John William Ramsey, Sr., rural Akron died at the age of 78 at his residence at 9:25 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15. He was born on Sept. 26, 1939, in rural Fulton County to Verlin and Mabel (Hartzler) Ramsey and lived all of his life in the Akron area. He graduated from Akron High School in …read more.

John Wesley James Hopkins, 70, Akron, died at 11:43 p.m. Jan. 12, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 20, 1946 in Rensselaer to John E. and Era Louise (Rhodehamel) Hopkins. He had lived in Akron for the past four years coming here from Burbank, Calif. and Reno, Nev. John graduated in 1964 from Rensselaer …read more.

Vicki Sue Dills, 57, Akron, Indiana, died at 7:18 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Oct. 14, 2016. She was born in Richmond, Aug. 24, 1959 to Larry and Edith (Meyers) Kulhman. She lived in Akron for the past 13 years moving here from Franklin, N.C. She graduated from New Madison High School in 1978. …read more.

Donald Dale Coplen, 83, North Manchester, died at 9:34 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 at the Parkview Wabash Hospital in Wabash. He was born Oct. 16, 1932 in Miami County to Lee Von and Cora L. (Zimmerman) Coplen. He grew up on a dairy farm and tried his hand at it for a little while …read more.

Donald “Dale” Coplen, 83, North Manchester, formally of Akron, died at 9:34 a.m. Sept. 19, 2016, at the Parkview Wabash Hospital in Wabash. Arrangements are pending at Earl-Love Funeral Home.

Jack R. Shoemaker, 74, died at 8:10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at his daughter’s residence in Rochester. He was born on Nov. 21, 1941, and named Jackie Ray Shoemaker in Indianapolis. His parents were Russell and Nancy (Bowen) Shoemaker. He graduated from Akron High School in 1963 and lived his entire life in Akron. …read more.

Rodney C. Lewis, 46, Rochester, died at 7:05 p.m. March 28, 2016, at Indiana University Health Hospital, Indianapolis. He had been ailing in health for some time. He was born on March 9, 1970, in West Lafayette, to Fern T. and Bonnie Jean (Brohart) Lewis. Rodney has lived in Rochester all of his life. Rodney …read more.

Rodney C. Lewis, age 46, Rochester, died at 7:05 p.m. on March 28, 2016 at Indiana University Health Hospital, Indianapolis.

Hazel Brown, 85, Rochester, died at 1:55 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester. She was born on July 21, 1930, in Prestonsburg, Ky. to Sam and Verlie (Nolen) Wireman.  After living in Kentucky Hazel moved to Ohio, then to Warsaw where she lived for 16 years. She then moved to Rochester to live …read more.

Terry Lynn Craig-Hyde, age 49, Warsaw, died at 10:38 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born on Dec. 31, 1965, in Dover, Ohio, to Herbert M. and Emma J (Perkins) Blankenship. She attended Carrolton High School, Ohio where she lived for the first part of her life. She lived …read more.

Charles William Whittenberger, 73, Akron, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 6, 1941, in Logansport, to Charles D. and Vena Bernice (Snyder) Whittenbeger. He graduated from Akron High School in 1959, and graduated from Indiana University in 1964. Charles married Carol Ann (Rowland) …read more.

Charles William “Bill” Whittenberger, 73, Akron, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Arrangements are pending with Earl-Love Funeral Home.

Destiny Faith Smith, 9, Rochester, died at 9:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis. She was born on April 26, 2006, to Tracey Smith and Rick Stough in South Bend, Indiana. She had been a member of Deb’s Dance Studio in Rochester, Taekwondo – Rochester Martial Arts and a member …read more.

Donald Alfred Drone, age 81, Akron, formally of Springfield, Ill. died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. His passing was due to conditions brought on by the autoimmune disease, Inclusion Body Myositis. He was born to Alfred and Hazel (Vogel) Drone on Dec. 30, 1933, in Springfield, …read more.

Shannon Buck, age 78, Akron, died on July 25, 2015, at his residence of pancreatic cancer. He was born on Feb. 18, 1937, to Walter H. and Mary Velom (Prater) Buck in Grayson, Ky. He graduated from Prichard High School in Grayson, Ky. in 1955. Shannon earned a BA degree from Morehead State University. He …read more.

Vincent Mark Jeffrey, Jr., Akron, died at 10:25 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2015. He was born on Sept. 9, 1970 to Vincent M. and Starlene (Lolmaugh) Jeffrey in South Bend. He graduated from Bremen High School in 1989. He married Misty Jo Smith on Oct. 7, 2006 and they lived in Akron for nine years. …read more.

Vincent Jeffrey, age 44, died at Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw at 10:25 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2015. Arrangements are pending at Earl Love Funeral Home.

Sava Rudo, 91, rural Akron, died at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. He was born on Jan. 10, 1924, in Omaha, Neb., to Mike and Catherine (Bless) Rudo. He has lived in the Akron area for 26 years coming from Omaha, Neb. Sava married Barbara Holloway on …read more.

Ruth Ann Gilbertson Bremer, 93, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. She was born on Aug. 13, 1921, in Edmund, Wisconsin to Oscar E. and Carol (Draggs) Gilbertson.  In her early years, she lived in Edmund, Wisconsin; several years in Boulder, Colorado; 50 years in Grand Rapids, …read more.

Oma Manns, 87, 808 E. Main St., Akron, passed away at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Hickory Creek, Rochester, where she had resided for two and a half months. Oma was born in Prestonsburg, Ky., on May 21, 1927 to Charles and Lula (Dotson) Hackworth. Growing up, she shared her childhood with three …read more.

Billy Leroy Yeager, 79, 401 South Cherry St., Akron, died March 25, 2015, in Fort Wayne, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home. He was born on Jan. 4, 1936, in Leesburg, to Rev. Victor R. and Clara C. (Barnhart) Yeager. He lived 40 years in Akron coming from Middletown, Conn. Billy graduated from Burket School …read more.

Phyllis Virginia Steele, 86, Akron, died on 9:47 p.m. March 24, 2015, at her residence. She was born on June 24, 1928, in Wabash County, to Carl and Marie (Crumrine) Summers. Phyllis lived most of her life in Akron coming from Wabash. Phyllis married Max Wayne Huffman Nov. 7, 1946, in Akron. He died on …read more.

Anna Belle Coughenour, age 80, 301 South Pine Street, Akron, passed away at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Life Care Center of Rochester. Anna was born in Pulaski County, Indiana on Feb. 11, 1935 to Cecil and Hazel (Wilhelm) Clingler. She lived 56 years in Akron coming from Delong, Indiana. She married Kenneth …read more.

Frank J. Yuraitis, 73 passed away from a heart attack at 7:19 p.m. Feb. 9, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on Oct. 6, 1941, in Gary, to John and Helen Marie (Ozug) Yuraitis. He had lived in Claypool since 2005 coming from Lake Station. He graduated from Gary Edison High …read more.