Eva Rike (Ralstin) Rike
Jul 14, 2014
Eva Marie Rike, 85, of Greenwood, died July 14, 2014 at University Heights Health & Living in Indianapolis. The daughter of Lota M. and Pearl E. (Kraus) Ralstin, Eva was born February 10, 1929 in Butlerville, Indiana. For 30 years, she worked for RCA in manuafacturing LP records (33 1/3) and in shipping and receiving. She was a member of...
Venia Wheat (Clay) Wheat
Jul 13, 2014
Venia M. Wheat passed away quietly July 13, 2014 having lived a full life of 96 years. She was a hard-working woman who owned, along with her husband, an award winning Dairy Queen in Indianapolis, Indiana. From Kentucky roots, she was a gun slinging robber fighter, square dancer, craft and pie maker, lover of pink and roller derby queen. She...
Maryetta Phillips (Laughlin) Phillips
Jul 12, 2014
Maryetta Phillips, 79, of Nashville, Indiana passed away July 12, 2014 at Brown County Health and Living. Born July 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ashton and Cora (Bagley) Laughlin. She married Robert A. Phillips Sr. in 1954 and he preceded her in death in 1991. Maryetta worked as a Pharmacy Technician at Bloomington Hospital. She was...
Gerry Leonard Blake
Jul 12, 2014
Gerry Leonard Blake, Jr., 86, of Indianapolis, passed away July 12, 2014 at Manor Care South. The son of Gerry Leonard, Sr. and Myrtle Catherine (Dewey) Blake, Gerry was born January 12, 1928 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Gerry attended Arsenal Technical High School. He worked at Wallace Engineering for 25 years as a tool & die maker after retiring from the...
Mary Sweet (Walters) Sweet
Jul 8, 2014
Mary Margaret Sweet, 95, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014. She was born November 16, 1918 in Washington, IN to William and Laura (Mandabach) Walters. Mary was a graduate of St. Simon Catholic School in Washington with the Class of 1936. She was a Salesperson at W.H. Block until 1980. Mary married Wendell Sweet and he preceded her...
Mary Long (Fishburn) Long
Jul 8, 2014
Mary Blanche Long, 82, of Indianapolis, passed away July 8, 2014. She was born January 15, 1932 in Allen Co., KY to the late Edward and Delanie (Jent) Fishburn. Mary loved flowers, cooking, singing and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, J.R. Long who passed away November 20, 1993....
Charles Edward "Eddie" Smith
Jul 7, 2014
Charles E. "Eddie" Smith, 78, of Indianapolis, passed away July 7, 2014. The son of Charlie T. and Mary M. Finley Smith, Eddie was born October 20, 1935 in Arthur, Illinois. A baker, he retired from Wonder Bread in 1992 after 21 years of service. Previously, he owned a movie theatre in Arthur, Illinois. Eddie was a member of Southwood...
Loren L. Miers
Jul 4, 2014
Loren L. Miers, 80, of Beech Grove, passed away July 4, 2014. He was born June 11, 1934 in Greensburg, to Herschel and Dorothy (Powers) Miers. Loren worked at Detroit Diesel Allison from 1953 until his retirement in 1991. He married the former Peggy Phelps on June 30, 1974 and she survives him along with his sons, Rick L. Miers,...
Norma Burton (Davis) Burton
Jun 29, 2014
Norma Jean Burton, age 81, of Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014 at her home, with her loving family at her side. She was born August 4, 1932 in Rossville, IN to Jim and Iva Davis. Norman Jean was a graduate of Rossville High School with the Class of 1950. She was a forklift operator for Technicolor, which was...
Violet Bartlett (Gilliam) Bartlett
Jun 27, 2014
Violet Jean (Gilliam) Bartlett, 93, of Indianapolis, passed away June 27, 2014. The daughter of Floyd Gilliam and Edith (Dawson) Gilliam Shelley, Violet was born July 24, 1920 in Noblesville, Indiana. A homemaker, Violet was a member of Meadlawn Christian Church. She is survived by son, Richard D. (Becky) Bartlett of Indianapolis and daughter, Patricia McClintic of Orlando, Florida; brother...