Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana
Frank Alfred Surzyn
Jul 16, 2013
Indianapolis...Frank Alfred Surzyn, 93, resident of Indianapolis, passed away at his home.Services in Indiana have been entrusted to Ballard and Sons Funeral Home.Additional services will be in Wisconsin and interment will be in Pittsburgh, PA.Online Guestbook at www.ballard andsons.com and Facebook/Ballard and Sons Funeral Home.The Ballard family is honored to serve the family of Frank A. Surzyn,
Freda Elizabeth Franklin
Jul 16, 2013
Daleville...Freda Elizabeth Pierce Franklin, 94, resident of rural Daleville, passed away Tuesday evening at Community Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Salem Township, Indiana, October 23, 1918 the daughter of Kenneth and Bertha Hofnerr Pierce. She had been a homemaker all of her adult life.She was a member of the Home Economics Club, the Jolly Juniors and Westside Church of...
Ivan Dale Manis
Jul 15, 2013
Middletown...Ivan Dale Manis, 92, longtime resident of Middletown, passed away Monday morning at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Muncie, March 27, 1921, the son of Virgil and Mae Good Manis.He was a 1939 graduate of Anderson High School and retired from Guide Lamp in Anderson as a Supervisor in 1969.He was a US Navy Veteran of...
Delisa Rhea Highley
Jul 15, 2013
Muncie...Delisa Rhea Lennington Highley, 53, resident of Muncie, passed away July 15, 2013.She was born in Muncie, Indiana, April 14, 1960, the daughter of Rollin and Joyce Deane Lennington.She was a 1978 graduate of Yorktown High School and a purchasing agent for Lift-a-Loft, Corp.She attended the Mt. Pleasant Community Church of Daleville.She was preceded in death by her mother and...
Micoline Lynnette Stephens
Jul 14, 2013
Muncie...Micoline (Miki) Lynnette Stephens, 50, resident of Muncie, passed away at St. Vincent's Hospital, July 14, 2013 after an extended illness.She was born April 14, 1963 in Winimucka, NV, the daughter of Michael and Ronna Lee Gardner MacGinness.She was a veteran assistant a Middletown Animal Clinic for seven years with Dr. Paul Shockley.She loved to be with her children and...
John C Fleck
Jul 10, 2013
John C. Fleck, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 peacefully in his sleep at home at age of 88. John Fleck was born May 2, 1925 in Indianapolis to Leslie and Ada Marie (Leet) Fleck. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Virginia W. Fleck; daughter, Pamela Fleck; son, John D. Fleck; brothers...
Ted Melvin Vetor
Jul 8, 2013
Ted Melvin Vetor, 83, of Anderson, formerly of Middletown, passed away Monday, July 8, 2013 at Rawlins House Health and Living Community in Pendleton.Ted was born January 22, 1930 in Summitville, Indiana to the late Charles and Mabel (Pyle) Vetor. He was a 1948 graduate of Summitville High School. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Korean...
John Howard Payne
Jul 6, 2013
John Howard Payne, 47, of Middletown, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, July 6, 2013.John was born on October 31, 1965 in Muncie to the late Irvin and Colleen Payne. He was a 1984 graduate of Shenandoah High School. He worked as a welder for American Playground Company.John is survived by his loving wife, Sandra Payne; six children;...
Margaretta Jane Ury
Jul 6, 2013
New Castle....Margaretta Jane (Peggy) Drury, 90, passed away Saturday morning at The Waters of New Castle.She was born on Locust Street in Middletown, the daughter of Claude E. and Ethel Daniels Greenlee and grew up in the High Street house built by her grandfather using lumber from trees grown on his farm.As a child in Los Angeles, she witnessed Amelia...
Charles Vinson Myers
Jul 2, 2013
Middletown...Charles Vinson Myers, 92, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.He was born in Anderson, September 2, 1920, the son of George and Rhesa Lutton Myers.He was a graduate of Anderson High School.He was veteran of the US Army and worked as a horticulturalist with Ernst Greenhouse in Muncie for many years. He worked at...
