Richard L. Smith, 77, of Rochester, Ind., passed away at 12:10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, at his residence. He was born Aug. 12, 1936, in Kokomo, Ind., to Virgil and Dorotha (Bentley) Smith. On Sept. 10, 1955, in Mentone, Ind., he was married to Esther I. Quier. She preceded him in death. Richard was a truck driver for KG …read more.

Mary Jane Gearhart, 80, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 7:40 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, at her residence She was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Peru, Ind., to George and Agnes (Shauman) Phillipy. On April 11, 1951, in Akron, she was married to Max J. Gearhart. He preceded her in death She worked at Chamberlain Products …read more.

Edna Carol Presley, 65, of Palestine, Ind., passed away at 4:10 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in her residence after a long fight with cancer. She was born in Phelps, Ky., to Frank J Layne and Gladys M Blankenship Layne on Nov. 6, 1947. On Feb. 7, 1963, she married the love of her life, …read more.

Julia Ann Newsome, 75, of Rochester, Ind., passed away at 4 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at her residence. She was born Aug. 28, 1938, in Langley, Ky., to Elzie and Opal (Adkins) Bentley. On Aug. 23, 1958, in Langley, Ky., she was married to Clifford Newsome Sr. He preceded her in death. She had worked for Chamberlain Products …read more.

Josefa Martinez, 75, of Rochester, Ind., passed away at 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw, Ind. She was born Feb. 1, 1938, in Guanajuato, Mexico to Rafael Martinez and M. Guadalupe Estrada. She was married in 1955 to Jose Guadalupe Vera. He preceded her in death. Josefa enjoyed sewing, crocheting and cooking. She …read more.

Guy Hill, 90, of Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester, Ind., and formerly of Rochester, Ind., and Akron, Ind., passed away at 5:04 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester, after being in failing health for 6 months. He was born on July 16, 1923, in Kosciusko County, Ind., to Guy and …read more.

Arden J. Harrold, 79, formerly of Kewanna, Ind., and Akron, Ind., and most recently of Hickory Creek of Rochester, Ind., passed away at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2013, at Hickory Creek of Rochester. He was born on Oct. 8, 1933, in Mentone, Ind., to Gail E. and Mildred (Kindig) Harrold. Arden was a Mentone High …read more.

Ruby V. Kehler, 98, formerly of Palestine, Ind., passed at 2:53 am, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw, Ind. She was born June 24, 1915, in Kosciusko County, Ind., to William J. and Cora M. (Spaw) Bibler. She married Earl Kehler, who preceded her on Feb. 23, 2003. Ruby worked for …read more.

Ninabelle Swick, 93, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 8:29 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw, Ind. She was born in Miami County on Jan. 20, 1920, to Wallace and Bertha (Zegafuse) Powell. She married Orval Glenn Swick on Nov. 22, 1939, in Macy. He preceded her in death Oct. …read more.

Larry Pyle, 78, of Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor. He was born Nov. 26, 1934, in Danville, Ill., to William Ernest and Zula F. (French) Pyle. His first marriage was to Ruth Jo Fields and she preceded in death in 1964. He …read more.

Betty J. Dials, 77, of Beaver Dam Lake, Claypool, Ind., passed away at 2:50 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, at her residence. She was born March 23, 1936, in Floyd County, Ky., to Clint and Gladys (Ratliff) Patton. On May 13, 1954, in Floyd County, Ky., to Alvin Dials, who preceded Oct. 29, 2003. Betty …read more.

Gary L. Adams, 59, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 11:20 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at his residence after being in failing health for 6 weeks. He was born May 14, 1954, in Rochester, Ind., to Jack Jr. and Aleene (Lowry) Adams. On Sept. 22, 1984, he married Jennifer J. Bickel in Akron. She …read more.

Gary L. Adams, 59, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 11:20 a.m., Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 at his residence. He is survived by his wife: Jeni Adams, Akron; daughter: Jamie Adams, Akron; son: Ryan (Chaitra) Adams, Akron; and a sister: Diane (Rick) Landis, Macy, Ind. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. …read more.

Betty Lou Miller, 79, of rural Akron, Ind., passed at 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, at Woodlawn Hospital of Rochester, Ind. She was born Sept. 18, 1933, in Kosciusko County, Ind., to O.C. and Dora (Craft) Howard. She attended Rochester High School. On Oct. 19, 1950, in Rochester, she was married to Dale L. ‘Butch’ Miller. He …read more.

Geraldine P. Denning, 75, of Akron, Ind., and formerly of Chicago, Ill., passed away at 1:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at her residence surrounded by her loving family and companion. She was born Nov. 24, 1937, in Chicago, Ill., to parents John and Gladys (Wiggins) Speller. She was a graduate of Bowen High School in 1955. …read more.

