Views | Community | Anti-Aging | Diversions | Dough | Inside & Out | Education | Panache | In Spirit | Pets | Life Style | Laughs | Puzzles | Obituaries For the latest and full-length obituaries with photos, visit www.currentnoblesville.com. Martha Jean (VanDeventer) Neukam, 82, Westfield, passed away March 4, 2010 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. She was born April 25, 1927 in Connersville. Martha was a member of Oak Forest Church of Christ in Oak Forest, Ind., where she had lived the majority of her life. She is survived by daughter, Evelyn (Lee) Campbell; two grandchildren, Aaron Campbell and Anna Marie Campbell; and son, Bruce Neukam. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward & Gertrude VanDeventer; her husband, Richard E. Neukam; and infant son, Larry Neukam. Grace Snelling, 72, Pendleton, passed away March 4 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. She was born May 4, 1937 in Dillsboro, Ind., to Ralph and Cozzie (Baker) Smith. Grace was a lifetime member of the Noblesville Moose Lodge, and the American Legion Auxiliary of Pendleton Post 117. She is survived by two daughters, Bonnie Fenty (husband, Trevor) of Pendleton, and Vickie Dennison of Indianapolis; a foster son, Donnie Johnson of Lebanon; one sister, Martha Clark of Dillsboro, Indiana; sister-in-law Curdy Smith; four grandchildren, Krystal Duvall, Ottina Jensvold, Elizabeth Benton, and Victoria Learned-Fenty; plus six great-grandchildren, Cozzie, Christopher, Owen, Macie, Gaige and Carly. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ott Snelling (1998); son, Randy; daughter, Sue Ann, one great-grandchild, Ryanne, and brother, Ralph Smith.
Helen Eileen (Young) McGee, 89, Noblesville, passed away March 7 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. She was born Dec. 16, 1920 in Noblesville to Norte and Blanch (Hartup) Young. Eileen married Johnny 65 years ago, and she and Johnny were long-time members of the Good Sams Club and loved the winter trips to Florida. She is survived by four children, Joyce (John) Kirkpatrick, Diana Geren, Vickie (Don) Densham and Gary McGee; five grandchildren, Kristi (Brett) Bowman, Erika (Chris) Kirkpatrick, Courtney (Abel) Becerra, Leslie (JJ) Harris and Nicholas Densham; eight great-grandchildren, a brother, Ivan Young. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a son-in-law, Tom Geren. Robert H. Daubenspeck, 89, Noblesville, passed away March 4 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville. He was born Aug. 30, 1920 in Marion County, Ind., to Harold M. and Ruby (Smith) Daubenspeck. Robert was a U. S. Navy WWII veteran; a life-member of the Elks, a member of the Noblesville Masonic Lodge #57 and the Indianapolis Scottish Rite. He is survived by daughters, Lynne Sexton of California and Linda McKinnon of Noblesville; son, Ed Parks of Noblesville; son-in-law, Jim McKinnon of Noblesville; and grandsons, Todd Sexton of California and Michael Ballenger of Michigan. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Parks Daubenspeck. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 50 E. 91st St. Ste 100, Indianapolis, IN 46209-4830.
Leanna 'Ann' K. (Gary) Deakyne Julian, 91, Noblesville, passed March 8 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville. She was born Aug. 11, 1918 in Sheridan to Clayton A. and Pansy M. (Tipton) Gary. Ann retired in 1976 after over 30 years with Biddle Screw Products in Sheridan. She is survived by a son, James 'Pete' C. (Peggy) Deakyne of Noblesville; grandson, Gary (Jennifer) Deakyne of Noblesville; three great-
grandchildren, Shelby, Parker & Jacob Deakyne; two brothers, Clayton A. Gary and Fred T. 'Butch' Gary both of Sheridan; and one sister, Betty Staley of Florida. She is preceded in death by her first husband James Hope Deakyne, her second husband Eugene Julian, one sister and six brothers. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Seasons Hospice Foundation, 8350 South Emerson Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46237.
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