Donn D. Kesler, 91, North Manchester, died at 12:23 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center. Arrangements are pending at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester

Betty Lou Wilcox, 81, North Manchester, passed away on Aug. 13, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. She was born on Feb. 15, 1937, to Edson and Dorothy (Ludwig) Carroll in Huntington. After graduating from Urbana High School in 1955, Betty graduated from St. Joseph Hospital of Nursing in 1958. She married the love …read more.

Micheal J. “Popeye” Pattison, 54, of North Manchester, died at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 3, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was born July 7, 1964, at Grant County to Hubert J. & Barbara E. (Wall) Pattison. His father is deceased and his mother survives at LaFontaine. Pattison and Teresa Davidson were married …read more.

Gertrude “Chris” Mason, 104, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Covington Commons Assisted Living in Fort Wayne.   Mason was born on Dec. 25, 1913, in Watseka, Ill. to the late John T. and Lou Rena (Boldman) Walsh. Her family moved to Wabash in 1927 and she was a 1931 graduate of Linlawn …read more.

Charlene A. Walters, 89, North Manchester, passed away peacefully at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.  Walters was born on July 13, 1929, one of nine children to Roy C. and Pauline (Eby) Stucker. She married Miles F. Walters on July 31, 1948. Those left to cherish her memory are …read more.

Charlene A. Walters, 89, North Manchester, IN passed away peacefully at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. Walters was born on July 13, 1929, one of nine children to Roy C. and Pauline (Eby) Stucker.  She married Miles F. Walters on July 31, 1948.  Those left to cherish her …read more.

Samuel L. “Sam” Leckrone, 77, North Manchester, passed away at 11:35 a.m. on July 31, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born on June 19, 1941, in Manistee, Mich. to Clifton and Joyce (Griffith) Leckrone. He graduated from Manchester High School in 1959 and International College, Fort Wayne, in 1961. He enjoyed camping …read more.

Connie S. Benson, 71, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at her residence. She was born in Wabash on Dec. 6, 1946, to the late John R. and Mary K. (Eltzroth) Dunphy. She was a 1964 graduate of Wabash High School.  She was the former manager of Save On …read more.

George C. Music, 86, died at 8:05 a.m., July 28, 2018, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. He was born on July 15, 1932, one of eight children born to George and Hattie (England) Music in Little Paint Creek, Ky.  On May 8, 1954, George Music married Billie L. Webb, she preceded …read more.

Father Sextus Don, a native of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), an island country off the southeast tip of India, was born on July 10, 1952, in Negombo, a large Catholic community that goes back to the time of the arrival of the Portuguese in 1500. Wanting something different, his name was chosen by the family …read more.

Robert Joe Whitesel, 69, Converse, died at 3:39 p.m., July 30, 2018, at his home. He was born May 23, 1949, in Wabash to Robert and Ruth Anna (Wright) Whitesel. He graduated from Southwood High School in rural Wabash County in 1967 and completed his business degree at Indiana University School of Business in 1971. …read more.

Betty Lou (Canter) Wieland died July 24, 2018, at Timbercrest Senior Living Community where she had resided for the past thirty-one years.  She was born on a farm in Hartford City, March 30, 1926, to Edward and Della (Martin) Canter. The youngest of seven children, she grew up in a house filled with love and …read more.

Rosemary Bolinger, 86, North Manchester, passed form this world on Sunday, July 22, 2018. She was the fifth of eight children born to the late Luther and Bernice (Sherburn) Brubaker on April 14, 1932. Following graduation from Laketon High School, she married Harold Bolinger, on June 4, 1950. Harold preceded her in death on Sept. …read more.

Victor Asher Parrett, 74, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away at 12:53 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Parkview Dupont Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne. Victor was born on Nov. 18, 1943, in Wabash, to the late Jack and Maxine (Draper) Parrett. He married Cheryl Barnes on June 27, 1965. Victor served in …read more.

