Carroll “Kaydo” M. Petry, 85, North Manchester, died at 6:46 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.  He was born Aug. 20, 1931 in Pitsburg, Ohio to Wilmer A. and Edna Lucille (Brower) Petry. He was a pastor at Spring Creek Church of the Brethren 1951-1953; Batavia Church of the Brethren, Illinois, …read more.

Duane L. Holle, 58, North Manchester, died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in his residence. He was born Sept. 26, 1957, in Wabash, to Charles F. and Veta J. (Caudill) Holle. On Dec. 26, 1981, he married Tearere O. “Tea” Millbrandt. He attended Laketon Wesleyan Church, Laketon. Duane worked on the road crew …read more.

Sharon M. Crago, 75, North Manchester, died at 5:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Jerry L. Purdy, 81, North Manchester, passed away at 3:55 p.m. Aug. 26, 2016 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Evalee Signs, 79, North Manchester died Aug. 12, 2016. She was born Oct. 11, 1936, to Charles and Goldie Allen Shepherd. On April 26, 1960, she married Frank Signs Jr., who died Sept. 24, 1998. SErvices will be at 1 p.m. Monday at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester with J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in …read more.

Oscar Robinson, 85, North Manchester, died at 11:50 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19., at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. He was born May 7, 1931, in Blue River, Ky., to Lonnie P. and Fannie B. (Wallen) Robinson. On April 29, 1951, he married Eunice M. Marshall. She survives. He retired in 1992 after 35 …read more.

Robert Lee “Rob” Clarkson III, 60, Richvalley, died at 8:24 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Feb. 16, 1956, in Florence, Ky., to Robert Lee Jr. and Elaine Joy (Seibold) Clarkson. Rob was a 1974 graduate of Northfield High School and a U.S. Army veteran. He worked at …read more.

Sadie Bays, 67, North Manchester, passed away at 9:33 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in her residence. On Aug. 5, 1949, she was born in Floyd County, Ky., to Amon and Mary (Compton) Prater Sr. She was united in marriage to Frank Bays on March 2, 1968, in Packerton, who preceded her in death on …read more.

Sadie Bays, 67, North Manchester, passed away at 7:11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in her residence. Arrangements are pending at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.

Patricia A. Kisner, 81, North Manchester, died at 8:40 p.m., Aug. 9, 2016 at Peabody Health Care Community in North Mancehster.

Mercedes JoAnne Weaver, 84, rural North Manchester,  died at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born Jan. 30, 1932, in Wabash, to Carl and Elizabeth (Grimm) Long. Mercedes was a 1949 graduate of Urbana High School. She married Roscoe Weaver in Richvalley, on Sept. 30, 1950. She worked at …read more.

Mary E. Michel Burton, 96, North Manchester, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born June 27, 1920, in Wabash, to William and Flora Edith (Boyer) Gahl. On Feb. 11, 1938, she married Fremont Michel. He died April 3, 1976. She then married James Burton on Oct. 20, 1981. …read more.

Imogene Mavis, 91, Auburn, died July 28, 2016, at Betz Nursing Home, Auburn.

Regina M. Marks, 39, North Manchester, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 as a result of an auto accident on State Road 114 West, North Manchester.

Nondus Marcelle Walls, 85, North Manchester, died at 5:57 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Parkview Wabash Hospital.

Nondus Marcelle Walls, 85, Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, died at 5:57 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born July 9, 1931, in Brimfield, to Roy and Ruth (Terrell) Dunn. Nondus was a 1974 graduate of Southwood High School, and she received her BS and Masters Degree from Purdue University. …read more.

Regina M. Marks, 39, North Manchester, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, as a result of an auto accident on State Road 114 West, North Manchester. She was born Dec. 18, 1976, to Darrell M. Bradley and Laura M. (Heeter) Bradley. On July 16, she married Caleb N. Marks. He also died as a result of …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER — The Wabash County Sheriff’s Department responded to a personal injury crash on SR 114, just east of CR 300W, on July 24. The preliminary investigation shows that an eastbound vehicle, driven by Caleb N. Marks, 28, North Manchester, left the roadway on the south side and struck a tree. Reports from witnesses …read more.

Wilbur was born on Sept. 13, 1917, and passed early Monday morning, July 25, 2016.

