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Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis, IN & Surrounding Areas
Mary H. Hoffner
Jan 6, 1999
MARY H. FREDERICKS HOFFNER, 86, Zionsville, died Jan. 6. She was a clerk at L.S. Ayres & Co. for 15 years, retiring in 1968. She was a member of Zionsville Shephard Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor.
Services: 10…[read more at Tributes.com]
George W. Henthorn
Jan 6, 1999
GEORGE W. HENTHORN, 84, Indianapolis, died Jan. 6. He was a stationary engineer 38 years for International Harvester Co., retiring in 1976.
Services: 11 a.m. Jan. 8 in Flanner & Buchanan Washington Park East Mortuary. Calling: none. Burial: Washington P…[read more at Tributes.com]
Don R. Thomas
Jan 6, 1999
DON R. THOMAS, 72, Indianapolis, died Jan. 6. He was a truck driver 26 years for Tucker Freight Lines, retiring in 1974. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Services: 1 p.m. Jan. 11 in Flanner & Buchanan Decatur Township Mortuary, with calling from …[read more at Tributes.com]
Charles H. Curtis
Jan 6, 1999
CHARLES H. CURTIS, 68, Greencastle, formerly of Indianapolis, died Jan. 6. He served 20 years in the Army, retiring in 1973. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Services: 2 p.m. Jan. 12 in Flanner & Buchanan Speedway M…[read more at Tributes.com]
David Edward Despain
Jan 6, 1999
David Edward DeSpain, 71, Brownsburg, died Jan. 6. He was born January 15, 1927 in Taylorsville, Indiana.
He was an avid golfer and a truck driver for McKeown Transportation, retiring in 1989.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Ame…[read more at Tributes.com]
Iris E. Edwards
Jan 6, 1999
IRIS E. LANE EDWARDS, 91, Indianapolis, died Jan. 6. She was a homemaker and a member of Biltmore Gardens Church of Christ.
Services: 10 a.m. Jan. 11 in Winn Funeral Home, Horse Cave, Ky., with calling from 1 to 8 p.m. Jan. 10. Local calling: 5 to 9 p.m…[read more at Tributes.com]
Joseph W. Gregory
Jan 5, 1999
JOSEPH W. GREGORY, 77, Zionsville. Services for Joseph W. Gregory, a community leader, will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 8 in Zionsville Christian Church of which he was a member.
Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 7 in Flanner & Buchanan Zionsville…[read more at Tributes.com]
Harold E. Grigdesby
Jan 5, 1999
HAROLD E. GRIGDESBY, 89, Indianapolis, died Jan. 5. He was a locomotive engineer at Monon and Penn Central Railroad for 45 years, retiring in 1974. He was a 50-year member of Englewood Masonic Lodge and a member of the National Railroad Society.
Service…[read more at Tributes.com]
Hazel M. Strange
Jan 5, 1999
HAZEL M. MAXWELL STRANGE, 75, Indianapolis, formerly of Anderson, died Jan. 5. She had been an assembly line worker at Delco Remy Division of General Motors Corp., Anderson, for more than 30 years. She was a member of the United Auto Workers.
Memorial c…[read more at Tributes.com]
Carrell G. Dawes
Jan 5, 1999
CARRELL G. DAWES, 84, Indianapolis, died Jan. 5. He worked for the transportation department of Warren Township Schools for 10 years. Previously, he worked for Indianapolis Transit Co. 26 years, retiring as transportation director. Mr. Dawes also had owne…[read more at Tributes.com]
Bessie Atkins Knapp
Jan 5, 1999
BESSIE ‘BETTY’ ATKINS KNAPP, 75, Indianapolis, died Jan. 5. She had been a bookkeeper with Kingston Square Homes for 15 years. She was a member of Indian Lake Country Club and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilliary, Post 7119. She was a Navy veteran of World…[read more at Tributes.com]
Marguerite Shelburne Herrington
Jan 5, 1999
MARGUERITE SHELBURNE HERRINGTON, 90, Zionsville, died Jan. 5. A homemaker, she was a member of Zionsville Christian Church.
Memorial contributitions may be made to a favorite charity.
Services and calling: none.
She was the widow of Leonard W. Herri…[read more at Tributes.com]
Mabel Lanham Schaler
Jan 5, 1999
MABEL LANHAM WALLACE SCHALLER, 97, Madison, formerly of Indianapolis, died Jan. 5. A graduate of Butler University, she was an elementary schoolteacher for 26 years with Indianapolis Public Schools, retiring in 1948. She was a 75-year member of the Nation…[read more at Tributes.com]
Katherine E. Cox
Jan 5, 1999
KATHERINE E. WALL COX, 92, Indianapolis, died Jan. 5. She was a homemaker and member of Salem Lutheran Church, New Augusta.
Services were Jan. 7 in Flanner & Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary. Burial: Bethel Cemetery.
She was the widow of Gerald T. Cox. …[read more at Tributes.com]
L. Keith Bulen
Jan 4, 1999
L. KEITH BULEN, 72, L. Keith Bulen, the political power broker known both as the godfather of Indiana Republican politics and the father of the consolidated city-county government dubbed Uni-Gov, died Monday.
Services for Mr. Bulen, who turned 72 on New…[read more at Tributes.com]
Robert L. Cassidy
Jan 4, 1999
Robert L. Cassidy, 76, of Indianapolis passed away January 4, 1999 at his residence. He was a co-owner of the L.C. Cassidy & Son company. He was the son of a Free Methodist minister and attended Mars Hill Free Methodist Church. He wa…[read more at Tributes.com]
J. Y. Hammock
Jan 3, 1999
J.Y. HAMMOCK, 65, Indianapolis, died Jan. 3. He worked at Huetter Machine Co. for 12 years, retiring in 1997. Previously, he worked at Standard Grocery Warehouse for 29 years. He was a member of First Evangelical Baptist Church and Speedway Moose Lodge.
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Marian Crane Poole
Jan 3, 1999
MARIAN CRANE POOLE, 87, Indianapolis, died Jan. 3. She had been a teacher at Indiana School for the Deaf. A graduate of Purdue University, she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta soroity more than 60 years. She also was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Chur…[read more at Tributes.com]
Lois E. Fleming
Jan 3, 1999
LOIS E. HARNEY FLEMING, 81, Indianapolis, died Jan. 3. She was a registered nurse with Dr. W. Stanley Garner;s office for 20 years, retiring in 1979. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church and Retired Nurses Association. She was a 1946 gradua…[read more at Tributes.com]
Marie Pauline KLOOTWYK
Jan 2, 1999
MARIE PAULINE KRINGS KLOOTWYK, 89, Indianapolis, died Jan. 2. She was a homemaker and a member of Unity North Church and Western Electric Garden Club.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Services: 2 p.m. Jan. 7 in Flanne…[read more at Tributes.com]
