Deaths Pastor William Burger Dies In His 97th Year
The Rev Wiliam Lewis Burger oldest Indiana Kentucky Lutheran Synod pastor died at 2 45 a m Tuesday at 2645 Rowan Louisville at 96 He served Christ Jefferson town Bethany Louisville Nashville and Jonesboro He studied at Wittenburg and Hamma and had three daughters two sons and many grandchildren Survivors include Paul William Albert C Burger and Albert D Burger Sr Funeral at First Lutheran Church with burial Resthaven Memorial Park
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Lewis Burger
Indiana Kentucky Lutheran Synod
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
New Middletown
Rowan
Louisville
Burger
Cincinnati
Christ Church
Jeffersontown
Bethany Luth
Eran Church
Nashville
Tenn
Jonesboro
Ill
Wittenburg University
Hamma Divinity School
Springfield
Odd Fellows
Masonic
Arch L. Heady and Son Funeral Home
E. Oak St
First Lutheran Church
E. Broadway
Services Held For Infant Sally Merk
Infant Sally Mae Merk died at birth at 4 am Sunday in Harrison County Hospital. She was the infant of Clarence and Mrs. Merk of Laconia. Survived by four brothers and four sisters all at home and grandmother Mrs. Mary Fosskuhl of Floyds Knobs. Burial at Most Precious Blood Catholic Cemetery New Middletown at 6 pm Sunday. Gehl bach Resch Funeral Home Corydon arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Mae Merk
Harrison County Hospital
Clarence Merk
Laconia
Ritchie
Clarence Jr
Joseph
John
Donna Jean
Mary
Patricia
Theresia
Mary Fosskuhl
Floyds Knobs
Most Precious Blood Catholic
New Middletown
Gehlbach & Resch Funeral Home
Corydon
Charles W Stepro Dies Unexpectedly At His Residence
Charles W Stepro died at 2 00 a m Monday at his home in Corydon He was 61 a carpenter and native of Harrison County son of the late Harry J and Phoebe Robbins Stepro The body is at Gehlbach Resch Funeral Home with services at 4 00 p m today Rev Emory Bruner to conduct with organist Mrs Emory Bruner Burial in Bethel Cemetery Pallbearers named He survived by two sons Charles Jr and James. three daughters Monnie Buckner Carolyn Rhoades and Barbara Owens. eight grandchildren. five brothers Joseph Eugene Lee Norman Nelson. two sisters Louise Byrne and Ruth Feller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Stepro
Corydon
Bethel Cemetery
William Gordon
William Gary
Roy Sonner
Ora Stepro
Virgil Miller
Robert Crecelius
Charles Jr
James Stepro
Monnie Buckner
Carolyn Rhoades
Barbara Owens
Joseph Sheldon
Eugene Stepro
Lee Stepro
Louisville
Norman Stepro
Wilmington
Del
Nelson Stepro
Seattle
Wash
Louise Byrne
Indianapolis
Ruth Feller
Mrs. Margaret Voyles Dies in Nebraska at 94
Mrs. Margaret Davis Voyles aged 94 years two months and 20 days died last Saturday in Avoca Nebraska. Widow of Jessie Voyles she lived in Nebraska for about fifty years. Survived by two sons Ora Voyles and Emery Voyles two daughters Anna Meyer and Mattie Cappen a brother Roy Davis and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Funeral held Monday in Avoca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Davis Voyles
Jessie Voyles
Avoca
Neb
Voyles
Ramsey
Isae
Cynthia Davis
Harrison County
Nebraska
Ora Voyles
Emery Voyles
Weepingwater
Anna Meyer
Mattie Cappen
Port Arthur
Tex
Roy
Death claims Mrs Geraldine McAhron of New Salisbury
Mrs Geraldine A McAhron 55 died at 1230 am Saturday in Floyd County Hospital New Albany. She lived on RR 1 New Salisbury and was daughter of the late Charles C Burch and Mrs Iva A Burch of New Albany. Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery Crandall with pallbearers Charles Burch William Burch Robert Douglas Edward Douglas Roney McAhron and Lloyd Smith. Survivors include her husband Walter McAhron two daughters Patricia McAhron and Gerald Margaret McAfee one son Max McAhron one brother Cecil C Burch and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine A. McAhron
Floyd County Hospital
New Albany
New Salisbury
Charles C. Burch
Iva A. Burch
Swarens Funeral Home
Ramsey
William E. Curry
Palmyra Church
Max McAhron
Scottsdale, Ariz
Cecil C. Burch
Albert Wernert, Retired Harrison Farmer Dies
Albert J. Wernert age 85 died at 8 30 p m Sunday at his home on R R 1 New Albany He was a native of Harrison County a retired farmer and member of St Peters Lutheran Church He is survived by a daughter Dorothy Byrne and two sons Wilbert and Edward Wernert Funeral services 1 15 p m today Gehlbach Resch Funeral Home and 2 p m at St Peters Lutheran Church burial in the church cemetery Rev Wilford Butt will officiate Mrs Anna Ruth Burger will sing with the church choir casketbearers Arthur Wernert Patrick Bagshaw Harold Rupp David Blank Melvin Wernert Clarence Lind