Christy M. Suman, 48, rural Wabash, formerly of Huntington, died at 10:13 am, Friday, July 20, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Oct. 16, 1969, in Pikeville, Ky., to James Daniels and Juaquanda (Hall) Budrow. Christy was a 1988 graduate of Huntington North High School. She married Tim Suman …read more.

Barbara Sue North, 69, North Manchester, passed away at 6:48 p.m. on July 16, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born on May 7, 1949 in Prestonsburg, Ky. to Rebel and Julie (Reffitt) Hackworth. After graduating from Prestonsburg High School, Prestonsburg, Ky., she moved to Indiana and shortly after she married James L. …read more.

Magalene Stephens, 82, Claypool, passed away at 9:45 a.m. on July 14, 2018, at Sage Bluff Health and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Wayne. One of five children, she was born on July 20, 1935, in Magoffin County, Ky. to Everett and Stella (Allen) Patrick. After graduating from Sidney High School, Sidney, Magalene Patrick married Thomas Stephens …read more.

Charles Leroy Ogan, 94, rural Wabash, died at 3 a.m., Sunday, July 15, 2018, at his home. He was born Nov. 5, 1923, in Wabash County, to Warren and Lora Winona Belle (Lawson) Ogan. Charles Ogan retired in 1985 from the Indiana State Highway Department after 15 years and also worked at General Tire several …read more.

Grace E. Metzger, 91, North Manchester, died at 4:40 a.m. July 10, 2018, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born at North Manchester on Nov. 25, 1926, to Lawrence & Mary (Frantz) Hoover. Graduating from Laketon High School with the class of 1944, she farmed with her husband for 38 years. She also …read more.

John H. Shepherd, 83, Wabash, died at 5:30 pm Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born Jan. 20, 1935, in Buckeye, Ky. to Sylvester and Nancy (Nelson) Shepherd. Shepherd was first married to Opha Jane Lewis; she preceded him in death. His second marriage was to Betty Malott; she also preceded …read more.

Barbara L. Driskell, 82, North Manchester, passed away at 3:10 p.m. on July 9, 2018, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. One of three children, she was born on June 4, 1936, to Lee J. and Pearl (Robinson) Helm in Kansas City, Mo. After graduating from Northeast High School, Kansas City, Mo., where she was …read more.

Bradley Litz Creasey, 42, Wabash, died at 6:30 p.m., July 8, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born Sept. 25, 1975, in Wabash, to Timothy Creasey and Tamara (Leland) Lake. Brad Creasey was a 1994 graduate of Wabash High School. He was a construction worker. He attended Wabash Friends Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, …read more.

Jon David Montague, 53, of Wabash, died at 2:50 am, Friday, July 6, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1964, in Bremen, to David and Zelma (Reed) Montague. Montague was a 1983 graduate of Southwood High School. He retired in 2007, as a Sergeant First Class from the United States Army, …read more.

Lowell A. Ringel, 75, rural Lagro, died at 5:45 a.m., Saturday, June 30, 2018, at his home. He was born Aug. 12, 1942, in Wabash, to Lewis R. and Florence I. (VanVoorst) Ringel. Mr. Ringel was a 1960 graduate of Noble High School. He married Mary L. Graft in Wabash County, May 24, 1980. He …read more.

Dorothy Mae Freeman, 95, North Manchester, died at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born Nov. 30, 1922, in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio to John and Eva (Schafer) Brecht. She was a 1940 graduate of Northside High School in Fort Wayne. She married Richard Freeman …read more.

  Robert Mack “Bob” Pulley, 94, Wabash, passed away at 6:57 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born Oct. 7, 1923, in Wabash to the late Wilbur and Aldred (Cecil) Pulley. Pulley was a 1942 graduate of Wabash High School. After graduation, he served as a Captain in the United …read more.

