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Carole Caplin Prater
Dec 31, 2016
?Carole Caplin Prater of Palm Springs, CA and formerly of Indianapolis, IN passed away peacefully in her sleep on New Year's Eve at hospice in Palm Desert, CA of kidney failure. Carole was the daughter of the late Itzy and Mildred Caplin. She was born in Toledo, OH, while Dr. Caplin was serving in World War ll in North Africa...
Sylvia Gene Purcell
Dec 31, 2016
On December 31st, 2016, we had to say goodbye to Sylvia Gene Purcell, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and sister. She was born in Roswell, New Mexico to Edith and George Hollifield in 1936. Sylvia celebrated her 80th birthday this past October 15th, 2016.
Sylvia was a pioneer in her very successful work career. She worked her...
Linda Marcine Campbell
Dec 29, 2016
Linda Marcine Campbell,
66, of Indianapolis, passed away suddenly on December 29, 2016. Linda was a graduate of Jefferson High School in Lafayette. She worked as a hostess at O 'Charley's for the last 10 years.
Linda was a member of Lakeview Christian Church. She was a devote Christian and loved the Lord. Linda was...
Kaled Lee McGaffey
Dec 25, 2016
Kaled Lee McGaffey
of Flushing, MI, passed away in Indianapolis, IN on December 25, 2016. She was born in Flint, MI on November 22, 1944 to the late Joyce (Kime) Lindsay.
She was a graduate of Montrose High School class of 1962; she followed her love of fashion and became a successful entrepreneur establishing her...
Gerald Edwards, Jr.
Dec 24, 2016
It is with deepest sorrow that we share the death of our beloved son, brother and father, Gerald (Jerry) Edwards Jr. Jerry passed away on Christmas Eve. He is survived by his children, Gerald Antonio Edwards III and Caleb Edwards; his loving mother, Sunee Edwards; sister, Jovanna Williams (Earl Williams); and brothers, Pisanu Jampakul & Jimmy Edwards (Tamera Roberts)....
Ivan M. Chalfie
Dec 24, 2016
Ivan M. Chalfie
A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Ivan M. Chalfie was the son of Herman and Helen (Ciener) Chalfie. He graduated from Shortridge High School and Indiana University. He was an alumnus of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, Sigma Zeta.
Mr. Chalfie began swimming competitively as a teen, helping him overcome the effects of rheumatic...
Terry "T.K." Kendall
Dec 23, 2016
Terry Lee Kendall, 74, of French Lick passed away December 23, 2016. He was born on October 6, 1942 to Robert and Evelyn Kendall.
T.K. was a graduate of Kokomo High Schools class of 1960 and went on to attend college at Northwest Nazarene in Idaho, where he played baseball and basketball. On a bucket list trip in 2011,...
Drew K. Anderson
Dec 22, 2016
Drew K. Anderson, 60, of Westfield, IN died Thursday, December 22, 2016 in his home after a year-long battle with cancer.
Born October 6, 1956 in Hollywood, CA to Harold Anderson and Charlotte Steele Anderson, he grew up in Punta Gorda, FL and graduated from Birmingham Southern University with a BS in Chemistry and...
Eleanor Waldorf
Dec 22, 2016
Indianapolis - Waldorf, Ellie (Eleanor Bauman), a 54 year resident of Indianapolis, passed peacefully in her home on December 22, 2016, at the age of 80. Born and married in New York, NY, to Jack Waldorf on July 4, 1957, she and Jack had their first child in Harvey, Illinois (Andrea,1962) and soon after their second child, upon arrival...
John Templin
Dec 21, 2016
John Templin,
74 years of age, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 21, 2016.
He was born on March 21, 1942 to Wilbur and Kathleen Templin and grew up in Zionsville, IN. John served in the U.S. Marines and then worked for the government managing a missile simulation lab for many years.
He...
