All Obituaries

Michelle King, 49, of Indianapolis, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 in I.U. Health Simon Cancer Center.  She was born on August 27, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois and raised by her mother, Nettie Rush, who survives.  Michelle was a 1989 graduated of Fenger High School in Chicago and a Store Manger for Taco Bell for the past 20 years.  She was kind and loving and was known to many as “Mama Shell” always trying to get her children’s friends a job at Taco...

Marcelino Nicolas Quintana Marcelino “Marce” Quintana died after a hard-fought battle surviving a massive stroke then succumbing to brain cancer.  He was born on May 5th, 1963 in Indianapolis to Jesus Quintana, Sr., and Maria Ochoa Quintana. He was raised on the East Side of Indianapolis and was a 1982 graduate of Arsenal Tech High School.  He had a wonderful singing voice, a gift from his father and played the lead in a number of the school musicals, Annie Get Your...

Shelby Jacob Schafer, 99, of Micco, Florida, died in Indianapolis on February 10, 2020.  Shelby was born in Huntingburg, Indiana on December 11, 1920 to the late Opha May (Ferguson) and Jacob Phillip Schafer.  He graduated from Huntingburg High School in 1939.  In 1942, Shelby joined the United States Army. He served as an Army Ranger in World War II, spending much of his service time in the south Pacific. In February, 1945, he was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious...

Virgil J. Lloyd 73, Marion, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Feb 09, 2020. Virgil was born Feb 6, 1947 in Marion, IN to the late Virgil Lloyd and Mary E. (Brown) Lloyd.  He was a United States Marine from 1964 - 1970 during the Vietnam War, for which he served two terms. He worked at Dana Corporation and then started his own business, QPS Marine Electric. He proudly joined his son's business, Casey Lloyd Funeral Home, along with his wife Danna from 1993 - 2011...

Charles W. Shotts, 89, of Greenwood, passed away on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.  He was born on July 28, 1930 to the late William and Ola Shotts.  He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. during the Korean Conflict and later retired from Ford Motor Co.  Survivors include his wife, Jo Shotts; children, Craig Shotts, Bryan Shotts (Jamie) and Tina Garber; grandchildren, Amber Wooten, Lauren Conwell, Dustin Shotts, Brandon Shotts, Michaela Saunders, Brendon Saunders and Colleen...

Kenneth Joe McKnight, 35, of Indianapolis, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020.  He was born on May 9, 1984 to the late Joseph Jones and Thelma Jean Ambrose.  Kenny was a hard worker and enjoyed working in construction.  He loved his family and friends; most especially his longtime companion, Mandi Coleman and her son, Jayce.   Other survivors include his sisters, Nancy McKnight (Donnie West) and Jerica Sanders (Clint York); niece and nephews, Alissa McKnight, Deven West and Josh...

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Kurt E. Allen, 56, of Indianapolis, passed away unexpected on Sunday, January 26, 2020.  He was born on May 26, 1963 in Wabash, Indiana to Luther and Janet (Badskey) Allen.  Kurt was an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Wawasee High School, class of 1981.  He received his bachelors degree in Marketing from Ball State in 1985 and later received his MBA from Indiana Weslyan.  Kurt was a broker with Keller & Williams Real Estate and active with Indiana Youth Group and Toys...

Anne Therese Hook, 52, of Indianapolis, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020.  She was born on February 10, 1967 in Indianapolis to Robert E. and Mary E. (Carter) Sitzman; both survive.  Anne was a 1985 graduate of Scecina High School and worked for Thomas/Euclid Machine for the past 15 years.  She loved to sew and made many outfits for her grandchildren not to mention all the costumes for the musicals at Little Flower Catholic School where her son is the music...

Julie Ann (Strobel) Chami, 66, passed away January 19, 2020.  The daughter of Clarence Edward and Jean B. (Stevens) Strobel, Julie was born July 9, 1953 in Evansville, Indiana. Julie did clerical work in the logistics industry. Julie is survived by her brother, Ed Strobel of Greenwood; sisters,Patti Lindaberry of Indianapolis and Clare Little of Pittsboro; several nieces and nephews. Per Julie's wishes, there will be no services and cremation will take place. Lauck & Veldhof...