LOOGOOTEE — Richard Lee Kerns, 66, went to his Heavenly home at 8:20 a.m. Thursday. He was born Feb. 17, 1944, in Martin County, to Floyd and Leona (Hayes) Kerns. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Loogootee and attended Jasper High School. He retired in 2002 from Petros Tire and was also the former owner of Kerns Country Cabin Restaurant in Loogootee. He was member of St. John’s Lutheran Church Council and the Park and Spark Car Club. He is survived by his wife, Sharon (Harder) Kerns, whom he married June 15, 1968; one son, T. Ed Kerns of Loogootee; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Barb Kerns of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ed and Mary Ruth Kerns of Washington; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Sue and Clyde Nicholsen of Jasper, Shirley and Harry Magner of Bloomington, Sharon and Robert Peoples of Shoals, Sandy and Terry Heeke of Dubois, and Tami and Duane Knies of Celestine; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Leona (Hayes) Kerns; one daughter, Misty Kerns; one brother, David Kerns; and one sister, Phyllis Keller. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Loogootee. Burial will be in Goodwill Cemetery in Loogootee. Visitation is from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Brocksmith Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the church on Monday. Memorial donations may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Loogootee. Online condolences may be made at www.brocksmithfuneralhomes.com. (Aug. 26, 2010)
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Mary Kessler
Mary Maxine Kessler, 80, of Washington, died at 9 a.m. Thursday at Daviess Community Hospital.
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Mildred Taylor
Mildred Mae Taylor, 98, of Washington, died at 10 a.m. Thursday at Prairie Village.
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Charles Greentree
Charles Ellis Greentree, 65, of Washington, passed away Friday at Deaconess Hospital.
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Linda Ellis
Linda Ledgerwood Ellis, 63, Died at 8:56 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.
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Joanne Craney
Joanne Craney, 77, died at 7:32 a.m. Friday at the Martin County Health Care and Rehab Center in Loogootee.
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James Healy
James F. Healy, 82, of Washington, passed away at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday at Zionsville Meadows Nursing Home. Born May 9, 1929, in Washington, he was the son of William A. and Mary Laveda (Norris) He
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Henrietta Watkins
Henrietta Elizabeth (Ford) Watkins, 90, passed away at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Henrietta was born Jan. 20, 1922, in Hillsboro, Ill., the daughter of Aaron Franklin and Corrina (Walls) Ford.
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Catherine Homann
Catherine Alta Homann, 100, of Washington, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Washington Nursing Center. Born Sept. 5, 1911, in Knox County, she was the daughter of Orley C. and Pearl Janet (Paris) Ayers.
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Bruce Ross
Bruce Ashbrook Ross, 69, formerly of Washington, passed away Thursday at his home.
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Lenore Arthur
Lenore May Graham Arthur, 89, passed away at Lakeland Regional Medical Center Jan. 29. Born in Washington on May 14, 1922, to Jennie Hoffar and Alba Haywood Graham, she was a graduate of Washington High School.
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