NORMA JEAN BANDY, 67, Corydon, Cemetery in Depauw.

LOUIS L. UTRECHT, 83, New Albany, died Saturday, October 12, at Southern Indiana Health and Rehab Center. A native of Leitchfield, Kentucky, she was the former Minnie Opal Vertrees and retired as a nurse's aide from Westminster Village. She was a member of the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church in Leitchfield. Survivors include two daughters, Gloria Ricketts of Borden and Sharon Fox of New Albany; three sons, Mitchell Gregory of Jeffersonville, Russell Glenn Gregory of Sellersburg and Eslia Gregory of Jeffersonville; one sister, Lois Solden of Flint, Mi.; 14 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, October 15, at Garr Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Leitchfield. Expressions of sympathy should go to Sellersburg Health and Rehab Center.

NORMAN R. CROUSE, 62, Borden, died Saturday, October 12, at the Providence Retirement Home. A native of Bloomington, he was a retired employee of the United States Postal Service and a member of Depauw Memorial United Methodist Church in New Albany where he served as treasurer. Survivors include his wife, the former Lelia A. Welles; two daughters, Mary Hollis of New Albany and Betty Martin of Louisville; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 16, at 1 p.m., at Depauw Memorial United Methodist Church with entombment in Graceland Memorial Park. Expressions of sympathy should go to his church.

LOUISE NOSSETT, 91, Corydon, died Thursday, October 10, at Scott Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Pekin and a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Mike McCoskey of Pekin; a brother, Bob Rockey of Pekin; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were conducted Monday, October 14, at the Dawalt Funeral Home, with burial in the Bethel Cemetery in Pekin.

GEORGE NEWBY, 75, Salem, died Saturday, October 12, at her home. She was a native of Otto and a member of the Bethel Christian Church. Survivors include her daughter, Brenda Dickey; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were held on Monday, October 14, at Turner Cemetery. Graysons's New Washington Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

GINA M. WHALEN, 44, Sellersburg, died Thursday, October 10, at her home. A native of Evansville, she was a teacher of Green Acres Elementary School in Clarksville and a member of Morton Memorial United Methodist Church in Clarksville and Psi Iota Xi. Survivors include her son, Brad Walker of Louisville; her daughter, Christy Lucas of Charlestown; her mother, Velma Murray of Sellersburg; and one grandchild. Funeral services were held Monday, October 14, at Morton Memorial United Methodist Church with burial in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Kraft Funeral Services handled the arrangements. Expressions of sympathy should go to the Clarksville Foundation of the American Heart Association.

HARLEY W. "KNUTE" BREEDEN, 90, Charlestown, died Monday, October 7, at Floyd Memorial Hospital. He was the owner and operator of the M&S Trucking Company in Sellersburg and attended the Eastside Christian Church in Jeffersonville. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Kruer Balmer; a daughter, Sarah Balmer of Louisville; a son, Russell Balmer of Sellersburg; his parents, Homer (Chip) and Mabel Balmer of Sellersburg; a sister, Jennifer Balmer of Jeffersonville; a brother, Terry Balmer of Sellersburg; and one grandchild. Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 10, at Garr Funeral Home. The body was cremated. Expressions of sympathy should go to the Leukemia Society of Kentucky or the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in care of the funeral home.

MARY IRENE SMITH, 96, Sellersburg, died Tuesday, October 8, at Sellersburg Health & Rehabilitation Centre. A native of Fredericksburg, he was a retired truck drive from Yellow Freight, a member of Teamsters Local 89 and on the New Albany Auxiliary Police Department. Survivors include his wife, the former Wanda Burns; three sons, Thomas Ballew of El Cajon, Cal., Daniel Ballew of Lusby, Md. and Samuel Ballew of New Albany; four daughters, Deborah Smith of Freeburg, Ill., Margaret Payton of Morgantown, Kathleen Meyer of Jeffersonville and Martha Brown of Sellersburg; two brothers, Charles Ballew of Beaver, Ohio and Roy Gene Ballew Jr. of New Albany; five sisters, Dorothy and Yvonne Ballew, both of Jeffersonville, Patricia Ballew of New Albany, Diane Zancy of Chicago and Sandra Currin of Jackson, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 12, at the Kraft Chapel with burial in Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park. Expressions of sympathy should go to the American Heart Association.

LUCILLE F. HALL, 75, Salem, died Friday, October 4. He was the owner of the old Mull's General Store in South Boston. Also a farmer, he was a charter member of the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department. A 1938 graduate of Salem High School, he was a former member of the Franklin Township Advisory Board, and a member of the Conway Community Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II having served in Germany. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie (Nelson) Mull of Salem; a son, Dale E. Mull of Jacksonville, Florida; two daughters, Carol Ann Gilliland of Houston and Mary L. McCarty of Salem; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. His body was donated to Indiana University School of Medicine. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 20, at 2 p.m. (EST) at Conway Church. Expressions of sympathy should go to the Parkinsons or Alzheimer Foundation.

RUTH M. (STANDIFORD) BATEMAN, 76, Salem, died Thursday, October 10. He was a native of Frankfort, Germany, and a member of Baptist Church in Georgia. Survivors include his mother, Debora Wynn of Flowery Br., Georgia; his father, Barry of Cleveland, Georgia; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Denton of Salem. Funeral services were held on Sunday, October 13, at the Love Funeral Home in Palmyra with burial in Bethel Cemetery near Marengo.

AURELIA A. TRUEBLOOD, 88, Salem, died Monday, October 14, at Washington County Memorial Hospital. A native of Washington County, she was the owner of Miller Fishing and Shooting Supplies and was in charge of the Kids Fishing Derby. She was also a member of Salem Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include her husband, Shannon Miller; two sons, Dylan and Logan Miller, both of Salem; a daughter, Lauren Miller of Salem; her parents, Raymond and Carron Weston of Salem; and two sisters, Pam Wells and Penny Hall, both of Salem. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 16, at 2 p.m. at Weathers Funeral Home with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery.