Herman Calderon
Oct 9, 2014
Herman Calderon, 79 of Fishers, passed away October 9, 2014. He was born in Indianapolis on September 6, 1935 to Joseph and Pauline Calderon. Herman was a member of Etz Chaim Congregation. He is survived by his wife, Pat Bartholomew Calderon; daughter, Pam (Dan) Cox; step-daughter, Laura (Brian) Elmore; step-sons, David and Bill Bartholomew; eleven grandchildren; one great grandchild; and...
Art Mirkin
Oct 7, 2014
Art Mirkin, 94, formerly of Indianapolis and of late Atlanta, passed away on October 7, 2014. Art was an avid pilot, beginning as a Navy flight instructor during WW2 and continued from military to commercial and private. He had a love of life, key lime pie, bossa nova music and a wonderful sense of humor, and was involved in the...
Rochelle Schuchman Lederman
Oct 7, 2014
Rochelle Schuchman Lederman, 85 of Carmel passed away October 7, 2014. She was born in Newark, New Jersey on October 10, 1928 to Alex and Anna Schuchman. Rochelle attended Butler University and was a devoted homemaker. She was a former, long-time member of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. Rochelle is survived by her daughters, Sue Rekuc of Milton, GA and Fredie Blyveis...
Fusako Penner
Oct 6, 2014
Fusako Penner, 82 of Indianapolis passed away October 6, 2014. She was born in Tokyo on February 19, 1932 to Yoshio and Ayako Tsukamoto. Her husband, Herman Penner, preceded her in death. Graveside services will be held at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation North Cemetery on Wednesday, October 8th at 3 PM.
William Lawrence Lurvey
Oct 2, 2014
William Lawrence Lurvey, 90, died peacefully on Oct. 2nd at Morningside retirement community in Indianapolis where he had resided the past two years. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday (Oct. 10) at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation South Cemetery. Bill was born May 18, 1924, one of five children to David and Fanny Lurvey. He was preceded in death by sisters,...
Lillian Chernin Cooper
Oct 1, 2014
Lillian Chernin Cooper 90 years of age, long time resident of Indianapolis, passed away on October 1, 2014 at Hooverwood Nursing Home. Lillian was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on May 15, 1924 to Louis and Sadie Chernin. Lillian received her Bachelor of Arts degree and her Master's in Education from Butler University. She taught in Indianapolis Public Schools for 22...
Ida Karas Meshulam
Oct 1, 2014
Ida Karas Meshulam 90 years of age, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2014. She was born June 27, 1924 in Boston, MA to Barnet and Bertha Karas. Ida worked as an accounting clerk for American United Life for over 20 years, retiring at age 65. She and her husband, the late Morris "Mickey" Meshulam, were long time devoted member...
Arthur E Patterson
Sep 28, 2014
Arthur was born on April 22, 1949 in Indianapolis, Indiana to William and Mary Katherine Patterson. He was the devoted father to Erin and the late Kara Patterson. Sadly Kara passed away in 2005. Brother of Williams and John Patterson. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at ARN Funeral and Cremation Services, 11411 North Michigan Road from...
Marsha J Heslin
Sep 27, 2014
Marsha J. Heslin 77, of Indianapolis, and formally of West Lafayette, died September 27, 2014, at her home. She was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to the late Edward and Louise (McCooey) McMichael. She graduated from the Rhode Island College of Education with Honors in 1957, and married her college sweetheart, Dr. Richard Heslin. Mrs. Heslin started her teaching career...
Joseph Othoe Wilson
Sep 25, 2014
Joseph Othoe Wilson, age 53, was born October 22, 1960 to William and Garnet (Fields) Wilson. Joe died in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 25, 2014. Joe retired from service at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis after transferring from VA Northern Indiana Health Care Systems, Marion, IN. Joe was a member of Pipefitters Union Local 166 before joining federal...
