All Obituaries

Donna Joan Goodnight, age 73, of Tipton, IN passed away January 23, 2020 at her home.  She was born December 17, 1945 at Noblesville, IN to Harold and Elsie (Ziegler) Leap. Her parents preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Jackson Central High School. She was an insurance underwriter and had worked for several years for the Statesman Insurance Company at Avon, IN.  She loved family gatherings and her family attested that her kids and grandkids were her life.  She also...

Harold Ray Chattin, age 91, of Noblesville, IN passed away January 20, 2020 at Riverview Health in Noblesville.  He was born February 26, 1928 at Swayzee, Indiana to Clarence and Cleo (Swann) Chattin.   He was a graduate of Washington High School at Washington, IN with the Class of 1947.  He honorably served his country during the 1950s in the United States Navy.  He then enrolled in Wilmore College at Wilmore, Kentucky and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in...

Cynthia (Cindy) Louise Holliday, age 66, of Atlanta, IN, passed away on January 12, 2020 at Bridgewater Healthcare Center in Carmel, IN. She was born in West Frankfort, IL on May 20, 1953 to Ellis Wayne and Dora Pearl (Haskell) Dugger.  The family moved to Westfield, IN where Cindy met and married her husband of 41 years, Donald Mark Holliday.  She spent those years as a Navy wife, as a mother, and as a grandmother, giving everything that she had for her...

Helen Delores Koenig, age 86, of Kokomo, IN and formerly of Tipton, IN passed away January 5, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born December 1, 1933 at Cincinnati, Ohio to Peter James and Helen (Keehan) Costa.  She was a graduate of Seton High School at Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Koenig was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church at Cicero, IN. She married Lawrence Jacob Koenig August 7, 1954.  He preceded her in death January 1, 2010.  In...

Jeanne Maree Cappelli, age 95, of Fishers, IN passed away January 3, 2019 at her home.  She was born April 12, 1924 at Oak Lawn, Illinois to Ralph and Lenora Mosbaugh. She graduated from Oak Lawn High School and furthered her education at Eastern Kentucky State College earning a Masters Degree in education.  She had taught school for New Albany, Spencer, and Worthington School Corporations. She was a member of Calvary Temple at Ft. Wayne, IN.  She faithfully read and...

Virginia Ilene Grabowski, age 83, of Noblesville, Indiana passed away January 3, 2020 at her home.  She was born July 25, 1936 at Urbana, Illinois to Benny and Gwendolyn (Davis) Cox.   After completing high school she met and married John Anthony Grabowski on July 9, 1955.  She enjoyed being a wife, mother and grandmother and looked forward to family gatherings  She was very artistic in various endeavors that included ceramics, macrame, peek-a-boo eggs as well as...

Virginia Anne Elkins, age 67, of Noblesville, IN passed away December 29, 2019 at Prairie Lakes Health Campus at Noblesville, IN. She was born May 18, 1952 at Indianapolis, IN to George and Hazel (Prince) Scott. She was a graduate of Park Tudor School, and in furthering her education she became an occupational therapist. She is the widow of Joseph Elkins.  In addition to her husband, her parents also preceded her in death. She is survived by a brother: Gene Scott. A memorial...

Robert Eugene Matusz, age 88, of Cicero, IN passed away December 24, 2019 at Wellbrooke of Westfield.  He was born April 20. 1931 at East Chicago, Indiana to Eugene Alexander and Helen Barbara (Orban) Matusz. He was a graduate of Washington High School at East Chicago, IN with the Class of 1949.  He then proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy.  Returning home, he became employed as an electrician at Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Portage, IN, where he worked for 29...

John R. Claytor, age 100, of Cicero Indiana died December 23, 2019.  He was the last survivor of seven children of William and Iva Maude (Schlosser) Claytor.  He was born November 23, 1919 in Hartford City, Indiana.  He is survived by his five children, Annette Dubois (Terrie Valentine) of Wabash, Indiana, Michael Claytor (Debbie Winchester) of Carmel, Indiana, David Claytor (Denise Willey) of Apollo Beach, Florida, Elizabeth...

Kenneth Glen Ely, age 71, of Noblesville, IN passed away December 16, 2019 at his home. He was born December 2, 1948 at Pennington Gap, Virginia to Everette Clyde and Ruby Mary (Lundy) Ely.  He attended Pennington Gap Schools and graduated from Pennington High School with the Class of 1966. He had worked until retirement at Navistar International at Indianapolis, IN for many years.  His family attested that he loved his work and from his work he was grateful to be able to provide...