Caleb N. Marks, 28, North Manchester, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 as a result of an auto accident on State Road 114 West, North Manchester.

Juanita Condinho, 81, North Manchester, died Friday, July 22, 2016 at Kosciusko Community Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw.

Robert “Bob” R. Bechtold, 73, North Manchester, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 in his residence.

Betty J. Alred, 84, formerly of Columbia City, died at 10:03 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

Charles W. Betten, 88, North Manchester, died at 12:25 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was born March 24, 1928, in Gridley, Ill., to Charlie and Nora (Finck) Betten. He graduated from Washington Center High School, Whitley County. He served in the U. S. Army in WWII. On …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Indiana Shock travel softball program will be hosting tryouts this August.

Pamela F. Lightle, 77, North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of North Manchester, died at 11 a.m., July 9, 2016 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born Dec. 8, 1938 in Indianapolis to Frank W. Edmunds and Mary Naomi Applegate. She Married Norman R. Lightle April 12, 1957. He survives. She was …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.

Opal E. (Pence) Nees, 91, North Manchester, died at 9 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Dec. 14, 1924, in South Whitley, to Chester and Jessie (Bolinger) Pence. On Dec. 26, 1964, she married John W. Nees. He died May 31, 1974. Opal attended Salem School and …read more.

NORTHERN INDIANA — The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Eel River at North Manchester, affecting Kosciusko, Whitley, Cass, Miami and Wabash Counties. Rainfall this evening is expected to cause the Eel River at North Manchester to rise above flood stage. The flood stage for the Eel River is 9 feet. …read more.

G. William Sayers, 96, North Manchester, died at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

G. William Sayers, 96, North Manchester, formerly of Columbus, Ohio, died at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. McKee Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Arrangements are pending.

Doris T. Boocher, 91, North Manchester, passed away at 7:16 a.m. June 16, 2016, at Parkview Wabash Hospital, Wabash. She was born on Jan. 20, 1925, in Wabash County to Albert L. and Mary K. (Karn) Niccum. Doris was a homemaker and retired from Singer Controls, North Manchester, in 1990 after 30 years. She was …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.

Norman E. Troyer, 63, Goshen, died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Elkhart Hospice House. He was born March 4, 1953, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to M. Raymond and D. Kathryn (Hartzler) Troyer. Survivors include two sisters: Betty (Harvey) Hartzler, Tucson, Ariz.; and Janet (Phil) Yordy, Elmira, Ontario; three brothers: Dennis (Anne) Troyer, High Pointe, N.C.; David …read more.

Edna Mae Bailey, 86, North Manchester, died at 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

NORTH MANCHESTER — Dee M. Moore, North Manchester, was unanimously elected by Democrat Precinct Committeemen in District 18 Tuesday evening, June 7. Moore will oppose incumbent Republican candidate State Rep. David Wolkins in the November State Rep. District 18 race.

Bonnie W. Ritenour, 80, formerly of Warsaw, then North Manchester, died at 8:05 a.m. Sunday, June 5, 2016 in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

Norma Jean Pottenger, 85, formerly of Wabash, went home to be with the Lord at 5:25 am, Monday, June 6, 2016 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

Bonnie W. Ritenour passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 8:05 a.m. in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

Donna Jean Fox, 79, Huntington, died on May 22, 2016, in Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born Sep. 5, 1936, in Huntington County to Foster and Dessie (Crago) Lassiter. On Sep. 5, 1958, she married Richard E. Fox in Andrews. She graduated Andrews High School in 1954 as Salutatorian of her class. She was …read more.

Graydon F. Snyder, 86, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Timbercrest, North Manchester. Born in Peru, on April 30, 1930, to Clayton and Irene Fisher Snyder, Graydon grew up in Huntington, W. Va. An academic and ordained minister, he earned a MDiv degree from Bethany Theological Seminary in 1955 and a PhT from Princeton …read more.

Beulah Faye Correll, 90, North Manchester, died at 9:55 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 10, 1926, in Ellington, Mo. to Roy and Mary Ellen (Baker) Fox. Beulah married Arthur V. Correll in Jefferson City, Mo., on Nov. 8, 1943; he died November 3, …read more.

