Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Plainfield, Indiana

Warren W. Rosselot

Warren W. Rosselot

Apr 4, 2015

Warren W. Rosselot, 91, of Plainfield, passed away April 4, 2015 in his residence. He was born December 3, 1923 to the late Grant W. and Carrie Rosselot. He was a WW II Army Air Corp veteran. Warren retired from Allison Transmission in 1985 after 35 years as an experimental metal spinner. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

Frank Oren Harper

Frank Oren Harper

Apr 4, 2015

Frank Oren Harper, 93, of Bloomington, formerly of Plainfield, passed away April 4, 2015 in I.U. Health, Bloomington. He was born June 17, 1921 in Oakland City, IN to the late George and Elsie Harper. He was a WW II Army veteran. Frank had a dental office in Plainfield for 41 years, retiring in 1991. He was preceded in death...

John C. Baker

John C. Baker

Apr 2, 2015

John C. Baker, 71, of Avon, passed away April 2, 2015 in Methodist Hospital. He was born April 8, 1943 in Brownsville, TX to the late John W. and Dorothy P. Baker. He was a computer engineer for 25 years at Hewlett-Packard retiring in 2000. John also retired as a driver for Cummins Behavioral Health System in 2014. He was...

Winifred L. Meece

Winifred L. Meece

Apr 1, 2015

Winifred L. Meece, 90, of Plainfield, passed away April 1, 2015 in Westside Village Nursing Center, Indianapolis. She was born August 16, 1924 in New Harmony, IN to the late Roy and Bonzie Morris. She retired in 1976 from Hendricks County Hospital as an administrative assistant. Winifred was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Plainfield, (1290 S. Center St.) where...

Albert E. Ruck

Albert E. Ruck

Apr 1, 2015

Albert E. Ruck, 86, of Plainfield, passed away April 1, 2015. He was born November 8, 1928 in Waukegan, IL to the late Edward and Lillian Ruck. He retired from Consolidated Freightways in 1993 after 27 years as a driver. He was a member of Teamsters Locals #310 and #710. Memorial services will be private at a later date. Survivors...

Clematine Witcher

Clematine Witcher

Mar 28, 2015

Clematine Witcher, 84, of Indianapolis, passed away March 28, 2015. She was born March 11, 1931 in Jackson, TN, to the late Thomas and Elizabeth Sneed. She was a homemaker and member of The Church By The Side Of The Road. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 2, at 11:00 am in Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, Plainfield, where friends may call...

Orlena M. Smith

Orlena M. Smith

Mar 27, 2015

Orlena M. Smith, 77, of Plainfield, passed away on March 27, 2015 at I.U. West Hospital. She was born April 12, 1937 in Worthington, IN to the late Charles and Annabel Smith. She worked as a secretary for PSI and the Indiana Boys School. Survivors include brother, Charles Smith; nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 31, at...

Destiny Danielle Michelle Asher

Destiny Danielle Michelle Asher

Mar 26, 2015

Destiny Danielle Michelle Asher, 22, of Indianapolis, passed away March 26, 2015 in Community East Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born July 8, 1992 in Danville, IN to Charles Asher and Pamela Baysinger. She had been a waitress at several restaurants in Plainfield and Indianapolis. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 10:30 am in Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, where...

Aela Faith Jones

Aela Faith Jones

Mar 20, 2015

Infant Aela Faith Jones, of Avon, passed away March 20, 2015. She is survived by her parents, Jacob M. and Tiffany M. (Tatum) Jones; brother, Phoenix M. Jones and sister, Nova M. Jones; grandparents, Jennifer Harvey, Christina Gonzalez, and Eric Frownfelter; great grandparents, Sandy Jones, Sherrie and Victor Harvey and Michael Gonzalez; great great grandparents, Russ and Joyce Bewley; and...

Rodger Sullivan

Rodger Sullivan

Mar 18, 2015

Rodger Sullivan, 60, of Danville, passed away March 18, 2015. He was born January 12, 1955 to the late Cassius and Letha (Collins) Sullivan in Columbia, KY. He worked for Bridgeport Brass for 29 years and later for Steel Dynamics for 7 years retiring in 2013. He was a member of the Plainfield Masonic Lodge #653. Rodger is survived by...

