Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana
John T. Schofield
Feb 5, 2022
John T. Schofield, 78, of Beech Grove, passed away on February 5, 2022 along with Charlene, his loving wife of 59 years. He was born on February 6, 1943 in Gary, Indiana to the late Dale and Marie Schofield. John and his wife Charlene owned a Dog N Suds in Worthington, IN early in their marriage. In 1974, he took...
Rita Marie Ringwood
Feb 1, 2022
Rita Marie Ringwood, 96, of Plainfield, passed away on February 1, 2022. She was born on February 24, 1925, in Kearney, NJ to the late William and Gertrude Gould. Rita was one of seven children. Rita was married for 24 years to Christopher Ringwood who retired from the United States Navy. She was a charter member of St. Christopher Catholic...
Rosalind Joan Buchanan
Jan 31, 2022
Rosalind Joan Buchanan entered eternal rest at Palm Harbor, Florida, on Jan 31, 2022, two weeks after celebrating her 93rd birthday. She was born in Rockwell City, Iowa, on Jan 17, 1929. After growing up in Chicago, she later moved to Indianapolis where she met and married the love of her life, Raymond L Buchanan. Joan and Ray lived on...
Jason A. Currens
Jan 31, 2022
Jason A. Currens, 49, of Plainfield, passed away January 31, 2022. He was born December 10, 1972 in Indianapolis, IN. He worked for Parker Paving and Sealcoating for several years. He is survived by his mother, Joyce A. (Hahn) Currens; a daughter, Jaylee Currens; a brother, Justin A. (Tiffany Creighton) Currens; a sister, Julie K. (Mark) Salmon: and special friends,...
Anthony Lee "Tony" Whittle
Jan 30, 2022
Anthony Lee (Tony) Whittle, 58, of Indianapolis, passed away in his home on January 30, 2022 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was born October 8, 1963 to the late Junior Whittle (Vietnam MIA September 24, 1966) and Luana (Roby) Alexander in Indianapolis, IN. He graduated from Cardinal Ritter High School in 1981. He served in the United States...
Linda Bell
Jan 30, 2022
Linda McMurray Bell, a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away Jan. 30, 2022 at the Sugar Grove Assisted Living in Plainfield, IN. Linda bravely fought cancer for over 4 years with the help of many good doctors at St. Francis Hospital in Greenwood, IN. Linda was the oldest of 5 children born to Richard L. McMurray and Carol...
Richard A. Halbert
Jan 26, 2022
Richard A. Halbert, 69, of Avon, passed away on January 26th, 2022. Richard was born in Oceanside Long Island on November 2, 1952, to the late Cordell and Jo Ellen Halbert. After a brief residence in Levittown and Northport, the Halbert family moved to Plainfield, Indiana in 1958. He graduated from Plainfield High School in 1971. Richard worked as a...
Vickie Lynn Settles Justice
Jan 25, 2022
Vickie Lynn Settles Justice, 69, of Plainfield, passed away January 25, 2022. Shewas born August 28,1952 to the late Charles and Audrey (Mitchell) Settles inIndianapolis, IN. She married Bruce Justice on June 13, 1998. She was a memberof Belleville Church of Christ. She worked in credit and collection for 38 years atSensient Flavors and later 6 years for Gilcrest and...
Kathryn E. Aubruner
Jan 25, 2022
Kathryn Ellen Aubruner of Plainfield, IN, died on January 25, 2022. Born Kathryn Aubruner on November 15, 1965 in Hammond Indiana to loving parents Patricia Ahern Aubruner and William George Aubruner, Jr., Kathy was the youngest of three girls and grew up in Hammond, Indiana. After graduating from Hammond High School, she followed in her sister’s footsteps by attending Purdue...
Danny R. Parsons
Jan 24, 2022
Danny R. Parsons, 77, of Lizton, passed away on January 24, 2022. He was born on December 24, 1944 in Indianapolis to the late Edgar and Mildred Parsons. Danny was honorably discharged from the Indiana Air National Guard as a Major after serving for 12 years. While serving he would fly the F-84 and F-100 fighter jets. He absolutely loved...
