Laura L. Dewester
Feb 23, 2022
Indianapolis. Saturday, January 16, 1926. The temperature rose to just below freezing. Butler basketballers celebrated their defeat of DePauw. Desire Under the Elms played onstage at the English Theatre. Prohibition marked its sixth year. And, most notably of all, Laura Lavonne DeWester began the first day of her remarkable life.
Ninety-six years later we pay tribute to that life and...
Betty Gean Steinmetz
Feb 23, 2022
Betty Gean (Graves) Steinmetz, age 92, passed away February 23, 2022. Betty was born February 3, 1930, in Indianapolis. Her parents Robert and Bertha Graves preceded her in death, as well as 7 of her 14 siblings.
Betty graduated from Manual High School in 1947. She was employed by JC Penny Lafayette Square as a Merchandising Associate for 23 ½...
Darrel L. Lee
Feb 23, 2022
Darrel Laverne Lee, 85, of Indianapolis, passed away at home on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. He was born in Liberty, KY on August 23, 1936, as the eldest child of Dave C. and Effie Lillian (Allison) Lee.
Darrel was a master machinist by trade and was employed by the Star and News. He was an avid reader and loved fishing,...
Michael Joseph Jakubisin
Feb 22, 2022
Michael Joseph “Big Mike” Jakubisin was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 17th, 1947. He was the eldest child and only son of Elizabeth Gertrude (Fecko) Jakubisin and Michael Vincent Jakubisin.
Mike spent his childhood playing baseball, looking after his identical twin sisters and serving ice cream at Malley’s Ice Cream Parlor. In 1965, he became a proud graduate of...
Floyd Russell Huckleberry
Feb 22, 2022
Floyd Russell Huckleberry, age 93, died on February 22, 2022, at Life’s Journey Hospice.
He was the fourth of eight children, born to Lorna and Howard Huckleberry in Washington County, Indiana. His siblings were Everett, Marion, Sylvia, Maurice, Avis Robert, Bruce, and Marvin. He spent his summers working in fields and picking corn, green beans, and tomatoes. This led to...
Walter George Reinacker
Feb 22, 2022
Walter Reinacker, 92, of Indianapolis, passed away February 22nd, 2022. He was born in Indianapolis, February 25th, 1929 to parents Walter and Mabel (Becker) Reinacker.
In 1950, Walt married the love of his life, Betty (Delks) Reinacker. They shared 72 wonderful years together.
He grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Manuel high school, where he participated on the cheerleading...
Robert Joseph "Bob" Fitzgerald
Feb 21, 2022
Robert Joseph “Bob” Fitzgerald, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Indiana (Mars Hill) passed unexpectedly at Community South Hospital on February 21, 2022 at the age of 78.
Bob was born at Coleman Hospital on September 24th, 1943. Bob was a man of many talents that he used to provide for his family including automobile and boat upholstery, pressure washing, and...
Damael C. Hale
Feb 21, 2022
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Damael Clayton Hale was born on September 14, 1976 in Indianapolis, Indiana to his parents Dawn Hale and the late Daryl Murray. He was the only child to his mother Dawn, and through his father, were two sisters, which he loved dearly, Daela and Daryn Murray. He was an Indianapolis native, however, his...
Martha Jean Reynolds
Feb 21, 2022
Martha Jean Reynolds, 95, of Indianapolis, IN passed away February 21, 2022. She was born on October 28, 1926 to the late William and Ella Silver Owen in Indianapolis.
After graduating from Warren Central High School in 1944, she went on to work for IPS School #54 as an assistant librarian. She raised her two children in the Indianapolis area...
Susan E. Hayes
Feb 21, 2022
Susan Hayes, 74, of Lebanon, passed away February 21st, 2022. She was born September 4th, 1947, in Indianapolis, to parents Everett and Kathryn (Elrod) Bunce.
Susan grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Arsenal Tech high school. She continued her education at Indiana Business College.
On October 11th, 1966, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Susan married the love of her life,...
David Ray Claerbout
Feb 21, 2022
David Ray Claerbout of Carmel, IN passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2022, at the age of 75. David was born in Sheboygan Falls, WI on December 26, 1946, to parents, Francis E. and Grace (Noe) Claerbout, the family later moved and settled in Connersville, IN. David was proud to serve his country honorably in the United States Air Force. ...
Helen Louise Doss
Feb 20, 2022
Helen Louise Doss 93, of Greenwood, Indiana, passed away on February 20, 2022. Helen was born on August 12, 1928, in Macon, County, Tennessee. She was retired from Rytex Company. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hicie and Tessie Law; husband, Calston Doss; daughter, Karen Jane Doss and sisters, Naomi Meador and Rulene Corthon. She is survived by...
Arcenio Rumbaoa, Jr.
Feb 20, 2022
Arcenio Rumbaoa Jr., 49, of Zionsville passed away on Sunday, February 20th, 2022, at his home with his family. He was born on August 8, 1972, to Arcenio and Nora Rumbaoa in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Arcenio served his country by being a soldier and medic in the US Army National Guard. After his nearly 22 years of military service, he served...
Judith Carole Dow
Feb 20, 2022
Judith Carole Dow, 83, of Indianapolis passed away on February 20, 2022. Judith was born in Lafayette, IN to Edna (Baxter) and Phillip Dow on December 29, 1938. Judith’s passions were reading, the circus, genealogy, travelling, Irish culture, Gettysburg, the paranormal, IU-Bloomington, and volunteering. Judith enjoyed socializing with her friends.
Judith loved reading and was rarely without a book. She...
Ella E. Brown
Feb 20, 2022
Ella E. Brown, 75, died suddenly on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at home. She leaves behind her husband of 46 years, Pastor Tobe Brown; their daughter, Rachel Brown; one brother and five sisters; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.
Born in Pulaski, Tennessee, the daughter of Felix Talley, Sr. and Samella (Bell) Talley, she graduated from Bridgeforth High...
Donald Raymond Ridgeway
Feb 19, 2022
Donald Raymond Ridgeway of Noblesville, IN passed away on February 19, 2022, at the age of 84. Donald was born on March 27, 1937, in Chicago, IL to parents, Harry and Florence (Nelson) Wesburg. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army.
During his career, Don worked in the mortgage finance industry for over 50 years. In 1992, he...