Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana
Jeffrey W. Cooper
Jun 5, 2025
Jeffrey (“Jeff”) Wade Cooper, 69, of Fillmore, Indiana passed peacefully June 5th with his loving wife of 50 years, Joy (King) Cooper, three daughters, eight grandchildren, and many family and close friends by his side.
Jeff was born February 9, 1956, in Oceanside, CA, to Charles “Gene” Cooper (1st SGT USMC retired) and Ernestine “Ernie” Cooper. Born into a military family,...
Claralene Schlehuser
Jun 4, 2025
Claralene Schlehuser, 88, of Plainfield, passed away on June 4, 2025. She was born on September 13, 1936 to the late James T. Lunsford and Clora M. Ratts Lunsford. Claralene married Donald W. Schlehuser on April 16, 1955. They had just celebrated their 70th wedding Anniversary. She was a cub scout leader and enjoyed playing golf with the ladies at...
Merry Louise Younkers
May 29, 2025
Merry Louise Younkers, 77, of Plainfield, passed away on May 29, 2025. She was born on June 8, 1947 in Gary, Indiana to the late Ted Zmuda and Elsie (Leonard) Zmuda. Merry Louise graduated from Crown Point High School in 1966. She later worked as a secretary for Inland Steel Company for 30 years before retiring in 1995. Merry Louise...
Sandra Bredlow
May 23, 2025
Sandra J. Bredlow, 77, of Avon, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family members on May 23rd. She was born on July 14, 1947, in Wheeling, WV to the late Frank and Inez Hass. Sandy worked for Nestle and Schwan's as an office manager before retiring. She enjoyed china painting, making art with stained glass, crafts, crocheting, cooking, baking, and...
Jack A. Younkers
May 18, 2025
Jack A. Younkers, 75, of Plainfield, passed away on May 18, 2025. He was born on March 6, 1950 in Hammond, IN to the late Fred and Rhoda Younkers. Jack was a United States Army Vietnam veteran. He was a supervisor for Inland Steel retiring in 2008 after 38 years. Jack enjoyed woodworking, cooking and gardening in his free time....
Gordon E. Knauer
May 17, 2025
Gordon E. Knauer, 72, of Plainfield, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family members, on May 17, 2025. He was born on May 27, 1952, in Greencastle, IN to the late Noble and Florence Knauer.
A proud graduate of Butler University, Gordon earned his Master's degree in Business and carried a lifelong passion for learning and innovation. He worked as a...
Gloria B. Shaw
May 14, 2025
Gloria B. Shaw, 86, of Brownsburg, passed away peacefully in her home on May 14, 2025. She was born on March 11, 1939 in New Castle, IN to James and Ruth Ford. Gloria was an administrative secretary for various companies over the years. After retirement she started working for Clearwater First Nazarene Church Daycare. She enjoyed crafts, painting ceramics, playing...
Glen Melton
May 5, 2025
Glen E. Melton, 91, of Mooresville, passed away surrounded by loving family members on May 5, 2025. He was born on September 27, 1933 in Mountain Grove, MO to the late Fred and Lena Melton. Glen co-owned and operated Prock Drywall for many years. He enjoyed yard work, gardening and dairy farming in his free time. Glen loved spending time...
Millie M. Hammond
May 1, 2025
Mildred "Millie" M. Hammond, 85, of Plainfield, passed away on May 1, 2025. She was born on January 22, 1940 in St. Paul, Kansas to the late Howard Warren and Minnie Augusta (Coose) Warren. Millie worked as a pharmacy technician at CVS for 38 years before retiring in 2012. She loved to travel, gardening, tending to flowers and was a...
Charles "Charlie" Brown
Apr 27, 2025
Charles T. Brown, 93, of Plainfield, passed away on April 27, 2025. He was born on April 8, 1932 in Somerset, KY to the late Thomas and Edna Brown. Charlie was a United States Army veteran. He was the General Superintendent at Allison Transmission for 42 years before retiring. Charlie attended the Mt. Gilead Church in Mooresville. He enjoyed watching...
