Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Stanley Wayne Barnes
May 2, 2022
Stanley Wayne Barnes, 85, of Zionsville, Indiana passed away Monday, May 02, 2022. Stanley was born on August 24, 1936, in Sullivan, Illinois to Wilford Earl and Ida Grace (Grider) Barnes. Stan graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University where he attended on a basketball scholarship and was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Upon graduation he began his career at National...
David L. Hocker
May 2, 2022
David Louis Hocker, 63, of Indianapolis, passed away May 2nd, 2022. David was born on March 29th, 1959 in Indianapolis to parents Donald and Nancy Hocker.
David was graduated from North Central High School and attended Purdue University and was a proud member of Alpha Tau Omega.
David spent most of his adult life in the construction industry, selling and...
Adaline Florence Smith
May 2, 2022
Adaline Florence Smith passed away on May 2, 2022 at the age of 96. Adaline was born in Chicago, IL on November 11, 1925 to Jesse and Adeline Reinhart.
She was the 7th child of 8. She moved to Baker City, Oregon in 1972, and she later moved to Indianapolis, IN in 2010 to be closer to her son Willard.
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Jennifer Menser Gray
May 2, 2022
Jennifer Menser Gray, 42, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on May 2, 2022. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, on January 19, 1980, to Robert and Vicki Gray.
Jennifer grew up in Carmel, Indiana, and played tennis at Carmel High School. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and went on to earn her Juris...
Joseph Gardner Harding
May 1, 2022
Joseph Gardner Harding, age 94, a lifetime resident of Zionsville passed away peacefully May 1, 2022. Joe was born on February 8, 1928, in Zionsville, the son of George and Hazel (Gardner) Harding. Joe was a 1947 graduate of Zionsville Community High School. He attended Purdue University. He was a senior industrial engineer and factory superintendent for the Peerless Pump...
Infant Braelyn' Nicole Hynes
May 1, 2022
Braelyn’ Nicole Hynes was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 25, 2019. She departed this world on May 1, 2022.
She is survived by her mother, Madyson Conley; her father, Byron Hynes; hers sisters, Lay’Anna and Paisleigh’; her brother, Braxton; great grandparents, Anita Conley and Delin Conley; grandparents Delinna Conley (Corey Goebel), Kristy Legan (Carl), Bryant Burdine and (Vivian...
Elizabeth Louise Mattingly
May 1, 2022
Elizabeth Louise (Hagedorn) Mattingly
Louise Mattingly, loving mother and wife, passed away on May 1, 2022 at Compassus/St. Vincent Hospice Center in Indianapolis. She was born September 28, 1928, on a farm in rural Perry County, Indiana to Oliver William and Clara Rose (Peter) Hagedorn.
Louise was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband William (Bill)...
Peggy Ann Ford
Apr 30, 2022
Peggy Ann Ford 78 of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away April 30, 2022. She was born in the state of New York on December 30, 1943. Peggy had numerous jobs during her career but retired as a Cashier from Safeway Grocery Store at 25th Street and Sherman. She was very loving and kind and provided service to others for over 40...
Elizabeth Wiest Johnson
Apr 30, 2022
Elizabeth Wiest Johnson, long-time Zionsville resident and owner of Wild Air Farms, died April 30, 2022. She was born to the late Edward Hubbard Wiest and Marguerite Anna Jackson Wiest on April 10, 1928, in Indianapolis. Liz attended Public School 84, Shortridge High School her freshman year, and then Tudor Hall High School, Class of 1946. Liz married Sylvester Johnson,...
William A. Sayre
Apr 29, 2022
William A. Sayre (Al) born in 1930 to Mamie and Lloyd Sayre in Anderson County Kentucky. He graduated from Henry Clay High School in Lexington Kentucky and joined the United States Navy in 1950 to begin his studies for a career in electronic engineering.
He met his wife Lusina Ormsby Sayre in Chicago in 1951 when he was approached by...
Anita Johnson
Apr 29, 2022
Anita Johnson, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died on Friday, April 29, 2022, at I.U. North Hospital in Carmel, Indiana. Mrs. Johnson was born Anita Sue Thompson in 1937, to the late Ronald M. and Altha Thompson of West Lafayette, Indiana. She was a graduate of Lafayette Jeff High School and received her Associate’s Degree in dental hygiene from Indiana...
Joni Lynn Germain
Apr 29, 2022
Joni Lynn Germain, 57 of Fishers, passed away at her home Friday, April 29, 2022, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Joni was born June 21, 1964 in Indianapolis to the late Keith Schaefer and Helen Teague. She graduated from North Central High School in 1981. In 1986 she married her husband of 36 years Mike...
Toshiko Hatcher
Apr 28, 2022
Toshiko (Shimada) Hatcher departed this life on April 28, 2022, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and reunited with her husband Ronald Philip Hatcher in the life to come.
Toshiko was born in Kanagawa Ken, Japan, on September 15, 1948, to parents Daniel Stuck and Yoneko Shimada. She grew up in Japan and met Ronald Hatcher, then...
Leslie A Kowynia
Apr 28, 2022
My beloved mother, Leslie A. Kowynia, 74 of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, April 28th, 2022. She was born September 20th, 1947 in Detroit, MI to the late Edmund and Michaeline Konar.
She was the mother to Richard and Julie. Leslie truly devoted her life to her children, being the dedicated caretaker of her eldest for over 30 years. She...

