Glenn Leonard, 63, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 4 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at Hospice House of Elkhart, Ind. Glenn was born Sept. 19, 1950, to Homer and Bernadine (Hart) Leonard at Connersville, Penn. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. Glenn was a graduate of Triton High School in 1968.  Glenn …read more.

Larry Fretz, 74, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in his home. Larry was born Nov. 27, 1940, to Russell and Ruth (Mellott) Fretz in Warsaw, Ind. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. Larry was an avid sports enthusiast, collecting many sports team memorabilia. He had worked at …read more.

Larry Klingerman, 75, Bourbon, Indiana, passed away on at 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 in his home with his family at his side. Larry was born April 14, 1939 to Floyd C. and Mabel (Flory) Klingerman in Etna Green, Ind. He has been a lifelong resident of Bourbon. Larry was known by many …read more.

Douglas Clark, 57, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in his home after an illness. Doug was born March 17, 1957 to William E. Clark and Betty (Everly) Clark at Bremen, Indiana. He has been a lifelong resident of Bourbon. Doug married Patti Miller on Sept. 6, 1981. She …read more.

Florabelle Tribalski, 85, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at home. Florabelle was born Feb. 11, 1929, to Ellsworth and Mabel (Vandermark) Bishop at Plymouth, Ind. Florabelle was raised by her foster parents, Richie and Nellie Harman. She had been a resident of the Etna Green area since 1943. Florabelle …read more.

Michael L. Miller, 68, Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2014 in his home surround with family. Michael was born May 3, 1946 to Junior and Phyllis (Shear) Miller at Warsaw, Ind. Mike was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. He was a farmer. In his …read more.

Alice Joan Wallace, 75, of Bremen, Ind., passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Alice was born May 27, 1939, to Jacob and Violet (Walters) Klinefelter of Etna Green, Ind. Alice was a resident the Bremen area for the past 23 years and lived previously in South Bend, Ind. Alice married …read more.

Buckhanon “Buck” Patton, 81, of Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 2 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Elkhart Hospice House, Elkhart, Ind., with his family at his side. Buck was born Nov. 4, 1932, to John and Lucinda (Ratliff) Patton, Langley, Ky. He had been a resident of Tippecanoe with his sister for the past …read more.

Katherine Florence (Bope) McCormick, 78, Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 8:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2014, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born on June 16, 1936, to Donald and Ethel (Kibble) Bope in Columbus, Ohio. She had been a resident of Indiana the past 48 years. Katherine married Donegal McCormick on June 1, 1955, …read more.

James E. Neumann, 65, Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 1:55 p.m. Thursday, June 5, 2014, in his home after an illness.James was born May 5, 1949, to Fred Minor and Beverly (Kinney) at Coshocton, Ohio, and later adopted by Eugene Neumann. James was a United States Marines Veteran serving in the Vietnam War.James was …read more.

Donna B. Blackford, 84, of Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 3:40 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2014, in her daughter’s home at Rolling Prairie, Ind. Donna was born the daughter of Clarence and Bertha (Metzler) Stouder on Jan. 15, 1930, and was a resident of the Etna Green, Ind., and Tippecanoe area all her life. On …read more.

Betty Ann Buchan, 65, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Bourbon, Ind., passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne, Ind. Betty was born the daughter of Carl E. Biggs and Charlotte Alice Kurtz Biggs on Nov. 15, 1948, at Plymouth, Ind. She was a homemaker and was retired …read more.

Velorus “Hangy” Stouder, 94, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at 8:15 a.m. in Golden Years Homestead Nursing Home, Fort Wayne, Ind., with his family at his side. Velorus was born the son of Clarence and Bertha (Metzler) Stouder on March 1, 1920, at Nappanee, Ind., and was a resident of …read more.

Harold Blankenship, 79, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away of natural causes on Thursday, May 1, 2014, in his home. Harold was born in Phelps, Ky., on March 6, 1935, the son of Roscoe and Gracie Pearl (Lester) Blankenship. He married Bertha Wolford in Silver Lake, Ind., on Oct. 28, 1959, she survives. He worked …read more.

