Lowell "Gene" Rainey
Jan 26, 2015
Lowell “Gene” Rainey, 80, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1934, in Shelbyville, the son of Orville and Mary Catherine (Slusser) Rainey. On May 23, 1958, he married his wife of 56 years, Hazel Jenkins, and she preceded him in death on May 25, 2014. Survivors include his sister, Patricia...
Donna Louise Moore
Jan 23, 2015
Donna Louise Moore, 73, of Dale, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Core Nursing in Dale. She was born May 23, 1941, in Moral Township, the daughter of Leslie and Mary Elizabeth (Sills) Andrews. She married Norman Moore on April 16, 1960, and he preceded her in death on January 1, 1998. Survivors include sisters, Shirley Gephart of Rushville...
Rosemary "Rosie" Piersall
Jan 21, 2015
Rosemary “Rosie” Piersall, 68, of Fairland, beloved wife, mother and grandmother went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from her courageous fight with acute myeloid leukemia surrounded by her family. She was born October 6, 1946, in Raywick, Kentucky, the daughter of Joseph Henry and Mary Catherine (Russell) Leake. On October 17, 1963, she married...
Joseph T. Troiber
Jan 20, 2015
Joseph T. Troiber, 54, of Shelbyville, passed away, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehabilitation in Waldron. He was born June 19, 1960, in Riverside, California, the son of Joseph Thomas and Mary Troiber. He married Brenda Burt on June 19, 2009, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Tammi Troiber of Ponco City, Oklahoma; sons, Joseph...
Leroy Emory Michaels
Jan 19, 2015
Leroy Emory Michaels, 59, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 30, 1955, in Elwood, the son of Floyd and Betty (Brown) Michaels. Leroy is survived by his sons, Christopher Mahon of Shelbyville and Andrew Michaels of San Antonio, Texas; daughter, Jamie Mahon Self and husband, Kenneth, of Indianapolis; mother of his...
Machelle Good
Jan 19, 2015
Machelle Good, passed unexpectedly on Monday, January 19, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 65. She was born, October 31, 1949, in Fairland, the daughter of Harry and Lavinna Bayless. Survivors include her mother of Phoenix; brother, Joel Bayless of Phoenix; and a sister, Jennifer Bayless of Bethesda, Maryland. She was preceded in death by her father. Machelle...
Leonidas H. "Lonnie" Bowman
Jan 17, 2015
Leonidas H. “Lonnie” Bowman, 54, of Fairland, a lifelong Shelby County resident, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. He was born September 5, 1960, in Shelbyville, the son of Ralph and Anna (DeWitt) Bowman. He married Terri Huffman on June 1, 1991, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Fairland; sons, Bradley...
April A. "Apryl" Batman
Jan 15, 2015
April A. “Apryl” Batman, 56, of Williams, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Major Hospital. She was born October 13, 1958, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Maurice and Frances (Ray) Corley. April is survived by her son, Travis Batman of Bedford; daughter, Sherry Batman of Loogootee; brothers, Byron Corley and wife, Donniece, of Shelbyville and Ronald...
Jerry E. Plymate
Jan 12, 2015
Jerry E. Plymate, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away, Monday, January 12, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born September 30, 1933, in Shelbyville, the son of Glenn and Edith Plymate. Jerry is survived by his nephew, Todd Plymate and wife, Elizabeth, of Shelbyville; nieces, Terri Plymate Warnecke and husband, Brad, of Indianapolis and Tracy Plymate Holt...
Suzanne Smith
Jan 11, 2015
Suzanne Smith, 87, of Shelbyville, a lifelong Shelby County resident, passed away, Sunday, January 11, 2015 at her residence. She was born July 14, 1927, in Waldron, the daughter of Fredrick and Lois (McKay) Keeling. She married William H. Smith on December 30, 1949, and he preceded her in death on July 16, 1986. Suzanne is survived by her daughters,...
Arlene Joyce "Darlene" Carter Nunes
Jan 10, 2015
Arlene Joyce “Darlene” Carter Nunes, 89, of Indianapolis, formerly of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at her residence. She was born February 16, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Edward and Alma (Radke) Gaare. She married George Edward “Ed” Carter in 1945, and he preceded her in death in 1986. In 1995, she married Oliver...
Mark R. Werbe, Sr.
Jan 6, 2015
Mark R. Werbe, Sr., 59, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at his residence. He was born August 18, 1955, in Madison, the son of James E. II and Bernice (Rusk) Werbe. Survivors include his mother, Bernice Werbe-Hindman of Shelbyville; daughter, Micah Werbe-McQueary and husband, Bub, of Shelbyville; son, Mark Werbe Jr. and wife, Carrie, of Edinburgh; brother,...
Sandra Carver
Jan 6, 2015
Sandra Carol Carver, 52, of Greensburg, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born December 27, 1962, in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Monte and Alice Elizabeth (Gaston) Lake. Survivors include her daughters, Crystal Riley and husband, Mark, of Morristown and Morgan Carver of Lafayette; son, Eric “Scotty”...
Stephen Douglas Pile
Jan 5, 2015
Stephen Douglas Pile, 68, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. He was born October 14, 1946, in Shelbyville, the son of Oral F. and Marabelle (Clawson) Pile. Steve is survived by his cousin, Toni Relleke and family, of Shelbyville. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Michaela K. Pile....
Donald Keith Addis
Jan 2, 2015
Donald Keith Addis, 59, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at his residence. He was born August 20, 1955, in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of Lester F. and Betty J. (Morgan) Addis. He married Rita Kesterman on September 3, 1977, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Zanesville; sons, Tony Addis and wife, Leslie, of Evansville,...
Larry R. Cochran
Dec 31, 2014
Larry R. Cochran, 72, of Morristown, passed away, Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born April 24, 1942, in Shelby County, the son of Kenneth and Reba (Knowlton) Cochran. He married Glenda Dunham on December 31, 1990, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Morristown; daughters, Celia Breeding and husband, Phillip,...
Wilbur O. Cole
Dec 26, 2014
Wilbur O. Cole, 88, of Clay City, formerly of Shelby County, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 18, 1926, in Hancock County, the son of Lester E. and Lottie (Bass) Cole. In October of 1946, he married his wife of 68 years, Frances I. Suiter, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter,...
Deborah Irene Smith Rosen
Dec 25, 2014
Deborah Irene Smith Rosen, 51, of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014 at her home. She was born March 29, 1963, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Harry and Eula Irene “E.I.” (Bowlby) Smith. She married Larry Rosen on June 11, 1994, and he survives. Other survivors include her parents of Shelbyville; sister, Trudy Ann Smith of Indianapolis; and brother-in-law,...
Ralph E. Hamilton
Dec 24, 2014
Ralph E. Hamilton, 75, of Indianapolis, formerly of the London and Fairland area, died peacefully Wednesday night with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born May 13, 1939, in Johnson County, to Henry W. W. and Opal (Routier) Hamilton. On August 16, 1959, he married his wife of 55 years, Shirley “Jean” Downing, and she survives. Ralph...
Paul "Raymond" Kessler
Dec 21, 2014
Paul “Raymond” Kessler, 96, of Manilla, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Major Hospital. He was born February 13, 1918, in Rush County, the son of the late Edward G. and Nora Christina (Theobald) Kessler. He married Marjorie K. English on August 30, 1941, and she preceded him in death on June 26, 1993. Survivors include his sons, Robert...
