Obituaries

Dec 29, 2011

Michael H. Burns, age 57 of Mount Vernon, IN, passed away Thursday December 29, 2011 due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Watford City, North Dakota. Michael was the son of Joseph and Helen Fender, born on December 28, 1954 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. He worked for Flour Corporation for 28 years before joining Wanzek Construction, Inc....

Dec 27, 2011

Arno F. Reinitz, age 94 of Mount Vernon, died early Tuesday morning, December 27, 2011 at his home. He was born July 22, 1917 in Point Township, the son of Fred and Josie (Lackey) Reinitz. He married Bessie E. Hunt on August 27, 1938 at Henderson, KY. Mr. Reinitz retired from Babcock and Wilcox. Arno was a lifelong mechanic. He...

Dec 24, 2011

Norman Duane Stern, age 85 of Mount Vernon, died early Saturday morning December 24, 2011 at Deaconess Hospice Care in Evansville. He was born January 8, 1926 in Garrison, PA the son of Howard and Lucy (Sellers) Stern. He married Julia Scherretz on January 2, 1950 in Mt. Vernon. Mr. Stern worked as an operator for the IN Farm Bureau...

Dec 15, 2011

Dec 8, 2011

Jonathan D. Cox, age 41, of Evansville, IN, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011, at his home. He was born November 30, 1970, in Evansville, IN, the son of Gerald (Dolores) Cox and Lannie Jeffries, who preceded him in death. Jonathan repaired tools at Lansing Tools. He is survived by his father and step-mother, Gerald and Dolores Cox of Mt....

Dec 1, 2011

Harold D. Ericksen, age 85, of Evansville, IN, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011, at his home. He was born April 1, 1926. in Portland, Maine, the son of Victor A.E. and Edna M. (Dame) Ericksen. Harold was in the United States Navy for many years, serving in both WWII and the Korean War. He worked for Graflex, Inc., a...

Nov 28, 2011

Wilma Lee Vanderver, age 80 of Mt. Vernon, died early Monday morning November 28, 2011, at the Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 15, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Wilbur and Daisy (Redman) Cochrum. She married Vertis Wayne “Pepper” Vanderver and he preceded her in death on January 17, 1993. Mrs. Vanderver retired from...

Nov 13, 2011

Nov 13, 2011

Joseph D. Ott, age 80 of Mt. Vernon, IN, died Sunday morning November 13, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville. He was born June 7, 1931 in Francisco, IN the son of Howard and Ada (Peavler) Ott, Sr. He first married Melva Edwards and later married Joan C. Chapman on January 21, 2000. Joe lived most of his life...

Oct 31, 2011

Charles Leeroy Greenwell, Sr., age 72, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011, at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 24, 1939, in Mt. Vernon, IN, the son of Calvin and Lola Pearl (May) Greenwell. He married Shirley Wilson on January 10, 1959, in Carmi, IL and she survives. Charles was a member...

Oct 19, 2011

Jeff Martin Leftwich, 75 of Sparta, TN, died on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born on February 19, 1936 in Sparta, TN, the son of James Richard and Sarah (Gist) Leftwich. He married Marjorie Jones on April 2, 1988 in Sparta,TN and she survives in Mt. Vernon, IN. Mr. Leftwich had worked for the...

Oct 9, 2011

Ronald Keith Miley, age 47, of Griffin, died early Sunday morning October 9, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born June 21, 1964 in Indianapolis, the son of Jack and Priscilla (Buck) Miley. He married Ruth Ann Burnett on April 8, 1995 in Poseyville and she survives. Ron was a member of Lighthouse Assembly of God in New Harmony. He...

Sep 20, 2011

Veda B. Brauser, age 81 of Mt. Vernon died Tuesday morning September 20, 2011 at her home. She was born July 26, 1930 in Metropolis, IL the daughter of Elza and Ambie (Barnes) Cross. She married Richard E. Brauser on February 10, 1947 and he preceded her in death on October 11, 1993. Mrs. Brauser loved to shop. But most...

Sep 19, 2011

Sharon J. Turner, age 70 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday September 19, 2011 at the North Evansville Dialysis Center. She was born on February 28, 1941 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of Lemuel and Emily (Carrol) Cross. She married Robert Turner on May 3, 1963 in Mt. Vernon and he survives. Mrs. Turner had been a cook at Medco for...

Sep 11, 2011

Elizabeth H. Utley, age 89, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011, at her home. She was born July 21, 1922, in Mt. Vernon, IN, the daughter of William J. Elizabeth F. (Gross) Key. She married Benjamin Utley and he preceded her in death on April 25, 2003. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Paul...

Aug 29, 2011

Mary Louise (Dillard) Mooney, age 95 of Evansville, passed away Monday August 29, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born September 22, 1915 near Quincy, IL the daughter of William and Lula Ann (Neunam) Dillard. She married Marion Raybon Mooney on September 21, 1935 and had four daughters. During WWII Mary worked as a welder on the LST’s at the...

Aug 21, 2011

Lorena M. Wild, age 83 of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday morning August 21, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. She was born August 14, 1928 in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of John V. and Martha H. (Zenthofer) Higginbottom. She married James M. Wild on October 26, 1946 and he preceded her in death on January 12, 1994. Lorena was the co-owner of...

Aug 9, 2011

XR Claybrooke, age 89 of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday August 9, 2011 at his home. He was born August 2, 1922 the son of John Thomas and Lillie ( ) Claybrooke. He married Edna Virginia Blackburn in 1943 and she preceded him in death on May 7, 2011. XR owned and operated Claybrooke Transportation for over 37 years. He had...

Aug 8, 2011

Carrol E. Bratcher, age 73 of Mount Vernon, died Monday afternoon August 8, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was born September 17, 1937 in Louisville, KY the son of Connie Lee and Mary Bell (Stevens) Bratcher. Carrol worked as a welder for many years, having worked at AVCO Aero Structures in Nashville, TN. He was a veteran of...

Jul 25, 2011

Glen “Bud” Kleinschmidt, age 84 of Mt. Vernon, died Monday afternoon July 25, 2011 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born April 26, 1927 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Henry and Mary E. “Duckworth” Kleinschmidt. "Bud" retired from Texaco at Mt. Vernon in 1965. He was a die hard Nascar Fan. He served during WWII with the United States Army....