Obituaries

Deth Kenekham

Deth Kenekham

May 10, 2005

Deth Kenekham, age 65, of Richmond, died Tuesday morning (May 10, 2005) at his residence. He was born in Laos on October 14, 1939. He served as a translator and airborne instructor for the United States in Laos and he arrived in the United States with his wife and 3 children and an American born child with the aid of...

Patty M. Powers

Patty M. Powers

May 9, 2005

Patty M. Powers, age 66, of Richmond and Hamilton Lake, Indiana, died Monday (May 9, 2005) at her residence in Richmond after an extended illness. She was born on August 4, 1938 in Highpoint, North Carolina to Roy and Dorothy Fowler Mickey. She grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and was a graduate of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. She...

Louise W. Austin

Louise W. Austin

May 7, 2005

Louise W. Austin, age 97, of Richmond, died Saturday afternoon (May 7, 2005) at Friends Fellowship Community. She was born in Richmond on July 6, 1907 to Harry and Iva Nieman and had moved back to Richmond in 2004 after living in Florida for 25 years. She was a graduate of Morton High School and 1928 graduate of the Reid...

Doris J. "Queenie" Juhasz

Doris J. "Queenie" Juhasz

Apr 19, 2005

Doris A. ("Queenie") Juhasz, age 78, of Richmond, died Tuesday evening (April 19, 2005) at Oakridge Rehab & Specialty Care. She was born on October 21, 1926 in Wayne County to John and Grace Stanton Gausepohl and had lived here all of her life. She was a graduate of Richmond High School, had worked for Fox Electronics and was a...

Christopher M. Clemens

Christopher M. Clemens

Apr 19, 2005

Christopher M. Clemens, age 24, of Richmond, died Tuesday (April 19, 2005) as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born in Richmond on May 11, 1980 to Michael and Cheryl Greene Clemens and had lived here most of his life. He was employed by Neaton Auto Parts Manufacturing in Eaton, Ohio Survivors include - Mother...

Eugene Raymond Weiss

Eugene Raymond Weiss

Apr 14, 2005

Eugene Raymond Weiss, age 82, of Hagerstown, died Thursday (April 14, 2005) at Saint Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Wayne County on January 25, 1923 to Raymond and Jeanette Merkamp Weiss and had lived in this area all of his life with more than 20 years in the Hagerstown area. He was a farmer and he retired...

Mable E. Thorpe

Mable E. Thorpe

Apr 14, 2005

Mable E. Thorpe, age 96, of Richmond, died Thursday evening (April 14, 2005) at Rose Gate Village. She was born in Connersville, Indiana on January 12, 1909 to Joseph and Grace Diehlman. She married Robert J. Thorpe of Lynn, Indiana and they lived most of their lives in Richmond where they were both employed by the Richmond Glove Company for...

Jayden E. Darnell Ruble

Jayden E. Darnell Ruble

Apr 7, 2005

Jayden E. Darnell Ruble, infant son of Kandis Darnell and Ronald Ruble, died Thursday (April 7, 2005) at Reid Hospital. Survivors in addition to his parents are: Maternal Grandparents - Bernard and Lela Cross Paternal Grandparents - Wilma and Mike Bryant Graveside services will be held on Saturday (April 9, 2005) at 1:00 pm in Abington Cemetery. Rev. Bud Parrish...

Alma I. Merkamp

Alma I. Merkamp

Apr 2, 2005

Alma I. Merkamp, age 79, of Richmond, died Saturday evening (April 2, 2005) at Reid Hospital. She was born on June 26, 1925 in Williamsburg, Indiana to William and Ethel Mock Goodson and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a graduate of Boston High School and she was a member of Holy Family Church. She...

Robert A. Cates

Robert A. Cates

Apr 2, 2005

Robert A. Cates, age 75, of Richmond, died Saturday (April 2, 2005) at Reid Hospital. He was born in on May 27, 1929 in Buffalo, New York to Clyde and Mary Carroll Cates and had lived here most of his life. He had been employed by Cates Variety Store and by Birck's Hardware. He was a member of Saint Mary...

