Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
William F. Touponce
Jun 18, 2017
Bill grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He served his country proudly in the Vietnam War with the 192nd Assault Helicopter Company. After Vietnam, Bill became a lifelong scholar. In 1981 he earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (U. Mass Amherst). Bill settled in Indianapolis in 1984, joining the English department of IUPUI. He spent the next twenty-eight years at IUPUI...
Carolyn M. Terry
Jun 18, 2017
Carolyn Marie Terry, 62, passed away on June 18, 2017. She was born on October 30, 1954 in Opelika, AL. She graduated from Ladywood-St. Agnes High School in 1972. She worked for St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services as an Accountant for the past 35 years. Survivors include her father, James K. Terry, Jr.; brothers, Phillip Lee Terry and Patrick...
Gerald E. Levi
Jun 17, 2017
Gerald E. Levi
91, of Indianapolis, passed away June 17, 2017. He was born in Scottsville, KY on August 27, 1925. He was an Army veteran of WWII, earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star in the European Theatre. After discharge from the Army, he moved to Indianapolis, where he worked and retired from the U.S. Naval Avionics Facility.
He...
Patricia A. Krout
Jun 17, 2017
On June 17th, we lost a bright flower. If I could describe Patricia A Krout, she would be the “Centerpiece” of our garden at 84 years of age.
The daughter of Helen Berry and Edmund Berry was born October 9th in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Patricia always aspired for so much more.
Patricia attended Beachwood High School in Fort Mitchell...
John C. Ruthsatz
Jun 17, 2017
John C. Ruthsatz, 69 of Perrysburg, OH, formerly of Westfield, IN, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017. John was born August 12, 1947 in Toledo, OH. He attended Miami of Ohio University. John was a US Navy veteran, who served in the Vietnam War.
John was a flight instructor at Flight Safety International in Columbus, OH for the past...
Melvin Wayne Luebkeman
Jun 16, 2017
Melvin Wayne Luebkeman
91, Indianapolis, passed away June 16, 2017. Melvin was born in Wanamaker, IN on September 3, 1925 to the late Elmer and Elizabeth (Hach) Luebkeman. Melvin, a farmer, also worked as a bus driver for over 20 years. He was a member of Zion Christian Church and enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and gardening.
Melvin was preceded...
Samuel Dean Kellogg
Jun 16, 2017
Samuel Dean Kellogg, 21, of Zionsville, went to his eternal home to be with the Lord on June 16, 2017.
Sam was born on October 16, 1995 in Escondido, California to Jay Kellogg and Keli Smith. After attending early elementary school in Oceanside, CA Sam and his brothers moved to Zionsville, IN in 2007, Sam moved back to California...
Barbara Grace Mitchell
Jun 16, 2017
Barbara Grace Arnold Mitchell, 80 of Indianapolis, passed away on June 16, 2017. She was born April 3, 1937 in Indianapolis to Oscar and Bessie Frances Arnold. She is a longtime member of Bridgeport Central Baptist Church where she was very involved with caring for others. She helped with funeral dinners and with the food pantry. She was very devoted...
Virginia Mae Carter (Glover)
Jun 15, 2017
Virginia Mae Carter (Glover)
85, of Indianapolis, passed away June 15, 2017. She was born to the late Sylvan Olen Glover and the late Mary Edna Glover (Head) on July 4, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Virginia graduated from Broad Ripple High School in 1949. She married her loving husband, Stanley Glen Carter, December 3, 1954. They were married for...
William Francis Bill- Mcdermott
Jun 15, 2017
William Francis “Bill” McDermott, 92, recently of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Louisville, Colorado, and Chagrin Falls, Ohio, passed away on June 15, 2017. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Monica’s Catholic Church at 6131 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46228 on Tuesday, June 20th at 11:00 AM, with visitation beginning at 10:00 AM.
Born May 26, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...
