Obituaries

James  Carl Doss  Sr.

James Carl Doss Sr.

Apr 24, 2015

James Carl Doss Sr., 83, of Noblesville, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. He was born on July 20, 1931 to Millard and Edna (Anderson) Doss in Leona Mines, Virginia.James was a carpenter by trade, and proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and Army during the Korean War. He...

Dolores Garrettson

Dolores Garrettson

Apr 23, 2015

Dolores Garrettson, 87, of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. She was born on May 20, 1927 to Martin and Margaret (Miller) Shea in Columbus, Ohio. Dolores had been a food service server all her life. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Noblesville and, prior to that, was an...

Elizabeth  A. Higginbotham

Elizabeth A. Higginbotham

Apr 21, 2015

Elizabeth A. Higginbotham, 85, of Noblesville, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville. She was born on January 25, 1930 to Scott and Carrie (Myers) Gates in Keokee, Virginia.Right after graduating from high school in Pennington Gap, VA, Elizabeth started a hair salon at the age of 16. She then taught preschool at...

Irene  H. Rowe

Irene H. Rowe

Apr 20, 2015

Irene H. Rowe, 94, of Chicago, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at St. Vincent Carmel Hospital in Carmel. She was born on December 16, 1920 to Stanley and Mary (Gawlik) Augustine in Chicago, Illinois. Irene had been a self-employed beautician for 46 years.She is survived by her son, John C. (Phyllis) Hajduk of Noblesville; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren;...

Oner  J. Higginbotham

Oner J. Higginbotham

Apr 20, 2015

Oner J. Higginbotham, (affectionately known as Higgi), 87, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville. He was born on September 27, 1927 to John and Nannie Mae (Wood) Higginbotham in London, Kentucky.Mr. Higginbotham served in the United States Army from Feb. 16, 1946 to Aug. 16, 1947. Oner then worked for...

Michael  P. Marinaro

Michael P. Marinaro

Apr 20, 2015

Michael P. Marinaro, 59, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at his home. He was born on August 24, 1955 to Frank and Dolores (Fitzpatrick) Marinaro in Teaneck, New Jersey. His parents precede him in death.Michael was a 1977 graduate of Miami University, and was a self-employed structural engineer with Professional Engineers' Group. He was an Eagle...

Basavaraju  B. Raju

Basavaraju B. Raju

Apr 19, 2015

Basavaraju B. Raju, 78, of Fishers, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Hamilton Trace of Fishers in Fishers. He was born on July 5, 1936 to Basavaraju and Lakshmi Raju in Mysore, India.Basavaraju was an engineer and research scientist for T.A.C.O.M. in the United States Military, retiring after 15 years.There will be no services.

Elizabeth  "Liz" Mattingly

Elizabeth "Liz" Mattingly

Apr 19, 2015

Elizabeth 'Liz' Mattingly, 55, of Westfield, passed away in the early morning hours on Sunday, April 19, 2015. She was born on July 27, 1959 to R. Cameron and Virginia (Rice) Johnston in Indianapolis, IN. Her parents precede her in death.Liz was the CFO and Vice President of Mattingly Concrete Inc., where she had been instrumental in founding it 27...

Charles  Corbin Wampler

Charles Corbin Wampler

Apr 16, 2015

Charles Corbin Wampler, 31, of Indianapolis, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Eskenazi Hospital. He was born on November 9, 1983 Indianapolis, Indiana.Corbin was a journeyman electrician, lighting salesman and designer, and most passionately, a photographer. He was highly recognized for his personalized style of photographs with an incredible attention to detail, lighting, and creativity. Corbin served as...

Billie J. "Bug" Reese

Billie J. "Bug" Reese

Apr 16, 2015

Billie "Bug" J. (King) Reese, 85, of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born on June 17, 1929 to Nelson and Mattie Mae (Blevins) King in Seco, KY.Billie was a homemaker and loved to crochet and spend time with her grandchildren. She attended the Baptist Church and loved meeting new people. She...

