Joe Conrad, 88, North Manchester, passed away at 1:31 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born May 4, 1926, in Wabash County, to Lloyd and Eva (Unger) Conrad. He graduated in 1944 from Laketon High School, Laketon, and served in the US … Read More
Andrew Lester, 62, of North Manchester, passed away at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, at the Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 17, 1952, to Lawrence and Okie (Bailey) Lester. He married Marilyn Sue Ross Pennington on March 20, 1982, she survives. He … Read More
Maxine L. Kreider, 97, of North Manchester, died at 8:25 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014 at Peabody Home where she had been a resident for the past three years. She was born June 3, 1917, in Wabash County, Ind., a daughter of Grovie and Abigail (Bechtold) French. She … Read More
Karl Francis Merritt, 76 , of North Manchester, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014. He was born Sept. 18, 1938, in Huntington, to Herschel and Mary Ellen (Burkhart) Merritt. Karl married Bonnie Dee Freed in North Manchester on Aug. 15, 1959. He graduated from Central High School in 1956 and … Read More
Janet L. (Hare) Clark, 77, Bradenton, Fla., died Nov. 12, 2014, in Bradenton. She was born June 12, 1937, in North Manchester, Ind., to James R. and Victoria (Correll) Hare. She was a 1955 graduate of Central High School and a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Bradenton. She … Read More
Betty E. Pitts Boardman, 91, North Manchester, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, in her residence. She was born Dec. 26, 1922, in Wabash County, to Rusell and Maude (Auker) Abbott. She graduated in 1940 from Chester High School, North Manchester. On Oct. 5, 1944, she … Read More
Colleen A. High, 86, of North Manchester, passed away at 6:57 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born in Wabash County, to Richard and Eva (Eby) Reiken on May 18, 1928. She first married Jack Ben Foust. He preceded her in death. … Read More
Dr. Ralph Book McBride, 86, North Manchester, passed away at 3 a.m. Nov. 9, 2014, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born Feb. 1, 1928, in Slippery Rock, Pa., to Ralph A. and Margaret Eleanor (Book) McBride.He graduated from Slippery Rock High School in 1945 and … Read More
Thurman L. Bitzell, 83, North Manchester, passed away at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born Sept. 5, 1931, in Wabash, to Raymond L. and Ruth L. (Gill) Bitzell. As a child, he and his father attended many horse shows … Read More
Mary B. Stevens, 88, of Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, and longtime resident of Wabash, passed away at 3:15 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Oct. 30, 1926, in Salem, Ind., to Samuel Ellsworth and Minnie (Shields) Clark. Mary … Read More
John C. Kline, 53, North Manchester, died at 4 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in the Wabash County Hospital Emergency Room. He was born June 28, 1961, in Warsaw, to John E. and Annette (Roland) Kline. He graduated from Southwestern High School, Colorado Springs. He was a landscaper. … Read More
Emogene H. ‘Jean’ Leasure, 95, North Manchester, passed away at 2:20 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, in Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester. She was born June 1, 1919, in Kosciusko County, to Emory and Mary (Warner) Hossler. She graduated from Pierceton High School in 1937 and from … Read More
Rev. Floyd L. Wynn, 90, North Manchester, passed away at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at the Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born June 10, 1924, in Lamar, Mo., to Bert Thomas and Viola (Brown) Wynn, both deceased. He married Edna M. Billingsley on Dec. … Read More
L. Leon Ridenour, 90, of Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, passed away at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at Peabody Healthcare Center. He was born Dec. 6, 1923, in Wabash County, to J. Sherman and Lola (Durnbaugh) Ridenour. Leon graduated from Urbana High School in 1942, earned his … Read More
Beatrice Jester Wampler, 94, North Manchester, died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Jan. 2, 1920, in Huntington County, to Walter and Flora (Rupley) Reckard. On Feb. 23, 1940, she married Cecil Jester. He preceded her in death. … Read More
Frances K. Johnson, 97, North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Nov. 8, 1916, in Brantford, N.D., to William A. and Maude M. (Miller) Deardorff. On Oct. 18, 1936, she married Ralph W. Johnson. … Read More
