Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Lamar Franklin Sears
Mar 24, 2013
Anderson...LaMar Franklin Sears, 91, former Middletown resident, passed away Sunday at St. Vincents Regional Health Center.He was born in Limedale, Indiana, August 19, 1921, the son of Harold and Beulah Toney Sears.He was a graduate of Greencastle High School and served in WW 2 in the US Army in Normandy, Northern France, Central Europe;Rhineland and Ardennes.he held the rank of...
Betty Lou Mcginnis
Mar 21, 2013
Markleville...Betty Lou (Hodson) McGinnis, 86, resident of Markleville, passed away Thursday morning at St. Vincent's Anderson Regional Hospital.She was born in Markleville, November 4, 1926, the daughter of Frederick and Doris Hunter Hodson.She was a 1945 graduate of Markleville High School and worked as a beautician.She was a member of the Huntsville Evangelistic Church.She was preceded in death by her...
Ronald Frederick Stoeckel
Mar 17, 2013
Middletown...Ronald Frederick Stoeckel, 80, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday unexpectedly at his home.He was born in Linton, Indiana, May 13, 1932, the son of Edward B. and Anna F. Kramer Stoeckel.He was a graduate of Stockton High School in Linton, Indiana and was a US Navy veteran.He recieved a degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University and was a...
William M. Keesling
Mar 15, 2013
Denver,Colorado....William M. Keesling, 54 lifetime resident of Middletown passed away March 15, 2013 in Denver Colorado, following a brief illness.He was born in Middletown, the son of Robert and Juanita Keesling and lived here all of his life until recently moving to Colorado.He enjoyed the beautiful scenery, horseback riding and simply being outdoors.He enjoyed the culinary arts and completed a...
Thomas Michael Bell
Mar 13, 2013
Woonsocket, RI...Thomas Michael Bell, 62, resident of Woosocket, R.I., passed away Wednesday at the Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket.He was the husband of Rebecca (Meyer) Bell and they had been married for 37 years.He was born in Springport, Indiana, to the late Roscoe and June (Schultz) Bell. He had lived in Woonsocket for the past nine years moving from Cumberland.He...
Barbara Elaine Hoover
Mar 10, 2013
Middletown...Barbara ""Barbie"" Elaine Hoover, 54, resident of Middletown, passed away at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis Sunday evening.She was born in New Castle, Indiana, January 7, 1959, the daughter of Edward A. and Janice Joan Whitworth Hoover.She was a 1977 graduate of Shenandoah High School, where she was class president and received degrees from Ball State University and Ivy Tech...
Lawrence Glenn Conn
Feb 28, 2013
Middletown....Lawrence Glenn ""Larry"" Conn, 66 of Middletown, passed away Thursday at St. Vincent's Regional Medical Center in Anderson.He was born in Middletown, October 26, 1946, the son of Lloyd and Dorothy Holler Conn.He was a graduate of Middletown High School 1964, recieved his BA from Anderson College and his MA in Optical Spetrocity and PHD through General Motors Guide Corporation.He...
Janet Sue Watson
Feb 20, 2013
Fishers....Janet Sue (Frees) Watson, 73, former resident of Middletown, passed away February 20, 2013 at Indiana University Hospital.She was born in Alexandria, May 31, 1939, the daughter of Golia and Mabel Wright Frees.She was a graduate of Alexandria High School and received her BA and MA in Education from Ball State University.She taught for over 30 years in the Shenandoah...
Aaron Michael Hoffman
Feb 19, 2013
Muncie....Aaron Michael Hoffman, infant son of Christopher Michael and Katherine Lynn Newby Hoffman of Muncie, passed away at Community Hospital in Anderson, at birth on February 19, 2013.His brief life was celebrated by his parents, 2 sisters: Tori and Abby, maternal grandparents: John David and Cora Newby of Greensburg, paternal grandfather: Mike Hoffman of South Bend, his paternal great grandmother:...
Mary Ann Emswiller
Feb 11, 2013
Chesterfield....Mary A. Emswiller, 66, resident of Chesterfield, left her earthy body to be with her heavenly father Jesus on February 11, 2013She was born in Waterbury, CT., the daughter of Daniel and Marjorie Lewis Wiggins.She was a graduate of Shelbyville High School and General Hospital (Wishard) School of Nursing.She worked for Community Hospital in Anderson since 1969 and recieved the...
