Obituaries

Washington, Indiana Obituaries

Mary Ellen Ritter

Mary Ellen Ritter

Apr 4, 2014

Mary Ellen Ritter age 85, of Washington, passed away at 7:00 PM on Friday April 4, 2014 at Eastgate Manor Nursing Home. She was born on January 5, 1929 in Petersburg to Owen and Pearl (Miller) Miley. A homemaker, She was a 1947 graduate of Petersburg High School. A lover of puzzles and Birds, she also loved mystery novels...

Robert F. Granger

Robert F. Granger

Apr 2, 2014

Robert "Bob" Granger, 74, of Washington, died Wednesday, April 2, at 5:05 am at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. He had been ill for awhile, but death was unexpected. Born February 1, 1940, in Wheatland, IN, he was the son of the late Samuel and Christine (Whitfield) Granger Jr. He was educated in Knox County School System and graduated...

Helen (Colvin) Gootee

Helen (Colvin) Gootee

Mar 22, 2014

Helen R. Gootee, age 94 of Montgomery, passed away at 9:34 AM on Saturday at Washington Nursing Center. She was born on September 10, 1919 in Corning to Charles L. and Agatha A. (Fields) McDonald. She attended Reeve Township Schools and St. Mary of the Woods High School. She worked as a cook for Barr-Reeve Schools for 22 years....

Sarah "Sallie" Hoefling

Sarah "Sallie" Hoefling

Mar 17, 2014

Sarah "Sallie" Hoefling Sarah J. "Sallie" Hoefling, 81, died at 3:40 p.m. Monday, March 17, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. Born December 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Anna (Gootee) Williams. A graduate of Washington Catholic High School, she earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Science degrees from Indiana...

Venessa Lynn Burton

Venessa Lynn Burton

Mar 5, 2014

Vanessa Lynn Burton, 44, died of a sudden illness at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville. Born December 13, 1963 in Washington, she was the daughter of James Keany Burton Sr., and Alice S (Arnold) Burton Apple. Vanessa Attend The Hillcrest School in Vincennes until it closed and then Washington, In Community Schools where she graduated...

Agnes Kckinney Arvin

Agnes Kckinney Arvin

Mar 2, 2014

Naperville, IL Agnes (Aggie) McKinney Arvin, 87, died Sunday, March, 2nd in Naperville, Illinois, after a long illness She was born on June 29, 1926 in Montgomery, Indiana to John and Cora (Mudd) O''Connor. She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Mike, Ernie, Camilla, Paul, Bob, Tommy and twin brother Austin. She was also preceded in...

Margaret R. Walters

Margaret R. Walters

Feb 28, 2014

Margaret R. Walters, age 88, of Washington, passed away at 10:18 PM on Friday at Davies Community Hospital. She was born on December 11, 1926 in Petersburg to Francis E. and Ester (Barber) Williams. She graduated from Washington High School in 1944 and from St. Vincent School of Nursing in 1947. She retired as a register nurse from Daviess...

Michael L. Dashnaw

Michael L. Dashnaw

Feb 28, 2014

Michael L. Dashnaw, 84, passed away on February 28, 2014 at his residence. Born August 22,1929 in Ogdensburg, New York to Julius and Nellie (McKee) Dashnaw. He graduated from the St. Lawrence School of Nursing in Ogdensburg, NY and the School of Anesthesia at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean...

Thomas J. Miles

Thomas J. Miles

Feb 25, 2014

Thomas J. "Tommy" Miles, 63, of Washington, passed away at 7:19 p.m. Tuesday at Daviess Community Hospital. He was born Feb. 26, 1950, in Washington, to Wilbur and Beatrice (McCain) Miles. A 1968 graduate of Washington Catholic High, he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Washington American Legion, Our Lady...

Magdelene Ochs

Magdelene Ochs

Feb 22, 2014

Magdelene Ochs, age 90 of Montgomery, passed away Saturday at 9:20 PM at Daviess Cumunnity Hospital. She was born on August 7, 1923 in Washington to Frank and Julia ( Murphy) Delaney . She was a graduate of Glendale High School. She loved cooking and spending time with her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. She is...

Mary Margaret "Mag" Beasley

Mary Margaret "Mag" Beasley

Feb 21, 2014

Mary Margaret "Mag" (Bullock) Beasley, age 93, died Friday, February 21, 2014 at 2:45 a.m. at Jasper Memorial Hospital. She was lovingly known as "Mag"and "Mamaw Beas". She was born May 3, 1921 in Daviess County to Julia (Lents) and Roy Bullock. She married John Alden Beasley on February 2, 1946. He passed away November 2009.She was a 1940...

Lowell S. Graber

Lowell S. Graber

Feb 20, 2014

Lowell S. Graber, age 67, of Montgomery, passed away at 2:27 AM on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Jasper Memorial Hospital. He was born in on December 27, 1946 in Montgomery to David J. and Edith (Slaubaugh) Graber. He was self-employed. He is survived by his wife, Maribeth (Arvin) Graber whom he married on January 21, 1967; one daughter,...

Ruth Elizabeth Riester

Ruth Elizabeth Riester

Feb 12, 2014

Ruth Elizabeth Riester, age 98 of Washington, passed away at 10:43 AM at Daviess Community Hospital. She was born on June 9, 1915 in Washington to C. Arthur and Caroline (Riester) McCord. She was a graduate of Washington Catholic High School and was a beautician for many years. She was a highly respected, active, charter member of the Daughters...

Mary Cockerham

Mary Cockerham

Feb 11, 2014

Mary Cockerham, age 75 of Washington, passed away at 4:30PM on Tuesday at Washington Nursing Center. She was born on February 8, 1939 in Washington to John and Helen (Leffler) Bonham. She was retired from Washington Nursing Center. She is survived by two daughters, Pam Beckett of Grand Blanc, Michigan and Peggy Craft of Michigan City; two sons, Robert...

Laura Jean Bies

Laura Jean Bies

Feb 11, 2014

Laura Jean Bies, age 94, of Washington, passed away at 9:35 PM on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Prairie Village Living Center. She was born on January 12, 1920 in Washington to George and Martha Jane (Tomey) Wilz. She was a 1937 graduate of Washington Catholic High School. She is survived by one daughter and son in-law, Deborah Jane...

Wanda G. Forbes

Wanda G. Forbes

Jan 31, 2014

Wanda G. Forbes, age 73, of Washington, passed away at 9:15PM on Friday, January 31, 2014, at Eastgate Manor Nursing Home. She was born on March 28, 1940 in Decker to Howard L. and Rowena (William) Nash. She was a past member of the Washington American Legion Auxillary and the VFW Auxillary. She is survived by two sons, Howard...

Dorothy L. Osmon

Dorothy L. Osmon

Jan 17, 2014

Dorothy L. Osmon, 99, of Plainville, passed away at 12:30 PM on Friday, January 17, 2014 at Hillside Manor. Dorothy was the daughter of William and Sarah (Hattery) Clark. She was born in Bogart Township on June 7th, 1914. She married Kermit Osmon in 1933 and raised her family in Plainville. Dorothy was preceded in death by Kermit, second...

Clyde "Dickie" Burris

Clyde "Dickie" Burris

Jan 17, 2014

Clyde "Dickie" Burris, age 84 of Washington, passed away at 10:48 AM on Saturday at Daviess Community Hospital. He was born on April 9, 1929 in Washington to Lowell and Elma (Hitch) Burris. He attended Washington High School and was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Washington VFW. He loved fishing...

Betty L. Doyle

Betty L. Doyle

Jan 15, 2014

Betty L. Doyle, age 91, of Washington, passed away with her family by her side at 8:27 AM on Wednesday at Eastgate Manor Nursing Home. She was born on December 5, 1922 in Washington to Gus and Lillian (Brewer) Jerger. She graduated from Washington Catholic High School in 1941 and had worked for Peoples Bank for 43 years. She...

Diane E. Phillips

Diane E. Phillips

Jan 1, 2014

Diane E. Phillips. Age 69, of Loogootee, passed away at 9:22 PM on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born on March 28, 1944 in Jasper to Lawrence and Lucille (Schuetter) Jahn. She was a 1962 graduate of Jasper High School and worked as a legal secretary for Greg Smith till her illness...

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