Articles by Cook-Rosenberger Funeral Home

Hilda Ester Benning, of Sunman, was born at home in Dearborn County on January 20, 1927, a daughter to Edward and Margaret Brandt Amm.  She married Ronald Benning on October 20, 1945, and they enjoyed […]

Marjorie Ann Barrett, of Brookville, Indiana was born on September 2, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a daughter to Alfred C. and Marie Schum Brown. After graduating from Brookville High School she attended Indiana University, earning […]

L.D.  “Bud“ Bingham, 80, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Christ Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones.  He was born in Kentucky, April 22, 1944, to Ruby Stipe and LD. Bingham, Sr. He married […]

Cindy C. Orschell, of Okeana and previously Brookville, was born on November 18, 1968, in Connersville, Indiana, a daughter to Odell and Novella Lay Cross. She graduated from Laurel High School, class of 1987 and […]

Melvin Dunbar, of Sunman, was born on May 15, 1945, in Batesville, Indiana, a son to Floyd and Caroline Rahe Dunbar. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Knecht on May 11, 1968, in St. Peters, Indiana and […]

  Nancy L. Hemmer, of Brookville was born on February 4, 1950, in Batesville, Indiana the daughter of Howard and Helen Quinlan Stewart.  She graduated from Brookville High School, attended college and later settled in […]

Elton M. Kennel Jr., of Brookville, was born on January 18, 1934, in Middletown, Ohio, a son to Elton Sr. and Virginia Carbery Kennel. He married Helen Halcomb on February 18, 1952, in Brookville, and […]

Barbara Penny Baker, age 65, of Milan, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. She was born on May 5, 1959, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the daughter of the late […]

Donald M. Derenski, Sr., of Cedar Grove, was born on October 22, 1937, in Hamilton, Ohio a son to Henry and Bertha Ratliff Derenski.  He graduated from Whitewater High School in 1955 and later married […]

Kathleen E. Shannon, of Sunman, was born on November 8, 1953, in Dayton, Kentucky a daughter to Harold “Jack” and Helen C. Miller Shannon.  She obtained her nursing degree from St. Francis School of Nursing […]

Barbara Penny Baker, age 65, of Milan, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. She was born on May 5, 1959, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the daughter of the late […]

  Patricia C. Hancock, of Brookville, was born on November 17, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio a daughter to Gary and Laura Shepherd Sears.  She married Karl Hancock on June 2, 1985 in Bradenton, Florida and […]