Duane E. Piper, 84, North Manchester, died at 7:21 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born in South Whitley on Oct. 21, 1930, to Walter Ray and Ethel M. (Bentz) Piper, and served in the US Army from 1948-1968. After retirement from his military career, he was employed in …read more.