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June 26, 2008

Dennis Lee Hoeferkamp
Dennis Lee Hoeferkamp, 56, of Holton, died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the King’s Daughters’ Hospital, Madison. He was born June 25, 1951 at Milan, the son of Robert Herman and Betty Lee Miller Hoeferkamp. He married Deborah Diane Johnson on June 24, 1979 at New Marion Baptist Church and she survives.
Other survivors include his mother, Betty Lee Skelton of Osgood; four sons, Steve and wife Patricia McGrew and Johnathon Hoeferkamp all of Napoleon, Joey Hoeferkamp and Ronnie Hoeferkamp both of Holton; one daughter, Mindy Hoeferkamp of Holton; one brother, David H. Hoeferkamp of Mishawaka and two grandchildren, Stevie and Isaiha McGrew.
Mr. Hoeferkamp graduated at South Ripley High School in 1969. He worked for Muscatatuck State Hospital and had attended IU.
Funeral services are being held today, Thursday, June 26 at Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in the Cliff Hill Cemetery, Versailles.
Memorials may be made to the family.

Caroline I. Monroe
Caroline I. Monroe, 85, of Versailles passed away Monday, June 23, 2008 at the Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. She was born at Iowa Falls, Iowa on May 4, 1923, the daughter of Ivan and Ethel Whitesell Hays. She was married to Marion Monroe in 1943 and he preceded her in death on March 9, 2000.
Survivors include one daughter, Nancy Pickett of Versailles; one son David Monroe of Versailles; grandchildren Jeff Pickett of Versailles, Jennifer (Jeff) Smith of Versailles, and Laurie (Dwight) Kreig of Batesville, and seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Ivan Hays of Rialto, California. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her sister Wilma Needham.
Mrs. Monroe was a homemaker, had formerly worked for US Shoe, and was a member of the Tanglewood Baptist Church. She had attended the Pasadena Junior College in California where she studied nursing. She was a long time resident of the Colonial Manor of Versailles where she enjoyed playing cards with her neighbors.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 26, at 11 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. Becky Pohle officiating. Burial will be in the Tanglewood Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until time of services.
Memorials may be given to the Tanglewood Cemetery in care of the funeral home.


Kaybree Nichole Mullins
Kaybree Nichole Mullins, infant, of Versailles, died Tuesday, June 24, 2008 in Versailles. She was born April 16, 2008 in Dearborn County, the daughter of Jerry Mullins and Ashley Yorn Mullins and they survive.
Other survivors include maternal grandparents Kelly and Betty Yorn of Milan; paternal grandparents Jerry and Pam Mullins of Versailles; paternal great grandparents, Gary and Kathy Willoughby of Lawrenceburg, maternal great grandfather, Cecil Spurlock of Moores Hill and maternal great grandparents, Charlie and Helen Yorn of Batesville.
Graveside services will be held at Mt. Sinai on Friday, June 27 at 2:30 p.m.
Contributions may be made to the family.
Rullman Hunger Denny Funeral Home, Aurora is in charge of the arrangements.

Alice Elizabeth Matz Crum
Neal’s Funeral Home, Osgood, is handling arrangements for Alice Elizabeth Matz Crum.

Sherrill (Schneider) Cheda
Sherrill Cheda was born in a small town in Indiana in 1936. She was the first in her family to go to University. She started a career as a librarian after marrying her University beau and moved to both coasts of the United States in short order. She worked at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and San Francisco State College library during the tumultuous 60s. San Francisco in those days suited Sherrill's nature well. It was a place where political issues were being debated and Sherrill was soon in her element. This radicalization as well as her introduction to the women's movement were to create the foundation for her strong ethical beliefs for the rest of her life.
Sherrill was a confirmed believer in justice for all people. She knew what she thought was fair and just and she was determined to fight for those causes. She measured the world and its progress against her standard that all people should be treated fairly and have the right to learn and enjoy life. She clearly found the world wanting most of the time. Her stroke in 2004 slowed her down, but didn't stop her.
Sherrill was a feminist, an activist, and a peacenik, and she wasn't those things quietly. Her view of justice for women was that they should have every opportunity to use all of their talents. She felt we should all work to make that happen, all of the time. She thought we should hate war and violence of all sorts, except perhaps the oral and intellectual violence needed to tell violent people and warmongers what we thought of them.
Sherrill treasured the world of words, written, performed, or sung. She loved the arts for their ability to lift the mind to a higher place. She loved ideas, debate, and learning but most of all she loved reading for the great pleasure of being introduced to the imagination and talent of great writers. Books for Sherrill were like oxygen to others. Life was less if we were between publishing seasons.
Sherrill was the definition of a great friend, loyal supportive, and fun. She could introduce you to a great new recipe, or restaurant, or author all with the same enthusiasm and insightful critique. She loved to combine her pleasures and her many friends had the privilege of sharing those with her.
Nothing made Sherrill happier than enjoying her family. She adored her children and Karl's children, their spouses, the grandchildren and the many great years of true companionship and love she got from being married to Karl Jaffary.
Life is less for so many without Sherrill Cheda.

