Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Shelbyville, Indiana
Eshter Schaf
Oct 21, 2008
Esther Schaf, 98, of Indianapolis, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at Lockefiled Village in Indianapolis. Born May 5, 1910, in Flat Rock, she was the daughter of Arthur and Matilda (Law) Andrews. She married Stanley Schaf on May 31, 1930, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 1992. Survivors include her son, Donald Schaf of Shelbyville; brother,...
Silva Gemma Brazalle
Oct 20, 2008
Silva Gemma Brazzale, 76, died October 20, 2008 in Shelbyville, Indiana. Born in Calvene, Italy, she was the daughter of Antonio and Assunta Brazzale. Mrs. Brazzale was a homemaker. Survivors include her son David Brand, of Shelbyville; granddaughter, Nicole Lynne Brand and grandson, Nicholas Ryan Brand. Mrs. Brazalle was preceded in death by her parents. Graveside services will be...
Mary Frances Deprez
Oct 20, 2008
Mary Frances DePrez, 85, of Shelbyville died Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus. Born April 19, 1923, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Russell and Stella (Drager) Kehl. She married Elmer DePrez, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 20, 1975. Survivors include her sons, Joe DePrez and...
Jerry D. "Perk" Wertz
Oct 9, 2008
Jerry D. "Perk" Wertz, 70, of Edingurgh died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus. Born March 3, 1938, in Shelby County, he was the son of Roy and Mary (VanScyoc) Wertz. Survivors include his sister, Inez Snyder, Zionsville; nieces, Jane Hurd, Kim Rogers, and Beth Rogers; nephews, Barry Klopstad, Greg Klopstad,...
Jack E Schuck
Oct 5, 2008
Jack E. Schuck, 77, of Shelbyville, died Oct. 5, 2008. He was the son of George and Dora (Pope) Schuck. He married Annabell Leffler on Dec. 28, 1951 and she survives. Other survivors include his sons; Tony Alan Schuck of Roscoe, IL and John Scott Schuck of Fishers, IN; five grandchildren, Matthew, Nicholas, Andrew, Nathan and Jessie; and brother...
Carl Richardo Mays
Sep 30, 2008
Carl Richardo Mays, 81, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at Major Hospital. Born Oct. 9, 1926, in Shelbyville, he was the son of James Carl and Edith Marie (Kling) Mays. He married Edna F. "Tootsie" Hall on April 9, 1947, and she preceded him in death on March 29, 2008. Surviviors include his daughter, Carlo Jo (husband,...
Neil Charles Mccorkhill
Sep 29, 2008
Neil Charles McCorkhill, 27, of St. Paul died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. Born Aug. 6, 1981, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Jack L. McCorkhill and Janet L. (Laughlin) Schrumpf. Survivors include his mother; father and stepmother, Fannie McCorkhill; stepfather, Tim Gay; brother Kyle Gay of St. Paul; stepbrother, Jason Nicholas of Chicago, IL; grandparents, Virginia Laughlin of...
Ruth E. Hobbs
Sep 20, 2008
Ruth E. Hobbs, 79, of Greencastle died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at Putnam County Hospital in Greencastle. Born Feb. 1, 1929, in Rush County, she was the daughter of Albert and Fannie Mae (Redd) Stevens. She married Clyde Hobbs Jr. on Jan. 16, 1946 and he preceded her in death on Nov. 22, 1993. She married Danny Elmore, and...
Deborah K Davis
Sep 18, 2008
Deborah K. Davis, 56, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 at her home. Born March 9, 1952, in Connersville, she was the daughter of Leon D. Ronan and Barbara (Meyers) Applegate. She married Mark E. Davis on March 5, 1994, and he survives. Other survivors include her son, Sean Boyd and granddaughters Katie Boyd, Tristen Boyd and Gabriel...
Larry J. Earl
Sep 11, 2008
Larry J. Earl, 59, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 at his home. Born March 23, 1949, in Lebanon, he was the son of George C. and Juanita E. (Bierman) Earl, He married Jennifer Sue Leary on Aug. 22, 1970, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Frankfort; sons, Scott (wife, Mary Jo) Earl and Adam...
