Local obituaries for Neal's Funeral Home
Loraine (Howell) Snively
Mar 26, 2021
Loraine (Howell) Snively, age 93 of Osgood passed away on March 26, 2021. Loraine was born on October 6, 1927 the daughter of the late Walter and Catherine (Meyer) Howell in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Upon her graduation of school, she would meet and marry Eugene “Gene” Snively on July 11, 1947 at the Osgood United Methodist Church. After...
Eleanor Jean (Bowling) Connolly
Mar 24, 2021
Eleanor “Jean” (Bowling) Connolly, age 80 passed away on March 24, 2021 in Long Beach, California. She was born on December 19, 1940 to Howard L. and Rubye (Gilliam) Bowling in Ockley, Indiana.
Jean was a graduate of Napoleon High School Class of 1958. She enjoyed being a varsity cheerleader and drum majorette. Upon completion of high...
Margaret Loretta (Denton) Hall
Mar 16, 2021
Margaret Loretta Hall, age 73 of Osgood passed away on March 16, 2021 surrounded by her family. Margaret was born on September 5, 1947 the daughter of the late Raymond and Ina (Wesley) Denton in Columbus, IN.
She was a graduate of Columbus North High School. Margaret entered the workforce spending years with the United States Postal...
Lenna Irene (Smith) Sheets Ransburg
Mar 10, 2021
Lenna Irene Sheets Ransburg, age 90, passed away on March 10, 2021 in Carmel, Indiana. Lenna was born on her family farm outside of Delaware, IN on September 2, 1930, daughter of the late Raymond and Ada Smith.
She grew up on her family farm until the age of 9, when her family moved north of Osgood. ...
Louis "Louie" Ray Kieffer
Mar 9, 2021
The Osgood community lost a proud veteran on March 9, 2021, Louis “Louie” Kieffer passed away after a long battle with cancer. Louie was born on April 16, 1949 the son of the late Raymond and Betty Jean (Myers) Kieffer in Milan, Indiana.
In his early years of school, Louie had attended New Marion schools. At the...
Elson L. Downey
Feb 24, 2021
Elson L. Downey of Holton, Indiana passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at The Waters of Dillsboro in Dillsboro, Indiana. He was born April 26, 1945 in Milan, Indiana to the late Floyd Elson and Virginia Rose Shinkle Downey.
Elson would proudly serve his country in the US Army from 1965 until 1967. He...
Aldean Kathryn (Thomas) Hooton
Feb 20, 2021
Aldean Kathryn Hooton, age 84 of Holton, Indiana, passed away on February 20, 2021 at Margaret Mary Health in Batesville, Indiana. She was born on December 1, 1936 in Ripley County, Indiana to the late Alfred H. and Myrtle Miller Thomas.
As a child, Aldean lived in the Cross Plains area with her parents, brother, and sister....
Marilyn (Ricketson) Webb
Jan 30, 2021
Marilyn Webb, age 68, of Versailles passed away surrounded by her family early Saturday morning. She was born on August 18, 1952 in Tachikawa, Japan. Her parents were the late George and Lucile (Girtman) Ricketson.
She would end up around the community of Valdosta, Ga, where a poor game of pool would end up changing her life. ...
Jessica Kay Svatba
Jan 26, 2021
Jessica Kay Svatba passed away on Tuesday January 26, 2021. Jessica was born on June 3, 1983 the daughter of Alvin and Hazel (Barrett) Svatba.
Jessica grew up in the Cross Plains community and attended South Ripley High School. When her school years were thru, she continued to live in Cross Plains and worked for Arvin Sango...
Donald Emerson Pickens
Jan 23, 2021
Donald Emerson Pickens, age 88, originally of Osgood, passed on January 23, 2021. Don had spent the last 50 plus years living in the Indianapolis community. He was born on October 11, 1932 the son of the late Bruce Pickens and Clifford and Marguerite Jean (Risk) Pickens Winters.
Don graduated from Osgood High School in May of...
