OBITUARIES

Timothy  B.  Shotts

Timothy B. Shotts

Mar 19, 2017

Timothy B. Shotts, 64, Indianapolis, passed away suddenly March 19, 2017, while remodeling a home. Tim was born in Indianapolis on October 30, 1952, to Meredith and Jean (Talkington) Shotts, who survive. He graduated from Ivy Tech with a degree in architectural drafting. Tim went on to work for Wright Bachman for 20 years and then opened his own custom...

Alice  J.  (Walpole) Kocher

Alice J. (Walpole) Kocher

Mar 17, 2017

Alice J. (Walpole) Kocher, 95, Indianapolis, passed away March 17, 2017. Mrs. Kocher was born September 25, 1921, in Indianapolis, to the late Martin and Mary Margaret (Hannon) Walpole. She graduated from St. Agnes Academy and attended Marian University. She worked for a period of time for RCA and for more than 20 years for Housing & Urban Development. Mrs....

Daniel Martin Myers

Daniel Martin Myers

Mar 14, 2017

Daniel Martin Myers, 87, Indianapolis, passed away peacefully March 14, 2017. Mr. Myers was born in Indianapolis on September 23, 1929, to the late Wilbur and Anna (Galm) Myers. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1947 and from the Parks College of Engineering at St. Louis University in 1951. He proudly served in the United States Air Force and...

Leona Ruth  Marlett

Leona Ruth Marlett

Mar 13, 2017

Leona Ruth Marlett, 84, Indianapolis, passed away peacefully March 13, 2017. Mrs. Marlett was born September 26, 1932, in Manilla, Indiana, to the late Charles B. and Gertrude M. (Rolver) Ernstes. She graduated from St. Mary Academy and worked for 28 years for Lucent Technologies (formerly Western Electric), retiring in 1989. Mrs. Marlett was a devoted member of St. Jude...

Voi Lian Thang

Voi Lian Thang

Mar 13, 2017

Voi Lian Thang, 22, Indianapolis, passed away at Franciscan Health, Indianapolis, on March 13, 2017. He was born on November 1, 1994, in Burma, and had recently immigrated to the United States. A funeral service will begin at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Indiana Chin Baptist Church, 2015 East Stop 12 Road. Burial will follow in Round...

Pamela Ruth  Kinnen

Pamela Ruth Kinnen

Mar 10, 2017

Pamela Ruth Kinnen, 56, Indianapolis, passed away March 10, 2017. Pam was born January 24, 1961, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the late Charles and Ruth (Hivnor) Kinnen. She was also preceded in death by former spouse, Les McCoy. She graduated from Purdue University. Pam enjoyed a career as a bartender for many years, working at Old Pointe, Lockerbie Pub, and...

Irene  T.  (Wathen) Rode

Irene T. (Wathen) Rode

Mar 9, 2017

Irene T. (Wathen) Rode, 94, passed away March 9, 2017 at her home. She was born December 31, 1922, the sixth of eleven children to Roy and Lilly Wathen in Whitfield, Indiana. She married Walter Rode on May 15, 1943 in Beech Grove, IN at Holy Name Catholic Church, and they spent sixty three years together. They raised eight children,...

Robert F. Metzler

Robert F. Metzler

Feb 28, 2017

Robert F. Metzler, 87, Indianapolis, passed away February 28, 2017. Mr. Metzler was born February 15, 1930, in Indianapolis, to the late Frank and Judith (Dierker) Metzler. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School and proudly served in the United States Army. Mr. Metzler worked for many years for Peninsular Steel Co. He was a charter member of St. Jude...

William H. Wright

William H. Wright

Feb 28, 2017

William Henry Wright, 62, Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017. He was born in Indianapolis on June 27, 1954 to John and Martha Rodgers Wright. William worked as the manager of the Village Pantry Store at 2202 E. Hanna Ave for 5 years. He previously worked as the manager of several bakeries in the Indianapolis area. He was a...

Shirley A. Keller

Shirley A. Keller

Feb 27, 2017

Shirley Ann (Golding) Keller, 86, Lincolnshire, Illinois, formerly a long-time resident of Indianapolis, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017. Mrs. Keller was born in 1930 in Evansville, Indiana. She met her husband Charles Keller in 1951 which led to a marriage of 64 years, during which they were apart no more than a single weekend. She and Charlie were...

