Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Ruth E. Hancook

Ruth E. Hancook

Oct 24, 2009

Ruth E. (Tipps) Hancook, 90, of Plainfield, IN. passed away October 24, 2009. She was born December 4, 1918 in Martinsville, IN. to the late Arthur and Bessie Tipps. She worked for Cinergy as a clerk for many years. She was a member of the Plainfield Christian Church. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Robert T. Hancook Sr.,...

S. Thomas Forgue

S. Thomas Forgue

Oct 17, 2009

S. Thomas Forgue, PhD, 61, of Plainfield passed away on Saturday October 17, 2009, after a protracted struggle with esophageal cancer. He was born October 20,1947 in Princeton, NJ to Stanley Vincent and Dorothy Jeanne (Huber) Forgue. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Cheryll (Reed) Forgue, their daughter Laura Simons (Gerry) and grandchildren, Thomas, Adam and...

James N. Fowler

James N. Fowler

Oct 13, 2009

James N. Fowler, 76, of Clayton, passed away October 13, 2009. He was born February 20, 1933 to the late Roy and Vada (Livingston) Fowler in Patricksburg, IN. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He worked 25 years as a machinist for the Mitchell & Scott Machine Co. in Indianapolis retiring in 1990. He is...

Julia A. Manley

Julia A. Manley

Oct 10, 2009

Julia A. (Higley) Manley, 79, of Plainfield, IN., passed away October 10, 2009. She was born February 14, 1930, in Hoopeston, IL. to the late Truman and Eva (Dice) Higley. She was a homemaker and member of the Bellville Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Eugene Manley. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 13,...

Ellajean Gibbs

Ellajean Gibbs

Oct 5, 2009

Ellajean (Harlan) Gibbs, 91, of Plainfield, IN. passed away October 5, 2009. She was born September 23, 1918 in Hadley, IN. to the late Otho and Maggie Harlan. She was one of 5 children; 2 brothers, Glen and Leo Harlan and 2 sisters, Betty Morphew and Marjorie Springer. She married Francis W. (Jim) Gibbs, who preceded her in death on...

Mary L. Sackett

Mary L. Sackett

Sep 29, 2009

Mary L. Sackett, 73, of Plainfield, passed away September 29, 2009. She was born September 6, 1936 to the late Guy and Mary (Inmans) Tandy in Patricksburg, IN. In the late 1970's she was a realtor in Hendricks County for 15 years. She then co-owned the Waffle House in Lawrence, IN until 1996. Later she worked for Banc One in...

Richard E. Slattery Jr.

Richard E. Slattery Jr.

Sep 24, 2009

Richard E. Slattery Jr., 59, of Plainfield, IN., passed away September 24, 2009. He was born in Ft. Wayne, IN. on June 29, 1950 to Richard E. and Peggy Slattery Sr. He worked for Dealers Wholesale for 13 years as an installation manager. His memberships include the NRA, Act of Faith and the Plainfield First Assembly of God Church (620...

Joseph Albert Nysewander

Joseph Albert Nysewander

Sep 22, 2009

Joseph Albert Nysewander, 70, of Mooresville, IN. passed away September 22, 2009. He was born April 6, 1939 to the late Joseph D. and Katherine L. Nysewander. He retired from GM Truck and Bus in 2002 after 38 plus years as a machine repairman. He was a US Air Force veteran. Joe attended the Mooresville Free Methodist Church and was...

Edward B. Estes

Edward B. Estes

Sep 22, 2009

Edward B. Estes, 84, of Plainfield, IN. passed away September 22, 2009. He was born December 10, 1924 in Eubank, KY. to the late Shipton and Lura Estes. He retired after 10 years as the service manager for National Car Rental. Prior to that he held the same position with Joe Knopp Ford in Plainfield for 21 years. He was...

James F. Walker

James F. Walker

Sep 21, 2009

James F. Walker, 43, of Plainfield, passed away September 21, 2009. He was born April 4, 1966 in Danville, IN. He was a 1984 graduate of Plainfield High School, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Plainfield. He was working at a consumers order worker for Duke Energy for the past 17 years. He is survived by a...

