All Obituaries

Laura Lynn Standeford, 73, passed away Sunday, May 5th, 2024. She had fought a long hard battle with Multiple System Atrophy, a very rare degenerative nerve disease. Laura was the daughter of Robert and Ruth Toney. Laura was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, attending Washington township schools and studied computer technology at IUPUI, receiving awards from IBM for innovative programming techniques. Laura was an accomplished weaver spending many hours at her loom creating, she enjoyed...

William Corbett Coglan, III., 51, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024.  He was born on March 12, 1973, in Indianapolis, to William Corbett Coglan, Jr. and Patsy Ann (Underwood) Coglan.  Will married the love of his life, Tara Michelle (Lewis) Coglan, on June 5, 2021.  “Big Will,” as he was known, was a graduate of Washington High School, class of 1992, where he earned a football scholarship until he was injured in his senior year.  He...

Jerry Rogers, II., 33, of Indianapolis, and formerly of Bloomfield, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at home.  He was born on December 21, 1990, in Indianapolis, to Jerry Rogers, Sr. and Sadie Rose Kieninger.  Jerry received his diploma on June 30, 2022, and was so proud of all he had accomplished.  He enjoyed working for Walsh Construction and loved his coworkers; he always said in amazement, “look at me building bridges.”  A picture of his...

Gary Lane Thompson, 59, of Indianapolis, died tragically in a work-related accident on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.  He was born in Indianapolis, on December 1, 1964, to Robert H. Thompson and Joann M. (Eacret) Thompson.  Gary was a graduate of Center Grove High School, class of 1983, and went on to serve in the United States Marine Corp, primarily at Camp Lejeune.  Gary was an automotive mechanic and a motorcycle enthusiast, having rebuilt his brother’s motorcycle after a...

Frank Byron Morris, 88, of Greenwood, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024.  He was born on March 29, 1936, in Indianapolis, to the late Byron H. and Alice (Thau) Morris.  He married the love of his life, Dorothy Ann “Dottie” (Smith) Morris on July 28, 1984. Frank was a graduate of Emmerich Manual High School and served in the National Guard.  He worked in sales and distribution for many years in the music industry for RCA Records and Major Video Concepts....

Rebecca Ann Eaton, 65, of Indianapolis, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.  She was born on August 1, 1958, in Indianapolis, to the late Thomas Eaton and Jean (Couch) Kriete.  Rebecca loved growing her flowers and plants, cookouts, feeding the birds and spending time with her family.    Survivors include her children, James (Jennifer) Willoughby II., Jamie (James) Paul, Jessica (Chewy) Willoughby, Jeannie Willoughby and Jason Willoughby; siblings, Tina Foley, Terri...

Leonard Walter Matney, 72, of Indianapolis, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024.  He was born on June 16, 1951, in Matewan, West Virginia, to the late Robert Matney and Minerva (Mullins) Matney.  He married the love of his life, Soanya Lynn (Bryan) Matney, on July 11, 1994.  Leonard retired from the City of Indianapolis, after 42 years of employment.  He loved his grandkids and kids in general.  He was a deacon in his church and had a deep and abiding faith in his...

Elise Susan “Susie” Conlin, 73, of Indianapolis, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 20, 2024.  She was born on March 20, 1951, in Indianapolis, to the late Paul Richard and Doris May (Miller) Baker.  She married the love of her life, Johnnie Lee Conlin, on June 7, 1969, in St. Roch Catholic Church.  Susie loved children and continued to work, rather than retire, as a pre-school teacher at Kinder Care.  She loved her family unconditionally and was the...

Harold S. Brown, Jr., the 2nd oldest child of Harold S. Brown, Sr. and Betty Jayne (Palmer) Brown, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on December 30, 1946. He had seven brothers and one sister. Harold graduated from Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, attaining a Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana Central College, as well as Master of Arts Degree in Human Relations at New York University in...

Wendy S. Hunt, 59, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 12, 1964, in Indianapolis, to Charles Lewis and Carolyn (Ellis) Gray.  Wendy married the love of her life, Darrell E. Hunt, on August 29, 2009; he survives.  Wendy graduated from Indianapolis Baptist High School, class of 1983.  She drove a bus for many years for Miller Transportation and she loved the children on her bus, often stopping the bus to sing...