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Recent Obituaries
for Shelby County and surrounding areas in Indiana
Jerritt D. Borden
Jan 28, 2014
Jerritt D. Borden, 58, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born May 10, 1955, in Indianapolis, to Merritt Arthur and Martina Marie “Marge” (Hill) Borden. He married Sandra K. “Sandy” Mathies on August 19, 1999, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Shelbyville; daughter, Audrey Green and fiancé, John...
Barbara J. Schutz
Jan 21, 2014
Barbara J. Schutz, 81, of Shelbyville, formerly of Gary, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Major Hospital. She was born November 27, 1932, in Gary, the daughter of Bernard and Erma (Scharr) Minninger. She married James Schutz on June 16, 1956, and he preceded her in death on January 22, 1995. Survivors include her daughters, Lynn Wininger-Smith of Tallahassee,...
Valerik E. Alfimow
Jan 20, 2014
Valerik Edward “Ed” Alfimow, 58, of Shelbyville, passed away, Monday, January 20, 2014 at Major Hospital. He was born May 16, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Walter Valerik and Nadja (Began) Alfimow. He married Mary Pikulinski on July 14, 1983, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Sara Moseley and husband, Dean, of Indianapolis and Rachel Hudson-Spurlin...
Donald Wayne Cook
Jan 17, 2014
Donald Wayne Cook, 75, of Shelbyville, passed away, Friday, January 17, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born August 7, 1938, in Portland, Tennessee, the son of William Donald and Odessa Vera (O’Neal) Cook. On September 17, 1960, he married his wife of 53 years, Mary Jo Peelman, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Alan Scott...
Judy Coers
Jan 16, 2014
Judy A. Coers, 90, of Shelbyville, passed away, Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born March 8, 1923, in Rush County, the daughter of Harley and Myrtle M. (Jones) Spacey. She married Louie Coers in May of 1970, and he preceded her in death on April 7, 1987. Survivors include her daughters, Camilla Britt and...
Donald G. Mayes
Jan 16, 2014
Donald G. Mayes, 80, of Franklin, passed away, Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his residence. He was born July 29, 1933, in Anderson, the son of Lowell Lester and Wertha Roma (Smith) Mayes. On, December 27, 1952, he married his wife of 61 years, Barbara Allen, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Ronald L. Mayes and wife, Gloria,...
Marilyn Kay Elza
Jan 15, 2014
Marilyn Kay Elza, 57, of Shelbyville, passed away, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born April 10. 1956, in Guilford, the daughter of Thomas and Irene (Redding) Lozier. On October 11, 2013, her husband of twenty-five years, Robert Elza, passed away. Survivors include her mother of Lawrenceburg; sons, Christopher Lozier of Carlisle and...
Martha Jane Oldham
Jan 15, 2014
Martha Jane Oldham, 87, of Shelbyville, passed away, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born January 10, 1927, in Manilla, the daughter of Earl and Mary (Brown) Green. Survivors include her sons, Keith Limpus and wife, Amy, of Shelbyville and Brian Limpus and wife, Janine, of Hobart; daughters, Mary Jane Loeffel and husband,...
Mary E. McNabb
Jan 13, 2014
Mary E. McNabb, 77, of Fairland, passed away peacefully Monday, January 13, 2014. She was born March 19, 1936, in Boggstown, the daughter of John and Delsie Ann (Young) Stocklin. She married Richard D. McNabb in November of 1969, and he preceded her in death on December 16, 1995. She is survived by her daughters, Pamela Polston and husband, Donald,...
Tammy R. Crane
Jan 13, 2014
Tammy R. Crane, 45, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 at her residence. She was born June 26, 1968, to Gary and Penny Knose. She married Doug Crane on December 24, 1989, and he survives. Other survivors include her father of Shelbyville; daughters, Ashley Danner and husband, Brent, of Carmel and Courtney Crane of Shelbyville; sons, Justin Crane...