Peggy Joan "Joan" Baker

Peggy Joan "Joan" Baker

Apr 16, 2015

Peggy "Joan" Baker, 83, of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Maple Park Village in Westfield. She was born on October 26, 1931 to Harry and Thelma (Beaver) Whaley in Indianapolis, Indiana.Joan was as a cafeteria supervisor at Hazel Dell Elementary School in Noblesville, and loved her family.She is survived by her children, Teresa (Bob) Goo, Carla...

Patrick  Joseph Grady

Patrick Joseph Grady

Apr 14, 2015

Patrick Joseph Grady, 70, of Fishers, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital - 86th Street in Indianapolis. He was born on July 20, 1944 to Patrick and Doris (May) Grady in Portland, Indiana.For 46 years, Patrick worked as an engineer for Grady Brothers Inc. He was a member of St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church,...

Lawrence  D. Dean

Lawrence D. Dean

Apr 14, 2015

Lawrence D. Dean, 80, of Noblesville, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. He was born on December 22, 1934 to Fleet and Pearl (Stapleton) Dean in Esserville, Virginia.For over 25 years, Lawrence worked as a millman at Firestone, retiring in 1995. He loved his family, as well as gardening, country music, playing cards, western...

Roseland  L. Griffin

Roseland L. Griffin

Apr 13, 2015

Roseland L. Griffin, 94, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville. She was born on July 9, 1920 to Taylor 'Jack' and Nellie (Bishop) Baker in Noblesville, Indiana.Roseland retired in 1980 from the Hamilton County Auditors Office after 30 years of service. She was a Cicero High School graduate; a member of Noblesville...

Grace  Susan Akers

Grace Susan Akers

Apr 12, 2015

Grace Susan Akers died April 12, 2015, after an extended illness. She was 16 years old.Grace loved playing her guitar, purple and pink, listening to Elvis and Patsy Cline, watching Bear in the Big Blue House, visiting her favorite turtles and birds at the parks and trails around her home, and horses and butterflies and Flik and Atta. She worked...

Dr. Ronald Eugene Chance

Dr. Ronald Eugene Chance

Apr 11, 2015

Dr. Ronald Eugene Chance, 81, of Westfield, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Magnolia Springs Senior Living at Bridgewater in Carmel, and has entered into life everlasting with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Ronald was born on January 17, 1934 to Maurice Donald Chance and Mozelle (Chance) Carson in Lapeer, Michigan.He was a lifelong resident of Hamilton...

Peggy  Lou Hudson

Peggy Lou Hudson

Apr 11, 2015

Peggy Lou Hudson, 67, of Noblesville, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville. She was born on January 16, 1948 to Luther Stivers and Joyce Dawn (Smith) Hudson in Lebanon, Indiana. Miss Hudson attended North Salem High School in North Salem, IN and First United Methodist Church in Noblesville. She had been a resident of...

Lisa  Ann Hundt

Lisa Ann Hundt

Apr 9, 2015

Lisa Ann Hundt, 42, of Fishers, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis after a courageous battle with colon cancer. She was born on November 23, 1972 in South Bend, Indiana.Lisa was a devoted mother to her two sons and was an active volunteer at Cumberland Road Elementary School (CRES). She assisted the CRES-PTO...

Catherine R. "Kit" Costella

Catherine R. "Kit" Costella

Apr 7, 2015

Catherine "Kit" Costella, 69, of Noblesville, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. She was born on April 14, 1945 to Walter and Mary (O'Dea) Thomasey in New York, New York.Kit retired after 10 years as a Clerk of Juvenile Courts in Ocean County, NJ. She enjoyed traveling, and painting with water colors. Most of...

Frances  M Kisselman

Frances M Kisselman

Apr 7, 2015

Frances M. Kisselman, 83, of Fishers, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. She was born on June 18, 1931 to Ernest and Jeanne (Ripp) Merckel in Haguenau, France.Frances retired from Meridian Insurance in 1996 after 33 years of service. She loved to read, bowl and do crossword puzzles; and enjoyed flowers and hummingbirds.She...