James Alvin Bryson, 66, of French Lick, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He was born on October 15, 1950 in Indianapolis to the late Raymond Alonzo and Edith Belle (Heck) Bryson. Jim currently worked as a server at Chicago’s Pizza in French Lick and was well known and much loved within the community. He loved...
Brooke Morgan Bennett, 20, Indianapolis, passed away December 26, 2016. She is survived by her parents, Bruce and Jeri, brother, Blake, grandparents, John and Kathy McCreary, aunts, uncles, cousins, and a host of friends. Brooke was preceded in death by her twin sister, Blair, and grandparents, William and Bonnie Stroot. Memorial contributions may be made to the Riley Children’s Foundation....
Bobbie Vaughn-Jolly,
87, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 26, 2016. Bobbie and her husband were previous owners of several service stations in the Broad Ripple area. She was a former model and had represented several models. She was also a published writer. Bobbie was a proud member of the Glendale Christian Church. Bobbie was preceded in death by her...
Maryann Roselene Geary, 81, of Indianapolis, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016. She was born on April 7, 1935 in Indianapolis to the late John and Maude (Maddox) Tapp. Maryann enjoyed playing Bingo and crossword puzzles. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara (Michael) Mount; 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Maryann was preceded in death by her husband, Howard...
Lois Bernice “Nickie” Phillips, 86, of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 26, 2016. She was born on February 7, 1930 in West Frankfort, IL to the late Steven Glen and Georgia Irene (Willett) Nichols. Lois was a 56 year member of the Church of God of Prophecy. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband,...
Magda Kelemen Csetenyi
97, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 26, 2016. Magda was born in Budapest, Hungary on January 9, 1919. She was a fiercely independent woman. She faced many challenges in her life with determination and grace. After her retirement from Western Electric, she continued to devote even more time and energy to her family, friends and numerous...
Linda C. (Meade) Wampler, 74, of Indianapolis, passed away December 25, 2016. Linda was born in Toms Creek, VA and raised in Benham, KY, the daughter of Warren H. and Lora J. (Smith) Meade. She was an Office Administrator at St. Francis Hospital for 14 years until her retirement. She was a member of Fairland Baptist Church. She was preceded...
James H. (“Harry”) Ham, Jr. 96, Indianapolis, passed away on December 25, 2016. He was born on July 20, 1920, in Atchison, Kansas. His parents, James H. Ham (“Harry, Sr.”) and Ethel (Clark) Ham, predeceased him, as did his two older sisters, Harriett Ham and Jane Gillespie. Growing up in Atchison, Harry spent many wonderful summers swimming and boating with...
James Francis Thais
76, of Greenfield, IN passed away December 25, 2016. James was born in Vincennes, IN on December 5, 1940 to his late parents, John Edward and Frances Catherine (Bouvy) Thais.
James earned his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Christian Brothers College and retired in 1996 after 32 years as the Department Head with National Starch...
Helen Craig,
103, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 25, 2016. She was born on November 15, 1913 to the late Luitgard and August Zimmerman. She was the wife of the late James Craig. Helen gained her Beauticians License in 1935 and had been the manager of Crown Laundry and Dry Cleaners in Glendale Mall. Helen was a lifelong dance...
AJ Murray, 91, of Fairland, IN, passed away on December 25, 2016.
Survived by his 9 children, many grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Kathryn Murray, his parents, and many more.
A funeral service will be 10:00am Saturday, December 31, 2016 with visitation Friday 6-9pm and Saturday 9-10am at Flanner...
Harrison Moore, Jr.
74, of Shelbyville, IN passed away December 25, 2016. Harrison was born in Inez, KY on October 1, 1942 to the late, Harrison and Verna (DeLong) Moore. He retired as a Conductor from the Railroad, where he worked for over 30 years. In his spare time, Harrison enjoyed fishing, hunting, cooking, gardening and canning.
Harrison will...
Robert C. Marsischke Sr. 75, Westfield, passed away December 25, 2016. He was born July 23, 1941, in Indianapolis, the son of the late Herman C. and Audrey (Tucker) Marsischke.
Bob proudly served in the United States Army, and he was honorably discharged in 1964. He retired from Washington Township Fire Department after 20 years of service. He then worked...
Lesi Hannah Tanner, 51, Indianapolis, passed away December 25, 2016. She was born June 4, 1965, in Indianapolis the daughter of Robert and Eva (Hambrick) Hannah.
Lesi graduated from Carmel High School and earned an art scholarship to Ball State University. While attending Ball State, she met and fell in love with Blake Tanner. Lesi and Blake, along with...
Charles T. Woodard
84, of Indianapolis, went to be with The Lord on The Lord’s Birthday December 25, 2016. Charles was born May 23, 1932 in Cedar Hill, Tennessee to the late Braden and Mattie Lee (Barbee) Woodard. Charles attended and graduated from Bransford High School in Springfield, Tennessee. Following high school, Charles enlisted in the US Army, where he...
Jason H. Murphy, 54 of Greenfield, IN was born August 5, 1962 and passed away December 24, 2016. He was born in Greenfield, IN to John and Joan Murphy. He graduated from Greenfield High School. He owned Jason Murphy Plumbing for the last 18 years. Jason was a very selfless man who cared more about others than himself. He enjoyed...
Roberta Stranahan "Strannie" Presnal died peacefully on December 24, surrounded by her children, following a multi-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in New Castle, Indiana in 1935, the daughter of the late Robert W. and Florence Stranahan. She moved as a child to Indianapolis where she attended Public School #69 and graduated from Shortridge High School. Strannie attended...
Elizabeth Rogers, 91, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away December 24, 2016 in Richmond, Va. She was born May 8, 1925, in Cincinnati, OH, the daughter of the late Raymond and Amelia (Coury) Zehenni. She married Walter P. Rogers, who preceded her in passing. Also preceding her in passing were brothers Joseph Zehenni and Elias Zehenni, and her son, Tony Rogers.
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Deloris Karau Witt
84, of Fishers, IN, was born on July 22, 1932 to Emil and Minnie (Below) Karau. She passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 24, 2016. After graduating at the top of her class in Spencer, Wisconsin, Deloris moved to Indianapolis in 1950 where she met and married the love of her life, Herbert L. Witt. They spent...
Mary Lou (Southern) Sexton 77 of Indianapolis died December 23, 2016 Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband Paul E Sexton and their son Denny J. Sexton. Funeral services will be Wednesday December 28, 2016 at Flanner and Buchanan-Speedway at 11 am with calling from 9 am to service time. Mary Lou is survived by her children; Terry...