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Steven Lee Foley

Steven Lee Foley

Feb 12, 2014

Steven Lee Foley, 55, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at his residence. He was born August 27, 1958, in Rochester, New York, the son of Gordon and June (Monaco) Foley. He married Jean Ann Crosby on May 31, 1986, and she survives. Private family services will be observed. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes...

Joseph William "Bill" Johnson

Joseph William "Bill" Johnson

Feb 12, 2014

Joseph William “Bill” Johnson, 79, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born September 6, 1934, in Indianapolis, the son of Forest and Crystal (Rodenburg) Johnson. He married Nancy Yanzer on July 2, 1960, and she preceded him in death on May 30, 1991. Later, he married Mary Mellentine, and...

Audrey Bonaventura Zerr

Audrey Bonaventura Zerr

Feb 3, 2014

Audrey Bonaventura Zerr, 90, of Shelbyville, passed away, Monday, February 3, 2014 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born September 2, 1923, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Maurice Francis and Marjorie Elizabeth (Ketcham) Dill. She married Paul Anthony Zerr on May 19, 1948, and he preceded her in death on November 7, 1979. Audrey is survived by her...

Virginia Elaine Wilhere

Virginia Elaine Wilhere

Feb 2, 2014

Virginia Elaine Wilhere, 50, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born October 14, 1963, in Gloversville, New York, the daughter of Floyd and Alta (Walker) Camp. Survivors include her daughters, Ashley Camp of Shelbyville and Tristyn Camp of Fairland; sisters, Nanette Thurston and Melissa Doak, both of Shelbyville, Corol...

Michael Stephen Kees II

Michael Stephen Kees II

Feb 1, 2014

Michael “Stephen” Kees II, 31, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 in Decatur County, due to injuries from a car accident. He was born June 23, 1982, in LaGrange, Georgia, the son of Michael Stephen Kees I and Rebecca A. (Arrowood) Gattis. He is survived by his mother of Shelbyville; step-father, Christopher G. Gattis and wife, Ann, of...

Leo G. Kramer

Leo G. Kramer

Jan 31, 2014

Leo G. Kramer, 72, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 20, 1941, in Montrose, Idaho, the son of Oscar Charles and Anna Marie (Arneson) Kramer. He married Sherri Sturgis on September 25, 1999, and she preceded him in death on September 22, 2010. Survivors include his daughter, Cindy Garrett and significant...

William L. "Bill" Callahan

William L. "Bill" Callahan

Jan 30, 2014

William L. “Bill” Callahan, 67, of Morristown, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born October 1, 1946, in Shelbyville, the son of Harry L. and Ella (Tretler) Callahan. He married Marsha Mae Smith on May 16, 1998, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, James Parker and wife, Cory, of Rushville;...

Gertrude Carrie Hatfield

Gertrude Carrie Hatfield

Jan 29, 2014

Gertrude Carrie Hatfield, 94, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. She was born December 28, 1919, in Cynthiana, Kentucky, the daughter of George W. and Cordie M. (Sosbe) Jones. She married her husband of 72 years, Leo E. Hatfield, on March 10, 1938, and he preceded her in death on April...

Jerritt D. Borden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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