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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Dec 8, 2016

Evelyn Johnson passed away on December 8, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Elmer A. Johnson; son, Daniel, and son, James. Her survivors include her daughter, Caroll; 7 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Evelyn was born in Evanston, Illinois, moving to Indianapolis in 1990. She enjoyed doll collecting and restoration. She was...

Dec 8, 2016

Michial ("Mickey/"Mike") Laverne Peabody,

74, was born on July 28, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He passed away December 8, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN. His father, a military man, and his mother, a homemaker, had 7 children together.

Mickey is survived by his wife, Beverly ("Mni") McVeigh; first wife, Dot; children, Dave Charron, John Michael and...

Dec 8, 2016

91 of Indianapolis, passed away December 8, 2016. She was born in Crawfordsville, IN to Harry and Edna Hyde on March 11, 1925. Hope was a caretaker for Senior Companions.

She is survived by her 18 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; 3 great-great-great grandchildren; brother, William (Ann) Hyde; and several nieces and nephews.

Hope...

Dec 5, 2016

Kerry Beth Cookerly, 54 years of age, died peacefully in her sleep on December 5, 2016 at home in Muncie, Indiana with her devoted golden doodle, Grace, by her side. Kerry was born in Indianapolis, September 8, 1962, and was a 1980 graduate of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. She attended Ball State University and The Art Institute...

Dec 3, 2016

?Inna Ivno Korsunskiy 80 years of age, passed away on December 3, 2016. Inna was born on April 8, 1936 in Staraya Russa, Russa. She moved with her family to St. Petersburg and raised her own family there. In May of 1994 Inna,along with her husband Arkadiy and her daughter Katya and extended family, moved to the United States and...

Dec 1, 2016

Samuel Ralph Cohen,

100, passed away at his home on his birthday, Thursday, December 1, 2016, following a brief illness.

He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Clara (Lichtman) Cohen; his children Denise (William) Topaz of Laguna Beach, CA; Janet (Bruce) Jenkins of Chicago, IL; and Howard (Darla) Cohen of Indianapolis; and...

Nov 30, 2016

Stuart P. Sobel

71 years of age of Carmel, passed away on November 30, 2016. Stuart was born on March 21, 1945 in Cleveland, OH to Edward and Beatrice Sobel. He was a graduate of Ohio University. Stuart spent 30 years with the Internal Revenue Service. Upon his retirement from the Federal Government, he began Stuart Sobel...

Nov 30, 2016

Jack L. Hummel

93, Indianapolis passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, Nov 30th. Born and raised in Marion Indiana to the late Lawrence and Reba Hummel. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Dorothy (Steck) Hummel, son Jeff (Gloria) Hummel, Daughter, Jerri Ann (Joe) Kramer, Stepson Robert (Melanie) Griffin, Sister Barbara, 6 gran-children, 11 great...