Mikhail Gomberg
Sep 18, 2014
Mikhail Gomberg, 77 of Indianapolis, passed away September 18, 2014. He was born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine to Semen and Vera Zlotopolskya Gomberg on September 9, 1937. Mikhail was a mechanical engineer. He is survived by his daughter, Julie (Victor); his companion of several years, Lena and her grandchildren, Joshua and Maggie; his sister-in-law, Lucy; and nephew, Max (Tanya). Funeral services...
Lindsey Whalen
Sep 18, 2014
Lindsey Whalen, 32, passed away on September 18, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana after a lifetime struggle with liver disease. She was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on October 26, 1981 to Shirley Riga of Medfield, Massachusetts, and Kent Whalen of Naples, Florida. After going to college at LaSalle College in Newton, MA, Lindsey worked as a bookkeeper at the Stavros Center...
David Lee Lutz
Sep 17, 2014
David Lee Lutz, 74 of Fishers passed away peacefully September 17, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born in Bloomington, IL on September 19, 1939 to Jacob and Golde Lutz. David served in the United States Air Force. He began his career as a home builder before entering the automotive business. Later, David used his expertise as the owner...
Don Looft
Sep 17, 2014
Don Looft, Donald Wayne Looft was born on March 9, 1947 in Marseilles, Illinois. He died at the age of 67 at home, surrounded by his family, on September 17, 2014. He was born to Henry C. and Margery Moss Looft, and was the third and last son born to the family. He is survived by his wife, Helen Crudgington...
Raphael "Ray" Edgar
Sep 12, 2014
Raphael (Ray) Edgar 82, passed away September 12, 2014. He was born in Des Moines, IA on May 28, 1932. From his father, Cantor Aaron I. Edgar, he absorbed a lifelong love of operatic singing and Jewish music. From his mother, Ann Ziff Edgar, he learned the values of family solidarity and loyalty. These would be the pillars of his...
Nathan G Resnick
Sep 11, 2014
Nathan G. Resnick, 73, of Indianapolis, passed away September 11, 2014. He was born in South Bend on March 6, 1941 to Isadore and Sarah (Shapiro) Resnick. Nathan graduated from John Adams High School. He received an Associate of Science Degree in Engineering Electronics from Valparaiso Technical Institute in 1962. He attended Indiana University at South Bend and received a...
Mary Lou Manka
Sep 11, 2014
Mary Lou Manka, 83, of Indianapolis, passed away September 11, 2014. She was born November 22, 1930 in Indianapolis, IN to the late Claude and Lois (Clayton) Hurley. She was a 1949 graduate of Arsenal Technical High School. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Butler University and Master's Degree from Indiana University. She was a member of Phi Beta Phi,...
James E Davis
Sep 10, 2014
James E. Davis, Jr., 85, of Indianapolis, passed away September 10, 2014. Born May 29, 1929, Chicago, IL, son of James and Isabel Davis, he was a graduate of Thornton Township HS in Harvey, IL. He received his BA and MA degrees from Indiana University. He served as a medical corpsman in the Korean War. Jim married Judy J. Dittbrenner...
Charles Robert Echt
Sep 10, 2014
Dr. Charles Robert Echt (81), beloved husband, cherished father, loving grandfather, devoted brother, kindhearted friend and compassionate physician died, after a courageous and lengthy struggle with melanoma, on September 10, 2014. "Chuck", as he was known to his bride Myra (Seigel) of 57 years, was a practicing physician (obstetrics and gynecology) until the final months before his passing. Charlie was...
Christine Conwell
Sep 8, 2014
Christine Conwell, 82 of Indianapolis passed away September 8, 2014. She loved people, gardening, and cooking, but most of all, she loved her large family. Christine is survived by her son, Walter Conwell; grandchildren, Yolanda Crocker, Camille Sutton, Walter Dante Conwell, Alex Dorian Conwell, Charles Conwell, Jr., and George Conwell, III; great-grandchildren, Dashiana, Jalen, Deidre, Justin, Dabri, Brandon, Kierre, Kameron,...