Howard “Joe” Burns, 65, Rochester, passed away at 12:45 p.m. Friday Dec. 8, 2017, at his residence. He was born on April 23, 1952, in Gary, the son of Howard A. and Evelyn (Edington) Burns. On August 9, 1975 in Crown Point, he married Cindy Burger Utley, and she survives. Mr. Burns had worked for …read more.

Marquitta M. McLochlin, 85, Rochester, passed away at 7:40 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at Life Care Center of Rochester. Marquitta was the adopted daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Darr. She moved to Linton when she married Roy Foster. He was killed in an auto accident leaving her with a son, Tommy Joe, three years …read more.

Robert W. Rhodes, 87, Rochester, passed away at 6:30 a.m., Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He was born on Aug. 20, 1929 in Akron, the son of Winfred Courtney and Emma (Hoppes) Rhodes. On April 15, 1949 in South Bend, he married Carolyn S. Cumberland. She preceded him in death on March …read more.

Ann S. Lough, 78, Indianapolis, formerly of Culver and Rochester, passed away at 8:05 p.m. Saturday May 20, 2017 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis.  She was surrounded by her family. Ann was born on Oct. 25, 1938 in South Bend, the only child of Ned and Wilnetta “Billie” (Shore) Hart. She graduated from Rochester …read more.

Alan Ray Waltenberger, 78, Macy, passed away at 7:57 a.m. Friday May 12, 2017 in Macy. He was born on May 31, 1938 in Angola, the son of Julius Ray and Gladys Marie (Steele) Waltenberger. On June 1, 1983 in Tennessee he married Janet L. Anderson. She preceded him in death on Sept. 14, 2015. …read more.

Lana Sue Pitcock- Blanchard, 68, Rochester, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Life care Center of Rochester. She was born on Oct. 13, 1948 in Rochester, the daughter of Wilbur O. “Boots” and Clara Mae (Clemans) Winegardner. She had worked for Farm and Home in Rochester for twenty years and then …read more.

Don Lee “Post” Fenstermaker 62, Rochester, passed away at 5:26 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born on Aug. 24, 1954 in Rochester, the son of Donnie L. and Joanne M. (Armstrong) Fenstermaker. On Oct. 5, 1996 in Gatlinburg, Tenn., he married Annette (Rhodes) Zehner and she survives. …read more.

Mary Marie (Baumgartner) Swartz, 83, Rochester, passed away at 4:16 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, due to complications from heart surgery. Born in her family farmhouse in Jefferson Township, Elkhart County, to Lucille (Reid) and Homer Baumgartner on May 25, 1933, she spent her early years there with her great …read more.

Rev. Donald “Don” Vincent Olmsted. 91, Rochester, passed away at 5:15 a.m. Monday, April 10, 2017, at his residence. He was born on Oct. 1, 1925 in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Henry and Dorothy (Kelley) Olmsted. On Aug. 28, 1947 in Willis, Kan., he married Lora Lowe. She preceded him in death on …read more.

Carolyn Joan Evans, 80, Rochester, passed away at 1:45 a.m. Monday, March 6, 2017, at her residence. She was born Dec. 14, 1936 in Marion, the daughter of Byron E. and Priscilla Merle (Blacketor) Ginn. On June 5, 1955 at the First Baptist Church in Rochester, she married Larry Evans. Carolyn had worked for over thirty …read more.

Mildred P. “Millie” Anness, 96, Rochester, passed away at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 at Wynnfield Crossing, Rochester. She was born Oct. 19, 1920 in Peru, the daughter of Paul V. and Daisy (Pleasant) Bahney. On Feb. 22, 1941 in Liberty she married Kenneth F. Anness. He preceded her in death in 1985. Mildred …read more.

William Dean Fairchild, 79, Rochester, passed away at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 28, 2017, at his residence. He was born Jan. 24, 1938 in Logansport, the son of William and Edna (Maxwell) Fairchild. On May 12, 1960 in Fulton he married Patricia Joan Cripe, and she survives. William Fairchild retired from Dean Foods in December of 2002 …read more.

