Obituaries

Ryan Michael Zahnd

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

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

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

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)...

Candy I. Wheeler

Candy I. Wheeler

Jul 26, 2009

Private family services will be observed.

Max L. Owens

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.