Robert Jack Hoover
Retired Air Force Colonel Robert "Jack" Hoover, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, June 20, 2008.
Jack was born November 15, 1924 to Robert Claude Hoover and Monta Opal Hess in Osgood, Indiana. Jack lived with his grandparents, Russell M. Hoover and Cora Belle Corson and attended Osgood Elementary and High School. He graduated in 1942 after he had established a widespread reputation as a talented athlete in Track & Field, Softball and Basketball for the Osgood Cowboys.
At the beginning of World War II, he entered the Army-Air Corps. He received his Basic Training at Greensboro, NC, attended Aircraft Mechanics School at Keesler Field, MS and was then selected for PBY Flight Training with the Navy at Pensacola Naval Air Station, FL. After Pensacola, it was back to Keesler Field for Air Sea Rescue School and an assignment as Flight Engineer on a PBY crew.
His first duty stations as an enlisted man included Mississippi, Maine and the Azores. While in Maine, he met and married Mabel Lee Stephenson on May 24, 1945. While in the Azores, the PBY to which he was assigned crashed off the coast of Fayal, Azores on September 27, 1945. Jack saved the life of a fellow crew-member and as a result was awarded the Soldier's Medal.
He continued his enlisted flying career as a C-54 Flight Engineer. During the Korean Conflict, he was stationed at Tachikawa Air Base near Tokyo, Japan. His duty was to transport personnel and supplies to Korea. In 1953, he was commissioned a Second Lt. and was reassigned to Aircraft Maintenance Officer duties. He remained in this assignment until being transferred to Turner AFB, Albany, GA where he was made a Squadron Commander of Field Maintenance Unit until 1959.
From 1959 to 1962, he was stationed at Myrtle Beach AFB, SC. He was the Maintenance Officer for the F-100 equipped 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron. In February 1962, he was transferred to Tactical Air Command Headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia. He was assigned to the Office of the TAC Chief of Safety and later to the Directorate of Maintenance as the F-4 Project Officer. The F-4, as a recently acquired aircraft, was just being brought into the Air Force inventory. In 1965, he was sent to Viet Nam for one year as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, near Siagon.
Upon return to the U.S., he was assigned to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. for a period of four years in the Directorate of Maintenance where he continued his association with the F-4. In 1970, Jack was re-assigned to USAFE Headquarters, Lindsey Air Station, Weisbaden, West Germany where he worked as Chief of the Aircraft Division in the Directorate of Materiel until 1973 when he returned to Langley AFB, Hampton, VA. He retired as Lt. Colonel from Langley after having served thirty years in the military.
After a couple of years of retirement, Jack went to work for TRW, Inc. as an advisor to the Royal Iranian Air Force in Tehran, Iran. After an exciting escape from members of the new regime in Iran, Jack and Mabel moved to Las Vegas, NV for 13 years during which time he worked for Fitzgerald's Casino as a shift supervisor. At the age of 70, Jack retired for the last time.
Survivors include his wife, Mabel, of 63 years; three daughters, Lana Holland of Virginia Beach, Sue Butti of Chatsworth, GA, Pat Hoover of Hampton; four grandchildren, Bill, Mindy, Stacey and Corey, and four great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25 at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at the funeral home by Pastor L. Douglas Stowe. Jack will be interred at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 7.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shriner's Children's Burn Center Hospital at 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3095 or a charity of your choice.

