Barry L. Deardorff, 81, North Manchester, died peacefully Friday, April 28, 2017, at Timbercrest Health Care Center in North Manchester. He was born on April 24, 1936, in Hartville, Ohio, to Harry and Gladys (Kinsley) Deardorff of Hartville, where they were proprietors of the Deardorff Restaurant. Barry graduated from Uniontown (Ohio) High School and received …read more.

Harrison Henry Shepherd, 23, formerly of North Manchester, died at 2:30 a.m., Sunday, April 2, 2017 in Miami County. He was born Aug. 15, 1993 in Wabash to Fred Shepherd and Diana (Frantz) Shepherd. Harrison enjoyed spending time on Crooked Lake, in Angola. He enjoyed hunting, traveling, and his family. He was a former member …read more.

Barbara A. (Snyder) Welborn, 79, North Manchester, died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 at Peabody Retirement Community. She was born Dec. 7, 1937 in Wabash County to Todd B. and Virginia L. (DeArmond) Bender. She married Michael E. Snyder in North Manchester on July 17, 1960. Barbara graduated from Manchester High School in 1955 …read more.

Eunice Eileen “Euny” Butterbaugh, 92, North Manchester, passed away at 6:25 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born Dec. 19, 1924 in Wabash County to Virgil and Hattie C. (Rickert) Hanley. Euny was a 1942 graduate of Chester High School. She married Bob Butterbaugh in North Manchester …read more.

Kevin Don Schutz, 67, Warsaw, died at 7:27 a.m., Dec. 27, 2016 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne. He was born May 25, 1949 in Fort Wayne to Donald and Delta (Doran) Schutz. Kevin was a 1968 graduate of Manchester High School, and earned his Associate’s Degree from Sam’s Technical Institute in Fort Wayne. …read more.

Dr. Carl Joseph Elward, 92, North Manchester, died at 5:25 a.m., Dec. 17, 2016 at Peabody Health Care in North Manchester. He was born July 20, 1924 in Andrews to John and Emma (Devine) Elward. Carl attended St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, before enlisting in the Army in 1941. He was a member of the …read more.

Janet “Sue” Singleton, 63, North Manchester, died at 12:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born Aug. 5, 1953 in Sitka, Ky. to Douglas and Lee Edith (Jones) Burke. Sue was a graduate of Johnson Central High School, in Johnson County, Ky. She married Terry Singleton Aug. 11, 1973; he …read more.

Florence L. “Betty”  Christ, 96, North Manchester, died at 11:40 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at Blair Ridge Health Care Center in Peru. She was born Nov. 15, 1919 in Pennsylvania to Peter and Louise Watkinson.Betty married Paul Christ on Jan. 15, 1947; he died Jan. 28, 2002. She was a homemaker and a member …read more.

Margaret E. Leonhard, 99, North Manchester, died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Peabody Health Care Center in North Manchester. She was born Dec. 11, 1916, in Wabash County, to William and Clara (Miller) Baker. Margaret was a 1934 graduate of Chester High School. She married George A. Leonhard on Oct. 20, 1936, …read more.

Linda Lou Price, 73, North Manchester, died at 11:14 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Peabody Healthcare. She was born Oct. 3, 1942, in Warsaw, to Jesse and Kathryn (Aduddell) Lefforge. Linda graduated from Manchester High School in 1960. She was a member of the North Manchester United Methodist Church. She loved all animals, especially …read more.

Christine Howard, 87, North Manchester, died at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born Sept, 17, 1928, in Fountaintown, N.C., to Raleigh and Nellie (Brown) Fountain. Christine was a 1945 graduate of Chinquapin High School, Chinquapin, N.C. She lived in Indianapolis from 1955-1995, where she worked as a …read more.

Eileen Marie Basicker, 98, North Manchester, died at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Dec. 21, 1917, in Ossian, to Verling and Lydia (Heeter) Allisbaugh. Eileen was a 1936 graduate of Sidney High School. She married Elbert W. Basicker on July 3, 1937, in Ossian; he …read more.

Frank Sherman Nixon, 97, of North Manchester, died at 3:20 p.m. Sunday, Aug.  16, 2015, at Peabody Health Care Center in North Manchester. He was born Jan.  5, 1918, in North Manchester, to Harry R. and Nora (Thompson) Nixon. Frank was a graduate of Central High School, in North Manchester. He was an Army Air …read more.

Robert Dale Gidley, 73, of North Manchester, died at 10:30 am, Friday, June 5, 2015, as the result of an auto accident. He was born Sept. 13, 1941, in Wabash, to Robert Gidley and Doris (Dale) Paul. He married Genny Alice Price; she also died June 5, 2015. Bob was a 1959 graduate of Manchester …read more.

Genny Alice Gidley, 67, of North Manchester, died at 10:30 am, Friday, June 5, 2015, as the result of an auto accident. She was born Sept. 24, 1947 in Logan, W.V. to Clebert Price and Helen (Bonick) Durr. Genny married Robert Dale Gidley; he also died June 5, 2015. She currently worked at Custom Magnetics …read more.

Betty Jean Ebbinghous, 86 of rural North Manchester, died at 11:45 a.m.Friday, May 1, 2015, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born July 30, 1928 in LaPorte County to Floyd and Reatha (Smith) Hartzler. Betty was a 1947 graduate of Akron High School. She married Robert F. “Bob” Ebbinghous in Laketon, on July …read more.

Janet Sue King, 71, of Valparaiso, formerly of North Manchester and Huntington, died at 9:35 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2015, at VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso. She was born Sept. 8, 1943, in Wabash, to Paul and Mary (Baker) Purdy. Janet was a 1961 graduate of Manchester High School. She married Billie Ray King July 23, …read more.

Billy V. Correll, 67, Wabash, died at 6:40 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at Autumn Ridge Healthcare Center in Wabash. He was born Nov. 22, 1947, in Reynolds County, Missouri to Arthur and Beulah (Fox) Correll. Billy was a mechanic. He collected cars and coins. He enjoyed playing music, playing the guitar, and especially enjoyed …read more.

Mary B. Stevens, 88, of Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, and longtime resident of Wabash, passed away at 3:15 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Oct. 30, 1926, in Salem, Ind., to Samuel Ellsworth and Minnie (Shields) Clark. Mary was a 1945 graduate of Salem High …read more.

Dean Lavon Sloop, 64, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away peacefully in his sleep at 4:58 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at his home. He was born Feb. 21, 1950, in Wabash, Ind., to Russell Sloop and Esther (Newman) Sloop Davis. Dean was a 1968 graduate of Wabash High School, and received his B.A. Degree from …read more.

Eugene ‘Rick’ Jackson, 77, of Wabash, Ind., passed away at 8:47 p.m., Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born June 4, 1936, in Salyersville, Ky., to Smith and Goldie (Ramey) Jackson. Rick married Doris Hall on July 10, 1984, in Elko, Nev. She preceded him in death. He was …read more.

Gerald “Jack” Lybarger, 79, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 2:26 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Aug. 20, 1933, in Geneva, Ind., to Clarence and Marjorie A. (Smith) Lybarger. Jack was a 1951 graduate of Hoagland, Indiana High School. He first married Mary Anne Owens on …read more.