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Wernert
R. R
New Albany
Harrison County
Jacob
Mary Ernst Wernert
Wernert
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Dorothy Byrne
Wilbert Wernert
Corydon
Edward Wernert
Rites Held For T. B. Jelaney In Jeffersonville
Funeral services were held for Thomas B. Jelaney at 10 30 a m Saturday at Coots Funeral Home Jeffersonville Burial was in Walnut Ridge Cemetery He died April 4 at University Heights Hospital Indianapolis at age 72 He was a St Louis Missouri native and member of Garfield Post 88 American Legion Redmen Medinah Shrine Temple of Chicago Surviving are his widow Christiana NuDyke Jelaney Indianapolis one brother Charles Jelaney Granite City Illinois two sisters Mrs Rose Rader Columbiana Ohio and Mrs Carol Myers San Cruse California
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Thomas B. Jelaney
Coots
Jeffersonville
Walnut Ridge Cemetery
University Heights Hospital
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Jelaney
Garfield Post 88
American Legion
Redmen Medinah Shrine Temple
Chicago
Christiana NuDyke Jelaney
Charles Jelaney
Granite City
Rose Rader
Columbiana
Carol Myers
San Cruse
Calif
Henry C. Combs Jr. Dies at 43 in Louisville
Henry C. Combs Jr. 43, of Corydon, a machinist for International Harvester Co. for 15 years, died at 7 00 a m Monday at Norton Memorial Infirmary Louisville. He was a World War I veteran and member of Bethany Christian Church Valley Station Ky. Survivors include widow Margaret Cozart three daughters Elizabeth and two others his mother Mrs Marvin Sinclair and his father Henry C Combs Sr two sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral 1 00 p m Thursday at W G Hardy Shively Funeral Home 4101 Dixie Hwy Louisville with Cedar Hill Cemetery Corydon burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Combs, Jr
Corydon
Norton Memorial Infirmary
Louisville
Combs
International Harvester Co
Bethany Christian Church
Valley Station
Margaret Cozart
Harold Burton
John Shireman
Arthur Stewart
Elizabeth
Marvin Sinclair
Henry C. Combs
Vanceburg
Wallace Cook
Walter Keiper
W. G. Hardy Shively
Dixie Highway
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Albert Sonner 95 Dies in Michigan
Albert Sonner 95 a retired Harrison County farmer died Tuesday April 4 at 8 00 am in a Mt. Clemens Michigan hospital He was the son of Agrippa F and Emily Sonner He lived in Michigan the past several years Survivors include four sons Al bert Sonner Jr of Belville Theodore Sonner of Ferndale Leo and Henry Sonner of Harrison County 17 grandchildren 40 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren Funeral services were held at 2 00 pm at Tiffany Young Funeral Home Armada Michigan conducted by Rev W R Fothyse pastor of Ber ville Methodist Church Burial was in Berville Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sonner
Harrison County
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Agrippa F
Emily
Jimler) Sonner
Michigan
Albert Sonner, Jr
Belville
Theodore Sonner
Ferndale
Leo
Henry Sonner
Tiffany - Young
Armada
W. R. Fothyse
Berville
Charles D Best Laconia Garage Operator Dies at 71
Charles D Best aged 71, operator of a Laconia garage and former teacher, died after a four month illness. He was WWI veteran, member of American Legion Harrison Post 123, World War I Barracks, and Pisgah Lodge. Funeral held in Laconia with Masonic services. burial Union Chapel Cemetery. Survivors include wife Helen. children Ralph, Floyd, Linda Rae Best, Martha Brecklehurst. siblings and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Best
Laconia
Charles Edward
Margaret Elmira Steepleton Best
Mr. Best
American Legion Harrison
Odd Fellows Lodge
Pisgah Lodge
Harrison County
Indianapolis
Beaublossom- Steenbergen
Frank Heil
LaDonna Chamberlin
Union Chapel
American Legion
VFW
Harold Best
Edward Wiseman
Elmer Wiseman
Lester Carver
Herman Faith
Carl Best
Helen Collings Best
Ralph
Floyd Best
Linda Rae Best
Martha Elten Brecklehurst
Harry Best
Ernest Best
Isela
Miss
Ruth Winders
Corydon
Elizabeth P.T.A. Installs New Officers
The Elizabeth PTA met in the school cafeteria on Monday night April 3 at 7 30. Officers installed for the coming year are Mary Brown president Helen Cunningham vice president Helen Blackman secretary and Jean McIntyre treasurer.
