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Albert Leuellen
Dec 24, 2012
Albert Leuellen, 89 of Greensburg, formerly of Hartsville died Monday Dec.24,2012 at Hospice of South Central Indiana. Mr. Leuellen owned his own mowing and landscaping service in the area. He attended Hartsville Church of Christ and enjoyed fishing , playing cards and being with his grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home in...
Sheila A. Wallace Lambertson
Dec 20, 2012
Sheila A. Wallace Lambertson, 60 of Columbus passed away Thursday Dec. 20, 2012 at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. Sheila had been a teacher's assistant and helped with the GED program at Camp Atterbury. She had a degree in computerized drafting and in being a nurse's aide from Brevard Community College in Florida. She was a member of...
Matthew Colby Zollman
Dec 14, 2012
Matthew Colby Zollman, 25, of Hope, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at his home. Matthew had been an electrician with Zollman Electric Service. He loved playing his guitar ,fishing, hunting, NASCAR and all sports. He also loved spending time with his close friends who he considered his brothers. A celebration of Matt's life will be held Thursday at 7:00 p.m....
John Jacob Aman
Dec 13, 2012
John Jacob Aman, 81 of Hope died Thursday Dec. 13, 2012 at Willow Crossing Health Center. Mr. Aman lived most of his life near Rochester, New York Mr. Aman was retired and enjoyed playing cards and walking his dog. Cremation is planned thru Norman Funeral Home in Hope Online condolences may be sent to the Aman family at wwwnormanfuneralhome.net Mr....
Wallace W. Harrod
Dec 13, 2012
Wallace W. Harrod, 98, of Flat Rock, died Thursday Dec. 13, 2012, at Waldron Health and Rehab. Wallace was a retired farmer and also was a substitute mail carrier out of the Flat Rock Post Office for 37 years. He was a charter member of Flat Rock Fire Department and a member of Flat Rock United Methodist Church. The funeral...
Mae Rose Kessler
Dec 9, 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mae Rose Kessler, 86, a resident of Columbus the past three years died Sunday Dec. 9, 2012 at Kindred Heath Center. She had lived in Rush and Shelby counties most of her life. Mae Rose was a member of Manilla Christian Church and also attended First Christian Church in Shelbyville. She was active in teaching Sunday School and working...
Calvin R. Vass
Dec 4, 2012
Rev. Calvin. R. Vass, 88 formerly of Clifford passed away Tuesday Dec. 4, 2012 at Kindred Health Care where he had been living. Rev Vass had been the former pastor at The Chapel Of Good Shepherd Church, was founder and president of Global Harvesters Missionary Organization . He had pastored in Sweetwater, Texas and in his early years served churches...
Melva A. Barr
Dec 2, 2012
Melva A. Barr, 94 of Columbus died Sunday Dec. 2, 2012 at Kindred Health Care Center. Mrs. Barr had been a bookkeeper for several businesses. She was a member of Burnsville Christian Church, a member of the Women in Construction Club and she loved to paint. The funeral will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Norman Funeral Home in...
David Carl Hehe
Nov 28, 2012
David Carl Hehe, 60 of Westport died Wednesday November 28, 2012 at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. A celebration of David's life will be Wednesday Dec. 5 at 7:00 pm at Norman Funeral Home in Hope. Calling hours will be from 5-7 pm Wed. Memorial contributions may be donated to a memorial fund for David through the funeral...
Eric Lee Smith
Nov 27, 2012
Eric Lee Smith, 27 of Columbus died November 26, 2012 at Columbus Regional Hospital . The funeral will be conducted Tues. Dec. 4 at 2:00 pm at Norman Funeral Home in Hope. Calling hours will be Tues. from noon until service time. Burial will be at Hawcreek Cemetery. Memorials can be donated to Eric Smith Memorial Fund through Norman Funeral...
Edwin Walter Burney Ii
Nov 19, 2012
Edwin Walter Burney II, 67 of Hope passed away Monday Nov. 19, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor at Hope Mr. Burney had been a CPA and the Chief Financial Officer for Full o' Pep in Bloomington for many years. He had served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Hope United Methodist Church. He was a graduate...
Barbara Joann Burbridge
Nov 18, 2012
Barbara Joann Wenger Burbridge, 80, of Columbus, passed away Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at Kindred Health Care Center. Mrs. Burbridge retired from Dolly Madison and loved being with her family, doing puzzles and going to flea markets. She was an avid collector of oil lamps. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Norman Funeral Home in Hope with...
Earl Duane Sword
Nov 10, 2012
On November 10, 2012 Earl "Duane" Sword's life on this side of heaven ended as his eternal life with the Lord began. He was 71 years old, born in Kansas, raised in Iowa and through many journeys landed in Columbus,IN. Duane had many careers, high school teacher; football, wrestling, baseball amd track coach; insurnace agent and auctioneer. He was also...
Arya Nae Tonarella
Nov 9, 2012
Arya Nae Tonarella was stillborn on Friday November 9, 2012 at St. Vincent Women's Hospital in Indianapolis. Her parents are Shane and Brittany Seal Tonarella of Hope. She is also survived by a sister, Laela Joon Seal and grandparents, Mellisa and Jerry Craig, Joe & Missy Seal and Rhoda Johnson of Hope and Linda Kay Alter of Pennsylvania. A memorial...
Rev. David C. Cummings
Nov 8, 2012
The Rev. David C. Cummings, 61, recently of Newbern, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012. David pastored at United Methodist Churches in Indiana and North Carolina from 1984 until 2008, when he retired. Churches served in Indiana were Trafalgar, Waldron, Newbern, Connersville, Indianapolis and Evansville. David was preceded in death by his parents, Betty Jo and Earl J. Cummings; and...
Mary Ann Patterson
Nov 4, 2012
Mary Ann Patterson, 94 of Osgood passed away Sunday Nov. 4, 2012 at Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood where Mary Ann had been a resident for more than thirty years. Even though Mary Ann had physical limitations, her friends and caregivers made it possible for her to attend church services in Versailles and to work at New Horizons in...
Virginia May Powell
Oct 31, 2012
Virginia May Powell, 88 of Hope died Wednesday Oct 31, 2012 at the home of her son. Mrs. Powell, at one time, had been manager of Northside School Cafeteria. She was a member of Hope Moravian Church and her grandchildren were very important in her life. The funeral will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. Saturday at Norman Funeral Home in...
Mildred Amelia Seim
Oct 15, 2012
Mildred Amelia Seim. 101, of Fours Seasons Retirement Center died Monday Oct. 15, 2012 at Columbus Regional Hospital. Mrs. Seim had worked in the accounting dept at the American Red Cross in Cincinnati. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Columbus and was a former member and choir director at Christ Lutheran Church in Cincinnati. She loved sewing,...
Carmelita M. Shields
Oct 7, 2012
Carmelita M. Shields, 102 of Bloomington, formerly of Hope died Sunday Oct 7, 2012 at Meadowood Retirement Center in Bloomington. Mrs. Shields was a graduate of Hope High School and Indiana University. She taught school in Bloomington and Bartholomew Co. for 38 years. She was also a member of Hope United Methodist Church, Kappa Kappa Sigma and Delta Kappa Gamma...
James M. Andrews
Oct 4, 2012
James M. Andrews,69 of Columbus died Thursday Oct 4, 2012 at Hospice of South Central Indiana. Mr. Andrews was born March 11, 1943 to Gladys M. Robertson and James F. Andrews in St Louis Crossing. and attended Hauser Jr.-Sr. High School. Following early graduation, he served in the U.S. Army in Germany and one of his most memorable assignments was...
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