Stephen Woodruff
Apr 25, 2025
Stephen William “Woody” Woodruff passed away on April 25th, 2025, at home surrounded by family after his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
He is survived by his wife, Anya, of 36 years, children Stephen (Elizabeth) Woodruff and Daniel Woodruff, grandchildren Jayda and Norah, his mother Wilma Woodruff, brother Daniel (Irene) Woodruff, and several nieces and nephews.
Born in Evansville, IN,...
Shirley L. Gipson
Apr 24, 2025
Shirley L. Gipson, 89, of Plainfield, passed away on April 24, 2025. She was born on April 29, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Carleton and Rosa (Fine) Hinshaw. She was a member of the Plainfield Elks Lodge. Shirley loved fishing at her lake house in Sebring, Florida. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leon Gipson; sister,...
Judith Marie Brocious
Apr 20, 2025
Judith Marie Brocious, 83, of Plainfield, passed away on April 20, 2025. She was born on September 2, 1941 in Kane, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph R. Korchak and Eleanor (Misulich) Korchak. Judith received her Associate's degree in Nursing from Hamot Nursing School in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1962. She worked as a registered nurse for over 39 years for Hendricks...
Ramie Hamilton
Apr 19, 2025
Earl Raymond Hamilton “Ramie” age 68 passed away on April 19,2025 surrounded by the love of his children and grandsons Gavin and Myles.
Ramie was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in Plainfield where he proudly played on the football team and developed a lifelong love for the game. He had a strong entrepreneurial spirit; he built and ran a...
Jonathan D. Sanders
Apr 11, 2025
Jonathan D. Sanders, 42, of Indianapolis, peacefully passed away surrounded by loving family members on April 11, 2025. He was born October 30, 1982 in Indianapolis, Indiana to William J. Sanders Jr. and Karen (Hanna) Sanders. Jonathan worked as a box truck driver for The Expediting Company (TEC) based out of Plainfield. He was in the prime of his life...
James Mack Brawner
Apr 11, 2025
James Mack Brawner, 75, of Plainfield, passed away on April 11, 2025 surrounded by loving family members. He was born in Lafayette, TN on February 21, 1950 to the late James E. and Alma Brawner. Mack was a machine repair man for GM Truck and Bus retiring in 1989. He was a member of the UAW. Mack enjoyed hunting, fishing...
Myron "Bud" Myers
Apr 8, 2025
Myron E. “Bud” Myers, 82, of Danville, passed away on April 8, 2025. Born in Kansas City on September 2, 1942 to Myron A. and Gertrude Myers, Bud was raised on the Myers family farm in Wisconsin, where he learned the value of hard work, responsibility, and quiet resilience from an early age. He lived a life defined by steady...
Jerry Hechinger
Apr 6, 2025
Gerald "Jerry" Hechinger, 87, of Martinsville, passed away on April 6, 2025. He was born on July 9, 1937 in Indianapolis to the late Francis and Marie Hechinger. Jerry attended Bridgeport Grade School, Ben Davis High School and Purdue University. He served 9 years on active duty in the United States Army, with tours in Germany and Iran retiring in...
Judith Nordlinger
Mar 30, 2025
Judith Lee Nordlinger, age 87, of Avon Park, FL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March, 30, 2025, at Family Extended Care, in Sebring, FL. Judith was born on February 27, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois to Felix and Lydia Nordlinger, immigrants from Switzerland and Germany respectively. She moved to Florida thirty years ago to become the director at the Community Christian...
Zachary D. Eising
Mar 30, 2025
Zachary “Dean-o” Eising, 27, passed away Sunday, March 30th, 2025, leaving a void that his lively spirit once filled. Always the life of the party, it's perfectly Zach that his departure has us all wishing for a bit more time with him. Tragically, his vibrant life was cut short by a driver distracted by texting. Our hearts are heavy with...
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