Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Gracie L. Vester Dean
Jan 2, 2003
Gracie L. Vester Dean, 80, Hartsville, Tenn., formerly of Indianapolis, died Jan. 2.
She was a homemaker.
Services: 11 a.m. Jan. 6 in Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center – Decatur Township, with calling from 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 5.
Burial: Floral Park …[read more at Tributes.com]
Donna Lou Meade Hall
Jan 2, 2003
Donna L. Meade Hall, 72, Indianapolis, died Jan. 2.
She had been a history, math and English teacher for Indianapolis Public Schools.
Previously, she was a nurse.
She was a graduate of Stevens College, St. Louis, and received bachelor’s and maste…[read more at Tributes.com]
Barbara L. Corne
Jan 1, 2003
Barbara Lois Jerrell Corne, 70, Zionsville, died Jan. 1.She was a homemaker.Memorial contributions: The American Heart Association.Services: pending.Calling: none.Survivors: husband George F. Corne Jr.; children Michael Corne, Lisa Fin…[read more at Tributes.com]
Raymond L. Ashcraft
Jan 1, 2003
RAYMOND L. ASHCRAFT, 71, Indianapolis, died Jan. 1.
He was a job setter 42 years for Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors Corp., retiring in 1993.
He was a member of United Auto Workers Local 933.
Memorial contributions: American Lung A…[read more at Tributes.com]
Howard P. Ameter
Jan 1, 2003
Howard Ameter, 82 Indianapolis, died Jan. 1.
He was an industrial engineer 35 years for Eli Lilly and Co., retiring in 1980. Mr. Ameter was an Army veteran of World War II. He wqs a member of Broadway United Methodist Church.
Memorial contributions:…[read more at Tributes.com]
William Joseph Cozzolino
Jan 1, 2003
William Joseph Cozzolino III, 35 Indianapolis, died Dec. 31.
He was a glazier for various companies.
Services and calling: Pending.
Survivors: son Vincesnt Anthony Cozzolino; father and stepmother William J. Jr. and Sandra Bridges Cozzolino; sist…[read more at Tributes.com]
Robert Peck
Jan 1, 2003
Robert Peck, 75, Carmel, died Jan. 1.
He was a chemist 16 years for Lilly Industrial Coatings, retiring in 1987. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Twin Lakes Golf Club, and Girls and Boy…[read more at Tributes.com]
Sue A. Hershberger Drockelman
Jan 1, 2003
Sue A. Hershberger Drockelman, 60, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31.
She was an elementary school teacher for 12 years in Noblesville, retiring in 2001. She had been a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, Goshen. She was a graduate of Manchester College a…[read more at Tributes.com]
Bretta L. Clem
Jan 1, 2003
Bretta L. Smith Clem, 83, Indianapolis, died Jan. 1.
She had worked 35 years for the Department of Agriculture and the Veterans Administration, retiring in 1982.
Memorial contributions: Humane Society of Indianapolis.
Memorial services are pendin…[read more at Tributes.com]
Velda B. Spillane
Dec 31, 2002
VELDA IRENE BYARS SPILLANE, 82, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31.
A retired bookkeeper, she worked 35 years for Lamesa (Texas) Printing Co.
Graveside services: 1 p.m. Jan. 4 in Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Texas.
Survivors: daughters Elise Kilty, Katherin…[read more at Tributes.com]
Gerald A. Harley
Dec 31, 2002
Gerald A. Harley, 57, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31.
He was a merchandising representative three years for Service Express. Previously, he worked for Eureka, ADI and Blocks department store. He was a graduate of Indiana University and a member of Kappa Si…[read more at Tributes.com]
Edwin G. Brandenburg
Dec 31, 2002
Edwin G. Bradenburg, 62, Richmond, formerly of Indianapolis, died Dec. 31.
He had worked for various companies.
He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the American Legion.
Memorial contributions: to the family, in care of Flann…[read more at Tributes.com]
Anna V. King Hartman
Dec 31, 2002
Anna V. King Hartman, 84, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31.
She was a teacher at Fulton County Schools. She was a 1938 graduate of Ball State University.
Memorial contributions: Crisis Pregnancy Center of Hancock County or Brookville Road Community Church…[read more at Tributes.com]
Norma Y. Wortman Dodd
Dec 31, 2002
Norma Y. Wortman Dodd, 70, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31.
She had been an office manager for Republic Insurance Co. for 25 years. She was a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church.
Memorial contributions: American Heart Association.
Services: 10 …[read more at Tributes.com]
Geneva Mae Hightshue Atkinson
Dec 31, 2002
GENEVA MAE HIGHTSHUE ATKINSON, 85, Zionsville, died Dec. 31.
She was a supervisor several years for Pittman-Moore Corp., retiring in 1974. Later, she was a supervisor in the accounts payable department for the Ayr-Way Distribution Center.
She was a …[read more at Tributes.com]
Marsha Lee Swain Smerage
Dec 30, 2002
Marsha Lee Swain Smerage, 54, Lawrence, died December 30.She worked 10 years for the Gene B. Glick Management Corp., retiring as Indiana regional manager.Mrs. Smerage was a Navy WAVES veteran of the Vietnam War.Memorial contributions may be ma…[read more at Tributes.com]
