Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Clifton Shane Thompson

Clifton Shane Thompson

Sep 10, 2013

Middletown....Clifton Shane Thompson, 28 resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday evening from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident.He was born August 9, 1985 the son of Clifton Robert Thompson and Brenda Miller White.Survivors include his mother and step father: Brenda and Keith White of Middletown, the mother of his children: Samantha Price of Chesterfield, 2 children: Kaden and Kayleigh Price...

Carole Sue Rude

Carole Sue Rude

Sep 7, 2013

Middletown...Carole Sue (King) Rude, 75, resident of Middletown, ended her courageous battle with cancer and went into the arms of her Lord and Savior at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson, surrounded by her loved ones and family on September 7, 2013.She was born in Anderson, June 14, 1938, the daughter of John and Gladys Rockwell King.She had worked as...

Elsie Russell Elder

Elsie Russell Elder

Sep 2, 2013

Fairmount, IN....Elsie R. Elder, 85, former Middletown resident, passed away at Community Hospital in Anderson on September 2, after a brief illness.She was born in McDougal, Arkansas October 17, 1927, the daughter of Thomas and Lillie Hazelwood Russell.She was a 1945 graduate of Neelyville MO High School.She lived in Middletown for 53 years before moving to Fairmount.She worked as a...

Mabel Sherman Brattain

Mabel Sherman Brattain

Aug 28, 2013

Middletown....Mabel Sherman Brattain, 95, resident of Middletown, passed away at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center early Wednesday morning.She was born in Greenfield, Indiana, April 28, 1918, the daughter of Hobart and Gladys Hite Sherman.She retired from General Motors in Anderson in 1975 and was a member of the Sixth Street Christian Church.She had a wonderful sense of Humor and enjoyed...

Seth Ivan Caine

Seth Ivan Caine

Aug 27, 2013

Losantville....Seth Ivan Caine, 27. resident of Losantville passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening.He was born in Muncie, April 25, 1986 the son of Michael Caine and Robin Thornburg. He was a 2005 graduate of Shenandoah High School and worked as a service Tech at Goodwin Brothers Chrysler in New Castle.He had lived in this area his entire life.He is survived by...

Albert M. Walker

Albert M. Walker

Aug 22, 2013

Anderson....Albert M. Walker, 66, resident of Anderson, passed away August 22, 2013 at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in New Castle, Indiana, November 17, 1946, the son of Carl and Hilda Orr Walker.He attended Mt. Vernon High School and retired from Chrysler Corporation in New Castle in 2001 after 33 years as a fork lift operator.He was...

Chester A. Lock

Chester A. Lock

Aug 22, 2013

Daleville....Chester A. Lock, 74, resident of Daleville, passed away Thursday evening at St. Vincents Hospital in Indianapolis.He was born in Ade, Indiana, April 2, 1939, the son of Chester C. and Dewana Rae McClatchey Lock.He was a 1957 graduate of Morocco High School and retired after 30 years at ABB in Muncie where he was a pipefitter.He was a member...

Marguerite ""Main"" Bowers

Marguerite ""Main"" Bowers

Aug 11, 2013

Anderson....Marguerite V. Main Bowers, 87, resident of Anderson, passed away early Sunday morning.She was born in Anderson, Indiana, September 17, 1924, the daughter of Glenn and Rose Horn Good.She was a graduate of Indiana Business College and worked as a beautician most of her life.She was a member, (and attended even before she was born), of the Daleville Christian Church....

Robert James Redick

Robert James Redick

Aug 11, 2013

Middletown...Sgt. Robert James (Jamie) Redick, 35, resident of Clayton, NY, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning.He was born in Findlay, Ohio, the son of Gary E. and Deborah ""Deb"" Sackmann Redick.He was a 1996 graduate of Shenandoah High School. He graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University and attended Anderson University where he played varsity soccer for 2 years.He coached Little League Baseball...

Howard H. Alexander

Howard H. Alexander

Aug 9, 2013

Anderson....Howard H. Alexander, 90, resident of Anderson, passed away at Bethaney Pointe Heathcare, Friday evening after an extended illness.He was born in New Madison, Ohio, July 13, 1923, the son of Wilbur and Ina Harrison Alexander.He retired from Timken Tool and Die as a Manager in Canton, Ohio after 32 years of service. He was a US Navy Veteran of...

