Our Obituaries
Kathleen A. Murnane
Dec 30, 2017
KATHLEEN A. MURNANE, 65, of Fishers, died very unexpectedly on Saturday, December 30, 2017. She was born October 15, 1952 in Salisbury, MD to Kathryn Higgins Murnane and Allan L. Murnane, both of whom preceded her in death. Kathy grew up in Fort Wayne, IN and moved to Indianapolis, IN to attend college. She spent her entire working career in...
John Purcell
Dec 28, 2017
John Richard Purcell 84, passed away December 28th, 2017. He was born in Paris, Illinois, on May 11th, 1933, to John Shelby and Florence Ellen Purcell. Preceding him in death are his parents; brother, Jim Purcell; and his wife of 62 years, Sylvia Gene Purcell.
He was a lifelong resident of the Indianapolis area living in Fairland...
Seymour Selig
Dec 28, 2017
Seymour Selig, 87, Coconut Creek, Fl, passed away December 28, 2017. Funeral services will be on Friday, January 5, 2018 at 2:00 PM in Beth-El Zedeck North Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian. Seymour is survived by his children, Stephen Selig, Linda Isaacson, and Allen Selig; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made...
Lidiya Ulyanova
Dec 25, 2017
Lidiya Ulyanova, 96, of Indianapolis, passed away December 25, 2017. She was born in Velikotskoye, Ukraine on September 20, 1921 to Petr and Dar'ya Berezhnoy. Lidiya worked as a nurse in hospitals during WWII. She is survived by her daughter, Alla Ulyanova; and granddaughter, Inna Zeitlin of Israel. Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 28th at 3 PM in...
Ilene Carol Snider
Dec 23, 2017
Ilene Carol Snider, 77, Indianapolis, passed away the afternoon of Dec 23, 2017. She was born on February 9th, 1940 in Dearborn, Michigan, to the late Louis and Wanda Tomaszewski.
Ilene graduated from St Alphonsus High School in Dearborn, then earned her Nursing Degree from Henry Ford College. After marrying Roland "Bud" Snider in January of 1964,...
Karl Andresen
Dec 22, 2017
Karl Andresen, born June 22, 1923, and passed away on December 22, 2017. Karl married Rosemary Behr in 1947. He was an avid reader and book collector and could read or speak five different languages. Karl had several business interests including electronics and worked as an executive recruiter in the electronics field for over thirty years. Survivors include his...
Ronnie "Buck" Blake Belcher
Dec 20, 2017
Ronnie "Buck" Blake Belcher,
58, of Evansville, passed away December 20, 2017. He was born September 12, 1959 in East Liverpool, OH to the late Robert Belcher and Lovella "Sue" Barrowman. After graduating from Elkhorn City High School, Ronnie worked as a coal miner for Nyrstar Mining. He enjoyed playing guitar and having originally been from eastern...
Sophia Gorlin
Dec 16, 2017
Sophia Gorlin, age 62, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 16, 2017 after a short illness. Sophia was born in Odessa, Ukraine on February 14, 1955, to her mother, a medical doctor, Alla Guno and father, an electrical engineer, Isaac Rapoport. From early childhood Sophia demonstrated a great talent for music. After graduating from the...
Booker T Carter Jr.
Dec 14, 2017
Booker T. Carter Jr.
Mr. Booker T. Carter Jr., 88 transitioned form this earth on the night of December 14, 2017. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 9, 1929.
His father, Booker T. Carter, mother, Minnie Hockett-Brewer, brother, Napoleon Carter, sisters, Thelma Franklin and Carolyn Carter preceded him in death. Booker attended Indianapolis...
Sharon T. Kirk
Dec 13, 2017
Sharon T. Kirk
62, of Carmel, Indiana passed away on December 13th, 2017. She was born in Chicago, IL on October 16th, 1955 to Ed and Tess Cronk.
After graduating from North Central High School, she worked for many years as an interior designer and in furniture sales. Sharon was a loving spouse, mother and...
Ronald C. Betz
Dec 11, 2017
Ronald C. Betz
March 10, 1940 - December 11, 2017
Ronald C. Betz entered heaven on December 11, 2017 at his home in Noblesville, Indiana after a three-year battle with MDS.
Ron was born on March 10, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan. He was the son of R.C. and Helen (Macy) Betz....
Rae Lea Lipken
Dec 8, 2017
Rae Lea Binzer Lipken passed away on December 8, 2017 at the age of 97 in Carmel, Indiana. Rae was born in South Bend, Indiana on August 20, 1920 to Isaac and Anna Croutch Binzer. Rae served as an executive with Lane Bryant at the mail order center prior to her retirement in...
Gerald Fogel
Dec 8, 2017
Gerald D. Fogel,
94, of Indianapolis, passed away December 8, 2017. He was born in New York to Charles and Sally Fogel on November 19, 1923. Gerald proudly served his country in the United States Army Air Corps. He later earned a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering and spent 40 years working as an engineer...
Elmer Paul Davis
Dec 6, 2017
Elmer Paul Davis,
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 6, 2017 in Brownsburg, Indiana at the age of 91.
Paul was born on September 24, 1926 to Elmer and Minnie Long Davis in Moreland, Kentucky.
During middle school a teacher recognized his artistic talent...
Lloyd Doll
Dec 6, 2017
Lloyd F. Doll
A past Batesville resident, Lloyd F. Doll of Indianapolis, passed away on December 6th, 2017 at Community North Hospital after a long illness. Lloyd was not married at the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis "Spot" Doll and Martha (Shantz) Doll.
Lloyd grew up in...
Airdrie Elizabeth Occolowitz
Dec 5, 2017
Airdrie Elizabeth Occolowitz
Airdrie Macnab, the only child of William and Emily Macnab, was born in Adelaide, Australia, in 1928 and died December 5, 2017.
Several years later the family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where they obtained a lease to a gas station. During WW2 while her father was engaged in war work,...
Dr. Don Charles Nesler
Dec 3, 2017
Dr. Don C. Nesler
89, of Indianapolis, passed away December 3, 2017. He was born on November 17, 1928 in Griffin, IN to the late Ronald E. & Louise (Wiegand) Nesler. Don was a 1960 graduate of I.U. Dental School and in 1962 became certified in Periodontal Dentistry. He worked as a Periodontist for over 30 years...
Roderick Devin Lee
Dec 2, 2017
Roderick Devin Lee, 53 of West Lafayette, Indiana passed away on December 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana from complications of Sepsis.
Rod was born on October 23, 1964 in Thomas Oklahoma to Jerry and Marilyn (McCaskey) Lee. Rod was married to De Anna (Horton) Lee on March 15, 2012.
Rod graduated...
Grace Helen Emmons
Dec 2, 2017
Grace Helen Emmons
92, of Zionsville, passed away December 2, 2017. She was born on November 14, 1925 in Eustis, FL to the late Henry Ralcey and Eleanor (Anderson) Miller.
She is survived by her children, Steven Emmons, William Emmons, and Nancy (Louis) D'Agostino; grandsons, Michael and Joseph (Michelle); great granddaughter, Eleanor; and her brother,...
Glenna Lee White
Nov 30, 2017
Glenna Lee White
72, of Westfield, passed away November 30, 2017. She was born on December 17, 1944 in Portland, IN to the late Glenn and Esther Kerns.
Glenna was a graduate of Lutheran School of Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse for Noblesville Family Physicians. She was also a member of the Cornerstone...
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