Obituaries
Thomas L. "Tom" Dennis
Aug 12, 2015
Thomas L. "Tom" Dennis, 62, of Carthage, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehab in Greenfield. He was born February 17, 1953 in Connersville, the son of Russell and Bonnie (Singleton) Dennis. He married Barbara Kile on October 24, 1987, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Thomas Wade Dennis and wife, Amy, of...
Mark R. Riddell
Aug 10, 2015
Mark R. Riddell, 49, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born March 9, 1966, in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of James and Dorothy (Dellorfano) Riddell. Mark is survived by his mother, Dorothy Riddell of Wadsworth, Ohio; brother, Steven Riddell and wife, Sandra, of El Centro, California; and a sister, Paula...
James R. "Rusty" Whipple
Aug 8, 2015
James R. “Rusty” Whipple, 55, of LaFontaine, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Rolling Meadows Nursing Home in LaFontaine. He was born October 23, 1959, in Rushville, the son of James Robert Whipple and Phyllis (Bills) Powers. Rusty is survived by his mother and step-father, Phyllis and Gerald Powers of New Castle; father and step-mother, James Robert and Linda...
Avis "Joy" Thomas
Jul 31, 2015
Avis “Joy” Thomas, 91, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born July 4, 1924, in Avoca, the daughter of Hobart and Gretna (McDonald) Massey. On October 26, 1946, she married Charles Thomas, and he preceded her in death on March 21, 2003. Joy is survived by her daughter Linda June Turner...
John P. Banawitz
Jul 27, 2015
John P. Banawitz, 66, of Greenfield, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015 at Sugar Creek Nursing Home in Greenfield. He was born October 3, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Philip H. and Natalie Lyman (Pfaff) Banawitz. John is survived by his sister, Stephanie B. Rick of Shelbyville; twin brother, Jeffery Banawitz and wife, Karen, of...
Michael Warren Hester
Jul 26, 2015
Michael Warren Hester, 59, of Needham, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born August 26, 1955, in Indianapolis, the son of Richard and Josephine (Nickels) Hester. Michael is survived by his mother of Franklin; daughters, Emily Hester, Erica Schutt and husband, Chris, and Erin Hardebeck, all of Needham; grandchildren, Jace Hardebeck, Reis Hardebeck, Carter Schutt,...
Claude E. Smith
Jul 19, 2015
Claude E. Smith, 99, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born October 4, 1915, in Boggstown, the son of Robert and Beulah (Hall) Smith. He married Marjorie N. Goodwin on December 31, 1947, and she preceded him in death on February 15, 2012. Claude is survived by his daughter, Patricia L....
Jacquelyn June Branson
Jul 19, 2015
Jacquelyn June “Jackie” Branson, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born June 26, 1934, in Johnson County, the daughter of George Raymond and Mildred Lucille (Garshwiler) Sedam. She married Orville Sullivan Branson on December 9, 1954, and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2009. Jackie is...
Barbara A. Adcock
Jul 16, 2015
Barbara A. Adcock, 77, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. She was born October 12, 1937, in Shelby County, the daughter of William Harold and Irene (Vernon) Schloesser. Barbara is survived by her daughters, JoAnna Wilson and husband, Richard, Sharon Brown and Sheila “Herbie” Brown, all of Shelbyville; grandchildren, Melissa Scott,...
Sidney Matthew VonBurg
Jul 14, 2015
Sidney Matthew VonBurg, 51, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at his residence. A memorial services will be at 1 pm, Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Fellowship Baptist Church, 622 Colescott St. in Shelbyville, with Rev. Frank Smith officiating. Friends may gather one-half hour prior. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St.,...
Nancy Ann Kindred
Jul 8, 2015
Nancy Ann Kindred, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Major Hospital. Private services were observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Cheyenne Harley Marie Smith
Jul 6, 2015
Cheyenne Harley Marie Smith, infant, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. She was born July 6, 2015, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Jedadiah Michael and Heather Marie (Cass) Smith. Cheyenne is survived by her parents of Indianapolis; brothers, Tristen Allen Michael Smith and Samual Jacob Leonard Smith, both of Indianapolis; maternal grandparents, Robin and...
Kay N. Woollen
Jul 4, 2015
Kay N. Woollen, aged 83, keeled over deader than a mackerel yesterday, Saturday, July 4, 2015. He was born on June 6, 1932, in Hammond, the only child of Dorothea Irene Norcross Woollen (Castana, IA) and William Wesley Woollen (Fairmount, IN). Raised in Dyer, Indiana, he graduated from St. John Township High School in 1950 (now Lake Central) and received...
E. Genevieve (Tyner) Cory
Jul 3, 2015
E. Genevieve (Tyner) Cory, 93, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born December 8, 1921 on the family farm in Northern Shelby County, where she spent her entire life. On November 3, 1945, she married Forrest B. “Frosty” Cory, and he preceded her in death on December 30, 2003. Genevieve is survived by...
Richard Neil Lane
Jul 2, 2015
Richard Neil Lane, 64, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away July 2, 2015 at home. He was born November 2, 1950, in Franklin, Indiana, the son of William George and Margaret Marciel (Huntsman) Lane. On July 2, 1972, he married his wife of 43 years, Rosalie Ann Huhnke, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Indianapolis; son, Richard Lane...
Doris "Ruth" Brown Theobald
Jul 1, 2015
Doris “Ruth” Brown Theobald, 90, of Shelbyville, was ill for about two years before passing away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She was born March 30, 1925, in Rush County, the daughter of Howard and Laura “May” (King) Brown. She married Joe Theobald on May 1, 1943, and he preceded her in death on August 31, 1960. Ruth is survived...
Abbi Grace Smith
Jul 1, 2015
Abbi Grace Smith, infant, of Shelbyville, passed away July 1, 2015 at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. She was born to Tyler and Keri (Spivey) Smith. Abbi is survived by her parents of Shelbyville; brother, Connor Smith of Shelbyville; grandparents, Teresa and Jeff Smith of Flat Rock and Keli and Eric Pugh of Morristown; great-grandparents, Gene and Dixie McMillin and...
JoAnn May Bateman
Jun 28, 2015
JoAnn May Bateman, 84, of Morristown, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Ambassador Health in Centerville. She was born May 22, 1931, in Indianapolis, the daughter of James N. Sr. and Margaret C. (Grannemann) Bateman. JoAnn is survived by her nieces, Elaine A. Wilhelm and husband, Jerry, of Morristown and Donna L. Reed and husband, Randy, of Arlington; nephew,...
Jeffrey Daniel "Jeff" Smaglinski
Jun 21, 2015
Jeffrey Daniel “Jeff” Smaglinski, 42, of Gwynneville, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his residence. He was born September 3, 1972, in Bad Axe, Michigan, the son of Gerald and Barbara (Casey) Smaglinski. Jeff is survived by his father of Shelbyville; daughter, Caitlynn Smaglinski of Indianapolis; son, Nicholas Smaglinski of Indianapolis; sisters, Julie Wilhelm and Jill Fannin and significant...
Reba F. Cochran
Jun 17, 2015
Reba F. Cochran, 93, of Morristown, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born March 3, 1922, in Shelby County, the daughter of the late Harry and Ruth (Greene) Knowlton. She married Kenneth Cochran on December 20, 1940, and he preceded her in death on October 27, 1983. Reba is survived by her son,...
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