Walter P. Krontz, 63, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in his home. Walter was born July 17, 1950, the son of Walter and Pauline Krontz, Sr. He has been a resident of Bourbon since 1998. He had worked at Dexter Axle of Freemont, Ind., as a welder …read more.

Susan A. Craig, 65, a resident of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 7:14 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014, unexpectedly in her home. Susan was born the daughter of John Benedict and Helen (Yates) Benedict at Rochester, Ind., on March 20, 1949. She was a lifelong resident of the Bourbon area and a graduate of Bourbon …read more.

Evelyn “Thelma” M. Scott, 93, a lifelong resident of the Marshall and Kosciusko counties area, passed away at 7:55 a.m. Saturday, March 29, 2014, in her Warsaw, Ind., home. She was born May 29, 1920, to William and Goldie (Brooks) Brown at Silver Lake, Ind. She married Joseph W. Scott on June 12, 1953; he …read more.

Edward Yarian 64, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014, in Warsaw Meadows where he was a resident, Warsaw, Ind. Ed was born the son of Claude Edward “Murph” and Angeline (Ann) Walters Yarian on Aug. 27, 1949, in Warsaw. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. …read more.

Karen J. Weirick, 69, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center of Mishawaka, Ind. Karen was born Nov. 21, 1944. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. On Sept. 15, 1962, she married Barry Weirick, who died Oct. 22, 2003. Karen was …read more.

Juanita M. Byrer, 94, longtime resident of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014. She was born Sept. 8, 1919, to Artie Ray Seymour and Eunice Evelyn (Deacon) Seymour in Bourbon. Juanita was a graduate of Bourbon High School, class of 1938. She married her high school sweetheart, Warren D. (Ham) Byrer …read more.

Vonna Mae (Summers) Rettinger, 86, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Bourbon, Ind., passed away from cancer early Sunday morning, March 2. Vonna Mae was born at home on Sept. 4, 1927, to Viola (Walter) and Roy Summers in North Liberty, Ind. After graduating as salutatorian from North Liberty High School, she attended Indiana University …read more.

Billy “Bill” Ray Weirick, 62, Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in his home with his family at his side. Bill was born Jan. 15, 1952, to Eugene and Betty (Mullins) Weirick at Plymouth, Ind. He has been a lifelong resident of the area. Bill was an owner/operator truck driver, …read more.

DeVon Sponseller, 95, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 8:35 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home of Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Jan. 6, 1919, to Dale w. and Josie (Spindler) Sponseller. He married Ruth L. Neff on Sept. 28, 1941. DeVon was a graduate of Etna Green …read more.

Nancy J. Brock, 62, resident of Bourbon, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at 7:05 p.m. in her home. Nancy was born June 6, 1951, to Donn and Mary (Angle) Kesler at South Bend, Ind. She married Rex Brock on April 28, 1973. Nancy was a graduate of Wawasee High School class of …read more.

Lois L. Baker, 84, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Lois was born the daughter of Lloyd and Edna Ewing Ritchison on May 31, 1929, at Milford, Ind. She was a resident of the area all her life, was a homemaker and a faithful member of the Bourbon First …read more.

Devon Sponseller, 95, a lifetime resident of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 8:35 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home of Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Jan. 6, 1919, to Dale w. and Josie (Spindler) Sponseller. He married Ruth L. Neff on Sept. 28, 1941; she preceded him in …read more.

Naomi J. Augustine, 91, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 11:34 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Bremen Health Care and Rehabilitation. Naomi was born July 20, 1922, to Onel and Mary (Oler) Sickmiller in Marshall County, Ind. She married Robert E. Augustine on Nov. 3, 1945. Naomi was a graduate of Plymouth High School …read more.

Carol E. (Kay) Lemler, 92, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in her home. Carol was born June 15, 1921, to Ezra and Helen (Craig) Geib at Bourbon. She married Joe Lemler on Aug. 16, 1946; he died Jan. 17, 1974. Carol was a graduate of Bourbon High School, …read more.

Clifford D. Stevenson, 84, of Bourbon, Ind., and formerly of Mishawaka, Ind., passed away at 5:37 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center of Mishawaka. Cliff was born Jan. 12, 1929, to Roy B. and Clara (Howdershelt) Stevenson at Rosemont, W.V. He had been a resident of Bourbon since 2005 moving …read more.