Donald Swafford

Donald Swafford

Apr 2, 2005

Donald Swafford, age 82, of Richmond, died Saturday (April 2, 2005) at Reid Hospital. He was born on January 13, 1923 in Kitchel, Indiana to Lewis and Ethel Jones Swafford and had lived here all of his life. He was a graduate of Kitchel High School and he was a US Army veteran of World War II. He was a...

James R. Klute

James R. Klute

Apr 1, 2005

James Robert Klute, age 63, formerly of Richmond, died Friday (April 1, 2005) in Dawson, Georgia. He was born on June 18, 1941 in Richmond to Robert E. and Laura Jean Hall Klute. He was a carpenter and had lived in Richmond until moving to Georgia two years ago. Survivors include - Son - Michael James Klute of Douglasville, Georgia...

Kathy E. Shelford

Kathy E. Shelford

Mar 23, 2005

Kathy E. Shelford, age 21, of Richmond, died Wednesday (March 23, 2005) at her residence. She was born in Anderson, Indiana on September 27, 1983 to David and Linda Smith Shelford and had lived in the area since 1989. She was a 2002 graduate of Richmond High School where she was a member of the Girls Varsity Soccer Team. She...

James R. "Jay" Jack

James R. "Jay" Jack

Mar 19, 2005

James R. "Jay" Jack, age 62, of Richmond, died Saturday (March 19, 2005) at Reid Hospital. He was born in Greenfield, Indiana on April 1, 1942 to Joseph and Cora Jack and had lived in this area since 1976. He was a veteran of the US Army and was a former employee of Johns Manville. He was an alumna of...

Barbara E. Mcclain

Barbara E. Mcclain

Mar 18, 2005

Our heavenly Father came looking for an angel. In a soft gentle voice that only she could hear, he said to her, "you have served me well". As he reached out his hand, she heard him say "it is time". Barbara E. McClain, age 75, of Richmond, died Friday morning (March 18, 2005) at Golden Rule-Beverly Healthcare. She was born...

Virginia Moore

Virginia Moore

Mar 15, 2005

Virginia Moore, age 90, of Richmond, died Tuesday afternoon (March 15, 2005) at Reid Hospital. She was born on February 10, 1915 in Richmond to William and Gladys Case Stover and had lived here all of her life. She was a homemaker and had volunteered at the former Green Acres. She was a former member of Alpha Delta Omega Sorority...

Mary E. Gwaltney

Mary E. Gwaltney

Mar 8, 2005

Mary E. Gwaltney, age 78, of Richmond, died Tuesday morning (March 8, 2005) in Reid Hospital. She was born in Letcher County, Kentucky on June 23, 1926 to Virgil L. and Myrtle Grace Combs LeMaster and had lived in this area for the past 46 years. She was a retired employee of the former Cox's Market and she was a...

Vernon E. Leerssen

Vernon E. Leerssen

Feb 28, 2005

Vernon E. Leerssen, age 85, of Richmond, died Monday morning (February 28, 2005) at Golden Rule - Beverly Healthcare. He was born on July 14, 1919 in Oaks, North Dakota to Frederick and Lydia Greuel Leerssen and had lived here since 1948. He was a US Army veteran of World War II where he served with the 20th Division Engineers....

Othy Earl Borden

Othy Earl Borden

Feb 25, 2005

EARL BORDEN (Please use this name for obituary headline) Othy Earl Borden, age 75, of Richmond, died Saturday afternoon (February 26, 2005) at Oakridge Rehab and Specialty Care. He was born in Richmond on June 11, 1929 to Omer J. and Maggie Evans Borden and had lived here all of his life. He had worked for Achieva Resources (formerly Green...

Laura E. Philhower

Laura E. Philhower

Feb 24, 2005

Laura E. Philhower, age 94, of Richmond, died Thursday evening (February 24, 2005) at Golden Rule - Beverly Healthcare. She was born on December 23, 1910 in Morocco, Indiana to Roy O. and Ruth Sheridan Ewan and came to this area in 1935 living in Richmond, Economy and Greens Fork. She attended Morocco schools and graduated from the Anderson Beauty...