Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Beverly M. Wert Hughes
Jul 4, 2002
Beverly M. Wert Hughes, 62, Solsberry, formerly of Indianapolis, died July 4.
She was a homemaker.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, July 8, in Flanner & Buchanan Decatur Township Mortuary, with calling from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 7.
Burial: Washington …[read more at Tributes.com]
Jane Ann Dick Chastain
Jul 4, 2002
JANE ANN DICK CHASTAIN, 53, Indianapolis, died July 4.
She was a registered nurse for Wishard Memorial and Indiana University hospitals.
Mrs. Chastain was a graduate of Marian College.
Services: 2:30 p.m. July 12 in Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Cen…[read more at Tributes.com]
Debra A. Denton
Jul 4, 2002
Debra Denton, 43, Indianapolis, died July 4.
She worked eight years for Goodwill Industries and attended Bradford Woods Camp for 33 years.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Group Home for Handicapped People, in care of Jeff Oshner, Angie and…[read more at Tributes.com]
Charles H. Swayer
Jul 4, 2002
Charles H. Swayer Jr., 75, Indianapolis, died July 4.
He worked for Essex Wire 20 years, retiring as a supervisor in 1978.
He also had been an independent sales representative 20 years.
Mr. Swayer was an Army veteran of World War II.
Memorial …[read more at Tributes.com]
William D. Braier
Jul 3, 2002
WILLIAM D. BRAIER, 78, Indianapolis, died July 3.
He was vice president of manufacturing for C&H Distributors for 47 years, retiring in 1989.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
He was a member of Knights of Columbus, Habitat for Humanity and…[read more at Tributes.com]
Mary Josephine Clapp Mitchell
Jul 3, 2002
MARY JOSEPHINE CLAPP MITCHELL, 81, Indianapolis, died July 2.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of Jolly 60’s and Villa Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Villa Baptist Church of which she was a member, Methodist Children’s…[read more at Tributes.com]
Clarence Edmund Delporte
Jul 3, 2002
C. Edmund Delporte, 59, Speedway, died July 3.
He was a chemical engineer 33 years for National Starch & Chemical Co., retiring in 1998.
He also was a shop assistant four years for Panther Racing.
Mr. Delporte was a two-term Speedway town council…[read more at Tributes.com]
Jennie M. Gowan Hannowsky
Jul 3, 2002
Jennie M. Gowan Hannowsky, 86, Indianapolis, died July 3.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Hannowsky was a member of Alpha Pi Omega sorority and the Order of the Eastern Star, Millersville chapter.
Memorial contributions may be made to the East 91st Str…[read more at Tributes.com]
Ruth I. Smith Pence
Jul 2, 2002
RUTH I. SMITH PENCE, 87, Indianapolis, died July 2. She had owned Happy Hour Pre-School and Kindergarten for 26 years, retiring in 1981. Previously, she was an executive secretary for International Harvester Co.
Mrs. Pence had been extended session c…[read more at Tributes.com]
Paul J. Pajer
Jul 2, 2002
PAUL J. PAJER, 82, Indianapolis, died July 2.
He had worked 25 years for Diamond Shamrock Pit, Painesville, Ohio.
He was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II.
Services: 2 p.m. July 5 in Flanner & Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary, with calling from…[read more at Tributes.com]
Charlene Cannon Branham
Jul 2, 2002
CHARLENE CANNON BRANHAM, 76, Indianapolis, died July 2.
She had been a caregiver for Home Instead and a member of Garfield Park Church of God.
Services: 2 p.m. July 6 in Washington Park North Mortuary, with calling from 3 to 8 p.m. July 5.
Burial…[read more at Tributes.com]
Joan F. Douthitt Jordan
Jul 2, 2002
JOAN F. DOUTHITT JORDAN, 75, Fishers, formerly of Bloomington, died July 2.
She had been a factory worker for Richardson Witco Rubber Company for over 25 years.
She was a member of the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary Post #470, Fishers.
Memoria…[read more at Tributes.com]
Henry S. Goodwin
Jul 1, 2002
HENRY S. GOODWIN SR., 93, was organic chemist and inventor.
Services for Henry S. Goodwin Sr., 93, Carmel, and inventor and organic chemist will be at 7 p.m. July 5 in Flanner & Buchanan Carmel Mortuary. There will be no calling.
He died July 1.
…[read more at Tributes.com]
Sylvia Marie Weimer Loucks
Jul 1, 2002
SYLVIA MARIE WEIMER LOUCKS, 67, Greenfield, died July 1.
She had been a computer operator at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America.
Me…[read more at Tributes.com]
Ruth Gaisford Oyler
Jul 1, 2002
RUTH GAISFORD OLYER, 87, Carmel, died July 1.
She had been a proofreader eight years for Howard Sams Publishing, retiring in 1980. Previously, she was a coil winder 20 years for Western Electric Co., retiring in 1972.
Services: July 5 at 9 a.m. in F…[read more at Tributes.com]
Richard E. Major
Jul 1, 2002
RICHARD E. MAJOR, 83, Carmel, died July 1.
He had owned and operated Carmel Car Wash for 27 years. Previously, he worked for Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors Corp for 25 years.
He was a Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite and M…[read more at Tributes.com]
Blanche L. Harper
Jul 1, 2002
BLANCHE L. HARPER, 83, Indianapolis, died July 1.
She worked more than 40 years in the Yellow Pages department of Indiana Bell Telephone Co., retiring in 1981.
She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross.
Miss Harper was a member of Telephone…[read more at Tributes.com]
