Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Susan Jane Armstrong Thacker
Mar 17, 2016
Susan Jane Armstrong Thacker, 75, Fishers, passed away March 17, 2016. She was born October 9, 1940, in Lima, Ohio, the daughter of the late Donald Sr. and Ethel (Hawkins) Armstrong. She married Donald E. Thacker on October 13, 1961, which was also her parents’ 27th anniversary.
She attended IPS #91 and was a member of the 1958 graduating class...
Charles Cyr
Mar 17, 2016
Charles Raymond St. Cyr 70, of Indianapolis, Indiana formerly of Norfolk, VA, passed away March 17, 2016. Mr. St. Cyr was a retired truck driver and a Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired as a member of the Coast Guard.Mr. St. Cyr was preceded in death by his wife Jean St. Cyr and parents Alfred and Anne Vera...
Rowberta J. -Jenny- Slack
Mar 16, 2016
Rowberta J “Jenny” Slack
84 of Indianapolis passed away passed away on March 16, 2016. Shewas born in Frankfort, IN on January 27, 1932. Jenny was deeply devoted to herfaith and her family, while her children were growing up she was active in PTAand all of their activities. Shecontinued this with her grandchildren as she held them close and spent...
Sarah M. Caltabiano
Mar 16, 2016
Sarah M. Caltabiano
98, of Indianapolis, passed away on March 16, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry I. Caltabiano. She is survived by her children, Michael Moran, Elizabeth Moran, and Ronald (John Mugge) Caltabiano; step-children, Henry Caltabiano and Linda (Baldo) Forte and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, March 20,...
Ruth Lynette Hawkins
Mar 16, 2016
Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt and friend. She is preceeded in life by mother Helen and siblings Veva, Marion, Thora, David and many close friends and family members.
She is survived by daughter Lisa Knudsen, son Neil Placek, four Grandchildren, two Great Grandchildren, six Great Great Grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Her family extends beyond the...
Dwight William Schuster, M.D.
Mar 16, 2016
Dwight William Schuster, passed away on March 16, 2016, born October 9, 1917 in Shawnee, OH a small town known for brick making and coal mining, to William and Clara Schuster later moving to Indianapolis. Dwight’s mother died when he was 16 years old and he moved in with his sister, Marjorie Schuster Springer and her husband, Warren, on the...
Joseph Emerson Einterz
Mar 15, 2016
Joseph Emerson Einterz died Tuesday, March 15, 2016. He was 21 years old. He died at his apartment in Bloomington, Indiana. Born on December 16, 1994 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Michael and Sara Einterz. Joseph attended Zionsville Community High School where he was a member of the football team, the wrestling team, and the rugby team. Joseph attended Indiana University...
Muriel Hornsby
Mar 15, 2016
Muriel Rose Hornsby Age 85, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, March 15,2016. She was born March 12, 1931, in Bay City, Michigan to the late Clarence and Roberta(Martin) Bonem. Muriel married her high school sweetheart, Robert VerlHornsby, on September 2,1950. They moved their young family to Indianapolis in 1965, and shared55 years of married life together. Muriel loved her family...
Jane Ellen Collora
Mar 14, 2016
Collora, Jane Ellen
Jane Ellen Collora (nee Ransel) of Indianapolis, Indiana; and a long time resident of Anderson County, South Carolina,died March 14, 2016 at the age of 103. Janewas born in 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to John A. Ransel and Anna M.Ransel (nee Hite). The Ransel familymoved to Gary, Indiana in 1915 where John Ransel worked in the steel mills....
Douglas Lynn Shelton
Mar 14, 2016
Douglas Lynn Shelton, 68, ofIndianapolis, passed away March 14, 2016. He was a Charter Bus Driver and a Representative for the Lowrey OrganCompany. He was a Vietnam War Veteran.He was preceded in death by his father, George Shelton, Jr., and a son Christopher Shelton.
Doug is survived by his daughter,Michele Lynn Shelton Sellers (Fred) of Lebanon, his son, Douglas Lynn Shelton,Jr....
Diane Louise Rogers
Mar 14, 2016
DianeLouise (Hunter) Rogers age 65 passed away peacefully at home on Monday March14, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her father Robert R Hunter. Diane was born to Robert and Virginia(Gootee) Hunter on September 12, 1950. Diane graduated from Cardinal Ritter High School in 1968. She then went to work for AT&T as...
Annettte Brown
Mar 14, 2016
Annette Brown
92, passed to eternal life on March 14, 2016. She and her late husband Joseph C. Brown resided in Indianapolis most of their lives. She leaves behind four children, Joseph, William, Deanna and Deborah, their families and their children’s children. Annette was born in Evansville where she will be laid to rest on Monday, March 21, 2016 preceded...
Frances Anne Coulter Sherrard
Mar 14, 2016
Frances Anne Coulter Sherrard, 72, died on March 14, 2016. A memorial service will be held on March 31, 2016 at 10 a.m. with calling to follow at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, IN. Mrs. Sherrard was a graduate of San Francisco State College and Virginia Tech and was an active volunteer throughout her life, serving at the Joslyn Art...
James Watson Smylie
Mar 13, 2016
James WatsonSmylie Jr., a retired accountant with the Mississippi Department of Audit,passed away on March 3, 2016. He was born in 1923 in Greenwood, MS. Hegraduated from Greenwood High School and attended Mississippi State Universityand Southwestern Louisiana College. He was a combat veteran having served as aRadio Operator on a B-29, flying missions over Japan during WW11 and as anArtillery...
Priscilla A. Fisher
Mar 13, 2016
Priscilla A. Fisher 92, Indianapolis, passed away March 16,2016. She was born in Munising, MI and grew up in Gladstone, MI. Born to Georgeand Isabel Nebel. She was a devoted wife to her beloved husband John who diedin 2014 after 65 years of marriage and loving mother to five surviving children,Robert (Ester), Daniel (Kyle), Ellen (Ken), Susan (Larry), and Kate;...
John King Greer
Mar 13, 2016
John King Greer,
93, was ushered into hisheavenly mansion on March 13, 2016. He was born in Indianapolis, attendedShortridge H.S. and graduated from Purdue. After proudly serving in the MarineCorp during WWII, he married Edith ‘Dede’ Spickelmier, who preceded him indeath.
John worked for SpickelmierIndustries, then retired from Aetna Insurance. His passions were CBMC and Biblestudy. He enjoyed...
Linda Jean Manson
Mar 13, 2016
Linda Jean Manson,
68 ofMechanicsville, MD passed away on March 13, 2016 in Leonardtown, MD. Born September 11, 1947 in Indianapolis, IN,she was the daughter of the late Martha Freeland Hanlon and William Hanlon.
Linda is survived by her husband, CharlesG. Manson, whom she married on November 23, 1985 in Indianapolis, IN, siblings;Diana Lifford of Charlottesville, IN, and William...
Joseph W. Klein
Mar 12, 2016
Joseph William Klein, 70, of Indianapolis, passed away onMarch 12th. Joe was born September 7th,1945, to Joseph and Louise Klein.
Joe graduated from Broad Ripple High School in 1963, wherehe lettered in baseball, football, and wrestling. He attended Ball State University and NormalCollege, and was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. He was a member...
Kenneth W. -Ken- Gigax
Mar 12, 2016
Kenneth W. “Ken” Gigax, 73 of Indianapolis, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016. Ken was born November 3, 1942 in Indianapolis to the late Floyd and Gene Gigax. He was a 1964 graduate of Notre Dame University. Ken was a veteran of the US Army and served in Korea from 1965 to 1967.
Ken was a businessman who succeeded his...