Carolyn A. Bucher, 83, North Manchester, died at 4 p.m. May 25, 2016.

WABASH COUNTY — At 8:24 a.m. Friday, May 20, Indiana State Police and the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Wabash CR 100E at Wabash CR 1400N, which killed a rural North Manchester resident. The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Michael Biggs revealed that Donald Fecher, 60, Milford, was driving 2007 Honda …read more.

Orvel M. Gish, 82, Claypool, died at 10 a.m. May 24, 2016, in his residence

Lois J. Shepherd, 77, North Manchester, passed away at 11:36 a.m. on May 24, 2016, at her residence. Lois was born on April 3, 1939 in Prestonsburg, Ky. to Hartman and Edith (Hall) Yates.

David A. Christian, 62, North Manchester, passed away at 8:15 a.m. on May 20, 2016, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident at CR 1400 North 100 East, North Manchester. David was born on Feb. 4, 1954, Warsaw, to James A. and Lockie A. (Enis) Christian. He married Debra A. Stump on Oct. 26, 1992. …read more.

Helen Ruth King, 83, Greenfield, formerly of North Manchester, died Friday, May 20, 2016, in her residence.

Alice V. Harshman McGaugh, 97, South Whitley, died at 1 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Timbercrest, North Manchester where she had been a resident since June of 2014.

Michael W. Urschel, 53, Silver Lake, died at 2:28 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born January 12, 1963, in Huntington, to Glenn and Dorcas (Paul) Urschel. He graduated from Canyon Del Oro High School in 1981 and attended University of Arizona. He served in the Army National …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Mark Underwood returns to Manchester High School to be the boys basketball head coach.

Betty Jeanne Brooks Campbell, 90, died Monday, May 9, 2016, in Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester. She was born in Bulsar, Bombay Province, India, the daughter of Harlan and Ruth Brooks who were Church of the Brethren missionaries. Her grandparents, D.L. and Anna Forney, were also missionaries there at the time. She grew up …read more.

Lawrence Arthur “Larry” Coker, 61, North Manchester, passed away at 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at his residence. He was born on Dec. 6, 1954 in Avilla, to Lawrence T. and Agnes M. (Lash) Coker.

Lawrence Arthur “Larry” Coker, 61, North Manchester, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Thirteen reserve officers recently graduated from the annual Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Reserve Academy after several months of specialized training. Officers from various departments in and near-by Kosciusko County completed over 200 hours of training. The graduation ceremony was held Saturday, April 30. The intense training included areas such as defensive tactics, firearms, …read more.

Diann G. Applegate, 60, North Manchester, passed away at 2:02 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

Jeffrey Dean Ulshafer, 41, South Whitley, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 24, 2016 in Laurel, Miss. where he had been staying prior to leaving for a job on an offshore oil platform.

Harriet Jane Finney, 75, North Manchester, passed away at 8:30 p.m. April 26, 2016, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Charles R. French Jr., 79, North Manchester, passed away at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Charles was born on Aug. 13, 1936, in Tipton County, to Charles and Clara (Atkission) French Sr. He graduated from Laketon High School in 1954. After high school, Charles attended Manchester College for …read more.

Wilma Frances Sorrell, 81, of rural Roann, died at 7:25 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Roann. She was born January 9, 1935 in Owensville, Ky. to Alfred and Della (Jefferson) Little.

Dee M. Royer, 95, North Manchester, passed away at 9:00 p.m. on April 21, 2016 at Timbercrest Senior Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

LaMar A. Bennett, 43, North Manchester, died at 8:45 p.m., April 21, 2016 in his residence.

Betty J. McKee, 85, North Manchester, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1931, to Heber Carson and Mamie Valetta (Clark) Hare in North Manchester. On Jan. 7, 1949, she married Bobbie James McKee. He died Feb. 9, 1996. McKee was a lifelong North Manchester resident, …read more.

Jerry E. McCollery, 75, North Manchester, passed away at 12:30 p.m. April 20, 2016 at his North Manchester residence.

James William King, 81, Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, formerly of Wabash, died at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Peabody Healthcare Center. He was born Feb. 23, 1935, in Wabash, to Janice L. King. James married Lois Jane Cloud in Wabash on March 21, 1954. He served in the Indiana National Guard. James …read more.

