Articles by Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Tai Yiu ”Tony” Fong, of Greensburg, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, April 7.  He was 82 years old.  He was born on November 11, 1937 in Canton, China.  He moved to Hong Kong in the […]

William Jesse “Bill” Russell, Jr., age 94, longtime resident of Watervliet, Michigan, passed away April 7, 2020 at Morning Breeze Retirement Center in Greensburg, Indiana where he was resident for the last 5 years. Bill […]

Jeffrey Brian Gardner passed away on April 5, 2020 in his home. He was born on August 2, 1959 in Greensburg, Indiana the son of the late Glenn and Alberta (Ashby) Gardner. Jeff grew up […]

William L. Baumgartner, 87 of Greensburg, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at Morning Breeze in Greensburg. Bill was born on November 6, 1932 in Greensburg, the son of William and Helen (Bobrink) Baumgartner. […]

Charles Leonard Hocker Jr., 75, resident of Greensburg, IN passed on April 4, 2020. Born, September 18, 1944, in Lexington, Kentucky, he was the son of Charles Leonard Hocker and Lola Catherine Elam Hocker. After […]

J. Howard Ernstes was born on January 21, 1920 to Lawrence B. and Christina (Fisse) Ernstes at their home in rural Decatur County. He was the fourth of five siblings, Henry, Kathryn, Ralph and Jean. […]

Erin Elizabeth (Gardner) Speakman, 30 passed away on March 25, 2020 in Columbus, OH. She was born on November 29, 1989 in Columbus, Indiana the daughter of Jeff Gardner and the late Julie (Bailey) Gardner. […]

Helen M. Klosterkemper, age 97, of Greensburg, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020. She was born June 16, 1922 in Greensburg, Indiana, the daughter of Frank and Veronica (Raver) Hellmich. Helen was a 1940 […]

Gregory Charles Kopp, 75, of Greensburg passed away on March 22, 2020. He was born on April 27, 1944 the son of Gregory and Elizabeth (McGrath) Kopp.  Greg was a 1962 graduate of Ludlow High […]

Jerry Bower, 73 passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the Hospice Inpatient Facility in Columbus. Jerry was born on July 23, 1946 in Decatur County, the son of John and Florine (Clark) Bower. […]

Catherine “Katie” Ledford, 73 of Greensburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the Our Hospice Facility in Columbus. Katie was born on July 28, 1946 in Decatur County, the daughter of Casper and […]

Ruthann Smith, 67 of Greensburg passed away on March 9, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Ruthann was at MD Anderson in Houston for cancer treatment by her wonderful team of doctors. She was born on June […]