Obituaries
Tipton, Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Tipton, Indiana and the surrounding areas
Dorothy M. Ressler
Sep 1, 2008
Dorothy M. ResslerDorothy M. Ressler, 92 of Tipton died at 8:25 a.m. Monday, September 1, 2008 at Tipton Hospital. She was born June 11, 1916 in Tipton County to Elza & Carrie (Wittman) Duncan. On February 21, 1944 she married Dallas W. Ressler and he died September 2, 2006.She was a farmer, a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic...
Edward T. Henry
Aug 17, 2008
Edward T. "Ed" HenryEdward T. "Ed" Henry, 79, Tipton died at 6:44 p.m. Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born November 8, 1928 in Greenwood to Harold G. & Nina K. (Langley) Henry. On June 17, 1950 he married Charlene Prifogle and she survives.Ed was the owner/operator of Ed Henry & Son Trucking, a farmer,...
Arley J. "Joe" Mcadams
Aug 17, 2008
Arley J. "Joe" McAdamsArley J. "Joe" McAdams, 63, Tipton, died at 7:53 a.m. Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. He was born March 4, 1945 in Bald Knob, Arkansas to Lewis & Katherine (Norman) McAdams. On September 2, 1967 he married Dorothy Powell and she survives.Joe retired from the National Guard in 1986 and Acraline Products in...
Leona M. Tansy
Jul 29, 2008
Leona M. TansyLeona M. Tansy, 96, Tipton died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at Autumnwood Extended Care in Tipton. She was born September 4, 1911 in Tipton to Guy Thornton & Ella Blanche (Austill) Thornton Zimmerman. She first married Charles Sullivan of Elwood and then on June 29, 1940 she married Orval Tansy and he died in September...
Mark E. Marvel
Jul 25, 2008
Mark E. MarvelMark E. Marvel, 45, Westfield, and formerly of Tipton, Fishers, and Indianapolis died Friday, July 25, 2008 in Indianapolis. He was born in Gary, Indiana on November 30, 1962 to Ralph and Sue (Swadener )Marvel and they survive in Fishers. On September 12, 1992 he married Joann M. (Federspill) Scruggs and she survives.Mark was the director of training...

Mary G. Stone
Jun 13, 2008
Mary G. (Badgley) StoneMary G. (Badgley) Stone, 80 of Tipton died at 1:30 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2008 at Tipton Hospital. She was born in Tipton County on April 29, 1928 to Charles O. and Ester A. (Gates) Badgley. On May 31, 1950 she married James R. Stone who preceded her in death on April 5, 1996.Mary retired from the...

Thomas F. Lesko
May 30, 2008
Thomas F. LeskoThomas F. Lesko, 73 of Greenfield, formerly of Tipton, died at 1:05 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2008 at Regency Place in Greenfield. He was born in Elwood to Frank W. and Sarah M. (McAvoy) Lesko on May 26, 1935.He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipton.Thomas is survived by a brother, John C....
John Keith Rickenbaugh
May 25, 2008
John Keith RickenbaughJohn Keith Rickenbaugh, 58, Tipton died of pancreatic cancer at noon Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Autumnwood Extended Care Unit at Tipton Hospital. He was born September 8, 1949 in Huntingburg, Indiana , the son of Harold and Inez (Mitchell) Rickenbaugh. He graduated from Tipton High School in 1967, from the University of Evansville in 1971, and...
June W. Horton
May 18, 2008
June W. HortonJune W. Horton, 77 of Cicero died at 8:25 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. She was born in Bournemouth, England on December 24, 1930 to Fred and Ivy (Clutterbuck) Arnold. June married William Wayne Horton on November 23, 1952 and he preceded her in death on August 29, 1999.June was a homemaker. She...
Randy G. Ingels
May 16, 2008
Randy G. IngelsRandy G. Ingels, 44 of Sheridan died suddenly Friday, May 16, 2008 at his residence. He was born July 31, 1963 in Kokomo to Larry & June (Thompson) Ingels. On June 15, 1991 he married Michelle Harmon and she survives.He was a construction superintendent. Randy also enjoyed water skiing and boating at the lake.Survivors besides his wife Michelle...
J.B. "Jake" Yeary
May 14, 2008
J. B. "Jake" YearyJ.B. Jake Yeary, 77, Hobbs died at 4:45 pm Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Millers Merry Manor in Chesterfield. Born February 13, 1931, in Tazewell, Tennessee, he was the son of Charlie and Nora (Brooks) Yeary. He married Bertha York in Tipton on July 31, 1954. She preceded him in death August 6, 2003.He served in the...
Jeremy L. Shupperd, Sr.
Apr 29, 2008
Jeremy L. Shupperd, Sr.Jeremy L. Shupperd, Sr., 30, of Tipton died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in Tipton. He was born July 5, 1977 in Kokomo to Darrell & Valerie (Ford) Shupperd. On November 18, 2000 he married Nikki Pinkerton and she survives.He was a carpenter with R L Turner in Zionsville. Jeremy was a 1997 graduate of Tipton High School...
Wanda J. Long
Apr 22, 2008
Wanda J. LongWanda Jean Long, 78, Tipton, died at 12:26 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo following an extended illness. She was born in Fair Oaks, Arkansas on September 15, 1929 to Arthur "Jake" and Lola Ada (Wymer) Goodman Nance. She married Glenn R. Long on April 16, 1945, and he preceded her in...

