Phyllis JoAnn Fine Crum, 86, Indianapolis, passed away August 9, 2017. She was born July 6, 1931, in Akron, OH, the daughter of the late Richard and Margaret “Peg” (Young) Ballere.
Phyllis was a member of Phi Beta Pi, Tri Kappa, and The Quester’s.
She is survived by two sons, Mark (Cheryl) Fine and Steve (Karen) Fine and brother,...
Marion Richard Polstra was born in Lafayette, IN on August 15, 1933. He died of natural causes in Indianapolis, IN on August 9, 2017. He worked as a chrome plater at US Slicers, a commercial food equipment manufacturing company, which later became Berkel. After retiring from Berkel, he worked part time at Target. He is survived by his brother, Charles...
Charles L. Hertel
80, of Indianapolis, passed away on August 8, 2017. He was born in Columbus, Indiana. He was a graduate of Columbus High School and Butler University. He had served in the Army from 1961 to 1967. He had worked for State Farm Insurance for 36 years. He was a member of Fairview Presbyterian Church where he served...
Lawrence (Larry) Such, 59, Indianapolis, passed away peacefully at home 8/7/2017.
Larry was a Ben Davis Graduate, Class of 1976 and a state swimmer. He was truly happy when helping others. He taught children and adults to swim. He was frugal and all he needed was his dog, Rubin. He was a loyal Parts Manager for the World-Wide Motors...
Deloris B. Butsch
96, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017. She is survived by her children; Mauna (Greg) Brickler and Julie Schaefer, Granchildren; Stacy Dietz (Jon), Derek Brickler (Kimberly), and Kyle Schaefer; great-grandchildren, Cory Scaggs, Gavin Brickler, and Zachary Archer.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond F. Butsch.
Deloris will be laid to rest in...
85, died on August 6, 2017 after valiantly fighting cancer. John married Ellen Gothard, his wife of nearly 61 years, on August 19, 1956. With degrees from I.U., John was teacher and taught for almost 30 years, most notably junior high at I.P.S. John was a devoted Christian and a member of the Eastside church of Christ. He is survived...
84 years old, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017. He was born January 9, 1933 in West Baden, Indiana to Elza and Vevia (Pierson) Qualkenbush. He married the love of his life, Marilynn, in 1955 on July 23.
After graduating West Baden High School, Ernest joined the Army where he served in Germany during the Korean War....
Evelyn Yvonne "Bonnie" Morris Burke, age 82, passed away August 5, 2017. She was born May 18, 1935 in Indianapolis to Andrew and Anna Morris, who precede her in death. She retired from Indiana Bell Telephone in 1991 after more than 39 years of service. She also worked for H&R Block for 9 years. She was a Past President of...
Shokri Radpour, MD, FACS, 89, of Noblesville, IN, passed away at his home surrounded by family on August 5, 2017. He was born in Rasht, Iran December 2, 1927 to the late Hassan and Ozra Radpour. Devoted and loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Ann Radpour, his sister Atefeh...
Julie Ann (Surratt) Ahlrichs 51 of Indianapolis died August 05, 2017. Julie was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Saturday September 11, 1965 to James Arthur and Mary Francis (Elmore) Surratt. Julie graduated from IU School of Nursing in 1989. She was a registered nurse where she worked in the hospital field for 28 years before she became a clinical...
Virginia Mae (Lorenz) O’Connor,
83, of Indianapolis, IN passed away August 5, 2017. Virginia was born in Aurora, Illinois on April 4, 1934 to the late William and Lucille Lorenz.
She retired from Henry P. Thompson Co. in 1996 and enjoyed a lengthy retirement. She was a great listener, loved people and travel and was an avid Euchre player.
Virginia...
Verlin L. Abbott, LTC, Retired, USA, 63, of Carmel, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017. He was born June 24, 1954, in St. Joseph, MO, the son of Verlin M. and Mary Lou (Johnston) Abbott. He married Margaret Svetlik on August 2, 1996.
Verlin received his Bachelor of Science in 1976 from the University of Missouri. Also, that year he...
Lucille (Lucy) Huckleberry, age 85, passed away peacefully August 4, 2017. Lucille was born May 5, 1932 in Portland, Oregon. Her parents (Harry and Martha Moon Cogle) returned to Indiana in 1938 and became lifelong residents of the Indianapolis Westside. She graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1950, was married in 1952 and raised two children. She served as...
Peggy Marshall Horneffer
83, passed away early on August 4, 2017, after a long illness. Peggy was born in Muncie on March 9, 1934, the daughter of George and Crystal Smith. She graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1951 and attended classes at Butler University and I.U.P.U.I. She was a dedicated entrepreneur who founded Business Offices and Secretarial Services...
Darcy Anne Lovett
41 years old, of Kokomo, Indiana, died in Indianapolis on Friday, August 4, 2017. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 16, 1975 to Daniel and Judy Koechel. Darcy graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1997. She received a Master of Arts in Counseling from Grace College in 2009. Darcy...
Jean Stacy Bradford, 84, Carmel, passed away August 4, 2017. She was born September 18, 1932, in Indianapolis, the daughter of the late Allan Ross and Jeanette Belle (Nunamaker) Stacy. She was preceded in passing by her husband, James Warren Bradford.
Jean was a 1950 graduate of Tudor Hall. She received her Bachelor degree in retailing from Simmons College, Boston....
Steven Sizemore, age 73 of Mooresville, passed away August 3, 2017. He was born October 31, 1943 in Kentucky to BurGie and Margaret Lawson Sizemore. Steve worked many years as a Printer until he retired in 2015. He was a very religious man who took care of his family and will always be remembered for teaching life lessons. He loved...
Henry Allen “Hank” Clouse, 65, of Indianapolis, passed away at home on Thursday, August 3, 2017.
He was born on January 1, 1952 in Indianapolis to the late Everett Franklin and Margaret Evelyn (Sullivan) Clouse. Hank was a 1970 graduate of Franklin Central High School and worked as a Manager for Ace Battery for over 25 years. In 1999...
Daniel Lee Benjamin, 66, of Danville, Indiana, passed away August 3, 2017. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 10, 1951 to the late John Clifford Benjamin, Sr. and Virginia Elizabeth (Horton) Benjamin. He graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1969 and immediately following, joined the U.S. Navy where he served proudly until 1974. Following his service, he...
Walter George Shelton
88, of Indianapolis, IN passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. Walter was born in Indianapolis, IN on October 4, 1928 to parents, Anthony “Tony” and Millie A. (Winkler) Shelton. He worked as an Engineer for Western Electric, retiring in 1984. Walter was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. He...