Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Leonard L. Fross
Jan 14, 1999
LEONARD L. FROSS, 69, Indianapolis, died Jan. 14. He was a material handler 18 years for C.H. Ellis Co., retiring in 1988. He was a member of Broad Ripple Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Murat Shrine. Mr. Fross served 20 years in the Air Force, retiring …[read more at Tributes.com]
Marianne Weigel Kennelly
Jan 14, 1999
MARIANNE WEIGEL KENNELLY, 74, Indianapolis, died Jan. 14. She was a registered nurse with Winona Memorial Hospital for 26 years, retiring in 1989. She was a 1945 graduate of St. Vincent School of Nursing and a life member of the alumni association.
Memo…[read more at Tributes.com]
Joseph F. Fager
Jan 14, 1999
JOSEPH F. FAGER, 79, Indianapolis, died Jan. 14. He worked 32 years for Chrysler Foundation and the Shadeland Electrical Plant for Chrysler. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II.
Services: 1 p.m. Jan. 18 in Flanner & Buchanan Decatur Towns…[read more at Tributes.com]
Wilbur W. Heck
Jan 14, 1999
WILBUR W. HECK, 81, Franklin, died Jan. 14. He was a welder 30 years for Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors Corp., retiring in 1981. An Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. he was a member of Lawrence Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Gree…[read more at Tributes.com]
Betty Alice Watt
Jan 14, 1999
BETTY ALICE CONKLIN WATT, 81, Sebring, Fla., formerly of Indianapolis, died Jan. 14.  She was a homemaker.  She was a member of Women of the Moose Post 16 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 261. Â
Services: &n…[read more at Tributes.com]
Dorothy A. Farmer
Jan 13, 1999
DOROTHY A. ALVEY FARMER, 89, Indianapolis, died Jan. 13. She was a homemaker.
Services: 1 p.m. Jan. 18 in Flanner & Buchanan Speedway Mortuary, with calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Jan. 17. Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery.
She was the widow of Ivron F. Farmer. …[read more at Tributes.com]
Mildred J. Gillespie
Jan 13, 1999
MILDRED J. MONTGOMERY GILLESPIE, 87, Indianapolis, died Jan. 13. She was a homemaker.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lighthouse Baptist Church, of which she was a member.
Services: 10 a.m. Jan. 16 in Flanner & Buchanan Washington Park East Mort…[read more at Tributes.com]
Dennis J. Fisher
Jan 13, 1999
DENNIS J. FISHER, 66, Indianapolis, died Jan. 13. A veteran of the Korean War, he served 13 years in the Army.
Services: 1 p.m. Jan. 18 in Flanner & Buchanan Lawrence Mortuary, with calling from 11 a.m. Burial: Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers.
Survi…[read more at Tributes.com]
Robert L. Keller
Jan 13, 1999
ROBERT L. KELLER, 71, Indianapolis and Zephyrhills, FL., died Jan. 13. He had worked for Allison. He was a coach for the Northwest Youth Athletic Association and a semipro baseball umpire for 10 years. Mr. Keller was an Army veteran of World War II.
Ser…[read more at Tributes.com]
Charles E. Shipley
Jan 13, 1999
CHARLES E. SHIPLEY, 80, Indianapolis, died Jan. 13. He was a firefighter with Indianapolis Fire Department for 26 years, retiring with the rank of captain. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Shipley was a member of the International Association of…[read more at Tributes.com]
Elzora Myers Harting
Jan 13, 1999
Elzora ‘Jackie’ Myers Harting, 87, Indianapolis, died April 13.
She worked for Hendricks County Bank & Trust for 20 years, retiring in 1973.  She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Brownsburg.  Memorial contributions may …[read more at Tributes.com]
David Lynn Monroe
Jan 13, 1999
DAVID LYNN MONROE, 44, Clermont, died Jan. 13. He was a computer programmer 12 years for the state of Indiana. A graduate of Purdue University, he was a member of the Purdue Alumni Association and the Retired Indiana Public Employees Association.
Memori…[read more at Tributes.com]
Frances C. Hansing
Jan 13, 1999
FRANCES CRAFT HANSING, 80, Indianapolis, died Jan. 13. She was a Butler University graduate and had been an elementary school teacher.
She was a member of Tri Kappa sorority and the Indiana State Teachers Association.
Memorial contributions may be m…[read more at Tributes.com]
Mary T. Krachenfels
Jan 13, 1999
MARY T. JOHNSON KRACHENFELS, 73, Indianapolis, died Jan. 13. Before retiring, she was an insurance adjuster for more than 40 years.
Services: 2 p.m. Jan. 18 in Flanner & Buchanan Washington Park East Mortuary, with calling from 11 a.m. Burial: Washingto…[read more at Tributes.com]
Aletha C. Lewis
Jan 12, 1999
ALETHA C. PHEBUS LEWIS, 79, Zionsville, died Jan. 12. A homemaker, she had been a secretary for the Home for Friendless Animals. She was a volunteer for Zionsville School and Hussey-Mayfield Library.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Indianapoli…[read more at Tributes.com]
Betty Richards John
Jan 12, 1999
BETTY RICHARDS JOHN, 76, Indianapolis, died January 12. She was a homemaker.
Services: 1:00 p.m. January 16 in Flanner & Buchanan Lawrence Mortuary, with calling from 10:00 a.m.
Burial: Washington Park East Cemetery.
Suriviors: husband Robert F. Jo…[read more at Tributes.com]
Mabel M. Rocco
Jan 12, 1999
MABEL M. COOPER ROCCO, 98, Indianapolis, died Jan. 12. She was a cost accountant for B.F. Goodrich for 45 years, retiring in 1965.
Services and calling: none.
She was the widow of Anthony Rocco. Survivors: son Robert F. Yoak; two grandchildren; three …[read more at Tributes.com]
Donald C. Stevenson
Jan 12, 1999
DONALD C. STEVENSON, 77, Indianapolis, died Jan. 12. A pharmacist for 50 years, he worked 10 years for Wishard Memorial Hospital after retiring in 1985 from Upjohn. Mr. Stevenson was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of North Park Masonic L…[read more at Tributes.com]
Robert E. Brown
Jan 12, 1999
ROBERT E. BROWN, 90, Indianapolis. A memorial service for Robert Edward Brown, a businessman, is pending.
He died Jan. 12.
Mr. Brown was president of Brown Collegiate Manufacturing Co., which he founded in 1934.
A 33rd-degree Mason, he was a member …[read more at Tributes.com]
Ruth Helen Bailey
Jan 12, 1999
RUTH HELEN BAILEY, 73, Mesa, AZ. formerly of Indianapolis, died Jan. 12. She was a homemaker and a member of Little Flower Catholic Church.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Jan. 16 in Flanner & Buchanan Washington Park East Mortuary, with calling from 1:30 p.m. Bur…[read more at Tributes.com]
