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Arvin Hilton Vanover
Oct 2, 1914 - Oct 19, 2010
Arvin Hilton Vanover, 96, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Born in the Daviess County Kentucky community of Rome, the son of the late Marshal and Virgie Powell Vanover, he graduated from Owensboro High School, retired from General Electric following 30 years of employment and was very active in Masonic organizations. Mr. Vanover…
Laura Jean Wlson
May 5, 1919 - Oct 17, 2010
Laura Jean Wilson, 91, of Owensboro, Kentucky died Sunday, October 17, 2010, at Wellington Parc. The family wishes to express the outstanding care and compassion that was given to Mrs. Wilson for seven years at Wellington Parc, true angels of Mercy. Special thanks to Sue Rains, her caregiver, for all the love and care. She…
Don Nonweiler
Jun 18, 1932 - Oct 15, 2010
Donald Ray Nonweiler, 78, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 in Evansville, Indiana at Visiting Nurse Association Center after a year long battle with AML. He was born June 18, 1932 in Petersburg, Indiana to the late Edwin and Kathleen (Bates) Nonweiler. Don grew up in Boonville and graduated from Boonville High School…
Frances Wells Evans
May 3, 1916 - Oct 15, 2010
Frances Wells Evans of Owensboro, Kentucky died Friday, October 15, 2010, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Daviess County to the late James Worden and Clara Estes Wells, was a member of Third Baptist Church where she had taught Sunday school, was a retired teacher from the Owensboro School System and was…
James Clay Stringer
Feb 1, 1929 - Oct 15, 2010
James C. Stringer, 81, of Owensboro, KY, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010. He was born February 1, 1929 to the late Sam and Jenny Hays Stringer of Muhlenberg County, KY. He was a self-employed Insurance Agent and was a member of St. John United Methodist Church. He was a member of the American Legion…
Marjorie P. Adams
Sep 20, 1924 - Oct 14, 2010
Marjorie McDaniel Adams, 86, of Owensboro, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Dawson Springs Health and Rehab Center. She was a native of Hancock County, born to the late Harvey and Helen (Rice ) McDaniel. Marjorie had worked at Anderson's, and General Electric and retired from the Executive Inn Food Service. She was a member…
Tina Ebelhar Dixon
- Oct 13, 2010
Tina Ebelhar Dixon, 43, of Frackville, PA, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning with her husband, Brad, by her side at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Frackville. Born in Owensboro, she is the daughter of Vincent and Mary Phoebe Riney Ebelhar of Owensboro. She graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School and the University…
Lena Margaret Wilkerson
Nov 2, 1922 - Oct 12, 2010
Lena Margaret Wilkerson, of 530 Yale Place, Owensboro, died peacefully Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at her home with her daughters by her side. Born November 2, 1922, in Muhlenburg Co., she was the daughter of Sam and Leana Sullivan Estes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Wilkerson…
Ann Victoria Wasylina
Jun 14, 1924 - Oct 12, 2010
Maple Mount Sister Ann Victoria Wasylina, 86, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Oct. 12, 2010, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 56th year of religious life. She was born Irena Wasylina in Duliby Stryj in the Ukraine, then a part of Poland. In 1942, during the Nazi occupation, she went to Austria,…
James Posante
Jan 19, 1926 - Oct 12, 2010
James "Jim" Posante, 84, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at Wellington Parc after a courageous struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born in Louisville on January 19, 1926, son of the late Phillip and Rebecca (Abrams) Posante. Besides his parents, Jim was preceded in death by brothers Jasper and David Posante, and sisters, Linda…
