Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Donald Gene Tutterow

Donald Gene Tutterow

Feb 28, 2019

A Celebration of the life of Donald G. Tutterow will be held on Friday, August 9, 2019 at Miller Cemetery at 10:00 am. Donald was preceded in death by his mother Ada (Good) and father Logan Tutterow.  He was also preceded in death by siblings: Freda, Keith and Lawrence, Jeanette Day and Ellen Webb. He graduated from Middletown High School...

Deloris Jean Peckinpaugh-Miller

Deloris Jean Peckinpaugh-Miller

Feb 26, 2019

Sulphur Springs....Deloris Jean Alspaugh Peckinpaugh-Miller, 91, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away February 26, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  She was born in New Castle, August 20, 1927 the daughter of Hoyt and Mae Bowers Alspaugh.  She worked for many years at the Sulphur Springs Elementary School.  She was a member of the White Union Church. She was...

Willard D. Cheatham

Willard D. Cheatham

Feb 24, 2019

Daleville.....Willard D. Cheatham, 84, resident of Daleville, passed away Sunday at his residence.  He was born in Burksville, KY, April 24, 1934, the son of Willie and Nora Walker Cheatham. He was a graduate of Daleville High School and received his BA from Ball State University and his MA from Indiana University.  He taught Industrial Arts at Yorktown High School...

Robert O. Kauffman

Robert O. Kauffman

Feb 23, 2019

Blue Ash, Ohio....Robert O. Kauffman, 91, resident of Blue Ash, Ohio, passed away February 23, 2019 in Ohio. He was born in Rensaleer, Illinois, November 11, 1927, the son of Edward and Martha Okerson Kauffman.  He was a graduate of Anderson High School and a fifty year member of the Fellowship Lodge F & AM. He had retired as a...

Sharon Sue Peters

Sharon Sue Peters

Feb 22, 2019

Silver Lake, Indiana....Sharon Sue (Lee) Peters, 61, resident of Silver Lake, passed away Friday in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  She was born in Henry County, April 6, 1957, the daughter of Elijah Winchester and Mary (Crabtree) Mendenhall. She was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and worked for Grossnickle Eye Center in Warsaw.. Survivors are her husband: Jeff Peters, 1 child:...

Patricia L. Isenhart

Patricia L. Isenhart

Feb 13, 2019

Middletown.....Patricia L. Hardwick Isenhart, 66, resident of Middletown passed away February 13, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was born in Muncie, January 16, 1953, the daughter of Elwin and Gladys Willard Hardwick. She loved spending time with her kids, grandkids and great grandkids. they were the enjoyment of her life.. Survivors include her husband of...

David Gregory Ricker

David Gregory Ricker

Feb 5, 2019

Middletown....David Gregory Ricker, 76, resident of Middletown, passed away February 5,  2019 at St. Vincent's Heart Center in Indianapolis. He was born in Anderson, April 5, 1942, the son of David and Naomi Gregory Ricker. He was a graduate of Madison Heights High School and retired from Magnaquench of General Motors.  He worked for GM over 40 years.  He was...

Kerstin Ronissa Riffey

Kerstin Ronissa Riffey

Feb 2, 2019

Greenfield...Kerstin Ronissa Riffey, 16, resident of Greenfield, passed away at Riley Hospital for Children on Saturday, February 2, 2019. She was born in Indianapolis, April 23, 2002, the daughter of Dennis and Ronica (Janik) Riffey who survive.  Also surviving are a sister: April (Patrick) Bratton, brother: Nickolas Riffey, sister: Linsey Riffey, brother: Joshua Riffey, Nieces: Mackenzie, Kylie, Ella Grace, nephews:...

Ruth Joan Campbell

Ruth Joan Campbell

Jan 28, 2019

Indianapolis.....Ruth Joan (Painter) Campbell, 81, resident of Indianapolis, passed away on January 28, 2019 at Rosegate Commons in Indianapolis. She was born in Anderson, June 2, 1937, the daughter of Paul and Agnus Bell Painter.  She was a 1955 graduate of Middletown High School and received her BA, MA and PHD in Teaching and Psychology from Ball State University. she...

Aiden Alexander Ayres

Aiden Alexander Ayres

Jan 27, 2019

Aiden Alexander Ayres, age 15, died on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Aiden was born on July 15, 2003, at St. John's Hospital in Anderson IN, to parents Douglas Ayres and Amanda Cooper. He grew up in Middletown IN. He was baptized at the age of seven at Christ Fellowship Church in Knightstown IN and was a sophomore at Shenandoah High...

