Obituaries

Mar 20, 2023

Greenfield, Marilue Gentry Collier, 89, originally from Indianapolis, spending 42 years in South Carolina, recently moving to Greenfield to be near family:  Having confessed Jesus as her Savior, Marilue peacefully entered into heaven on Monday, March 20th, at Hancock Memorial Hospital of Greenfield.

Graduating from Saint Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1954, Marilue was one of...

Mar 19, 2023

Nancy Susan O’Kane, 71, of Indianapolis, passed away on Sunday March 19th, 2023. A lifelong Hoosier, she was born to the late Paul and Peggy O’Kane on July 3, 1951. Nancy was a graduate of North Central High School and spent her life caring for others as a mother, aunt, and friend. Nancy attended Indiana University and was a...

Mar 19, 2023

Elaine C. Miller Atlas, 85 years of age, passed away on March 19, 2023.

Elaine was born on November 30, 1937 to Joseph and Sarah (nee Caplin) Miller.  She was a graduate of Shortridge High School.  She and her husband, Arthur I. “Art” Atlas are long-time members of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck.

Elaine is survived by...

Mar 18, 2023

Gilbert Lowell Hamilton, 78, of Indianapolis, passed away March 18, 2023. He was born to Gerald V. Hamilton and Norma Dragoo Hamilton on December 28, 1944. Gilbert attended Ben Davis High School where he was an assistant basketball coach. He went on to study computer programing at IUPUI. Gilbert worked at Linkbelt for many years.

He was...

Mar 17, 2023

Rosalyn Cibull Solotkin

Indianapolis, passed away March 17, 2023 at 94.  Rosalyn was born in Vincennes, IN to the late Harry and Sofia Cibull.  Her parents were first generation immigrants from Eastern Europe.  The family owned several shoe stores in southern Indiana.  Rosalyn graduated from Martinsville High School and later moved to Indianapolis.  She worked...

Mar 16, 2023

Shunmugaraman Muthiah, a loving husband, and a devoted father died unexpectedly on march 16th 2023 at his home. He was born on March 24th, 1968, in India.

He is survived by his wife Uma Shunmu, son Nithin Muthiah and dogs Bella and Hazel. He was a very smart, generous, humble, selfless person.

He graduated with...

Mar 13, 2023

ELMA BROMWELL (Howard), age 93, of Carmel, died of heart failure March 13, 2023.

She was born in Norwood, Ohio on September 3, 1929 along with her twin brother Emerson J. to parents Lola Howard (Prather) and John Smither Howard.

Elma loved people, animals and beautiful flowers. She worked in data processing until she was...

Mar 13, 2023

Tibor Weiss,

76, of Carmel, IN passed away March 13, 2023 after a very short battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was born in Khust, Ukraine on November 28, 1946 to Leah and Chesky Weiss.  Tibor earned a mechanical engineering degree while in the army.

Tibor was devoted to his family and loved celebrating...

Mar 9, 2023

At 96 years old, Rose Black lived a long, happy life. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (Joe); sons, Sam (Sue) and Marvin (Char); grandchildren, Max (Sarah), Matthew (Amanda), Daniel (Amanda), Sarah, Kim and Jim; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at Etz Chaim Cemetery at 11AM on Sunday, March 12th. Rose's family loved her very...

Mar 8, 2023

Trinh Ngoc Le,

64, of Indianapolis, passed away March 8, 2023. She was born in Dong Thap, Vietnam on August 2, 1958 to Dien Phuoc Le and Tuong Kim Nguyen. She was a kind, gentle person who was loved by many.

Services will be held at Aaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary, 11411 North Michigan Road, on...

Mar 8, 2023

Richard Eugene Forsythe the “Big Red Rocker” passed away on March 8th, 2023 at Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital after an extended illness. He was born on October 30, 1957 to Forest and Judy Forsythe in Frankfort, IN and resided in Anderson, IN most of his life. He was a1975 graduate of Madison Heights High School and retired from...

Mar 6, 2023

Khanh Ba Nguyen,

57, of Westfield, passed away March 6, 2023.  He was born in Saigon, Vietnam on April 18, 1965 to Lien Nguyen and Chinh Pham. Khanh loved to create and draw. He was also a talented musician.

Khanh greatly loved and cared for those around him and always made a point to show...

Mar 4, 2023

James Burkett Wolny, Brownsburg, IN,

Jim Wolny passed away peacefully at home on Saturday March 4, 2023. Jim was born on October 27,1942, to the late Marie Salmon and Claire Burkett of Mallet Creek, OH.

He is survived by his wife of 55 1/2 years, Judy Burch Wolny; children, Heather Renter (David Renter),...

Mar 4, 2023

Rajan Dewan , a name derived from Sanskrit that means KING. He was definitely a king, a king of Hearts .

Some called him Rakesh , His brother called him Bantu , his niece and nephews called him Uncle ji , and his...

Mar 3, 2023

BARBARA MAE BENTLEY WEIFORD went to be with her lord and savior on Friday, March 3, 2023, while being treated at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Barb was born in Huntington, Indiana, on January 3, 1947, and graduated from Huntington High School in 1965.  She met the love of her life, Hervey P. Weiford, shortly afterwards...

Mar 3, 2023

Philip Tran,

81, of Indianapolis, passed away March 03, 2023. He was born on April 19, 1941, in Saigon, Vietnam to his parents Ngo Van Tran and Thang Thi Nguyen.

He was a hardworking and dedicated worker of the Harlan Bakeries, where he worked for 19 years.

In addition to his work, Philip...

Feb 27, 2023

Maxine H. Lempke, 94, of Noblesville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 27, 2023. She was born on July 6, 1928, to Alma and Rudolph Hahn in Havana, Illinois.

Maxine was a devoted mother, Grammy and homemaker. She was a steadfast woman of God who quietly displayed her faith through dedication to...

Feb 25, 2023

Joanne (Jo) Hardy Loefgren, age 92, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2023.  Jo was born to Leonard and Letha (Cunning) Hardy in Fort Madison, Iowa and graduated from Fort Madison High School in 1948.  She majored in Elementary Education at Indiana University where she was active in many student organizations including Delta Gamma.  After Jo graduated in 1952,...

Feb 25, 2023

Jill Cooper Rose, born July 18, 1933, died peacefully on February 25, 2023 at home ending an extraordinarily and full life of purpose accomplishment and decency. She was a proud member of the  Indianapolis Jewish community from the time she became a resident of Indianapolis when she was 23 years old. She was a loving wife, mother,...

Feb 23, 2023

Rebecca Anne Thornburg,

80, of North Salem, passed away February 23, 2023.  She was born in Lafayette, Indiana on June 5, 1942 to the late Vernon and Lois Williams. After college, she worked as a bookkeeper for Marsh for many years.

She is survived by her children, Kari (Eric) Robinson, Beth (David) Gilles, Jay (Pom)...