Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas
Josephine Lerose Eccles
Mar 17, 2013
Josephine LeRose (Catanzaro) Eccles, 95, of Anderson, passed away March 17, 2013 at Monticello House after a short illness. She was born July 9, 1917 in Indianapolis, to Marie (Beaupre) Catanzaro and Leo Catanzaro. She attended Catholic Schools in Indianapolis. Josephine loved to dance and…
Margaret A. Grile
Mar 15, 2013
Margaret A. Grile, 76, of Anderson, passed away March 15, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness. She was born August 30, 1936 in Black Oak, AR and lived in Anderson most of her life. She retired in 1993 from Guide Lamp after 28 years. Margaret was a member …
Rubion Isbell
Mar 15, 2013
Rubion “Tom” Isbell, 74, of Anderson, passed away March 15, 2013 at Community Hospital. He was born July 12, 1938 in Sturgeon Bay, WI and lived most of his life in the Madison County area. He retired from Local %23662 Union Hall after more than 25 years and loved riding his motorcycle. He …
Alice Schick
Mar 14, 2013
Alice (Dunlap) Schick, 93, of Anderson, passed away March 14, 2013 at Rawlins House in Pendleton after a brief illness. She was born October 21, 1919 in Kokomo, the daughter of the late Frank and Ruth (Jones) Dunlap. She was a graduate of Elwood High School, lived in Elwood and Anderson al…
Jorrine K. Cobb
Mar 14, 2013
Jorrine K. “Jodie” Cobb, 58, of Anderson, passed away March 14, 2013 at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital after an extended illness. She was born April 28, 1954 in Anderson and was a homemaker. She is survived by four children, Gina (husband, David) Britton, Charisma Cobb-Brown (hus…
Harry B. Grandison
Mar 13, 2013
Harry B. Grandison, age 75 of Knightstown, passed away Wednesday morning, March 13, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospice in Greenfield, IN.
Betty Jane Frick
Mar 12, 2013
Betty Jane (Allshouse) Frick, 90, Ellenton, FL, died Mar. 12, 2013, at Riviera Palms Rehabilitation Center, Palmetto, FL, after a period of declining health. She was born on May 3, 1922, in Falls Creek, PA, to Edgar Allen and Clara Elizabeth (Love) Allshouse. She moved to Ellenton, FL, full-time in 2006, having lived in Lapel, IN, since 1951. She graduated...
Ruth Katherine Ellis
Mar 11, 2013
Ruth Katherine Ellis, 96, Anderson, passed away March 11, 2013. She was born May 30, 1916 in Delaware, OH. Ruth was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. She was preceded in death by her husban…
Delcie Pauline Heiny
Mar 10, 2013
Delcie Pauline Heiny, 87, Lapel, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Hooverwood Nursing Home in Indianapolis following a period of declining health. She was born on November 26, 1925, in Overton County, Tennessee to Edward and Verdie (Spicer) Smith. Pauline retired from Riverview Hospital where she had worked as a nurses aid for several years. She was a very...
Irene Jackson
Mar 10, 2013
Irene (Sears) Jackson, Pendleton (formerly) Audrey Irene Jackson, 96, passed away Sunday March 10th at her home in Desert Hot Springs, CA, with her youngest son Jerry & wife Lita at her side. She was born in Ovid in 1916, the daughter of Glen (Pop) Sears and Jennie Ruth (Stanford) Sears, long time residents of Pendleton and Lapel. She was...
Gary Alfred Young
Mar 9, 2013
Gary Alfred Young, 73, Anderson, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Saint Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born on February 4, 1940, in Neche, North Dakota to Earl and Iola (Askew) Young. He received a bachelor of science in education from the University of North Dakota in 1962 and he received a doctor of...
Richard H. Birkhead
Mar 8, 2013
Richard H. “Dick” Birkhead, 95, Anderson, passed away March 8, 2013, at the home of his daughter, after a brief illness. He was born March 21, 1917, in Mt Vernon, IL., the son of the late Harry H. and Vera (Brown) Birkhead. Dick served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and had lived in Anderso…
Jo Worley
Mar 8, 2013
Jo Worley, 88, of Anderson, passed away March 8, 2013 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus after an extended illness. She was born December 3, 1924 in Atlanta, IN and lived in the Anderson and Markleville area. She retired from Delco Remy after 43 years and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic …
Nedlene Johnson Renner
Mar 8, 2013
Nedlene Johnson "Johnnie" Renner, 90, Noblesville, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013, at Harbour Manor Health and Living Community in Noblesville following a brief illness. She was born on January 29, 1923, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia to John and Eliza (Johnson) Johnson. She graduated from Elwood High School. Nedlene retired 1989 from the former Delco Remy division of General...
Virgil Campbell
Mar 7, 2013
Virgil “Bunny” Campbell age 79 years, a resident of Wilkinson, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Kindred Transitional Care in Greenfield.
Cubie Selby
Mar 6, 2013
Cubie Selby, 93, Anderson, passed away March 6, 2013 at her residence after a brief illness. She was born December 16, 1919, the daughter of David and Altha (Helm) Hadley and lived in Anderson since 1941. She retired in 1985 from Delco Remy after 42 years. Cubie was a member of Lone Oak We…
Margaret S. Heritz
Mar 5, 2013
Margaret S. Heritz, 87, a lifelong resident of Anderson, died on the 5th day of March, 2013. She was born April 13, 1925 to Theodore and Lula (Brooks) Sanders. She was a graduate of Anderson High School and attended Purdue computer classes at Anderson University. As a strong believer in co…
Frank Thomas Young
Mar 3, 2013
Frank Thomas Young, 62, Pendleton, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Community Hospital of Anderson following an extended illness. He was born on December 19, 1950, in Anderson, Indiana to Harry and Burnha (Dowden) Young. He graduated from Pendleton High School in 1969. Frank was a contract truck driver. He is survived by his mother, Burnha D. Young of...
Neil Howard Wolfe
Mar 3, 2013
Neil Howard Wolfe, 75, Lapel, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Hamilton Trace in Fishers following an extended illness. He was born on June 7, 1937, in Anderson, Indiana to Earl and Nora (Aldred) Wolfe. He graduated from Lapel High School in 1955 and received an associates degree in Chemical Technology from Ball State University in 1974. He was...
Betty J. Beher
Mar 1, 2013
Betty J. Beher, 94, Anderson, passed away March 1, 2013, at Alexandria Care Center after an extended illness. She was born February 8, 1919, in Tipton County, the daughter of the late Theodore and Edna (Dooley) Hertle. She lived most all of her life in Anderson, retiring in 1983 from Guide…