Joseph E. Felke, 66, Claypool, passed away at 8:10 p.m. Saturday Feb. 11, 2017 at his home. He was born on Nov. 25, 1950 in Plymouth, the son of Francis Edward and Evelyn Joan (Owens) Felke. On April 8, 2004 in Claypool, he married Marsha Welch and she survives. Joseph had worked in advertising at the …read more.

Donna Jean “Donnie” Grosvenor Metheny 95, Rochester, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. She was born Aug. 6, 1921 in Milford, the daughter of Floyd E. and Blanche F. (Long) Cretcher. She was a proud graduate of Bourbon High School – Class of 1939. On March 23, 1940 in Peru, …read more.

Janice M. Mann, 66, Rochester, passed away at 3:19 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 7, 2017 at Life Care Center of Rochester. She was born on Nov. 4, 1950 in South Bend, the daughter of Ray and Henrietta (Radecki) Lisenko. She married Ret. Staff Sgt. Donald D. Mann and he preceded her in death on April 2, …read more.

Roger R. Rouch, 70, Kewanna, passed away at 1:41 a.m. Friday Feb. 3, 2017 at his residence. He was born on Jan. 2, 1947 in Rochester, the son of Wilbert and Betty (Brusher) Rouch. On Jan. 15, 1971 in Rochester, he married Selena Kay Mutchler and she survives. Roger had worked for the former McMahan-O’Connor Construction and …read more.

Gene A. Seidner, 87, Rochester, passed away at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at his residence. He was born June 30, 1929 in Ora, the son of Raymond Guy and Edith Elizabeth (Burkett) Seidner. Gene was an United States Army veteran having served in the Korean War. On May 23, 1953 at the First …read more.

Agnes Eileen Eckelbarger, 82, Rochester, passed away at 5:20 a.m., Dec. 29, 2016, at her residence. She was born Nov. 20, 1934 in Brownsburg, the daughter of Winnie W. and Margaret Agnes (Thompson) Friedrich. In 1976, she married David Eckelbarger and he preceded her in death on Oct. 30, 2016. Agnes Eckelbarger had been a homemaker …read more.

Annabelle L. Hart, 90, Rochester, passed away at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at Life Care Center of Rochester. She was born on Dec. 9, 1926 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of William and Miriam Swan. On Aug. 27, 1947 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, she married Gene E. Hart and he survives. Annabelle Hart had …read more.

Mihai Mateescu, 78, Rochester, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at his residence. He was born July 12, 1938 in Romania, the son of Matei and Maria (Drijan) Mateescu. Mr. Mateescu was born and raised in Romania before coming to America as a young adult, settling in New York. He later worked …read more.

Nancy E. Luckenbill, 78, Rochester, passed away at 11:02 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. She was born on May 13, 1938 in Marshall County, the daughter of Joseph A. and Kathryn (Hogue) Sissel. Nancy retired from Wilson Foods Corporation in Logansport after twenty years of service. After retirement, she owned and operated her …read more.

Sherald L. Tam 82, Fulton, passed away at 8:58 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Logansport. He was born Dec. 20, 1934 in Royal Center, the son of Lemuel A. and Gladys I. (Gundrum) Tam. He was a 1952 graduate of Fulton High School where he played basketball and baseball for the …read more.

Melva “Sis” Mathias, 78, North Fort Myers, Fla., and formerly of Rochester, passed away at 7:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers, Fla. She was born Aug. 19, 1938 in Rochester, the daughter of Herman and Edith (Lowe) Alber. She married James D. Mathias Sr. Sept. 21, 1956 in …read more.

Mary E. Brunn 84, Rochester, passed away at 7:24 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, at Wynnfield Crossing, Rochester. She was born July 26, 1932 in Wabash, the daughter of Keith and Esther O. (McCloud) Kiefaber. On Jan. 1, 1953 in Wabash, she married her childhood sweetheart, Donald E. Brunn. He preceded her in death Nov. …read more.

