Ivan Hooe
Ivan D. Hooe, 86, of Evansville, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at Holiday Health Care.
He had worked for 32 years in air-conditioning and refrigeration maintenance at Mead Johnson, retiring in 1975.
He served with General Patton’s 3rd Army as a sergeant in field artillery in France, Germany and Central Europe, was the recipient of four Bronze Stars and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1114.
Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Florence G.; a daughter, Alanna Welch of Marion, Ky.; a son, Alan of Evansville; three grandchildren, Tammy K. Claude and Nickolas E. and Stephanie R. Hooe; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park, with military rites.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Irene Peters
Irene A. Peters, 84, of Newburgh, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Surviving are a son, Jeff of Portland Ore.; three stepsons, Jerry of Honolulu, Hawaii, Jim of Monroe, Conn., and Mike of Addison, Ill.; a sister, Jeanette Barnett of Owensboro, Ky.; a granddaughter, Maren Peters; and six stepgrandchildren, Dr. Anita Gorsuch, Sheryl, Greg, Brian, Ken and Steve Peters.
Her husband, Oscar H. died in 1968.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, continuing at 10 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, the Rev. John Breidenbach officiating, with burial Friday at Assumption Cemetery in Winfield, Ill.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a memorial service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Laura Bradley
Laura Smith Bradley, 78, of Evansville, died Sunday in New Albany, Ind., at the Green Valley Care Center.
She was a member of the Harrison Street Baptist Church in Paducah, Ky.
Surviving are a son, Paul Crider of Milwaukee, Wis.; and a niece who cared for her, Raelene Lovelace of Evansville.
Her husband, James, preceded her in death.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery, the Rev. Douglas Smith officiating. Mason Bros. Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
Naomi Myers
VINCENNES, Ind. — Naomi A. Myers, 79, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at Gentle Care Nursing Home.
She had worked as a home health aide for Preferred Home Health Care, as a receptionist at the Indiana Workforce Development Office and as an assistant at Harbor House.
She was a 20-year member of RSVP and named Knox County Senior Services Queen, in 1988.
Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Geisweit of Vincennes; two sons, Charles of Crossville, Tenn., and Thomas of Vincennes; two sisters, Beatrice Hall of Joliet, Ill., and Violet Meadows of Winslow; two brothers, Ralph Johnson of Glennie, Mich., and Earl Johnson of Apache Junction, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Ashley, died in 1964 and a daughter, Josephine Burton, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1:30 p..m. Wednesday at Goodwin Funeral Home, with burial in Wilson Creek Cemetery in Knox County.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
W. Cledus Stites
ODON, Ind. — W. Cledus Stites, 79, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at his home.
He was co-founder and secretary of the White River Valley Antique Association, former Daviess County Republican councilman, Madison Township precinct committeeman, former federal crop inspector and West Boggs Park board member.
He was a graduate of Wheatland High School.
He was deacon and trustee of Elnora Christian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Vera A. (Prather); a daughter, Rita Jane Melsheimer of Vincennes; two sons, Kenneth Lee of Parker City and Carl William of Odon; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Elnora Christian Church, with burial in Sugarland Memory Gardens.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Poindexter, Hall, McClure Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. to service time at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Good Samaritan Lincoln Trail Hospice or the church.
Deon Nowak
BOONVILLE, Ind. — Deon “Gary” Nowak, 60, of Newburgh, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, of cancer at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
He operated Deon’s Hair Salon in Newburgh and was a member of Fitness World in Evansville.
He was a soccer coach for the adult league and taught youth league soccer in Newburgh. He was a Navy veteran, where he was a boxer. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Evansville.
Surviving are three daughters, Diane Jones of Taylor, Mich., Darlynn Starr Wosyluk of South Daytona, Fla., and Kacey B. Nowak of Newburgh; a son, Lonnie of Indiana; a sister, Lorelei Govier of Michigan; and three grandchildren, Nicole Nowak and Tommy John and Taylor Marie Wosyluk.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Koehler Funeral Home Boonville Chapel, with burial in Selvin Cemetery, with military rites conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3418.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Bettye Kilian
TELL CITY, Ind. — Bettye Kilian, 73, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at Cypress Grove Rehabilitation Center in Newburgh, Ind.
She retired from the General Electric Co. in Tell City.
Surviving are two daughters, Vicki Tuggle of Troy and Cheryl Goffinet of Orlando, Fla.; two stepdaughters, Barbara Strobel and Judy Morgan, both of Tell City; a son, Terry “Butch” Howe of Evansville; four sisters, Henrietta Silverthorn, Ruth Horsley, Edith Walters and Joan Berg; three brothers, Harry, Bill and Jim Labhart; 10 grandchildren, Jill Braun, Troy, Chris and Tony Tuggle, Tim and Mark Goffinet, Shawn Howe, Shannon Etienne, Rachel Gladish and Angela Cox; four stepgrandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Norman Howe, her second husband, William Kilian, and a stepson, Scott Kilian.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home, with entombment in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 pm. Wednesday and from 8:30 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Flossie Cook
PRINCETON, Ky. — Flossie Cook, 80, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at National Healthcare Nursing Home in Dawson Springs.
