Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Madison County, Hancock County and surrounding areas

Clifford Wilhoit

Clifford Wilhoit

Oct 31, 2024

Clifford "Cliff" Wilhoit, 77, of Anderson, passed away on October 31, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on April 20, 1947 in Manhattan, New York to the late Calvin R. and Ann C. (Tomasulo) Wilhoit. Cliff graduated from Anderson High School in 1965 and then began working for Delco-Remy and retired after 30 years. Cliff...

Jane A. VonBank

Jane A. VonBank

Oct 31, 2024

Jane VonBank, 70, of Anderson, Indiana, passed away October 31, 2024, at Ascension St. Vincent, Anderson. She was born on May 5, 1954, in Cookeville, TN to the late Herman and Bernice (Ford) Pierce. 

Jane enjoyed puzzles, taking care of flowers, yardwork, word search puzzles and spending time with her grandkids and great-grandkids.

Jane is survived by a son, Paul (Danielle) VonBank...

Robert Dye Wiggins

Robert Dye Wiggins

Oct 30, 2024

Robert Dye Wiggins, 64, of Middletown, passed away October 30, 2024, in Anderson. 

He was born on November 24, 1959, in Augusta, Georgia to Bernard Neil Dye and Betty Jean Langum. 

He was an auxiliary police officer. He loved serving other people and traveling. He was a member of Restoration Church. 

Robert is survived by a sister, Anita Sturgill.

He was preceded in death...

Charla A. Harris

Charla A. Harris

Oct 28, 2024

Charla Ann Harris, 80, of Pendleton passed away peacefully at her home on Monday October 28, 2024. Visitation will be held from 1 -2 p.m., on Sunday November 17, 2024 at North Christian Church, 32 State Street, Markleville, IN, 46056. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. with Pastor John Hackney officiating.

Charla was born May 1, 1944 in Anderson,...

C. Ralph Schwab

C. Ralph Schwab

Oct 28, 2024

C. Ralph Schwab, 89, of Anderson passed away on October 28, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 27, 1935, in Ingalls, IN to the late Harold A. and Hazel (Gunyon) Schwab. He graduated from Anderson High School in 1956. Ralph married the love of his life, Linda Johnson, and the two were...

John D. Wolz

John D. Wolz

Oct 26, 2024

John D. Wolz, 71, of Knightstown, Indiana, passed away October 26, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis , Indiana following a brief illness. He was born on December 31, 1952, in St. Louis to Joseph Wolz and Julia (Carden) Wolz.

John graduated from high school in Missouri. 

He was retired from Iremco as a maintenance technician. John enjoyed being a handyman and...

Susan D. Cecil

Susan D. Cecil

Oct 26, 2024

Susan D. Cecil, 65, of Lapel, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Prairie Lakes Health Campus in Noblesville following an extended illness. 

She was born on October 8, 1959, in Decatur, Illinois to Glenn and Anna Marie (Archer) Johnston. She was a 1977 graduate of Richmond High School. She earned her associate's degree as a certified dental assistant from...

Greg Colip

Greg Colip

Oct 26, 2024

Greg Colip, 72, of Anderson, passed away October 26, 2024 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born August 14, 1952 in Greenfield, Indiana to the late Neil Oliver and Jean (Spears) Colip and was a longtime Pendleton resident. 

Greg was a 1970 graduate of Knightstown High School and developed his strong work ethic and character growing up on his...

Betty Lou McNeil

Betty Lou McNeil

Oct 19, 2024

Betty Lou McNeil passed away October 19, 2024 at Rawlins House in Pendleton, Indiana. She was born in Anderson on November 12, 1931 to Ebbert and Lydia Dietrich Baute. Her family moved to Middletown, Indiana as a 7th grader and she graduated from Middletown High School in 1949.

Betty married Robert G. McNeil after high school, and this union lasted for...

Nancy Joan Huntzinger

Nancy Joan Huntzinger

Oct 13, 2024

Nancy Joan (Campbell) Huntzinger, 90, died peacefully at her home on October 13, 2024. She was born on September 3, 1934 in Indianapolis. She graduated from Arsenal Technical High School then attended Purdue University for 2 years. Nancy met Warren K. Huntzinger through her brother, Richard D. Campbell and they married on October 10, 1954. 

