Recent obits in the Brookville newspaper.....
Randy Klemme
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Floyd Carter
Floyd Carter, age 86, of Brookville, formerly of Brown County, died in
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Oxford, Ohio, on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 6:21
p.m.
Faith Marie Kolb
Faith Marie Kolb, infant daughter of Matthew and Hannah (VanWinkle) Kolb, was
stillborn on March 26, 2008, at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio.
Herbert J. "Herbie" Kunkel
Herbert J. "Herbie" Kunkel, age 80, of Connersville, went home to be with
the Lord on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Fayette Regional Health System, Connersville.
S. Edward Merrill
S. Edward Merrill, age 92, of Brookville, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at his
residence.
Robert K. "Bob" Milbourn
Robert K. "Bob" Milbourn, of Milan, died at Manderly Health Care in
Osgood, at the age of 67.
Herbert N. Stokes
Herbert N. Stokes, age 77, of West Harrison, died in Brookville, on Monday, April
14, 2008.
Richard Jacob Wilhelm
Richard Jacob Wilhelm, age 85, of Harrison, Ohio, died in Harrison, Ohio on April 9,
2008.
Lillian B. Wallpe
Lillian B. Wallpe, 85, of Batesville, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at her
residence. Born March 23, 1923, in Batesville, she was the daughter of Matilda (Nee: Benz)
and Joseph Wintz Jr. She married Raymond Wallpe June 14, 1947, at St. Louis Church.
Helen L. Hancock
Helen L. Hancock, age 87 of Newburgh, Indiana, passed away March 27, 2008, at her
home surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Paul W.
Hancock in July 2002.
Raymond J. Skaggs
Raymond J. Skaggs, age 92 of New Trenton, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at the Hospice
of Western Hills, Cincinnati. He was born August 25, 1915, in Huntingburg, Indiana, the
son of Henry and Velvia Bufkin Skaggs.
Donald M. Doerflein
Donald M. Doerflein, age 88, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at McCullough-Hyde
Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. He had moved back to Brookville after living in New York and
Wisconsin for a number of years. He was born in Brookville on June 12, 1919, the son of
George and Nora Sturwold Doerflein.
Harold L. Gesell
Harold L. Gesell, age 99, of Brookville, died Thursday April 3, 2008, at the
Brookville Healthcare Center in Brookville. Born July 17, 1908, in Klemme's Corner, he
was the son of the late Henry and Anna (Engelking) Gesell. He remained a lifelong resident
of Franklin County.
Laura M. (Braun) Gillespie
Laura M. (Braun) Gillespie, age 86, of 168 West Pearl Street, Laurel, died at 2:24
p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2008, in Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sandy Lynn Ison
Sandy Lynn Ison, age 37, of Hamilton, Ohio, and formerly of Metamora, died
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at her residence.
Irene P. Merkel
Irene P. Merkel, age 91, of Hamburg, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Margaret Mary
Hospital. Born September 12, 196, in Franklin County, the daughter of Josephine (nee:
Cord) and Michael Bedel. She married Herman Merkel February 25, 1941, at St. Anne Catholic
Church in Hamburg.
Esther A. Mitchell
Esther A. Mitchell, 82, of Batesville and formerly of Colerain Township, passed away
Friday, April 4, 2008.
Marcia K. Plemons
Marcia K. Plemons, 55, of Liberty, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Fayette Regional
Health System.
Lenzy Robinson
Lenzy Robinson, age 81 of Laurel, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at his residence. He
was born October 8, 1926, in Manchester, Kentucky, the son of Levi and Della Gross
Robinson.
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Larry J. Hill, Jr.
Larry J. Hill, Jr. of Liberty died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the age of 32.
Jewell McCreary
Jewell McCreary, age 75, of Brookville, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Reid
Hospital in Richmond. Born November 7, 1933, in Manchester, Kentucky, she was the daughter
of the late Wiley and Lucy (Martin) Smith. She was united in marriage to Vernon McCreary,
and he preceded her in death in 2002.
Michael James Surguy
Michael James Surguy, age 52, of Beavercreek, Ohio, died suddenly Friday, March 28,
2008, at Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, Ohio. He was born October 7, 1955, in
Batesville, the son of the late Charles Lee and Mary Anna (Willeford) Surguy.
Virginia Brock
Virginia Brock, age 87, of Harrison, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2008,
in Okeana, Ohio.
Delcie Ruth Cotter
Delcie Ruth Cotter, 69, of Laurel, passed away Monday, March 24, 2008, at the
residence of her daughter, Kathleen Maxie. She was born February 15, 1939, in Leslie
County, Kentucky, the daughter of George and Marie Wooton Asher.
Stephen William Schlueter
Stephen William Schlueter, age 53, of New Trenton, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in
Lawrenceburg.
Robert "Butch" Judd
Robert "Butch" Judd, age 52, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Laurel, died
unexpectedly Saturday evening, March 22, 2008, in Hamilton, Ohio.
Edward F. Earl Seeley
Edward F. Earl Seeley, of West Harrison, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2008, in
West Harrison. He was 59 years old.
Charles M. "Roe" Steele
Charles M. "Roe" Steele, age 75, of Laurel, went home to meet the Lord on
Monday afternoon, March 17, 2008, in the emergency room at Fayette Regional Health Care
System, Connersville, after a two year fight with cancer.
Leona Elizabeth Davis
Leona Elizabeth Davis, age 86, of Batesville, passed away on Thursday, March 13,
2008, at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville.
Charles M. "Chick" Pflum
Charles M. "Chick" Pflum, of Brookville, died at the Brookville Healthcare
Center on Monday, March 24, 2008. He was 86 years of age.
Leona Clara Walterman
Leona Clara Walterman, 80 of Greensburg, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at her home.
She was born October 20, 1927, in Batesville, the daughter of James Pearl and Goldie
(White) Doyle.
Virginia Brock
Word has been received that Virginia Brock of Okeana, Ohio, passed away early this
week.