Helen E. Kurz, 81, a former resident of South Whitley, Ind., passed away at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2013, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Ind., where she had been a resident for the past 6 months. She was born April 18, 1932, in Whitley County, Ind., to the late Esta and Ruby (Hull) Keel. …read more.