Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Ollie Kathleen Barkley
Jan 2, 2003
Ollie Kathleen Burke Barkley, 72, Woodlands, Texas, formerly of Indianapolis, died Jan. 2.
She was a homemaker.
Services: 1 p.m. Jan. 5 in Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center – Speedway, with calling from 11 a.m.
Burial: Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whi…[read more at Tributes.com]
John Taylor Anderson
Jan 2, 2003
Dr. John Taylor Anderson, 77, Indianapolis, died Jan. 2.
He worked 17 years in clinical research for Eli Lilly and Co., developing vaccines and antibiotics, retiring in 1989.
Previously, he was a medical director for Pittman Moore, now Dow Chemical,…[read more at Tributes.com]
George Hubbard
Jan 2, 2003
George Hubbard, 81, Barefoot Bay, Fla., formerly of Decatur Township, died Jan. 2.
He was a contractor 20 years, retiring in 1987.
He also had been a sheet metal maintenance worker 34 years for an Allison division of General Motors Corp.
He was a…[read more at Tributes.com]
Opal Jefferis Bailey
Jan 2, 2003
Opal Jefferis Bailey, 92, Indianapolis, died Jan. 2. She was the widow of R. Stewart Bailey.
Calling: Thursday, Jan. 9, at 1:00 p.m. with a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. in Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center – Broad Ripple.…[read more at Tributes.com]
Kenneth C. Duncan
Jan 2, 2003
Kenneth C. Duncan, 91, Indianapolis, died Jan. 2.
He was an accountant for the state of Indiana, retiring in 1976.
Memorial contributions: Anthenaeum Turners Maennerchor, of which he was a member.
Services: noon Jan. 5 in Flanner & Buchanan Funer…[read more at Tributes.com]
David W. Gerstner
Jan 2, 2003
David W. Gerstner, 62, Indianapolis, died Jan. 2.
He had been a civilian clerk for the Indianapolis Police Department.
Previously, he worked for International Harvester.
Services: noon Jan. 7 in St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Louisville, KY.
…[read more at Tributes.com]
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]