Janet Lucille (Miller) Kagarise, 87, Borwnsburg, died Sunday, June 24, 2018. She was born Dec. 16, 1930, in Brookville, Ohio, to Ward Russell and Thelma (Eidemiller) Miller. She was a graduate of Brookville High School and Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Dayton, Ohio. She served as a nurse at Castaner Church of the Brethren …read more.

The Memorial Service for Don Eilts, 92, formerly of Laketon, will be held at noon, Saturday, June 30, in the Congregational Christian Church at 310 N. Walnut St. in North Manchester. American Legion Post # 286 Honor Guard Tribute will be at 1 p.m. in front of the church. The family will greet friends after …read more.

Mable Yost, 76, Wabash, died at 4:50 a.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Nov. 16, 1941, in Van Lear, Ky. to George and Ruby (Collins) Hyden. Mable Yost was a graduate of Wabash High School. She married Lawrence Junior Yost in Wabash on March 19, …read more.

Walter “Burnie” Burns, 69, Wabash,  died June 23, 2018 at the Parkview Randallia Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born on July 10, 1948, to Walter E. Sr. and Marjorie (Harrell) Burns in Wabash. He married Karen Montel Caudill on Feb. 8, 1984, who survives.  Also surviving are one son: Shane (Kimberly) Burns, Wabash; one step …read more.

Matt P. Holmes, 38, rural Wabash, died at 2:16 p.m., Friday, June 22, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born Aug. 1, 1979, in Wabash, to Jerry and Connie (Anderson) Holmes. Holmes was a 1998 graduate of Northfield High School. He married Ashley VanHoose in Wabash County, on May 4, 2018. He worked at …read more.

Max L. Flenar, 75, Etna Green, passed at 12:33 p.m., Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. He was born on Jan. 28, 1943, in Warsaw, to Seth H. and Mildred E. (Robbins) Flenar. He married on July 21, 1963, in the Etna Green Church of Christ to Linda J. Long, …read more.

Richard E. Bechtold, 82, passed away at 2:50 p.m. June 20, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash. He was born on Aug. 29, 1935, one of twelve children, to William E. and Edith (Freshour) Bechtold. Richard was married to Ruth E. Prilaman on June 15, 1957. She passed away Dec. 11, 2013. Richard and …read more.

William Alfred “Bill” Skeans, 82, Wabash, died at 5:43 a.m. Friday, June 22, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born Feb. 14, 1936, in Prestonsburg, Ky. to Taylor and Callie (Dorossette) Skeans. Bill married Jane Shroyer in Wabash, on June 18, 1955. He was a spice salesman 40 years for McCormick and Sauers Spices. …read more.

Marianne (Butterbaugh) Fruitt, 86, North Manchester, died at 9:59 a.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Timbercrest Health Care Center in North Manchester. She was born June 16, 1932, in Wabash County, to Ray and Hazel (Miller) Butterbaugh. Mrs. Fruitt was a 1950 graduate of Laketon High School. She married Eldon Fruitt Aug.18, 1950, in North …read more.

Eva Kathleen Slater, 89, North Manchester, passed away at 9:17 a.m. June 16, 2018, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born April 13, 1929, in Liberty Mills, to Sherman and Iva (Montel) Rhoades. She married Donald L. Slater on Dec. 6, 1947. He passed away on July 30, 2004. She worked with her …read more.

Trula J. Cramer, 75, Wabash, died at 12:17 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 8, 1943 in Wabash County, to J.C. and Ruth (Tait) Draper. She was a 1961 graduate of Somerset High School. She first married Gary Frank; he survives. She then married Philip E. Cramer …read more.

Chad Hugh Dilling, 76, of rural North Manchester, Indiana, died at 6:26 p.m., Friday, May 4, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 30, 1941, in Wabash, Indiana to David M. and Gladys M. (Alger) Dilling. He was a 1959 graduate of Urbana High School, attended the Purdue University …read more.