Norma Jean ‘Jeanie’ Clauss, 83, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 8:39 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2013, in Normal, Ill., after a courageous battle with lymphoma. Jeanie was born in 1930 in Rochester, Ind., to Dean Nellans, Sr. and Ethel Tucker Nellans. She graduated from Mentone High School in 1949. Following high school Jeanie graduated from …read more.

Ernest E. “Ernie” Watkins, 91, of Morganton, N.C., and formerly of Bourbon, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. A lifelong resident of the Marshall County, Ind., area, Ernie enjoyed golf, bowling and horseshoes. Born in Marshall County on Nov. 16, 1922, he was the son of the late Henry Watkins and Catherine “Kate” Miller …read more.

Roger G. Burget, 64, of Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at 8:15 p.m. in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, Ind. There will be a celebration of life at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Tippecanoe Community Building, Tippecanoe. Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home Bourbon, Ind., are assisting the family.

Donald Larry Doan Sr., 75, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 3:52 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013,  in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, Ind. He was born April 17, 1938, at Clinton, Ind., to Donel Raymond and Agnes Howe Doan. Don was a resident of Bourbon since 1973 moving here from Warsaw, Ind. He …read more.

Richard DeVon Craig, 68, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 1:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in his home with family by his side. DeVon was born the son of James Earl Craig and Gertrude Marie Bailey Craig in Plymouth, Ind., on March 16, 1945. He was a lifelong resident of the Bourbon area and …read more.

Vyron W. Cripps, 43, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in his home. He was born Feb. 10, 1970, to Wayne C. Cripps and Joyce Greenlee at Bremen, Ind. Vyron was blessed to be raised by his father and Alma Waddle Cripps. He was a lifelong resident …read more.

Kimberley Sherry Gann, 43, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in her home with her family by her side. She had courageously fought a long battle with cancer. Kim was born the daughter of Thomas D. McKenna and Violet Glassburn McKenna on Nov. 7, 1969, at South Bend, …read more.

Florence Faulkner, 89, of Bourbon, Ind., and formerly of Atwood, Ind., passed away at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home of Plymouth, Ind. Florence was born April 12, 1924, at Bremen, Ind., to Arthur C. and Mabel May Mitchel. Florence was a graduate of Bremen High School in the …read more.

Virgil D. Enders 93, formerly a resident of Bourbon, Ind., passed away on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Ind. Virgil was born Jan. 20, 1920, at Wyatt, Ind., to Samuel and Bertha Schweisberger Enders. He married Dorothy Vollmer on Dec. 23, 1944, at Bremen, Ind., in the Lutheran Parsonage with Rev. …read more.

Ralph Edward Houghton, 90, passed away at 12:40 p.m., Sept. 30, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Ind. He was born Nov. 8, 1922, in South Bend, Ind., to Frank and Alma (Poff) Houghton. He was united in marriage to Zulema Delilah Carroll, who survives. They celebrated 71 years of marriage this year. Ralph …read more.

Ralph Houghton, 90, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. No visitation or services are planned. Arrangements are at Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, Bourbon, Ind.

Faye I. King 87, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, Ind. Faye was born June 10, 1926, at home in Bremen, Ind., to Walter and Elva Berkeypile Heckaman.  She was a resident of the area all of her life and a graduate of …read more.

Dorothy Binkley, 93, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home where she was a resident. Dorothy was born the daughter of David S. and Lula M. Bules Pellett on Nov. 17, 1919, at Warsaw. She was a homemaker …read more.

Barbara Jean Kottka, 62, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at home with her family by her side. Barbara was born the daughter of Russell William and Edith Pratt Weirick on March 4, 1951, at LaPorte, Ind. She was a homemaker and graduated from Knox High School. On March 16, 1997, she …read more.

Marjorie E. Heckaman, 81, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in her home. Marjorie was born the daughter of Victor Zillmer and Frances O. Reichert Zillmer on July 18, 1932, at Bremen, Ind. She was a resident of the area all her life and she graduated from Bremen High …read more.

