Obituaries
Loretta "Fern" Cook
Oct 6, 2016
Loretta "Fern" Cook, 102, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. Fern was born September 8, 1914 in Rush County, the daughter of Harrison G. and Pearl L. (Rea) Land. On June 26, 1946, she married Richard W. Cook, and he preceded her in death on February 20, 1994. She is survived...
Thelma R. Conover
Sep 28, 2016
Thelma R. Conover, 94, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born July 26, 1922, in Homer, the daughter of Wilfred and Exie (Rose) Grocox. She married Lawrence J. Conover, and he preceded her in death. Thelma is survived by her son, Roger Conover of Shelbyville; grandson, Gary Trent Conover and wife,...
Phyllis Jean Hurley
Sep 27, 2016
Phyllis Jean Hurley, 74, of Fairland, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born on August 25, 1942, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Paul E. and Esther L. (Wendell) Anderson. She married William Harrison “Bill” Hurley on December 9, 1961, and he preceded her in death on April 10, 2016. Phyllis is survived by...
Daniel Wayne "Dan" Linville
Sep 26, 2016
Daniel Wayne “Dan” Linville, 64, of Morristown, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 27, 1951 in Shelbyville, the son of John and Marlene (Tinsley) Linville. He married Alisha (Earley) Linville on February 18, 1997, and she survives. Dan is also survived by his parents of Morristown; son, Benjamin John Linville and wife, Gena,...
Charles Donovan Schirg
Sep 23, 2016
Charles Donovan Schirg, 93, of Edinburgh, formerly of Valparaiso, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at his residence. He was born May 5, 1923, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles and Helen (Capwell) Schirg. On March 3, 1956, he married his wife of 60 years, Nina Lee Arnold, and she preceded him in death on July 6, 2016. Charles...
Lawson Williams Jr.
Sep 20, 2016
Lawson Williams Jr., 90, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 11, 1925, in Bartholomew County, the son of Lawson Sr. and Minnie (Baker) Williams. He married Alice (Stout) Williams on June 22, 1946, and she preceded him in death on March 4, 1997. On December 11, 1999, he married Shirley (Corley)...
Bessie Marie Elder
Sep 20, 2016
Bessie Marie Elder, 87, of Fairland, formerly of Anderson, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Greenwood. She was born June 20, 1929, in Anderson, the daughter of Ralph D. and Edith M. (Hall) Jones. Bessie Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Allen Elder, her parents, as well as her sister,...
Lewis Dale Shrader Sr.
Sep 18, 2016
Lewis Dale Shrader Sr., 77, a life-long resident of the surrounding areas of Hope and Shelbyville, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born March 9, 1939, near Sharonville, Kentucky. The son of James and Gladys (Hicks) Shrader Dale is survived by his son, Lewis Dale Shrader Jr.; a...
Robert G. Newton
Sep 14, 2016
Robert G. “Bob” Newton, 90, of Waldron, a lifelong Shelby County resident, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. He was born March 15, 1926, in Waldron, the son of Forrest and Jennie (Lowe) Newton. On September 25, 1949, he married Lois Pauline Cole, and she preceded him in death on January 10, 2013....
JoAnn Fischer
Sep 14, 2016
JoAnn Fischer, 75, of Waldron, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born January 20, 1941, in Rush County, the daughter of Joseph and Christine (Mauer) Kramer. On November 20, 1971, she married Ray Fischer, and he preceded her in death on May 21, 1991. JoAnn is survived by her daughters, Amy Dingman and...
Thomas Shaw "Tom" Winterrowd
Sep 12, 2016
Thomas Shaw “Tom” Winterrowd, 90, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born October 25, 1925, in Flat Rock, the son of John Thomas and Elizabeth Corrine (Shaw) Winterrowd. On January 25, 1947, he married Cynthia Doris McGrew, and she preceded him in death on October 31, 2013. Tom is survived by...
David Ray Klapper
Sep 9, 2016
David Ray Klapper, 55, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born March 27, 1961, in Shelbyville, the son of Edward Ray and Hilda Joan (Imel) Klapper. David is survived by his sister, Kathy Ann Klapper of Shelbyville; and brother, Steven Mark Klapper of Shelbyville. He was preceded in death by his...
Michael Henry "Mike" Jonas
Sep 9, 2016
Michael Henry “Mike” Jonas, 55, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born July 2, 1961, in West Lafayette, the son of Loren Henry and Karen Marlene (Six) Jonas. He married Jenny (Trinidad) Jonas on February 21, 2015, and she survives. Mike is also survived by his mother of Fountaintown; wife, Jenny Jonas of...
Louise Margureritte Theobald
Sep 8, 2016
Louise Margureritte Theobald, 101, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born September 4, 1915, in Shelby County, the daughter of Oler and Eva (VanScyoc) Arnold. On November 24, 1938, she married R. Eugene “Gene” Theobald, and he preceded her in death on July 30, 1995. Louise is survived by her son,...
Louis Peduto
Sep 7, 2016
Louis Peduto, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born December 17, 1921 in Amsterdam, New York to Michele and Louisa (Luciano) Peduto. He graduated from Coughlin High School in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania in 1940 and then served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 137 Ordnance...
Raymond E. Mickley
Aug 31, 2016
Raymond Mickley, 75, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. He was born March 5, 1941, in Indianapolis, the son of Bert and Bertha Mickley. Raymond is survived by friend, John Bowser and family and many neighbors. He was preceded in death by his parents. Raymond enjoyed old cars and motorscooters. Visitation will...
Nora Ellen Harmon
Aug 26, 2016
Nora Ellen Harmon, 95, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at her residence. She was born August 15, 1921, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Joseph A. and Bernice (Herod) Goble. On April 13, 1946, she married Walter S. Harmon, and he preceded her in death on August 3, 2011. Ellen is survived by her daughters, Joyce Harmon, and...
Alice Ann Wisker
Aug 25, 2016
Alice Ann Wisker, 70, of Shelbyville, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born November 6, 1945, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Thorl E. and Bernice A. (Felton) Griffith. On June 3, 1983, she married her husband of 33 years, Dan K. Wisker, and he survives. Alice is...
Ralph Lee Bechdol
Aug 21, 2016
Ralph Lee Bechdol, 100, of Fountaintown, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born November 5, 1915 in Onward, the son of Bertis and Ida (Weaver) Bechdol. Ralph is survived by his son, Dennis Bechdol of Fountaintown; grandchildren, Veneiza Schwanke and husband, Larry, Leigh Ann Bensley and husband, Tracy, and Christopher Bechdol and...
Aline Scott
Aug 19, 2016
Aline (Lanahan) Scott, 100, of Shelby County, passed away Friday, August 19, 2016 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born October 11, 1915 in Johnson County, the daughter of Edward and Clara (Shipp) Lanahan. On February 22, 1946, she married Cloyd J. Scott, and he preceded her in death on March 5, 1995. Aline was also preceded...

