Evelyn R. Heisler
Lifelong resident of Indianapolis, passed away on April 29, 2021 at the age of 92. Evelyn was a fixture at the Jewish Community Center, working for many, many years as the Membership Secretary, greeting everyone by name as they entered and left.
Evelyn was a member of Indianapolis...
Cecilia Rose (Weinberg) Nahmias passed away on April 28, 2021 having bid farewell to her loving children and grandchildren in the days prior. “Cecile,” as she was known to friends, was born on March 11, 1923 in Springfield, MA to parents Herman and Sarah Leah (Cohen) Weinberg. In 1944, while he was stationed at Westover Field during World War...
Terry Lynn Estes, 68, of Indianapolis, passed away April 26, 2021. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late Robert and Ollie Estes. Terry began working as an electrician at the age of 17 and spent his life in that field, retiring at age 65.
In his free time, Terry enjoyed hunting, especially deer. He never...
Sharon Vivian Miller, Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and educator passed away suddenly with her family by her side. She was a devoted teacher's aide at the Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis and was lovingly called Bubbe Miller by children and their families. Sharon was a member of Congregation B'nai Torah. She is survived by her devoted husband,...
Charyl Rena Janney
56, of Indianapolis, passed away April 25, 2021. She was born in Alexandria, IN to Robert and Cleda Janney on December 20, 1964. Charyl attended Broad Ripple High School and received her Associates degree from Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis. Her talents included art, photography, landscaping and teaching art classes.
Charyl...
F. Jai Clark was born on June 16, 1945 to the parents of Donald Martin Clark and Carrie Rabby Clark. Jai has one sister, Donna Clark Robbins. They lived in Rapid City, South Dakota. As a little boy, his family moved to Mobile, Alabama. Jai’s first job was a paperboy at 12 years old. Then at the age of...
With a song on her lips, love in her heart, and music in her soul, Ann Kahn Glasser passed away peacefully on April 23, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ann was born in Indianapolis on December 8, 1924. She graduated from Shortridge High School and Northwestern University as a very accomplished pianist with a degree in Music.
Ann...
Gail Marie Berglund (nee Somadelis) passed away on April 23, 2021 surrounded by the love of her family. Gail is now at peace and reunited with her husband, the late Jeffrey Berglund (whom she so lovingly called Berghead) who preceded her in death in 2008.
She was a world traveler focusing on healthcare as a nurse and...
Nikolay Aleksandrov,
101, of Indianapolis passed away April 23, 2021. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia to the late Nikolay Aleksandrov and Olga Muzrukova on March 20, 1920. He was a physicist in Russia and was a passionate artist. Nikolay was a prolific painter.
His first wife, Olga, died in Russia. He leaves behind...
Kenneth Walter Brace,
76, of Koontz Lake, Indiana, passed away April 22, 2021. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Walter and Mary Omiecinski on June 4, 1944. Ken was raised on the south side of Chicago in the Roseland neighborhood, where he enjoyed life with older brothers Ray and Art. After high school, he moved to...
Eugene Murray Star, 67 of Indianapolis, passed away April 22, 2021. He was born March 10, 1954 to Alex Star and Regina Star Concannon. Gene attended Indiana University and was a member of AEPi, he graduated from Indiana Central with a degree in social work. After graduation, he joined the family business and eventually took over as owner of...
Suzanne Clement passed away on April 21, 2021 at the Barrington of Carmel. She was born in Indianapolis to Harris and Florence (Light) Stein. She was a graduate of Shortridge High School and attended Indiana University. Susie married Richard “Dick” Clement on January 18, 1975. They were married for 41 years. Susie and Dick loved to travel spending many...
Sanford (Sandy) William Sirkus
85, of Naples, FL and formerly of Shelbyville, passed away in Florida with his family by his side.
He was born on December 15, 1935 to the late Paul Sirkus and Lee Cutter Sirkus in St. Louis, MO. The family moved to Shelbyville when Sandy was an infant.
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William H. Arnold (Bill),
88 of Zionsville passed away peacefully April 20, 2021. He was born in Detroit to the late William L. Arnold and Helen Arnold on January 19, 1933. Bill was a graduate of Ben Davis High School. Bill was invited to try out for the St. Louis Cardinals but the Army came a knock’n ...
Beverly Joan (All) Dyken was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Aug. 30, 1932, to Earl and Doris (Stitzel) All. She graduated from Indiana State University Laboratory School in 1949 as salutatorian. She attended Indiana University, where she met Mark L. Dyken, whom she married in 1951.
She devoted her life to her husband, children, volunteer work,...
Gregory Osherenko,
75, of Carmel, passed away April 16, 2021. He was born in Mazyr, Belarus to the late Yefim and Mara Osherenko on November 24, 1945. Gregory studied at a technical college and worked in mechanical repair.
He is survived by his loving wife, Raisa Grishin; sons, Evgeni (Irina) of Israel, Stas (Leslie), and...
Ruth Ellen Nassberg (née Goldberg) passed away on April 13th, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was 92, a Holocaust survivor and one of the very few to have survived Auschwitz, the most notorious of the Nazi concentration camps.
Ellen, as she was called by family and friends, was born on February 14, 1929 in Cologne, Germany, to...
Donald “Don” Albert Long passed to his eternal heavenly home on April 10, 2021.
Don was born February 11, 1935 to L. Russel and Viola M. McCluskey Long in Crawfordsville, Indiana, who preceded him in death.
Don was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School Class of 1953 and while in high school enjoyed playing drums...
Peter Skadron
89, of Carmel, died on April 10, 2021. He was born in Vienna, Austria, the elder of two sons of the late Armin and Margaret Skadron.
A graduate of Shortridge High School, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with honors and a Ph.D. in Physics from Purdue University, after which he served...
Alexander Justin Larr, 33, of Indianapolis, died April 7, 2021.
He was born March 13, 1988 and was the son of Michael J. and Janet Corcoran Larr. Alex leaves behind his son, Grant Michael Larr and fiancée, Jessica Ridge.
He was a competitive fisherman, coached youth soccer, and most recently was Head Coach of the...