Mark Allen Rickner, 46, of Wabash, died at 4:20 p.m. Saturday, April 25. He was born Oct. 31, 1968, in Fort Wayne to John and Ruth (Payne) Rickner. Mark was a 1987 graduate of Chapel Heights Academy in Marion, received two Associate degrees and was working on his Bachelor degree at Ivy Tech and Indiana …read more.

Ruth Helen Oswalt, 99, of Wabash, went to be with her Heavenly Father at 7:25 pm, Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born April 30, 1915, in Wabash, to Alfred W. and Fairy Eugenia Warner. Ruth was a 1933 graduate of Chippewa High School. She married Robert E. Oswalt at Bachelor …read more.

Susan Marie Shaw, 93, formerly of Wabash, died at 10:25 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2015, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe, in Columbia City. She was born Dec. 30, 1921, in Wabash County, to Glen and Dolly (Smith) Palmer. Susan was a 1940 graduate of LaFontaine High School. She married Robert H. Shaw in South Bend, …read more.

Marcella ‘Marcie’ Marie Shelton Spencer, 92, of Shell Lake, Wis., formerly of Wabash, died at 1 a.m. Central Time, Monday, March 30, 2015, at the home of her daughter. She was born Sept. 2, 1922, in Landess, to Artie Franklin and Myrtle Marie (Watson) Welch. Marcie was a 1940 graduate of Andrews High School, Andrews. …read more.

Princess “Jean” Simpson Smith, 64, of rural Wabash, died at 5:25 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 31, 1951, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Autie and Ruth (Webb) Ferguson. Jean first married Richard Simpson Jr., and he survives in Roann. She then married Gary Smith in Laketon, on June 25, …read more.

Marguerite A. Baker, 96, of Wabash, died at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born Sept. 8, 1918, in Wabash County, to John J. and Edith L. (Smith) Shambaugh. Marguerite was a 1936 graduate of Chippewa High School. She first married Chalice M. Ross on Oct. 11, 1939. He …read more.

James William ‘Bill’ Owen, 89, of Wabash, died at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born April 6, 1925, in Gary, to Loren P. and Josephine E. (Barnett) Owen. Bill was a 1943 graduate of Wabash High School. He was a US Navy veteran, during WWII from …read more.

Carol Sue Quinn, 68, of North Salem, formerly of Wabash, died at 7:55 a.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Countryside Meadows in Avon. She was born Sept. 23, 1946, in Wabash County, to Fred L. and Edna M. (Sills) Clupper. Carol was a 1964 graduate of Wabash High School. She was a certified nursing assistant …read more.

Richard Wayne ‘Rick’ Smith, Jr., 60, of Lincolnville, died at 7:12 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2015, at his home. He was born Aug. 11, 1954, in Wabash, to Richard W. Sr., and Shirley Ann (Chamberlin) Smith. Rick was a 1972 graduate of Southwood High School. He married Wanda Middleton in Somerset, on Oct. 8, 1982. …read more.

Ruby I. Beeks, 87, of Lagro, died at 12:21 a.m., Friday, February 27, 2015 at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born July 14, 1927 in Lagro, to Ira and Mary (Kessler) Bidwell. Ruby married Robert E. Beeks at the Lagro Methodist Parsonage on April 15, 1945; he died Dec. 15, 1987. She was a homemaker. …read more.

Harold C. Metzger, 88, of Wabash, died at 9:50 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. He was born Sept. 6, 1926, on the family farm south of Wabash, to Charles Leslie and Ruth (Bayles) Metzger. Harold was a 1944 graduate of Somerset High School, enlisted in the US Army …read more.

John H. Bever, 96, of rural Lagro, passed away at 2:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, at his home. He was born May 27, 1918, in Wabash, to James and Nellie (Ply) Bever. John was a 1936 graduate of Linlawn High School. He married Mary ‘Peggy’ Tyner in Peru, on Nov. 4, 1944. He retired from …read more.

Peter E. Boone, 39, of Wabash, died at 2:45 pm, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at Wabash County Hospital. He was born August 14, 1975 in Marion, Indiana to Darrell and Sandra (Overman) Boone. Boone was a 1994 graduate of Southwood High School and earned an associate degree from Ivy Tech. He was employed as an …read more.

James Stuart Cameron, 82, of Syracuse, formerly of rural Urbana, Ind., died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 at his home. He was born Jan. 14, 1932 in Kokomo, Ind., to William Charles and Gertrude Emma (Treichel) Cameron. Jim was a 1949 graduate of Northwest High School in Kokomo. He served as an MP in the US …read more.

Cletus G.J. ‘Jerry’ Faust, 76, of rural North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 3:50 a.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born June 8, 1937, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Ellen (Faust) Keefer. Jerry was a US Army veteran. He married Beverly Clausen in Janesville, Wis., on Dec. 13, 1969. He …read more.

Roy Leslie Kinsey, 97, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 12:33 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. He was born May 25, 1916, in Claypool, Ind., to Harry and Mabel (Bowen) Kinsey. Roy was a 1934 graduate of Claypool High School. He married Ethel I. Slack in Claypool …read more.

David Alan Mitting, 38, of North Manchester, Ind.,, passed away at 8:25 a.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Sept. 3, 1975, in Wabash, Ind., to William Mitting and Sandra (Sands) Mitting. David was a 1994 graduate of Southwood High School and he received his Associates Degree …read more.

Martha F. (Schaus) Curless, 89, of rural Wabash, Ind., died at 11:45 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born July 28, 1924, in Evansville, Ind., to George and Hazel (Wilson) Deibler. Martha first married Orville ‘Bud’ Schaus in Evansville, on Aug. 1, 1942; he preceded her in death. She then married …read more.

Richard Don King, 70, of rural Warsaw, Ind., died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at his home. He was born Feb. 16, 1943, in Tipton, Ind., to Donald Edward and Matilda Grace (Pine) King. Richard was a graduate of Andrews High School. He married Connie (Hettmansperger) Shultz on Sept. 2, 1997, in Nashville, …read more.

Ava S. King, 88, formerly of Lagro, Indiana, died at 9:55 pm, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born July 4, 1925 in Lagro to Martin and Virdie (Watkins) Stephenson. Ava was a 1943 graduate of Lagro High School. She married Fred H. King in Lagro on …read more.

Elizabeth M. Fleck, 99, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. She was born Oct. 1, 1914, in Laketon, Ind., to David and Bertha (Buck) Whitehurst. Elizabeth was a 1931 graduate of Laketon High School. She married Forrest J. ‘Bud’ Fleck in …read more.

Helen L. Wolf, 97, of North Manchester, Ind., formerly of Wabash, Ind., passed away at 4:35 p.m., Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at Peabody Healthcare, in North Manchester. She was born on March 7, 1916, in Newell, Iowa, to I. H. ‘Harry’ and Ada (Adams) Lash. The family moved to Redwood Falls, Minn., and then to …read more.