Margaret Mary (McNamara) Chiplis

Margaret M. Chiplis, age 91, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Margaret was born in Indianapolis and graduated from St. Agnes Academy. She attended St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a surgical nurse before her marriage. She was beloved by her husband of 69 years, Tom, her six children, Mary (Kevin Turner dec., Bob Timma), Beth (Dave Anderson), Tim, Martha (John Dunlevy), Carol, Chris (Lisa Chiplis), and seven grandchildren, Rose, Ben, Patrick, Katie, Max, Wyatt, Haley. Preceded in death: parents Rose McNellis and Frances B. McNamara, brother Joseph McNamara (Mary), and another much-loved daughter, Sheila (Ron). As a child Margaret loved bicycle riding with friends around the neighborhood. As an adult she testified in court to integrate the Riviera Club. A dedicated Democrat, she worked many elections as a committeeperson. A lifelong Catholic, she was an active and devout member of her parish, St. Thomas Aquinas. She was recognized as longest active volunteer at St. Augustine Home. She had a great sense of humor and loved yeast donuts and chocolate. Her favorite meal was breakfast. She traveled to Italy and Ireland, but the vacation she remembered most fondly was taking a train from Indianapolis to California (in 1968) with her husband Tom and six children. After Disneyland (of course!) they took a car north to the sequoia trees, then back to southern California for the train trip home. A visitation for Margaret will be held Friday, May 3, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Crown Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery, 700 W. 38th St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46208. A visitation will occur Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11:00 AM at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 4600 N Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN 46208. A funeral mass will occur Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11:30 AM at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 4600 N Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN 46208. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the St. Vincent de Paul Society and St. Augustine Home.