M. Maxine Culbertson, 89, Columbia City, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester. Arrangements are pending at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City.

Charles F. Conrad, 90, Fort Wayne, formerly of North Manchester, passed away at 2:50 a.m., Feb. 19, 2018, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. The son of Joseph and Cora (Holstein) Conrad, he was born on July 17, 1927, in Peru. During WWII, Mr. Conrad enlisted in the Navy to help his country and enlisted …read more.

Marilyn Virginia Thompson Flora, 87, formerly of Laketon, died at 2:50 pm, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Sycamore Village Healthcare Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Oct. 21, 1930, in Wabash to Milton and Mabel (Renicker) Brubaker. She was a 1948 graduate of Laketon High School. She first married Fred Allen Thompson in North …read more.

Barbara Jane Hicks, 74, North Manchester, passed away in her home at 11:45 a.m., Feb. 15, 2018. Born in West Prestonsburg, Ky. on April 12, 1943, to James and Letha (Conley) Wright, she was one of twelve children. For fifty-four years she was married to her best friend David D. Hicks. The two were married …read more.

Clarence Ray Trusty, 60, Wabash, died at 11:32 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 24, 1958 in Richmond, Va., to Troy and Shirley (Waldon) Trusty. He was a 1976 graduate of Wabash High School. He retired from GDX Automotive in Wabash after 28 years. He attended …read more.

Patricia Ann Young, 85, North Manchester, formerly of Wabash and Roann, died at 2:24 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born May 6, 1932, in Wabash County, to Orville E. and Anna B. (Currens) Howard. She was a 1950 graduate of Roann High School. She married Andrew L. Young in …read more.

Connie J. Klein, 73, Gilead, passed at 8:40 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. She was born on May 21, 1944, in Rochester, to Glen A. and Alice Gail (Wright) Teel. She married on Nov. 24, 1963, in the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church of rural Akron to Jerry …read more.

Vivian “Viv” Simmons, 92, North Manchester, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester.  He was born Sept. 16, 1925, in Bedford, to Raymond S. and Rose (Wagoner) Simmons. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1943 where he played in the state basketball tournament. He served in the U.S. …read more.

Mary Louise Alberson, 92, of Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, died at 11:05 a.m., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 at Peabody Healthcare Center. She was born June 27, 1925 in Wabash, to Delorse Land. Alberson married Roy Alberson; he died in March of 1991. She retired from Invencess Controls in 1990, and also worked for Lance’s Deli, …read more.

Dorothy Sue Adams, 84, Wabash, died at 1:06 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. She was born Feb. 26, 1933, in Paintsville, Ky. to Harry and Susie (Hall) Adams. She was a 1951 graduate of Meade Memorial High School in Williamsport, Ky. She was a telephone operator at General …read more.

Mary Williams, 83, LaFontaine, passed away at 11:28 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre in Wabash. She was born in Huntington County Jan. 9, 1935, to the late Claude S. and Francis M. (Shipley) Jones. She was a 1953 graduate of Jackson Township in Wells County.  She married Noel “Brooks” Williams …read more.

Mary Williams, 83, LaFontaine, passed away at 11:28 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre, Wabash. Funeral services are pending and have been entrusted to McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 South Main Street, LaFontaine, IN 46940.

Mary Rose Grist, 91, Wabash, formerly of North Manchester, passed at 2:23 a.m., Feb. 3, 2018, at Wellbrooke of Wabash, Wabash. The youngest of three children, she was born on Dec. 18, 1926, to Jesse and Ella (Freshour) Harrison in Wabash County. On Dec. 10, 1949, she married Irvin W. Grist. They were married for …read more.

William “Bill” Bellinger, 96, North Manchester passed away on Feb. 1, 2018, at the Peabody Healthcare Facility. He was born Feb. 16, 1921, in Walkerton, to Charles and Nina (Hardy) Bellinger. In 1939, he married Kathryn Jobson at the First Brethren Church in New Paris. He graduated from Walkerton High School in 1939 and joined …read more.

Phil A. Spann, 90, North Manchester, passed away at 10:40 a.m. on Jan. 31, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. The last surviving of eight children, he was born April 9, 1927, in South Whitley, to Jesse and Odessa (Spitler) Spann. A proud veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War …read more.

