Ivan M. Chalfie
Dec 24, 2016
Ivan M. Chalfie
A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Ivan M. Chalfie was the son of Herman and Helen (Ciener) Chalfie. He graduated from Shortridge High School and Indiana University. He was an alumnus of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, Sigma Zeta.
Mr. Chalfie began swimming competitively as a teen, helping him overcome the effects of rheumatic...
Terry "T.K." Kendall
Dec 23, 2016
Terry Lee Kendall, 74, of French Lick passed away December 23, 2016. He was born on October 6, 1942 to Robert and Evelyn Kendall.
T.K. was a graduate of Kokomo High Schools class of 1960 and went on to attend college at Northwest Nazarene in Idaho, where he played baseball and basketball. On a bucket list trip in 2011,...
Drew K. Anderson
Dec 22, 2016
Drew K. Anderson, 60, of Westfield, IN died Thursday, December 22, 2016 in his home after a year-long battle with cancer.
Born October 6, 1956 in Hollywood, CA to Harold Anderson and Charlotte Steele Anderson, he grew up in Punta Gorda, FL and graduated from Birmingham Southern University with a BS in Chemistry and...
Eleanor Waldorf
Dec 22, 2016
Indianapolis - Waldorf, Ellie (Eleanor Bauman), a 54 year resident of Indianapolis, passed peacefully in her home on December 22, 2016, at the age of 80. Born and married in New York, NY, to Jack Waldorf on July 4, 1957, she and Jack had their first child in Harvey, Illinois (Andrea,1962) and soon after their second child, upon arrival...
John Templin
Dec 21, 2016
John Templin,
74 years of age, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 21, 2016.
He was born on March 21, 1942 to Wilbur and Kathleen Templin and grew up in Zionsville, IN. John served in the U.S. Marines and then worked for the government managing a missile simulation lab for many years.
He...
Bernice R. Strunk
Dec 21, 2016
Bernice R. "Bea" Strunk, 82 of Indianapolis died peacefully December 21. She is survived by son, Kevin and his wife, Jeanette Holland; and grandchildren, Meredith, Karen and Sean. Moving to Indy from NYC as a young woman, she married the late Tom Strunk and had two children, including the late Steven. Divorced, she worked as a secretary and at...
James Mitchell Gunn
Dec 21, 2016
James Mitchell Gunn
Jim Gunn, age 64, of Zionsville, passed away on December 21, 2016 at IU Health North in Carmel following a battle with cancer.
Jim was born October 15, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana the son of Harry W. Gunn Jr. and Jean (Mitchell) Gunn. He married his wife, Jenny Johnson on October 11,...
Diana Richardson Wright
Dec 19, 2016
Diana "Dede" Richardson Wright
64 years of age, of Indianapolis, went home to Jesus on December 19, 2016.
Dede was a 1970 graduate of Warren Central High School. She was a highly recognized insurance agent specializing in personal coverage and held the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor. Dede had worked for Alexander and Alexander, Conner...
Deanne Gayle Obermeyer
Dec 16, 2016
Memorial to Deanne Gayle Brekke Obermeyer
Deanne was born on July 24, 1939 in Watertown, SD. She was the daughter of Arnold Brekke and Myrtle Garrett Brekke, who are both deceased. She lived almost her entire childhood in South Dakota, with a short time in Wahpeton, ND. She has two surviving siblings, a brother, Darrell of San...
Grahame Bennett
Dec 16, 2016
Grahame Bennett passed away peacefully on December 16, 2016 at the age of 71.
Grahame was born on 1/23/45 in Gateshead, England, an auspicious start for a future mathematician. He was the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Bennett and had a happy, if sometimes mischievous, childhood. Grahame received his B.S. from the University of Newcastle in 1966...
Gladys Rosemary Smith-Payton
Dec 15, 2016
Gladys Rosemary Smith-Payton,
77, of Noblesville, passed away December 15, 2016. She was born in Fort Wayne, IN on October 27, 1939 to Elga and Gladys Jackson. Gladys graduated from North Side High School, where she played cornet in marching band and swam in the Ripplettes. She attended Post 47 American Legion Band and played funeral Taps...
Talbott E. Sumners
Dec 13, 2016
Talbott E. Sumners
40, of Carmel, IN, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. He was born in Birmingham, AL on April 6, 1976.
Talbott was a graduate of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School and was the founder and CEO of Polleo Systems. A 22-year veteran in the IT services industry, he...
Logan Steven Neumann
Dec 12, 2016
?Logan Neumann 30 years old, formerly of Indianapolis, died in Bloomington, Indiana on December 12, 2016. Logan was a 2005 graduate of North Central High School and attended Indiana University. He is survived by his beloved family; his parents: Gary Neumann and Pamela Neumann; sisters, Lauren and Leah; grandmother, Ruth Neumann; aunts and uncles, Vicki Neumann, Sandra Siegel, Al Siegel,...
Freda Eisenberg
Dec 10, 2016
Freda Plotnick Eisenberg, of Indianapolis, formerly of Philadelphia,PA died on December 10 at the age of 95.
In Philadelphia Freda was an active member of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. A talented knitter and avid bridge player, she and her late husband, Israel (Irv) enjoyed traveling around the world. Freda was a strong, meticulous, and stylish...
Karen Jacobs Grunwald
Dec 9, 2016
Karen is survived by her children Stephanie and Drew, her fiance Eddie Bloom, brother David (Nurit) Jacobs, sister Laurie (Daniel) Pecoraro and mother Susan Jacobs (David Kleiman). She is also survived by grandmother Dorothy Meyers, great aunt Carolyn Goldbach, aunt Leslie (James) Curlow and uncles Michael (Sally) Meyers, Steve (Bobbi) Jacobs and Mark (Madelyn deceased) Lillianfeld and many nieces, nephews...
Evelyn J. Johnson
Dec 8, 2016
Evelyn Johnson passed away on December 8, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Elmer A. Johnson; son, Daniel, and son, James. Her survivors include her daughter, Caroll; 7 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Evelyn was born in Evanston, Illinois, moving to Indianapolis in 1990. She enjoyed doll collecting and restoration. She was...
Michial Peabody
Dec 8, 2016
Michial ("Mickey/"Mike") Laverne Peabody,
74, was born on July 28, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He passed away December 8, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN. His father, a military man, and his mother, a homemaker, had 7 children together.
Mickey is survived by his wife, Beverly ("Mni") McVeigh; first wife, Dot; children, Dave Charron, John Michael and...
Hope Edna Wray
Dec 8, 2016
91 of Indianapolis, passed away December 8, 2016. She was born in Crawfordsville, IN to Harry and Edna Hyde on March 11, 1925. Hope was a caretaker for Senior Companions.
She is survived by her 18 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; 3 great-great-great grandchildren; brother, William (Ann) Hyde; and several nieces and nephews.
Hope...
Kerry Beth Cookerly
Dec 5, 2016
Kerry Beth Cookerly, 54 years of age, died peacefully in her sleep on December 5, 2016 at home in Muncie, Indiana with her devoted golden doodle, Grace, by her side. Kerry was born in Indianapolis, September 8, 1962, and was a 1980 graduate of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. She attended Ball State University and The Art Institute...
Inna Korsunskiy
Dec 3, 2016
?Inna Ivno Korsunskiy 80 years of age, passed away on December 3, 2016. Inna was born on April 8, 1936 in Staraya Russa, Russa. She moved with her family to St. Petersburg and raised her own family there. In May of 1994 Inna,along with her husband Arkadiy and her daughter Katya and extended family, moved to the United States and...