Malcolm Eller Sigmond
November 13, 1943 ~ June 9, 2011
Malcolm Eller Sigmond, of Monrovia, passed away at the Indiana University Hospital on Thursday night, June 9, 2011.
Malcolm was born November 13, 1943, to the late Ward and Doris Sigmond, of Fishers, Indiana. He was born in Noblesville and grew up on 116th in Fishers. He received his BS from Purdue University College of Pharmacy in 1966. In August, 1967, he married Janet Miller from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He is survived by his wife and their two children, Michael Sigmond (Phoebe Blanchford) of Decatur, GA; and Karen Sickafoose (Martin) of West Lafayette; one grandchild, Sascha Blanchford. He is also survived by a sister, Elizabeth Roysden, of Jacksonville, FL.
Malcolm began his career as a pharmacist with Hook Drugs in 1967 in Cambridge City, Indiana. After a three year stint in the Army, he worked at various Hook’s stores (later Hook’s SuperX, Revco, and CVS), including Eastgate shopping center, Fountain Square, Braeburn Village, 38th and Mitthoefer, 10th and Shadeland, 38th and Emerson, 20th and Arlington, and Martinsville, Indiana. He retired in 1998 and enjoyed travel, hiking, and family vacations.
Malcolm and his family lived in Warren Township, Indianapolis, until moving to a six acre wooded lot in Monrovia in 1994. He enjoyed building and flying radio control model airplanes and was an avid runner for over 30 years. He was an active member of the Ransburg YMCA running club and ran the 13.1 mile Indianapolis Mini-Marathon 14 years in a row. He also completed one 26 mile marathon.
A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, June 17th, 2011, 10 – 11:30 a.m., at Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, 39 East High Street, Mooresville. A brief sharing of memories will begin at 11:30. In lieu of flowers, please help us support signet ring cell cancer research by making a donation to the National Cancer Institute or to the American Cancer Society.
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Malcolm was one of the greatest friends one could have. I met Malcolm when we were in Pharmacy school and lived in Fowler House. He and Janet became great friends and later married after college. We spent many happy hours with them as our children grew up together and we discussed Pharmacy. I became an independent Pharmacist with my own store and we discussed many aspects of Independent pharmacy vs Chain Pharmacy. I always enjoyed visiting with Mac & Jan when we could. I considered Mac on of my closest college friends. He will truly be missed by all of us. Jan! you had the best of the best in Mac. I will never forget the Rose Bowel in 1968. If I can do anything- just call. Love you. John Williams.
This message is from Dan DeForrest; he gave his permission to post it on this tribute site: I am really sorry to hear about your father. He was really a good man and highly entertaining. You and your family have been and will remain in my prayers. I was really hoping for more time. It does sound like the family has had a few trips lately so that is a good thing to be sure. I have been thinking a lot about the time that I spent with your father. It is funny I have been thinking a lot of things I have experienced as well as the stories told by him and others about his life. I still love that he would come to the door with some sort of tool any time that he would answer the door when a boy was coming to see you. For me it really says something about his humor and style. I also think of him during all of the trips and of the time that we lived in his house. I have to smile thinking about him listening to Public Enemy when he was working at CVS and driving a motorcycle to work. There are also memories of countless movies and CDs and shooting off fireworks and guns… stories of backpacking trips you would take with him running down hills with you on his shoulders or watching him spinning Misty is circles on the wooden floor. It really was a strange way to make a cat happy but it always did… he took care of his mom and took the ladies out to Dave’s restaurant. Speaking of food, I cannot help but think about the good times grilling out and all of the spicy stuff (hot sauce, jalapeno peppers and great Mexican food). Knowing that time was short does not seem to help with coming to terms with the idea that he is gone. You and Martin have really had a hard year and I am truly sorry about that. (- Dan DeForrest)
Dear Jan, I was fortunate to get to know you and Malcolm while living in Fowler Courts at Purdue. We all had such good times together with all our friends. I especially remember all the hours of playing cards in the lounge until it closed and we had to move down to the dining room to continue our game. I also remember how much fun we had when we traveled to the Rose Bowl. We had such fun watching the Rose Parade, enjoying the rides at Disneyland, celebrating on new year’s eve, cheering our team on to victory, visiting Seaworld and enjoying our last evening at a wonderful restaurant overlooking the ocean. And it was so wonderful to be able to come to the Fowler House ‘reunions’ at your house. It was nice to be able to keep our friendships going even after so many years. I will always remember Malcolm’s quiet but very funny sense of humor over the years. He always could bring smiles to our faces. Malcolm will always be a part of our wonderful memories. He will be missed, but we will always be able to cherish our years with him. I hope that you and your family will be comforted by the past memories of happy times spent together that will always keep Malcolm close in your hearts. Lynn Eikenbary
Janet and family, I sure hate to lose this long-time friend. Malcolm was so special, especially his humor. His grandfather and my grandfather were friends at the age of three. Our family has had more than three generations of love and warmth from the Sigmonds. I’m going to miss his humor and special take on life. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Larry and Patti Reynolds Palm Harbor, Florida
I first met Malcolm at a Halloween party where he was dressed as a zombie. I knew at that moment that he and I were kindred spirits. Although I was not able to spend much time with him, I always enjoyed our conversations. Malcolm just had this very warm, welcoming way about him that made me feel right at home. I feel very lucky to have known him and I will miss him. Sending love to all the Sigmonds, Chriseda Howard Decatur, Georgia
Uncle Malcolm would always boost the fun quotient at Miller family gatherings with his quick wit and warmth. He and Aunt Janet racked up some really impressive running accomplishments over the years. I could never imagine running a half-marathon, much less a full one. With my wife Heather (Malcolm’s niece) about to start a career as a pharmacist, I understand and appreciate the contribution Malcolm made to society through his profession. Over the years, countless patients have counted on him for an important part of their medical care, turned to him for advice, and benefited from his expertise. He made sure their treatment was safe and effective, counseled them how to take their medications properly, and helped them navigate their insurance coverage. Pharmacy is hard work, but it really is about helping people on a daily basis. Heather and I will miss Uncle Malcolm, and our hearts go out to Aunt Janet, Karen, Mike, Phoebe, and Sascha, and all of Malcolm’s other friends and relatives. David Miller, Malcolm’s nephew
Malcolm – a really great guy and good friend with a most unique sense of humor. I met Malcolm while living in Ct. 5 of Gable Courts at Purdue in ’63-’64. We later both resided in Fowler House in ’65-’66. I truly enoyed his company during many hours of double deck Pinochle and when having a beer at a nearby campus bar. I can still remember his VW Beetle. In late summer of ’67, he and Jan stopped in Cincinnati on their honeymoon trip and we went to Mt. Adams to celebrate. The 3 of us later met in Petersburg, IN, at John Williams’ house in March ’69. We were both on military leave and we watched Purdue play its way to the final game of the basketball tourney against UCLA. I’m sure everyone knows he was a big basketball fan. I spoke to him in March of this year when the basketball tourney was beginning, and he and his son-in-law were figuring out how to watch the games via the internet. Although disappointed in Purdue’s early departure, I know he then cheered strongly for Butler, and I think also for the Notre Dame women’s team. He was glad he made it to his 50th high school reunion in May, and said he really enjoyed it and was even able to ‘chow down’. I think he said that 14 of the 20 who graduated made it to the reunion, one of those being his great friend Joe O. Malcolm maintained his great sense of humor in the past few months in all the emails he sent to me. I will miss him. Jim ‘Gator’ Wilson