Obituaries

Jun 1, 2019

The Spirit of Bernice

Bernice (also known as Mom, Grandma and GG) was born March 29, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana and passed away June 1, 2019. Bernice lived with her daughter, Beth Ann, and son-in-law, Buz, in Brownsburg, Indiana at the time of her passing.

Bernice was the daughter of Loren and Ruthie Stratton and...

May 31, 2019

Ruby Dale, 95, of Indianapolis, passed away May 31, 2019. She was born in Salina, Kansas, to Manford and Maude Tuman Jennings on April 22, 1924.

Ruby is survived by her loving family: son, William J. Dale, Jr. (Jill) of Indianapolis; daughter, Debra Horn of Warrenville, IL; grandchildren, Laura Haas (Bill) of Fishers, Kristen Boice (Mark) of...

May 30, 2019

Leonard Jay Newman

Entrepreneur, civic leader and beloved family member, passed away on May 30, 2019 in Indianapolis. He was 91.

Lenny was born on October 25, 1927 in Milwaukee, WI to the late David and Goldie Newman. He was a graduate of Jasper High School and Purdue University, where he was an accordion soloist...

May 25, 2019

Dorothy Ann Phillips,

89, of Indianapolis, passed away May 25, 2019. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 27, 1930 to Albert and Julia Adams. After graduating high school, Dotty worked as a book keeper for a law office. Her real passion was for sailing, and she spent over 13 years living on a...

May 24, 2019

Mary Doherty Kime,

of Indianapolis, died 24 May 2019 after a brief illness. She is preceded in death by her parents, George D. Doherty, Jr. and Helen Knoerzer Doherty of Anderson, IN. She is survived by her husband, Max D. Kime, Jr.; children, Mary Elizabeth Kime (Seattle) and Ian George Kime (Warsaw, Poland); brother, Mark Doherty (Austin...

May 21, 2019

Clifford T. Rubenstein

65, of Carmel, passed away on May 21, 2019. Cliff was born on June 16, 1953 in Newark, NJ to the late Mayer and Fay Rubinstein. He was a graduate of Rochester University, received his master's degree from Ohio University and his Law degree from Indiana University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and...

May 21, 2019

Tillie Calderon,

93, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, passed away May 21, 2019. She was born June 27, 1925 to Isaac and Esther Sarfaty. Tillie worked for LS Ayres for 7 years in handbags. She then went on to work at the Army Finance Center at Ft. Benjamin Harrison as a key punch operator for several years...

May 20, 2019

Wayne D. Rinehart, 89, passed into God's Glory on Monday, May 20, 2019. He was born in Aurora, West Virginia on April 22, 1930. Wayne graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan in 1951. He was then inducted into the Army and served as a medical corpsman near the Korean DMZ. He returned, married his lifelong sweetheart in 1953, and continued...

May 19, 2019

Richard "Rick" Lowry, age 67 , passed away May 19, 2019 in the St. Vincent Heart Center. Rick was born on April 4, 1952 to Robert D. and Florence C. Lowry in Washington, PA. He was a longtime Indianapolis resident, and former resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Fort Hays University in Hays, KS...

May 18, 2019

Ariel R. Arnold, 33, passed away surrounded by family and friends on May 18, 2019. He was born in Indianapolis to Sherry Dennis (Linh) and John Arnold (Nicole) on September 18, 1985.

Ariel enjoyed rock climbing, hiking, and playing musical instruments, especially the piano, drums, harmonica, and guitar. He was quite mechanically inclined and had a passion...

May 16, 2019

In Loving Memory of Phillip E. Scrogham

Phillip E. Scrogham, 80, of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2019 after a two year battle with lung cancer. He was born in Indianapolis on December 9, 1938 to Robert and Louise Scrogham. Phil lived his childhood years in San Francisco, CA, working on his dad's fishing boat....

May 12, 2019

Carmel, IN, formerly of Monroe Township, NJ and Sarasota, FL; died on May 12, 2019 at the age of 96. Ruth was born on April 12, 1923, in Norwalk, CT, to the late Morris and Sarah Uris Grossman.

Born with a quick and curious mind and gifted in math, Ruth started keeping accounts for her father's business...

May 10, 2019

Arden "Corky" Stephan Bork

84, of Indianapolis, and formerly of South Bend, IN, passed away on May 10, 2019. He was born on July 18, 1934 in South Bend to the late Adolph and Hilda (Stephan) Bork. He was a graduate of James Whitcomb Riley High School, Class of 1952. Following High School, he served a tool...

May 10, 2019

James Frederick Hargitt, 90 of Greenfield, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2019. He was born in Pontiac, MI on February 16, 1929 to the late James Frank and Muriel Hargitt, and then moved to St. Paul, IN with his family. He graduated from St. Paul High School in 1947, and attended Purdue Extension for Architecture Design and Construction....

May 9, 2019

William Lawrence "Bill" Clift,

72, of Zionsville, passed away May 9, 2019. He was born in New Castle, IN to William and Lynn Clift on July 5, 1946. Bill worked for the Ford Company for many years. He was a member of the John Purdue Club and was a season ticket holder to Purdue sports. He also...

May 8, 2019

Max Nelson

Lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Max was a 1955 graduate of Shortridge high school. In 1955, he began working for Aaron-Ruben Funeral Home located at 20th and Meridian Street in Indianapolis.

Max was the child of immigrant parents. From an early age he spent many long hours working in their family market,...

May 8, 2019

Florence Cherner Weinman,

85, of Auburndale, MA, passed away May 8, 2019. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 8, 1933 to Louis and Mary Cherner. Florence had a love for music, singing in her choir at Golda Meir house in Auburndale, MA and any type of Yiddishkeit. She was a homemaker for many years but...

May 6, 2019

Earl Pantella

Earl the Pearl has entered the glorious gates of heaven. Earl G. Pantella, age 79, passed away May 6th, 2019 surrounded by his family after a valiant battle with cancer.

The Duke of Earl is survived by his loving wife, Jackie; three children: Lynn (Tom), Nick (Liz) and Lauren (Kyle); and sister MaryAnn...

May 5, 2019

In Memory of Sylvia Zelda Sogin Cohen

Sylvia Cohen was born in Chicago, Illinois, January 17, 1914, more than 105 years ago. She moved to and lived in Omaha, Nebraska for over 50 years before relocating to Carmel, Indiana in 1988. She was a wise and energetic woman whose talents ranged from accountant, tailor, and baker to...

May 4, 2019

Melissa "Mel" Gardner, beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister left this world on May 4, 2019, nine months after pancreatic cancer aggressively changed her life trajectory. Born Melissa Mockensturm on July 30, 1962 in Toledo, Ohio, Mel attended several Catholic grade schools until moving with her family to Denver, Colorado in 1979 where she attended Columbine and Evergreen high...