Marian Marcella Edwards
Jan 10, 2021
Marian Edwards, age 69, of Versailles gained her angel wings on Sunday January 10, 2021. Marian was born on October 3, 1951 the daughter of the late Edward and Edna Lee (Barnes) Forwalt in Osgood.
Marian had a full childhood, growing up with her brother and sisters. She was a graduate of Jac-Cen-Del High School...
Dennise Jeannine Donaldson
Jan 5, 2021
Dennise Donaldson, age 49 of Versailles passed away on January 5, 2020. She was born on May 28, 1971 the daughter of Dennis and Pamela (Peterson) Donaldson in Cincinnati, OH.
She grew up along with her brother and sister, in the Aberdeen community. Upon completion of high school at South Dearborn, Dennise entered the workforce spending several...
Eugene "Gene" Knox Snively
Jan 1, 2021
Eugene “Gene” Knox Snively, age 94, of Osgood passed away on January 1, 2020 at Margaret Mary Hospital. Gene was born on October 11, 1926 the son of James and Ruth (Knox) Snively in Amsterdam, Ohio.
Gene had many titles during his life from dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, husband, brother, father-in-law, uncle, brother-in-law, friend, farmer, carpenter, teller of...
Sherrie Rae (Hopper) Fullmer
Dec 26, 2020
Sherrie Rae Fullmer, age 55, Osgood, passed away at The Waters of Dillsboro-Ross Manor on December 26, 2020. Sherri was born on April 4, 1965, her parents were Floyd and Opal (Thurston) Hopper.
She married Jacob Fullmer on October 24, 1981, and they continued to live in Osgood for several years. They were blessed with children David...
Patrick Thomas Sevier
Dec 18, 2020
Patrick Thomas Sevier, age 38, of Versailles suddenly passed away on December 18, 2020. Pat was born on May 20, 1982, the son of the late Kenneth Sevier and Joan Murphy in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
Pat was known to be the life of the party; his family loved his ability to make them laugh. Spending time with...
Gertrude Eleanor (Nee Bouchonnet) Downing
Dec 15, 2020
Gertrude “Trudy/Toots” Downing (nee Bouchonnet), age 89, of Milan passed away on December 15, 2020, at Ripley Crossing. She was born on June 9, 1931, in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude (Delaney) Bouchonnet.
Following high school, she began her career with AT&T, where she worked her way up to an engineer assistant....
Glenna Mae (Hartig) Schuler
Dec 13, 2020
Glenna Mae Schuler, age 90, of Napoleon passed away on December 13, 2020 at Decatur County Memorial Hospital. Glenna was born on March 24, 1930 the daughter of the late Virgil and Mabel (Monroe) Hartig.
She was a graduate of Napoleon High School. After high school she worked in bookkeeping for the local Farm Bureau and Reynolds...
Dewey Roscoe Keck
Dec 9, 2020
Another bright light was extinguished Wednesday December 9, 2020 with the passing of Dewey Roscoe Keck, Jr, 90, of Delaware, Indiana. Dewey was born on October 31, 1930 to the late Velma (Dole) and Dewey S. Keck, Sr. He and his late brother Eugene grew up in Delaware. He loved to tell stories about...
Mary Jane (Galle) Jansing
Dec 9, 2020
Mary Jane Jansing, age 77, earned her angel wings on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Mary Jane was born on June 29, 1943, the daughter of the late Elmer and Clara (Zins) Galle on the family farm just outside of St Mary’s of the Rock, Indiana. She grew up along with her brothers and sisters and attended St Mary’s School. ...
Lisa Jean Batchelor
Dec 8, 2020
Lisa Jean Batchelor, age 47 of Versailles passed away on December 8, 2020. Lisa was born on March 4, 1973 the daughter of Ed and Brenda (Chapman) Petro in Dearborn County.
Lisa was a graduate of Milan High School. Shortly after graduation, simply driving down the road she would pass Gary Batchelor. She turned around; this would...