Christine Lynn Watkins
Jun 14, 2017
Christine Lynn Watkins, 64, of Indianapolis, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
She was born on August 10, 1952 in Indianapolis to the late Bill K. and Mary Lou (Edwards) Parsley. Christine was a 1970 graduate of Arlington High School and provided home daycare services for many years. She and her mother enjoyed breeding and raising Himalayan and...
Agnes -Yive- Byrd
Jun 13, 2017
Agnes “Yive” Byrd, 93, of Avon, passed away June 13, 2017, at 1:00 a.m.
Agnes was born October 12, 1923, the daughter of Cornelious and Minnie (Richardson) Estes. She married the love of her life Howard Edgar Byrd on October 17,1946. He survives.
A devoted wife of 70 years, Agnes or “Yive” as she was loving called her younger siblings...
Linda Kathleen Malooley
Jun 13, 2017
Linda Kathleen Malooley (Romoser) 70, of Terre Haute, Indiana passed away peacefully in the loving care of her family on June 13, 2017. Linda had fought a courageous battle against an aggressive form of breast cancer. She will be deeply missed.
Linda was born in Terre Haute, IN on June 8, 1947 to the late Harry and Elizabeth Romoser (Losh),...
Edward M. Farrell
Jun 13, 2017
Edward M. Farrell
89, of Indianapolis, IN, passed away June 13, 2017. He was born in Spiceland, IN to the late Edward and Ruth (Ratliff) Farrell.
Ed met his wife of nearly 67 years, Nova Leanna Owens, while both attended Arsenal Technical High School. Their journey together included raising three children and nourishing their spiritual faith. They attended Irvington United...
Pamela Pam' Sue Delk
Jun 12, 2017
Pamela "Pam" Sue Delk, 60 of Indianapolis, Indiana went to be with the Lord on Monday June 12, 2017.
Born September 18, 1956 to Donna Jean Smith and Archer Adair Cogil in Springfield, Illinois. Pam lived in Illinois until the age of 13 when her family moved to Indianapolis where she graduated Pike High School in 1974. That same...
John R. Gilligan
Jun 12, 2017
John R. Gilligan of Carmel, IN died on June 12, 2017.
John R. Gilligan was born in Indianapolis, IN on February 26, 1927 to Albert M. and Agnes A Gilligan.
A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, John graduated from George Washington High School in 1945. Immediately after graduation he entered The United States Army and was enrolled in Fort Hood,...
Naomi E. Jackson
Jun 12, 2017
Naomi E. Jackson January 11, 1930 – June 12, 2017
Naomi E. Jackson, 87, of Indianapolis, IN passed away peacefully in the loving care of Hospice on Monday evening, June 12, 2017, at IU Hospital West in Indianapolis. Naomi is survived by her children Jackie (Rick) Weedon, Somerset, KY, Judy (Jeff) Hanlin, Russell Springs, KY, Belinda (Chet) Miles, Mount Carmel,...
Jack C. Brown
Jun 12, 2017
Jack C. Brown, Age 98, former United States Attorney
Jack Brown Chapler was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 7, 1919, to Harold and Catherine Chapler. His mother dies from an infection in a ruptured appendix while he was quite young, and he was adopted and reared by his maternal grandparents, Fred James and Gertrude Booth Brown; renames Jack Chapler...
Daniel Burton Parsons
Jun 11, 2017
Daniel B. Parsons
Age 90, of Indianapolis, IN, passed away June 11, 2017. Daniel was born in Appalachia, Virginia on October 20, 1926. He served his country honorably in the US Navy during WWII. He retired from Chrysler Corporation, where he worked as an inspector. He was a member of the American Legion Post 495. He enjoyed gardening, working with...
Nancy E. Davidson
Jun 11, 2017
Nancy E. Davidson, of Fishers, passed away on Sunday evening, June 11, in Indianapolis.
She was 88. She is survived by her sons, Scott, of Fishers, & Mark, of Los Angeles, her two daughters-in-law, Dawn & Teri, and three grandchildren, Eric, Jack, & Harry.
She was born April 20, 1929 in Kokomo to Horace B. Upham & Mary W....