Doreen Ogan, 60, Wabash, died at 4:45 a.m., Monday, June 11, 2018, at Norwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Huntington, where she had been a resident since December 2014, after suffering a massive stroke. She was born May 17, 1958, in Wabash, to Bobby and Dora (Griffey) Dials. Doreen Ogan was a 1976 graduate of …read more.

E. Joann Butterbaugh, 87, North Manchester, passed away at 2:40 p.m. on June 8, 2018, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. On July 8, 1930, Butterbaugh was born to Elmer P. and Bella L. (Whitmore) Marks in Toledo, Ohio. Both of whom are deceased. Joann married Edgar C Butterbaugh on Aug. 2, 1952. He preceded …read more.

Robert W. Johns, 82, LaFontaine, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor – West in Wabash. He was born on July 27, 1935, in Bluffton, to the late Raymond R. and Mazie (Morrow) Johns. Mr. Johns was a 1953 graduate of LaFontaine High School. He married Alice Howard …read more.

Alex C. Bishop, 75, Wabash, died at 7:27 a.m., Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born April 27, 1943, in Rosemount, Ohio to Alex, Sr. and Ethel Polly (Shoop) Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a US Navy veteran. He married Lynna Jackson in Liberty Mills, on Nov. 15, 1969. He …read more.

Vernon Ferrell Miller, 98, died June 3, 2018, at Timbercrest Senior Living Center, North Manchester. Mr. Miller was born Nov. 13, 1919, in Eaton, son of Leo and Ethel Miller. He graduated from South Side High School, Fort Wayne, received his BA from Manchester College in 1941 and MDiv from Bethany Theological Seminary in 1944.  …read more.

Ronnie Dale England, 68, Laketon, died February 23, 2018 at Maury regional hospital Columbia Tenn. He was born May 15, 1949. He worked at Controls/Singers/Eaton/Invensys which was the same place for many many years. He was a lover and collector of all lawn mowers plants and tools. He is survived by his loving wife Elaine England, …read more.

Ernest R. “Ernie” Shelton, 82, of Lagro, passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2018, at his residence. Shelton was born in Drift, Ky. on Dec. 14, 1935, to the late Fred and Lizzie (Pack) Shelton. He married Vera Parsons on Nov. 26, 1958, who survives. He retired as an inspector from General …read more.

Ann P. Bumgardner, 90, North Manchester, passed away at 5:02 a.m., Thursday, May 31, 2018, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Dec. 18, 1927, in Lancaster, S.C. to Harper Burney and Mollie Geneva (Ghant) Garris. She first married Jackson Carter and he passed away in 1945. She then married William Bumgardner on …read more.

Morris W. Baker, 75, rural Wabash, died at 12:56 a.m., Thursday, May 31, 2018, at his home. He was born Feb. 22, 1943, in Wabash, to Clifford A. and Verla Marie (Brubaker) Baker. Mr. Baker was a 1961 graduate of Lagro High School and was a Spec 5 in the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam. …read more.

Dora A. Porter, 79, Wabash, died at 3 a.m., Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. She was born Aug. 15, 1938, in Auxier, Ky. to Taylor and Martha (Hatfield) Hyden. She married Johnnie Porter; he died April 2, 2010. She was an aide at Vernon Manor Children’s Home. She is …read more.

Robert V. Grogg, 93, North Manchester and formerly of Beaver Dam Lake, passed at 9:35 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. He was born Sept. 11, 1924, in Roann, Indiana to George and Cora Grogg. He married on Sept. 24, 1944, in South Bend to Jean Ann Stefanatos, she preceded …read more.

Ursula Anne Abell, 75, Roann, died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash. She was born May 20, 1943 in Santa Cruz, Calif., to Samuel G. and Ursula (McMurphy) Richardson. She was a 1961 graduate of Santa Cruz High School, Calif. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Biola …read more.