Belinda ""Jodi"" Hunter (Faulkenberg)
Feb 3, 2013
Anderson...Belinda""Jodi""Hunter (Faulkenberg),54, resident of the Anderson area, passed away in Indianapolis on Sunday evening at St. Vincent's Hospital.She was born in Anderson, IN, September 16, 1958, the daughter of John ""Bill"" Faulkenberg and Linda Massey Faulkenberg.She was a graduate of Anderson Highland in 1976 and was a homemaker most of her life.She loved her grandchildren, loved reading, camping and playing...
Mark Stevens
Jan 23, 2013
Connersville....Mark Stevens, resident of Lincoln Center Healthcare, passed away Wednesday at the center.Services are pending at Ballard and Sons Funeral Home, Daleville Chapel.
Helen Joann Aldred
Jan 22, 2013
Middletown...Helen Joann Aldred, 82, passed away, in January at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.She was born in New Castle, Indiana, December 7, 1930, the daughter of Forrest Fay and Marian Roache Harry.She was a graduate of Ball State University of 1953 receiving her BS in Education and retired in 1998 as a Secretary with the Sixth Street Christian Church in...
Harold F. Bell
Jan 21, 2013
Springport....Harold F. Bell, 94, resident of Springport, passed away January 21, 2013 at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Springport, December 15, 1918, the son of James and Florence Painter Bell.He was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and retired from Sears and Roebuck working in furniture repair.He was a member of the Springport Christian Church...
Flora Bessie Foust
Jan 19, 2013
Anderson...Flora Bessie Walker Foust, 92, resident of Countryside Healthcare, passed away Saturday morning.She was born in Burkesville, KY, January 9, 1921, the daughter of Wiley Arnold and Mille Thomas Brown Walker.She had been a homemaker all her adult life.She was a member of the Middletown Church of the Nazarene.Survivors include her children: Nancy Sue Cribbs (Philip) of Pemberville, OH, Janet...
Frederick Clay Hodson
Jan 13, 2013
Markleville....Frederick Clay Hodson, 90, longtime resident of the Markleville area, passed away Sunday evening at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown.He was born in Markleville, September 24, 1922, the son of Fred and Doris M. Hunter Hodson.He had lived his entire life in the Markleville/Middletown area.He was a farmer most of his life and worked at the Farm Bureau Co-Op in...
Erika Lorayne Allen
Jan 10, 2013
Chesterfield...Erika Allen, 27, resident of Chesterfield, passed away Januray 9, 2013.She was born in Anderson, march 29, 1985 the daughter of Rose Leona (Claywell) Riley and William Scott Allen.She attended Shenandoah High School and worked in Chesterfield at The Mardi Gras Restaurant.She was involved in gymnastics, choir, modelling and theatre as a child.She lived in this area all of her...
Michael Foster Winter
Jan 10, 2013
Middletown...Michael Foster Winter, 61, resident of Middletown, passed away early Thursday morning at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in New Castle, IN, June 24, 1951, the son of Virgil and Pauline Foster Winter. He was a 1969 graduate of Shenandoah High School;Survivors include his wife: Margie Lou (Harding) Winter of Middletown, 2 sons: Michael Jason Winter and...
Jean Sanders
Jan 9, 2013
Middletown....Jean Sanders, 88, passed away Wednesday morning at her home.She was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas October 1, 1924, the daughter of Robert and Eva Adams Smith.She was a member of White Union Church, participated in Ladies Aide, Democratic Club and Ladies Democratic Club.She served 45 years with Avon, and was known as the ""Avon Lady"" to most people. She worked...
Marc Edward Twigg
Jan 9, 2013
New Castle...Marc Edward Twigg, 44, resident of New Castle, Passed away January 9, 2013.He was born in Muncie, September 11, 1968, the son of William E. Twigg, Jr., and Marsha kay Lounsbury Twigg.Besides his parents, he is survived by children Heather and April, 1 brother: Matthew Twigg and 1 uncle and 2 aunts.Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at...