Donna B. Pierce

Donna B. Pierce

Aug 4, 2013

Middletown....Donna B. (Keesling)Pierce, 86, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday morning at Miller's Merry Manor ion Middletown.She was born in Emporia, Indiana, January 19, 1927, the daughter of Myron and Hester Greenlee KeeslingShe had been a homemaker most of her life.She was preceded in death by her husband: Keith Pierce and a son: Danny.She is survived by one son: Larry...

Bernice Madonna Baker

Bernice Madonna Baker

Jul 30, 2013

Daleville...Bernice Madonna (Ellcessor) Baker, 83, passed away Tuesday morning at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.She was born in Ironton, Ohio, September 6, 1929, the daughter of John Otis and Vada Null Ellcessor.She had been a homemaker her entire life living in the Delaware County area.She was preceded in death by her husband: Walter ""Buss"" Baker in 1986.Survivors include her children:...

Nancy Ann Tolle

Nancy Ann Tolle

Jul 28, 2013

Middletown....Nancy Ann (Hale) Tolle, 66, resident of Middletown, went to be with the Lord Sunday evening, with her family by her side, at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness.She was born May 27, 1947 in New Castle, the daughter of Claude and Mary Hale. She had worked much of her life at General Motors and was...

Frank Alfred Surzyn

Frank Alfred Surzyn

Jul 16, 2013

Indianapolis...Frank Alfred Surzyn, 93, resident of Indianapolis, passed away at his home.Services in Indiana have been entrusted to Ballard and Sons Funeral Home.Additional services will be in Wisconsin and interment will be in Pittsburgh, PA.Online Guestbook at www.ballard andsons.com and Facebook/Ballard and Sons Funeral Home.The Ballard family is honored to serve the family of Frank A. Surzyn,

Freda Elizabeth Franklin

Freda Elizabeth Franklin

Jul 16, 2013

Daleville...Freda Elizabeth Pierce Franklin, 94, resident of rural Daleville, passed away Tuesday evening at Community Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Salem Township, Indiana, October 23, 1918 the daughter of Kenneth and Bertha Hofnerr Pierce. She had been a homemaker all of her adult life.She was a member of the Home Economics Club, the Jolly Juniors and Westside Church of...

Ivan Dale Manis

Ivan Dale Manis

Jul 15, 2013

Middletown...Ivan Dale Manis, 92, longtime resident of Middletown, passed away Monday morning at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Muncie, March 27, 1921, the son of Virgil and Mae Good Manis.He was a 1939 graduate of Anderson High School and retired from Guide Lamp in Anderson as a Supervisor in 1969.He was a US Navy Veteran of...

Delisa Rhea Highley

Delisa Rhea Highley

Jul 15, 2013

Muncie...Delisa Rhea Lennington Highley, 53, resident of Muncie, passed away July 15, 2013.She was born in Muncie, Indiana, April 14, 1960, the daughter of Rollin and Joyce Deane Lennington.She was a 1978 graduate of Yorktown High School and a purchasing agent for Lift-a-Loft, Corp.She attended the Mt. Pleasant Community Church of Daleville.She was preceded in death by her mother and...

Micoline Lynnette Stephens

Micoline Lynnette Stephens

Jul 14, 2013

Muncie...Micoline (Miki) Lynnette Stephens, 50, resident of Muncie, passed away at St. Vincent's Hospital, July 14, 2013 after an extended illness.She was born April 14, 1963 in Winimucka, NV, the daughter of Michael and Ronna Lee Gardner MacGinness.She was a veteran assistant a Middletown Animal Clinic for seven years with Dr. Paul Shockley.She loved to be with her children and...

John C Fleck

John C Fleck

Jul 10, 2013

John C. Fleck, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 peacefully in his sleep at home at age of 88. John Fleck was born May 2, 1925 in Indianapolis to Leslie and Ada Marie (Leet) Fleck. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Virginia W. Fleck; daughter, Pamela Fleck; son, John D. Fleck; brothers...

Ted Melvin Vetor

Ted Melvin Vetor

Jul 8, 2013

Ted Melvin Vetor, 83, of Anderson, formerly of Middletown, passed away Monday, July 8, 2013 at Rawlins House Health and Living Community in Pendleton.Ted was born January 22, 1930 in Summitville, Indiana to the late Charles and Mabel (Pyle) Vetor. He was a 1948 graduate of Summitville High School. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Korean...