Towanna Jean Plunkett, 80, of Wabash, Indiana died at  8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born Sept. 28, 1937, in Dougherty, Okla. to Roy and Frances Josephine (Jones) Cassity. Plunkett was a 1956 graduate of Elwood High School, Elwood. She married Robert C Plunkett at the …read more.

Michael Stephen “Steve” Harner, 73, Wabash, died at 12:01 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, from complications of a heart attack. He was born Aug. 19, 1944, in Wabash, to Leo Louis and Mary Madeline (Jones) Harner. Harner was a 1962 Wabash High School graduate. He was a …read more.

Louise Hammonds Rothston, 93, North Manchester, passed away at 12:01 a.m., Jan. 28, 2018, at Timbercrest Retirement Community, North Manchester, due to complications from a stroke. Daughter of Sherman and Clara Malinda (Moser) Baker, Rothston was born on March 29, 1924, in a small house on 2nd Street, in North Manchester. As a child, Rothston …read more.

John Calvin Bollinger, North Manchester, departed this earthly life for his heavenly home on Jan. 21, 2018. Bollinger was born Aug. 18, 1934, in Topeka to Russell and Martha Bollinger.  He was the fifth of nine children. He married Carolyn Joyce Stealy on Sept 7, 1963. He was the custodian at Manchester Junior High School …read more.

Mary Katherine Prickett, 94, Wabash, died at 10:08 a.m., Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. She was born Jan. 18, 1924, in Wabash, to Paul and Phoebe (Millican) Houlihan. Mary was a 1942 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne. She married Benjamin G. Prickett in Fort Wayne …read more.

Mary D. Shrum, 95, North Manchester and formerly of Rochester and Akron, passed at 4:15 a.m., Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. She was born on Nov. 12, 1922, in Fulton, to Frank and Iva (Tester) Bowen. She married on June 4, 1946, in North Manchester to Donald L. Shrum, …read more.

Mary Shrum, 95, North Manchester and formerly of Akron, passed at 4:15 a.m., Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. Arrangements are currently pending at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron

James McCloud Reynolds, 92, Wabash, died at 2:39 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born Jan. 21, 1925 in Winamac to Chester Ray and Iona (McCloud) Reynolds. He was a 1943 graduate of Wabash High School and a WWII US Navy veteran. He first married Marjorie Emrick in Wabash on …read more.

Marjorie Ellen (Hill) Knecht, 96, passed away peacefully Jan. 4, 2018, at the Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 74 years, John Knecht, who passed away Aug. 9, 2017. Knecht was born in Bourbon, the daughter of Rev. Silas and Gertrude Hill. Her father was …read more.

Marcella M. Landis, 95, Wabash, died peacefully at 9:50 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital with Lynn, Larry and Brenda by her side. Marcella was born to Victor and Laura Lenore (Shellhamer) Emrick Aug. 15, 1922.  She lived in Wabash County her entire life graduating from Linlawn High School. She married Phillip …read more.

Vicki L. Carlson, 68, LaFontaine, passed away at 6 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center, LaFontaine. She was born March 19, 1949, in Wabash to the late Floyd and Betty (Stout) Richwine. Carlson was a 1967 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Richard Carlson on June 15, 1968. …read more.

Beulah M. “Boots” Barker Cotter, 91, formerly of Wabash, died at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at Timbercrest Health Care Center in North Manchester. She was born Feb. 21, 1926, in Switzer, W. Va., to Ray Sherman and Myrtie (McBrayer) Conn. Cotter first married Randall Barker in 1945. She then married Robert Cotter in …read more.

Frank Hager, 52, Wabash, died Jan. 11, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. Hager was born Jan. 27, 1965, in Neuss, Germany. He was the son of Ingrid Elizabeth (Lenz) Haeger and Friedhelm Wilhelm Friedrich Haeger. He married Teresa Vanderpool, July 21, 2013, in Wabash. She survives. Hager served his first internship plastic molding machine – …read more.

Janice M. Burns, 67, North Manchester, passed away at 5:21 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Nov. 14, 1950, in Marion to Rufus and Betty (Blessing) Blackburn. On Nov. 12, 2004, she married Terry L. Burns. He passed away July 31, 2008. Janice was a homemaker and member …read more.

