Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana
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...
Glenn D. Dearing Jr.
Jun 9, 2025
Glenn D. Dearing Jr., 76, of Bloomington, passed away on June 9, 2025. He was born on January 16, 1949 to Glenn Dearing Sr. and Mary Dearing. Glenn worked as an electrician for many years, later switching careers and becoming a trading card salesman in 1995. He loved working in the sports memorabilia trade, he was also an avid St....
Janice Ann Close
Jun 7, 2025
Janice Ann Close (Fogle), age 83, went home to be with the Lord on June 7 ,2025. She was Mom and G-Ma to her family and grandchildren, and Gram Gram to her great grandchildren. She passed away in Virginia where she lived the last few years, but will be buried in Indiana where she lived most of her life. A...
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,...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
