Obituaries

May 2, 2020

Melvin Bloom passed away from COVID-19 on May 2, 2020 5 days after he celebrated his 94th birthday with his family via zoom.

Mel was born in a poor, multi-ethnic neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio April 27th, 1926 into a Jewish family. As a child he had a newspaper route and delivered telegrams to help support...

May 2, 2020

Marvin Lavon Hupp left this life to join his wife on May 2, 2020.  Marvin was a beloved Son, Husband, Father, Grandpa, Papa, Uncle and friend to everyone he met.

Marvin was born on August 29, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Ray and Marie Hupp.  He attended Union High School where he excelled at baseball and...

Apr 27, 2020

Milton Delayne “Del” Hughes,

Loving husband and father of three, has gone to be with the Lord, passing away peacefully at home.

Del was born on September 26, 1938, in Desloge, MO to Arthur and Gladys (Fisher) Hughes.  The family later moved to Farmington, MO, where he graduated from high school in 1956.  He attended...

Apr 27, 2020

Beloved mother of Marilyn Martin and JL Martin passed away at the age of 85.

Mary Ann was the daughter of Earl and Josephine Evans.  She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Apr 27, 2020

JJ Abrams was born April 2, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to parents Samuel H. Abrams and Birdie Greenberg Abrams. He had an older brother, Herbert, who passed away in 2008.  He started first grade at IPS #66 and graduated Shortridge High School in 1944.

JJ went to Indiana University that fall and pledged Sigma Alpha...

Apr 26, 2020

Ann Ruth Kaplan, nee Maslow, a valued member of the local Indianapolis community, passed away on April 26th, 2020 of COVID-19. She was 82 years old. She leaves behind her daughter, Jeannie Kaplan; and grandson, Ezra Nelson. Ann is now reunited with her beloved husband, Jerome Kaplan, who was a Professor of Physics at IUPUI prior to his death...

Apr 24, 2020

Gerald Lawrence Arffa

Longtime Indianapolis and Carmel resident passed away on April 24, 2020 at the age of 91. Gerald was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, proud veteran of the US Army and Air Force, distinguished professor and member of the Jewish community.

Gerry was born in Syracuse, New...

Apr 23, 2020

Ellen Josephine Trevarthen, 81, of Carmel, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 23, 2020.  She was born November 14, 1938 to Mayor Charles and Lenora Couk in Jonesville, Virginia.  After obtaining her Bachelor's degree, Ellen was a high school math teacher for many years.  She retired and moved to Vermont to follow her dreams to ski and...

Apr 23, 2020

Jesse Patterson passed away on April 23rd in Zionsville. He was born in Goodlettsville, TN on September 8, 1923.  Jesse served in the US Navy during WWII.

He is predeceased by his loving wife, Kate, who he married in 1946. The pair moved to Indiana in 1947 to pursue his career. Jesse was a tool and die...

Apr 23, 2020

Larry Hertzman,

94, of Indianapolis, passed away April 23, 2020.  He was born in Fort Wayne on June 22, 1925 to Edward and Anna (Soloway) Hertzman.  Larry proudly served in the United States Army during WWII.  He was a jewelry salesman for many years.  Larry spent his final 15 working years with Goodman Jewelers in Indianapolis, retiring...

Apr 22, 2020

Elsie (Oppman) Segal,

92, passed away on April 22, 2020.  The daughter of Mor and Ella Oppman, Elsie was born on November 24, 1927 in Gary, IN.  She spent her entire childhood in Northwest Indiana and graduated from Horace Mann High School in 1945.  Elsie married Allan Segal on August 3, 1947, and the couple lived in...

Apr 22, 2020

Anita Ruth (Kirkham) Jann passed away peacefully on April 22, 2020.  Anita was born in Prairieton, Indiana on August 18, 1943 to the late Clarence and Mary Kirkham.

Anita attended Honey Creek High School in Terre Haute, Indiana.   She then received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Elementary Education from Indiana State University.  Anita met her future...

Apr 21, 2020

William Allen Haggstrom,

86, of Zionsville, passed away April 21, 2020.  Bill was proud of many accomplishments in his life.  He grew up and attended school in Minneapolis, MN.  After high school graduation, he proudly served his country during the Korean War.  Afterwards, as a combat veteran, he went to the University of Minnesota and earned a...

Apr 20, 2020

David Donald Marcus was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 22, 1943 and died in Fishers, Indiana, on April 20, 2020 of complications from the new coronavirus.

He leaves behind to mourn his loss his wife of 46 years, Leah Marcus; his brother, Michael Marcus; his two daughters, Emily and Lauren Marcus; two grandchildren, Addie Dunbar and...

Apr 19, 2020

Albert L. Galloway, 85, died on April 19 (his mother’s birthday), 2020. Al was born December 15, 1934, in Baltimore, Md., to Edith and Albert, Sr. Al received his call to ministry while at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. He graduated from City College High School (Baltimore), Tennessee Wesleyan University (Athens, TN), and received his Master of Divinity...

Apr 18, 2020

Jack Leroy Fadely, a prominent Indianapolis psychologist, who devoted his life to teaching, researching human development, and counseling, died on Saturday, April 18th of COVID-19.  He was 85.

Jack was born in New Castle, Indiana on Christmas Eve, 1934 to Merritt Leroy and Mary Ruth Fadely.  Jack worked from a young age to take care of himself...

Apr 17, 2020

Betty “Jo” Read Trakimas, 75, a beloved pillar of the central Indiana theatre and arts community, left this world peacefully in her sleep Friday morning, April 17, 2020, after a valiant fight against metastatic breast cancer.  Jo’s been described as extraordinary, compassionate, wise, poised, strong, encouraging, influential, gracious, and so much more than a voice teacher.

Apr 16, 2020

Dolores “Dee” Calderon

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, small business owner and friend died on April 16, 2020 at 89 years of age.  Dee was born on October 28, 1930 to the late Rousseau and Mildred Lovelace in Columbus, Indiana and was a graduate of Columbus High School.

She met her beloved husband, Leon, on a...

Apr 14, 2020

Arnold Robert "Bob" Dunbar, 76, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020.  Bob was born in Rockford, IL to Arnold and Betty Dunbar on June 19, 1943.  Bob earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Services...

Apr 14, 2020

Wendell McIntyre,

91, of Noblesville, IN, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2020.  He was born in Vinton, IA on August 3, 1928 and spent his school years in Ida Grove, IA.  He was a proud Korean War veteran having served his country based at SAC Headquarters in Omaha, NE.

After graduating from the University...