Evelyn Mae Wicker
Jan 9, 2014
Evelyn Mae Wicker, 95, of Shelbyville, formerly of St. Paul, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. She was born August 30. 1918, in Rush County, the daughter of Roscoe and Mina (Pope) Jones. She married Kenmore Wicker on February 27, 1943, and he preceded her in death on December 9, 1987. Evelyn is...
Barbara Ann Hitch
Jan 8, 2014
Barbara Ann Hitch, passed away, January 8, 2014 at the age of 68 years old. SHE WAS BORN IN SHELBYVILLE, TO LEE VANCE JR AND NORMA JEAN (STEVENS) VANCE. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTERS, CHRIS (HUSBAND, BRAD) DAVIS AND PAM HITCH BIBLE ; GRANDSONS, DAVID BIBLE AND MICHAEL (FIANCE, JOHNNIE DENTON) DAVIS; GRANDDAUGHTERS, MIKALI (HUSBAND, JOHN) BARTLETT, CHELCIE ANN...
Steven Robert Asher
Jan 4, 2014
Steven Robert Asher, 62, of Edinburgh, passed away, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 2, 1951, in Johnson County, the son of Robert F. and Susan L. (Krise) Asher. On July 3, 1974, he married Rose Cowin, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Chanda Asher of Shelbyville, Chevon Burton and Catie Asher, both...
Margaret Lucille Weaver
Jan 2, 2014
Margaret Lucile Weaver, of Shelbyville passed away January 2nd 2014 at the age of 88. She was born July 3rd, 1925 in English, Indiana, the daughter of John and Delsie (Young) Stocklin. Margaret is survived by a son, Mike Weaver; daughter-in-law, Margaret Weaver; brother, Ray Stocklin; sisters, Marjorie Smith and Mary McNabb; three grandchildren, Kevin O’Neal, Julie Philpott and Amanda...
Betty Jean Dobbins
Dec 31, 2013
Betty Jean Dobbins, 85, of St. Paul, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born March 20, 1928, in Shelby County, the daughter of Harry and Lillian (Young) Moore. Survivors include her daughters, Jean Swinehart of Indianapolis, Beverly (husband, Dean) Johns of Paris, Texas, Joyce Nolley of Columbus and Robin (fiancé, Phillip Griffin) Nolley...
Susan M. Tunningley
Dec 30, 2013
Susan M. Tunningley, 61, of Indianapolis, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. Private family services will be held at a later date. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Isabella Marie Ann Asher
Dec 27, 2013
Isabella Marie Ann Asher, 36 days, of Manilla, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. She was born November 21, 2013 at IU Health Methodist Hospital, the daughter of Ricky Joe and Cynthia Marie (McHenry) Asher. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Freeman Family Funeral Homes...
Mary Evelyn Giddens
Dec 23, 2013
Mary Evelyn Giddens, 82, of Indianapolis, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. She was born August 18, 1931, in Connersville, the daughter of Raymond R. and Violet (Smith) Manning. She married Ernest Giddens, and he preceded her in death on January 9, 1990. Survivors include her brother-in-law, Robert Thurston of Shelbyville;...
Beulah Irene Brown
Dec 19, 2013
Beulah Irene Brown, 79, of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013, at University Heights Health and Living Community in Greenwood. She was born October 23, 1934, in Rocklane, the daughter of Harold Paul and Virsel (Weaver) Shipp. On August 8, 1953, she married her husband of 60 years, Morris W. Brown, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons,...
Martha "Alice" Conover
Dec 15, 2013
Martha “Alice” Conover, 82, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. She was born May 3, 1931, in Greensburg, the daughter of Henry Cloid and Fannie M. (Ayers) Long. Survivors include her son, Charles R. Conover, Sr. of Indianapolis; sister, Jean Aldrich of Connersville; grandson, Charlie Conover of Shelbyville; great-grandson,...
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