Obituaries

Keith J. Pitcher, 70, of Anderson, passed away July 8, 2010 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born July 24, 1939 in Detroit, MI and graduated in 1957 from Denby High School in MI. He moved to Anderson in 1986 when he was appointed Director of Public Relations for Delco Rem…

Floyd Coleman, 91, of Anderson, went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2011 from Manor Care Health Services after an extended illness.He was born February 1, 1920 in Knoxville, TN, the son of Sylvester and Melissa (Gent) Coleman. He lived most of his life in Anderson and had worked for Natio…

Frances J. Gill, 75, of Anderson, passed away March 11, 2011 at Countryside Manor Healthcare after an extended illness. She was born December 23, 1935 in Monterey, Tenn, the daughter of James and Linnie (Cunningham) Short. She was a lifelong Anderson resident and had been employed as a pol…

Rhuanna M. Davis, 84, of Anderson, passed away November 18, 2010 at Parker Health & Rehabilitation Center in Parker City after an extended illness.She was born March 18, 1926 in Middletown, the daughter of William and Cophene (Keesling) Shoemaker. She lived most of her life in Anderson and…

Genevieve (Pfleger) Sacilowski, 92, of Anderson, passed away August 26, 2010 at Community Northview Care Center after an extended illness. She was born October 24, 1917 in Mokena, IL, the daughter of August and Helen Pfleger. She lived in Anderson most of her life and retired from Delco Re…

Mary Alma Wheeler, 76, of Fishers, passed away October 10, 2010 at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born February 14, 1934 in Rushville, the daughter of Herman and Emogene (Johnson) Atkins. She lived in Anderson from 1954 to 1980, then in Indianapolis from 1980 until 2000, moving to Brownsbur…

Anna G. Roush, 83, of Anderson, passed away May 10, 2010 at St. John%26%2339;s Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born January 8, 1927 in Anderson and was a lifelong Anderson resident. She was a homemaker. She loved her family, especially her grandkids. She enjoyed watching T.V., es…

Helen (Maas) Bush, 101, Anderson, died peacefully on July 22, 2010 at Miller%26%2339;s Merry Manor in Chesterfield.Helen was born in Hoboken, NJ. on October 26, 1908.Helen graduated from Montclair Normal School in New Jersey with an Associate Arts Degree in Elementary Education. Helen began te…

Alfred “Fred” Oleksy May 24, 1926 – November 5, 2010. Alfred J. “Fred” Oleksy, 84, Anderson, passed away November 5, 2010, at Community Hospital after an extended illness.Fred was a lifelong Anderson resident and a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. He graduated from St. Mary%3Fs High Sc…

Virginia R. Rider, 75, of Anderson, passed away October 17, 2010 at St. John%26%2339;s Health Center after a brief illness. She was born November 29, 1934 in Holton, IN and was a lifelong Anderson resident. She retired in 1986 from Delco Remy after 30 years. She enjoyed traveling, fishing and …

Evelyn J. Byrum, 92, of Anderson, passed away June 6, 2010 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus after an extended illness. She was born October 11, 1917 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Rev. Charles E. and Carrie (Becker) Brown. She moved to Anderson in 1931 and graduated from Anderson High Scho…

Jason R. Diedrich, D.C., 39, of Pendleton, passed away March 6, 2011 at I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis after an extended illness. He was born May 7, 1971 in Hilton, NY and graduated in 2002 from the Sherman College of Chiropractic. He owned and operated In Line Spine Chiropractic Clin…

Betty Jean (Bowles) Riddle, 71, of Metamora, passed away unexpectedly on November 7, 2010 at her residence.She was born November 11, 1938 in Anderson. She lived most of her life in Anderson and was a longtime resident of Metamora. She was well known as the proprietor of The Emerald Eye Gif…

Jane A. Forister, 65, of Anderson, passed away September 27, 2010 at Methodist Hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 12, 1945 in Anderson. She is survived by her boyfriend of 13 years, Jimmy Clark; sons, Kevin Fields and Patrick Fields; two grandchildren; and brothers, Clifford…

Sara M. Kelley, 91, of Weston, Florida, passed away August 22, 2010. She was born January 3, 1919, the daughter of Iven Harrison and Mattie Jane (Jones) Pridemore in Mallie, Kentucky. She retired from Anderson Community Schools after 33 years as a teacher. She is survived by her son, Patri…

Betty Sue Keesling, 70, of Anderson, passed away October 11, 2010 at St. Vincent Hospital after a brief illness. She was born March 30, 1940 in Burkesville, KY and lived most of her life in Anderson. She had worked for St. John%26%2339;s Hospital for several years. She is survived by her daugh…

Rev. Jack Warren Brunner, 81, of Ingalls, went to Heaven at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie on December 4, 2010.He was born January 31, 1929 in Anderson, the son of Lelah Mae (Eakes) and John Calvin Brunner.Jack graduated from Fortville High School in 1947. He served his country in the U.S….

Jerry W. Cardwell, Sr., 51, of Anderson, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 15, 2011 from his son%3Fs home, after an extended illness. He was born January 13, 1960 in Morgantown, KY and lived most of his life in Anderson. He attended Central Community Chapel. He is survived by his …

Fred J. Roush, Jr., 85, Anderson, died June 11, 2010 at St. John%26%2339;s Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born October 19, 1924, the son of Fred and Geraldine Roush, Sr. in Arcadia, IN and had lived in Madison County most of his life. In 1985, he retired from Guide Lamp after 30 …

Jesse E. Embree, 96, of Anderson, passed away September 1, 2012 at St. John’s Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Muncie the son of Oliver and Bessie (Clevenger) Embree and resided in Anderson most of his life and graduated from Anderson High School. He retired from t…