Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Alice May Leidolf
Sep 7, 2005
Indianapolis...Alice May Leidolf, 68, resident of Indianapolis, died Wednesday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.She was born in Daleville, May 16, 1937, the daughter of Howard and Evelyn Baker Utsler.She had worked for years at Big Lots in Indianapolis where she had been Assistant Manager.Survivors are three children: Rick (Carol) Abrams of Covington, TN, Debra Thompson of Austin, TX, and Victoria...
V. Ruth Manis
Sep 4, 2005
Anderson...Violet Ruth Manis, 84, resident of Anderson, passed away on Sunday evening at her residence.She was born in Hymara, IN, July 4, 1921, the daughter of Walter and Joy Raines.She was a 1938 graduate of Anderson High School and was a homemaker most of her life.Survivors include 1 daughter: Carolyn Sue Manis of Anderson, 2 sons: Sam (Jeanie) Manis of...
Fred R. Jones
Sep 2, 2005
Anderson...Fred R. Jones, 78, resident of Anderson, died Friday evening at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Albany, KY, August 28, 1926, the son of Frank and Mary Guffey Jones.He was a 1944 graduate of New Castle High School and a 1959 graduate of the International Barber School.He was a US Army Veteran of WW 2...
Carolyn Sue Colwell
Sep 1, 2005
Middletown...Carolyn Sue (Norris) Colwell, 62, resident of Middletown, died September 1, 2005 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after an extended illness.She was born in Smithville, IN, June 25, 1943, the daughter of Paul R. and Ethel B. Moore Norris.She had lived in Anderson before moving to Middletown.She had been a homemaker her entire lifeShe loved painting, and was involved...
Wayne Franklin Ritchie
Sep 1, 2005
Middletown...Wayne Franklin Ritchie, 82, resident of Middletown, passed away Thursday September 1, 2005 at his residence after a brief illness.He was born in Middletown, October 14, 1922, the son of Joseph Weeks and Irene Viola Harter Ritchie.He was a 1940 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School. He retired from Chevrolet in Muncie in 1981.He was a member of the Chesterfield...
Walter T. Zumpe, Jr
Aug 29, 2005
New Orleans, LA...Walter T. Zumpe, 85, a fifty year resident of New Orleans, LA, and former resident of Daleville, passed away unexpectedly August 29 during Hurricane Katrina.He was born in Daleville, IN, October 15, 1919, the son of Walter and Helen Grace Stewart Zumpe.He was a graduate of Daleville High School and a 1941 Ball State Teachers College (Ball State...
James Kenneth Jones
Aug 25, 2005
Sulphur Springs...James Kenneth Jones, 77, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning at Henry County Memorial Hospital in New Castle.He was born in Lakeland , Florida, June 23, 1928, the son of Joseph H. and Lila Browne Jones.He has worked for nearly fifty years for the Marsh Supermarket Company and was a veteran of the US Navy.He was...
Janice Joan Hoover
Aug 19, 2005
Middletown...Janice Joan (Whitworth) Hoover, 64, resident of Middletown, died unexpectedly Friday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born in Henry County, July 24, 1941, the daughter of Charles and Phyllis Benbow Whitworth.She had worked as a secretary and accounts payable clerk for Muncie Healthcare in Muncie for 15 years.She was part owner and operator of Old West Galleries...
George Finch, Jr
Aug 9, 2005
Daleville...George Finch, Jr., 74, resident of Daleville, passed away August 9, 2005 at his residence after an extended illness.He was born in Oxford, IN, November 29, 1930, the son of George Morton and Ruby Laird Finch.He retired in 1977 from Warner Gear in Muncie and was a 1949 graduate of Daleville High School.He was a US Marine Corps veteran and...
Odis J. Surber
Aug 3, 2005
Middletown...Odis Jay Surber, 47, resident of Middletown, passed away at the Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown after a brief illness.He was born in Bangor, Maine, August 22, 1957, the son of Odis E and Betty Jo McMaster Surber.He attended Shenandoah High School and worked for many years in local businesses.Survivors include 1 brother: William Hershal Surber of Pendleton,...
