Obituaries

Helen L. Mceldowney

Helen L. Mceldowney

May 25, 2008

Helen L. McEldowney, age 82, of Richmond, died Sunday evening (May 25, 2008) at her residence.� She was born in Wayne County on November 6, 1925 to Charles and Muriel Chestnut Morrison and had lived in this area most of her life.� She was a retired employee of K-Mart and had worked in the office at Interfaith Housing.� Helen enjoyed...

Barbara J. Gausepohl Fratis

Barbara J. Gausepohl Fratis

May 16, 2008

Barbara J. Gausepohl Fratis, age 83, of Richmond, died Friday evening (May 16, 2008) at Reid Hospital.� She was born in Richmond on January 6, 1925 to John and Grace Stanton Gausepohl and had lived here most of her life.� She was a 1942 graduate of Richmond High School and had worked at the former Wayne Works.� She retired as...

David Wayne Duncil

David Wayne Duncil

May 16, 2008

David Wayne Duncil, age 35, formerly of Richmond, died Friday (May 16, 2008) at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis.� He was born in Richmond on August 8, 1972 to David Duncil and Peggy Brown Duncil and had lived here most of his life.� Survivors in addition to his parents are his children - Carolyn Duncil and David Duncil both of Richmond;...

David Wayne Duncil

David Wayne Duncil

May 16, 2008

David Wayne Duncil, age 35, formerly of Richmond, died Friday (May 16, 2008) at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis.� He was born in Richmond on August 8, 1972 to David Duncil and Peggy Brown Duncil and had lived here most of his life.� Survivors in addition to his parents are his children - Carolyn Duncil and David Duncil both of Richmond;...

Alta B. Johnson

Alta B. Johnson

May 10, 2008

Alta B. Johnson, age 95, of Richmond, died Saturday morning (May 10, 2008) at Friends Fellowship Community.� She was born in New Castle, Indiana on January 13, 1913 to Cassius and Opal Clevenger Fouts and had lived in this area most of her life.� She was a graduate of Morton High School and of Ball State University and had taught...

Mary Coddington

Mary Coddington

Apr 29, 2008

Mary Coddington, age 91, of Richmond, passed away on Tuesday (April 29, 2008) at Reid Hospital.� �She was born on September 10, 1916 to Frank and Katherine Rokozy Svarczkopf.� She was raised by her father and step-mother, Magdolna Svarczkopf.� She lived in Richmond all of her life and was married on November 20, 1941 to Marvin Coddington.� She retired from...

James H. Wiesehahn

James H. Wiesehahn

Apr 29, 2008

James H. Wiesehahn, age 89, of Richmond, died Tuesday morning (April 29, 2008) at Forest Park Health Campus.� He was born in Richmond on October 19, 1918 to Fred and Selma Rosa Wiesehahn and had lived here all of his life.� He attended Saint John Parochial School and Richmond Community Schools.� He was a 1936 graduate of Morton High School...

Donna Jo Ward

Donna Jo Ward

Apr 22, 2008

Donna Jo Ward, age 50, who lived in Boston, Indiana, died Tuesday evening (April 22,2008) at Reid Hospital. She was born in Richmond on October 14, 1957 to Donald and Deloris Smittkamp Wood and had lived here all of her life. She was a graduate of Richmond High School and had worked at the former Shawnee Plastics Company. Her mother...

Alice F. "Cookie" Austerman

Alice F. "Cookie" Austerman

Apr 17, 2008

Alice F. "Cookie" Austerman, age 83, of Richmond, died Thursday morning (April 17, 2008) at Reid Hospital.� She was born in Richmond on March 9, 1925 to Howard and Anna Pardieck Turner and had lived in this area all of her life.� She attended Richmond schools and had worked at the former Bartel's Hoosier Store.� She was a homemaker and...

Earl T. "Tom" Goins

Earl T. "Tom" Goins

Apr 14, 2008

Earl T. "Tom" Goins, age 72, formerly of Richmond, passed away at 2:30 pm on Monday (April 14, 2008) at Anderson Community Hospital in Anderson, Indiana after a short battle with cancer.� He was born January 26, 1936 in Garrard County, Kentucky and was the son of the late William and Flora McKinney Goins.� He served four years as a...

