August 9, 1938 – June 12, 2024
Maridee Sue (Smock) Cutter, 85, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at her home in Noblesville, surrounded by her family. She was born in Versailles, Ind., on August 9, 1938, to Lovell and Irene Smock.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Rollin; daughter, Marcia Cutter (Westfield); son, Rob Cutter and his wife, Julie (Fishers); and grandsons, Christopher (Tampa, Fla.) and Andrew (Fishers). She is also survived by her sister, Marilyn Tucker (Danville, Ill.).
Maridee’s family moved to Milan, Ind., in her early youth. She and her sister enjoyed training and showing western saddle horses, earning many awards including a blue ribbon at the Indiana State Fair, showing her favorite buckskin mare, Lady.
Maridee graduated from Milan High School in 1956. She then attended Ball State University and earned a degree in business education with a minor in home economics. Maridee was a Golden Rose member of Delta Zeta sorority. After graduation, she married her high school sweetheart, Rollin, and they moved to Syracuse, Ind., where she began what would become a 30-year teaching career. After moves to Brownsburg and Indianapolis during which time Maridee also earned a master’s degree in business education from Indiana University, she then continued her teaching career at North Central High School and the J. Everett Light Career Center, where she worked until her retirement in 1995. Maridee was very proud of her many students who earned national awards in DECA competitions.
Maridee had a heart for service. She and her husband spent 14 years delivering Meals on Wheels to local Noblesville residents. She was a talented seamstress and enjoyed knitting, crocheting and quilting, as well as basket making. Many family and friends are the recipients of her hand-knit blankets, quilts and willow baskets. She helped sew over 600 masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. She especially enjoyed making prayer quilts for her church, Noblesville First United Methodist, and baby blankets for Riverview Hospital.
In retirement, Maridee and Rollin enjoyed traveling across the United States and Europe, along with cruises to the Baltic and Mediterranean seas as well as Hawaii and Alaska. The family has especially fond memories of a Caribbean cruise to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. As a coach’s wife, as a mother and a grandmother, Maridee attended countless swim meets, basketball, football and lacrosse games.
Visitation will be at Noblesville First United Methodist Church, 2051 Monument St., Noblesville, on Tuesday, June 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a service to follow at 1 p.m. A private burial will be at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Riverview Health Foundation, 395 Westfield Road, Noblesville, IN 46060 (riverview.org/foundation); or Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County, 395 Westfield Road, Noblesville, IN 46060 (mealsonwheelshc.org).
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