June 19, 2008

Frank Garcia, Sr.
Frank Garcia, Sr., age 81, from Boise, Idaho, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2008 at his home. He was born on April 20, 1927 in Gary, the son of Francisco and Josephine (Gomez) Garcia. He married Sophie Novak in Crown Point on December 10, 1955 and she survives.
Other survivors include four sons: Mike and wife Ro-sanne Garcia and John Gar-cia, both of Phoenix, AZ, Frank Garcia, Jr., of Boise, ID, and Robert and wife Kelly Garcia of Versailles; five grandchildren: Brianna and Erica Garcia of Phoenix, AZ, and Zachary Teichman, Alexander and Caitlyn Garcia, all of Versailles; two sisters: Mary Lou Penilla of Merrysville and Yolanda Santiago. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Clementina Ventura.
Mr. Garcia was retired from Gary Steel Mill, in Gary, Indiana.
Private arrangements are being made at the convenience of the family.

David Roy Shaw
David Roy Shaw, 70, of Versailles, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at the Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg. He was born near Holton on October 28, 1937, the son of Leslie and Ethel Mercer Shaw. He married Barbara Holzer on November 22, 1957 and she survives.
Other survivors include one son, David (Kathy) Shaw of Versailles; two daughters, Cindy (Lanny) Burnham of Versailles and Patricia (Randy) Young of Osgood; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two brothers, Donald Shaw of Nebraska and Robert Shaw of Milan. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Gene.
Mr. Shaw, a veteran of the Vietnam War, served in the US Army from 1956 to 1978 retiring as a Master Sergeant. After his military service he owned and operated Shaw’s TV Repair in Versailles and also had been employed with Versailles Plastics and US Shoe.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 20 at 11 a.m. at the Dabney Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Bell officiating. Burial will be in the Dabney Cemetery. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 5-8 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles and from 10 a.m. until time of services on Friday at the church. Memorials may be given to the Dabney Cemetery in care of the funeral home.

Laurel Faith Bressert
Infant Laurel Faith Bressert, daughter of Darryl and Julie Nichols Bressert, passed away at birth on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville.
Survivors include her parents, one brother, Darryl Nickolas Bressert; paternal grandparents, Larry and Carol Bressert of Dillsboro; maternal grandmother, Pam Main of Lawrenceburg; maternal great grandmother, Julia Nichols of Dillsboro.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Oakdale Cemetery in Dillsboro, with Pastor Charlie Fehrman officiating. Filter-DeVries Funeral home in Dillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

Florine S. Back
Florine S. Back, 74, of Batesville, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2008. Visitation is being held today, Thursday, from 5-8 p.m. at Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. also at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Rossburg Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the family. Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville is in charge of arrangements.

June 12, 2008

Bonnie N. Ogden
Bonnie N. Ogden, 94, of Osgood, formerly of Versailles, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2008 at the Golden Living Center at Hill Creek in Louisville. She was born in Decatur County near Westport on January 2, 1914, the daughter of Andrew and Etta Surface Hull. She married Thomas Ogden on June 23, 1940 and he preceded her in death on May 12, 1971.
Survivors include one daughter, Ruth (John) Oglesby of Louisville; and one grandson, Gary (Deanna) Cundiff of Louisville. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
Mrs. Ogden was a member of the Tyson United Methodist Church and also the Do-A-Lot Home Economics Club. Along with her husband Mrs. Ogden owned and operated the Dog-N-Suds in Osgood and later Tom’s 50-50 Grill located at the Wye in Versailles.
Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, June 12, at 11 a.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rev. James Byerly of the Tyson United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Burial will be in the South Park Cemetery in Greensburg.
Memorials may be given to the Tyson United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences are available as skfuneralhome.com.

June 5, 2008

Irene Jacobs
Irene Jacobs, 95, of Cross Plains, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at the Ripley Crossing in Milan. She was born near Cross Plains on December 10, 1912, the daughter of John and Clara Berkemeyer Thomas. She married J. Melvin Jacobs on October 24, 1933 and he preceded her in death on February 1, 1994.
Survivors include: daughter-in-law Alethea Jacobs of Versailles; granddaughters, Debbie Tewmey and Darla Jacobs, both of Versailles, Denise Jacobs, and Dee Ann Jacobs, both of Indianapolis. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Glenn Jacobs, and her sister Laura Laker.
Mrs. Jacobs along with her husband owned and operated Jacobs Grocery Store in Cross Plains for over 50 years closing in 1984. She was also a homemaker and a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Dewberry.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Dewberry with Rev. Ralph Canpen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles and from 10 a.m. until time of services on Saturday at the church. Memorials may be given to the activities fund at Ripley Crossing or to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.