Obituaries
Janet Eileen Allen
Feb 15, 2013
Janet Eileen Allen, 56, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Indianapolis. She was born January 30, 1957, in Kendallville, to Robert A. and Patricia Eileen (Harvey) Sherer. She married Steven G. Allen on August 13, 1983, and he survives. Other survivors include her father and stepmother, Robert (wife, Bonnie) Sherer...

Nicole R. “Niki” ( Keil) Stewart
Feb 14, 2013
Nicole Rachelle “Niki” (Keil) Stewart, 37, of St. Paul passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. She was born July 23, 1975, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Carole (Wilking) Keil and Charles Keil. On November 26, 2004, she became the wonderful wife and best friend of Jeb Stewart, and he survives. Other survivors include her mother...
Sarah Ruth Paxton
Feb 11, 2013
Sarah Ruth Paxton, 71, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at Major Hospital. Born August 26, 1941, in LaFollette, Tennessee, she was the daughter of George and Sallie Helen (Mynatt) Wilhoit. She married Kenneth Paxton, Jr. on June 19, 1964, and he preceded her in death on August 9, 2006. Survivors include her daughters, Debra Lee (husband, Charles...
Virginia O. "Genny" Pence
Feb 4, 2013
Virginia O. “Genny” Pence, 92, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. Born April 24, 1920, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Albert and Verna (Osting) White. She married Fred T. Pence on May 30, 1942 in St. Charles, Missouri, and he preceded her in death on May 8, 1986. She...
Patty S. Gilbert
Feb 4, 2013
Patty S. Gilbert, 65, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at her residence. Private services will be observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. Online condolences may be shared with the Gilbert family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Shelia Marie Hall
Feb 4, 2013
Shelia Marie Hall, 65, of Mooresville, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at Franciscan St. Francis Health. Private family services will be observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Online condolences may be shared with the Hall family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
William C. "Bill" Cox, Sr.
Feb 3, 2013
William C. “Bill” Cox, Sr., 70, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at his residence. Born November 13, 1942, in Shelby County, he was the son of Raleigh Elwood Sr. and Lona (Flick) Cox. He married Karen Weaver on November 8, 1963, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Tim (wife, Maricarol) Cox of St. Paul and...
Natalie L. Brandenburger
Feb 3, 2013
Natalie Louise Breedlove Brandenburger, a life-long Shelbyville resident, died Sunday, February 3, 2013. She was the only daughter of Ora and Louise Klare Breedlove, born July 1, 1927. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother, William Breedlove of Scottsdale, Arizona. She married Russell E. Brandenburger, Jr., who survives, on May 9, 1948. Also surviving are four children;...
Marjorie Evelyn "Sue" Lanigan
Jan 26, 2013
Marjorie Evelyn “Sue” Lanigan, 84, of Indianapolis passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at her residence. Burial will be at a later date. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. and online condolences may be shared at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Phyllis Ann Ellison
Jan 26, 2013
Phyllis Ann (Fager) Ellison of Greenfield, Indiana, and formerly of Shelbyville, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Kindred Transitional Care. Phyllis was born in Andrews (Huntington County), Indiana on April 16, 1924, to Ruth (Jackson) Fager and Dr. James C. Fager. Phyllis was preceded in death by her father, James C. Fager, her husband, Judge Robert (Bob) D....
Kevin Joseph Cecil
Jan 22, 2013
Kevin Joseph Cecil, 49, of Fishers, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Indiana University Partners Methodist Campus in Indianapolis. Born January 4, 1964, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Joseph Melvin and Doris (Banta) Cecil. He married the love of his life, Jammie "Bunny" Brewster on April 26, 2004, and she survives. Other survivors include...
John Michael Alexander
Jan 21, 2013
John Michael Alexander, 58, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at Major Hospital. Born January 4, 1955, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Walter M. and Betty S. Alexander. He married Vicki Burns on June 19, 1998, and she survives. Other survivors include his parents of Shelbyville; daughters, Rhiannon (husband, Bryan) Price of Woodbridge, Virginia, Amy (husband,...

Florence A. “Tootsie” (Bileau) Heffernan
Jan 21, 2013
Florence A. “Tootsie” (Bileau) Heffernan,72, Manchaug, Massachusetts passed away Mon. Jan. 21 in Shelbyville, Indiana peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her husband of 30 years Henry S. Heffernan; five sons Steven M. Lauziere Sr. of Douglas, Garry H. Lauziere of IN, Mark E. Lauziere of IN, Albert H. Lauziere of Webster, and Robert W. Lauziere...
Gleela Ann Critser
Jan 20, 2013
Gleela Ann Critser, 63, of Shelbyville went home to be with the Lord Sunday, January 20, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Born January 24, 1949, in Paxton, Indiana, she was the daughter of Robert Nelson and Mary Ada (Hansford) Rash Simpson. She married her loving and devoted husband, Robert D. “Bob” Critser on April 29, 1981, and...
Martha Louise Coers
Jan 19, 2013
Martha Coers left this life January 19, 2013, as the sun rose on a bright, sunny Saturday. She began her life on an equally sunny Sunday, May 23, 1920, in her grandmother's sewing shop in Shelbyville. She was welcomed by her grandmother, Martha Stewart, for whom she was named, her parents Clark and Ethel McKenney, and brother Norman. She wrote...
Carl James "Todd" Glidden
Jan 11, 2013
Carl James “Todd” Glidden, 54, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at his residence. Born March 30, 1958, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Carl James Pete Glidden and Jack and Patricia (Lawrence) Compton. He married Michele “Shelley” Stanton on May 11, 1996, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Carl James “Grant” Glidden and Nathaniel...
Mary "Martha" Lockridge
Jan 8, 2013
Mary “Martha” Lockridge, 80, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at her residence. Visitation will be from 11 am to 1 pm, Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. Funeral services will be at 1 pm, Saturday at the funeral home, with Rev. Perry Fouts officiating. Interment will...
Charles Edmund Fix
Jan 8, 2013
Charles Edmund Fix, 83, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in his residence. Born March 18, 1929 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Paul Fix and Lucille (Sullivan) Pantzer. Survivors include his children, Todd, Sully, Cindy, Laura and Sarah; and grandchildren, Jessica Stewart and Keon Fix. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister,...
Connie S. Fischer
Jan 7, 2013
Connie S. (Kelley) Fischer, 60, of Waldron, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday, January 7, 2013. Born July 4, 1952 in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Gaylord and Ruth (Ross) McVey of Shelbyville and Harold and Alice Kelley of Fort Wayne. She married William Fischer September 28, 1974 and he survives. Other survivors include...
Christopher Rucker
Jan 7, 2013
Christopher Rucker, 55, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Major Hospital Local arrangement were handled by Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St.