Thelma R. List Nicholas, 95, of Indianapolis departed this life March 17, 2020 at 95 years old. Thelma was born June 27, 1924, to Garnet and Edna List of Indianapolis. She was the wife of Wade A. Nicholas; mother of Duane A. Nicholas, Kevin R. Nicholas, Janice R. Gohmann, Suzanne A. Meek, and Rebecca E. Reid; sister to Norma List...
Rosemary Arthur, 62, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at her home. Born Thursday, February 27, 1958 to Henry and Ruby (Adams) Butler in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is survived by her mother, Ruby Butler; children, Mary Bandy and her husband Ricky, Joseph Arthur Jr. and his significant other Samantha Griffith; beloved siblings, Bill Butler, Janet Hill, Linda...
Ruth Louise Norton Romesser was born March 3, 1929 in Batavia, New York, and was the oldest of three children of Clifford and Hazel Condit Norton. She grew up in and around Warsaw. As a teenager, she enjoyed working at a local ice cream shop. She married Andy Romesser, also from Warsaw, on January 8, 1949. They had three boys...
Rodger D. Clark, 71 passed away on March 15, 2020. RD, as he was affectionately known, was born on July 3, 1948 to Thomas and Norma Clark. RD served our country in the US Army during Vietnam (1966-70). He received the Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm, National Defense Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. RD also...
Dennis "Joe" Woods, age 65, of Greenwood, Indiana passed away at 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Verdien Eugene and Elinor Marie (Rice) Woods on January 9, 1955 in Princeton, Illinois. Joe was a graduate of Wyanet High School, class of ‘73. He received his Bachelors...
On Saturday, March 14th, 2020, Roy Lee Barrett passed away peacefully in his Indianapolis home after a long battle with cancer. He was 76 years young. Roy Lee was born in Greenwood, Indiana on June 24th, 1943 to Sarah and William Barrett. He joins his parents, daughter (Denise), his four siblings (William, Liz, Alice, and Darleen), and other friends and...
Aiden Dominic Fey, precious baby boy of Matthew and Kelli (Wildrick) Fey was born into the arms of angels March 14, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital. Born at 33 weeks he weighed 4lbs 13 oz and was 18 1/4 inches long. Although Aiden never spent any time with us on earth he was very loved and touched many lives. His...
Gary Dean McWhirter, 66, of Indianapolis, Indiana, succumbed to cancer in the comfort of his home surrounded by family on March 12, 2020. He was born in Indianapolis on May 29, 1953 to W. Dean and Pearl McWhirter. Gary is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jane, sons Neal, William (Sarah), and Stuart, grandchildren Henry, Pearl, Gavan and Emilia,...
Ruth A. Gaunt, 88 of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on March 11, 2020. She was born on August 23rd, 1931 in Fort Wayne Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents Gerhardt & Lillian (Buechner) Schinnerer, husband Charles J Gaunt, husband Ezra Jones, son Stephen W Gaunt, a brother Herbert L Schinnerer and a step-daughter Shelly Guard. She is...
Randy “Jay” Layne, 65, of Indianapolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 after succumbing to complications of a stroke in 2019. He was surrounded by his loving sisters. Jay was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana on September 28, 1954, to the late James Layne and Dolores (Hart) Gehringer. Jay is survived by his daughters, Tabitha (Rusty) Holt, Sarah (Chris) Mazur,...
Deborah Kesler, 56, passed away on March 10th, 2020, at her home in the presence of her loving family. Deborah, known as Deb to all her friends and family, was a beautiful soul, so bright and full of joy. Born August 2nd, 1963, she was the 2nd of 3 children to Nancy and Glen Kesler. Deb was raised in central...
Winifred, “Winnie”, Sue Hancock, of Westfield, Indiana, passed away March 10, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was under the care of IU Health Hospice. Winnie married Tom E. Hancock on February 14, 1977 in St. Petersburg, Florida. They lived in Florida until moving back to Indiana in 2016. He preceded her in death on November 19, 2019. She...
Carol Angelee Condiff Sears, 90 of Fishers, Indiana went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 10, 2020. Carol was born on November 5, 1929 to Lilly and Marion Cundiff in Williams, Indiana. On the day she graduated from Williams High School in 1948, along with her cousin, packed a suitcase and boarded a bus for Indianapolis to...
Bertha Perkins Thompson, 88, passed away on March 9, 2020. Born in Chicago, she moved to Indianapolis in 1960. She worked in the Finance Center at Fort Benjamin Harrison for 25 years, retiring in 1986 as a computer operator. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Thompson and daughter, Pamela A. Martin. A celebration of Bertha’s life...
Nora E. (Leslie) Neal, 78, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Sunday, October 12, 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Frank Robert Leslie and Ruth Ellen (Gibson) Kurbursky. She is survived by her children, Ramona Sapp, Roy Lyons, Ruth Shoults; grandchildren, Lori Booker and her husband Nicholas, Deeann Edwards,...
What a wonderful life we have shared; so many happy times and memories over 97 years! Florence Anne Hieronymus (Mazneff), born at 4:25 am on December 31, 1922, was blessed with a keen intellect and an adventurous spirit. She lived a rich and full life and was ready to say goodbye without regret or fear. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan,...
Thelma Knighten Morse-Miles went home to be with her Lord on March 9, 2020. She is survived by her two children, Reginald Morse and Sheree Dunay. During her extensive teaching career, including at Arsenal Technical and Arlington High Schools, she touched many lives. A memorial service is pending at this time, please check back later.
Our beloved, Cory Alexander Smith, Sr. departed this life at home, on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Cory, a lifetime resident of Indianapolis, was the youngest child born to Sharon and Donald Smith. He attended elementary school at St. Joan of Arc School, and IPS #70 where he was enrolled in the Gifted and Talented Program. Cory excelled in academics as...
Gerald Darwin Mercer (“Jerry”) of Indianapolis, IN, and formerly of Elkhart, IN, and the San Francisco Bay area, died on Sunday, March 8, 2020. He was born October 12, 1941 to Chester N. and Dorothy (Brown) Mercer in Kalamazoo, Michigan and married Ruth Elenor West on September 22, 1963 in Elkhart Indiana. Jerry is survived by his daughter, Jill M....
Hershel Roy Guffey 87, of Indianapolis, IN, was called to his heavenly home on Sunday March 8, 2020. Hershel was born in Alpha, KY on June 26, 1932. He was the son of the late Lewis Taylor Guffey and Birthie (Lowe) Guffey. Hershel is survived by his loving Wife of 63 years Ruby (Bass) Guffey, their two daughters Julia (Guffey)...