WARSAW — The lakes and rivers of northern Indiana are the hub for some of the most popular weekend activities in the state. It’s these selfsame waters that need an immense amount of care and protection, which is provided not only by organizations like the Center for Lakes and Streams, but also by volunteer groups. …read more.

Richard L. Guthrie, 77, of Goshen died Monday evening, April 11, 2016, at IU Health Goshen Hospital following an extended illness.

Sarah Kay Muinzer 42, Oak Harbor, Wash., and formerly of Lucerne, passed away on Jan. 18, 2016, in Oak Harbor, Wash. She was born on Nov. 10, 1973, the daughter of Joseph A. and Betty (Lemmon) Munizer. She graduated from Caston High school in 1992. Sarah was a self- employed landscaper. She had been a …read more.

Ida M. Loagan, 91, North Manchester, died at 2:17 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Donald E. Willoughby, 81, North Manchester, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born on April 6, 1935, in Harrisburg, Pa., to the late William A. and Lilian (Falkenstein) Willoughby. Donald was married to Marie A. Hoover on Aug. 22, 1958, in Vienna, Austria. He served …read more.

By LETTIE HAVER Outreach Manager, ACRE Land Trust NORTH MANCHESTER — Community residents will join Manchester University’s Environmental Club in reforesting an acre of Wildwood nature preserve in Kosciusko County on Saturday, April 16.  The planting of 200 trees on the preserve 10 minutes north of campus is part of ACRES Land Trust’s Indiana Bicentennial …read more.

By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University NORTH MANCHESTER — Best-selling author John Dominic Crossan, a major scholar in contemporary historical Jesus research, is presenting two speeches and three lectures on the North Manchester campus of Manchester University. They are all free and open to the public. The first speech, Jesus, God, and Imperial Violence, …read more.

Vivian C. Stotts, 87, a former resident of Columbia City, died at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday March 30, 2016 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester where she had been a resident since 2013.

John C. “Jack” Sullivan, 86, North Manchester, died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in his residence. He was born Aug. 24, 1929, in Akron, Ohio, to James H. and Eleanor L. Sullivan. On Sept. 12, 2006, he married Janet Akers. He was a truck driver for Kendall Oil for 20 plus years and …read more.

Clyde Edward Lovellette, 86, North Manchester, died at 8:36 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. He was born Sept. 7, 1929, in Petersburg, to John and Myrtle (Thaxton) Lovellette. Clyde was a 1948 graduate of Garfield High School in Terre Haute, attended Kansas University, and received his Bachelor’s and …read more.

NaDean Betty Sherer, 92, formerly of South Whitley died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Wellbrooke of Wabash where she was admitted on Friday.

Carol Y. Enyeart, 65, North Manchester, died at 4:56 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2016, in Wabash. She was born on Aug. 4, 1950, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to the late Esteban Remular. Carol worked in retail at Lances and later at Dollar General, both in North Manchester. She retired from Dollar General in April 2015. She …read more.

Kaeden Elias Anthony Brubaker, 6, died at 4:09 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2016 in a car accident on SR 114 E in Whitley County.

Martha Louise Underwood, 80, North Manchester, died at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born in Holton to the late Joseph A. and Pearl B. (Franklin) Dobson, on Nov. 26, 1935. She worked as a CNA and a QMA at Peabody Retirement Community for 36 years. …read more.

Robert F. “Bob” “Quickie” Quick, 77, of North Manchester, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University NORTH MANCHESTER — The public is invited to hear a Manchester University alumna who has been working for more than 25 years in Togo, Africa, to break the cycles of poverty through supporting individual initiatives for economic improvement and social growth.  The Beulah E. Book Lecture Series presentation …read more.

David Kurt McCune, 66, North Manchester, died at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at his residence. He was born in Great Falls, Mont., to Lloyd and Irma (Lowmaster) MCCune, on Sept. 21, 1949. He was a welder in Kansas for five years and retired as a security officer for Pinkerton’s Security in Wabash and Huntington. …read more.

Roger E. Shively, 90, North Manchester, died at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born May 30, 1930, in Whitley County to Lawrence and Sarah E. (Black) Shively. He graduated from Churubusco High School in 1943. He then served two years of civilian public service. He attended Manchester …read more.