Jessie L. Thrasher Peevler Brown

Jessie L. Thrasher Peevler Brown

Sep 16, 2009

Jessie L. Thrasher Peevler Brown, 103, Plainfield (formerly of Monrovia and Hall), passed away September 16. She was born January 21, 1906 to the late Charles and Lora Thrasher in Clay County, IN. She was a homemaker and was once a realtor in Monrovia, IN, and a member of the Hall Christian Church. She is survived by a nephew, Charles...

Gladys L. Cooper

Gladys L. Cooper

Sep 13, 2009

Gladys L. Cooper, 93, of Martinsville, formerly of Plainfield, passed away September 13, 2009. She was born February 24, 1916 to the late Leonard and Ethel Whiteley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Moose Lodge Martinsville Ladies Auxillary. She is survived by a son, Gary L. Bottoms; two daughters, Carol L. Price and Ellen A. McKinley; 7...

James Lee Kirtley

James Lee Kirtley

Sep 12, 2009

James Lee Kirtley, 73, of Plainfield, IN. passed away in his residence on September 12, 2009. He was born April 15, 1936 in Economy, IN. to the late Ernest Raymond and Nancy Louise Kirtley. He was a graduate of Economy High School and a Navy veteran serving on the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain from 1955-57. Jim was a commercial...

Cynthia D. Boxler

Cynthia D. Boxler

Sep 10, 2009

Cynthia D. (Baker) Boxler, 64, of Franklin, IN. passed away September 10, 2009 in her residence. She was born January 8, 1945 in Akron, OH. to the late Charles and Dorothy Baker. She retired from Atlas Copco Compressor in 2008 after 12 years as a contract administrator. She was a former secretary for the Johnson County Humane Society. Graveside services...

Wilbur J. Thomas Sr.

Wilbur J. Thomas Sr.

Sep 6, 2009

Wilbur J. Thomas Sr., 84, of Plainfield, passed away September 6, 2009. He was born May 3, 1925 to the late Landon and Lottie (Moon) Thomas in Plainfield, IN. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII. He worked 20 years for the Town of Plainfield, retiring in 1988. he was a member of the Monrovia Nazarene Church. He is...

Charles D. Haggard

Charles D. Haggard

Sep 5, 2009

Charles Haggard, 81, Plainfield, passed away Sept. 5. He was born Dec. 7, 1927 to the late James and Marie Haggard in Franklin, IN. He was a forman at Hobbs Nursery retiring after 50 years. He also was a Country & Western Gospel singer. He is survived by two daughters, Sheila Tidwell and Judy (Keith) Echols; a brother, Marvin (Sue)...

John Bernard Carr

John Bernard Carr

Sep 5, 2009

John Bernard Carr, 75, of Plainfield, passed away September 5, 2009. He was born September 26, 1933 to the late George and Bernice (Smith) Carr in Plainfield, IN. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was the manager for the Westlake Beech Club for 20 years retiring in 1975. He also was a self-employed heavy...

Andrew V. Moretti

Andrew V. Moretti

Sep 4, 2009

Andrew V. Moretti, 51, of Plainfield, passed away September 4, 2009. He was born March 4, 1958 to Andrea and Annuziata (Nancy) Moretti in Highland Park, IL. He worked 25 years for FedEx last as a senior aircraft mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Debora R. (Loechel) Moretti; two step-sons Brandon and Justin Rinehart; a step-daughter, Crystal M. Rinehart;...

Charles E. Ewig

Charles E. Ewig

Sep 3, 2009

Charles E. Ewig, 78, of Plainfield, passed away September 3, 2009. He was born February 6, 1931 to the late Oscar and Meta (Anderson) Ewig in Port Washington, WI. He was a pilot in the US Air Force serving his country during the Korean War. He worked as a systems analyst for the FAA, IBM and Lockheed-Martin. He is survived...

Jessie E. Dennis

Jessie E. Dennis

Sep 3, 2009

Jessie E. Dennis, 91, of Plainfield, passed away September 3, 2009. She was born January 12, 1918 to the late Eben and Callie (Owen) Sharer in Lamar, CO. She was a homemaker and a member of the Plainfield Christian Church where a service will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday September 6, 2009 and where friends may call on Sunday...