Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas

Albert R. Terhune

Albert R. Terhune

Apr 20, 2006

Albert R. Terhune, 94, Lapel, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2006, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following a brief illness. He was born on November 29, 1911, in Jennings County, Indiana to James and Martha (Hand) Terhune. Albert was a farmer in Rush County for 62 years, when he retired in 1994, he moved to Lapel. He was a member...

Geroge M. Lewis

Geroge M. Lewis

Apr 4, 2006

George M. Lewis, 76, Lapel, passed away Tuesday April 4, 2006 at his residence. He was born on January 29, 1930 in Lapel, Indiana son of Homer and Merle (Sinders) Lewis. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired after 30 years as a machinist from Firestone in Noblesville and was also an avid Golfer. He is...

Joel Clarence Faust

Joel Clarence Faust

Apr 2, 2006

Joel Clarence Faust, 80 of Monessen, Pennsylvania, formerly of Washington, Pennsylvania and Anderson, Indiana area, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2006, after a brief illness. He was born on February 3, 1926 in Noblesville, Indiana to Clarence Edward and Mary Lorena Wiles Faust. He attended Pendleton, Indiana High School and then enlisted in the United States Navy on February...

E Wayne Harvey

E Wayne Harvey

Mar 30, 2006

E. Wayne Harvey, 85, Anderson, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2006, at Saint John's Health System in Anderson. He was born on July 30, 1920, in Madison County, Indiana to Edgar and Florence (Brown) Harvey. Wayne retired from Delco Remy in 1974 after 33 years of employment and he also farmed. He married Jean Mills on December 21, 1946 and...

Dorothy Marie Shetterly

Dorothy Marie Shetterly

Mar 18, 2006

Dorothy Marie (Davis) Shetterly, 88, Anderson, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2006, at Saint John's Health System in Anderson after suffering a stroke. She was born on September 13, 1917, in Indianapolis to Ethan Allan Davis and Clara Nicholas Calloway. As a child, she lived in Indianapolis and St. Petersburg, Florida where she graduated from high school. As a young...

Margaret Hutton

Margaret Hutton

Mar 15, 2006

Margaret Hutton, 93, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida went to her heavenly home on March 15, 2006. She was born in Lapel, Indiana, daughter of the late Edward Samuel Hutton and Ida Carola Dunham Hutton, and resided in Miami Shores, Florida from 1925 to 2002 prior to moving to Prosperity Oaks / Heartland in Palm Beach Gardens. Margaret graduated from...

Mary M. Pelfrey

Mary M. Pelfrey

Mar 10, 2006

Mary M. Pelfrey, 89, Bellview, Florida went home to be with the Lord Friday, March 10, 2006, at Monroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida following a brief illness. She was born on January 2, 1917, in Anderson, Indiana to Frank and Minnie (Stanley) Stover. On July 3, 1936, Mary married Roger Pelfrey and they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary...

William Robert Bob Snyder

William Robert Bob Snyder

Mar 9, 2006

William Robert "Bob" Snyder, 84, Lapel, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2006, at his residence following a one year illness. He was born on November 23, 1921, in Lapel, Indiana to William and Leta (Miller) Snyder. Bob was a 1939 Lapel High School graduate and he served in the South Pacific in the United States Marine Corps during WWII where...

Anna B. Russell

Anna B. Russell

Feb 27, 2006

Anna B. Russell, 88, longtime resident of the Lapel, Indiana and Sarasota, Florida areas passed away Monday, February 27, 2006, at Westminster Village North Retirement Center in Indianapolis following an extended illness. She was born on August 1, 1917, in Mount Summit, Indiana to Bill and Roberta (Peed) Beck. Ann retired from Delco Remy division of General Motors in the...

M Janice Hoover

M Janice Hoover

Feb 21, 2006

M. Janice (Blake) Hoover, 72, Noblesville, passed away Feb. 21, 2006, at The Hearth of Windemere in Fishers following an extended illness. She was born on June 27, 1933, in Lapel, the daughter of Scott and Margaret (Snyder) Blake. She was a member of the Ford Street United Methodist Church, and the former Lapel Order of Eastern Star Chapter 457....

