Jul 20, 2022

Nina S. Phillips, 60 of Elwood, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022.  Nina was born June 13, 1962 in Pennington, VA to the late Virgil and Christine McKinney.

Family and friends are invited to gather from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 27 at Flanner Buchanan-Hamilton Memorial Park Lakeview Chapel, where a funeral service will follow at 2:00...

Jul 20, 2022

Cecilia Rose Vester Comella

Speedway – 87, Passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022, with family at her bedside. Cecilia was born July 7, 1935 to Fritz and Rose Vester. She was the oldest of 7 children; preceded in death by both parents, her sister and 2 brothers.

Cecilia is survived by her 4 children Michael, Jr., Julie, Janet Smith (Kurt),...

Jul 20, 2022

Robert William Schlagel, 74, of Indianapolis, IN passed away on July 20, 2022 at St. Vincent Heart Center.

He graduated from Northwest High School in 1965. Bob proudly served his country during Vietnam. He retired from the Marion County Sheriff Dept. in 2007. He also attended and served as a Deacon at the Avon Christian Church.

Bob married the love...

Jul 19, 2022

Todd was born in Indianapolis, IN on December 20, 1988.  During his childhood, he grew up in Avon, Indiana and graduated from Avon High School.  Sometime after that, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.  He was a (HT) Hull Maintenance Technician.

He completed boot camp training at the Great Lakes Naval Academy.  After graduating U.S. Navy A-School, he was assigned...

Jul 19, 2022

Jul 19, 2022

Sandra Sue Renner-Waters, 73, of Indianapolis, passed away July 19th.  She was born on December 3, 1948 in Columbus, Indiana to Norris and Jeanne (Parrott) Renner, both of whom preceded her in death.

She was a 1967 graduate of Columbus North High School and attended Indiana University, Bloomington for the 1967-68 academic year.  During her youth, she was active in...

Jul 19, 2022

James Edward Swedeen, 78, was born June 4, 1944 in Winona, Minnesota to Arthur and Helen Swedeen. He was one of three siblings and loved his sister, brother and their families very much: Barbara Swedeen, Jerry Swedeen, Jerry’s spouse Ruth and nieces Karen, Pam and Paula. He passed away in Indianapolis surrounded by family. After making lifelong friendships at John...

Jul 19, 2022

Helen Louise Butler (nee Hopper) died on July 19, 2022, at the age of 98.5 in Southport, NC. Helen was born in Crawford County, IN, the sixth child of Murl Kellams and Charlie Hopper on December 9, 1923. A member of the “Greatest Generation,” she served proudly in the WAVES of the US Navy during WW II.

The loves of...

Jul 18, 2022

Chester was born June 24, 1946, to the union of James B. Bates Sr., and Lonteen Ross Bates in Walnut Grove, Mississippi. As the third child of eleven, he was preceded in death by his parents and five siblings: Ollie Lee, Joann, Erdia Faye, Grace Hellen, and Linda Burnette, his mother-in-law; Jun Lim, and a brother-in-law; Su Kil Chung.

Chester...

Jul 18, 2022

John N. Zeigler, 79, passed away on July 18th, 2022 in Noblesville, Indiana.

John was born in Winchester, VA to John J. Zeigler and Elaine Zeigler nee Grim on May 30, 1943. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1965 and married Lynne DeNise of North Plainfield, NJ. He was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1965 to 1968....

Jul 18, 2022

Matthew “Matt” Dale Gray, 39, of Indianapolis, passed away unexpectedly on July 18, 2022. He was born on January 28, 1983, to parents, Dale and Jodi Gray. Matt attended Wanamaker Elementary, Franklin Twp Middle school, and Franklin Central High School.  He was always a happy go lucky kid, singing, dancing, acting goofy and making everyone around him smile at every...

Jul 18, 2022

Jesse “Chico” Quiroz, 92, of Indianapolis passed away on July 18, 2022. He was born in East Chicago, Indiana on March 22, 1930, to parents, Vicente Quiroz and Vicenta Arauza. Jesse dutifully served his country in the United Sates Army from 1951-1954 during the Korean War. He retired from General Motors in 1993. He was a proud member of Little...

Jul 18, 2022

Sueann Dye Read, 89, passed away at home July 18, 2022, in Indianapolis. She was born March 29, 1933, to Kelton Hensal & Mary (Gifford) Essig in Indianapolis.

She is survived by her children Debra (Donald) Pierson, Jeff Dye, Carla (Anthony) Conforti-Heiter, and Allen (Brenda) Dye, her sister Jane Prather, 10 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death...

Jul 17, 2022

MR. WILLIE HAMITER  was born January 30, 1936 to the late Wardell and Mary Hamiter, in Portland, Arkansas.

WILLIE was a product of the Portland, Arkansas Public School System.

During Willie’s formative years in Arkansas, he worked as a farmer.  After his migration to Indianapolis, he was employed by Methodist Hospital, as a Baker, where he later retired.  He was...

Jul 17, 2022

Jul 17, 2022

Thomas R. Blandford, 75, of Carmel passed away July 17, 2022.  He was born April 19, 1947, in Indianapolis, the son of the late Thomas S. Blandford and M. Jean (Byers) Blandford.  On June 20, 1970, he married Ann Feeney.

Tom enjoyed a Parochial education at Little Flower Grade School and Scecina Memorial High School from which he made the...

Jul 16, 2022

M. Alice Scott, 88, of Speedway (aka the Farmer’s Daughter Florist) passed away on July 16, 2022.  She was born August 14, 1933 in Muncie, IN to the late Ivron and Dorothy  (Alvey) Farmer.  As a freshman at Howe High School she caught the eye of Earl “Scotty” Scott, Jr. across the lunchroom and they were engaged by December of...

Jul 16, 2022

Jul 15, 2022

Donald “Donnie” A. Chapple, 50, of Lawrence, Indiana, passed away on July 15, 2022. He was born in Greenfield, Indiana, on September 9, 1971.

Donnie was a lifelong resident of Lawrence. He retired from Riedling Services in 2021. He was an avid pool player, especially at The Sports Page! He enjoyed taking his children and grandchildren camping at The Cabin....

Jul 15, 2022

Beverly Jean Crawford, born Beverly Jean Gregory, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2022, in Brownsburg, Indiana.

Beverly was born in Cornell, Illinois on February 13, 1934, to Madaleen and Orlie Gregory. She grew up on a farm near Cornell where she attended a one room schoolhouse that was right across the road from her home. She graduated from Cornell...