In loving memory of 
 
ANN ELIZABETH TAYLOR CUSTANCE, born in Indianapolis on September 10, 1964, died in West Lafayette at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital on July 5, 2019. She graduated from Perry Meridian High School, attended Ball State University and graduated from Ivy Tech. She married Dennis Custance and worked as a respiratory therapist at Riley and St. Vincent hospitals. She is survived by her father, Donald Lee Taylor; son, Nicholas Custance; and her brother Todd Taylor. She is preceeded in death by her mother, Jeraldine Taylor.
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PAID OBITUARY

Dr. Carl Robert “Bob” Kohlmann, DDS, 93, passed away peacefully in his home July 8, 2019, due to complications of having too many birthdays. The product of 13.1 billion years of cosmic evolution, Bob was born to Dr. Edward, also a dentist, and Etta Marie (Losche) Kohlmann on Jan. 11, 1926, in a home overlooking Garfield Park.
Bob was active in Boys Scouts for more than 70 years and became a Eagle Scout when he was 15. He was Scoutmaster of Troop 499, and one of his proudest moments in Scouting came when two of his grandsons, Jason and Eric Kohlmann, achieved Eagle status. Known as “Doc” to most of his Scouts, he played an important role in shaping the lives of more than 1,000 boys. He was presented the Silver Beaver Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a Scout leader. 
Bob graduated from Tech High School after seven semesters and enrolled in the Naval ROTC Program at Indiana University. After graduating from dental school and serving as class president, he was commissioned in the Navy Dental Corps. He was stationed in Norfolk, Va., and was deployed on the USS Missouri to the Korean War. He met his future wife, Mary Guilford, while on active duty, and they were married May 15, 1950, returning to Indianapolis to start a dental practice and a family. He served in the medical department of the Naval Reserves until the mid-1960s, retiring as a lieutenant commander. 
Bob is survived by his children, Wade (Carol) Kohlmann, Nan (Dave) Edwards and Larry (Marilyn) Kohlmann; grandchildren, Barry, Jason, Lindsey, Eric and Michael Kohlmann and Allison, Kali and Kendra Edwards; and two and two-thirds great-grandchildren, Andrew and Maddie Kohlmann and an unnamed boy on the way.
Bob retired from his dental practice when he was 79 in 2005 and had held a faculty position in the radiology department at Indiana University School of Dentistry until 1965. He enjoyed traveling, watching birds with his wife until she died in 2007 and avidly worked crossword puzzles. 
A late thrill in his life came last year when going on an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., to view war memorials with other veterans. Upon his return to Indianapolis International Airport, he was greeted in a touching event by his family and many of his former Scouts. 
A lifetime member of the Indiana Dental Association, Bob also belonged to the Southport Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Murat Shrine.
Bob was always interested in natural sciences and organizations that devoted their efforts to conservation. He played an active role with his children and grandchildren in the Feast of the Hunters’ Moon – a yearly program that re-enacts the fall gathering of French and Native Americans that took place at a fur-trading outpost in the mid 1700s on the banks of the Wabash River in West Lafayette.
Per Bob’s wishes, there was no service. Following a cremation handled by N.F. Chance Funeral Home, his remains and his wife’s will be scattered at sea by the Navy. Memorial contributions may be made to Troop 499, c/o Rosedale Hills United Methodist Church, 4450 S. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46227. 
Perhaps Alan Slightom, one of Bob’s fellow Scoutmasters, put it best: “Doc was a great man and a good friend. Troop 499 has lost a true leader and a maker of men.”
PAID OBITUARY

JOHN M. ARCHER JR., 72, daughters, Cher Klase, Melissa Archer; siblings, Rebecca Burkhart, Sandra, Michael P. and Daniel R. Archer; three grandsons; one stepgranddaughter; two great-grandsons; one stepgreat-granddaughter.

ROGER D. ATCHLEY, 64, wife, Carol Sue Atchley; son, Mark Atchley; sister, Cathy Swink; six grandchildren; one great-grandson.

VIVIAN DAWN BARNITZ, 54, husband, Jon; mother, Phyllis Finecy; siblings, Elizabeth Strubel, Gary Finecy. 

PAULA JO BEARD, 74, two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren.

EDWARD R. “ED” BUCKLEY, 88, widower of Janice Young Buckley; wife, Joyce Durm Buckley; children, Robert C. and Gregory C. Buckley; stepchildren, Jeff, Jim and John Durm; sister, Barbara Sanders; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

ELIJAH PRESTON CUMMINS, infant, parents, Amanda Kleiber; Bradley Cummins; sisters, Bethany and Lauren Kleiber; grandparents, Stephen and Lesley Montel, Robert and Rose Cummins.  

MICHALE D. DONNAR, 61, daughter, Amanda Owensby; stepdaughter, Katie Bundren; four grandchildren; partner, Susie Bundren.