Rebecca Gayle “Becky” Lamson, 76, rural Wabash, died at 12:20 p.m., Jan. 10, 2018, at her home. She was born May 2, 1941, in Wabash, to Donald F. and Sylvia M. (Brown) Brown. Lamson married James Edward Lamson in Mount Vernon, Ohio May 23, 1957; he died July 8, 2008. She worked at B. Walter …read more.

Danny Lee Boone, 75, Wabash, died at 11:52 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born Oct. 24, 1942, in Wabash, to Joseph and Dorothy (Landis) Boone. Danny was a graduate of Wabash High School and Fort Wayne Bible College. He married Sharon Frasure Oct. 31, 1959, …read more.

Raymond Eugene Carpenter, 97, Wabash, died at 5:20 pm, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born March 8, 1920, in Stockdale to Loren and Vera (Hiner) Carpenter. Raymond was a World War II US Army veteran. He married Doris Gaines in Wabash, Indiana on April 31, 1971. …read more.

Michael B. Sturgeon, 64, North Manchester, passed away at 8:40 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor West, Wabash. The youngest of two children, Michael was born on Feb. 28, 1953, in Kokomo, to Howard B. and Ann J. (Watkins) Sturgeon. After graduating from Haworth High School in 1971, Michael went on to …read more.

Dollie Blanche Meredith, 99, Wabash, died at 9 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. She was born Jan. 10, 1918, in Anderson, to Horace J. Reason and Medora E. (Ray) McAllister-Singer. Dollie worked at Miller’s Merry Manor in Wabash 12 years. She was a former member of the Colerain …read more.

Angel Velazquez was born an angel at 4:44 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at St. Joseph Hospital of Fort Wayne.  He was the infant son of Ana Karen Velazquez and Oscar Jimenez of North Manchester. He leaves behind two brothers, Joel and Israel and his sister, Marisol Velazquez, at home in North Manchester. Also …read more.

Alice Mae Speer, 94, of Wabash, Ind., died at 4:53 a.m., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born July 10, 1923 in Jasper County, Ind. to Earl and Mable (Randall) Hendershot. Alice attended Monon High School. She married Frank Speer in Clay County, Tenn. on June 5, 1967; he died April …read more.

Madelyn M. Keffaber, 75, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at her residence.  She was born in Wabash on March 15, 1942, to the late Harold and Barbara Bostic. Keffaber was a 1960 graduate of Wabash High School and retired from Wendy’s.  She was a member of the Wabash …read more.

Angel Velazquez was born an angel at 4:44 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at St. Joseph Hospital of Fort Wayne. He was the infant son of Ana Karen Velazquez and Oscar Jimenez of North Manchester. He leaves behind two brothers, Joel and Israel and his sister, Marisol Velazquez at home in North Manchester. Also …read more.

James M. “Jim” Black, 73, Wabash, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at Marion General Hospital. He was born in Wabash on March 31, 1944, to the late Harold and Hazel Black. He served in the United States Navy. He married Patricia P. Pattee on Jan. 28, 1975. He retired from Ford Meter Box …read more.

Lillian Mae Short, 84, formerly of Wabash, died at 8:54 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at the Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. She was born June 3, 1933, to Harold and Hulda (Renbarger) Harnish and lived her entire life in Wabash County. Short graduated from Linlawn High School class of 1951. She married Fredrick …read more.

Pleasant L. “P.L.” Wilson Jr., 80, rural Wabash, died at 9:25 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 22, 1937, in Wabash, to Pleasant L. and Irma (Clauve) Wilson. Wilson was a 1955 graduate of Noble Township High School in Wabash and attended Purdue University …read more.

Mary Lucille Drook, 106, Wabash, passed away on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at 2:10 a.m., at Miller’s Merry Manor, East. She was born in Grant County to the late Otto and Cleo (Lake) Renbarger on December 30, 1910. Lucille married Donald C. Drook on August 28, 1931, and she spent her life taking care of her …read more.

Lois Sue Chain, 79, Wabash, died at 3:17 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash. She was born March 23, 1938 in VanLear, Kentucky to Eugene and Opal (Collins) Fields. She married Willard Henry Chain in Richvalley  on Feb. 8, 1986; he died Sept.17, 2017. She retired from General Tire in …read more.

Pleasant L. “P.L.” Wilson Jr., 80, Wabash, died at 9:25 am, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 22, 1937 in Wabash, to Pleasant L. and Irma (Clauve) Wilson. Wilson was a 1955 graduate of Noble Township High School in Wabash and attended Purdue University two …read more.