Gladys M. Coffing, 89, of Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Timbercrest Senior Living Community. She had been a resident there since 2009. She was born Aug. 19, 1923, in Fulton County, Ind., to Hugh and Alta (Hibschman) Strong. She graduated from Metea High School …read more.

Nancy C. Harrell, 83, of Claypool, Ind., and formerly of Star City, Ind., passed away at 3:25 a.m. Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, following a brief illness. Nancy was born Oct. 13, 1929, in Star City, to William and Laura (Billings) Huff. She was a graduate of Star City High School. She …read more.

Gene O. Whitteberry, 84, of Mentone, Ind., and formerly of Walkerton, Ind., passed away at 10:35 a.m., Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Hickory Creek of Rochester, Ind. He was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Stockwell, Ind., to Wesley and Bertha Mae (Crose) Whitteberry. He graduated from Walkerton High School in 1946. Gene then served his country in the …read more.

Harold W. Gearhart, 91, Hoosier Village Retirement Center Indianapolis, Ind., formerly of Akron, Ind., passed away at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at his residence. He was born Dec. 24, 1921, in Wabash County, Ind., to Frank and Edna (McPeak) Gearhart. Harold was a Laketon High School graduate. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1942-1945. …read more.

Tim R. Fleck, 49, of Akron, Ind., passed away unexpectedly at 9:12 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Woodlawn Hospital Emergency Room in Rochester, Ind. He was born Nov. 13, 1963, in Wabash, Ind., to Ben F. Fleck and Sharon Gearhart Meenen. He was a 1982 Graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School. He was a graduate …read more.

Nina Faye Opple, 89, formerly of Akron, Ind., and Wynnfield Crossing of Rochester, passed away at 9 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2013, in her residence at Life Care Center of Rochester. She was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Perry Township, Miami County, Ind.to Andrew and Bessie L. (Hinsey) Funnell. On June 24, 1945, in the Chili …read more.

Ronald L. Brown, 78, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 11:55 a.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at his residence. He was born Aug. 28, 1934, in Mentone, Ind., to Francis and Letha (Goodman) Brown. On May 7, 1988, in Spokane, Wash., Ron was married to Judith Rhoads. She survives. Ron retired from United Telephone of Warsaw, in …read more.

Elnora Krieg, 90, of Akron Ind., passed away at 2:05 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw. She was born on May 2, 1923, in Cass County, Ind. to Fred and Ethel (Merrell) Dillard. On Nov. 23, 1941, in Plymouth, Ind. she was married to Floyd E. ‘Mike’ Krieg. He preceded her in …read more.

Arlene Lytle, 89, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 9:47 p.m. Friday May 31, 2013, at Mason Healthcare of Warsaw, Ind. She was born Feb. 23, 1924, in Akron, Ind., to Wayne and Alta (Krieg) Alexander. She was a Burket High School graduate. On March 29, 1947, in Silver Lake, Ind., at her parents residence, she married …read more.

Cody David Floyd, 16, of Akron, Ind., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Burket, Ind. He was born July 7, 1996, in Warsaw, Ind., to Bruce and Theresa (Hoff) Floyd. He was a sophomore at Tippecanoe Valley High School where he played linebacker on the football team wearing No. 24. He always …read more.

Daniel E. Rans, 41, of Akron, Ind., died unexpectedly on Monday, May 13, 2013, at his residence. He was born Nov. 12, 1971, in Rochester, Ind., the son of James R. Rans Sr. and Kathryn (Willard) Adams. He married Nancy A. Floor on May 17, 1991, in Rochester. She survives. He was employed by Zimmer Orthopedics, …read more.

Brett Jay Flenar, 62, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 21, 2013, at IU Health Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis, Ind., after being in failing health for two months. He was born April 23, 1950, in Warsaw, Ind., to Robert and Ellen Lee (Kesler) Flenar. On July 11, 1981, he married Valerie …read more.

Sharon I. Swick, 56, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 7:15 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2013, at her home following a 2 year battle with cancer. She was born July 24, 1956, in Peru, Ind., to Lomine and Deema (Hall) Bowyer. On Nov. 8, 1975, she married Terry G. Swick in Wabash, Ind. Sharon was …read more.

John D. Hunter, 84, of Roann, Ind., passed away at 5:30 a.m., Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Timbercrest of North Manchester, Ind. He married Barbara Duzenberry on March 12, 1950. She preceded him in death. A celebration of life will be held at Calvary Baptist Church at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 20, with Pastor Matt …read more.

William E. “Jack” Caudill, 89, of Silver Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:52 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 6, 1924, in Leander, Ky., to James W. and Bessie (Carpenter) Caudill. On June 10, 1942, he married Goldia Lena Caudill. He had worked at Pierceton Trucking of Laketon, Ind., …read more.