Fred Lee Miller, Jr., 66, rural Lagro, died at 12:50 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. He was born July 12, 1951, in Bardstown, Ky. to Fred Lee Miller Sr. and Eliza Bell (Foley) Case. He was a 1969 graduate of Wabash High School. He was a …read more.

Virginia Rust, 93, Wabash, died at 3:20 a.m. May 19, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash. She was born July 15, 1924, in Grant County to Marshall R. and Grace M. (Berry) Spiker. She was a 1942 graduate of Swayzee High School, Swayzee, and a graduate of the Wayne University of Beauty Culture in …read more.

Norma A. Dome, 96, formerly of Sidney, died Tuesday evening, May 15, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, where she had been a resident since November of 2015. She was born Feb. 28, 1922, in Sidney, a daughter of the late Melvin O. and Florence (Nichols) Heeter. Her formative years were spent in the …read more.

Gloria J. Miller, 94, Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, passed away at 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She was born on July 10, 1923, in Atwood to Charles A. Hammer and Grace Leedy Hammer. On Dec. 24, 1941, she was married to Ned E. Miller, who preceded her in death in 2004. She …read more.

Deanna Newton, 71, passed away at 5 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2018, in her North Manchester, Indiana residence. She was born Jan. 27, 1947, in Fort Wayne to Ralph and Pauline (Fingerle) Miller. A former Warsaw resident she resided in North Manchester for five years. She was a graduate of Silver lake High School and …read more.

Peggy J. Metzger, 54, North Manchester, passed away at 6:18 a.m. Friday, May 11, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born May 13, 1963 in Warsaw, to O.C. and Carolyn R. (Caverly) Jarrell. She graduated from Whitko High School in 1982. She was a stay at home mom for several years …read more.

Olive Virginia Snyder, 89, LaFontaine, formerly of rural Roann, died at 1 a.m., Saturday, May 12, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. She was born July 7, 1928 in Cass County, to Fenton and Gertrude (Bunnel) Culp. She first married Charles Cole; he preceded her in death. She then married Paul Swihart in Plymouth …read more.

Raymond M. Singleton, 89, rural Wabash, died at 10:35 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. He was born Jan. 6, 1929, in Hamilton County to William F. and Blanche (Kingsolver) Singleton. Raymond Singleton married Maxine Tyner in North Manchester Sept. 1, 2000. He was a member of the Wabash …read more.

Gloria J. Miller, 94, Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, passed away at 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She was born July 10, 1923, in Atwood, to Charles A. Hammer and Grace Leedy Hammer. On Dec. 24, 1941, she was married to Ned E. Miller, who preceded her in death in 2004. She graduated …read more.

Gene A. Ranstead, 95, Wabash, passed away at 12:07 a.m., Monday, April 30, 2018, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born in Breman, to the late Forrest and Gladys (Martin) Ranstead on Sept. 10, 1922. Ranstead was a 1940 graduate of Silver Lake High School. He married Marcille L. Beigh April 12, 1941; she passed …read more.

Terissa Leann Roberts Williams, 19, Peru, formerly of Wabash, died at 8:43 a.m., Sunday, April 29, 2018, in rural, LaFontaine. She was born Jan. 18, 1999, in Rochester, to Michael D. Williams, Sr. and Diana (Roberts) Martinez. Ms. Williams was a 2017 graduate of Wabash High School. She worked at Millwright Solutions in Wabash. She …read more.

Austin James “AJ” Dale, 25, Wabash, passed away at 5:55 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2018.  He was born on June 24, 1992, in Marion, to Todd and Angela (Eltzroth) Dale of LaFontaine. AJ was a 2012 graduate from Southwood High School and worked as a Miami County Correctional Officer. He was a member of the …read more.

Richard E. Sparling, 93, rural Wabash, died at 7:10 a.m., Friday April 27, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born Jan. 14, 1925 in Lagro Township in Wabash County, to Homer and Mary (Preiser) Sparling. Mr. Sparling was a 1943 graduate of Lagro High School. He married Marjorie Hawkins, in Wabash, Nov. 7, 1947, …read more.

