Obituaries

Norman Edward "Norm" Roberts

Norman Edward "Norm" Roberts

Aug 24, 2015

Norman Edward “Norm” Roberts, 62, of Avon, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 22, 1953, in Rochester, New York, the son of Edward and Grace (Lamoreaux) Roberts. He married Diana Dawson on March 16, 1991, and she survives. Norm is also survived by his son, Devin Roberts of Avon; daughters, Alice Gallagher and...

William George Rothkopf

William George Rothkopf

Aug 23, 2015

William George Rothkopf, 86, of Greenfield, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his residence. He was born June 15, 1929, in Indianapolis, the son of William John and Donna Lucille (Winkinhoffer) Rothkopf. He married his wife of 63 years, Marilyn Ann Bruns, on October 27, 1951, and she survives. Other survivors include his niece, Melissa Miller and husband, Trent,...

Heather Waterman Huneycutt

Heather Waterman Huneycutt

Aug 23, 2015

Captain Heather Waterman Huneycutt, DVM, 26, of Bunnlevel, North Carolina, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 in Harnett County, North Carolina. She was born March 24, 1989, in Beech Grove, the daughter of John Lewis and Rebecca Sue “Becky” (Martin) Waterman. On August 2, 2014, she married Warrant Officer Mark Huneycutt, a Blackhawk Aviator, and he survives....

Lorell Eugene Vanscoy

Lorell Eugene Vanscoy

Aug 22, 2015

Lorell Eugene Vanscoy, 66, of Shelbyville, passed away August 22, 2015, at his residence. He was born May 2, 1949, in Rush County, the son of Henry Lee and Vera Lillian (Gahimer) Vanscoy. Lorell is survived by his daughter, Barbara Stevens and husband, Tim, of Waldron; brother, Leroy Vanscoy and wife, Lillian; twin grandchildren, Karman Stevens, and Kyle Stevens and...

Angela "Annie" Ayers Taylor

Angela "Annie" Ayers Taylor

Aug 19, 2015

Angela “Annie” Ayers Taylor, 35, of Shelbyville, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis with her family present. She was born January 4, 1980, in Homestead, Florida, the daughter of Dana Ayers and Susan (Perry) Ayers. She married Roy Taylor on July 27, 2013, and he survives. Annie is also survived by her...

David Lee Hoff

David Lee Hoff

Aug 14, 2015

David Lee Hoff, 69, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born July 23, 1946, in Shelbyville, the son of Paul Gordon and Francis Pauline (Nigh) Hoff. He married Charlene K. Smith on October 30, 1965, and she survives. David is also survived by his sons, David Hoff Jr. and wife,...

Doris M. (Liebert) Sheehan

Doris M. (Liebert) Sheehan

Aug 13, 2015

Doris M. (Liebert) Sheehan, 86, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born May 21, 1929, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Louis H. and Jennie (Westrick) Liebert. She married George Louis Sheehan on August 5, 1961, and he preceded her in death on June 26, 2012. Doris is survived...

Barbara Anne Barlow

Barbara Anne Barlow

Aug 13, 2015

Barbara Anne Barlow, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born December 1, 1929, in Shelby County, the daughter of Carl and Freda (Moore) Briggs. She married Donald K. Barlow, on April 9, 1950, and he preceded her in death on May 19, 1973. Barbara is survived by her daughters, Donna Thurston of Shelbyville,...

Thomas L. "Tom" Dennis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...