Darci Diane Hill

Darci Diane Hill

Jan 24, 2019

Middletown....Darci Diane Hill (Vannatter), 58, resident of Middletown, passed away on Thursday morning at the home of her mother. She was born in Anderson, September 19, 1960, the daughter of Richard and Mary Oliver Vannatter and lived much of her life in the Middletown area. She was a graduate of Shenandoah High School and received her BA and MA from...

David Edward Bussa

David Edward Bussa

Jan 24, 2019

Yorktown...David Edward Bussa, 57, resident of Yorktown, passed away at IU Health/Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie on January 24,2019.  He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana June 30, 1961, the son of Keith and Lainae Vaughan Bussa. He was a graduate of Daleville High School and  ITT Technical School and worked for Mursix Corporation. He was a member of the...

Betty L. Levell

Betty L. Levell

Jan 18, 2019

Daleville...Betty L (Harney) Levell, 93, resident of Daleville, passed away at her home on Friday morning. She was born in Anderson, July 18, 1925, the daughter of Orville and Lena Harney,  one of nine children. She had lived in the Daleville community for over 70 years. She is survived by a daughter: Phyllis Marsh of Anderson, 4 grandchildren: Todd Marsh...

Lucille Jeanette Dieterle

Lucille Jeanette Dieterle

Jan 13, 2019

Middletown...Lucille Jeanette (Elliott) Dieterle, 103,  resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday morning at Miller's Merry Manor in Middletown. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, February 3, 1915, the daughter of Emile and Martha Fouts Elliott. She was a graduate of Dayton High School and retired From Ross Gear as a stenographer. She attended the Dayton Presbyterian Church and the Stockwell...

Jack Charles Sink

Jack Charles Sink

Jan 6, 2019

Anderson....Jack Charles Sink, affectionately known as Papaw, 85, resident of Anderson, passed away at his residence on Sunday, January 6, 2019.  He was born in Hammond, Indiana, December 25, 1933 and was the son of Pete and Florence Ebbert Sink.  He was a graduate of Anderson High School and retired from General Motors after forty plus years.  He was a...

Larry "Pooch" Dale Dellinger

Larry "Pooch" Dale Dellinger

Jan 6, 2019

Middletown....Larry Dale Dellinger, 79, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born in Middletown, April 11, 1939 to Rev. Lloyd and Margaret Forney Dellinger.  He was a 1957 graduate of Middletown High School. He had been a Middletown Fireman in the 1970's and a member of the Middletown American Legion. He owned and...

Robert Douglas Blain

Robert Douglas Blain

Jan 5, 2019

Middletown....Robert Douglas Blain, 70 of Middletown passed away January 5, 2019 at Millers Merry Manor in Middletown.  He was born October 8, 1948 in Wolf Lake, Indiana, the son of John and Frances North Blain. He was a graduate of Larwell High School and worked for many years at Ricker's in Middletown. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast...

Merrill Guy "Pete" Ewing

Merrill Guy "Pete" Ewing

Dec 30, 2018

Greenville, Ohio....Merrill Guy "Pete" Ewing, 95, resident of Greenville and longtime resident of Daleville, passed away on Sunday morning in Greenville, Ohio.  He was born in Carthage, Indiana, July 22, 1923, the son of John Guy Ewing and Chola Maude Brookhart Ewing. He worked  for many years for Stoops and was a graduate of Carthage High School. He was a...

Ricky Lee Elliott

Ricky Lee Elliott

Dec 28, 2018

Chesterfield...Ricky Lee Elliott, 71, resident of Chesterfield, passed away December 28, 2018 at St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Anderson. He was born in Anderson, June 23, 1947 the son of Leroy and Jesslyn Louise Branson Elliott. He was a graduate of Frankton High School and retired from General Motors in 2002. He was a member of Bethany Christian Church...

James Robert Moore

James Robert Moore

Dec 26, 2018

James Robert Moore "Jim", 72, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in Naples, Florida.  Jim was born on October 8, 1946 in Anderson, Indiana to Joseph and Evalyn (Isanogel) Moore, and grew up on a small family farm in Daleville, IN. Jim was a graduate of Daleville High School where he was very active in many sports.  He...