Michael F. Howard, 38, North Manchester, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in North Manchester. He was born Dec. 11, 1979, in Wabash to Forrest and Mary (Chafin) Howard. He graduated from Manchester High School in 2000. He was formerly employed at Novae, North Manchester. He loved music and playing his guitar, spending time with …read more.

Donna J. Richwine, 87, Wabash, died at 2:34 a.m., Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Oct. 3, 1930, in Wabash to Kenneth L. and Marie M. (Kramer) Richwine. Richwine worked at the Dallas Winchester Senior Center in Wabash. She enjoyed being with her family and friends. …read more.

John Edwin “Jack” Haecker IV, 92, rural Wabash, died at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash. He was born Aug. 28, 1925 in Massillon, OH, to John and Thelma (Zintsmaster) Haecker. He married Ruby W. Cole (Jones) in Wabash County on Dec. 24, 1955; she died Nov. 9, 2005. …read more.

Joann Hoover, 89, North Manchester, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Parkview Wabash Hospital, Wabash.  She was born Oct. 2, 1928, in Wabash County to Melvin and Trevah (Farley) Snell. She graduated in 1947 from Chester High School, North Manchester. On April 24, 1948, she married Russell Hoover. He passed away Nov. 2, 2017. …read more.

Doris M. Monroe, 97, North Manchester, passed away at 1:28 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born April 3, 1921, in Muskegon, Mich. to Sylvester and Irene (Mattox) Sunday.  On Dec. 23, 1941, she married Burr Monroe. He passed away in 1976. She was a homemaker and a …read more.

Donna Joan Metzger, 74, Claypool, passed away in her home with family and dear friends at her side Tuesday, April 17, 2018. She was born Jan. 9, 1944, in Kosciusko County to Walter Leon and Tressie Amelia (Yoder) Blocher. On Jan. 1, 1964, she married Philip Dean Metzger. She was a homemaker and a member …read more.

F. Earl Montel, 91, North Manchester, has gone home to be with his Lord Jesus Christ. He was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Kosciusko County to Artie R. and Bertha (Beigh) Montel. He graduated from Leesburg High School in 1944. On Jan. 11, 1948, he married Phyllis E. Bolinger. She passed away Aug. 6, 2013. …read more.

Katherine E. “Kate” Donaldson, 83, of rural Wabash, died at 8:40 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru. She was born Aug. 12, 1934, in Wabash, to Walter and Adeline (Weirs) Banister. She married Norman Lee “Bud” Donaldson at Wabash First United Methodist Church on Aug. 29, 1960. She was a …read more.

Larry Joe Zellers, LaFontaine, died on April 8, 2018, at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital. He was born Oct. 25, 1936, in Kewanna, to the Arnold and Ione (Reed) Zellers. He married Janice L. Wagoner on Jan. 20, 1956, in Rochester. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, GeNelle Smoker, and a grandson, …read more.

Mia-Maree R. Burnham, 46, rural Wabash, died 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at her home. She was born March 27, 1972, in Wabash, to Victor and Cheryl (Barnes) Parrett. Ms. Burnham graduated from Wabash High School and was a Wiccan. She enjoyed reading, playing word games, talking on the phone, and loved her family. …read more.

James E. Cunningham Sr., 61, LaFontaine, passed away at 4:48 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Marion, March 7, 1957, to Marlin and Agnes Cunningham. He married Debbie Poe March 10, 1979; she survives. He worked as an Iron Worker and was a member of …read more.

Robie Bradley, 89, Liberty Mills, passed away in his home at 7:37 a.m., April 2, 2018. One of seven children, Mr. Bradley was born on March 26, 1929, in Prater Fork, Floyd County, Ky. to Richard and Viola (Howard) Bradley. Before joining the U.S Army in 1955, he worked for the Nickle Plate Railroad. After spending …read more.

