73, of Madison, Indiana, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Hickory Creek in Madison. Sandy, as everyone knew her, was born August 10, 1938 in Cross Plains, Indiana. She graduated from Madison High School mid-term in 1956-57. She will be sadly missed by her daughters Michelle Lawrence Von Fange and Husband Curt of...
Leslie "Michael" Benham
Jan 8, 2012
Life story Mr. Leslie "Michael" Benham, age 65, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison. Born October 30, 1946 in Jefferson County, Indiana, he was the son of Roy Dale and Wilna Maureen "Jubie" Bare Benham. He was a mechanic, having worked for Davis Alignment for twenty-eight years, Darrells Tire...
Mildred (Poindexter) Hertz
Jan 2, 2012
Life story Mrs. Mildred L. Hertz, age 97, of Madison, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012 at her residence. Born March 22, 1914 in Madison, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Opal Kessler Poindexter. Mrs. Hertz was a graduate of Madison High School, and a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. In her younger years, she was...
Larry W. Cole
Jan 2, 2012
Life story Mr. Larry W. Cole, age 71, of Hanover, Indiana, formerly of Madison, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the Hanover Health and Rehab Center. Born July 3, 1940 in Madison, he was the son of Curtis and Laverne Young Cole. Mr. Cole retired as a painter from the Meese Corporation after several years of service. He...
Mary Elise (Clark) Anderson
Dec 22, 2011
Life story Mary Elise (Clark) Anderson died peacefully of natural causes on December 21, 2011 in New Castle, KY, at the age of 92. Elise was married to James R. Anderson in 1943. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University where she joined Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She was an enthusiastic artist, seamstress and pianist and sang in Sweet Adeline's and church...
Evelyn Ann "Evie" (Dunlap) O'Nan
Dec 20, 2011
Life story Evelyn Ann "Evie" O'Nan, age 69, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Born November 19, 1942 in Trimble County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Hayden Webster and Doris Evelyn Leach Dunlap. Mrs. O'Nan was a graduate of Madison High School, and had previously managed the former Rite-Aid...
Richard D. Hans
Dec 13, 2011
Life story Mr. Richard G. "Dick" Hans, age 82, formerly of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at his residence in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Born on May 27, 1929 in Madison, he was the son of John C. and Dora E. Crutchlow Hans. Mr. Hans was a research scientist with The Pillsbury Company for more than forty years....
Donna Anne (Sexton) Hall
Dec 10, 2011
Life story Donna Anne Hall, age 50, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2011 at her residence. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of James and Ruth A. (Smallwood) Sexton. She recently moved to Madison from Michigan. Her family said she always had a positive outlook regardless of circumstances and could always put a smile on...
Melvin L. Harper
Nov 15, 2011
Life story Mr. Melvin Lee Harper, age 82, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at his residence. Born August 14, 1929 in Nellie, Ohio, he was the son of Mac and Edna (Huggins) Harper. Mr. Harper was a graduate of Wooster, Ohio, High School. He served in the United States Army from 1951-52 during the Korean Conflict,...
Nancy Joyce (Garlinghouse) Spillman
Nov 14, 2011
Life story Mrs. Nancy Joyce Spillman, age 77, of North Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Madison, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Florida. Born March 23, 1934 in Madison, she was the daughter of George and Mildred Jones Garlinghouse. Mrs. Spillman was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, antiques and dolls. Survivors include two...
Martha (Bangs) Noyes
Nov 10, 2011
Life story Mrs. Martha Noyes, age 90, formerly of Crossville, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2011 in Austell, Georgia. She was born on October 18, 1921 in Matteson, Illinois, the daughter of Leroy and Margaret Golder Bangs. Mrs. Noyes was a registered nurse and a member of the Church of Christ in Crossville. Survivors include two daughters: Donna...
Jo Ann (Hall) Waller
Nov 1, 2011
Life story Mrs. Jo Ann Waller, age 79, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at the Hanover Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hanover, Indiana. She was born on May 18, 1932 in Midway, Kentucky, the daughter of Houston and Margaret Brown Hall. She graduated from Midway High School and retired in 1996 from the former U.S. Shore...
Emily E. (Mclaughlin) Brooks
Oct 24, 2011
Life story Mrs. Emily E. Brooks, age 88, of Madison, passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison. Born August 7, 1923 in Madison, she was the daughter of Michael and Katherine Matilda Maurer McLaughlin. Mrs. Brooks graduated from the former Madison High School on Broadway in downtown Madison, and retired in 1982 from...
