December 21, 1992 – January 15, 2017
Riley Jacob Oberhart
Riley Jacob Oberhart, 24, of Noblesville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on December 21, 1992 to Daniel and Kathleen (Mooney) Oberhart in Iowa City, Iowa.
Riley and his family lived in Coralville, Iowa before moving to Ankeny where he loved becoming a big brother to his sister, Macy. He made life-long friends in Ankeny, Iowa with whom he remained in contact even after high school. During his younger years, Riley played baseball and basketball. He was a fanatic for Pokemon and an avid Nintendo player. While growing up in Iowa, Riley and his family enjoyed long summer days and evenings on their boat “The Life of Riley”.
Riley had a natural ear for music, including the ability to play piano pieces by ear. He enjoyed playing guitar and trumpet. While at Noblesville High School, Riley was a member of the marching band for five years including two years as Drum Major. Riley’s love of music extended to include Show Choir and musical theatre. In addition to music and theatre, Riley was proud to represent Noblesville as a member of the bowling team and successfully competed in many bowling tournaments. Riley was a member of the Class of 2011 at Noblesville High School. Before entering the workforce, Riley attended Ball State University for one year. Riley was working at the Best Buy store in Castleton, Indiana, where he used his tech savvy to flourish in the Magnolia Home Theater Department.
Riley’s younger years of Pokemon and Nintendo grew into a love of Rubik’s Cubes, Magic the Gathering and poker. He knew his way around online games and Playstation, evolving into his own live-stream of the game Destiny.
His love of pets led Riley to adopt a rescue dog, Suki. He loved her to pieces and they were constant companions.
Riley had an abundance of talent and will be terribly missed by his large circle of friends as well as his sister, Macy, and the rest of his family. While his interests kept him involved with his friends, he especially enjoyed spending family time with Macy. He has inspired her to follow in his musical footsteps.
In addition to his mother, Kathleen (Mooney) Oberhart and his sister, Macy Oberhart, Riley is survived by his grandparents, Jan Oberhart, William ‘Doug’ Oberhart and Gerald & Kittie Mooney; uncles, Dave (Nancy) Oberhart and Darin Oberhart; aunts, Kittie (Craig) Mettler and Kelly (Shawn) Meyer; as well as several close cousins.
He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Fritz & Hazel Oberhart and Mary & Arthur Cooper. Riley was joined in Heaven by his father, Daniel Dale Oberhart on the same day, Sunday, January 15, 2017.
Visitation was on Friday, January 27, 2017 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center in Noblesville. Services were held on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the funeral home, with an additional visitation prior to the service.
Services will also be held in Iowa with details pending through Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to a fund set up for Macy’s college education.
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