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William “Bill” Cochran, 86, of Carmel, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018. He was born in Liberty, KY on April 2, 1932 son of Earl M. and Clara Ann King Cochran. Although his heart remained forever in KY, Bill traveled to IN in the 1950’s to search for work.  Having come from a farm where his father operated a sawmill and barn building business, he learned basic woodworking skills.  These skills he honed to become a master trim carpenter for high end...

Joan L. Allen Dawson, 78 of Westfield, passed away April 9, 2018. She was born in Indianapolis on October 13,1939 to the late Victor and Margaret (Peg) Dietz Wilson. Her father, Victor Wilson passed when Joan was only 18 months old. Margaret married Floyd (Bud) Allen, who adopted Joan at 7 years of age and was her Daddy for life. She was a 1957 graduate of Westfield High School and attended Purdue University. In her earlier years, Joan loved riding horses with her friends and was...

Charles DeHart Cowan, was welcomed home by his Lord and Savior on April 8, 2018 after losing his brilliant mind and body to a bitter, yet brave, battle with dementia. Charles Dehart Cowan “Charlie” was born to William Hamilton Cowan and Georgia Zada Cowan on October 19, 1922, in St. Louis, MO. One of his first childhood achievements was earning his Eagle Scout. As a young teen, Charlie made the most important decision of his life, and that was to accept Jesus as his...

Donald R. Morrow, 95, of Carmel, passed away April 6, 2018. He was born in Westfield on September 1, 1922, son of Olin and Ann Mullin Morrow. Don was a lifelong resident of Hamilton County.  He was a 1940 graduate of Carmel High School.  Don was a WW II veteran of the US Army Air Corps, having received the American and Asiatio-Pacific Theater Ribbons. As a farmer his entire life, Don was known for his farm equipment being in pristine condition, always immaculate....

Martin Peter Sikora, 69, of Carmel, passed away April 2, 2018. He was born in North Hammond, IN on May 25, 1948 to Chester and Mary Scztukowski Sikora. He was a graduate of Purdue University Northwest, with an Associate's degree in Nursing.  He previously attended Salesian Junior Seminary and St. Joseph's College Calumet Campus. Martin truly loved his job as a Nurse and spent 24 years caring for people. He worked 12 of those years at Methodist Hospital in...

Elizabeth Maureen (Day) Cronin, 78, Indianapolis, was born on August 26, 1939 and departed this life on March 30, 1939. She was one of six children born to Mary Bridget (Quirk) Day and Donald Earl Day.  Elizabeth attended St. Mary’s Academy, Marian College and later ITT Technical Institute where she achieved a degree in computer programming and operations. She worked for the State of Indiana Information Services Division for more than 20 years before retiring in...

Elizabeth Morrow Brown, 66, of Carmel, passed away March 30, 2018.  She was born in Monticello, KY on December 9, 1951, daughter of the late Raymond and Chloa Branscum Morrow. Elizabeth was a 1969 graduate of Wayne County High School.  She also received her Associates degree from Ivy Tech.  Elizabeth worked in customer service for 25 years before retiring from AT&T. The greatest joy for Elizabeth was spending time with her family.  She loved being...

Frank J. Bienas, 76, of Carmel, passed away March 22, 2018.  He was born on October 16, 1941 in LaPorte, IN, son of Frank Joseph, Sr. and Catherine Masterson Bienas. Following high school graduation, Frank attended Ball State University where he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Education. Frank was Band Director for the Shenandoah High School from 1967-1973, where his band won the State Fair Marching Competition in 1972.  A proud...

Joyce Ann Warrell Franco, 83, of Mooresville, NC, formerly of Lebanon, IN and White Hall, IL, passed on to her Heavenly home on Thursday, March 15, 2018.  She was born November 27, 1934, in Roodhouse,...

Arthur Freeman (93) of Indianapolis, IN.  Born in Youngstown, Ohio to Israel and Katharine Freeman.  Served in the U.S. Army Air Force as B-17 bombardier/navigator Active Duty and 15 years as 1st Lt. Reserve Duty.   Worked five seasons in salmon fisheries research and maritime patrol for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska.  Enrolled in pre-med at Stanford University and received his professional degree as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) from...