Adele "Cookie" (Tamler) Kraft
Dec 22, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS – Adele Tamler Kraft, affectionately known as “Cookie”, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 26, 1931 to the late Charles and Fanny (Odesky) Tamler. She was a 1949 graduate of Shortridge High School before attending Indiana University.
Cookie married Gerald Kraft on June...
Kenny A Kirk
Dec 21, 2020
Kenny A. Kirk 65, of Carmel, IN passed away on December 21, 2020. Born in Carmel, IN on January 6th, 1955 to John and Edith Kirk. A graduate of Carmel High School, he worked for many years as the head of John Kirk Boats. Kenny was a loving spouse, father and grandfather who enjoyed boating, spending time with family...
Susan Grace (Moore) Moore
Dec 20, 2020
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Charles Edgar Mullinax
Dec 19, 2020
Charles Edgar Mullinax,
83 of Carmel, IN, passed away on December 19, 2020. He was born in Mt. Vernon, IL on August 25, 1937 to Keith and Maude Mullinax. Charles grew up just north of Mount Vernon, married Linda Tolley and then moved to Granite City, IL, to work in the steel mills and start a family. ...
Donna Jean (Favero) McClure
Dec 17, 2020
Donna Jean McClure, 76 years old, of Westfield, Indiana died on December 17, 2020 at her home with her Husband and family by her side. She was the loving wife of Alfred E. McClure for 54 years. She had three children and ten grandchildren. Holly Ann (Jacobson), husband Paul with four grandchildren, Andrea, Eileen, Paul Eric and Drew, Heather...
Frances (Ferguson) Rinkes
Dec 17, 2020
Frances (Ferguson) Rinkes,
93, of St. Clairsville, OH passed away on December 17, 2020 at her home in Noblesville, IN.
Frances was born in Flushing, OH to Hugh Scott and Florence Ferguson on May 19, 1927. She attended school in Flushing. Frances married Harry (Dub) Rinkes on June 26, 1948 in St. Clairsville. She was...
Celia (Starr) Katz
Dec 17, 2020
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and devoted teacher passed away on December 17, 2020 in Indianapolis. Celia was born in Washington DC on October 7, 1932 to Michael and Bessie Starr. Celia attended the University of Maryland. She and her late husband, Richard raised their family in Philadelphia, where Celia worked as a teaching assistant for...
Reyna (Fettner) Pauker
Dec 16, 2020
Reyna Pauker, age 77, passed away on December 16, 2020. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Milton and Ida Fettner. She attended Woodward High School, University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University, and Butler University.
In her first career Reyna was a teacher, devoted to instilling a life-long joy of reading while passionately advocating for children to...
Gregory "Greg" Johnson
Dec 15, 2020
Gregory "Greg" Johnson, 74, died peacefully December 15, 2020 at his home in Palm Springs, California.
Greg was born and raised in Indianapolis, where his mother still resides.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Bornstein Johnson; mother, Edna Johnson; brother, Mark Johnson; son, Sam Johnson; and granddaughter, Logan Dudley. He was preceded in death...
Robert "Bob" Merrill Squier, Sr.
Dec 14, 2020
Robert Merrill Squier, Sr., 90, of Noblesville, passed away on Dec. 14. As comfortable being the life of the party as he was spending hours on his own enjoying one of his myriad hobbies, he absolutely treasured his independence – a fact of which he reminded his children on a weekly basis – and was fortunate to have maintained...
Reverend Canon Natalia "Tanya" Vonnegut Beck
Dec 14, 2020
Reverend Canon Natalia "Tanya" Vonnegut Beck
March 5, 1932 - December 14, 2020
Tanya was a woman of many accomplishments.
She was a priest, a storyteller, a musician, a puppeteer, a writer, an innovator, a farmer, a teacher, a mentor, a spiritual guide, a therapist, a wife,...
Robert Hurwitz
Dec 14, 2020
On Monday morning, December 14, 2020, Robert M. Hurwitz M.D. passed away at the age of 79.
Robert, known to most as “Bob,” was born on May 11, 1941 in Jamestown, NY to Dr. Samuel and Matilda Hurwitz. He grew up on nearby Lake Chautauqua where he was an avid baseball player through high school. ...
Lillian (Klezmer) Brodey
Dec 11, 2020
Lillian Klezmer Brodey, age 102, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on December 11, 2020. Lillian was predeceased by her husband, Norman Brodey and her son, Barry Brodey.
Born in Philadelphia, she moved to Indianapolis at the age of 2. She was the oldest of four sisters. Lillian lived a beautiful life. She loved...
Mary (Clay) Alonso
Dec 10, 2020
Mary Clay Alonso, 90, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2020 at the Forum at the Crossing. She was born February 15, 1930 in Gary, Indiana to Maurice and Geraldean Clay. A 1947 graduate of Horace Mann High School in Gary, IN and a graduate of Purdue University Calumet with her Bachelor of Science degree in...
Kevin Sisko
Dec 9, 2020
Indianapolis – On December 9th, 2020 Kevin Sisko passed away in the arms of his daughters. He was a husband, father, grandfather and friend who epitomized love in all that he did.
As a final act of love, Dad pre-wrote his own eulogy hoping to spare his family from stress. This eulogy...
Janet K McKimmy
Dec 7, 2020
Janet K. McKimmy
Monday, Dec.7, 2020, our lovely Janet, 81 passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus at her home. She loved life, loved the Lord her God, loved to laugh and had a beautiful smile.
Born January 16, 1939 at home in Freeland, MI, she was the daughter of the late Harold & Clistie...
Riva Kantin
Dec 6, 2020
Riva Kantin,
81, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully surrounded by her family on December 6, 2020. Riva was born in Pushkin, Russia on May 7, 1939 to Abraham Gusinsky and Sofiya Minevich Gusinsky. Riva and her family immigrated to Indianapolis in 1975, and were one of the first Jewish emigres from Russia to settle in the city....
Gahr Richard Wysong
Dec 5, 2020
Gahr Richard Wysong, 67, passed away peacefully at 2:30 at Eskenazi Hospital on December 5, 2020. He was born June 3, 1953 to the late Richard B. Wysong and Rama Lee Wysong. Family and friends knew him as “Rickey” as a kid growing up and “Rick” later in life; while most of his fellow co-workers knew him as Gahr. ...
Barbara Ann Blackwelder
Dec 4, 2020
Barbara Ann Blackwelder
88, of Plainfield, passed away on December 4, 2020. She was born in Warsaw, Georgia on September 7, 1932 to the late Charles Thorpe and Irene Eldridge. Barbara was a graduate of the St. Francis Xavier School of Nursing in Charleston, South Carolina and worked as a registered nurse in the Mental Health Department...
Faye (Peril) Weissman
Dec 3, 2020
Faye died peacefully, in the early morning, at Hooverwood Nursing Home, where she had been a resident for three years. She celebrated her 95th birthday a week before her death. Faye was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania on November 24, 1925, moved to Indianapolis as a teenager and attended Shortridge High School. The family then moved back to Pennsylvania for...