Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Frances J. Baskin

Frances J. Baskin

Apr 9, 2009

Frances J. Baskin, 83, of Brownsburg, IN. passed away April 9, 2009 in Brownsburg Health Care. She was born June 22, 1925 in Tuscola, IL. to the late Walter and Almarie Schuck. Frances retired in 1987 after 25 years as a computer operator for Booth Fisheries in Indianapolis. She was a member of the Apostolic Bible Church of Brownsburg where...

Edith A. Gladson

Edith A. Gladson

Apr 3, 2009

Edith A. Gladson, 75, of Indianapolis, passed away April 3, 2009. She was born April 19, 1933 to the late Carl and Dessie (Hollingsworth) Gladson in Bridgeport, IN. She was a secretary at the I.U. Dental School in Indianapolis for over 25 years. She is survived by her daughter, Anita (Claude) Brown; a son, Robert Gladson III; two sisters, Patricia...

Frances L. Becker

Frances L. Becker

Apr 2, 2009

Frances L. Becker, 87, of Indianapolis, IN. passed away April 2, 2009. She was born September 23, 1921 in Franklin, IN. to the late Roscoe and Blanch Ergenbright. She worked as a processing technician for John Sexton & Company for 25 years retiring in 1983. She was a former member of the St. Luke Lutheran Church in Plainfield. She was...

Raymond F. Hammons

Raymond F. Hammons

Apr 2, 2009

Raymond F. Hammons, 72, of Plainfield, IN. passed away April 2, 2009 at St. Vincent Hospice. He was born August 29, 1936 in Martinsville, IN. to the late Alvin and Nellie Hammons. He retired in 1999 after 36 years as the payroll manager at Inland Container Corporation. Raymond was a US Air Force veteran. He was a member of the...

Miriam V. Lovell

Miriam V. Lovell

Apr 2, 2009

Miriam V. Lovell, 74, of Indianapolis, IN. passed away on April 2, 2009. Her loving husband and daughter were by her side when she entered her heavenly home. She was a former registrar of the Indianapolis Museum of Art for many years. She was a member of the Pleasant View Evangelical Lutheran Church,801 W. 73rd St. Indianapolis, IN. 46260 where...

Elizabeth C. Clanton

Elizabeth C. Clanton

Mar 31, 2009

Elizabeth C. Rowlett Clanton, 90, of Avon, was born in Trimble County,KY October 22, 1918. She was the youngest daughter of J. C. and Mabel Cull Rowlett. Elizabeth moved to Jefferson County IN at age 6, attending school at Hanover IN. March 2, 1936 she married Clyde H. Clanton and they were separated by death, after 67 years May 24th,...

Edward D. Tartaglia

Edward D. Tartaglia

Mar 22, 2009

Edward D. Tartaglia, 88, of Avon, passed away March 22, 2009. He was born January 8, 1921 to the late Michael and Giovannina (Sivilla) Tartaglia in Newark, NJ. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. He worked as an accountant for Bendix in New Jersey for 20 years retiring in 1982. He is survived by a son,...

Luna Clarice Rhea

Luna Clarice Rhea

Mar 21, 2009

Luna Clarice (Dawson) Rhea, 97, of Plainfield, achieved peace on 21 March 2009 in the Danville Regional Rehabilitation Center, Danville. Clarice was born September 12, 1911 in Los Angeles, CA. She married her husband of 33 years, Edward Sumpter Rhea, Lt. Cdr. USN, in 1936. A classically trained musician, Clarice taught piano for 22 years. She was twice President of...

Betty J. Orbaugh

Betty J. Orbaugh

Mar 19, 2009

Betty J. Mercer Orbaugh, 85, Indianapolis, passed away Mar. 19. Born Aug.20, 1923 to the late John & Bertha (Carter) Mercer,she was preceded in death by her son, Bill Orbaugh. Friends May call on Sat. Aug. 15, 2-6 pm at St. Luke's U. Methodist Church Parlor, 100 W. 86th St., Indpls. Surviving are her daughter, Mary Hartmann (Robert); 2 grandchildren,...

Annette M. Harris Gehring

Annette M. Harris Gehring

Mar 17, 2009

Annette M. (Jines) Harris Gehring, 71, of Clayton, passed away March 17, 2009. She was born February 6, 1938 to the late Howard and Mary (Hall) Jines in Indianapolis, IN. She was a fabricator for Kadel Engineering in Danville for 9 years until 2001. She is survived by her husband, Martin D. Gehring; a daughter, Billie Mae Dunagan White; a...

