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May 26, 2009

Paul L. Rogers
Paul L. Rogers, 76, of Osgood, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009. Cremation will occur with private family services to follow at Corbin, Kentucky. www.nealsfuneralhome.net. Neal’s Funeral Home in Osgood is in charge of ar-rangements.

Clinton Todd Gentry
Clinton Todd Gentry, 38, of Dillsboro, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 23, at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro. Memorials may be given to the family for expenses. Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro was in charge of arrangements.

May 19, 2009

Margaret Orman
Margaret Orman, 67, of Rising Sun, formerly of Versailles passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born at Lafayette on March 7, 1942 the daughter of Charles and Beulah McIntire Ruch. She was married to Ray Orman on June 20, 1962 and he preceded her in death on July 4, 2004.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Hensley and her husband Jody of Rising Sun and Greta Glotzbach and her husband Kelly of Mitchell; six grandchildren and one great-grandson; one brother Chuck (Trudy) Ruch of Peoria, Illinois; two sisters Nancy Lakin and Sue (Jerry) Ray both of Bedford.
Mrs. Orman was a 1960 graduate of Shawswick High School in Lawrence County and received her BA degree from Purdue University. She had done sub-teaching at Jac-Cen-Del and South Ripley. In 1981 she became a loan specialist and supervisor for the FHA, retiring in 2003. She was a member of the Indiana Shorthorn Association and Shorthorn Lassies, and was a long time leader with the Hassmer Hilltoppers 4-H club.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 18 at 1 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles. Bobby Ruch officiated. Burial was in the Shelby Cemetery near Versailles. Memorials may be given to the Indiana 4-H Foundation or the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.

Anna Marie Peters
Anna Marie Peters, 87, of Dillsboro, formerly of Aurora, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at the Waters of Dillsboro. She was born in Kyle on June 5, 1922, the daughter of Henry Molter and Mathilda Lang Molter. In September of 1952 she married Almond C. Peters, who preceded her in death on September 4, 1989.
Survivors include two nephews; Gary Molter and Keenan Molter; one niece, Renee Molter; and a very close personal friend and helper, Mary Patterson. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Peters was a beautician and owned the Clip & Curl in Aurora for 40 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Aurora for many years, and in 1990, when she moved to Dillsboro, she became a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Hillforest Society, and was very active in 50+ Club in Dillsboro. In 1974 she was named "Woman of the Year" for Area 12 of Dearborn County. She was also president of the local chapter of AARON.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 18, at Filter-DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, Aurora. Memorials may be directed to the 50+ Club in Dillsboro or to the First Presbyterian Church in Aurora.

Alvin (Al) Fletcher
Alvin (Al) Fletcher, 71, of Milan, passed away, Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. He was born July 26, 1937 in Milan, the son of Floyd R. and Stella (Simpson) Fletcher. He married Sandra Jean (Struckman) Fletcher and she survives.
Other survivors include one son, Brandon Fletcher of Milan; daughters: Liane (Jim) Simmons of Lehigh Acres, FL, and Amy (John) Gibbs of Sunman; brother, Ronnie Fletcher of Key West, FL; sisters: Ruby Firth and Jeannie Kennedy, both of Versailles, and Shirley Turner of Milan; and four grandchildren: Jason, Amber and Ashley Schmidt and Molly Simmons. He was preceded in death by one daughter Jennifer Fletcher, in 1968.
Mr. Fletcher retired from Seagram’s and was a farmer. He attended Hope Baptist Church and belonged to the local union at Seagram’s. He also belonged to the Carpenters Union years ago. He was an avid farmer and fisherman.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 18, at Hope Baptist Church. Tom Holt officiated. Memorials may be given to donor’s choice. Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan was in charge of arrangements

Olive Marie Perkins
Olive Marie Perkins, 82, of Butlerville, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009. Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 20 at Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Visitation is being held today, Tuesday, from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery. Memorials may be given to donor’s choice through the funeral home. Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home in North Vernon is in charge of arrangements.

Mildred Elizabeth Kops
Mildred Elizabeth Kops, 87, of Batesville, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009. Funeral services are being held today, Tuesday, at St. Paul Lutheran Church Crossroads at Batesville, at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be given to the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville is in charge of arrangements.

May 12, 2009

Larry L. McIntosh
Larry L. McIntosh, 64, of Moores Hill, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at home. He was born June 6, 1944, in Batesville, the son of Archie and Mary (Powell) McIntosh. He married Paula Meyer McIntosh on July 31, 1987 and she survives.
Other survivors include sons: Jerry McIntosh of New Albany, Richard McIntosh of Osgood, and Daniel McIntosh of Milan; daughters: Sharon Cooey and Leanne Holt, both of Westfield; father, Archie and stepmother Aileen McIntosh of Versailles; brother: Mike McIntosh of Greensburg; and sisters: Linda Schmidt of Moores Hill and Patty Barnes of Greensburg.
Mr. McIntosh was a member of Moores Hill United Methodist Church, Sons of American Legion, and a past member of Moores Hill Fire and EMS. He was a former employee of Aurora Casket Company.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 10 at Moores Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Damon Soper and Rev. Carl Martin officiating. Memorials may be given to Dearborn County Yes Home, Walter and Anna Sibbett Scholarship Fund, Dearborn County Hospice. Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home in Moores Hill was in charge of arrangements.