Nancy and Warren moved to Baltimore...

Donna Nadine Brown

Donna Nadine Brown

Oct 13, 2024

Donna Nadine Brown, 81, of Anderson, Indiana was surrounded by her family as she left her temporary home and arrived at her forever home on October 13, 2024. She was born October 27, 1942 in Alexandria, Indiana.

Donna was very active with her children as they grew and served as the Parents Club President, Brownie & Girl Scout leader. She was...

Victor "Ray" Raymond Smith

Victor "Ray" Raymond Smith

Oct 12, 2024

Victor "Ray" Raymond Smith, 91, of Anderson passed away on October 12, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Ray was born on May 11, 1933, in Livingston, TN to the late Dewey and Erma (Garrett) Smith. He married the love of his life, Patsy Harper, on January 18, 1957, and the two were married for 67 years....

Richard Lee Smith

Richard Lee Smith

Oct 11, 2024

Richard Lee Smith., 77, of Markleville, Indiana, died Friday, October 11, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Elise Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol (Stauffer). He is survived by his daughter Terri Hoffman (Todd) of Markleville ,his twin sons, Aaron (Megan) of Noblesville and Nathan (Wendy) of Carmel; his grandchildren :Sara Ramirez(Hugo),...

Jimmie R. Cunningham

Jimmie R. Cunningham

Oct 11, 2024

Jimmie R. "Jim" Cunningham, 88, Anderson, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024, at Community Hospital in Anderson following an extended illness.

He was born November 28, 1935, in Anderson, Indiana, to Gratton E. "The General" and Dortha Florence (Hartzell) Cunningham.

He was a 1953 graduate of Frankton High School. He served his country in the United States military. He was manager...

Barbara White

Barbara White

Oct 8, 2024

Barbara White, an educator, activist, and beloved aunt passed away in Hillsboro, Oregon on August 29, 2024, at the age of 82. Barbara was devoted to life-long learning, social justice causes, and animal welfare programs.

Born May 22, 1942, in Altadena, California to Jean Stickle and John White, Barbara went to Altadena Elementary, Eliot Junior High, and John Muir High School....

Robert L. Davids

Robert L. Davids

Oct 7, 2024

On Monday, October 7, 2024, Robert L. Bob “Bud” Davids, finally crossed the finish line of his life after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. 

Bob/Bud was born May 5, 1937, in Frankfort, Indiana. He was a retired veteran of the Indiana National Guard, a former police officer and town marshal, a retired corrections officer at the Central Indiana Facility in...

Michael Alan Barraw

Michael Alan Barraw

Oct 5, 2024

Michael Alan Barraw, 57, of Anderson, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at his residence. He was born on June 23, 1967, in Charlevoix, Michigan to William Barraw and Elizabeth (Rotger) Barraw. 

Mike previously worked at Sara Lee, and most recently at Grill-A in Markleville. He enjoyed his kids and being a full time dad. His joy was fixing...

Kenneth L. Kraay

Kenneth L. Kraay

Oct 5, 2024

Kenneth "Kenny" L. Kraay, 74, of Anderson, passed away on October 5, 2024 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Kenneth was born on May 27, 1950 in Lafayette, IN to the late Russell and Stella (Musser) Kraay. Kenny married the love of his life, Debbie Beher, and the two were married for 43 years. After graduating from Indiana...

Geoffrey S. Aldred

Geoffrey S. Aldred

Oct 5, 2024

Geoffrey S. Aldred, 46, of Anderson, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at his home in Anderson. 

He was born on February 8, 1978, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Fred and Elaine (Busby) Aldred. He was a graduate of Hamilton Heights High School. 

He was a master carpenter. He loved fishing and golf. He enjoyed camping and spending time outdoors. He loved...

Connie Stutz

Connie Stutz

Oct 4, 2024

Connie Stutz, 80, of Anderson, Indiana, passed away October 4, 2024, in Anderson.

She was born on December 4, 1943, in Stockton, California to Conrad Cardona & Victoria Lozano Cardona. 

She loved music, liked going to fairs, watching movies, and liked nature and going on walks.

Connie is survived by her children, Alexandria "Sandy" Zavala and James Stutz; Grandchildren, Crystal, Carmen, Thalia, David,...

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