David B. Eckelbarger, 86, Rochester, passed away at 6:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born Oct. 26, 1930 in Miami County, the son of Clarence and Mary (Miller) Eckelbarger. David served with the United States Army during the Korean War as Corporal earning three Bronze Stars …read more.

Esther R. Walsh, 88, Rochester, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 at her residence. She was born Jan. 3, 1928 in Tiosa, the daughter of Oswald O. and Mabel R. (Shelley) Palmer. On May 28, 1949 in Rochester, she married Arthur Dale Walsh. He preceded her in death Nov. 10, 1993. Esther Walsh …read more.

Loren A. Wilson, 77, Tippecanoe, passed away at 9:55 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at his residence. He was born Dec. 28, 1938 in Rochester, the son of Tillman and Mary Frances (Sturken) Wilson. He served with the United States Army from 1962-1964 where he became an expert sharpshooter. On July 1, 1977 in Rochester, he …read more.

Rodger L. Sherk, 73, Rochester, passed away at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Culver. He was born Nov. 7, 1942 in Plymouth, the son of George and Beulah (Beyler) Sherk. On June 23, 1963 in Teegarden, he married Bonnie Cowen and she survives. Mr. Sherk had worked on various farms …read more.

Anthony Wayne Ousley, 50, Rochester, passed away at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at his residence. He was born July 1, 1966, in Rochester, the son of Warren and Nancy (Norman) Ousley, Jr. Tony had worked for various businesses in Rochester, including producing seawalls at the lake and had also worked at Dragon Industries. …read more.

Gloria E. Knox, 79, Rochester, went to her eternal home at 12:33 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at her residence. She was born on July 28, 1937, in Kewanna, the daughter of Ola Eaton and Maude Irene (Cox) Alspach. Gloria received her associate degree in business from Ivy Tech and had worked for various retail …read more.

Jeremy Lee Spencer, 42, Rochester, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, Sept. 11, 2016, at his mother’s residence in Logansport.

Tyler Jess Mulvaney, 17, Rochester, passed away at 7:46 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at his residence. He was born on May 14, 1999, in Rochester, the son of William Jess Mulvaney and Colleen (Yantis) Staker. Tyler was a senior at Rochester High School and had been a member of the football team.  He loved …read more.

Jack Fulton Cochran, 64, Rochester, passed away at 5:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at his residence. He was born on Nov. 19, 1951, in La Porte, the son of Donald E. and Helen I. (Heflick) Cochran Sr. On Sept. 21, 1993, in Rochester, he married Dorothy Elizabeth Ingram and she survives. Jack served as …read more.

Carrie A. Williams, 78, Rochester, went home to heaven at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at her residence. She was born on Nov. 9, 1937, in Rochester, the daughter of Byron E. and Priscilla Merle (Blacketor) Ginn. On Oct. 23, 1960, at the First Baptist Church in Rochester, she married Donnie Williams and he …read more.

Joseph D. Mounts Jr., 41, Knox, formerly of Rochester, passed away at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 at his residence.

Dale R. Carpenter, 82, Rochester, went home to be with the Lord at 12:05 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 at Life Care Center of Rochester.

John Jacob Mutchler, 94, Rochester, passed away at 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 at his residence.

Thomas L. Haworth, 72, West Lafayette, formerly of Rochester, passed away at 6:43 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer.

John E. Brock, 66, Rochester, passed away at 11:39 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was born on Oct. 15, 1949, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Roland J. and Gertrude “Trudy” (Lighty) Brock. John was a 1975 graduate of St. Joseph College, Rensselaer, with a degree in …read more.

Bettie J. Wilson, 84, Rochester, passed away at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Life Care Center of Rochester. She was born on Aug. 1, 1931 in Valley Station, Ky., the daughter of Edford and Sudie Belle (White) Stroud. On Nov. 14, 1959 in Michigan City, she married E. Wayne Wilson. He preceded her …read more.