Myron Lee Miller, 80, North Manchester, died at 2 a.m., Dec. 23, 2017, at his residence. He was born Sept. 19, 1937, to Glen A. and Ruth A (Deaton) Miller in Wabash County. Miller was employed with Oppenheim’s Department Store for 40 years from 1957-1997 and with The Hardware Store from 1997-2017. On June 28, 1971 …read more.

Deborah J. Mefford, 56, North Manchester, passed away at 1:25 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in her residence. She was born Dec. 15, 1961, in Mishawaka to Daniel Sr. and Joyce (Klingamon) Stanton. She graduated from Ivy Tech, South Bend where she received an Associate Degree in nursing. She was a nurse for 30 years …read more.

Lillian M. Shepherd, 83, of rural Syracuse, formerly of Wabash, died at 7:41 pm, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. She was born May 16, 1934 in Siloam Springs, Missouri to Shelt and Katie (Collins) Collins. She married Delbert Shepherd in Lagro, on Aug. 19, 1968; he died January 20, 2003. …read more.

Myron Lee Miller, 80, North Manchester, died at 2 a.m. Dec. 23, 2017, at his residence. He was born Sept. 19, 1937 to Glen A. and Ruth A (Deaton) Miller in Wabash County. Myron Miller was employed with Oppenheim’s Department Store for 40 years from 1957-1997 and with The Hardware Store from 1997-2017. On June 28, …read more.

Lenard Ray Porter, 62, Wabash, passed away at 11:05 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services are pending and have been entrusted to McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash.

Cheryl Kay Jackson, 74, Wabash, died at 7:33 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 6, 1943 in Elwood to Dallas and Gladys (Monahan) Tucker. Jackson was a 1962 graduate of Wabash High School. She retired from GenCorp in Wabash and Trelleborg in Peru, in 2001, after 37 years, and …read more.

Ruth Blankenship, 88, North Manchester, passed away peacefully in her home at 7:26 a.m., Dec. 21, 2017. The last of seven children, Ruth was born Jan. 11, 1930, in Greyeagle, W. Va. to Bill and Ersie (Newsome) Whitt. On March 3, 1947, she married her soulmate, Albert Blankenship. They were married for fifty-four years before …read more.

Charlotte E. Wilson, 94, North Manchester, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born Aug. 14, 1923, in York, Pa. to Charles D. and Anna L. (McCord) Steinmeier. On April 22, 1945, in Indianapolis she married Robert E. Wilson. He passed away Nov. 25, 1990. She was a resident …read more.

Timothy “Tim” C. Jackson, Sr., 62, North Manchester, passed away at 11:22 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. Son of Clinton and Marjorie Pauline (Floor) Jackson, Tim was born on July 3, 1955 in Rochester. Working a variety of jobs, such as, Nickel Plate Railroad, Mike’s Car Wash, a …read more.

Ronnie Wilbur Oyler, 62, formerly of Wabash, died at 11:48 a.m., Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 5, 1955 in Peru to Wilbur and Betty Joan (Smith) Oyler. Ronnie was a Southwood High School graduate. He is survived by his brother, Rick (Theresa) Oyler of Fort …read more.

James Kither Rife, 55, rural Roann, died at 2:56 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 28, 1961, in Wabash to Carl and Laura “Sis” (Dillon) Rife. Jim married Kim Sellers in Wabash on Nov. 28, 1982. He worked at Secondary Metal Processing in Wabash …read more.

Marc D. “Bernie” Carroll, 66, Wabash, passed away at 10 p.m., Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, at his residence. Bernie was born in Wabash to the late William and Gertrude (Brothers) Carroll on June 22, 1951. Bernie retired as a union operator for Gaunt & Son and E&B Paving, Wabash. He also owned and operated Carroll’s …read more.

Betty Ellen Mather, 98, of rural Wabash, died at 7:08 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born Oct. 13, 1919 in Cyclone to Thomas Vernon and Myrtle Agness (Whiteman) Hutchison. Betty was a graduate of New London High School. She married Jack M. Mather in Houston, Texas on Oct. 31,1943; …read more.