Margaret Angi

Margaret Angi

Apr 13, 2008

Margaret Angi, age 85, of Richmond, died Sunday morning (April 13, 2008) at her residence.� She was born in Richmond on October 20, 1922 to Louis and Rosa Ach Angi.� She was a graduate of Richmond High School and served in the Coast Guard (SPAR) during World War II.� She retired from the former E.F. MacDonald Company in Dayton, Ohio...

Ruth H. Sheffer

Ruth H. Sheffer

Apr 12, 2008

Ruth H. Sheffer, age 95, formerly of Richmond, died Saturday afternoon (April 12, 2008) in Via ChristiSaint Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.� She was born in Wayne County, Indiana on July 27, 1912 to Claude and Edith Schroy Hamilton and had lived here all of her life before moving to Kansas� in 1999.� Ruth was a 1930 graduate of Centerville...

Earl M. "Bud" Kuhlow

Earl M. "Bud" Kuhlow

Apr 7, 2008

Earl M. "Bud" Kuhlow, age 84, formerly of Richmond, died April 7. 2008 in Tarpon Springs , Florida.

Mila "Rose" Carpenter

Mila "Rose" Carpenter

Apr 6, 2008

Mila "Rose" Carpenter, age 77, of Richmond, died Sunday morning (April 6, 2008) at Golden Living Center - Oakridge. She was born in Lee County, Kentucky on June 2, 1930 to Louis and Elsie Williams Brandenburg and had lived here most of her life. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Norman Carpenter, died on December 6, 2007.Survivors include her children...

Mickie White

Mickie White

Apr 6, 2008

Mickie White, age 85, of Richmond, died Sunday morning (April 6, 2008) at Reid Hospital.� She was born in Richmond on December 11, 1922 to Robert L. and Frances Cohorst Flanagan and had lived here all of her life.� She was a 1940 graduate of Richmond High School and was a retired employee of the former Knowles Tool Company.� She...

Barbara Porter Gross

Barbara Porter Gross

Apr 5, 2008

Barbara Porter Gross, age 76, of Richmond, died Saturday evening (April 5, 2008) at Golden Living Center - Golden Rule.� She was born in Wayne County on October 1, 1931 to Richard and Mildred Bettenbroke Porter and had lived here all of her life.� She was a homemaker and had been a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.� Her husband,...

John L. Newman

John L. Newman

Apr 1, 2008

John L. Newman, age 94, of Economy, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2008. He was born in Wayne County on April 5, 1913 to Harry and Effie Raper Newman and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a 1931 graduate of Hollansburg High School and had attended Earlham College and Wittenberg University. John had worked...

Marilyn M. Voyles

Marilyn M. Voyles

Mar 31, 2008

Marilyn M. Voyles, age 87, of Richmond, died Monday evening (March 31, 2008) at Friends Fellowship Community.� She was born in Richmond on April 28, 1920 to Paul and Dorothy Land Miller and had lived here all of her life.� She was a graduate of Richmond High School and of Earlham College and had worked for International Harvester.� Marilyn was...

Elizabeth Angi

Elizabeth Angi

Mar 29, 2008

Elizabeth Angi, age 83, of Richmond, died unexpectedly at her residence on Saturday (March 29, 2008).� She was born in Richmond on September 28, 1924 to Louis and Rosa Ach Angi and had lived here all of her life.� She was a retired employee of the former Rodefeld's Auto Parts.�Survivors include her sisters - Margaret Angi of Richmond, Julia Lafuse...

Rosella W. Davis

Rosella W. Davis

Mar 29, 2008

Rosella W. Davis, age 78, of Richmond, died Saturday evening (March 29, 2008) at Reid Hospital.� She was born in Ohio on August 8, 1929 to Wilbur and Bonnie Moon Davis and had lived in Richmond for a number of years.� There are no immediate survivors.�Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday (April 3, 2008) in Earlham...