Charles Finley Sluss, stillborn son of Austin John Sluss and Shelby Lee Knight of Roann, was born at 6:02 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Melvin Knight of Roann; Jason and Sylvia Sluss of Wabash; and Eric and Michelle …read more.

Ruthann Lower, 93, of Wabash, died on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born Sept. 9, 1924 in Johnson City, Tennessee to Anderson and Ruby (Mettetal) Lamm. Lower married James Richard Lower in Wabash on Feb. 15, 1948. He died on Aug. 16,1984. She was a member of …read more.

Marjorie L. Sincroft, 94, North Manchester, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, in her residence. She was born April 11, 1923, in North Manchester, to Hazen and Marian (Gleason) Lautzenhiser. On Dec. 20, 1941, she married Eldon Sincroft. He passed away Jan. 11, 2009. She was a member of North Manchester United Methodist Church. She …read more.

Marjorie L. Sincroft, 94, North Manchester, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, in her residence. She was born April 11, 1923, in North Manchester to Hazen and Marion (Gleason) Lautzenhiser.  On Dec. 20, 1941, she married Eldon Sincroft. He passed away Jan. 11, 2009. She was a member of North Manchester United Methodist Church. Sincroft …read more.

John Sinak, 97, Fort Wayne, passed away on March 25, 2018, at Peabody Health Care in North Manchester. He was born Jan. 1, 1921, in Newark, N.J. He was the founder and owner of Sinak Builders in New Jersey, where he built luxury homes with his son, Jack Sinak, in the Scotch Plains, N.J. area. …read more.

Donald E. Frantz died March 15, 2018, at Grace Village in Warsaw. He was 92. He co-owned and operated Frantz Lumber Co. in North Manchester for more than 40 years until his retirement in 1987. Since then, he divided his time between Tippecanoe Lake and Deltona. He only recently moved to Grace Village. He was …read more.

Karen L. Murphy, 68, North Manchester, passed away at 10:37 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in her residence. She was born July 28, 1949, in Warsaw to Keith B. and Audrey J. (Jackson) Coldren. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1967 and received an Associate Degree from Ivy Tech. She and her family moved …read more.

Joyce Ann Simmons, 58, North Manchester, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in her residence.  ‘ She was born in Jackson, Ky. to Jake Bittie and Ann Ruth (Robinson) Fugate. She was a published author of children’s books.  She loved crocheting and made several blankets for family members and charities. She is survived by sons, …read more.

Russell “Raymond” Resler, 92, Wabash, died at 8:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born Dec. 22, 1925, in Miami County to Omer and Gladys (Stout) Resler. Resler was a 1943 graduate of Converse High School. He proudly served his country during World War II, by joining the U.S. Navy, …read more.

Grace Azbell, 82, North Manchester, died at 11:45 a.m., Friday, March 9, 2018, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born Oct. 26, 1935, in Salyersville, Ky. to Dorton and Dollie (Mullins) Manns. She married Merrill Azbell in Silver Lake, Indiana on July 10, 1953; he died Dec. 5, 2013. She was a …read more.

Tiffany Lynn Frank, 41, rural Wabash, died at 6:09 p.m., Saturday, March 10, 2018, at her home. She was born Dec. 22, 1976, in Marion, Indiana to Ron Everroad and Susan (Lester) Rish. She was a 1995 graduate of Wabash High School and received her associate’s degree from Ivy Tech. She married Brad Frank at …read more.

Michael A. Kline, 40, North Manchester, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in North Manchester. He was born Sept. 26, 1977, in Warsaw, IN to Billy E. and Sandra A. Kline. He graduated from Wabash High School in 1995. He was an avid golfer and fisherman and enjoyed breeding and raising American Pitbulls. He loved …read more.