Mark A. Rullman
Mark A. Rullman, 56, of Versailles, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 at his home. He was born at Milan on July 10, 1952, the son of Lloyd and Dana Faye Miller Rullman. He was married to Amy Rodgers on May 17, 2003 and she survives.
Other survivors include his mother, Dana Faye Rullman of Dillsboro; one son: Matthew Rullman of Aurora; two daughters: Sara Rullman of Versailles and Whitney Rodgers of Versailles; two sisters: Shauna Hamilton of Moores Hill and Sheila Creek of Dillsboro; and an aunt Dorothy Ann Rullman. He was preceded in death by his father, his son Jeremy, and his brother Edward.
Mr. Rullman was a 1970 graduate of Dillsboro High School and was employed with Baird Auto Transport as a car hauler. He was a member of the Hope Baptist Church at Dillsboro, the Hopewell Masonic Lodge at Dillsboro, and the Milan Sons of the American Legion.
Funeral services will be held Friday, at 11 a.m. at the Hope Baptist Church at Dillsboro with Rev. Tom Holt officiating. Burial will be in the Cliff Hill Cemetery at Versailles. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-8 p.m. at the church. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.

Edwin Bennett

Edwin Bennett, 77, formerly of Milan and Aurora, passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 at Fort Myers, Florida. Services are pending at Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home in Milan.

Lucille E. Freyer
Lucille E. Freyer, 88, of Sunman, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009. Funeral services were held Monday, May 11 at St. John’s United Church of Christ-Penntown. Burial was in St. John’s Cemetery in Penntown. Memorials may be given to Hospice of MMCH-Batesville or to St. John’s UCC-Penntown.

May 5, 2009

Albert E. Wise
Albert E. Wise, 82, of Dillsboro, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. He was born December 27, 1926 at Middletown, Ohio, the son of William Edward and Edna K. Mueller Wise. He married Willie Mae Maney on March 8, 1950 in the St. Paul Methodist Church in Sunman and she survives.
Other survivors include daughter Susan Kaye (Clarence H.) Stogner of Cincinnati, Ohio; sons, John William (Jane R.) Wise of Milan and Thomas Edward (Barbara L.) Wise of Dayton, Ohio; grandchildren: John Albert Wise, Melinda Rose Wise, William Edward Stogner, Edward Thomas Stogner, Elizabeth Mae Stogner, Elizabeth Whitney Wise and Martha Louise Wise; and brother, Charles Wise of Mason, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister- Sarah Richter, and brother- Paul Wise.
Mr. Wise served in the US Air Force during WWII and helped develop and install the Radar Network of the United States. He loved farming and retired from Seagrams. He was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Sunman and enjoyed working with the Antique Machinery Clubs and Antique Machinery Shows.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 7 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Sunman with Rev. Charles Wm. McKinley, Rev. Thomas Edward Wise and Rev. Duane A. Loos officiating. Burial will be in the St. Paul Cemetery in Sunman with military honors by Kenneth L. Diver Post #337 American Legion, Sunman. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 6 from 4-8 p.m. at Cook Funeral Home in Sunman and from 9:30 until time of services at the church on Thursday.
Memorials may be given to the St. Paul United Methodist Church or to the Kenneth L. Diver American Legion Post-Sunman. Cook Funeral Home in Sunman is in charge of arrangements.

Ida Louise (Miller) Boerstler
Ida Louise (Miller) Boerstler, 96, of Batesville, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009. Funeral services are being held today, Tuesday, at 11 a.m. with visitation starting at 9:30 a.m., all at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Batesville. Memorials may be given to the church or Margaret Mary Hospice in care of Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville who is in charge of arrangements.

Betty K. Hopkins
Betty K. Hopkins, 83 of Port Charlotte, Florida, formerly of Versailles, passed away January 15, 2009 at the Peach River Regional Hospital in Port Charlotte. She was married to Dr. Lester Hopkins in 1959 and he preceded her in death on November 21, 1974.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Ann Miller of Osgood; one niece, Sherron Miller Bultman of Port Charlotte; two great-nephews, Curtis Schmidt of Prospect, Kentucky and Dennis Bultman of Madison; one great-niece, Tracey Holmes of Lawrenceburg; three great-great nephews, Daniel and Phillip Schmidt and Taylor Holmes; one great-great niece Allie Holmes. She was preceded in death by her parents and her niece Bonita Miller Schmidt.
Mrs. Hopkins was a retired bookkeeper having worked with her husband at their medical practice in Versailles. She had also been a medical bookkeeper in Florida along with former employment with the US government, Wright-Patterson AFB, and the Nestle Plant in Osgood.
Funeral services were held at the convenience of the family with burial in the Cliff Hill Cemetery in Versailles. The Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home of Versailles was in charge of arrangements.