Donald L. Scott, 65, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 3:58 a.m. Sunday, June 16, 2013, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center of Mishawaka, Ind. He was born Oct. 24, 1947, to Edward and Edith (Fear) Scott at Plymouth, Ind. Don joined the armed forces serving in the Army from 1967-1973. He attended Argos …read more.

Mary Lou Welty, 81, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 10:12 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. She was born Aug. 3, 1931, at Churubusco, Ind., to Carlton Forrest Johnson and Olive Pittman Johnson. She has been a resident of Etna Green most all of her life and a …read more.

James Lester Miner, 87, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 7:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. He was born April 29, 1925, to Bram and Ruth Heisler Miner at Etna Green. Jim was the fifth of 10 children. He married Mary Beth Shinn on Sept. 14, 1951, she …read more.

Betty I. Baney, 85, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind. She had been in failing health. Betty was born Dec. 14, 1927, at Fort Wayne to Ward and Ethel Leora Welch Grim. She has been a resident of Bourbon since 1953 and …read more.

Thomas L. Hoffer, 78, of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013, at home with his family near his side. Tom was born the son of Fred Hoffer and Gladys Hunter Hoffer on July 8, 1934, in Mishawaka, Ind. He was a lifelong resident of the Etna Green, attended Etna …read more.

Shirley A. Eyrich, 77, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at home in the care of her family. Shirley was born the daughter of Ernest I. Dickey and Leota Velda Haney Dickey on Oct. 22, 1935, in Tippecanoe, Ind. She was a 1953 Graduate of Tippecanoe High School …read more.

Robert A. Irvine, 65, of Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013, at his home. Robert was born the son of Robert Irvine and Lucille M. Thompson Irvine on March 10, 1948, at Chicago, Ill. He was a resident of the Tippecanoe area since 1974 and was retired from Crown Electronics …read more.

Allen R. Rush, 48, of Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 8:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at Warsaw Meadows. Allen was born the son of Larry Rush and Rebecca Futch Rush on March 21, 1964, at South Bend, Ind. He was lifelong resident of the Tippecanoe area and was employed …read more.

R. ‘Doug’ Hollan, 61, of Talma (Rochester), Ind., passed away unexpectedly at 10:51 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. Doug was born the son of Edward Hollan, Jr. and Elvira Large Hollan on May 27, 1951, in Dayton, Ohio. He was a resident of Talma since 1978. On Feb. 22, 1969, he married …read more.

Dale E. Bules, 90, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home of Plymouth, Ind., with family by his side. Dale was born the son of Marvin Bules and Carrie Flory Bules at Etna Green, Ind., on March 31, 1922. He was a lifelong resident of …read more.

Mrs. Phyllis E. Kuhn age 84, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home of Plymouth in the care of her family. Phyllis was born the daughter of Lowell M. Berkey and Erma M. Schroeter Berkey on Sept. 9, 1928, at Bourbon. She was a resident of Bourbon …read more.

Margery Ann Kintzel, 89, of Atwood, Ind., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, unexpectedly at her home. Margery was born the daughter of Roy Adams and Mary Herron Adams on Feb. 21, 1923, at Warsaw, Ind. She was a resident of the Atwood area the past 67 years. She was a homemaker and attended …read more.

Allen R. Rush, 48, a resident of Warsaw Meadows Care Center, Warsaw, Ind., and formerly of Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away at 8:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Allen was born the son of Larry Rush and Rebecca Futch Rush on March 21, 1964, at South Bend, Ind. He was lifelong resident of the Tippecanoe area …read more.

Irene I. Baker, 90, a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home in Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Irene was born the daughter of David Powers and Clara Sears Powers on Sept. 9, 1922, in Nebraska. She was a resident of the Etna Green area all her life. She …read more.

Richard L. Vining, 72, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 4:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, Ind., after an illness. Richard was born the son of Willard and Mary Yocum Vining on May 29, 1940, at Warsaw. He was a resident of Warsaw since 1963. Dick was a graduate of …read more.

