Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Martha E. Altmeyer Sumner Rose
Sep 28, 2002
Martha E. Altmeyer Sumner Rose, 83, Indianapolis, died September 28.
She was an inspector 25 years for Western Electric Co., retiring in 1978.
She was a member of the Western Electric Pioneers Club.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leuke…[read more at Tributes.com]
Helen M. Ballard
Sep 28, 2002
Helen Marie Hankins Hamilton Ballard, 88, Indianapolis, died September 28.
Before retiring, she worked 15 years for Burroughs Corp. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Services: 1 p.m. October 1 in Flanner & Buchana…[read more at Tributes.com]
Bruce W. Reed
Sep 27, 2002
Bruce W. Reed, 45, Mooresville, died Sept. 27.
He was a shift manager for CVS, for whom he worked 23 years.
Services: 1 p.m. Sept. 30 in Flanner & Buchanan Decatur Township Mortuary, with calling from 11 a.m.
Survivors: parents Harry E. and Elean…[read more at Tributes.com]
Valeria A. Koch Patterson
Sep 27, 2002
Valeria A. Koch Patterson, 82,m Indianapolis, died Sept. 27.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Memorial contributions: donor’s favorite charity.
Services: noon Sept. 30 in Flanner & Buchanan Lawrence Mortuary, with…[read more at Tributes.com]
Gayle E. Tate
Sep 27, 2002
Gale E. Tate, 77, Indianapolis, died Sept. 27.
He was an assistant service manager 14 years for Bob Catterson Buick and had worked at several other dealerships, retiring in 1990.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Memorial contributions: Amer…[read more at Tributes.com]
Alice R. Guedelhoefer
Sep 26, 2002
Services for Alice Reid Guedelhoefer, 82, Indianapolis, editor of Indiana Gardens, the magazine of the Garden Club of Indiana, will be at 4:15 p.m. Sept. 30 in St. Luke Catholic Church, of which she was a founding member, with calling there from 3:30 p.m.…[read more at Tributes.com]
Maxine Marie Collins Thibo
Sep 26, 2002
Maxine M. Collins Thibo, 63, Indianapolis, died Sept. 26.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Thibo was a member of the order of the Eastern Star, Golden Rule chapter, and the Order of Amaranth Court 1.
Memorial contributions: Wishard Hospice-Visiting Nurs…[read more at Tributes.com]
Donald J. Shull
Sep 26, 2002
Donald J. Shull, 80, Indianapolis, died Sept. 26.
He was a machinist 35 years for Chrysler Electrical Plant, retiring in 1983.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Lawrence United Methodist Church and Evergreen Masonic Lodge No. 713…[read more at Tributes.com]
Robert Paul McAbee
Sep 25, 2002
Robert Paul McAbee, 64, Indianapolis, died September 25.He was a salesman 15 years four Sears, Roebuck and Co., retiring in 1992. Previously, he worked 10 years fro 3M.He was a Navy veteran.He was a member of the Hamilton Masonic Lodge, Fisher…[read more at Tributes.com]
Charles E. Briley
Sep 25, 2002
Charles E. Briley, 62, Indianapolis, died Sept. 25.
He was a tool and die maker 30 years for Truck and Bus Operations of General Motors Corp., Indianapolis Manufacturing Plant, retiring in 2000.
He was a member of Moose Lodge 500.
Services: 2 p.m…[read more at Tributes.com]
Robert D. Sims
Sep 25, 2002
Robert D. Sims, 72, Indianapolis, died Sept. 25.
He was a service technician 30 years for Indiana Bell Telephone Co., retiring in 1985.
He was a member of Prospect Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite.
Memorial contributions: American Cancer Socie…[read more at Tributes.com]
Grace J. Fairrow Mabry
Sep 25, 2002
Grace J. Fairrow Mabry, 87, Indianapolis, died Sept. 25.
She was a homemaker.
Services: 11 a.m. Sept. 30 in Oasis of Hope Baptist Church, of which she was a member, with calling there from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 29.
Burial: Washington Park North Cemet…[read more at Tributes.com]
Arlene B. Wahl
Sep 25, 2002
Arlene B. Roedel Wahl, 83, Indianapolis, died Sept. 25.
She was a homemaker.
Memorial contributions: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, of which she was a member.
Services: 11 a.m. Sept. 30 in the church.
Calling: 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 29 in Washington…[read more at Tributes.com]
Reva M. Foster Waterman
Sep 25, 2002
Reva M. Foster Waterman, 75, Indianapolis, died September 25.
She was an office manager 16 years for a doctor, retiring in 1989.
She was a member of Altenheim Women’s Auxiliary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Evangelical United Church…[read more at Tributes.com]
Rose Marie Oldham West
Sep 24, 2002
Rose Marie Oldham West, 73, Martinsville, died September 24.
She worked 14 years for St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, retiring in 1999 from the admitting/business office.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association.
Services: Septem…[read more at Tributes.com]
Theo L. Ted Rush
Sep 24, 2002
Theo L. ‘Ted’ Rush, 89, Indianapolis, died Sept. 24.
He was a salesman nine years for Monarch Buick, retiring in 1979.
An Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Scottish Rite and Murat Temple.
He was a graduate of Central…[read more at Tributes.com]
Mary N. Ward Scruggs
Sep 24, 2002
Mary N. Ward Scruggs, 92, Brownsburg, formerly of Indianapolis, died September 24.
She was a nurse’s aide at Lynhurst Nursing Home 10 years, retiring in 1980.
She was a member of West Newton (Ind.) Assembly of God Church.
Services: 11 a.m. Septem…[read more at Tributes.com]
Maxine Whitney Mickey Patterson
Sep 24, 2002
Maxine Whitney Patterson, 81, Indianapolis, died Sept. 24.
She was a teacher 37 years for Schools 23, 24, 56, and 81, retiring in 1981.
She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
A graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, she earned a mast…[read more at Tributes.com]
