Gregory Stephen Arbuckle
Nov 28, 2015
Gregory Stephen Arbuckle, age 53 of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Community Hospital in Anderson. Greg was born with a congenital heart defect and has dealt with physical challenges throughout most of his life. He was born July 1, 1962 in Elwood, the son of Stephen C. Arbuckle and Doneta F. (Yates) Connor. He graduated...
Clark W. Miller
Nov 18, 2015
Clark W. Miller, age 70 of Elwood, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Marion V.A. Medical Center in Marion after an extensive illness. He was born July 12, 1945 in Elwood, the son of Clark L. and Margaret B. (Tichner) Miller; and he was raised in Tipton. Clark worked at F.M.C. Corporation in Tipton for many years as...
Jeffrey L. Brewer
Nov 17, 2015
Jeffrey L. Brewer, age 64 of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Community Hospital in Anderson following an extended illness. He was born November 2, 1951 in Elwood, the son of Jack Brewer and Barbara L. (Watson) Snipes. Jeff was a 1969 graduate of Wendell L. Willkie High School in Elwood and attended Ball State University. He...
Landon Elijah-Ray Laypoole
Nov 11, 2015
Landon Elijah-Ray Laypoole, infant son of Raymond Andrew "Andy" Laypoole and Stacy Marie Gross of Elwood, passed away unexpectedly during normal pregnancy on November 11, 2015 at IU Health - Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Landon's birth was being lovingly anticipated by his whole family. Although his mother and father were not able to meet him in life on earth, they...
Jeffrey Shane Thomas
Nov 1, 2015
Jeffrey Shane Thomas, age 42 of Anderson, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at his residence as a result of an unknown health issue. He was born August 2, 1973 in Muncie, the son of Harold E. and Joyce A. (Conrad) Thomas. Jeff was currently a service technician for Tom Wood Honda in Anderson and formerly worked in...
Lawrence "Larry" B. Pedro
Oct 17, 2015
Lawrence B. "Larry" Pedro, age 77, and a longtime resident of Frankton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Community Hospital in Anderson after a brief illness. He was born September 14, 1938 in Elwood, the son of Walter J. and Agnes (Cooper) Pedro; and was baptized at St. Joseph Church in Elwood. Larry retired in 1997 from...
Karen Anita Miller
Oct 16, 2015
Karen Anita Miller, age 68 of Elwood passed away peacefully on October 16, 2015 at Community Hospital in Anderson following extended health complications. She was born October 23, 1946 in Indianapolis, the daughter of Roy and Irene (Beckett) Kleyla. Karen formerly worked as a nurse's aide and a laundry processor at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton and at the Arcadia...
Michael D. Updegraff
Oct 14, 2015
Michael David Updegraff, age 46 and a lifelong resident of Elwood, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood. He had extensive health complications following an automobile accident in 1991. He was born October 20, 1968 the son of Charles "David" and Ruth Ann "Bootsie" (Lindley) Updegraff. He formerly worked at Service & Materials, Inc....
Mary L. Poole
Oct 12, 2015
Mary Louise Poole, 94, on Monday, October 12, 2015, resolved for herself the mystery of our common human existence (or not). A native of Elwood and a resident for all but 10 of those years, she was born March 25, 1921; attended Wendell L. Willkie High School; and was a wife, mother, and devoted homemaker. She married Eugene W. Poole...
Nettie M. Baldwin
Oct 5, 2015
Our angel, Nettie M. (Townsend) Baldwin, age 82 of Elwood went to Heaven peacefully in her sleep on Monday, October 5, 2015 at the home of her son in Kempton. She was born April 7, 1933 in Athens, Ohio, the daughter of Robert L. and Genevieve L. (Dowler) Townsend. She was a 1951 graduate of Wendell L. Willkie High School...
Paul M. Gillam
Sep 25, 2015
Paul M. Gillam, age 81 of Alexandria, and formerly of Elwood passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 at the Alexandria Care Center after an extended illness. He was born November 10, 1933 in Elwood the son of Bert L. and Rella O. Gillam. He was formerly employed at Airfoil Textron Corporation in Elwood where he worked as a production...
Earl Clark
Sep 24, 2015
Earl Clark, age 70 and a life-long resident of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood after an extended illness. He was born December 26, 1944 in Elwood, the son of Hiram Bennett and Thelma (Brummett) Clark. He formerly worked at a manufacturing company in Elwood for several years. Despite his...
Milton Edward Gough, Sr.
Sep 20, 2015
Milton Edward Gough, Sr., age 89 of Elwood, passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, September 20, 2015 with his wife by his side. He was born July 19, 1926 in Frankton, the son of Ferris and Mildred Pearl (Noble) Gough. He was self-employed as an auto body repairman and worked for many years at Lilly's Garage and later...
Shawn Patrick Huston
Sep 19, 2015
Shawn Patrick Huston, age 47 of Elwood and formerly of Frankton, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015 surrounded by his family at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis following multiple health complications and long term kidney dialysis. He was born May 28, 1968 in Elwood, the son of Stephen James and Marcia Elaine (Ellis) Huston. Prior to his health disability,...
Patricia A. Strangeway
Sep 17, 2015
Patricia Ann "Pat" Strangeway, age 83 of Frankton, passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 17, 2015. She was born December 7, 1931 in Warren, Indiana, the daughter of Frank and Margaret W. (Wheeler) Myers. Pat was a 1950 graduate of St. Paul's High School where she was valedictorian of her class and was...
Robert O. Longerbone
Sep 14, 2015
Robert O. Longerbone, age 89 of Elwood, passed away on September 14, 2015. All funeral arrangements will be handled privately. There will be no public services. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Copher-Fesler-May Funeral Home in Elwood.
Lester J. Fernung
Sep 5, 2015
Lester J. Fernung, age 79 – a lifelong resident of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 5, 2015 with his wife by his side. He was born September 14, 1935 in Elwood, the son of Carl Fernung, Jr. and Rosella (Frazee) Fernung. Lester was a Toolmaker at the Delco-Remy Division of General Motors in Anderson for 42 years, retiring...
Rexie L. Clark
Aug 24, 2015
Rexie L. "Pappy" Clark, age 78 and a life-long resident of Elwood, died unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, August 24, 2015. He was born September 19, 1936 in Elwood, the son of Hiram Bennett and Thelma (Brummett) Clark. He attended Elwood schools and later served his country in the U.S. Army during peacetime in Germany following the Korean War....
Thomas A. Davis, Jr.
Aug 15, 2015
Thomas A. Davis, Jr., age 75 of Claypool and former longtime resident of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital following an extended illness. He was born December 21, 1939 in Dunbar, West Virginia the son of Thomas A. and Elizabeth (McCallum) Davis, Sr. He worked for Delco Remy Corporation (Delphi) as a tool...
Maurice W. Pierce
Aug 11, 2015
Maurice Wilbur Pierce, age 89 and a lifelong resident of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Century Villa Healthcare in Greentown following a brief illness. He was born on September 13, 1925 in Elwood, the son of Wilbur and Lucille (Shawhan) Pierce. He was a 1943 graduate of Windfall High School and enjoyed participating in basketball....
