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for Shelby County and surrounding areas in Indiana
Barbara Jean Walsman
Jun 13, 2015
Barbara Jean Walsman, 76, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born October 13, 1938, in Morris, the daughter of Anthony and Bernice (Bear) Vierling. Barbara is survived by her mother of Shelbyville; daughters, Jeannie Walsman, Kandy Walsman, Brenda Williams and Tammy Morgan and husband, Jason, all of Shelbyville, Patricia Elliott and husband, Billy,...
Ada P. Wertz Fromer
Jun 10, 2015
Ada P. Wertz Fromer, 86, a lifelong Shelbyville resident, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born February 28, 1929, in Johnson County, the daughter of Ithamer and Pearl (Spencer) DeBaun. She married Wayne L. Wertz on September 13, 1947, and he preceded her in death on March 30, 1976. On August...
Clyde Maxwell Cain Pruitt
Jun 9, 2015
Clyde Maxwell Cain Pruitt, infant, of Greenwood, passed away June 9, 2015 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. He was born June 9, 2015, to Donald Alan II and Kylee Marie (Morgan) Pruitt. Clyde is survived by his parents of Greenwood; sister, Annabelle Marie; brother, Ethan Michael William; grandparents, Brenda D. Pruitt, Paul W. Morgan, Kristy L. Morgan and Mary...
Richard James Whalley
Jun 9, 2015
Richard James Whalley, 44, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, passed away, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Lehigh Acres. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 125 E. Broadway St. in Shelbyville. Burial was at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery in Shelby County. Services were entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory,...
Marian L. McNew
Jun 6, 2015
Marian Louise (Fox) Gaines McNew, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Heartway in Indianapolis. She was born June 27, 1921, in Shelby County, to Preston and Ida (Johnson) Fox. She married Howard Glen Gaines in 1939. She married Eugene C. McNew in 1973, and he preceded her in death in 2003. Survivors include four children: Julie...
Roger Lee Wenger
Jun 5, 2015
Roger Lee Wenger, 34, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 in Pendleton. He was born April 3, 1981, in Shelbyville, the son of Roger W. and Gladys June (Brown) Wenger. He married Jessica Bozmiac, and she survives. Roger is also survived by his parents of Shelbyville; sister, Kayla Brown and fiance’, David Burton, of Shelbyville; paternal grandmother, Dorothy...
Richard B. "Dick" Kessinger
Jun 5, 2015
Richard B. “Dick” Kessinger, 74, of Waldron, passed away June 5, 2015, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born July 4, 1940, in Grant County, the son of Thomas and Henrietta (O’Niell) Kessinger. He married Susan Gagetta on June 21, 1980, and she survives. Richard is also survived by his son, Brandt Kessinger and wife, Brooke and their children,...
Florine M. Sanders
Jun 4, 2015
Florine M. Sanders, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her residence. She was born on January 27, 1927 in Wabash County, to the late Clarence and Erma (Wisker) Weintraut. She married Jack W. Sanders on May 29, 1946 and they began a loving life-long partnership. Florine was the Vice President of Sanders Interiors, Inc., an interior...
Marilyn A. Thurston
Jun 3, 2015
Marilyn A. Thurston, 82, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, surrounded by family at the Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour. She was born November 14, 1932, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Bedna and Jesse (Terhune) Massingale. On April 20, 1952, she married her husband of 63 years, Keith B. Thurston, and he survives. Marilyn is also survived...
Betty Jean Elizabeth Jeffries
Jun 2, 2015
Betty Jean Elizabeth Jeffries, 81, of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 12, 1934, in Michigan, the daughter of Willie and Vera (Osborne) Mize. In September of 1950, she married her husband of 57 years, Jack Jeffries, and he preceded her in death on September 9, 2007. Betty is...
Mark A. Tunningley
Jun 2, 2015
Mark A. Tunningley, 59, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at his residence. Private services will be observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Helen Pauline Aulby
Jun 1, 2015
Helen Pauline Aulby, 89, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born December 31, 1925, in Shelby County, the daughter of Fred and Myrtle (Parrot) Schofner. She married Paul Aulby on August 3, 1953, and he preceded her in death on December 27, 1995. Helen is survived by her daughters, Linda Whitted...
Alexandrine B. Knapp
May 26, 2015
Alexandrine B. Knapp, 84, of Fountaintown, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born October 29, 1930, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Eldred T. and Mildred (Honold) Bird. On June 5, 1954, she married her husband of 60 years, Cyrus M. Knapp, and he survives. Alexandrine is also survived by her daughters,...
Glen Eugene Williams
May 25, 2015
Glen Eugene Williams, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at the Richard L. Roudebush Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born July 30, 1926, in Shelby County, the son of the late Sylbert and Wenonah (Taylor) Williams. Glen is survived by his daughter, Vicki Williams of Shelbyville; sisters, Mary Lou Bush of Rushville, Evelyn Isley of Shelbyville,...
Madeline Irene Barton
May 24, 2015
Madeline Irene Barton, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Our Hospice Inpatient Facility in Columbus. She was born November 22, 1926, in Seymour, the daughter of George and Bernice (Tuell) Mize. Madeline married Clyde Crafton on September 3, 1944, and he preceded her in death on September 20, 1949. On July 9, 1950, she married her...
Donna Marie Brown
May 24, 2015
Donna Marie Brown, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at her residence. She was born February 19, 1941, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Harold Alexander and Lillian (Snapp) Dawson. On July 5, 1959, she married her husband of 55 years, Ronald Lee Brown, and he preceded her in death on April 16, 2015. Donna is survived by...
Daniel Hey, Jr.
May 23, 2015
Daniel Hey, Jr., 91, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. He was born November 15, 1923, in Shelby County, the son of the late Daniel Sr. and Camille (Whaley) Hey. He married Joyce Miles on August 12, 1954, and she preceded him in death on November 4, 1997. Survivors include his...
William Curtis "Bill" Carlton
May 22, 2015
William Curtis “Bill” Carlton, 79, of Morristown, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at his residence. He was born June 26, 1935, in New Palestine, the son of Elmer R. and Florence B. (Noe) Carlton. On March 9, 1957 in Germany, he married his wife of 58 years, Beverlee Unger, and she survives. Bill is also survived by his sons,...
Thomas Allen "Tom" Woods
May 22, 2015
Thomas Allen “Tom” Woods, 72, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at his residence. He was born August 15, 1942, in Shelbyville, the son of Marvin and Margaret (Hirschauer) Woods. On August 1, 1964, he married his wife of 50 years, Teresa A. Stucker, and she survives. Tom is also survived by his son, Steve Woods, and fiancé,...
Mary Lou Simpson
May 21, 2015
Mary Lou Simpson, 82, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born May 30, 1932, in Evansville, the daughter of William Allen Jr. and Mabel (Whitaker) Wright. She married E. Richard Simpson in January of 1956, and he preceded her in death on March 28, 1989. Mary Lou is survived by her...
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