Eugene A. Sizemore, 69, North Manchester, passed away Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017,  in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born April 8, 1948 in Logan County, W.V. to Thomas Jefferson and Ruth Cleo (Adams) Sizemore.  On July 6, 1967 he married Alma J. Harmon. Eugene was employed at North Manchester Foundry for 37 years retiring …read more.

Georgia Faye Engelman, 74, Wabash, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at her home.  She was born on June 24, 1943 in Wabash to the late Aaron Proffitt and Dorothy Johnson Proffitt Drook. Georgia was a 1961 graduate of Noble High School and married K Peter Engelman in Wabash on July 14, 1961; he …read more.

Paul L. Edwards, 76, a lifetime resident of Wabash, completed his long journey at 10:54 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on Aug. 23, 1941 in Wabash to the late Henry and Juanita (Shoemaker) Edwards. Paul was a retired factory worker and a member of the …read more.

Donald W. King, 85, Wabash, died at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born June 30, 1932 in Jackson, Mich. to Charles Franklin and Vera E. (Clawson) King. Don married Anna B. Smith in Huntington on Oct. 20, 1951; she died March 1, 2016. He worked at Container Corporation …read more.

Mary Jane Forrester, 92, of rural Lagro, died at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 at her home. She was born Dec. 25, 1924 in Lagro, to Mark and Anne (Noonan) Devine. Mary Jane was a 1942 graduate of Lagro High School. She married George Forrester at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lagro on July …read more.

Funeral services will be held for Opal Marie Howard Meck at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6, at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Family and friends may call at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6 at McKee Mortuary. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, County Road 300 East and County Road 1000 North, …read more.

Elma Rose Smith, 95, formerly of Roann, died at 9:18 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.  She was born June 27, 1922 in Center, to Raymond and Bertha (Peters) Fowler. Elma was a 1939 graduate of Kokomo High School.  She married Thurman Charles “T.C.” Smith in Kokomo, Indiana on …read more.

Matthew Joseph Williams, 29, Wabash, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in Wabash. He was born Dec. 9, 1987 in Wabash, to Michael J. Williams and Karyn (Budd) Mattern. Matt was a 2006 graduate of Southwood High School and attended IPFW and Ivy Tech. He was a chef at Harry’s Old Kettle Pub and Grill in …read more.

Connie C. Burkhart, 64, Amboy, passed at 12:46 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne after being in failing health for the last 16 months. She was born on May 28, 1953 in Rochester to Sidney and Phyllis (Bowser) Alber. She married her husband of 41 years, Roy L. Burkhart, on …read more.

Randall (Randy) Keith Arnett, 51, North Manchester, went to be with the Lord Saturday at 4 p.m. Dec. 2, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 30, 1966 in Wabash, to Kernie and Rhoda (Whitaker) Arnett. He graduated from Manchester High School in 1985. He worked inside sales for Brambles Equipment Services …read more.

Thomas S. Williams, 68, Plymouth, Ind., formerly of North Manchester, Ind., passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 at 2:30 a.m. in Good Shepherd Hospice, Sebring, Fla. He was born March 11, 1949 in Decatur, Ill., to Elwood & Evelyn (Wine) Williams.  He was a small business owner and administrator at several local Moose Lodges.  Tom …read more.

Don T. “Chip” Dangerfield, Jr., 47, of Wabash, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 at his home in Wabash. He was born September 18, 1970 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania to Don T. Dangerfield Sr. and Dianne (McDaniel) Powers. Chip was a 1989 graduate of Southwood High School. He was a construction worker. He was a member of …read more.

Brenda Rose, 56, North Manchester, passed away at 5:40 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born Aug. 19, 1961 in Wabash to Bill and Martha Eloise (Foster) Rose. Brenda was a homemaker and enjoyed her grandkids and spending time at Twin Lakes. She is survived by sons, Micky Howard …read more.

Craig Matthew McLaughlin, 44, rural Wabash, died at 12:30 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at his home. He was born Feb. 14, 1973 in Wabash, to Pat McLaughlin and Linda (Harrell) Mollett. Craig was a 1992 Northfield High School, and worked at Real Alloy in Wabash since 1995. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and mushroom hunting. …read more.

Dr. John Stephen Gilpin, 76, Wabash, died at 8:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1941 in Kalamazoo, Mich. to Gerald Merle and Mildred Elaine (Davidson) Gilpin. Dr. Gilpin graduated from Riley High School in South Bend in 1959.  Following his graduation from the Purdue School of Veterinary …read more.

