Our Obituaries
Geraldine Naughton Hurwitz
Sep 17, 2015
Geraldine Naughton Hurwitz, Geri was 69 and passed away in Indianapolis on September 17, 2015. She was born in Chicago, IL to Donald and Dorothy Naughton on May 14, 1946. Geraldine graduated from St. Bernard Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse, and then went on to earn her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Nursing from the...
Scott Wilding
Sep 15, 2015
Scott Wilding 47 years of age of Spencer passed away on September 15, 2015. Scott was a long time resident of Zionsville. He was a 1987 graduate of Zionsville High School and he graduated with honors from ITT Technical Institute. For the last 16 years he worked as a manager for Office Depot at various locations. Family was the most...
Lilly Getzik Schwartz
Sep 15, 2015
Lilly Getzik Schwartz, 92 of Palm Desert, CA, passed away September 15, 2015. She was born on December 18, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA to Jacob and Fradel Getzik. Lilly was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney. She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis (Gary) Schahet; and grandchildren, Greg Schahet and Lisa (Shoe) Schuster. Graveside services will be held Sunday,...
Lawrence M Reuben
Sep 11, 2015
Lawrence M. Reuben Well known and accomplished attorney and community activist passed away on September 11, 2015. He was 67. Lawrence was born in Akron, Ohio on April 5, 1948 to Albert and Sara Reuben. He was a graduate of London School of Economics, 1969; Indiana University, 1970 and Indiana University School of Law in 1973. During the Bayh Administration,...
Irwin Katz
Sep 9, 2015
Irwin Katz 96 of Indianapolis, passed away September 9, 2015. He was born in Philadelphia to Meshulam and Katie Katz on August 7, 1919. After graduating from Townsend-Harris High School and City College of New York, Irwin served his country during WWII in the US Army. Early in his career, Irv was a sports writer (a stringer) for the New...
Herman Foster
Sep 7, 2015
Herman Foster, 86, passed away Monday, September 7, 2015, at The Stratford, Carmel, Indiana. He was born April 24, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Rose and Harry Foster. He graduated from City College of New York with a degree in engineering, and received his Juris Doctorate from George Washington University in 1957. Herman was a devoted husband...
Bernice Lefkovits Benjamin
Sep 7, 2015
Bernice Lefkovits Benjamin 90 years of age, resident of Indianapolis, passed away on September 7, 2015. Bernice was born on November 26, 1924 in Indianapolis to Samuel and Bessie (Glick) Lefkovits. She was a 1943 graduate of Shortridge High School. Bernice was a member of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck and an active member of the Sisterhood. She loved travel, playing mahjong...
Tina Lee Spahr
Sep 7, 2015
Tina Lee Spahr 34 years of age, resident of Indianapolis, passed away on September 7, 2015. Tina was a graduate of Carmel High School and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Tina was passionate about photography and hoped to make her career as a photographer. While living in West Palm Beach, she also enjoyed a modeling career. She will be...
Fuad A Mukhtar
Sep 3, 2015
Dr. Fuad A. Mukhtar, a longtime Indiana surgeon, died peacefully the morning of September 3, 2015. He was 90. Dr. Mukhtar was born to Aziz and Susan Amso Mukhtar in Basra, Iraq, but spent most of his young life attending a British Quaker boarding school in Beirut, Lebanon. He knew at an early age that wanted to be a doctor,...
Elisabeth "Lisette" Miller
Sep 3, 2015
Elisabeth "Lisette" Ludovica (Stans) Miller, 82, died Thursday morning, September 3, 2015, at her home in Columbus, Indiana. Lisette is survived by her children, Therese Elisabeth Miller and Peter Edward (Jennifer) Miller; and grandchildren Christopher Miller, Jacinthe Jarrell, Christine (Paul) Banister, Caitlin Miller, and Michael Farley. Lisette is also survived by her brother Victor (Wiska) Stans, sister-in-law Jeanne Stans, and...
Charles Max Anderson
Sep 1, 2015
C. Max Anderson, 89, of Indianapolis passed away Monday, September 1, 2015. He was born January 3, 1926 in Newport, IN to the late Donald & Mariene Anderson. Max enlisted into the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He retired from Cummins Engine Co. Indianapolis after 60 years of service. Max was Cummins' first field Diesel Mechanic. He was...
Zinoviy Krayterman
Aug 31, 2015
Zinoviy Krayterman 88 years of age, passed away on August 31, 2015 at his home in Indianapolis. Zinoviy was born on January 1, 1927 in Slavuta, Ukraine. He was a graduate of the Soviet Naval Academy, serving for 10 years as a Naval Engineer. Later he was a Department Head for a computer center in the Soviet Rocket Program. He...
Philomena Squier
Aug 30, 2015
Philomena (nee Tubridy) Squier, 82, of Carmel, Indiana, died Sunday morning surrounded by her children. Ever conscious of the current weather conditions and their effect on her family's travel plans, she would have been happy to know that the skies and roads were clear that day and everyone made it home safely. Phil was born in 1933 on the west...
Randy Lee Hall
Aug 30, 2015
Randy Lee Hall, 53, of Indianapolis, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at St. Vincent's Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born on October 2, 1961 to Albert Edward Hall and Ilene Vinisha (Thompson) Hall in Indianapolis. Randy worked for the family business, Halls PGW, for 30 years. He enjoyed model trains and writing poetry. Randy is survived by his...
Aubrey Bob Goodrich
Aug 24, 2015
Aubrey Bob (Strader) Goodrich was born on December 7, 1927 to Roy and Frieda Strader in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was named after his parents' friend Aubrey Boyd. His father died three years later of blood poisoning. Bob's great-grandparents, Lincoln and Gladys Secrest, raised him for the next seven years until Gladys passed away, with Lincoln passing away soon after....
Thomas Fulkerson
Aug 23, 2015
Thomas Oren Fulkerson 68 years of age, long time resident of Zionsville, passed away on August 23, 2015. Thomas was born on November 19, 1946 to John Oren and Vona Marie (Richey) Fulkerson in Covington, IN. He was a graduate of Indiana College of Mortuary Science and an Army veteran of Vietnam War serving as a Platoon Sergeant. He was...
Stanley Herbert Morrison
Aug 18, 2015
84, formally of Geneva, IL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Visitation will be from 1:00- 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, at St. Luke's Methodist Church 100 W 86th St. Indianapolis, IN, with memorial services following at 2:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Stan was born November 3, 1930 in...
Maria Kolotinskaya
Aug 18, 2015
Maria Kolotinskaya 77; died at her home in Indianapolis on August 18, 2015 surrounded by her beloved family. She was born in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. She was a graduate of University with a degree in Education. Maria was a teacher. She worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years at the J.C.C.A. She is survived by her devoted husband, Naum Kolotinsky;...
Edward C Grande
Aug 17, 2015
Edward C. Grande, Jr., 84, a lifelong Indianapolis resident died on August 17, 2015. He was a devoted husband for 47 years to Patricia, d. 2008, and a loving father of Stephen and Marjorie. Ed is survived by Steve and daughter-in-law Pam of Muskego, WI, Marjorie of Northfield, MN, sister-in-law Elaine Qualley, and brother-in-law the Reverend George Qualley. He loved...
James R Sorrell
Aug 15, 2015
James R. Sorrell 68 years of age; resident of Indianapolis, passed away on August 15, 2015. James was born on April 19, 1947 to James Willard and Genevieve (Scepkowski) Sorrell in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was a 1965 graduate of Maryvale High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Following his graduation from high school, James enlisted in the Army and proudly served for...