Bernice R. Strunk
Dec 21, 2016
Bernice R. "Bea" Strunk, 82 of Indianapolis died peacefully December 21. She is survived by son, Kevin and his wife, Jeanette Holland; and grandchildren, Meredith, Karen and Sean. Moving to Indy from NYC as a young woman, she married the late Tom Strunk and had two children, including the late Steven. Divorced, she worked as a secretary and at...
James Mitchell Gunn
Dec 21, 2016
James Mitchell Gunn
Jim Gunn, age 64, of Zionsville, passed away on December 21, 2016 at IU Health North in Carmel following a battle with cancer.
Jim was born October 15, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana the son of Harry W. Gunn Jr. and Jean (Mitchell) Gunn. He married his wife, Jenny Johnson on October 11,...
Diana Richardson Wright
Dec 19, 2016
Diana "Dede" Richardson Wright
64 years of age, of Indianapolis, went home to Jesus on December 19, 2016.
Dede was a 1970 graduate of Warren Central High School. She was a highly recognized insurance agent specializing in personal coverage and held the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor. Dede had worked for Alexander and Alexander, Conner...
Deanne Gayle Obermeyer
Dec 16, 2016
Memorial to Deanne Gayle Brekke Obermeyer
Deanne was born on July 24, 1939 in Watertown, SD. She was the daughter of Arnold Brekke and Myrtle Garrett Brekke, who are both deceased. She lived almost her entire childhood in South Dakota, with a short time in Wahpeton, ND. She has two surviving siblings, a brother, Darrell of San...
Grahame Bennett
Dec 16, 2016
Grahame Bennett passed away peacefully on December 16, 2016 at the age of 71.
Grahame was born on 1/23/45 in Gateshead, England, an auspicious start for a future mathematician. He was the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Bennett and had a happy, if sometimes mischievous, childhood. Grahame received his B.S. from the University of Newcastle in 1966...
Gladys Rosemary Smith-Payton
Dec 15, 2016
Gladys Rosemary Smith-Payton,
77, of Noblesville, passed away December 15, 2016. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on October 27, 1939 to Elga and Gladys Jackson. Gladys graduated from North Side High School, where she played cornet in marching band and swam in the Ripplettes. She attended Post 47 American Legion Band and played funeral Taps...
Talbott E. Sumners
Dec 13, 2016
Talbott E. Sumners
40, of Carmel, IN, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. He was born in Birmingham, AL on April 6, 1976.
Talbott was a graduate of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School and was the founder and CEO of Polleo Systems. A 22-year veteran in the IT services industry, he...
Logan Steven Neumann
Dec 12, 2016
?Logan Neumann 30 years old, formerly of Indianapolis, died in Bloomington, Indiana on December 12, 2016. Logan was a 2005 graduate of North Central High School and attended Indiana University. He is survived by his beloved family; his parents: Gary Neumann and Pamela Neumann; sisters, Lauren and Leah; grandmother, Ruth Neumann; aunts and uncles, Vicki Neumann, Sandra Siegel, Al Siegel,...
Freda Eisenberg
Dec 10, 2016
Freda Plotnick Eisenberg, of Indianapolis, formerly of Philadelphia,PA died on December 10 at the age of 95.
In Philadelphia Freda was an active member of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. A talented knitter and avid bridge player, she and her late husband, Israel (Irv) enjoyed traveling around the world. Freda was a strong, meticulous, and stylish...
Karen Jacobs Grunwald
Dec 9, 2016
Karen is survived by her children Stephanie and Drew, her fiance Eddie Bloom, brother David (Nurit) Jacobs, sister Laurie (Daniel) Pecoraro and mother Susan Jacobs (David Kleiman). She is also survived by grandmother Dorothy Meyers, great aunt Carolyn Goldbach, aunt Leslie (James) Curlow and uncles Michael (Sally) Meyers, Steve (Bobbi) Jacobs and Mark (Madelyn deceased) Lillianfeld and many nieces, nephews...
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