Leon Lonnie G. Schipper, 86, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 2:13 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013, at home with his family by his side. He was born April 30, 1926, in Wabash, Ind., to Albert E. and Hazel (Bahney) Schipper. On June 9, 1951, he married Betty (Shireman) Schipper at Emmanuel EUB Church in …read more.

Tracy Michelle Lewis, 50, of Akron, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Feb. 17, 2013. She was born June 6, 1962, in Chicago, Ill., to Michael Lewis and Wildlean Carroll. She owned and operated Farmmaster Trailers in Laketon, Ind., a manufacturer of grain trailers, for 20 years. She had also worked at Fiesta Hair Salon in Rochester …read more.

Stephen D. Brower, 43, of Decatur, Ind., and formerly of Akron, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at his home. He was born June 25, 1969, to Daniel Brower and Barbara Manns. He was a 1987 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School and completed diesel mechanic school in Lima, Ohio. Following his mechanics …read more.

Rosemary Spencer Beard, 80, of Beaver Dam Lake, Claypool, Ind., passed away at 8:26 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw, Ind. She was born May 15, 1932, in Oswego, Ind., to Harry and Dessie (Harrington) Spencer. She married William Beard who preceded her in death. Rosemary was the supervisor of …read more.

Bonnie M. Walters, 85, of Rochester, Ind., and formerly of Akron, Ind. and the Gilead, Ind., area, passed away at 3:38 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at Life Care Center, Rochester. She was born April 13, 1927, in Miami County, Ind., to Andrew and Bessie (Hinsey) Funnell. She was married on Oct. 2, 1943, in Peru, …read more.

Lester ‘Junior’ Dotson, 76, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 6:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Woodlawn Hospital Rochester, Ind. He was born on Aug. 10, 1936, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Lester and Gladys (Prater) Dotson. He was married Dec. 20, 1955, in Macy, Ind., to Nancy Shafer, who still survives at home. Lester was a Millwright …read more.

Brittany N. Arceneaux, 13, of Akron, Ind., passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in an automobile accident in Wabash County with her father, J. LeeRoy Arceneaux. She was born March 25, 1999, in Rochester, Ind., to J. LeeRoy Arceneaux and Tina (Montague) Alspaugh. She was an 8th grade student at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. Brittany was in the …read more.

J. LeeRoy Arceneaux, 50, of Akron, Ind., passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in an automobile accident in Wabash County with his daughter, Brittany Arceneaux, 13. J. LeeRoy was born March 16, 1962, in Louisiana to Herbie and Rosabelle Arceneaux. He was currently working at OJC Products in North Manchester, Ind. In earlier years he had worked …read more.

Mildred I. Meredith, 99, of Winona Lake, Ind., and formerly of Beaver Dam Lake, Claypool, Ind., passed away 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Grace Village Retirement Community. She was born Nov. 26, 1913, in Kosciusko County, Ind., to Ira and Goldie (Jenkins) Swick. She was married Jan. 30, 1937, in Akron, Ind., to …read more.

Charlotte V. Stine, 67, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 4:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at her residence following a two and a half year battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 6, 1945, in Plymouth, Ind., to John and Edna (Marsh) Cochran. On Aug. 13, 1961, in Warsaw, she was married to Danny …read more.

Waitsel L. ‘Gummy’ Wright, 86, Akron, Ind., passed away peacefully in his home after and extended fight with cancer at 1:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at his residence. He was born Aug. 14, 1926, in Silver Lake, Ind., to Ed and Bertha (Allen) Wright.  He was married to Adeline Matzat until 1971 when she preceded him. He retired …read more.

Evelyn G. Schipper, 86, of Peru, Ind., and formerly of Akron, Ind., passed away at 7:25 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at Dukes Memorial Hospital of Peru. She was born Feb. 10, 1926, in Miami County, Ind., to Elmer and Addie Glee (Butt) Fites. She married Roy E. Schipper on March 3, 1946, at her Miami County home …read more.

Opal D. Nellans, 88 of Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake, Ind.,  and formerly of Warsaw, Ind., and Mentone, Ind., passed away at 1:03 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at Grace Village. She was born Dec. 25, 1923, in Marshall County, Ind., to Delbert L. and Bessie H. (Guise) Wilson. On May 18, 1946, she …read more.

Blanche E. Myers Norman, 93, of Wabash, Ind., and formerly of the Akron and Macy, Ind., areas, passed away at 1:32 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash, Ind. She was born May 22, 1919, in Washington County, Ind., to Oren and Alta E. Smith Howard. On Oct. 24, 1937, she married Lawson E. …read more.