Margaret R. Alsman
Jan 24, 2022
Margaret R. Alsman, 99, of Indianapolis, passed away January 24, 2022. Born and raised in Plainfield, Indiana to Mary White, Margaret was the youngest of eight siblings. She was married to Clarence M. Alsman and together they raised three daughters. She enjoyed traveling, birdwatching, reading westerns and spending time with her children and many grandchildren. While her passing leaves a...
Velma Frances Cummings
Jan 24, 2022
Velma Frances Cummings, 86, of Brownsburg passed away January 24, 2022. She was born May 20, 1935 to the late Charles and Nellie (Acton) Wilburn in Somerset, KY. She was a realtor for FC Tucker and later for Paul Hardin Real Estate. She was a member of Chapel Rock Christian Church. Velma loved her daughter, granddaughter and definitely her great...
James L. "Jimmy" Groninger
Jan 20, 2022
James L. "Jimmy" Groninger, 62, of Plainfield, passed away on January 20, 2022. He was born in Indianapolis on October 10, 1959 to Donald and Loretta Groninger. Jimmy graduated from Plainfield High School in 1978. After high school, he worked full time at Groninger Excavating with his father, Don. He spent the rest of his working life excavating, landscaping, paving,...
William A. Cain
Jan 18, 2022
William "Bill" Cain, 103, of Westport, IN, passed away on January 18, 2022. He was born on March 5, 1918 in Jennings County to the late Charles W. and Bessie Cain. Bill worked for Link Belt as a tool and die maker for 35 plus years retiring in 1977. He enjoyed fishing and restoring old cars in his free time. ...
Phyllis A. Ziege
Jan 17, 2022
Phyllis A. Ziege, 82, of Indianapolis, passed away on January 17, 2022. She was born in Indianapolis on June 10, 1939 to the late Paul and Louise Dill. Phyllis was a teacher for IPS School 67 and retired after 20 years. “Phyllis enjoyed traveling and camping, especially to Colorado. She loved to have sing-alongs while she played her guitar. She...
Patty M. Ruhl
Jan 14, 2022
Patty M. Ruhl, 83, of Avon, passed away January 14, 2022. She was born September 30, 1938 to the late Ronald and Sarah (VanBuskirk) Hillman in Indianapolis, IN. She was an office worker for Kroger for 15 years. She is survived by her husband, William E. Ruhl; three sons, Michael K. (Barbara) Ruhl, Scott E. Ruhl, and Dean R. (Sheryl)...
Phyllis I. Puckett
Jan 12, 2022
Phyllis I. Puckett, 89, of Plainfield, passed away January 12, 2022. She was born July 15, 1932 to the late James and Swan (Godfroy) Hunter in Peru, IN. She was a homemaker. Her greatest joy in life was her kids, grandkids and great grandkids. She is survived by her four sons, Jeffrey (Anne), Bruce (Tracie), Brian (Renee), and Eric (Jennifer)...
Edward W. Watts Jr.
Jan 12, 2022
Edward W. Watts Jr., 92, of Plainfield, passed away January 12, 2022. He was born August 14, 1929 to the late Edward W. Watts Sr., and Frances (Oldham) Preusser. Prior to graduation and while working at his father’s jewelry store, Ed earned Apprentice Watch Maker and Registered Watch Maker certifications. He graduated from Plainfield High School in 1948 and soon...
Jack L. Lewellen
Jan 11, 2022
Jack L. Lewellen, 88, of Indianapolis, passed away January 11, 2022. He was born January 28, 1933 to the late Gordon and Elizabeth (Ekey) Lewellen in Indianapolis, IN. He worked 32 years of distinguished service for the FAA Indianapolis from 8/31/1968 until 10/2/2000. The fact that he basically built INDY Center and did it (for the most part) "his way". ...
John W. Sallee
Jan 11, 2022
John W. Sallee, 73, of Stilesville, passed away on January 11, 2022. He was born on January 27, 1948 in Indiana to the late Delbert and Fayetta Sallee. John was a fork truck driver for 30 plus years with Navistar retiring in 2011. He enjoyed gardening, traveling, collecting diecast model cars and showing his 1977 Ford F 100 at local...
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