Obituaries

James M. Turner, 58, of Anderson, passed away April 25, 2010 at his residence after a brief illness. He was born February 19, 1952 in Camp Pickett, VA. He retired in 2005 from General Motors in Livonia, MI and moved to Anderson in 2007. He was a member of Ovid Masonic Lodge %23164 and UAW %3F …

John T. Veach, Sr., 84, of Anderson, passed away July 14, 2010 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born February 2, 1926 in Anderson, the son of Thomas and Esther (Mittendorf) Veach and was a lifelong Anderson resident. He retired in 1986 from Delco Remy after 35 years. John…

James F. “Fred” Peeples, 87, of Anderson, passed away April 2, 2010 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born May 19, 1922 in Middletown, the son of Denny and Icie Victoria (Stanley) Peeples. He lived most of his life in Anderson and retired from Lynch Corporation after 30 ye…

Larry “Butch” Penry, 73, Anderson, passed away July 16, 2010. Butch was born June 1, 1937 and was a lifetime resident of Anderson, Indiana. He graduated from Anderson High School in 1955 and was a member of the State Champion Anderson Indians golf team. He grew up in the golf business and …

Emma “Maxine” Barrigan, 90, born June 14, 1921, died July 18, 2011 at Vermillion Place after an extended illness. Maxine was born and raised in Arkansas City, Kansas. After graduating from high school, she headed to Indiana, attending Anderson College. In 1944, she moved with her family …

Richard S. “Dick” Osborne, 83, of Anderson, passed away August 10, 2010 at Bethany Pointe after an extended illness. He was born August 10, 1927, in Kokomo, the son of Bert and Marie (Scott) Osborne. He was a longtime resident of Anderson and a controller at Ball Corp. He was a member of t…

Edith R. (Fuhrman) Wagner, 81, Anderson, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at home.Edie, born in Milwaukee, WI, had lived in Anderson since 1950.She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church and a 50 year member of the National Association of Letter Carriers Auxiliary. She enjoyed craftin…

Luewillie Scharnowske, 90, of Anderson, passed away September 7, 2010 at Rawlins House in Pendleton after an extended illness. She was born December 21, 1919 in Campbellsville, KY, the daughter of the late William and Myrtle Denson. She lived in Anderson most of her life. She was a homemak…

Catherine Staggs, 83, of Anderson, passed away March 16, 2011 at Manor Care Health Services after an extended illness. She was born August 12, 1927 in Alexandria, the daughter of Harry and Helen (Sitt) Beardsley. She was a lifelong Anderson resident and taught music and art for many years …

Dorothy M. “Dottie” (Darby) Patterson, 59, of Anderson, Indiana, co-owner of Pat%26%2339;s Metal Detectors, died at her residence on Sunday, January 27, 2002, following an extended illness. Calling hours are scheduled for Tuesday, January 29, 2002, 4-8 p.m., at Brown Butz Diedring Funeral Home…

Bonnie Van Horn, 80, of Anderson, passed away March 9, 2011 at Countryside Manor Healthcare after a brief illness. She was born December 8, 1930 in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, the daughter of Jay and Carrie (Torrence) Westerfield. She had lived in Anderson since 1952. She retired from Delco Remy…

Dyke Allen Pruitt, beloved husband of April Curtis Pruitt, lost his life Friday, September 24, 2010, just north of Wilkinson at 11:30 P.M, doing what he loved, riding his bike with friends. Dyke was 36 years old, born May 19, 1974. He was raised in Lapel, IN, graduated from Lapel High Scho…

Charles Richard Colip (also lovingly referred to as Dad, Granddad, Dick, Richard, and Charlie) peacefully passed away on July 19, surrounded by his family at his home in Anderson. He was 90 years young. Born on August 13, 1919 in Perkinsville, Indiana, Charles lived a long and laughter fil…

James H. “Jim” Cloud, 77, of Pendleton, passed away June 15, 2010 at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born April 27, 1933 in Connersville. He lived most of his adult life in Anderson and worked in the personal finance business. Jim served in the US Army. He was a member of St. …

Florence C. Cheatham, 85, of Anderson, passed away August 29, 2010 after a brief illness. She was born November 23, 1924 in Dubois, PA, the daughter of John and Rose Helen (Baleski) Skerkavich. She had lived in Anderson since 1946 and was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Mary%26%2339;s Cat…

Helen Hickner Ellis, 91, of Anderson, IN died peacefully at home in Waynesville, OH on March 22 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Tipton on August 10, 1919 to John and Rose Hickner. Helen will be fondly remembered as a woman of great faith and a devoted mother. Her greatest …

Eula M. Gaw, 85, Anderson, passed away June 3, 2012, at St. John’s Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born September 3, 1926, in Livingston, TN, the daughter of Norman and Martha (Ray) Hicks. She lived most all of her life in Anderson, retired from the Alibi Restaurant and enjo…

Rita H. Russell, 85, of Anderson, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2012, at Bethany Pointe Health Campus. She was born September 20, 1926 in Beaver Dam, KY., to Hallie and Cora (Davenport) Herrel. She was a homemaker and had resided in Anderson most of her life. Rita was a member of the F…

Sophia Pancol Campbell passed away peacefully August 5, 2010 at Primrose Retirement Community. She was born in Anderson on February 1, 1924 and was a 1942 graduate from Anderson High School. She lived in Florida for the past 45 years. Before moving to Florida, she was co-owner of the Post …

Edward L. Carter, 79, of Anderson, passed away April 7, 2010 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born March 11, 1931 in Anderson, the son of Marion and Vera (Ray) Carter. He moved from Summitville back to Anderson 11 years ago. He retired in 1991 from Delco Remy after 25 yea…