Fawn Heisler, 97, of Nappanee, Ind., formerly of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 4:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, in LuAnn Nursing Home. She was a lifelong resident of the Etna Green and Bourbon, Ind., area and graduated from Bourbon High School in the class of 1934. She was a homemaker, cleaned houses and …read more.

Carl A. Metheny, 93, of rural Bourbon, Ind., passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at Bremen Community Hospital, Bremen, Ind. Carl was born to Roscoe and Edna Sellers Metheny on Dec. 31, 1919, near Bourbon. He was a lifelong resident but spent many winters in Sebring, Fla. He joined in marriage to Norma Jean Hudson on …read more.

Harold Walter, 87, of rural Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. Harold was born to William F. and Naomi Sims Walter on April 10, 1925, at Valparaiso, Ind. He was joined in marriage to Irma “Sally” DeWitt on Nov. 6, 1949.He was a retired farmer, …read more.

Betty J. Davis, 89, formerly of Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare of Milford, Ind. Betty was born to Raymond and Gayle Yazel Baker on May 7, 1923, in Kosciusko County. She was married to Claude “Red” Davis in 1942 and he proceeded in …read more.

David G. “Bubbles” Perrin, 77, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 1:24 P.M. Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, of unexpected natural causes. David was born the son of George and Ruth David Perrin on March 30, 1935, at Fort Wayne, Ind. He was a resident of Warsaw, Ind., most of his life but had lived in …read more.

Yanette M. “Bear” Fisher, 62, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in her home of natural causes. She was born the daughter of Harold H. and Arlene D. Davis Fisher on Sept. 1, 1950, at Tokyo, Japan. She was a resident of the Bourbon area for the past several years. She had …read more.

William (Bill) “Pecky” Peckham, 88 of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in his son’s home at Atwood, Ind. He had been in failing health. Pecky was born July 6, 1924, in Newport, R.I., to William Peckham and Emma Doole Peckham. Bill was a taxi cab and limousine driver in …read more.

Kenneth “Buzz” Keller Sr., 84 of Bourbon, Ind., passed away at 6:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. Kenneth was born April 12, 1928, at Hobart, Ind., to William Keller and Rose Block Keller. He was a graduate of Hobart High School and furthered his education at Ball State University and …read more.

John Homer Mason, 77, of rural Etna Green, Ind., passed away at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at Warsaw Meadows Care Center. John was born Nov. 5, 1934, in Warsaw, Ind., to LeRoy Mason and Nettie Jordan Mason. He was a resident of the Etna Green and Bourbon areas most all his life.John was a …read more.

Arlene (Shively) Holderman, 100, of Nappanee, Ind., passed away at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, in Bremen Health Care Center. She was a lifelong resident of the Bourbon and Nappanee area and graduated from Nappanee High School in the class of 1930. She was a homemaker and worked as a cabinet maker at …read more.

Virginia Klinger, 82, formerly of Bourbon, Ind., and a resident of Life Care Center Rochester, Ind., passed away at 7:10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Mrs. Klinger was born to George Underly and Anna Bell Cottrell Underly on March 22, 1930. She was married to Clyde Lancaster on Nov. 17, 1951, and he proceeded in …read more.

Mari Lynn Border 64, of Bourbon, Ind., passed away peacefully at 8:45 a.m., Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in her home in the care of her husband and Hospice. She was born July 31, 1948, at Argos, Ind., to Max Deamer and Dora Mae Hinkle Deamer. She was a Commercial Pilot Instructor with a Double “I” …read more.

Shirley M. Apple, 98 a resident of Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home, Plymouth, Ind., and formerly of Bourbon, Ind., Tippecanoe, Ind., and Sarasota, Fla., and Sebring, Fla.,  passed away at 10:25 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Shirley was born the daughter of Artie B. Coar and Fern E. Eaglebarger Coar on July 2, 1914 near Summit …read more.

Carl E. Melton, 73, of Etna Green, Ind., died at 9:17 p.m. Aug. 13, 2012, in Miller’s Manor, Warsaw. He was born March 27, 1939, in Etna Green, to Theodore and Frances Haines Melton. He was a resident of Etna Green most of his life and was a 1957 graduate of Etna Green High School. He …read more.