She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Carol Cox of Princeton and Brenda Maloney of Caldwell County; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Her husband, R.B., died in 1984.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Morgan’s Funeral Home, with burial in Cross Roads Church Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Charles Stevens
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Charles E. Stevens, 82, of Hopkinsville formerly of Madisonville, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at the Covington Convalescent Center.
He had been a coal miner with the Island Creek Coal Co. Fies Mine and member of the United Mine Workers District 23.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in the European Theater.
He was a member of the Madisonville First Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Frances (Cartwright); a brother, Henry of Hopkinsville; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home, with burial in Odd Fellow Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Flossie Acord
NEW HAVEN, Ill. — Flossie M. Acord, 73, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, of cancer at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado.
She was a member of the Miracle Temple Church in Wasson.
Surviving are her husband, Clyde; two daughters, LaVeda Friedman of Evansville and Sandra Ellison of Norris City; a son, Charles of New Haven; a sister, Irene Carney of New Haven; and a grandchild, Roger Davis.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cox & Son Funeral Home, with burial in Union Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Crystal Richmond
RIDGWAY, Ill. — Crystal (Dietz) Richmond, 32, of Fairbury, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, as the result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Fairbury.
She was Catholic.
Surviving are her husband, Thomas; two daughters, Felicia Friend of Ridgway and Breanna Richmond of Fairbury; her mother, Janet Dietz of Ridgway; her father, Bob Dietz of Equality; a sister, Nancy Dietz of Ridgway; three brothers, Jeff of Harrisburg, Dirk of Norris City and Terry of Pontiac; and her grandmother, Rosalie Baker. Her son, Jordan Friend, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in the St. Joseph Cemetery in Equality.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Cox & Son Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Dorothy Walker
FAIRFIELD, Ill. — Dorothy F. Walker, 91, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
She was an elementary school teacher for 35 years, 19 years in one-room schools. Surviving are two daughters, Alice Horton of Fairfield and Marie Brockett of Norris City; a son, James of Watseka; a brother, Earl Smith of Oakland; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Her husband, Alva. died in 1975.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Fairfield First Baptist Church, with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Nale’s Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. to service time at the church.
Charles Dolton
GEFF, ILL. — Charles F. Dolton, 78, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999 in Fairfield.
Surviving are two sisters, Opal Gaither and Meryl McDowell, both of Albion; a brother, Loren of Fairfield; and nieces and nephew.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Nale’s Funeral Albion Chapel, with burial in Locust Grove Cemetery in Mount Erie.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Billy Tucker
HARRISBURG, Ill. — Billy W. Tucker, 86, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at the Carrier Mills Nursing Home.
He retired as executive director of the Illinois Department of Mental Health Education.
Surviving are a sister, Vina M. Seely of Monticello, Ind.; a brother, Tommy of Shawneetown; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Vickery Funeral Home, with burial in Westwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Bessie Bailey
ROBINSON, Ill. — Bessie I. Bailey, 90, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at the Extended Care Unit of the Crawford Memorial Hospital.
She had worked in the dietary department of the Schmidt Clinic and at Crawford Memorial Hospital.
Surviving are a daughter, Shirley Klippel of Chesterton, Ind.; three sons, William Meredith of Benton, Danny of Vienna and Chuck of Oblong; nine grandchildren, Terry, Mike, Russell and Curt Bailey, Charlene Turner, Dawn Mohler, Danell Mott, Angie Elias and Tony Klippel; nine great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Her husband, Paul L., died in 1963 and an infant daughter, Carolyn Rosann, in 1934.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pulliam Funeral Home, with burial in Oblong Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the New Hope Baptist Church.
Everett Brantley
HARRISBURG, Ill. — Everett Burnett Brantley, 77, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at Harrisburg Medical Center.
He had been a coal miner for the Peabody Coal Co. and member of the United Mine Workers.
Surviving are his wife, Imogene; two daughters, Shirley Cavender and Matilda Grisham, both of Harrisburg; a son, Leonard of Harrisburg; and six grandchildren, Todd Cavender, Angela and Kit Brantley, Kristy Beers, Amy Buchanan and Diana Hadley. A son, Arthur, preceded him in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gaskins Funeral Home, with burial in Pierson Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Connie Kain
Connie L. Kain, 63, of Evansville, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital from complications of cancer.
She had served as president of the Children’s Theater and the U-ACE Swim Club, vice-president and director emeritus of the Evansville Freedom Festival board of directors, president of the Zoological Society and board member of the Zoological Foundation. She was a volunteer at WNIN and served as their auction manager for several years. She was active in the Republican Party, serving as Fifth Ward precinct committeeman.