Pauline M. Lee
Apr 8, 2008
Pauline M. LeePauline M. Lee, 96, and a former Goldsmith and Kokomo resident died at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Alive Hospice in Madison, Tennessee. She was born July 22, 1911 in Tipton County to Harry & Frelove (Bogan) Moone. In September, 1942 she married James A. Green and he died in May, 1962. She then married John...
Nancy J. Ripberger
Apr 2, 2008
Nancy Jane RipbergerNancy Jane Ripberger, 59 of Tipton died at 12:47 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born October 15, 1948 in Tipton to George Lindsay & Roxie E. (Goodnight) Rubush. On June 20, 1970 she married Phil Ripberger and he survives.She worked on the staff at Northern Community Schools. Nancy was a...
Jessie E. Ricketts
Mar 30, 2008
Jessie E. RickettsJessie E. Ricketts, 96, Tipton, died at 4:15 a.m. Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Tipton Hospital. She was born November 10, 1911 in Atlanta to Foster M. & Laura E. (Thurston) Collingwood and was a lifelong resident in Tipton County. On July 6, 1935 she married Frank L. Ricketts and he died in 1969.Jessie was a homemaker and...
Herman R. "Bob" Timm
Mar 9, 2008
Herman "Bob" TimmHerman "Bob" Timm, 87, Tipton died at 1:25 a.m. Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Tipton Hospital. He was born January 21, 1921 in Hammond, Indiana, to Herman Carl & Gertrude (Vater) Timm. On October 30, 1943 he married Phyllis Hartley and she died December 17, 2000.Bob graduated from Hanover College, and was an accountant at Delco Radio in...
Alice G. Voss
Feb 21, 2008
Alice G. VossAlice G. Voss, 88 of Tipton died at 6:57 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Tipton Hospital. She was born in Tipton on November 28, 1919 to Isaac Francis and Rachel Jane (Hash) Goodman. On January 10, 1944 she married Walter J. Voss, he preceded he in death on December 10, 1985.Alice worked at Dana Corporation as an...
Dale Vandevender
Feb 17, 2008
Dale VandevenderDale Vandevender, 75, Tipton, died at 5:27 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2008 at Tipton Hospital. He was born November 14, 1932, in Tipton to Oral and Mary Elizabeth (Manlove) Vandevender. On February 14, 1958, he married Patty Teter and she survives.He worked at Chrysler retiring in 1990. Dale attended Tetersburg Christian Church and had served in the Air Force...
Francis Harlow
Feb 15, 2008
Francis HarlowFrancis Harlow, 87, Tipton died at 10:55 a.m. Friday, February 15, 2008 at Samara Memory Care in Kokomo. He was born on February, 16, 1920 in Prairie Township to Clyde and Ethel (Romack) Harlow. He married Lucy Blodgett in July 1954 and she preceded him in death September 9, 1995.Francis was a life long farmer and member of the...