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Elizabeth P.T.A
Price Jordan
S Re
Helen Cunningham
Mary Brown
Helen Blackman
Jean MclInteer
Eunice Webb
Jordan
Retirement streetcar conductor W A Schellenberger dies
William A. Schellenberger died at 8 00 am Thursday in Hin es Veteran s Hospital near Chicago He was 70 a retired street car conductor in Louisville and Cincinnati Born in Harrison County son of the late Henry and Agnes Schellenberger He served in World War I He is survived by four brothers two sisters Rosary recited at Gehlbach Resch Funeral Home Corydon Funeral held at St Marys Church Lanesville with burial in the church cemetery Casket bearers were James Michael Allen Paul and Denny Schellenberger Kenneth Schneider
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Schellenberger
Hines Veteran's Hospital
Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Harrison County
Henry and
Agnes (Glotzbach) Schellenberger
Schellenberger
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Leo Schellenberger
Seelyville
Otto Schellenberger
Sidney
Australia
George Schellenberger
Corydon
Louis
Herbert Schellenberger
Lanesville
Angilberta
Edward
Agnes) Schneider
Georgetown
Irma) Rochert
Gehlbach & Resch Funeral
Death of Maurice V. Smith Posner in Bowling Green
Maurice V. Smith Posner died at 6 00 p m Sunday April 2 at his Plano Road home in Bowling Green Kentucky He was 60 born in Floyd County son of the late Clarence and Blanche Rowley Smith a Registered Pharmacist The body lay at Hardy Funeral Home with funeral services on April 5 and interment at Scottsville Memorial Gardens Survived by wife Evelyn Cooley one son Miles Smith one daughter Beverly Smith two grandchildren one brother Kapfel Smith of St Louis Mo and two sisters Eunice Yeager and Bernice Evans of Lanesville Indiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice V. Smith
Plano Road
Bowling Green
Floyd County
Clarence
Blanche Rowley Smith
Hardy Funeral Home
Scottsville Memorial Gardens
Evelyn Cooley
Miles Smith
Beverly Smith
Kapfel Smith
St. Louis
Melvin
Eunice) Yeager
A. M
Bernice). Evans
Lanesville
Mrs Herschel Brown Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs Herschel Hazel Brown was released Saturday after a seven week stay at Harrison County Hospital for a heart condition and related complications. She thanks well wishers for cards flowers and gifts but cannot have visitors per her doctors orders. Her recovery is hopeful. Richard Windell of Murray College Kentucky visits his parents Mr and Mrs John Windell and Larry. Pvt John E Windell stationed at Fort Knox is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel
Hazel) Brown
Harrison County Hospital
Richard Windell
Murray College
John H. Windell
Larry
John E. Windell
Fort Knox
Corydon Men Safe After Dayton Plane Crash Landing
Eugene Sams and Lewis Enlow of Corydon were aboard a Trans World Airlines plane forced to land at Dayton Ohio while en route to West Virginia for work with American Barge Line. Sams told his wife that none of the 60 passengers were injured.
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Eugene Sams
Lewis Enlow
Corydon
Trans -World Airlines
Dayton
Louisville
West Virginia
American Barge Line
Mr. Sams
Weekend Visitors Span Local Families Across Counties
Recent visitors included Ernest Hershman Sr and family with Floyd Toler and Frank Haas. Gusts of kin called on Joe Windell and Roy Fulkerson. Delmas Mauck visited Gould City in Michigan. Langs hosted Fravel from Illinois. Stewart Wise suffered a heart attack Saturday night and was admitted to Harrison County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Toler
Frank Haas
Ernest Hershman Sr
Roscoe Toler
Joe Windell
John Eaton
Stewart Wise
Harrison County Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Burger
Sally Merk
Aytetersten
Conrad
Geraldine McAhron
Albert Wernert
Harrison Farmer
T. B. Jelaney
Henry C. Combs, Jr
Laconia Garage
W. A. Schellenberger
West Side
Hwy
West Corydon
Consumer Credit Week
Harrison County Credit Bureau
Albin Jewelers
Allen, T. L
Sinclair Station
Alstott S&t
American Security Loans
Andrews
Earl
Ashland Oil & Refining
Texaco Inc
Berlins
Big Dutchman Inc
Bills Auto Parts Blessinger
M.D. Brown
Kenneth H. & Son, Inc
Butt
Wm. H. Rexall Drugs
Conrad & Sons Inc
Corydon State Bank
Eaton Feed Mill & Hatchery
Eureka Telephone Co. Inc
Farm Bureau Insurance
First Federal Savings & Loan
REMC
Harrison County Silgas Inc
Harr
Floyd Farm Bureau Co-op
Heth & Hughes Ins
Hickman Flowers
Jean Hottell
Nolan L. Ins
Hurst Lumber Co
Cet
Mics Hardware Inc
Jordan, R. A., M.D. Keller Mfg. Co
Pinner Standard
Lamon & Davis Hardware
Maurice V. Smith Posner
Atowling Green
Heidellberg
Hobart
Shireman
Asr
Grash
Roy Fulkerson
Charles Burch
George Mauck
Hobart Shireman
Beulah
Golda Mauck
Burch
Delmas Mauck
Gould City
Hobart. Shireman
Bertha Amy
Grover. Wiseman
Lewis Wiseman
Andrew Lang
Dan Fravel
Illinois
Henry Lang
Charles Rhodes
Rhodes
Public Service
Indiana
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