Obituaries
Ryan Michael Zahnd
Aug 4, 2009
Ryan Michael Zahnd, 34, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, August 4, 2009 at his residence. Born July 3, 1975 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Stephen Michael Zahnd and Sheri K. (Dean) Crist. Other survivors include his son, Clayton Michael Zahnd; stepfather, Dale Crist; grandparents, Esther Zahnd of Fairland, Marilyn (husband, Jess) McDaniel of Shelbyville, Earnest (wife, Marilyn) Dean...
Farica M. Bertram
Aug 4, 2009
Farica N. Bertram, 30, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, August 4, 2009 at her residence. Born November 8, 1978 in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Jimmie D. and Mary F. (Dixon) Anderson. Services will be held at a later date.
Ina Fern McGuire
Jul 31, 2009
Ina Fern (Haehl) McGuire died July 31, 2009 at Towsley Village, Chelsea Retirement Center in Chelsea, Michigan. She was 88 years old. Born on July 29, 1921, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of J. Walter and Opal (Fuchs) Haehl. She married Cecil McGuire on August 14, 1959. He preceded her in death on September 22, 1976. Survivors include...
Lawrence W. Brown
Jul 26, 2009
Lawrence W. Brown, 76, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born January 27, 1933 in Orange County, Indiana, he was the son of Ertle and Ruth (Bogue) Brown. He married Lois Kuhn on July 21, 1953, and she survives. Other survivors include daughters, Teresa (husband, Bill) Price of Los Lunas, New Mexico, Debbie (husband, Les)...
Max L. Owens
Jul 20, 2009
Max L. Owens, 88, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Beech Grove. Bortn November 14, 1920, in Wabash, Indiana, he was the son of O. Russell and Elizabeth (Kegerreis) Owens. He married Gayle Mitchell Green on January 26, 1973, and she survives. Other survivors include his children, Margaret (husband, Jay) Lowe, Patty Ash,...
Ruth Alice Mason
Jul 17, 2009
Ruth Alice Mason, 87, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, July 17, 2009 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born September 14, 1921, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Charles E. and Carrie M. (Wills) Reinbold. She married Robert Reinbold on November 30, 1952, and he preceded her in death on February 12, 1998. Survivors include her brothers, Robert "Bob" (wife,...
Donald Neal Benefiel
Jul 14, 2009
Donald Neal "Benny" Benefiel, 85, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born June 2, 1924, in Shelby County, he was the son of Ross and Ruth (Kuhn) Benefiel. He married Betty Rose Feller on January 7, 1944, and she preceded him in death on May 28, 1998. Survivors include his sons, Donald (wife, Linda) Benefiel...
John Robert Foltz
Jul 12, 2009
John Robert Foltz, 38, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2009, at his home, surrounded by family, after a four-year battle with brain cancer. Born in Beech Grove, he was the son of Robert L. and Bonnie Jean (Colvin) Foltz. He married Lora Burns and she survives. Other survivors include his parents; son, Jack Foltz; brothers, Jason (wife, Traci)...
Edna M. Itce
Jul 8, 2009
Edna M. Itce, 80, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born July 3, 1928, in Johnson County, she was the daughter of Raymond and L. Lucille (Davis) Runshe Sr. She married Harry Emerson Itce, Sr. on May 9, 1947. and he preceded her in death on January 14, 1988. Survivors include her children, Harry Itce,...
Trillis J. Stewart
Jul 4, 2009
Trillis J. Stewart, 71, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, July 4, 2009 at her residence. Born April 6, 1938 in Cambridge City, she was the daughter of Wilford C. and Audrey M. (Goldman) Pavey. Other survivors include her children, Bradley (wife, Cathy) Ray of Fishers and Kimberly (husband, Steve) Mitchell of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; step-children, Kathy (husband, Phil) Green of Columbus,...
Irene Hermesch
Jul 2, 2009
Irene Hermesch, 86, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born September 24, 1922, in Mingo County, W.Va., she was the daughter of Anthony Wayne and Ida (Ward) Hayton. She married Edgar F. Tomlin, and he preceded her in death. She married Forrest Hermesch on June 3, 1957, and he preceded her in death on August...
David J. .McKean
Jul 2, 2009
David J. McKean, 65, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, July 2, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born December 1, 1943, in Seattle, Washington, he was the son of James Angus and Dorothy (King) McKean. He married Dana Joan Halford McKean and she survives. No public services will be held.
Patsy "Pat" Faye McVey
Jul 2, 2009
Patsy "Pat" Faye McVey, 73, of Fountaintown, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2009 at her residence. Born June 2, 1936 in Lynch, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Clarence and Elsie (Boggs) Campbell. She married Richard Ronald McVey, Sr. on June 21, 1955, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, Richard Ronald (wife, Vicky) McVey and Timothy "Tim" Lee...
Mary E. Kaster
Jun 29, 2009
Mary E. Kaster, 94, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, June 29, 2009 at Ashford Place. Born March 6, 1915, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of William and Fena (Reed) Epperson. She married Paul Gray Kaster, and he preceded her in death on April 28, 2003. Survivors include her son, Phil (wife, Freda) Kaster of Shelbyville; daughter, Janet Compton of...
Richard T. Cox
Jun 27, 2009
Richard T. Cox, 72, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born July 24, 1936 in Shelby County, he was the son of Raleigh Elwood and Lona (Flick) Cox. He married Diane (Bennett) Cox on August 13, 1983, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Rhonda L. Cox and Regina L. (husband Bernardo) Zuniga, both...
John Raymond Kelly Jr.
Jun 26, 2009
Lieutenant General John Raymond Kelly, Jr., USA Retired, 84, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at his home. Born October 8, 1924, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of John Raymond and Fannie Minnetta (Long) Kelly. He married Genevieve (Spurling) Savage on July 24, 1976, and she survives. Survivors include his daughters, Gwendolyn J. Keller and Leah...
Eleanor "Ellen" Pfeiffer
Jun 26, 2009
Eleanor "Ellen" Pfeiffer, 74, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at Parkview North Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born August 14, 1934 in Lincoln, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Eloise Gilliatte. Survivors include her daughters, Deb Edwards of Indianapolis, Marcy (husband, Tom) Knight of Fort Wayne, Beth (husband, Charlie) Ayers of Shelbyville; son, Bruce (wife, Julia)...
Dr. Phyllis J. Fleming, PhD
Jun 23, 2009
Phyllis J. Fleming, Sarah Whiting Francis Professor of Physics, Emerita, at Wellesley College, died after a long illness on June 23, 2009. A physicist, she dedicated her life to the enhancement of opportunities for women in science as a pioneer in teaching, research and service. She believed to know a subject one must teach it. Thirty of her Wellesley students...
Mattie Jester
Jun 22, 2009
Private services were observed. Services were entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, Indiana.