Norma Elsie Watkins
Jul 21, 2005
Middletown...Norma Elsie Watkins, 88, resident of Middletown, passed away July 21, 2005 at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness.She was born in Anderson, April 17, 1917, the daughter of Maynard and Lula Watkins.She was a member of Pleasant Valley Christian Church and a graduate of Markleville High School.She retired in 1980 from Delco Remy as a machine...
Carl Henry Moreland
Jul 19, 2005
Middletown...Carl Henry Moreland, 88, resident of Middletown, died July 18, 2005 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after a brief illness.He was born in Delaware County, May 28, 1917, the son of Garner C. and Beryl Miller Moreland.He retired in 1975 from Guide Corporation after 37 years as a Boiler Technician.He attended Middletown High School and had been a member...
Zechariah Keath Kellem-Tuterow
Jul 18, 2005
Morris, Illinois...Zechariah Keath kellem-Tuterow, 19, resident of Morris, Illinois and former Middletown resident, died Monday evening from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.He was born in Muncie, Indiana, March 28, 1986, the son of Anthony and Denise tuterow Kellem.He was a student at International College of Excellence through the Family Harvest Church.Survivors include his mother: Denise Kellem of Morris,...
John Leslie Skinner
Jul 7, 2005
Daleville...John Leslie Skinner, 90, resident of Daleville, died July 7, 2005 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.He was born in Hancock, VA, February 24, 1915, the son of Thaddeus Stephen and Blanche Mehaffey Skinner.He retired in 1977 from Union Hall in Muncie where he had been a millright/carpenter for many years.He had lived in Pendleton before moving to Daleville.He was...
Gene Farmer
Jul 7, 2005
Middletown...Gene Farmer, 65, resident of Middletown, passed away at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown after an extended illness.He was born in Shirley, Indiana, May 3, 1940, the son of Woodrow G. and Thelma Clevenger Mundell Farmer.He retired from Westinghouse in Muncie in 1980 after 19 years as a coil winder and had lived in Warsaw before moving back to Middletown.He...
Bettyjune H. Garman
Jul 3, 2005
Middletown...Bettyjune H. Garman, 86, resident of Middletown, died Sunday at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson after a brief illness.She was born in New Castle, IN, May 13, 1919, the daughter of John and Maude Wolf Hollis.She graduated from Greenfield Ohio High School and Bliss College of Business.She retired from Delco Remy in Anderson and was a member of the...
Goldie G. Barton
Jul 1, 2005
Goldie G. Barton, age 94, a life long resident of Daleville, passed away on July 1, 2005 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after an extended illness. She was born on January 25, 1911 in Portland, Indiana and was the daughter of Benjamin Gross and Frances (Brandyberry). She was a graduate of Daleville High School, class of 1929. She was...
Mark W. Hanna
Jun 25, 2005
Middletown...Mark W. Hanna,age 73 a life long resident of Middletown, Indiana died at his residence after a sudden illness.He was born on July 7, 1931 to John C. Hanna and Glady (Hunt). He was a graduate of Middletown High School. He was a toolmaker and toolmaker supervisor for General Moters in Anderson. He retired from GM after 34 years of...
Linda Kay Gregory
Jun 18, 2005
Belleville, FL...Linda Kay (McDonnell) Gregory, 62, resident of Belleville, FL and former Indiana resident, died June 18, 2005 unexpectedly at St. Johns Medical Center in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, November 25, 1942, the daughter of Lloyd and Della Electa McLain McDonnell.She was a 1962 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and had worked at ICAP of Henry County in...
Doris L. Beavers
Jun 18, 2005
New Castle...Doris L. (Harter) Beavers, 96, resident of New Castle, passed away June 18, 2005 at The Waters Nursing Care in New Castle.She was born in Jefferson Township, September 15, 1908, the daughter of George F. and Dora Cory Harter.She was a 1926 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and was a homemaker most of her life.She was preceded in...