Obituaries

Charles  R. Vanover

Charles R. Vanover

Dec 31, 2016

Charles "Ron" Vanover, 72, of Noblesville, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his daughter's home. He was born on July 12, 1944 to the late Charles and Lillian (Copley) Vanover in Louisa, Kentucky.For over 40 years, Ron was a part of the McDonald's family. He worked in the corporation for 20 years, then found his true passion and...

Donna Jo "Merrifield" Tedder

Donna Jo "Merrifield" Tedder

Dec 29, 2016

Donna Jo Tedder, 69, of Marion, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Riverview TCU in Noblesville. She was born on March 6, 1947 to the late William and Mary (Underwood) Merrifield in Fairmont, West Virginia.Donna worked as the catering director of Indiana Wesleyan University, and previously worked for the Marion School Corporation in food service. She was a...

Yvonne Perry

Yvonne Perry

Dec 27, 2016

Yvonne Perry, 76, of Fishers, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. She was born on July 23, 1940 to Robert and Dorothea (Maple) Peak in Milan, Indiana.Yvonne was a teacher for 40 years, mostly in business education. She attended Castleton United Methodist Church, and was awarded Educator of the Year. Yvonne was a...

Sarilda  Sue Anderson

Sarilda Sue Anderson

Dec 27, 2016

Sarilda Sue Bezy Anderson, 80, of Fishers, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at her home. She was born on February 3, 1936 to Karl and Crystal (Janney) Bezy in Muncie, Indiana. She was baptized, had 1st Communion, and was confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Muncie.Sarilda attended Burris School and graduated from Ball State University with a...

Joseph 'Joe' A. Scott

Joseph 'Joe' A. Scott

Dec 26, 2016

Joseph 'Joe' A. Scott, 92, of Noblesville, passed away on the morning of Monday, December 26, 2016 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville. He was born on October 5, 1924 to Glen E. and Beatrice (Shafer) Scott in Louisville, Kentucky.Joe retired in 1986 from the IN State Highway Dept where he had been a draftsman for 30 years. He...

Tracy  Len Dawson

Tracy Len Dawson

Dec 25, 2016

Tracy L. Dawson, 54, of Noblesville, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at his home. He was born on September 7, 1962 to Omer and Marie (Rayle) Dawson in Noblesville, Indiana.Tracy worked as a server at Steak-N-Shake and Bob Evans, and also drove an expediting van for some time. He attended Christ Community Church Noblesville, and enjoyed reading, movies,...

Herbert  H. McElroy

Herbert H. McElroy

Dec 24, 2016

Herbert H. McElroy, 79, of Noblesville, passed away on the afternoon of Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. He was born on September 3, 1937 to Charles Herbert and Hazel Mae (Hamblin) McElroy in Pennington Gap, Virginia and was affectionately known as 'Bud' to all who knew him.Bud was retired from Firestone, where he had worked for...

Eleanor A. "Ellie" Provost

Eleanor A. "Ellie" Provost

Dec 24, 2016

Eleanor "Ellie" A. Provost, 88, of Fishers, passed away at home, surrounded by her family, on the evening of Saturday, December 24, 2016. She was born on June 14, 1928 to Edward and Stasia (Krysiak) Preston in Lowell, Massachusetts.Ellie had been an office manager for Hooper Holmes Insurance of Providence, RI, retiring in 1986. She was married to Harold for...

Norman  Leon Paddack

Norman Leon Paddack

Dec 20, 2016

Norman Leon Paddack, 77, of Sevierville, TN, passed away on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Pigeon Forge Care & Rehabilitation in Sevierville. He was born on July 23, 1939 to Errol and Cecelia (Stuart) Paddack in Big Springs, Indiana.Norman was a 1957 graduate of Sheridan High School, and his life passion was anything automotive. He was the...

Timothy  W. McElroy

Timothy W. McElroy

Dec 19, 2016

Timothy W. McElroy, 46, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 at home. He was born on March 19, 1970 in Indianapolis. Timothy was a cosmetologist and had spent the last several years caring for his grandparents.He is survived by his mother, Janice Owens; father, David (Barbara) McElroy; grandfather, Cleetus Owens; and aunt & uncle, Gary and Judy...

