Susanne Kay (Van Marcke) Wegert, Clar Adele Coy, Korine Nichole (Kakasuleff) Abernathy
Susanne Kay (Van Marcke) Wegert
Susanne Kay (Van Marcke) Wegert, 86, of Tipton, passed away in the early morning on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Harbour Manor Rehab. She was born on April 20, 1939, in Connersville, IN, the only child of Achiel and Nellie (Adams) Van Marcke.
Sue was a 1957 graduate of Connersville High School and graduated from Ball State University with an Education Degree in Biology and Physics. She taught junior high science in Laurel, IN. She stopped teaching to stay home when her youngest was born and eventually went back to school at Butler University to earn a degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology. While working at Jay County Hospital in Portland, IN, she added training for Ultrasound. In 1997, she quit working to care for her mother in Warsaw, IN, until her passing in 2019. In 2021, she moved to Tipton, IN, to be closer to family.
In her younger years, she was an active member of the local Methodist church where she lived, participating in choir and in women’s ministries. She faithfully enjoyed Sunday Services at Harbour Shores Church after being introduced to them in 2020 when physical church attendance was no longer option for her.
She enjoyed fishing and was constantly out at her parents’ cottage, fishing for bluegill and perch whenever she could. Born with a green thumb, she was an avid gardener and always had plants growing year-round. If a plant was normally considered an annual, she would take care of it and keep it going for years by bringing them in during the winter and babying them until spring when she could take them back outside. Other hobbies included watercolor, drawing, writing, and quilting. Whenever she didn’t feel well, she would be sitting, still working on whichever quilt was her latest project, even while she was in rehab. Not to be intimidated by technology, she was constantly taking online art, writing, and sewing courses and was a whiz at using the various apps for those classes.
Sue is survived by her children Eric Wegert and his wife Stacia of Kokomo, IN, Daniel Wegert of Louisville, KY, and Katherine Cochran and her husband Timothy of Noblesville, IN; grandchildren Tina (Ryan) Carmain, Nicholas Wegert, Daniel (Adela) Wegert, Zachary Cochran, and Nichole Cochran; and great-grandchildren Landyn Wegert, Dominique Wegert, Abigail Carmain, Ezequiel Wegert, and Rojelio Wegert.
A service celebrating the life of Susanne Kay Wegert will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville, IN 46062 with Pastor Stephen Schultze officiating. Family and friends will gather from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Tuesday at the funeral home.
Clar Adele Coy
Clar Adele Coy, age 84, of Noblesville, Indiana, passed away on January 9, 2026. She was born on April 11, 1941, in Kokomo, Indiana.
Clar’s early years were marked by both challenge and blessing. After losing her mother at age six, she and her sisters Sharon and Barbara were lovingly raised by their grandmother and great aunts. The three sisters began singing together at a young age, a joy that would continue throughout their lives. When their father remarried, Betty J. (Stephens) Cowgill became a cherished stepmother, and the family later welcomed a fourth daughter Betty Darlene.
Clar married Lee in 1960, and together they built a busy family life. They welcomed four children—Jana, Dean, Kimberly, and Keith—but experienced the deep loss of Jana and Keith in infancy. During her sister Sharon’s long illness, Clar welcomed her niece Tawahna into the family, and in 1981, Clar and Lee formalized that bond through adoption. With the addition of Tawahna, they became a family of five, shaped by love, commitment, and enduring care.
Clar became deeply involved in the life of Christ Lutheran Church in Noblesville, where she remained active throughout her life. She participated fully in church and community life through worship, music, fellowship, and service—singing in choirs, coordinating weddings, teaching Sunday school and Bible school, and serving in other supportive roles. It was within this church community that her long‑standing passion for early childhood education took shape. Clar played a central role in starting the church’s preschool program in 1980, helping it grow from a small beginning into a well‑established program. Children and early education remained a central focus of Clar’s life, spending more than 26 years working with young children and their education. Outside of church and work, Clar enjoyed performing in community musicals, making jewelry, antiquing, and bargain hunting with her sister and friends.
Clar is survived by her husband Lory Lee Coy; her children Dean Coy, Kimberly Coy, and Tawahna Voils (husband John Voils); her sister Barbara Porter (husband Otis Porter); and many extended family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Jana Lee Coy (1963); her son Keith Collin Coy (1968); her mother Bernice Cowgill (1948); her father Orla Charles “Jerry” Cowgill (1978); her stepmother Betty Cowgill (2024); and her sisters Sharon Fleissner (1979) and Betty Foshee (2008).
Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 13, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville, Indiana.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday, January 14, at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 10055 E. 186th Street, Noblesville, followed by a meal.
Burial will take place at 2:30 p.m. at South Union Cemetery, Kokomo, Indiana.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christ Lutheran Church (https://clc-in.org), Medical Mutts Service Dogs (https://www.medicalmutts.org), or a charity of one’s choice.
Korine Nichole (Kakasuleff) Abernathy
Korine Nichole (Kakasuleff) Abernathy, 46, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, in Indianapolis. She was born in Indianapolis on May 13, 1979, to Kenneth M. Kakasuleff and Bridget (Elliott) Perkins.
Korine was a graduate of Tri-Central High School in the Class of 1997. She later graduated from the Alexandria School of Massage Therapy and had many thankful clients while she pursued that profession. She had attended Heartland Church in Tipton County. Korine was a lover of animals, art, crafts, and music. She also enjoyed square dancing, camping, and swimming, especially when at the beach.
Cooking and late-night ice cream runs were always on her list of activities, which she balanced with running, working out, and doing yoga. She enjoyed using great makeup. Two of the most important things for Korine were her love for Jesus and her family.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather Bridget & Dennis Perkins of Windfall and father Ken Kakasuleff of Cicero; her children Sgt. Levi Abernathy of San Diego, California, and Kaela Abernathy of Kokomo, as well as one “grand-kitty.” She was preceded in death by one son Konner Joseph Kakasuleff in 2017 and her grandmother Shirley Weismiller.
Korine expressed to her family that she did not want a funeral after she passed away. As her friends grieve her passing, the best way to honor her would be to reach out and do a good deed for someone else in honor of Korine.
Young-Nichols Funeral Home has been entrusted with caring for Korine. Messages of condolence for her family may be left on her obituary page at www.young-nichols.com. Memorial donations to help with funeral costs may be made to the funeral home.