Jacob Todd Brokering
Aug 27, 2008
Jacob Todd Brokering, 15, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 26, 1993, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Larry Todd and Kimberly L. (Rubush) Brokering. Survivors include his parents of Shelbyville; his sister, Kay Brokering, Shelbyville; his brother, Nikolas Brokering, Shelbyville; grandparents, Larry and...
Marcus B Birdwell Spriggs
Aug 20, 2008
Marcus Bernard Birdwell Spriggs of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. Born December 24, 1980 in Bristol, TN, he was the son of Alfred (Rick) and Stephanie Birdwell. He married his wife Tara on July 2, 2008 and she survives, along with two stepchildren, Zyjieous and Natarvia. Other survivors include his mother and father;...
Jack Allan Sullivan
Aug 17, 2008
Jack Allan Sullivan, 47, of Fountaintown died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 at his home. Born June 12, 1961, in Rushville, he was the son of Harold and Ruth Ann (Shepherd) Sullivan. Survivors include his parents of Fountaintown; daughters, Jerrica Prather and Tiffancy Prather, both of Fort Myers, FL; son, Mathew Prather of Fort Myers; sisters, Trina Smothers of Shelbyville...
Joseph Donald Cord
Aug 16, 2008
Joseph Donald Cord passed away on August 16, 2008, in Newport, Oregon at the age of 88. He was born on September 5, 1919, to Harry Lawrence Cord and Madge Ellen (Dwyer) Cord. He is pre-deceased by brothers George Henry and his twin James Cord, and his sister, Mary Lou Clemmer. He is survived by his Oregon family, The...
Linda K Huesman
Aug 15, 2008
Linda K. Huesman, 60, of Shelbyville, died August 15, 2008. She married Thomas D Huesman on December 17, 1979, and he survives. Other survivors include her mother, Mary Jeffries, Shelbyville; son, Duane E. (Carrie) Holman, Milan; son, Scott E. (Janel) Holman, Hope; daughter, Mistina L. (Bill) Elliott, Shelbyville; son, Joshua D. Huesman, Shelbyville; daughter, Alina Huesman, Shelbyville; son, John...
Sandy Allen
Aug 13, 2008
Sandra E. "Sandy" Allen, 53, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born June 18, 1955, in Chicago, she was the daughter of Jackie Lambert. She was raised by her grandmother, Emma Warfield. Survivors include her mother of Shelbyville; brothers, Marty of Shelbyville and Michael of Indianapolis; and sister, Darlene of Florida. She was...
David M Gardner
Aug 9, 2008
David M. Gardner, formerly of Shelbyville, died August 9th at his home in Bluffton, IN. Mr. Gardner was a truck driver for A&D Transport in Indianapolis. He loved to travel the open road, enjoyed fishing and the Native American heritage. He is survived by his father, Donald Gardner of Bluffton; mother, Joan Sharp of Bluffton, step-father, Nile 'Sharpy' Sharp...
Mary F Snapp
Aug 5, 2008
Mary F. Snapp, 90, of Shelbyivlle, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008 at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born Nov. 24, 1917, in Pittsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Jerome and Frances (Gitzen) Baldesberger. She married Harold C. Snapp and he preceed her in death. Survivors include her cousin, Andrew Baldesberger of Pittsburg, Pa. She also was preceded in death...
Chyleen K. Amos
Aug 2, 2008
Chyleen K. Amos, 62, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Aug. 2,2008 at Major Hospital. Born Aug. 14, 1945, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Raymond O. and Reuella (Zike) Lee. Survivors include her daughter, Tammy Amos of Muskegon, MI; son, Cris Cranfill of Indiana; step-daughter, Tammy Casey of Florida; brother, Larry Lee of Shelbyville; sister, Ramona Lee of Brookfield,...
Bobby J Perdue
Jul 15, 2008
Bobby J. Perdue, 75, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 7, 1933, in Portland, Tenn., he was the son of Mack and Amie (Hobdy) Perdue. Survivors include his daughters, Kathy (husband, Tim) Self-Willis of Shelbyville and Shannon Cotter of Lebanon, Ohio; brother, Billy Perdue of Russell Springs, Ky.; sisters, Ivie Ausbrooks...