Frances J. Wildman

Frances J. Wildman

Mar 14, 2015

Frances J. Wildman, 82, of Avon, formerly of Plainfield, was called home on March 14, 2015. She was born June 6, 1932 in Owen County, IN to the late Henry and Wilma Byerly. She was a homemaker and member of Faith Fellowship in Greenwood, IN. Frances loved the Lord and her family. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Ruth Shover

Ruth Shover

Mar 13, 2015

Ruth Shover, 90, of Auburndale, FL (formerly of Clayton, IN) passed away from this life on March 13, 2015. Ruth was born September 24, 1924 in Prestonsburg, KY. She worked many years in the cafeteria at Public Service Indiana in Plainfield and was a member of the Rebekah Lodge # 115 of Plainfield, IN and Clayton Baptist Church. Funeral services...

Crystal J. Codalata

Crystal J. Codalata

Mar 10, 2015

Crystal J. Codalata, 76, of Danville, passed away March 10, 2015 in her home. She was born March 1, 1939 in Indianapolis, to the late Clarence E. and Ola Crystal Brown. She received her activity directors license from Ball State University. She was a cosmetologist and owned her own shop on west 16th street in Indianapolis. Later she became an...

Geraldine L. "Gerri" Meisel

Geraldine L. "Gerri" Meisel

Mar 8, 2015

Geraldine L. "Gerri" Meisel, 79, of Plainfield, passed away March 8, 2015. She was born February 11, 1936 to the late Walter and Geneva (Lane) Gloss in Nashville, TN. She was a homemaker. There will be no calling or services. Gerri is survived by two daughters, Denise L. (Ken) Thurman, and Terry R. Young; a son, Marvin (Linda) Young; a...

Jack Montgomery

Jack Montgomery

Mar 6, 2015

Jack Montgomery, 90, of Plainfield passed away March 6, 2015. He was born April 20, 1924 to the late Elza H. and Tillie Myrtle Montgomery. Jack married his high school sweetheart, Eunice M. Lee, on August 15, 1942. She preceded him in death in 1981. They were both 1942 graduates of Washington High School in Indianapolis. Jack served in the...

Darrell W. Tresner

Darrell W. Tresner

Mar 5, 2015

Darrell W. Tresner, 60, of Belleville, passed away March 5, 2015. He was born June 30, 1954 in Paris, IL. He graduated from Cascade High School in 1972. He was an US Army veteran. He was a tradesman and was in home building industry for over 20 years. Later he worked for OHL in Plainfield for 10 years retiring in...

Robert Roy Rodgers

Robert Roy Rodgers

Mar 4, 2015

Robert (Bob) Roy Rodgers, 89, of Plainfield, passed away to be with his Lord and Savior on March 4, 2015. He was born and raised in Terre Haute to the late Robert Roy and Helen (Cunning) Rodgers on October 29, 1925. He was an US Army Air Corps veteran of WWII and after the war he graduated from Purdue University...

Frank R. Brunner

Frank R. Brunner

Mar 3, 2015

Frank R. Brunner, 82, of Plainfield, passed away March 3, 2015. He was born March 15, 1932 to the late Frank Jr., and Hazel (Girsch) Brunner in Bessemer, MI, but grew up in Mercer, WI. Graduating high school, he attended Northland Community College, Ashland, WI, for only a short time before enlisting in the US Air Force. He served during...

Conrad "Con" Stephens

Conrad "Con" Stephens

Mar 1, 2015

Conrad (Con) Stephens, 81, of Avon, passed away March 1, 2015. He was born April 18, 1933 in Brazil, IN. He was the only child of the late Sheldon and Mildred Stephens. He lived in Plainfield from 1947 to 1977 and later moved to the Prestwick Country Club and continued to live there since 1977. He graduated from Plainfield High...

Marlene E. Molly Thornberry

Marlene E. Molly Thornberry

Feb 28, 2015

Marlene E. Molly Thornberry, 83, of Clayton, passed away February 28, 2015 in Hendricks Regional Hospital. She was born on October 6, 1931 in Indianapolis to the late Madison and Ruth Ranes. Molly worked as a payroll clerk for the Star News, Mallory and Cummins in her lifetime. She kept the books on the farm and knew the name of...