Obituaries
Karen A. Cole
Aug 23, 2015
Karen A. Cole, age 50, passed away on Sunday (August 23rd 2015) She was born in Richmond on January 6th 1965 to Willard Perry and Joyce Spahr and had lived here all her life. Karen had raised her children in her home, and later enjoyed spending her time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed cheering on Jimmy Johnson, rooting for the...
Sam Rich, Jr.
Aug 19, 2015
Sam Rich, Jr., age 84, passed away on Wednesday (August 19, 2015) at Rosebud Village. He was born October 11, 1930 to Sam and Lucy (Pietrantonio) Rich in Richmond, Indiana. He was a lifelong resident of Richmond and a 1949 graduate of Richmond Senior High School. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, receiving an honorable discharge in...
Sylvia K. Frame
Aug 18, 2015
Sylvia K. Frame, age 64, passed away on Monday (August 17th 2015) at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. She was born on May 19th 1951 in Richmond to Charles and Jane Drook and had lived here all her life. She was a member of Rock Solid Ministries, where she also volunteered. Sylvia enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren....
Thomas M. Wells
Aug 16, 2015
Thomas Michael Wells, age 55 passed away Sunday (August 16, 2015) at his home. He was born in Richmond, Indiana on July 10, 1960 to Cecil and Margret Robinson Wells. He graduated from Richmond High School and went on to marry Robbie Gray on July 22, 1988 in Glen Miller Rose Garden. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and bicycles, he was...
Marilyn Ruth Rowe
Aug 4, 2015
Marilyn Ruth Rowe, age 89, of Richmond, died Tuesday (August 4, 2015) at Rosebud Village. Marilyn was born on January 1, 1926 in Wayne County, Indiana to Lester A. Rowe and Ruby Pyle Rowe and graduated from Richmond High School in 1944. Marilyn never married and worked for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company and for Kroger's for over...
Losha Barrett
Aug 3, 2015
Losha Barrett, age 74 of Richmond passed away Monday (August 3, 2015) at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville. She was born in Richmond, Indiana on February 20, 1941. She was an avid reader, she loved watching movies and spending time with her family. She will be missed by many. Survivors include her children Deanna (Bobby) Atwell, Judy Atwell and Brenda (Billy)...
Samuel Polver
Aug 2, 2015
Samuel Polver, age 86, of Richmond died peacefully at home on August 2, 2015. Born and lived his entire life in Richmond. He retired from Dana Corporation (formerly Perfect Circle), camshaft division in 1987 after over 35 years. He was an active member of the local UAW union. He loved the game of golf, being a member of Glen Miller...
Frank H. Waltermann
Aug 2, 2015
Frank H. Waltermann, age 76, of Richmond, died Sunday morning (August 2, 2015) at his residence. He was born in Richmond on November 14, 1938 to Joseph M. and Mary Amelia (Deuser) Waltermann and had lived here all of his life. He was a graduate of Richmond High School. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne...
Bertha E."Libby" Shook
Jul 24, 2015
Bertha E. "Libby" Shook On July 24, 2015, Libby finally met back up with her husband, Bob, in their home with God. She, as always, did it her way. She had been residing for the past year and half with her eldest daughter, Lisa, in Delaware. She returned to Richmond, IN to "see [her] other children and say good-bye to...
Gary L. Ryan
Jul 24, 2015
Gary L. Ryan, age 71, passed away Friday (July 24th 2015) at his home. He was born on May 31st 1944 to Lawrence Creighton and Lee Alice Ryan in Cincinnati, Ohio and had lived in this area since 1969. He was a deacon at Fellowship Baptist, where he designed, built, and ran the sound system from 2005 until 2014. He...
Roy L. Winters
Jul 18, 2015
Roy L. Winters, age 83, passed away on Saturday (July 18th 2015) at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on July 25th 1931 to Al and Bess Winters and had lived in this area all of his life. Roy had worked for Kemper Cabinets for 38 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved to...
Robert Scott Gibson
Jul 17, 2015
R. Scott Gibson, age 40, passed away on Friday (July 17th 2015)in Hudson, Florida. He was born in Richmond on September 26th 1974 to Robert E. Gibson and Vicki L. Gulley and had lived here most of his life, working as a roofer. Survivors include his mother, Vicki L. Gulley; children Kaiden Scott Gibson and Kaleb E. Gibson; and companion...
Lawrence W. "Larry" Lahrman
Jul 13, 2015
Lawrence W. "Larry" Lahrman, age 82, passed away Monday (July 13th 2015) at his residence. He was born December 5th 1932 in Richmond to Lawrence J. and Alma Bussen Lahrman and had lived here most of his life. Larry was a 1950 graduate of Richmond High School where he played varsity baseball and track. He attended Earlham College prior to...
William Hicks
Jul 6, 2015
William Hicks, age 32, was taken from us on Monday (July 6th 2015) in Ogden, Utah. He was born in Richmond on February 10th 1983 to Tom and Melissa Hormel. He had worked as a construction journeyman. He enjoyed watching football, spending time with family when he could, and spending time with his friends. Survivors include his daughter Layla Rose...
Robert "Jimmy" Cole
Jul 5, 2015
Robert "Jimmy" Cole, age 55, passed away on Sunday (July 5th 2015) at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts on April 28th 1960 to Robert & Elviena Cole and had lived here all his life. Jimmy had worked in construction his whole life, most recently at Hunt Paving. He loved to fish, and liked to watch...
Mark Donald Herold
Jul 4, 2015
Mark Herold, loving husband and proud father & grandfather, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on July 4, 2015. Mark, age 60, was born on October 30, 1954, in Richmond, Indiana, to Dorothy and Clarence Herold. He was one of five children: Joe, David, Phil, and Ann. Mark attended St. Andrew's and Boston schools before graduating from Richmond High...
Richard A. Cheeseman
Jul 4, 2015
Richard A. Cheeseman, age 90, of Richmond, died Saturday (July 4, 2015) at his residence. He was born near Greens Fork on November 21, 1924 to Earl and Beatrice Ward Cheeseman and had lived here all of his life. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a retired 30 year employee of the Palladium-Item. He also...
Charles Legg
Jul 2, 2015
Charles Legg, age 81, of Richmond passed away Thursday (July 2, 2015) at Reid Hospital. He was born in Hartselle, Alabama on January 15, 1934 to Newell Travis and Tivis Miller Legg. He married Gladys on September 24, 1954 and had lived in Richmond for most of his life. He was a lifelong auto mechanic and also restored tractors after...
Violet M. Merritt
Jun 30, 2015
Violet M. Merritt, age 99, passed away on Tuesday (June 30th 2015) at her residence. She was born on August 25th 1915 in Scott County, Indiana to Perry and Dona LaMaster and had lived in this area since 1941. She had worked in this area as waitress, restaurant owner, co-owner of a shoe store, plaster contractor, and a realtor. She...
Lavonne Doris Woodworth
Jun 12, 2015
Lavonne (Doris) Woodworth, age 89, passed away on Friday (June 12th 2015) at Golden Living Center Golden Rule. She was born on March 12, 1926 to Ralph Polver and Thelma Stegall and had lived in Richmond all of her life. She had worked at the Palladium-Item, Hyatt's Grocery, and Bartel's. Lavonne enjoyed doing crafts and loved to spend time with...
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