Kenneth R. Kerst

Kenneth R. Kerst

Feb 24, 2017

Kenneth R. Kerst, 73, Indianapolis, passed away February 24, 2017. Mr. Kerst was born December 23, 1943, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to the late Robert and Eleanor Kerst. Kenny graduated from Attica High School and attended Herron Art School. He worked for many years for IPTC Bus Company, formerly Metro Bus. Always one to stay busy, he worked for Williams Dental...

John R. Jarred

John R. Jarred

Feb 23, 2017

John R. Jarred, 57, Indianapolis, passed away suddenly February 23, 2017. John was born July 22, 1959, in Danville, Illinois, to the late Charles Walter Jarred and Judith Ann (Kinderman) Jarred, who survives. John graduated from North Vermillion High School in 1977 and from the mortuary science program at Vincennes University in 1979. A longtime Indianapolis funeral director, John most...

Joseph C. Buergler

Joseph C. Buergler

Feb 22, 2017

Joseph C. Buergler, 91, Indianapolis, passed away February 22, 2017. Mr. Buergler was born December 6, 1925, in Indianapolis, to the late Joe and Ida (Ferry) Buergler. He proudly served in the United States Coast Guard as a Seaman First Class during World War II. While he was in the service, he met the love of his life, Dorothy Anne...

Rosemary B. Hudson

Rosemary B. Hudson

Feb 21, 2017

Rosemary B. Hudson, 90, Sylva, North Carolina, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away February 21, 2017. Mrs. Hudson was born April 13, 1926, to the late Edward M. and Mary Ellen (Cooper) Hannigan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest R. Hudson and her siblings. She graduated from St. Mary Academy and had been...

Sophrona M. Gudat

Sophrona M. Gudat

Feb 21, 2017

Sophrona Myrtle Gudat, 89, Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017. She was born in Paintsville, KY on July 2, 1927 to Earl C. and Lena Caudill Daniel. Myrtle worked as a waitress at Morgans Restaurant and St. Moritz Restaurant. She also worked at Aero Drapery. Myrtle was a member of Beech Grove First Christian Church. She was preceded in...

Rosemary (Stumpf) Robinson

Rosemary (Stumpf) Robinson

Feb 18, 2017

Rosemary E. (Stumpf) Robinson, 93, Indianapolis, passed away February 18, 2017. She was born May 29, 1923, to the late Oscar J. and Barbara L. (Albert) Stumpf. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School. Rosemary worked for 40 years in real estate for Pennington Line Realtors. She was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 3660 and sang for...

Perry Alan Glenn

Perry Alan Glenn

Feb 14, 2017

Perry Alan Glenn, 49, of Greenwood, passed away February 14, 2017. Perry was born August 8, 1967 in Beech Grove, Indiana. He was a plumber with JTB for 25 years. He liked playing golf, following I.U. football and basketball, the Indianapolis Colts and NASCAR. Perry enjoyed “having a good time”. Perry is survived by his daughter, Olivia S. Glenn of...

Josephine (J0) Gottemoeller

Josephine (J0) Gottemoeller

Feb 14, 2017

Josephine (Jo) Hansing Gottemoeller, age 90, of Centerville, was born on July 9, 1926 to the late Christian and Alma (Duggan) Hansing in Indianapolis, IN. She is preceded in death by her devoted husband, Walter L. Gottemoeller; loving sister, Florence Hansing Kuntz. Mrs. Gottemoeller graduated from Marian College with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Education and from Butler University...

Joyce A. Sanders

Joyce A. Sanders

Feb 8, 2017

Joyce Ann (Kunkel) Sanders, 80, of Indianapolis passed away to be with the Lord on February 8, 2017, at Greenwood Village South’s Pavilion of Greenwood. She was born in Indianapolis April 23, 1936, the daughter of George J. and Cecilia E. (Fink) Kunkel. Joyce graduated from Sacred Heart Central High School in 1954 and was a long time member of...

David A. Heise

David A. Heise

Feb 8, 2017

David A. Heise, 68, of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2017 with his loving family by his side. He is survived by his wife of 47 years Patricia Joyce (Wingfield), son, David Edward (Stacy), daughter, Shannon Marie (Charles), son, Jonathan Martin (fiance Sara) and six grandchildren: Foster (18), Evan (16), Colin (13), Cayden (9), Brandon (11), and Isaiah...

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