Emogene  "Jean" Ledford

Emogene "Jean" Ledford

Dec 18, 2016

Emogene "Jean" Ledford, 87, of Noblesville, passed away on the early morning of Sunday, December 18, 2016 at her home. She was born on June 11, 1929 to Robert and Fannie (Kerr) Rice in Sparta, Tennessee.For 15 years, Jean worked at Firestone as a machine operator, then as a cook for Noblesville Nursing Home for many years, and finally at...

Mary  Therese Boller

Mary Therese Boller

Dec 18, 2016

Mary Therese Boller, 80, of Fishers, passed away on the afternoon of Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Wellbrooke of Carmel. She was born on May 29, 1936 to Charles and Marie (Ruggiere) Gregory in Indianapolis.Mary was the owner of Mar-Bo Designer & Builder Inc. in Indianapolis. She retired in 2008 as a well respected custom home builder and one of...

Frederick  E. Klause  Jr.

Frederick E. Klause Jr.

Dec 17, 2016

Frederick E. Klause Jr., 81, of Noblesville, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his home. He was born on March 14, 1935 to Frederick and Mary (Koenig) Klause in Crawfordsville, Indiana.Frederick graduated from Indiana Business School with an Associate's degree, and for 45 years worked as a quality control engineer for Firestone Industrial Products. He enjoyed fishing, was...

Billy Rogers

Billy Rogers

Dec 14, 2016

Billy Rogers, 82, of McCordsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at IU Health Saxony Fishers. He was born on July 21, 1934 to the late James and Pearl (Angleton) Rogers in Windfall, Indiana.Billy graduated from Windfall High School in 1952, and attended Ball State University. He proudly served his country during the Cold War in the United States...

Justin  C. Culverhouse

Justin C. Culverhouse

Dec 12, 2016

Justin C. Culverhouse, 24, of Cicero, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016. He was born on January 25, 1992 in Macon, Georgia.Justin attended Hamilton Heights and Ball State. He was very artistic and loved to draw. Justin enjoyed reading and all things Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokémon. He was always a fun person to be around.Justin is survived by his...

Gary  Wesley Griffith

Gary Wesley Griffith

Dec 11, 2016

Gary Griffith, 76, of Noblesville, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. He was born on August 7, 1940 to Wesley and Esther (Egli) Griffith in Trenton, Iowa.Gary proudly served his country in the United States Navy, and retired from working as a computer consultant, mostly in the health field. He graduated from the University...

Gracie  M. Shaffer

Gracie M. Shaffer

Dec 10, 2016

Gracie M. Shaffer, 95, of Noblesville, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Maple Park Village in Westfield. She was born on November 25, 1921 to Billy and Jane (Donnels) Brickey in Norton, Virginia.Gracie had worked on the assembly line for Western Electric. She was a member of the Baptist church; loved garage sales, collecting dolls, and word-search puzzles;...

Gerlene  F. Hare

Gerlene F. Hare

Dec 10, 2016

Gerlene F. Hare, 92, of Noblesville, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville. She was born on February 29, 1924 to Willie and Molly (Price) Wright in Stanley, Virginia.Gerlene worked as a cook at Firestone Cafeteria, and enjoyed cooking, gardening, flowers, and holidays.She is survived by her daughters, Peggy L. Hudson and Delores...

Don  'DJ' Roberts

Don 'DJ' Roberts

Dec 9, 2016

Don 'DJ' Roberts, 84, of Noblesville, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016. He was born on February 24, 1932 to Arthur R. and Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Roberts in Noblesville, Indiana. DJ retired from Irving Materials in 1995 after having been with the company for 40 years. He enjoyed gardening, bowling and golf.He is survived by his wife, Barbara L....

Ossie  Jerry Fail  III

Ossie Jerry Fail III

Dec 8, 2016

Ossie Jerry Fail III, 53, of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Riverview Health. He was born on February 11, 1963 to Ossie Jerry Fail II and Wilma (James) Fail Spearman in Beaufort, South Carolina.Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps, and worked as a supervisor for 18 years at Brenntag. He was...