James (Jim) Edward Felke 73, Rochester, passed away at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at his residence.

Betty J. Sutton Tignor 81, Rochester, passed away at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday July 12, 2016, at Life Care Center of Rochester.

Linda Lou Baugh 64, Rochester, passed away at 6:03 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2016, at her residence.

Thomas G. Potter Sr. 47, Rochester, passed away at 11:40 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.

Lorene Billman died at her home in Akron, on June 28, 2016. She was born Oct. 17, 1921, in Fulton, the daughter of Voris and Edna Surface Zartman. She graduated from Fulton High School in 1939. That fall she entered the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Indianapolis where, at 17, she was the youngest …read more.

Susan M. Miller, 57, Rochester, passed away at 4:36 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2016, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 14, 1959, in Rochester, the daughter of Roy Chalmer and Nancy Suzanne (Mow) Gibbons. She was a 1977 graduate of Rochester High School. Earlier in life, Susan had worked for Marshall Electric, Therma …read more.

Katherine Lucille Fisher, 93, Rochester, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at her residence. She was born on June 30, 1923, in Warsaw, the daughter of William and Marion (Roose) Kinsey. On Feb. 16, 1946, in Warsaw, she married Bernard L. Fisher. He preceded her in death on June 4, 2001. Katherine worked for …read more.

Bill C. Bay, 76, Rochester, passed away at 6:59 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2016, at his residence. He was born on Aug. 16, 1939, in Ochelata, Okla., the son of Ben and Helen (Miller) Bay. He served with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Era. On March 5, 1994, he married Darlene Alber …read more.

Eula J. Shepherd 79, Rochester, passed away at 12:26 a.m. Saturday June 4, 2016 at her residence.

Martha Cloud, 83, Rochester, passed away at 6:45 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2016, at Life Care Center, Rochester. Born Feb. 10, 1933, in Fulton County, she was the daughter of Oliver and Alice Mae Reams Baldwin. She attended the First Assembly Church of God and Rochester Church of God for many years. She was a 1951 …read more.

Joan P. Steele, 67, Rochester, passed away at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2016, at her residence.

Howard James Lease 85, Rochester, passed away at 7:47 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Life Care Center, Rochester. He was born Dec. 17, 1930, in Kewanna, the son of Herrold J. and Alida (Babcock) Lease. Feb. 27, 1954, in Manchester, England, he married Joan Elizabeth Taylor and she survives. Mr. Lease had worked for …read more.

Charles Steven Herkless, 66, Rochester, passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Friday April 22, 2016 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka.

Harold W. Reffitt 58, Macy, passed away at 4:20 p.m. April 21, 2016, at Community North Hospital, Indianapolis.

Bret Lee Hake, 49, Rochester, passed away at 8:43 a.m. Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Life Care Center of Rochester. He was born on June 22, 1966. He was the son of Kenneth W. and Talitha Ann (Price) Hake. Bret had worked for Culligan Water and repaired computers. In his free time he enjoyed video …read more.

Raymond B. Krick, 78, Rochester, passed away at 6:25 p.m. Monday April 4, 2016, at Life Care Center of Rochester.

Josefina M. Rudd, 71, Rochester, passed away at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday March 15, 2016, at her residence. She was born on April 17, 1944, in Ormoc City, Philippines, the daughter of Eulialio and Espectacion (Malinao) Espinosa. On April 16, 1970, in the Philippines, she married Larry D. Rudd and he survives. Josefina retired from R.R. …read more.

Josefina M. Rudd, 71, Rochester, passed away at 9:50 a.m., March 15, 2016, at her residence.

Susan L. Kirk, 58, Rochester, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016 at her residence. She was born April 20, 1957, in Kokomo, the daughter of Donald Ward and Donna (Jarrette) Polley. Susan was a 1975 graduate of Rochester High School. Survivors include her son, Ryan Barnett, Omiya, Japan; a daughter, Kyla Kirk …read more.