F Dean Presser

F Dean Presser

Feb 10, 2006

F. Dean Presser, 73, Lapel, passed away Friday, February 10, 2006, at his residence following a two year illness. He was born on December 9, 1932, in Lapel, Indiana to Ralph and Linnie (Stottlemyer) Presser. He was a U. S. Army veteran and retired in 1992 from Delco Remy after over 42 years of employment. He is survived by his...

Libby T. Lynch

Libby T. Lynch

Jan 27, 2006

Libby T. Lynch, 86, Anderson, passed away Friday, January 27, 2006, at Saint John's Health System Anderson after a brief illness. She was born on January 27, 1920, in New Market, Tennessee to Charles and Martha (Houser) Thomas. She was a homemaker. She is survived by three daughters, Jo (husband, Mike) Baldwin of Anderson, Aneta (husband, Bob) Taylor of Fairmont,...

Marjorie G. H

Marjorie G. H

Jan 27, 2006

Marjorie G. Hoffman, 97, Anderson, passed away Friday, January 27, 2006, at Manor Care Health Services Anderson following an extended illness. She was born on March 1, 1908, in Madison County, Indiana to Samuel and Winnefred (Bartholomew) Gwinn. She was a 1926 Lapel High School graduate and was employed at Delco Remy for over 20 years. She was a member...

Fredonna L. Clouse

Fredonna L. Clouse

Jan 24, 2006

Fredonna L. Clouse, 71, Lapel, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following an extended illness. She was born on September 15, 1934, in Plymouth, Indiana to Bryan and Lavina (Trump) Lemert. She graduated in 1952 from Lapaz High School and enjoyed attend her 50th class reunion. She served the Town of Lapel as Clerk/Treasurer for...

Alexa Brynn Land

Alexa Brynn Land

Jan 17, 2006

Alexa Brynn Land, Anderson, was still born Tuesday, January 17, 2006, at Community Hospital of Anderson. She is survived by her parents, Brittany Hobbs and Christopher Land of Anderson; maternal grandparents, Marla and Glen Hobbs of Anderson; paternal grandparents, Duane and Wanda Land of Paoli; maternal great-grandparents, P. J. Armstrong of Lapel, and Herb and Ruth Hobbs of Lapel; paternal...

James E. Hersberger

James E. Hersberger

Jan 14, 2006

James E. Hersberger, 68, Anderson, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2006, at his residence surrounded by his family which was his wish. He was born on September 7, 1937, in Anderson, Indiana to Tom and Hattie (Hoffman) Hersberger. He was a 1955 Lapel High School graduate and a former 4-H leader. He retired from E & B Paving. He was...

Patricia Keep Jackson

Patricia Keep Jackson

Jan 10, 2006

Born: May 15, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts Attended The Hockaday School for Girls, and Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX Worked as a Production Planner at North American Aviation during WWII Secretary to neurosurgeon at Cleveland Clinic Married to Byron Cornell Jackson on January 1, 1948 Preceded in death by mother Ruth Rylee Lawther, father Howard Sanford Keep, brother Harry Keep...

Joyce P. Willoughby

Joyce P. Willoughby

Dec 31, 2005

Joyce P. Willoughby, 78, Anderson, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2005, at Rawlins House in Pendleton following an extended illness. She was born on October 11, 1927, in Anderson, Indiana to Cletus and Thelma (Denny) Pettigrew. She was a member of the West Anderson Jehovah's Witnesses Church for over 50 years. She is survived by two children, Brad (wife, Janet)...

L Lucille Huffman

L Lucille Huffman

Dec 18, 2005

L. Lucille Huffman, 76, Lapel, died Sunday, December 18, 2005, at her residence following an extended illness. She was born March 6, 1929, in Indianapolis, Indiana daughter of Jacob Edward and Anna Marie (Pippert) Klinefelter. She was a 1947 Anderson High School graduate and she had been employed at one time tin the cafeteria at Lapel School and at Fort...

Mildred G. Fields

Mildred G. Fields

Dec 8, 2005

Mildred G. Fields, 89, Anderson, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2005, at Community Northview Care Center Anderson following an extended illness. She was born on September 16, 1916, in Webster, West Virginia to George and Marie (Oberndorfer) Newman. She retired from K Mart. She was a member of the New Beginnings Church. She is survived by three children, Betsy Humphreys...

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