PAUL WESLEY ECKLER, 56, wife, Debra Zioberek Eckler; daughters, Amanda E. Eckler, Samantha D. Eckler Wilson, Brittany P. Eckler; siblings, Kay E. Ashcraft, George Eckler, one grandson.

CAROL E. FISHER, 84, husband, Donald M. Fisher Sr.; children, Donald Jr., John and Robert Fisher; brother, Timothy West; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.  

ROBBIE F. HARRISON, 89, daughters; Cindy and Tina; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren.

JERALEE HAUERSPERGER, 88, husband, Al; son, Dennis Hauersperger; three grandchildren; two-great-grandchildren.

CHARLENE HERN, 90, widow of Leon; daughter, Jana Smith. 

CARL OTIS “JUNIOR” JOHNSON, 48, daughter, Chasity Johnson; mother, Sonia Johnson; three sisters.  

LAURA LYNNE KOPETSKY, 58, daughter, Amie Martens; mother, Patricia Ann Kopetsky; two granddaughters; siblings, twin sister Linda Kopetsky, Kathy Howard, George II, David and Steve Kopetsky.

CHRYSTAL VIVIAN MASON, 89. 

FLOYD E. MCDONALD, 94, widower of Patricia A. McDonald; children, Stephen C. McDonald, Cathy L. Lechner, Carol A. McClees; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren.    

FREDERICK BOSTON MCQUEEN, 83, wife, Janet; children, Steve McQueen, Cathy Smith; stepsons, Jeff and Chris Green; siblings, Pat Rucker, Richard, Don, Roy, Preston and Mark McQueen, Karen Butcher; nine grandchildren. 

GEORGE F. MENNEL JR., 94, wife, Patricia; children, Marsha G. Brinson, Theresa A. McClung, Madonna M. Petty, Pamela J. Lohman, Sandra K. Jones, George F.  III, William A., Donald A. and Paul F. Mennel; 25 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren. 

GLENN T. MILLS, 101, widower of Mary Mills; daughter, Pam Green; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great grandson; two great-great-great-grandchildren. 
CHARLES R. “SKIPPY” MITCHELL, 79, brother, Dennis R. Mitchell.  

JOANN OTT, 85, widow of John Shafer, George Ott; children, Jay Shafer, Judy Suarez;  stepchildren, Jeanne, Rod, Connie and Kevin Ott, Betsy Poole, Paulette Barton; sister, Rosemary Scott; four grandchildren.  

CARL J. PETROFF, 88. 

ROBERT THOMAS “BOB” REED, 98, widower of Dorothy “Dot” Reed; children, Dottie Joyner, Sandy Reed, Janet Burget; six grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren.  

ALICE VIRGINIA PHILLIPS, 92, widow of Thomas Marion Phillips Jr.; children, Peggy Sipf, Larry and Earl Phillips, Beverly Theriot, Donna Shaffer; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren.

CAROLYN SUE RACKEMANN, 57, children, Brad Butler, Desiree Dellaperuta; mother, Violet “Bonnie” Collins; siblings, Janet Moreno, Crystal Rackemann, Don LaRussa; two grandchildren.

THEODORE MARVIN “TED” SEDAM, 74, siblings, David, Gloria.

BETTY LOU “BETTY BOOP” SHACKELFORD, 90, widow of  Bob Shackelford Sr.; son, Bobby L. Shackelford Jr.; sister, Ruth Bertling; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. 

BERNARD RONNIE “BERNIE” SIMPSON, 72, wife, Janet Kitchen Simpson; children, Joshua Simpson, Christi Simpson Anderson; sister, Vickey Simpson Brooks; six grandchildren. 

CORNELIA “KAY” SINKHORN, 81, children: Steve, David, Donald, Laura and Darren Sinkhorn, Teresa Schmitt; siblings, Jacqueline Hartman, Danny McQuin; 18 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. 

MARY FRANCES STAFFORD, 88, widow of Paul Byron Stafford; children, Paula K. Ward, David N. Stafford; five grandchildren. 

LEAH JOANN “GAZE” STEPHENS, 18, parents, Roy Lee Stephens Jr. and Jamie D. Scarbrough Stephens; brother, Cody Stephens; grandmother, Connie Stephens; stepgrandfather, Randy Allen. 

DONNA JEAN THOMAS, 76, husband, Clarence “Tom” Thomas; daughter, Tamera Terew; stepson, Jim Thomas; brothers, Ron and Rick Brock; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

RICHARD H. “DICK” WATKINS, 71, wife; Carol; sons, Keith and Scott Watkins; brothers; Jerry, George; six grandchildren.

BILLIE GENE WHITE, 84, wife, Vickie; children, Sherry Dannettelle; Kay Stawick, Fay Boone, Chris Rackemann, Chad, Matt and Rod Little; 21 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

In loving memory of
AMY “Tennessee” McREE
(2/26/1979 – 6/22/19)
Long may
you run!

​A wake for Amy was held at the White River Yaht Club on Friday, July 12th.