OBITUARIES
Marietta Mae Irvin
May 23, 2026
Marietta Mae Irvin, age 74, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2026, at 2:42 p.m. at Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Marietta was a strong and loving mother, wife, grandmother, sister, and daughter. She loved her dog, Mikey, and was the hero and the center of the world to her family. She deeply loved her children and grandchildren, and...
Melisa Harp
May 20, 2026
Melisa J Harp, age 73, passed away peacefully May 20, 2026 at her home in Marietta, Indiana, with her family by her side. Melisa graduated from Southwestern High School in Shelby County and the University of Indianapolis. She retired as an RN from Columbus Regional Hospital after a career in nursing that lasted over forty years.
She is preceded in death...
Mickey Bruederle
May 18, 2026
Mickey Bruederle, 63, passed away on May 18, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky. Born on April 3, 1963, in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of Alvin and Nettie Bruederle. He is survived by several family members and friends. Halo Cremations has been entrusted with the final arrangements.
Virginia Hacker
May 17, 2026
Virginia Hacker, 82, passed away on May 17, 2026, in Bloomington, Indiana. Born on October 4, 1943, Frankton, Indiana, she was the daughter of William and Mary Merriman. She is survived by several family members and friends. Halo Cremations has been entrusted with the final arrangements.
Richard Gregory Welsh
May 17, 2026
Richard Gregory Welsh, age 36, left this earth surrounded by his three favorite women, his mom, Sandy, and his sisters Amanda and Lee Welsh (Tyler Bodish). He leaves behind his favorite nephew, Connor Welsh-Kuhn. He passed away May 17th at the family cabin in Indiana.
He was proceeded in death by his dad, Ed Welsh, and grandparents Pat & Dick Adamson...
Betty Watkins
May 16, 2026
Betty L. Watkins, age 89, of Spencer, Indiana, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026, with her daughters by her side. She was born July 14, 1936, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Emory Sumner and Maud Summers.
She loved her family and was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. She loved to paint and do craft work...
Edna Collins
May 10, 2026
Edna Collins, 74, passed away on May 10, 2026, in Wabash, Indiana. Born on December 8, 1951, in Paintsville, Kentucky. Edna is survived by her children among other family members and friends. Halo Cremations has been entrusted with the final arrangements.
Krzysztof Kowal
May 7, 2026
Krzysztof Andrzej Kowal, 90, passed away on May 7, 2026, in Franklin, Indiana. Born on October 25, 1935, in Przemysl, Poland, he was the son of Marcin and Ludmilla Kowal. He is survived by several close family members and friends who will cherish his memory. Halo Cremations has been entrusted with his arrangements.
Steve Coy
May 6, 2026
Steve Coy, 79 passed away on May 6, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Steve was born November 19, 1946 to the late Raymond and Della (Smith) Coy.
Steve loved Nascar (Denny Hamlin #11), playing pool, watching any sports that was on TV and spending time with family.
Steve was survived by his daughter April (John) Starnes of Spencer, Matthew Coy of Gosport. Three...
James Vanderpool
May 5, 2026
James Vanderpool, 54, passed away on May 5, 2026, in Lexington, Kentucky. Born on March 23, 1972, in Lexington, Kentucky, he was the son of Gene and Adella Vanderpool. He is survived by several family members and friends. Halo Cremations has been entrusted with the final arrangements.
Wesley Grant Heironimus
May 5, 2026
Wesley Grant Heironimus, 93, passed away on May 5, 2026, in Fishers, Indiana. Born on January 28, 1933, in Princeton, Indiana, he was the son of William and Dora (Montgomery) Heironimus. He is survived by several family members and friends. Halo Cremations has been entrusted with the final arrangements.
Diana Lynn Chaffin Banks
May 4, 2026
Diana Lynn Chaffin Banks, age 70, passed away Monday May 4th, 2026.
Diana was born in Indianapolis Indiana on May 5th, 1955 to Doris McCormick and William Chaffin. Diana was one of five sisters who she cherished, speaking of them often. She was a beloved mother and grandmother to her son, two grandsons and one great grandson. Diana married the love...
David Richard Thompson
May 2, 2026
David Richard Thompson- “Poppy” to his beloved grandchildren- passed away peacefully at The Hospice House in Bloomington, Indiana on May 2, 2026. He was 82 years old.Dave was born on July 5, 1943 in South Bend, IN to the late Richard “Dick” and Hazel Thompson. He was preceded in death by his sister Judy Thompson (Cameron Payne) and his parents....
Jeffrey Byard
May 2, 2026
Jeffrey L. Byard (age 69), of Versailles, IN but born and raised in Milan, IN, passed away Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 at his home in Versailles. Born January 14th, 1957 to Jeanette (Jean) LaVerne Byard (Volz) and James Berton (Bert) Byard, Jeff attended Milan High School and Indiana University Bloomington. He had many hobbies including carpentry, iron working, fishing, and...
Connie Sue Taylor
May 1, 2026
Connie Sue Taylor, age 79, of Columbus, Indiana, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2026.
Connie was born on April 29, 1947, in Brazil, Indiana, to William and Susan Hill. She graduated from the Columbus Regional Hospital nursing program in the early 1970’s.
In 1980, Connie moved to Porter, Indiana, where she worked as a custodian for the Porter County School Corporation...
Rufus Criswell
Apr 28, 2026
Rufus John Criswell, 78, passed away on April 28, 2026, in Bloomington, Indiana. Born on October 14, 1947, in Logansport, Indiana, he was the son of Donald and Betty (James) Criswell. He is survived by several family members and friends. Halo Cremations has been entrusted with the final arrangements.
Adonis LaTroy Joseph
Apr 27, 2026
Adonis LaTroy Joseph was born on May 7th, 1984, in Gary, Indiana to Sharon Wright and Fulton Joseph. From an early age, he was known for his kind spirit, determination, humor, compassion, leadership and competitive nature. While the early years of his life were spent in Gary, Adonis moved to Mishawaka, Indiana in 1999, where he continued to develop lifelong...
Melva Amy Reiner
Apr 27, 2026
Melva Amy Reiner
Born April 14, 1933 in Hutchinson, MN, Melva was the youngest of the five Reiner children, leaving the farm at age 21 to marry John Needham. Six moves and four children later, she settled in Bloomington, IN until all the kids left home. She then moved to Spencer, where she spent the remainder of her life. She retired...
Dean Steven Kriskovich
Apr 25, 2026
Dean Steven Kriskovich, 80, of Avon, Indiana, passed away on April 25, 2026. Born on May 7, 1945, in Ashland, Wisconsin, he was the son of Rose and Joseph Kriskovich. Dean spent his early years on his family’s dairy farm, where he developed a lifelong curiosity about machinery and how things worked—an interest that would shape both his career and...
Nancy Elaine McCaslin
Apr 24, 2026
Nancy Elaine McCaslin, 67, passed away on April 24, 2026, in Bedford, Indiana. Born on October 18, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was the daughter of Shildes and Patricia McCaslin. She is survived by several family members and friends. Halo Cremations has been entrusted with the final arrangements.
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