Richard M. DuBois, 83, of rural Wabash, died at 5:35 a.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born April 27, 1934, in Detroit, Mich. to Marvin Williams and Grace E. (Morgan) DuBois. Mr. DuBois was a 1952 graduate of Royal Oak High School in Royal Oak, Mich., …read more.

Jay L. Egolf, 62, North Manchester, passed away at 1:57 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born May 24, 1955 in Wabash to Earl L. and Amelia (Butler) Egolf Jr. On April 9, 2004, he married Susan Leffel. He was an automobile body technician for many years. He is …read more.

Eva Mae (Foss) Buchanan, 90, North Manchester, formerly of Metropolis, Ill., passed away March 3, 2018, in North Manchester. She was born May 25, 1927 to Fred and Lena (Quint) Foss in rural Massac County, Ill. She married Dr. William J. Buchanan on Dec. 13, 1953, in Metropolis, Ill. He preceded her in death on …read more.

Michael Robert White, 72, of Wabash, died at 1:40 am, Friday, March 2, 2018 at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born Sept. 11, 1945 in Huntington to Robert E. and Eleanor (Dimond) White. White was a 1963 graduate of Wabash High School, and a US Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam era. He was a …read more.

Susan “Sue” Kay Hobbs, 75, of Wabash, passed peacefully with her family at her bedside on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at her residence. Hobbs was born on April 25, 1942 in Stroh to Charles and Marjorie (McLain) Geark. She married on May 4, 1963 in LaGrange, Indiana to Danny Paul Hobbs, he survives. Hobbs had …read more.

Lee E. Gadson, 90, North Manchester, passed away at 6:15 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, in Peabody Retirement Home. He was born on April 18, 1927, in Marshfield, Wisc. to Gail and Alice (Miner) Gadson. On Jan. 12, 1952, in Rensselear, he was united in marriage to Betty Alberts, who preceded him on Sept. 1, …read more.

Sandra Kay Butts, 70, Wabash, died at 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 21, 1948, in Wabash, to Leonard Edward Trisler and Leonell “Scotty” (Trisler) White. She was a 1966 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon. She retired from United Technologies …read more.

Lee E. Gadson, 90, North Manchester, passed away at 6:15 a.m., Feb. 27, 2018, in Peabody Retirement Home. Arrangements are pending at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel in Warsaw. McHatton –Sadler Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with all arrangements. To send condolence or sign a guestbook go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com

James D. Barnes, 90, Wabash, died at 1:20 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born May 10, 1927, in Jonesboro, to Raymond and Anges (Fansler) Barnes. Mr. Barnes was a 1945 graduate of Banquo High School. He married Carolyn Henning at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Marion, on June 12, …read more.

Frances Lucille Stewart, 95 year-old mother and grandmother, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. She was the second to the oldest of a family of eleven children. She married David Stewart in 1942 and he preceded her in death on Oct. 28, 2011. She is survived by her oldest brother, Don Miller, who is 99 …read more.

Dr. Warren K. Garner, 91, North Manchester, died Feb. 24, 2018, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center. He was born June 27, 1926, to missionary parents Rev. Holly P. and Kathryn (Barkdoll) Garner, in Dahanu, India. He graduated from Pioneer (Ohio) High School in 1944; earned his A.B. degree from Manchester College in 1950; M.S degree from …read more.

M. Maxine Culbertson, 89, Columbia City, passed away at 6:02 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester. The Roaring Twenties were vibrant with industrial innovation, with the first regular schedule of television programming coming to life, the first machine-sliced and machine-wrapped loaf of bread being sold, much of the country …read more.

Dean Franklin Eakright, Sr., 84, formerly of rural La Fontaine, Indiana, died at 12:25 a.m., Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. He was born June 29, 1933, in Wabash, to Paul A. and Nora (Milam) Eakright. He married Evelyn Steele in Wabash on Dec. 28, 1963; she died March 26, …read more.