Local obituaries for Vincennes, Washington along with Knox and Daviess Counties in Indiana

Jay Mckinley
Oct 9, 2013
Jay Robert McKinley, 25, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Jay was born on May 8, 1988 in Vincennes the son of Willard McKinley, Jr. and Cheryl Cardinal.Jay had worked as a roofer for a roofing contractor in Bloomington, IN.Surviving are his mother, Cheryl Cardinal of Key Largo, FL; father, JR McKinley of Vincennes; grandmother, Anne McKinley of...

Helen Walker
Oct 8, 2013
Helen Irene walker, 98, of Lawrenceville, Illinois died at 8:30 am Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at her home. Helen was a long time resident of Vincennes, Indiana.She was born February 5, 1915 in Wheatland, Indiana, the daughter of Benjamin and Kathryn (Walton) Howell.She is survived by two sons, Danny Lee Goss and wife; Linda Goss of Lawrenceville, IL; Karl...

Norma Bonhomme
Oct 8, 2013
Norma L. Bonhomme, of Wheatland, IN, passed away Oct. 8, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital.Norma was a homemaker, and a member of the Wheatland United Methodist Church. At church, she volunteered for several different ministries.Born Oct. 24, 1939, she was the daughter of Virgil and Sadie (Doane) Earley. Her parents preceded her, along with her brothers, Gordon, Gib, and...

Elizabeth Loesch
Oct 5, 2013
Elizabeth Earle Loesch, 90, of Vincennes, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at the New Willow Manor.She was born September 23, 1923 in Crittenden County, Kentucky to Wallace and Beatrice (Alvis) Rankin.Elizabeth worked as a bookkeeper at Kmart for several years.Surviving are her children, Elaine (William) Helderman of Vincennes, and Michael Loesch of Vincennes; a brother,...

Gertie Kincaid
Oct 4, 2013
Gertie M. Kincaid, 75, of 501 Hart, Vincennes, passed away at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, October 4, 2013 at Gentle Care Nursing Home.She was born December 10, 1937 in Hawesville, Kentucky to Pete and Ethel (Estridge) Leslie.Gertie worked as a nurse's aide for 35 years for Crestview Nursing Home and was a member of the Church on the Street.Surviving...

Phillip Summers
Sep 29, 2013
It is with profound sorrow that the family of Dr. Phillip M. Summers must announce his passing and departure from the lives of his family, friends, and associates. On 29 September 2013 he succumbed to heart failure, he was among friends and passed mercifully quick and calm. Dr. Summers was born in Washington, Indiana, on August 23, 1939. Dr....

William Risley
Sep 28, 2013
William J. Risley, 84, of 405 S 3rd street, St. Francisville, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Lawrence County Community Health Center in Bridgeport.He was born September 5, 1929 in Oaktown, Indiana to Raymond F. & Josephine (Greenwell) Risley.William served in the Army during WWII and retired from U.S. Borax as a Heavy Equipment Operator. He was a...

William Bogard
Sep 27, 2013
William (Bill) Bogard, of Louisiana, died September 27, 2013. He was born in Lawrence County Illinois on September 26, 1930 to William Aaron and Elena Bogard. He attended Bridgeport Illinois High School. He was married to Berneice Lane of Decker, Inidana.Bill and his Dad operated the Bogard Machine Shop in Bridgeport after having previously worked at the Lawrenceville Machine...
Carol Jones
Sep 26, 2013
Carol J. French, 65, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born July 27, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky to the late Douglas and Nancy Lee Jones Wiley. She worked at Burns Security, was a member of The Pentecostal of Owensboro and was a Kentucky Colonel. She enjoyed mowing, fishing, cooking, NASCAR...

Opal Kays
Sep 25, 2013
Opal Kays, Jr. passed away Sept. 25, 2013, at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, NV.He was called Jr. by his family and friends. Jr. served in the US Army from 1950 to 1977, and served in two wars. After retiring from the Army, he worked as the Food Service Director for different hospitals. He bravely fought personal battles...

Barbara Smith
Sep 23, 2013
Barbara J. Smith, of Vincennes, passed away September 23, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital.Barbara had worked as secretary at Eagle Brokers. She was the mother of the church at Cornerstone Ministries for 52 years. Her love of God and family were her priorities.Born March 2, 1930, in Vincennes, Barbara was the daughter of Curtis and Evelyn (Limbach) Crowley. Her...

Virginia Hyatt
Sep 21, 2013
It is with great sadness that the family of Virginia (Jinny) Ann Hyatt, 77, Vincennes, announce that she lost her battle with cancer and passed away Saturday, September 21st, 2013 at home. She was a loyal, dedicated and loving wife, mother and grandmother.Jinny was born January 25th, 1936, in Washington, Indiana, the daughter of Nellie and James McGrath. She...

Ronald Kersten
Sep 20, 2013
Ronald M. Kersten, 92, passed away on Sept. 20, 2013. He was born July 1, 1921, in Carlinville, Illinois, and raised in Wahoo, Nebraska. He served as a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II, while stationed in the South Pacific. Upon completion of his military duty, he entered Oklahoma State University, where he graduated...

Harold Kirk
Sep 19, 2013
Harold W. Kirk, 93, of Vincennes, passed away Sept. 19, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in Petersburg, IN.He was the owner of Kirk Construction Company. Harold was a member of the First Christian Church, TPA, American Legion #73, VFW, the Lions Club, Elks #291, and the Old Timers Club. He had served as treasurer for the Vincennes City...

Helen Parker
Sep 18, 2013
Helen B Parker passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 18, 2013, at the age of 103. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and loved taking care of her home and her flowers. She loved the holidays and enjoyed hosting an annual Christmas party for her grandchildren, continuing to do so through age 99. She taught Sunday School...

Pauline Fyfe
Sep 18, 2013
Pauline R. Hoseman-Fyfe, 91, of Vincennes, passed away Sept. 18, 2013, at BridgePointe Health Campus.Born March 21, 1922, in Knox County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Lester and Blanche (Nelson) Ray. Her parents preceded her, as well as a brother, Guy F. Ray, and her husband, Jim Fyfe.Pauline was a supervisor in the personnel department at Good Samaritan...

Marvin Gresham
Sep 16, 2013
Marvin E. Gresham, 70, passed away at 2:03 a.m. Monday September 16, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital.He was born on October 8, 1942 in Corydon, Indiana to Susan Gresham.Marvin was employed at KCARC and served as their security guard. A sworn in officer, Marvin enjoyed being a policeman.Surviving are his friends and family at KCARC and his housemate, Jim...

Leona Goffner
Sep 12, 2013
Leona Goffner, 72, of 816 Buntin, passed away at 11:01 a.m. Thursday, September 12, 2013 at her residence.She was born August 21, 1941 in Beulah, Mississippi to Leon and Dethel (Blackmond) Green Sr.Leona was raised in Chicago and she gave up her modeling career with Ebony magazine to move with her husband.She had worked at Willow Manor and retired...

Beulah Walker
Sep 9, 2013
Beulah E. "Boots" Walker, 82, passed away at 6:45 am on Monday, September 9, 2013 at Bridge Pointe Health Campus. Boots was born on April 25, 1931 in Decker, IN the daughter of Frank and Jessie (Graham) Lane. She married Norman Walker on December 24, 1950 and he preceded her in death on December 12, 2008 after fifty-eight years...
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