Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.
Jr. Charles Edgar Booth
Feb 2, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS - Charles Edgar Booth, Jr., 92, Clearwater Commons, 4519 E. 82nd St., Indianapolis, and formerly of Marion, died Monday, February 2, at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born to the late Charles and Viva (Sechrist) Booth on January 19, 1917, in Alexandria, Indiana. Mr. Booth had a brother Nathan and a sister Margaret. He graduated from Marion...

Stephen Matthew "Matt" Queen
Jan 29, 2009
Our beloved husband, father, and papaw, Steve, passed away at I.U. Medical Center surrounded by his loving family, into the arms of Jesus. He was born in Washington, Indiana to Daniel Albert Queen Sr., deceased and Mary Elizabeth Schlotter Queen who survives. He has 7 surviving siblings, Daniel A. Queen Jr. (Marge) of Rhode Island; Michael C. Queen (Sandy) of...
Sara "Louann" Keen
Jan 24, 2009
SARA "LOUANN" KEEN, age 59, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, at Marion General Hospital, Marion. LouAnn was born on February 27, 1949, in Elwood, Indiana, the daughter of John P. Herniak and Lola & Barney Jones. She married Richard A. Keen on July 20, 1968. She graduated from Fairmount High School in 1967 where she was a cheerleader. While at...
Richard A "Richie" Keen
Jan 24, 2009
RICHARD A. "RICHIE" KEEN, age 60, died Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Marion General Hospital, Marion. Richie was born on December 18, 1948, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Carl Keen, Jr. and Kathleen (Sollars) Keen. She survives. He married LouAnn Herniak on July 20, 1968. He was a machinist at Dana Corporation for 20 years. Prior to...
Linda Sue Kelly
Jan 20, 2009
LINDA SUE KELLY, age 66, of Marion, died at 5:25 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Linda was born on May 16, 1942, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of the late Owen and Margaret (Matilda) Swisher. After the death of her parents, she was raised by her half-sister, Virginia Hall. She married Ross Kelly...

Lynn A. Hamood
Jan 19, 2009
LYNN A. HAMOOD, age 54, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday, January 19, 2009, at the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, Marion. Lynn was born on December 27, 1954, in Elkhart, Indiana, the son of Robert Hamood and the late Thelma (Coquillard) Hamood. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include Father, Robert Hamood of Elkhart, Indiana and Step-Brother, Jerry Tyson...
Ronald P. Dasch
Jan 7, 2009
RONALD P. DASCH, age 72, passed on at 8:59 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 23, 1936, in Steubenville, Ohio, the son of the late John and Anne (Kalinowski) Dasch. He married Melissa Bish on October 16, 1984. She survives. He worked at General Motors for 38 1/2 years. In...
Geneva L. Turner
Jan 4, 2009
GENEVA L. TURNER, age 81, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 4, 2009, at Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion. GENEVA was born on March 5, 1927, in Truman, Arkansas, the daughter of the late John and Emma (Orr) Russell. She married Walter James Turner on February 26, 1974. He preceded her in death in 1991. She worked in production on...

Blanche Winstead Reid
Jan 4, 2009
BLANCHE W. REID, age 85, died January 4, 2009 in Franklin, N. Carolina. She had moved to Franklin in 2006 to be near her children. She lived most of her life in Grant County, Indiana. Mrs. Reid was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She earned her B.A. degree from John Brown University, Arkansas. After 32 wonderful years of marriage, she...
Robert G. "Bobby" Valenzuela
Dec 23, 2008
ROBERT G. "BOBBY" VALENZUELA, age 41, of Marion, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, in Marion General Hospital, Marion. He was born on November 8, 1967, in Marion, Indiana, the son of Roberto Valenzuela and the late Ruththelma (Waller) Valenzuela. He married Tammy Allen on January 27, 1990. She survives. He was a 1986 graduate of Marion High School where he...

Anna Purvis
Dec 19, 2008
ANNA PURVIS, age 73, of Arkansas, formerly of Marion died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Conway Regional Hospital, Conway, Arkansas. ANNA was born on November 19, 1935, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Ora and Susie (Knight) Smith. She married Robert Purvis on December 10, 1955. He preceded her in death in 1989. She was a homemaker. Survivors...

Jerry Graff
Dec 18, 2008
JERRY GRAFF, age 68, of Ft. Wayne, formerly of Marion died at 12:31 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008, in Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. JERRY was born on December 27, 1939, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Arthur and Helen Graff. Survivors include: brother, Richard Graff (Jean) of Sweetser, Indiana; sister, Karolyn Huffman (Gerald) of Huntington, Indiana and...
Maxine E. Goff
Dec 11, 2008
MAXINE E. GOFF, age 84, of Sweetser died at 9:10 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2008, at Rolling Meadows Health Care, LaFontaine. MAXINE was born on October 2, 1924, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Arthur Timmons and Bertha (Crossin) Timmons. She married James C. Goff on April 20, 1940. He preceded her in death on August 4,...
V. Doris Mcadams
Dec 10, 2008
V. DORIS McADAMS, age 93, of Marion, died at 12:34 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at Wesleyan Heights, Marion. She was born on June 30, 1915, in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of the late Irvin W. and Louise (Heavilin) McAdams. She retired from Marion Community Schools in 1976 after 40 years of teaching. She was a member of the Indiana...

Donald G. Robbins
Dec 4, 2008
DONALD G. ROBBINS, age 85, of Goshen, formerly of Marion, died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday, December 4, 2008, at his home. DONALD was born on August 4, 1923, in Huntington County, Indiana, the son of the late Benjamin Robbins and Dessie (Searles) Robbins. On June 3, 1952, he married Phyllis Lutz. She survives. DONALD graduated from Marion High School in...

Darrell C. Edington
Dec 3, 2008
DARRELL C. EDINGTON, age 56, died at 1:32 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Marion General Hospital, Marion. DARRELL was born December 31, 1951 in Blackford County Hospital, the son of Frank Edington and the late Avis Edington. He married Carol Thurman in 1981. She preceded him in death in December 1986. He served in the U.S. Army. During that...

Gerald H. Downes
Nov 23, 2008
GERALD H. DOWNES, age 71, died at 9:33 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion, Indiana. GERALD was born on December 26, 1936, in Milford, Indiana, the son of the late Clyde Downes and Leta Iris (Gibson) Downes. He was an Army veteran and worked in sales. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Marion....

Donald L. Crabtree
Nov 19, 2008
DONALD L. CRABTREE, age 73, of Marion, died at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008, in Marion General Hospital, Marion. DONALD was born on February 14, 1935, in Monticello, Kentucky, the son of the late Woodrow and Edath (Dobbs) Crabtree. He married Janet Zabst in September 1969. She survives. He was a Navy veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He...
Patricia L. (Moriarity) Smith
Nov 16, 2008
Patricia L. (Moriarity) Smith, age 70, of Warren, formerly of Marion, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Hospice Home, Ft. Wayne, Indiana after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. Patty was born on November 26, 1937, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Patrick and Gladys (Myers) Moriarity. She married James...
Ernie Figler
Nov 13, 2008
ERNIE FIGLER, age 49, of Jonesboro, died unexpectedly Thursday, November 13, 2008, at home. Ernie was born on September 9, 1959, in Joliet, Illinois, the son of the late Walter William Figler and Esther Jane (Kipp) Figler. He worked at the Marion General Motors plant in maintenance for 30 years until his retirement in August, 2008. Survivors include Sisters, Nancy...
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