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Valada Craft
Valada Margaret (Wolf) Craft, 71, of Evansville, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, of renal failure at CORE Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was Lutheran.
Surviving are a sister, Lorna Hofmann of Boonville, Ind.; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Miller & Miller Colonial Chapel, the Rev. Walter W. Ullman officiating, with burial in the Immanuel Lutheran cemetery.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time a the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity.
Connie Davis
Connie Gayle (Ohlrogge) Davis, 43, of Evansville, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Cause of death has not yet been determined.
She was a part-time aide at Scott Elementary Day Care.
She had been active in 4-H and enjoyed showing dogs and saddle bred horses.
Surviving are three daughters, Kristina Davis of Indianapolis and twin daughters, Katherine and Katie Davis at home; her mother and stepfather, Marilyn and Bill Wright of Evansville; her father, Herbert Ohlrogge of Indianapolis; two sisters, Debra Ray and Kathy Ohlrogge, both of Indianapolis; her grandmothers, Mary Kleiman and Gertrude Ohlrogge; and her companion of 20 years, Keith Davis of Evansville.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Miller & Miller Colonial Chapel, the Rev. John Motz officiating, with burial in St. John’s United Church of Christ cemetery in Buckskin, Ind.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral Home.
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.
Emma Woller
Emma M. Woller, 90, of Evansville, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at the Evansville Protestant Home.
She was a graduate of Wadesville High School.
She was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church.
Surviving are a sister, Carolyn Rhodes of Evansville; a brother, Albert Espenlaub of Poseyville, Ind.; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Allen Gudgel, in 1940 and her second husband, John Woller, in 1986.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Glenn Flowers officiating, with burial in Laurel Hill cemetery in Wadesville, Ind.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Deaconess/Ohio Valley Hospice.
Ronnie Hodges
Ronnie Lee Hodges, 60, of Evansville, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. He suffered with emphysema.
He owned and operated Riverside Motors for 25 years.
He was a race car driver at the Tri-State Speedway for many years.
He attended Vann Avenue Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Judy (Meredith); a daughter, Leigh Feldpausch of Evansville; a son, Devin of Evansville; two sisters, Betty Scarbrough and Jean Fulkerson, both of Evansville; and two brothers, Robert Hodges of Evansville and Richard Meredith of Yankeetown, Ind.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. David Schulz Jr. officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
