Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Rebecca Carol Richardson
Mar 31, 2017
Rebecca Carol Richardson, 66
Our treasured wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, Becky Richardson passed from this life to her next adventure on March 31, 2017. She lived a full and active life with an emphasis on family and friends: her people.She was Valedictorian of her 1968 high school class in LaCrosse, Indiana, where her parents, Rev. Russell...
Jane Long Yount
Mar 31, 2017
Jane Long Yount
95, formerly of Redington Beach, FL, passed away on March 31, 2017 in Carmel, IN. Jane was a fourth grade teacher in Ridgewood, N.J. She was a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Yount. She is survived by her children, David (Eva) Yount, Elizabeth Laichas, Robert...
Louis James -Louie- Contos
Mar 31, 2017
Louis James “Louie” Contos, 95, of Indianapolis, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017.
Louie was born on July 25, 1921 in San Pedro, CA to the late George A. and Modesta (Sepulveda) Contos. He was a 1939 graduate of San Pedro High School and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. It was during his service...
Lance L.J.' Arnell" Washington, Jr.
Mar 30, 2017
Lance “L.J.” Arnell Washington Jr., 21 of Indianapolis went to be with the Lord on March 30, 2017.
L.J. was born on November 28, 1995 in Indianapolis to Kimberly Washington and Lance Arnell Washington Sr. He graduated from the Excel Center and was going to school to become a barber. L.J. had dreams of opening his own chain of barber...
Elizabeth C. Wallin
Mar 30, 2017
Elizabeth C. Wallin, 89, Carmel, passed away March 30, 2017. She was born March 28, 1928, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late John and Christine (Ortmeyer) Buscher. She married Donald J. Wallin, who preceded her in passing March 6, 2001.
Elizabeth retired from Continental Insurance Company. She was a long-time member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church....
Gerald L. Cunningham
Mar 30, 2017
Gerald L. Cunningham, 83, Indianapolis, passed away March30, 2017. He was born in Steele, Missouri on January 4, 1934 to John Isaac andOla (Couch) Cunningham. Gerald served in the United States Air Force from 1952to 1956. After returning from Europe, he entered into the world of banking atWest End Savings Bank in Richmond, IN, where he served until retiring aspresident...
Richard Lee Hall
Mar 30, 2017
Richard Lee Hall
93, of Indianapolis transcended to a higher ground on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Mr. Hall, a United States Army World War II Veteran, will be honored with a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 12:00pm. Viewing will be from 10:00am until Service at Flanner and Buchanan- Washington Park North 2706 Kessler Blvd W....
Irene Marie Curran
Mar 30, 2017
Irene Marie Curran, 87, of Indianapolis, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017.
She was born on December 25, 1929 in Ft. Dodge, IA to the late Clinton E. and Alma E. (Curtis) Miller. Irene relocated with her family to the Indianapolis area when she was 17 and graduated from Shortridge High School in 1948. Shortly after high school...
Mary Ann Burtner
Mar 29, 2017
Mary Ann Burtner
79 years old, of Zionsville, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. She was born in Terre Haute, IN to the late Alva and Helen Whitt. She was employed with the State of Indiana for many years as a Data Entry Specialist. She loved to spend quality time with family, traveling, listening to country music, solving...
Wanetta Perrine
Mar 29, 2017
Wanetta Perrine, 98, ofIndianapolis, passed away March 29, 2017. Wanetta was born in Black Berry Creek, KY the daughter of John E. andMaggie (Scott) Hatfield. She worked insales at L.S. Ayres. She was a CharterMember of Franklin Road Baptist Church and a 50 year member of BrooksideChapter of Eastern Star. She was also anOasis member for many years. She waspreceded...
Marilee Emily Hembree
Mar 29, 2017
Marilee Emily Hembree, 84, went home to be with her Lord on March 29, 2017. She was born October 29, 1932 in Haysville, IN to Norman Hoffman and Elnora Hacker-Hoffman. On May 14, 1953, she was married to Robert E. Hembree. Mrs. Hembree was a member of Pleasant View Lutheran Church, Indianapolis. She was a Girl Scout leader and a...
Janet Smitha Meyer
Mar 28, 2017
Janet Smitha Meyer formerly of Speedway, IN died March 28, 2017. Born to Georgia and Homer Smitha in Indianapolis, she was the youngest of 3 children; preceded in death by her sister Audrey Hiatt and brother Homer Smitha.
She was married to Robert Meyer originally from Fort Wayne for 59 years who preceded her in death.Janet a mother of two,...
James L. Fischer
Mar 28, 2017
James L. Fischer, 76, Indianapolis, passed away March 28, 2017. He was born October 4, 1940, in Quincy, IL, the son of the late Robert G. and Louise (Lechtenberg) Fischer. He married Constance Kuhlman on June 9, 1962.
Jim was a 1958 graduate of Quincy Notre Dame High School. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the...
Mary Bell Cook
Mar 27, 2017
Mary Bell Cook, 87 years old, of Zionsville, Indiana passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Walter and Myrtle Taylor on February 21, 1930. She was the owner alongside her husband of Fast Eddie’s Restaurant for many years. She loved to spend quality time with her family. Mary was...
Joan Marie Kropp
Mar 27, 2017
Joan M. Kropp, 73, of NewPalestine, IN passed away March 27, 2017. She was born September 5, 1943 in Indianapolis, IN the daughter of thelate William and Loretta (Peacock) Kropp. She was preceded in death by her parents and her son, James “Jimmy”Carpenter.
Joan is survived by herchildren, Dianne M. Carpenter-Akbari and Christopher Carpenter; grandchildren,Jamie and Max Akbari; siblings, Richard...
John Calvin Wyatt
Mar 27, 2017
John Calvin Wyatt, 92, passed from this life to his heavenly home on Monday, March 27, 2017.
He was born on Aug. 6, 1924, in Petersburg, Ind. – the son of Charles and Nora Wyatt. He left the family farm in his late teens to find work in Indianapolis. In 1943 he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps as...
Mary Lou Medley
Mar 26, 2017
Mary Lou Medley
86 years old, of Avon, Indiana passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late John and Mary Darmis. She was employed as a server at various restaurants for many years. She loved to spend quality time with her family. Mary Lou was loved by many for her kind,...
Sarah Marie Willey
Mar 26, 2017
Sarah Marie Willey, 94, of Indianapolis, went to be with the Lord on March 26, 2017.
Sarah was born January 30, 1923 in Owensboro, Kentucky to Jack and Eufer Howard.
She is survived by her children Judy K. Sorley (Larry), Tommy C. Rhodes (Linda M.), DeLois F. Cornelius (Chuck), Robert A. Rhodes, Ernest R. Willey, and Linda Lee...
Stanley C. Jonson
Mar 26, 2017
Stanley C. Jonson, 85, Carmel, passed away March 26, 2017. He was born January 11, 1932, in Rawlins, WY, the son of the late Suhut and Helen (Alameda) Jonson. He married M. Gail Webber on May 21, 1955. She preceded him in passing on February 1, 2016.
Stanley proudly served in the United State Air Force in the Korean War,...
Lois A. Murden
Mar 26, 2017
Lois A. Murden, 89 of Westfield, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017. Lois was born June 29, 1927 in Twelve Mile, IN to the late Ross and Helen Bookwalter. She worked in the investment department of Union State Bank for many years.
Lois was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Business and Professional Women’s Association.
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