Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana
Keith A. Kluesener
Jul 26, 2025
Keith A. Kluesener, 66, of Avon, passed away on July 26, 2025. He was born on April 15, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Charles Kluesener and Janet (Carpenter) Kluesener. Keith worked as a machinist for Allison Transmission since 2017. He was a member of the Plainfield Church of Christ. He loved the outdoors and spent many weekends camping...
Bettie S. Dyer
Jul 25, 2025
Bettie S. Dyer, 80, of Plainfield, passed away at home on July 25, 2025. She was born on July 14, 1945 in Harriman, Tennessee to the late George Testement and Pearl (Collins) Testement. Bettie worked alongside her husband, Gary Dyer, as co-owner of Jack's Pizza for over 35 years. She enjoyed browsing Facebook and shopping online. Bettie is preceded in...
Sarah E. Tavis
Jul 20, 2025
Sarah E. Tavis, 28, of Brownsburg, passed away on July 20, 2025. She was born on April 26, 1997 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Robert Tavis and Sherry (Bradley) Elslager. Sarah graduated from Speedway High School in 2015. She worked as a procurement finance specialist for I.N.D.O.T. for the past few years. Sarah was an avid Amazon shopper, loved clothes, enjoyed...
Carol Beth Kersey
Jul 20, 2025
Carol B. Kersey, 89, of Plainfield, peacefully passed away on July 20, 2025. She was born on January 6, 1936 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Frank Pruitt and Mary (Vanasdal) Pruitt. Carol worked as a librarian for I.P.S. for many years. Carol was a member of Plainfield United Methodist Church. She enjoyed shopping, knitting, sewing, and playing the card...
Kay Maender
Jul 11, 2025
Kay Carroll (Fix) Maender, born August 17, 1940, in Buffalo, NY, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2025 after a life devoted to her husband and family, her work, and the causes she believed in. She left behind a legacy defined by integrity, loyalty, responsibility, and love that ran deep.
The eldest of three children born to Darwin E. and Mildred...
William "Bill" Archer
Jul 9, 2025
William "Bill" Archer, 66, of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully in his home on July 9, 2025. He was born on July 19, 1958 in Indianapolis to the late John and Jaclin Archer. Bill was a fork lift driver among other various jobs over the years. He enjoyed fishing, hiking and mushroom hunting in his free time. Bill love having fun...
Verna Lamb
Jul 8, 2025
Verna Lamb, 90, of Plainfield, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2025. She was born on February 5, 1935 in Two Rivers, WI to the late Kermit and Sylvia Tessmer. Verna graduated from Washington High School in Two Rivers, WI in 1952. She was the owner of the Natural Food Emporium in Plainfield. Verna was very passionate about art, whether...
Nancy Arnold
Jul 5, 2025
Nancy Jayne Arnold, of Avon, Indiana, peacefully passed away on July 5, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on May 24, 1939, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana, to Floyd and Mildred Beckley, who preceded her in death. Nancy grew up in Camby, Indiana, and attended West Newton Grade School before graduating from Decatur Central High...
George S. Miller
Jul 3, 2025
George S. Miller, 86, of Avon, passed away on July 3, 2025. He was born on April 22, 1939 in Princeton, Indiana to the late Arthur Miller and Mary (Soller) Miller. George received his Master's degree in Microbiology, and later worked as a biologist for many years. He enjoyed growing Orchids, was an avid all around sports fan and had...
Sherman Lee Austin
Jul 1, 2025
Sherman Lee Austin, 79, of Plainfield, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. He was born on September 10, 1945 to the late Eddie Austin and Delia (Patterson) Austin. Lee was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps for his service in Vietnam where he earned a purple heart. He worked for Chrysler for over 30 years as a...
Judy Pfeifer
Jun 30, 2025
Judith "Judy" Pfeifer, 66, of Plainfield, passed away peacefully in her home on June 30, 2025. She was born on November 19, 1958 in Indianapolis to the late John A. and Charleen Daum. Judy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and a dedicated homemaker. She was an avid I.U. sports fan, Indianapolis Colts fan and sold Longaberger baskets for 20...
Mary J. Basey
Jun 22, 2025
Mary J. Basey, 92, of Avon, passed away on June 22, 2025. She was born on October 27, 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late John Nolan and Clara (Davis) Nolan. She worked as an assembler for Aircraft Electronics for 31 years before retiring in 1997. Mary enjoyed shopping and watching westerns. She was the oldest of 9 children, whom...
Charles Anderson
Jun 21, 2025
Charles Richard Anderson, 89, of Indianapolis, passed away on June 21, 2025. He was born on February 12, 1936 in Brazil, IN to the late Lewis and Margaret Anderson. Charles was a draftsman at Duke Energy for over 40 years. He enjoyed traveling, playing cards, watching western movies and going to the St. Louis Cardinal baseball games in his free...
Otto W. Maender
Jun 20, 2025
Otto William Maender, loving husband, father, and grandfather, research chemist, sportsman and sports fan, self-taught fruit tree arborist, gifted writer and humorist, and all around kind and gentle man went home to be with the Lord on June 20, 2025. In his later years, Otto faced the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease with grace and valiance. He passed away peacefully, surrounded...
Betty Robinson
Jun 19, 2025
Betty Robinson, 90, of Clayton, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family members on June 19, 2025. She was born on February 13, 1935 in Farmersburg, IN to the late Henry "Pearly" and Myrtle Fry. Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a dedicated homemaker. She enjoyed gardening and mowing the lawn in her free time. Betty...
John "Buddy" Daum
Jun 19, 2025
John W. "Buddy" Daum, 61, of Plainfield, passed away on June 19, 2025. He was born on February 22, 1964 in Indianapolis to the late John A. and Estella "Charleen" Daum. Buddy worked as a truck driver for Lynn Trucking. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening in his free time. Funeral services will be on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at...
Jacob W. Grimme
Jun 17, 2025
Jacob W. Grimme, 38, of Avon, passed away on June 17, 2025. He was born on December 2, 1986 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Charles T. Grimme and Jeraldine (Wilborn) Grimme. Jacob graduated from Hamilton Southeastern High school in 2005. He later worked as a HVAC technician and as an investor involving investments/commodities. Jacob loved playing video games, swimming at the...
Joan L. Alfred
Jun 16, 2025
Joan L. Alfred, 80, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away peacefully at home on June 16, 2025, just one day after celebrating her 80th birthday. Born on June 15, 1945, in Illinois, Joan lived a full and vibrant life devoted to her family, her profession, and her many passions.
Joan graduated from Indiana University in 1967 with a degree in Nursing. She...
Benjamin L. Castaneda
Jun 16, 2025
Benjamin L. Castaneda, 22, of Avon, passed away on June 16, 2025. He was born on May 9, 2003 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Carlos Castaneda and Jennifer (Corbin) Castaneda. Ben worked for Vivint Security as a Technical support agent for a few years. He enjoyed photography, legos, video games, anime, comic books, Dungeons and Dragons and going to the movie...
Donald Schlehuser
Jun 14, 2025
Donald Schlehuser passed away on June 14, 2025. He was born in Columbus, Indiana on September 8, 1932 to the late Oscar and Reah Schlehuser. In 1951 he enlisted in the Air Force. He was stationed in Japan, Wyoming, and Texas. On April 16, 1955 he married Claralene Lunsford Schlehuser. They recently celebrated their 70th anniversary. After the service Don...
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