Sean L. Judy, 40, Wabash, passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 26, 2017, at his residence. Sean was born on March 2, 1977 to Ron Judy and Tracy Schultz in Wabash, Indiana. As an outdoorsman and lover of nature, he enjoyed mushroom hunting, hiking, fishing, and gardening. He was an Indiana University basketball fan …read more.

Esther E. Lewis, 94, Wabash, died at 7:10 p.m., Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 at Parkview Wabash Hospital.  She was born June 21, 1923 in Wabash, to Wentworth and Blanche (Jordan) Lewis. Esther was a 1942 graduate of Wabash High School and a graduate of St. Vincent School of Practical Nurses in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was …read more.

Betty “Irene” Thompson, 78, Wabash, died at 10:10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at her home. She was born Nov. 19, 1939 in Prestonsburg, Ky. to Joe and Merle (Hubbard) Campbell. Irene married James H. Thompson Jr in Wabash on April 1, 1992. She was a homemaker and worked at one time at the Wabash …read more.

  Marilyn “Jean” Stone, 90, North Manchester, passed away at 5:25 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2017. She was a patient at the Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Jean was born on Aug. 29, 1927 to Galen and Mabel (McClintock) Kintner in Akron, Ohio. Jean graduated from Wabash High School in 1945. After high school, …read more.

David D. Grandstaff, 77, North Manchester, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.  He was born March 31, 1940 in North Manchester, to Paul E. and Mary Alice (Flenar) Grandstaff. David was a 1958 graduate of Manchester High School and attended Wabash College. He left college in 1962 to return …read more.

Helen L. Dodson, 90, of North Manchester, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born May 4, 1927 in Windfall to Darrell and Wilma (Smith) Clouser. Helen married Glen Dodson in Wabash on June 10, 1950. She worked at General Tire in Wabash and was a member of …read more.

Charles E. Harrell, 78, North Manchester, died at 10:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at his home. He was born in Lagro to the late Herman and Mary (Miller) Harrell on March 24, 1939. Charles married Chattie Hale on Nov. 21, 1971; she survives. He retired from General Tire in Wabash and attended the …read more.

Helen L. Dodson, 90, North Manchester, died at 5:35 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born May 4, 1927 in Windfall to Darrell and Wilma (Smith) Clouser. Helen married Glen Dodson in Wabash, Indiana on June 10, 1950. She worked at General Tire in Wabash and was …read more.

Imogene P. Barton, 86, of Wabash, passed away at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 at her home. She was born on Dec. 20, 1930 in Lagro Township to the late Estel and Jennie (Cross) Kulb. Imogene married Gene H. Barton on Oct. 2, 1949; he passed away on Feb. 7, 2002. She was …read more.

Dawn Addair, 39, Liberty Mills, passed away at 7:44 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born April 11, 1978 in Welch, W. Va. to Rocky Addair Sr. and Barbara Roberts. She received her GED in 2007. Dawn was a homemaker who loved her family. She is survived by her …read more.

Arthur A. Gaston, 91, North Manchester, passed away at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. He was born March 10, 1926 in Urbana to Russell and Lena (Herriman) Gaston. He graduated in 1944 from Urbana High School, Urbana, IN. On February 22, 1948 he married Dora F. Deckena. She …read more.

Michael Lee Boring, 25, Lagro, died at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1991 in Huntington to Randy C. Boring and Iva (Davidson) Green. Michael worked at TAS Grain Systems in Wabash. He enjoyed sports, auto mechanics, fishing, and the outdoors. He was an avid NY …read more.

Dick Lee Miller, 73, North Manchester, passed away peacefully in his residence with his sister Mary and two brothers Paul and Wayne by his side at 3:25 a.m., Nov. 5, 2017. Dick was born in Urbana on Aug. 3, 1944 to Cecil and Letha (Green) Miller. Dick was a graduate of Manchester High School, class …read more.

Esther L. Blocher, 81, North Manchester, IN passed away at 4:54 a.m. Sunday, November 5, 2017 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born December 22, 1935 in Wabash County to Orville E. & Mae E. (Niccum) Metzger. On September 21, 1957 she married Billie G. Blocher.  She was a homemaker, farmer’s wife and …read more.