Stacey R. Lenz

Stacey R. Lenz

Mar 16, 2009

Stacey Renee Lenz, 31, of Plainfield (formerly of Sarasota, FL) passed away March 16, 2009. She was born May 3, 1977 in Danville, IN. She was a 1995 graduate of Plainfield High School and a 2000 graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science degree. She received her Master of Education degree from National-Louis University in 2005 where...

Faith E. Jenkins

Faith E. Jenkins

Mar 15, 2009

Faith E. Jenkins, 90, of Plainfield, passed away March 15, 2009. She was born October 27, 1918 to the late Oren and Pearlie (Volz) Shaul in Cicero, IN. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Avon Christian Church. She is survived by a son, Don Jenkins. She was the widow of Paul W. Jenkins. Funeral services will be...

John Allen Mohler

John Allen Mohler

Mar 15, 2009

John Allen Mohler, 46, of Plainfield, passed away March 15, 2009. He was born June 2, 1962 in Phoenix, AZ. He was a fireman 23 years for the Indianapolis Fire Dept. Station #1. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and a graduate of Franklin (IN) College. He was also a member of St. Susanna Catholic Church where a...

Helen E. Cooper

Helen E. Cooper

Mar 14, 2009

Helen E. Cooper, 94, of Plainfield, IN. passed away March 14, 2009. She was born September 6, 1914 in Indianapolis, IN. to the late George and Elsie Caldwell. She was raised by her father and step-mother, Lydia J. Caldwell She was a secretary for the State of Indiana 15 years retiring in 1965. Visitation will be Monday, March 16 from...

Wilbur E. Maxwell

Wilbur E. Maxwell

Mar 14, 2009

Wilbur E. Maxwell, 97, of Mooresville, IN. passed away March 14, 2009. He was born September 9, 1911 in Hendricks County, IN. to the late Ira J. and Fannie Maxwell. He graduated in 1929 from Barnesville Quaker High School, Barnesville, OH. He was a lifetime Hendricks County farmer. He was a member of the Plainfield Christian Church where he was...

Theodore L. Wolf

Theodore L. Wolf

Mar 9, 2009

Theodore "Ted" L. Wolf Jr., 87, of Avon, IN. passed away March 9, 2009. He was born April 15, 1921 in Indianapolis to the late Theodore and Mayme Wolf Sr. He retired in 1984 from Public Service Indiana after 35 years as a supervisor. He was a WW II Army Air Corps. veteran. His memberships include the Bedford Knights of...

Olin L. Rairdon

Olin L. Rairdon

Mar 6, 2009

Olin L. Rairdon, 86, of Plainfield, IN. passed away March 6, 2009. He was born April 30, 1922 in Braymer, MO. to the late Roswell and Bertha (Raynor) Rairdon. Olin was a retired air traffic controller for the FAA 21 years retiring in 1979. He also owned Rairdon Stump Removal for 25 years retiring in 2005. He was a Merchant...

Janet C. VanZandt

Janet C. VanZandt

Mar 4, 2009

Janet C. VanZandt, 73, of Plainfield, IN. passed away March 4, 2009 in Hendricks Regional Health, Danville, IN. She was born May 8, 1935 in Indianapolis, IN., to the late Thomas and Alma Faye (Bryant) Longmire. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing bingo. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 7, at 10:00 am in Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, Plainfield, where...

Sheran Sue Christian

Sheran Sue Christian

Feb 27, 2009

Sheran Sue Christian, 70, of Clayton, passed away February 27, 2009. She was born April 30, 1938 in Lebanon, IN. She was a 1956 graduate of Stilesville High School. She was a bookkeeper for B&G Tire Center and later Solid Base Construction Materials both in Clayton, retiring in 1999. Sue was a member of Hazelwood Baptist Church and charter member...

G. Cynthia "Cindy" Wiggins

G. Cynthia "Cindy" Wiggins

Feb 15, 2009

Cindy Wiggins, 65, of Plainfield, IN. passed away February 15, 2009 in Methodist Hospital. She was born June 4, 1943 in New Ulm, MN., to Huntsey and Dorothy Arndt. She was a homemaker and executive secretary for Indiana National Bank in the 1970's. Her memberships include the Friday Club, Delta Alpha Gamma Sorority (Alpha Chapter) and the Plainfield Christian Church...

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