David R. "Beano" Goodman Sr.
Apr 17, 2012
Life story David R. "Beano" Goodman, 93, died April 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Boston, MA, in 1919, and grew up in Revere Beach, MA. He graduated in 1940 from M.I.T. where he was co-captain of the wrestling team. He served in the U.S. Army from 1940-1945, and was runner-up in the English National Wrestling Tournament...
Beverly Fitzgerald
Apr 14, 2012
Life story Mrs. Beverly "Kay" Fitzgerald, 50, of Madison, Indiana passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Indiana. She was born Sunday, July 30, 1961 in Madison, Indiana the daughter of John and Anna (Davis) Perry. Mrs. Fitzgerald was a homemaker and enjoyed Bingo and taking care of her grandkids Survivors include her husband, Hubert...
Richard Benton "Rabbit" Bumen
Apr 13, 2012
Life story Mr. Richard Benton "Rabbit" Bumen, age 66, of Madison, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison. Born July 16, 1945 in Madison, he was the son of Richard John and Elizabeth Merle Mitchell Bumen. Mr. Bumen was a lifelong resident of Madison, and attended Dupont High School. He began his working...
Donald "Donnie" Ellis Jr.
Apr 12, 2012
Life story Mr. Don E. "Donnie" Ellis, Jr. age 60, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Swiss Villa Nursing Center in Vevay, Indiana. Born February 25, 1952 in Hamilton, Ohio, he was the son of Don and Marian Caldwell Ellis. Mr. Ellis worked at several positions over his lifetime, but his favorite position was as...
Sylvia Amy (Riley) Faust
Apr 12, 2012
Life story Mrs. Sylvia Amy Faust, age 100, of Hanover, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Hanover Health and Rehab Center. Born January 26, 1912 in Avondale, Pennsylvnaia, she was the daughter of Franklin and Luella (Copper) Riley. Mrs. Faust was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Art Faust of Dupont, Indiana. She was preceded in...
Kenneth R. Trimble
Apr 10, 2012
Life story Kenneth R. Trimble, 69, of Madison, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison . He was born Sunday, February 7, 1943 in Washington, D.C., the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Koury) Trimble. Ken was currently the vice president and general manager for radio station WKID 95.9 in Vevay, Indiana where he had...
Paul Merritt Alcorn
Apr 4, 2012
Life story Paul Merritt Alcorn, 28, of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at his residence in Indianapolis. He was born Friday, April 29, 1983 in Madison, the son of George and Pat (Finney) Alcorn. Paul graduated from Madison Consolidated High School in 2002 and held a Bachelor's degree from IUPUI in Construction Management,...
John E. Humes
Apr 4, 2012
Life story PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION FOR FUNERAL SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY. John E. Humes, age 66, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison. Born March 1, 1946 in Madison, he was the son of Horace and Ruth M. (Todd) Humes. Mr. Humes was a 1965 graduate of Madison Consolidated High...
Boyd Dean Wright Sr.
Mar 30, 2012
Life story Boyd Dean Wright, Sr., age 80, of Madison, Indiana passed away Friday March 30, 2012 at St. Vincents Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born April 16, 1931 in Trimble County, Kentucky, the son of Wilford and Mary Frances (Cox) Wright, who preceded him in death. He lived most of his adult life in Madison. He was employed as...
Genevieve F. "Gerry" (O'Connell) Vanmeter
Mar 23, 2012
Life story Mrs. Genevieve Vanmeter, age 77, of Scottsburg, Indiana, formerly of Madison, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Beehive Homes Assisted Living facility in Scottsburg. Born March 30, 1934 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Thomas Edwards and Mary Edna McCabe O'Connell. Mrs. Vanmeter moved to Madison after living and working in Louisville, Kentucky....
Zebadiah James "Zeb" Phagan
Mar 18, 2012
Life story Zebadiah James "Zeb" Phagan, 31, of Franklin, Indiana, formerly of Madison, died on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Schneck Medical Center in Seymour from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on I-65. He was born on July 1, 1980 in Columbus, the son of Doug and Lisa Shaffer Phagan. "Zeb" was a 1999 graduate of Madison Consolidated...
Linda Kay Rusk
Mar 11, 2012
Life story Linda Kay Rusk, age 69, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at her residence. Born March 10, 1943 in Madison, she was the daughter of Arthur "Bridget" and Mary Loretta (Amos) Rusk. Miss Rusk attended Madison Consolidated Schools and lived in Madison all of her life. She had been employed as a waitress at the...
Jesse Glen Hopper
Mar 8, 2012
Life story Mr. Jesse "Glen" Hopper, 89, of Lexington, Indiana passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born Sunday, October 15, 1922 in Jefferson County, Indiana the son of William M.and Maudie (Conard) Hopper. Mr. Hopper was honorably discharged as a Private First Class in August 1947 from the United States Army. He...
J. Howard Pearson
Feb 28, 2012
Life story Mr. J. Howard Pearson, age 100, of Hanover, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover. Born December 17, 1911 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Fred J. and Minnie E. Stover Pearson. Mr. Pearson graduated from a high school in Granite City, Illinois and attended the University...
Melvin Lee Vonderheide
Feb 25, 2012
Life story Mr. Melvin Lee Vonderheide, 77, of Madison, Indiana passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012 at his residence in Madison. He was born Saturday, July 21, 1934 in Jasper, Indiana, the son of Harry and Henrietta Miller Vonderheide. Mr. Vonderheide graduated from Jasper High School, and served in the United States Navy as a signalman during the Korean War...
King Solomon Burke
Feb 23, 2012
Life story Mr. King Solomon Burke, age 90, of Hanover, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his residence. Born March 2, 1921 in Pikeville, Kentucky, he was the son of Hatton and Elizabeth Roberts Burke. Mr. Burke moved to Madison on November 1, 1966 from Hodgenville, Kentucky and immediately began his employment with Tri-Point Old Company as...
William "Bill" Rogers
Feb 22, 2012
Life story William Carroll "Bill" Rogers, 67, of Madison, Indiana passed away on Wednesday February 22, 2012 at the Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born September 12, 1944 in Madison, Indiana the son of William "Bud" and Lena DeVore Rogers. He graduated from Dupont High School in 1962 and retired in 1999 from Steve's Broadway Service Station where worked as...
Ruth Naomi (Mcdowell) Estes
Feb 18, 2012
Life story Mrs. Ruth N. Estes, age 91, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Born January 23, 1921, she was the daughter of Warren and Bessi Murray McDowell. While living in Madison, Mrs. Estes worked at the U.S. Shoe Corporation of Madison for about 35 years as an...
Hannagret M. (Merkle) Leiske
Jan 26, 2012
Life story Mrs. Hannagret M. Leiske, age 85, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Thornton Terrace in Hanover. She was born on March 21, 1926 in Bckingen, Germany, the daughter of Friedrich Jakob and Elise Therese (Vielhauer) Merkle. Mrs. Leiske immigrated to the United States in 1945 and became a U.S. citizen. She married Ralph R....
Roseann (Metzger) Leineweber
Jan 23, 2012
Life story Mrs. Roseann Leineweber, age 83, of Madison, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012 at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison. Born March 20, 1928 in Madison, she was the daughter of Claude and Thelma (Hill) Metzger. Mrs. Leineweber was a member of the West Madison United Methodist Church, and previously worked for Little Peoples Boutique and...