Marion Burdell Shumaker
Jun 27, 2013
Sun City, AZ....Marion Burdell Shumaker, 84, resident of Sun City, AZ and Long time resident of Daleville, IN, passed away June 27, 2013 at Hospice of the Valley Health Care in Sun City, AZ.He was born January 22, 1929 and raised by his parents: Fred and Leora Shumaker.He served in the US Army as a plumber. He learned the electrical...
Marion D. Hocking
Jun 25, 2013
Yorktown...Marion D. Hocking, 87, resident of The Waters of Yorktown, passed away Monday at the nursing facility in Yorktown.Her body was bequeathed to the Indiana University Medical Center for Scientific Research.The Ballard family was honored to care for Marion and her family during this time of need.Online Guestbook at: www.ballardandsons.com
James ""Scotty"" Maclachlan
Jun 17, 2013
Anderson...James ""Scotty"" MacLachlan, 71, resident of Anderson, passed away with his wife and daughters at his side Monday afternoon at his residence.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, August 15, 1941, the son of James and Ellen Beresford MacLachlan.He retired from General Motors Guide Division as a pipefitter in 1998 after 30 years of service.He moved from Scotland to the United...
Carl Q. Cannell
Jun 11, 2013
Daleville...Carl Q. Cannell, 59, passed away Tuesday morning at Parkview Nursing Center in Muncie after a lengthy illness.He is survived by his sisters: Sandy Dane of Sandpoint, ID, and Joan Schmerber of Marion and brothers: Bill Rievley of Daleville and Dennis Cannell of Marion, 2 sons: Christopher and Bradley of Marion, two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and aunts and...
Beverly Sue Price
May 28, 2013
Indianapolis....Beverly Sue (Beery) Price 81, resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday evening at Select Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis.She was born in Lebanon, Indiana, January 7, 1932, the daughter of Albert and Pauline Thompson Beery.She was a 1950 graduate of Anderson High School and also Donald's School of Beauty.She was a instructor and Life Guard at the Anderson YWCA for 30...
Virgina Elizabeth Parrish-Norris-Blackmer
May 23, 2013
Muncie...Virginia Elizabeth (Parrish) Norris-Blackmer,80, resident of The Woodlands Nursing Center in Muncie, passed away Thursday evening at the center after an extended illness.She was born November 14, 1932, in Burkesville, KY, the daughter of John Austin and Hytie Page ParrishShe attended Salem Community Schools in Cumberland County KY and lived in the Daleville Indiana community for over 35 years.She was...
Jack P. Casstevens
May 18, 2013
Jack P. Casstevens, 82, of rural Middletown passed away at his home on Saturday, May 18, 2013 following a brief illness.Jack was born April 12, 1931 in Indianapolis. Jack was a lifetime resident of Middletown. He graduated from Middletown High School in 1950. He was a United States Marine Corp. Sgt. serving during the Korean War as a Field Radio...
Bonnie Lou Louderback
May 16, 2013
Middletown...Bonnie Lou Louderback, age 76, died on May 16, at the home of her daughter in rural Middletown.She was born in Blue Creek, Ohio on 06/23/1936 and was the daughter of Dewy Brownfield and Geraldine (Meeker) Brownfield.Visitation and funeral services will be conducted by the Botkin Funeral home in Waverly, Ohio. The Ballard and Sons Funeral Home in Middletown is...
Mary Alice Moreland
May 16, 2013
Noblesville...Mary Alice (Farmer) Moreland, age 95, a resident of Noblesville and former Middletown, passed away on Thursday May 16 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.She was born in Mechanicsburg, Indiana on April 14, 1918 and was the daughter of Frank and Alta (Pate) Farmer. She was a graduate of Middletown High School in 1937.She was a homemaker, and Supervisor of the...
Kenneth Lee Barnes
May 15, 2013
Muncie...Kenneth Lee Barnes, age 57, a resident of the Muncie area, passed away on Wednesday May 15, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness.He was born in Beech Grove, Indiana on January 16, 1956 and was the son of Orville Barnes and Lucille Barnes (Osman). He was a graduate of Mt. Comfort High School.He was a member...