Morris E. Cook, 85, North Manchester, died at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born on Feb. 14, 1931, to Albert Henry and Mary Elizabeth (Funderburgh) Cook, in North Manchester. He married Evelyn Lucile (Coning) on Nov. 4, 1951, and she survives. He worked as a carpet cleaner …read more.

Dorothy A. ‘Dottie’ Beck, 66, Columbus, died at 8:03 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Columbus. She was born Nov. 18, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Marvin C. ‘Bud’ and Dorothy May (Yost) Beck. She was a beautician. Dorothy is survived by daughter: Jodi (Nick) Rittman, Columbus; brother: Marvin ‘Pete’ Beck; sister: Linda L. Beck; …read more.

Hubert R. Newcomer, 93, North Manchester, died at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Timbercrest Healthcare, North Manchester. He was born in Monroe Township, Kosciusko County, to Floyd Vincent and Mary Marie (Fox) Newcomer. He married Alice Nadine Andrews Baldwin on June 2, 1946. Hubert graduated from Sidney High School, Sidney, in 1940, he …read more.

Larry L. Fawcett, 75, North Manchester, passed away at 4:44 p.m. on March 11, 2016, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Clyde Edward Lovellette, 86, of North Manchester, died at 8:36 p.m., March 9, 2016, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. He was born Sept. 7, 1929, in Petersburg, to John and Myrtle (Thaxton) Lovellette. Clyde was a 1948 graduate of Garfield High School in Terre Haute, attended Kansas University, and received his bachelor’s and …read more.

Ina L. Harrington, 82, North Manchester and formerly of Walbridge, Ohio, died at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Ina was born on June 9, 1933, to Virgil and Hazel (Baker) Pyle, in Kosciusko County. She worked at United Technologies for 21 years. She married Warren Harrington on April …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Manchester Recreation Association is still accepting registration for its baseball and softball summer programs.

Fanny F. Helton, 85, Columbia City, died at 5:01 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Renaissance Village, Fort Wayne. She was born March17, 1930 in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Reuben and Lou Velia (Jenkins) Whitaker Sr. Helton married Smith Helton on April 18, 1946. He survives She was employed with Whitley Products, South Whitley, for 23 years …read more.

Helen J. Garner, 89, North Manchester, died at 9:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester. She was born Sept. 27, 1926, in Akron, Ohio, to Nicholas and Sophia (Archer) Yeager. Garner married Dr. Warren K. Garner on Dec. 17, 1949. He survives. She graduated from Springfield Township High School in …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER — There will be a memorial service at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus of Manchester University to remember the three college students who died Sunday morning, Nerad Mangai, Brook Dagnew and Kirubel Hailu. “The service will honor the lives and cultural heritage of these wonderful young people,” said …read more.

Margaret A. Morford, 96, North Manchester, died at 1:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. She was born on July 20, 1919, in Whitley County, to Virgil G. and Opal (Lehman) Little, both deceased. She was a 1937 graduate of Chester High School, North Manchester. She married Harold Morford on …read more.

Marvelene M. Stacy, 78, North Manchester, died at 11:29 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Marvelene was born on Sept. 10, 1937, in LaPorte County, to Walter and Hattie (Shei) Christoph, both deceased. She married Joe B. Stacy on Jan. 19, 1957. He died April 6, 2011. She was a …read more.

Beverly Ellen Westendorf, 59, North Manchester, died at 1:41 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at her residence. Beverly was born on June 19, 1956, in Warsaw, to Donald Boyer and Thelma Evans. She married Doug Westendorf on March 18, 1982. He survives. She was the owner and operator of the North Manchester Time Out Inn …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER — At least 56 companies, organizations and graduate programs will recruit at the Manchester University Career and Internship Fair at 2-4 p.m. Feb. 24, at the Jo Young Switzer Center at the North Manchester campus. More than 20 employers are also taking part in an internship workshop luncheon before the fair begins. There …read more.

Corey Micheal Malik, 30, North Manchester, died at 10:53 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in his residence. He was born Nov. 16, 1985, in Battle Creek, Mich. to Don Corey and Koweba Sue Malik. Corey worked in shipping at Automated Egg, North Manchester, and was a machine operator at Maple Leaf Farms, Milford. He is …read more.