Faye Irene Harsh

July 23, 2024 at 4:28 p.m.


Faye Irene Harsh, of Brookville, was born on June 14, 1944, in Batesville, a daughter to George and Alma Anna Wolber Bauer.  She graduated from Brookville High School in 1962 and then married Phillip “Phil” Charles Harsh on December 21, 1963, at St. Thomas Lutheran Church.  Faye worked for the City of Oxford in accounts receivable as the billing supervisor and retired after 24 ½ years of service.  She was a member of the Brookville Women’s Club and enjoyed knitting, reading and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  On Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the age of 80, she passed away at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Those surviving who will cherish Faye’s memory include her husband of 60 years, Phil Harsh; daughters, Holly Murray and Heidi (Roger) Reuss; grandchildren, Candice (Robert) Kercheval, Wyatt (Morgan) Murray, Katrina (fiancé, Joel Alexander) Murray, and Reggie Reuss, and great-grandchildren, Luke and Nevaeh.  One sister, Joyce (Ivan) Bruns also survives.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Almeda Baudendistel, and brothers-in-law, Dale and Gene Baudendistel.  

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Springfield Community 

Church, 3101 Oxford Pike, Bath, Indiana 47010 at 1:00 p.m. and friends may visit with the family beginning at 12 noon.  Memorial donations can be directed to the American Cancer Society or to the Franklin County Community Foundation FCHS-Band.

You may donate online, mail directly to the organization or send to the funeral home.  To sign the online guestbook or to leave a personal condolence, please visit www.cookrosenberger.com.  The staff of Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home is honored to care for the family of Faye Harsh.

Paid obituary

Faye Irene Harsh, of Brookville, was born on June 14, 1944, in Batesville, a daughter to George and Alma Anna Wolber Bauer.  She graduated from Brookville High School in 1962 and then married Phillip “Phil” Charles Harsh on December 21, 1963, at St. Thomas Lutheran Church.  Faye worked for the City of Oxford in accounts receivable as the billing supervisor and retired after 24 ½ years of service.  She was a member of the Brookville Women’s Club and enjoyed knitting, reading and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  On Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the age of 80, she passed away at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Those surviving who will cherish Faye’s memory include her husband of 60 years, Phil Harsh; daughters, Holly Murray and Heidi (Roger) Reuss; grandchildren, Candice (Robert) Kercheval, Wyatt (Morgan) Murray, Katrina (fiancé, Joel Alexander) Murray, and Reggie Reuss, and great-grandchildren, Luke and Nevaeh.  One sister, Joyce (Ivan) Bruns also survives.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Almeda Baudendistel, and brothers-in-law, Dale and Gene Baudendistel.  

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Springfield Community 

Church, 3101 Oxford Pike, Bath, Indiana 47010 at 1:00 p.m. and friends may visit with the family beginning at 12 noon.  Memorial donations can be directed to the American Cancer Society or to the Franklin County Community Foundation FCHS-Band.

You may donate online, mail directly to the organization or send to the funeral home.  To sign the online guestbook or to leave a personal condolence, please visit www.cookrosenberger.com.  The staff of Cook Rosenberger Funeral Home is honored to care for the family of Faye Harsh.

Paid obituary

Have a news tip? Email [email protected] or Call/Text 360-922-3092

e-Edition


e-edition

Sign up


for our email newsletters

Weekly Top Stories

Sign up to get our top stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday

Daily Updates & Breaking News Alerts

Sign up to get our daily updates and breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox daily

Latest Stories


Stephen Harlan
Stephen Wayne Harlan, 69 of Liberty passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

Geraldine Campbell
Geraldine “Geri” Campbell, 91, of Connersville, passed away on November 16, 2024 at Arbor Trace Assisted Living in Richmond.

John “Sonny” Fields
John C. “Sonny” Fields, born on March 12, 1934, in Connersville, peacefully passed away on November 13, 2024, at the age of 90.

David Rockafellow
David Frank Rockafellow, age 74, of Brookville, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2024, surrounded by family.

John Roberts Jr.
John Roberts Jr., age 63, of Metamora passed peacefully early Sunday morning, November 17, 2024 at the his residence in Metamora following a brief illness.