Ronald C. Keele 75, Rochester, passed away at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was born on Aug. 18, 1940, in Ill., the son of Charles Albert and Lorine Aldine (Schmidt) Keele. On Aug. 21, 1971, in Rochester, he married Bonnie J. Vigar. She preceded him in …read more.

Gene F. Conley, 75, Rochester, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born on April 2, 1940, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of Gus and Martha Conley. On July 30, 1959, in Lawton, Okla., he married Pat L. Woodcox and she survives. Gene was a Carpenter …read more.

Earl E. “Gene” Williams 89, Rochester, passed away at 6:10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. He was born on April 21, 1926, in Royal Center, the son of Lloyd and Glades Nellie (Cohagen) Williams. He served in the South Pacific during World War II with the U.S. Army. On …read more.

Donna J. Yoder, 89, Rochester, passed away at 9:29 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Hickory Creek of Rochester. She was born on Aug. 5, 1926, in Howard County, the daughter of John F. and Dorothy P. (Parker) Kuhn. On June 14, 1969, in Rochester, she married Eli Yoder. He preceded her in death on …read more.

Leroy Mathias Tackett, Rochester, was stillborn at 3:58 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He is survived by his parents: Christina Wagoner and Larry Tackett, Rochester; siblings: Braxton Thomas, and Victoria Carnegie, Rochester and Larry Tackett Jr., Gina Tackett, Natashia Northern and Kim Northern, Warsaw; grandparents: Melvin and Wendy Heeter, Palestine, Norma Brown, …read more.

Jordan Anthony Shafer 18, Rochester, passed away at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, south of Mentone, from injuries sustained in motor vehicle accident. He was born on Feb. 16, 1997, in Rochester. Jordan was the son of Shanan and Julie Shafer, Rochester, and Nichole (Griffin) Shafer, Walkerton. Jordan was a 2015 graduate of Rochester …read more.

Charlotte Anne Terry, 10 months, Rochester, passed away at 12:21 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2015, at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis. Charlotte was born on Sept. 20, 2014, in Plymouth, the daughter of Parker W. and Ellen E. (Wilson) Terry. She attended Crossroads Church, Plymouth, and loved cheerios, playing with her …read more.

Mary Ruth Keim, 86, Rochester, passed away at 3:28 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born on Nov. 5, 1928, in Rochester, the daughter of Fred and Helen (Shuman) Gottschalk and graduated from Fulton High School in 1946. She married neighbor and childhood friend, Frederick Byron Keim, …read more.

Nicole L. Ebner, 29, Rochester, passed away at 9:34 p.m. Monday, April, 27, at I.U. Health, Lafayette. She was born in Knox on Dec. 23, 1985, the daughter of Daniel L. and Eleanor (Tunis) Ebner. She worked as a waitress and enjoyed doing crafts in her spare time. Survivors include her sons: Mitchell Alexander Pappas, …read more.

William R. Imhoff, 65, 20001 Gumwood Road, Argos, passed away at 5a.m. on Saturday April 4, 2015, at his residence. He was born on March 17, 1950, in Goshen, the son of Ivo and Alma (Ramer) Imhoff. On March 19, 1970, he married Ada (Martin) Imhoff, who survives, in Goshen. William had been a farmer. …read more.

Max G. Gill, 87, Rochester, passed away at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday March 24, 2015, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He was born on Sept. 4, 1927, in Johnson County, the son of Clater E. and Mary (Smith) Gill. He was an U.S. Army veteran. Max had worked at Chrysler in Kokomo, owned several restaurants in the …read more.

Mary L. Engle, 87, Rochester, passed away at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday March 3, 2015, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. She was born on July 22, 1927, in Fulton, the daughter of Vern G. and Cleo L. (Showley) Eber. After graduating from high school she attended South Bend Business College. On Feb. 26, 1949, in Fulton, she …read more.