She was a member of the Burdette Park board of directors and Vanderburgh Auditorium board. She was a graduate of Leadership Evansville.
She was a member of the St. Benedict Parish, Evansville Museum Society, Reitz Home Guild, Kennel Club and past member of Oak Meadow Country Club.
Surviving are her husband of 42 years, Todd; two sons, Alan of Atlanta, and Kevin of Evansville; a brother, Gary Allen of Monroe, Ind.; a granddaughter, Erin; and nieces and nephews.
Her daughter Becky died in 1965.
Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, continuing at 9 a.m. at St. Benedict Cathedral, the Rev. Gregory Chamberlin officiating, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with a memorial service at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Lowell Seifert
Lowell W. Seifert, 79, of Evansville, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at St. Mary’s Health Care Services/Welborn Campus of cancer.
He retired from Whirlpool Corp. in 1975 and was a member of the Whirlpool Management Club.
He was a World War II Army veteran and member of the Elks, Eagles and Kennel Club.
Surviving is his wife of 48 years, Shirley.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Ted Tempel officiating, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Larry Dillbeck
Larry Dillbeck, 50, of Evansville, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at St. Mary’s Health Care Services/Welborn Campus from injuries received in an automobile accident at U.S. 41 and Washington Avenue.
He was a Vietnam War Army veteran.
Surviving are his son, Troy of Savannah, Ga.; three brothers, Ricky of Evansville, and Frank and Chuck, both of Massachusetts; and nieces and nephews.
There will be no services or visitation at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Lionel Libbert
Lionel John Libbert, 89, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Newburgh, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.
He had worked with the federal government for 40 years in payroll accounting, auditing, real estate management and disposal, He was the recipient of the Meritorious Achievement Award for outstanding performance in converting payroll accounting from manual to machine operation.
He was elder emeritus and member of the board of the Kenwood Heights Christian Church.
Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Ruth; a daughter, Jeri Barnstable of Louisville; a sister, Kathryn L. Freels of Evansville; a brother, Charles Pershing Libbert of Holland, Mich.; and two grandchildren, Sherri Steiber and Charles Henne.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelley Funeral Home in Louisville, with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
Delores Bishop
Delores V. Bishop, 93, of Evansville, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at the McCurdy Healthcare Center.
She was a member of the L&N Railroad Ladies Auxiliary, the First Baptist Church, Eastern Star, and White Shrine.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Delores Reuter of Evansville; three sons, Dr. James R. of Evansville, George William of Buford, S.C., and Patrick Charles of Elkhart, Ind.; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Jacob Edward, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Edgar Brown
Edgar L. Brown, 81, of Evansville, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at his home.
He retired from Whirlpool Corp. as a press operator.
He was a World War II Army veteran, recipient of a Purple Heart and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was a member of the North Park Baptist Church and former member of the Haymakers.
Surviving are two brothers, Murice of Morgantown, Ky., and Ralph of Drakesboro, Ky.; a granddaughter, Louise Smith-McDonald; and great-grandchildren.
His wife, Pearl, died in 1987.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Miller & Miller Colonial Chapel, the Rev. Arthur E. Christmas officiating, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Sister Mary Messmer
Sister Mary Gerald Messmer, 78, formerly of Evansville, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, Ind.
She had taught school, from 1951 to 1964 in several locations, including St. Benedict in Evansville, in Boonville, Ind., Rockport, Ind., and had been the food service supervisor at St. Paul Heritage in Beech Grove for 26 years, retiring in 1990.
Surviving are six sisters, Sister Mary Carol Messmer of Beech Grove, Clara Boeckman of Ferdinand, Roberta Weyer of Ireland, Therese Paulin of Siberia, Carol Stedfeldt of Hayesville, and Jeanne Hefner of Huntington Beach, Calif.; and two brothers, Peter and Gerald Messmer, both of Jasper.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, with burial in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 2 p.m. to service time at the monastery.
Little & Sons Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Sisters Retirement Fund.
Sue Bowen
Sue Frances Bowen, 85, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
She was a member of Vann Avenue Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Janet Weed of Evansville; a son, James McGrail of Baskett, Ky.; a sister, Gertrude Hall of Evansville; a brother, Tilman Clark of Arkansas; eight grandchildren, James Jr. and Mike McGrail, Robert, Richard and Jeremy Hart, Laura Braddam, Lisa Coyne and Jimmi Weed; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Her first husband, James McGrail, died in 1949 and her second, Herbert Bowen, in 1986.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Robert A. Nall officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Leah Ruckman
Leah Margaret Ruckman, 81, of Evansville, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital.
Surviving are two daughters, Peggy Barkwill of Winter Park, Fla., and Becky Boggs of Mount Vernon, Ind.; a son, Jim of St. Albans, W.Va.; a brother, Jim Wilson of St. Mary, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nephews.
Services will be in St. Marys, W.Va. Ruttencutter-Ingram Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