Thurman E. Easterday, 83, North Manchester, passed away at 6:39 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2017 at Parkview Hospice, Wabash. He was born in Wabash, on May 25, 1934 to Fred and Opal (Adams) Easterday. Thurman was a man who worked hard to provide for his family. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. For …read more.

Grace Lavonne (Schmalzried) Kester, North Manchester, died at 7:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at Peabody Retirement Community. Grace was born on a farm north of Urbana, on Sept. 11, 1924, to Aaron and Ethel (Brunton) Schmalzried. A child of the Great Depression, she graduated from Urbana High School in 1942, attended Manchester College during …read more.

Paul E. Ross, 84, of Wabash, Ind., died on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at 1:50 p.m. at Vernon Health & Rehabilitation, Wabash.  He was born on May 30, 1933 in Wabash to William and Ledema (Bowman) Ross, Sr. Paul (A-que-nack-que) was a member of the Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana.  Paul worked for 40 …read more.

Russell S. Hoover, 92, North Manchester, Ind., passed away Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 at 12:25 a.m. in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born October 8, 1925 in Wabash County, Ind. to Lawrence & Mary (Frantz) Hoover.  He graduated in 1943 from Laketon High School, Laketon, Ind.  On April 24, 1948 he married Joann …read more.

Martha Ellen Boggs, 74, of Roann, Ind., died at 9:17 a.m., Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born October 15, 1943 in Oak Grove, Pa., to Wendell Smith and Opal (Perry) Saylor. Martha attended Erie St. Freewill Baptist Church. She enjoyed watching the Indianapolis Colts, games shows, playing …read more.

Patricia (Gass) Norman, 88, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 7:17 a.m., on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at Peabody Retirement Community, in North Manchester, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was born on January 29, 1929 in Indianapolis to E.M. “Bud” and Dorothy (Darmody) Gass. She was a graduate of …read more.

Sandra L. Bedics, 73, North Manchester, passed away Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born March 2, 1944 in Matewan, W.Va. to Jim W. and Edna N. (Tanner) Hatfield. She graduated in 1962 from Matewan High School, Matewan, WVa. She retired from Invensys Controls, North Manchester, after many …read more.

Joshua Wayne Martin, 37, Wabash, died at 5:38 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 16, 1980 in Marion to Indy (Bonewitz) Hanthorn. Joshua loved attention. He enjoyed music and everything colorful. He is survived by his mother, Indy Hanthorn; four siblings, Timothy Hanthorn, Adam …read more.

Mary Elizabeth Ayres, 96, North Manchester, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family at 9:48 p.m. Oct. 31, 2017. She was the daughter of Fred J. and Mary (Badger) Badskey.  Born February 15, 1921 during a farm sale at their home on the Kosciusko/Wabash County line. A lifetime North Manchester resident, she …read more.

Jacqueline M. Ihnen, 84, North Manchester, passed away Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 in Parkview Regional Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Dec. 5, 1932 in Wabash to Demonine and Jeanette (Walker) Gill. She moved to North Manchester in the 6th grade and was raised by her foster mother, Mary Hutchinson. On Sept. 20, 1953 she …read more.

Arthur Lee Blocher, 78, North Manchester, passed away at 1:14 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in his residence.  He was born Sept. 5, 1939 in Kosciusko County to Walter and Tressie (Yoder) Blocher. On June 27, 1958 he married Anita Graybill. Art was a self-employed truck driver and mechanic his whole career. He drove for …read more.

Dora E. Moyer, 84, North Manchester, passed away at 6:40 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born March 17, 1933 in Chester Township, Wabash County to Andrew and Hattie (Overlander) Betten. She graduated in 1951 from Chester High School, North Manchester. On Oct. 30, 1952 she married …read more.

Carl William “ Bill” Miller II was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 10:15 a.m., Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, after fighting a valiant battle with cancer. Carl William Miller was born in Wabash on August 28, 1947. He was the treasured son of Carl. W. and Helen Marie DuBois Miller. Growing up, he shared his childhood …read more.

Barbara Sue (DeLong) Benjamin, 65, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., quietly passed away in her home on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born on May 1, 1952 in Wabash, to Alvis Herbert “Herb” DeLong and Mintie Pearl (Smith) DeLong. Barbara, or Sue as she preferred to be called, …read more.