Richard L. “Dick” Moyer, 77, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 9:20 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Ind., where he had been hospitalized since Oct. 6, 2012. He was born Aug. 5, 1935, in Wabash County, Ind., to George and Barbara Kuhn Moyer. He married Norma Leiter on Sept. …read more.

Marvin Marshall, 54, of Akron, Ind., passed at 9:58 p.m., Thursday, Oct, 11, 2012, at Hickory Creek Healthcare of Rochester, Ind. He was born April 25, 1958, in Warsaw, Ind., to Laymon Ray and Betty Sue (Howard) Marshall. Marvin worked at Champion Door of Warsaw for 10 years then he worked for Da-Lite Screening of Warsaw for 24 …read more.

Pauline I. Ruff, 84, formerly of Akron, Ind., passed away at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Life Care Center of Rochester, Rochester, Ind. She was born Sept. 8, 1928, in Akron to Russell and Carrie Churchill Swihart. Pauline was married to Alvin L. Ruff Nov. 19, 1948, in Akron. She was a homemaker …read more.

Beverly J. Brown, 60, of Rochester, Ind., passed away Thursday morning, Sept. 27, 2012, at the home of her companion, Fred Oden Sr., in Tiosa, Ind. She was born March 24, 1952, in Fulton County, Ind., to parents Raymond and Dorothy (McCarter) Brown. She was formerly married to Thomas Zeiger. Beverly had worked for several …read more.

Betty Drusilla Morgan, 85, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 5:45 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Ind. She was born Jan. 13, 1927, in Jacksonville, Fla., to John and Drusilla (Braddock) Ivey. On May 6, 1945, in Jacksonville, she married Dr. Lloyd A. Morgan who died on April 27, 2003. Betty was …read more.

Jeri Lyn Smith, 63, of Akron, Ind., and the Miami County areas, died at 1:22 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at Hope Hospice in Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport, after battling ovarian cancer since May 2007. She was born June 28, 1949, in Peru to parents Dean and Mary Helms Gallahan. At the Mexico Brethren Church …read more.

Donald K. Bennett, 82, of Plymouth, Ind., and formerly of the Etna Green, Ind., and Mentone, Ind., areas, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth where he had resided for two years. He was born Feb. 13, 1930, in Kosciusko County to Leroy and Ruth Goodman Bennett. He …read more.

Geraldine Murphy, 86, of Logansport, Ind., and formerly of the Akron and Mentone areas, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at her daughter Sharon’s residence. She was born Jan. 20, 1926, in Silver Lake, Ind., to Arthur and Ruth (Kline) Bergk. On July 22, 1944, she married Lawrence H. Murphy who preceded him …read more.

Vernal Hackworth, 77, of Silver Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Ind. He was born Aug. 26, 1934, in Floyd County, Ky., to Charlie and Lula (Dotson) Hackworth. On Oct. 29, 1953, he married Margie Hackworth in Kentucky. She passed away July 16, 1981. Vernal worked …read more.

John E. Davis, 69, of Silver Lake, Ind., passed away Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 18, 1943, in Fulton County, Ind., to John B. and Hilda Dilts Davis. He retired after 43 years from the Kosciusko County Highway Department. He enjoyed working on trucks and tractors and also enjoyed the seasonal …read more.

Charles L. “Chuck” Turner, 64, of Claypool, Ind., (Beaver Dam Lake), passed away at 6:20 a.m. Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Mason Health Care, Warsaw, Ind. He was born Dec. 30, 1947, in Marion, Ind., to Theo Charles “Ted” and Betty Jean (Morehead) Turner. He had been a commercial electrician and was a 1966 graduate of Kokomo High …read more.

Richard E. French, 85, of Silver Lake, Ind., died at 10:15 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012, at his residence. He was born May 28, 1927, in Howard County to Charley and Mamie Gearheart French. On May 10, 1947, at the Silver Creek Church of God, Silver Lake, he married Donna Belle Bucher French. He retired in …read more.

Mildred Marie Smith, 94, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 9:43 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Ind. She was born Sept. 23, 1917, in Fulton County, Ind., to Charles E. and Dolly Blanche (Rogers) Towne. On Oct. 6, 1940, she married Ned J. Smith, in Akron. He passed away May …read more.

Christene Cornell, 68, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 10:59 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in the Woodlawn Hospital Emergency Room. She was born Aug. 5, 1943, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Fred and Myrtle (Manns) Conley. On April 18, 1964, she married William Cornell St., in Fulton County, Ind. Mrs. Cornell had worked at United Technologies …read more.

Betty J. Reeve Tann, 91, Akron, Ind., and formerly of Marion, Ind., passed away at 5 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2012, in her residence. She was born April 25, 1920, in Marion to Herbert and Mabel (Russell) Reeve. She married Charles J. Tann on Sept. 4, 1948, in Richmond, Ind.; he preceded her in death on …read more.