Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana
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
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
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
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
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...
William Anthony "Tony" Quinn
Feb 12, 2009
William Anthony "Tony" Quinn, 55, of Cartersburg, IN. passed away February 12, 2009 at Hendricks Regional Health. He was born in San Rafael, CA. on November 27, 1953 to Harold and Joan (Cornwell) Quinn. He was a graduate of Cascade High School. Tony was a truck driver and dispatcher for LRC Quinn Corp. He was a member of St. Susanna...
Gregory D. Harris
Feb 9, 2009
Gregory D. Harris, 52, died unexpectedly Monday February 9, 2009 at his home in Chicago. For 30 years, Greg was an inspiring teacher and mentor, passionate about education and dedicated to his students, their learning and their wellbeing. An English Teacher at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL for the last 15 years, Greg taught in the Advanced Placement...
Joseph D. Nysewander
Feb 8, 2009
Joseph D. Nysewander, 95, of Mooresville,IN. passed away February 8, 2009. He was born December 12, 1913 to the late Rufus I. and Alberta Nysewander Sr. Joe was a lifelong farmer in Hendricks County and also drove a school bus 20 years for the Plainfield Community School Corporation. His memberships include the Plainfield Christian Church and Indiana Farm Bureau. He...
Jane Carney
Feb 4, 2009
Jane Carney, 50, of Plainfield, passed away February 4, 2009. She was born September 16, 1958 to the late Lonnie Lee Mobley and Wonnie Rose Embry in Corbin, KY. She was a homemaker. Jane loved bingo and also spending time with her grandkids. She is survived by her husband of 19 years Larry A. Carney. She is also survived by...
Dorothy Earlene Long
Feb 3, 2009
Dorothy Earlene Long, 85, of Plainfield, passed away February 3, 2009. She was born August 2, 1923 to the late Earl and Pearlee Prather in Indianapolis, IN. She was a teacher at Mill Creek School Corporation for 10 years retiring in 1986. She was a member of the Plainfield Church of Christ, the Indiana Retired Teachers Assn., and the Decatur...
Delbert F. Belcher
Feb 2, 2009
Delbert F. Belcher, 76, of Clayton, IN passed away February 2, 2009. He was born April 13, 1932 to the late Benjamin and Rosa (Jackson) Belcher in Charleston, WV. He was a salesman for Crocker Fels, Cincinnati, OH for 30 years retiring in 1990. He is survived by his wife, Ruth E. (Harbin) Belcher; a son, Mark Belcher; a brother,...
Nila A. Vanarsdall
Jan 20, 2009
Nila A. (Barnett) Bottoms Vanarsdall, 89, of Plainfield, passed away January 20, 2009. She was born September 15, 1919 to the late John F. and Retta Mae (Cron) Barnett in Indianapolis, IN. During the war and after she worked at RCA in Indianapolis. From 1955-1960 she worked as a nurses aide at Methodist Hospital. From 1960 until her retirement she...
Francis Willard (Jim) Gibbs
Jan 18, 2009
Francis Willard (Jim) Gibbs, 91, of Plainfield, IN. passed away January 18, 2009. He was born in Plainfield, IN. on August 12, 1917 to the late Wm. Frank and Esther Gibbs. He was one of nine children. He was married to Ellajean Harlan on December 10, 1939. They shared their lives together for 69 years and had 7 children. Jim...
Virginia G. Brown
Jan 13, 2009
Virginia G. (Frantz) Brown,91, of Brownsburg, passed away January 13, 2009. She was born May 21, 1917 to the late Arthur & Hattie (Lamb) Frantz in Bridgeport, IN. She graduated from Ben Davis High School in 1935. She married Joseph R. Brown July 3, 1940. He preceded her in death in 1982. She worked for Herff Jones for 23 years...
Wayne Hinton
Jan 12, 2009
Wayne Hinton, 67, of Plainfield, passed away January 12, 2009. He was born June 10, 1941 to the late Lucian and Clara Hinton in Bowling Green, KY. He was a machinist for Allisons Div. of GM for 28 years retiring in 1995. He is survived by his wife, Emily J. (Rollings) Hinton; and a son, Steven Hinton. Funeral services will...
Robert Ken Gladson
Jan 8, 2009
Robert "Ken" Gladson, 79, of Indianapolis, passed away January 8, 2009. He was born November 29, 1929 to the late Orville and Ethna Gladson in Bridgeport, IN. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a detective for the Marion County Sheriffs Dept. for 10 years before working at Allisons as a machinist for over 10...
Virginia Husak
Jan 8, 2009
Virginia (Almond) Husak, 88, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on January 8, 2009. She was born in Plainfield, IN to Roy and Vera (Gill) Almond. Virginia worked for Eli Lilly in Indianapolis and then as a radio/teletype operator for Trans World Airlines in both Indianapolis and Los Angeles. She married Paul Husak in 1961 and they retired to Prescott, AZ...
Jennie M. Marvel Winters
Dec 21, 2008
Jennie M. (Totten) Marvel Winters, 88,of Plainfield, passed away December 21, 2008. She was born September 2, 1920 to the late Harry Clayton and Laura (Thomas) Totten in Richland County, IL. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxillary. She married Bert E. Marvel in 1939 and together they had 5 children. She is survived by a son,...
Sue F. Watkins
Dec 19, 2008
Sue F. Watkins, 86, of Clayton, passed away December 19, 2008. She was born November 30, 1922 to the late Homer and Velma Anderson in Gallatin, TN. She was a homemaker and a lifelong farmer's wife, and a member of the Plainfield Church of Christ and the Hazelwood Community Circle. She is survived by her daughter, Linda S. (Johnny) Price;...
William A. Drake Sr.
Dec 19, 2008
William A. Drake Sr., 63, of Danville, IN passed away suddenly December 19 while visiting his son in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. He was born March 26, 1945 to the late Harold and Peg Drake. He was a US Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War where he received a Purple Heart. He attended Tabor Academy and Dean College both in...
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