https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/ Indiana amateur radio operators who have died, each confirmed by an obituary or a club or ARRL notice and linked to it. en-us campbell@indianahamradio.com (Campbell Reed, KD9GEK) campbell@indianahamradio.com (Campbell Reed, KD9GEK) Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amateur Radio scripts/gen-silent-keys-feed.ts https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 1440 https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-ka9jwz-2026-10-21 af459567ac068d300df6 Silent Keys Terre Haute, Vigo County. Source: DeBaun Funeral Homes and Crematory, https://www.debaunfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/michael-mike-thompson. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-kc9epe-2026-10-19 8a55e34fe54b39df783f Silent Keys Anderson, Madison County. Source: Indiana Funeral Care, https://www.indianafuneralcare.com/obituaries/randall-bickel. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-paul-edward-turner-2026-10-17 b00867d3942b53e70ad3 Silent Keys Wheatland, Knox County. Source: Goodwin-Sievers Family Funeral Home, https://www.goodwinsieversfh.com/obituaries/paul-turner. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-n9eew-2026-10-06 69c81d2521840368f916 Silent Keys Shelbyville, Shelby County. Source: Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, https://www.murphyparks.com/obituaries/janice-jenkins. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-elbert-al-m-ladd-2026-10-04 4d5e8d192ea6f38b9dc4 Silent Keys Michigan City, LaPorte County. Source: Geisen-Carlisle Funeral & Cremation Services, https://www.geisenfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Elbert-Al-M-Ladd?obId=49829975. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-kd9sam-2026-10-03 3a573891f0504b2c8e10 Silent Keys Garrett, DeKalb County. Source: Young Family Funeral Home, https://www.youngfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/frederick-kramer. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-n9rrr-2026-09-17 c492dbc22827cc18f0fa Silent Keys Crown Point, Lake County. He was a ham radio enthusiast in his free time, alongside flying remote-control airplanes and working with tractors. Source: Bartholomew Funeral Home, https://www.bartholomewnewhard.com/obituaries/Scott-Andrew-Sowards?obId=49663926. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-marvin-w-abraham-2026-09-10 c099623ca1b1b8634016 Silent Keys South Bend, St. Joseph County. He was proud to hold his amateur radio license and was an avid ham radio operator. Source: Kaniewski Funeral Homes, Inc., https://www.kaniewski.com/obituary/Marvin-Abraham. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-wa9rvm-2026-09-04 efc1c15576e9373fa430 Silent Keys Marion, Grant County. A longtime licensed amateur radio operator known by his call sign, WA9RVM. Source: Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral & Cremation Service, https://www.nswcares.com/obituaries/Stephen-Shepler?obId=49480411. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-wd9jce-2026-09-04 44f9dc788b8fe1b651e6 Silent Keys Indianapolis, Marion County. He earned his amateur radio novice license in 1978 and spent many hours on the air from his desk and his RV under his call sign. Source: Indiana Funeral Care & Crematory, https://www.indianafuneralcare.com/obituaries/james-hills. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-n9wcq-2026-09-02 0bd33b11194e169f8440 Silent Keys Logansport, Cass County. He enjoyed being involved with an amateur radio club and the friendships that came with it. Source: Gundrum Funeral Home, https://gundrumfuneralhome.secure.tributecenteronline.com/obituaries/David-Wandrei?obId=49462323. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-w9goo-2026-08-23 2cff3ed4232cdba61723 Silent Keys Auburn, DeKalb County. First licensed at 14 and a lifelong CW operator, he led the Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association from 2018 to 2024, a stretch in which the club grew from 34 members to more than a hundred, and helped start the Auburn Hamfest. Source: The Courier, https://obituaries.thecourier.com/us/obituaries/thecourier/name/john-chalmers-obituary?id=62280962. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-kc9rpx-2026-08-04 41052dcff0e2e0d8f276 Silent Keys Ellettsville, Monroe County. Source: Ferguson-Lee Chapel, https://www.fergusonlee.com/obituaries/james-lee-merry. Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-k9rfk-2026-07-10 333bfe3506258c80771d Silent Keys Indianapolis, Marion County. A CW operator and longtime member of the Indianapolis Radio Club's testing team, he held ARRL volunteer examiner accreditation for nearly three decades and worked more than 170 exam sessions. Source: Indianapolis Radio Club, https://www.indyradioclub.org/Summer2026newsletter.pdf. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-n9ltr-2026-06-14 ee4ae5b86d0ef3e4a49a Silent Keys Indianapolis, Marion County. The ARRL Indiana Section's June newsletter listed her among Indiana's silent keys. She held an active license and was better known locally as an Indiana Master Naturalist and birder. Source: Flanner Buchanan Funeral Centers, https://www.flannerbuchanan.com/obituaries/jocelynne-fulk. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-w9ife-2026-06-11 1c1b3c52113f7d755287 Silent Keys Clinton, Vermillion County. She served as treasurer of the Wabash Valley Amateur Radio Association; the ARRL Indiana Section's June newsletter listed her among Indiana's silent keys. Source: ARRL Indiana Section News, https://www.inarrl.org/files/Section%20News/2026/ARRL%20Indiana%20Section%20News%202026-06.pdf. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-betty-jo-hopson-2026-05-05 8c7e2789144372c2ecee Silent Keys Huntington, Huntington County. She loved amateur radio and volunteered with the Huntington County Emergency Management Agency. Source: Adkins Bailey-Love Mortuary, https://www.baileylove.com/obituaries/Betty-Jo-Hopson?obId=49717885. Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-carlos-lyndon-phillippe-2026-04-19 6e8bd93212a764d881cc Silent Keys Vincennes, Knox County. Source: Goodwin-Sievers Family Funeral Home, https://www.goodwinsieversfh.com/obituaries/carlos-phillippe. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-james-jim-william-griffey-2026-04-02 aae95f5c8ac0de9418a1 Silent Keys Clinton. Source: Thorne Family Funeral Homes, https://www.fergusonlee.com/obituaries/james-jim-griffey. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://indianahamradio.com/silent-keys/#sk-n3hzk-2026-02-13 0de52a5d0156e26b2c08 Silent Keys Connersville, Fayette County. A member of the American Radio Relay League, licensed under the call sign N3HZK. Source: Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home, https://www.millermosterrobbins.com/obituaries/Brendan-J-Wrynn?obId=47263233. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT