Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Gary F. Kleis
Apr 9, 2017
Gary F. Kleis, 65, of Indianapolis, passed away April 9, 2017. He was born December 26, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Louis H. and Marcia (Wood) Kleis. After graduating from Ben Davis High School, Class of 1970, he was proud to have served in the US Air Force as an air traffic controller. Gary retired in 2013 from the Indiana...
Wallace N. Fox
Apr 9, 2017
Wallace Nathan Fox, 88, of Bedford, MA, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017.
He was born in Indianapolis on December 12, 1928 to the late William and Nellie Fox. He moved to Massachusetts in 2010. Wallace served in the Navy after WWII, was an officer in the Indianapolis Police Department and a Freemason. He was...
Virginia L. Wood
Apr 9, 2017
Virginia Lee (Strattan) Wood, age 88, of Indianapolis, passed away April 9, 2017. She was born on May 10, 1928 in Indianapolis, as the youngest of 10 children, to Benjamin and Mary (Middough) Strattan.
Virginia worked for RCA for 25 years as the first female foreman, before retiring in 1984. She was a member of the Order of the...
Elizabeth Mcclain
Apr 9, 2017
Mary E. (Betty) McClain, 91, formerly of Morgantown, passed away on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Indianapolis, IN.
Betty was born in Brooklyn, NY, on August 1, 1925, daughter of the late Stanley W. and Bertha Kenly Schmitt of Ridgewood, NJ. She began taking art lessons at the age of 9 and advanced through several painting instructors by the...
M. Dawn (Magee) Lile
Apr 8, 2017
M. Dawn Lile, 52, passed away on April 8, 2017 in Indianapolis. She was born to Phillip and the late Jo Nell Magee. She graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1983. Dawn was well-loved at Kroger, where she worked for over 20 years. She is preceded in death by her mother and great-niece, Braylee. Surviving to cherish her memory...
Peter Kirles
Apr 8, 2017
Peter Kirles 97, of Indianapolis passed away April 08, 2017. He was born in East Lansing, MI. to Peter and Gloria (Gianakina) Kirles. Peter proudly served our country in the U S Army in many capacities from driving tanks in North Africa, followed by a transition to England where he served with the British Army, and finally being attached to...
James Leroy Wilham
Apr 8, 2017
James L. Wilham passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Born June 27, 1944 in Indianapolis, In. He was a graduate of Washington High School.
Lieutenant Wilham was an Indianapolis Firefighter, appointed August of 1966 and retired from Station 33 on September 2, 1992. He was a member of Indianapolis Firefighters Union Local #416, Masonic Lodge #669,...
John David Harmon
Apr 7, 2017
John David Harmon, 50, of Indianapolis, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017.
He was born on January 14, 1967 in Indianapolis to the late Veo J. and Nellie L. (Wyatt) Harmon. John was a graduate of Lawrence Central High School and ITT Technical College and worked as a mechanic for Jiffy Lube.
He is survived by his...
Roy E. Mcbride
Apr 7, 2017
Roy E. McBride, 74, of Indianapolis passed away on April 7, 2017.
Roy was born on August 28, 1942 to the late Herman and Drew McBride in Celina, TN. He was proud to have worked as a truck driver for Lafayette Steele for over 37 years, he loved to go fishing and spend time with his family.
He...
Shirley M. (Hopkins) Mccord
Apr 6, 2017
Shirley M. (Hopkins)McCord, 85, of New Palestine, passed away April 6, 2017. She was born January 13, 1932 in MaconCounty, TN the daughter of the late William and Clara Myrtle (England)Hopkins. She loved Scrabble and playingcards. She was preceded in death by herhusband Donald McCord and her son Dennis McCord.
Shirley is survived by herdaughters, Karen Mathis (Terry) and Denise...
Robert Bob' A." Young, Jr.
Apr 6, 2017
Robert “Bob” A. Young Jr., 68 of Indianapolis passed away on April 6, 2017.
Bob was born on October 17, 1948 to the late Dorothy “Nannie” Reynolds and Robert A. Young Sr., in Chicago, IL. He served his country honorably as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corp in Vietnam. He was proud to have received many medals...
Ruth Marjorie Armstrong
Apr 6, 2017
Ruth Marjorie Armstrong passed away April 6, 2017.
A memorial service will be held at Flanner and Buchanan-Speedway Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
Ruth is survived a her loving son, Steven Eugene Armstrong.
She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene.
She will be greatly missed by all that knew her, especially her dogs, Shadow and Nero.
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Betty Jane Hudson
Apr 4, 2017
93, of Indianapolis, passed away on April 4, 2017. She was born on January 13, 1924.
Betty leaves behind to cherish her memory, children; Ethel (Joshua) Miles, Bonnie (Fred) Robinson; Grandchildren, Carla (William) Hockett, Linda Lumpkin, Cynthia Johnson, Sharon (Robert) Reed; Grandson-in-law, Norman Whitsey; Greatgrandchildren, Shayla (Paul) Pinner, Taylor Chilton, Steven Chilton Jr., Lindsey Reed, and Lauren Reed; and a...
Shirley A. Stewart
Apr 4, 2017
Shirley A. Stewart was born on March 25, 1936 to the late Cecil and Edna DeCoteau of Trinidad, West Indies. She departed this life on April 4, 2017. She retired from the Pike Township School System and was an active member at St Monica's Catholic Church for over 30 plus years.
Shirley loved people and never met a stranger....
Deborah Carver
Apr 4, 2017
Deborah K. Carver, 61, of Indianapolis, passed away on April 4, 2017. She was born on September 6, 1955 to the late Sherman and Mary (Heaston) Anderson. She is survived by her daughters, Carrie Smith (Andrew), Jennifer Bradley (Maurice), her 7 grand kids, Owen, Luke, Mya, Zoie, Drew, Danica, and Maurice. As well as her two sisters, Vicki Liedell (John)...
George Byron Babbitt
Apr 4, 2017
George Byron Babbitt, 88, Indianapolis, passed away April 4, 2017. Visitation will be held Thursday from 11-1pm at Flanner and Buchanan-Oaklawn Memorial Gardens (Conner Suite), 9700 Allisonville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. Online condolences may be shared at www.flannerbuchanan.com.
Joanne Lansdell
Apr 3, 2017
JoAnne (Norton) Lansdell, age 72, entered into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on April 3, 2017. She was born in Maybeury, West Virginia to Joseph M. and Helen F. Norton on April 28, 1944.
She moved with her family to Indianapolis in 1954 where she attended PS# 54 and Arsenal Technical High School. She married...
Cytha Jane Languell
Apr 3, 2017
Cytha Jane Languell
81 years old, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017. She was born in Shelbyville, IN to the late Horace and Helen Harrell. Cytha loved to spend quality time with family, bowling, knitting, and quilting. She was loved by many for her loving and giving spirit to all who knew her.
Cytha is...
Katherine E. Metzler
Apr 3, 2017
Katherine E. (Richards) Waldon Metzler, 88, of Indianapolis, passed away April 3, 2017. She was born July 28, 1928 to Jesse and Eva Richards. She was an executive secretary at Stewart Warner for 26 years before retiring in 1990. She also attended John Herron School of Art as an art student for two years. She was a 50 year member...
Patricia (Berry) Crossland
Apr 3, 2017
Patricia (Berry) Crossland, 87, passed away on April 3, 2017. Pat, a lifelong Indianapolis resident and a parishioner at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, was born to Eileen Shea Berry on January 31, 1930. She attended Ladywood High School and Purdue and Butler universities. It was at Butler where Pat met the love of her life, George A. Crossland...
