Wilma L. Howard, 62, Silver Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in her residence. She was born Nov. 18, 1950, in Gunlock, Ky., to Clayton and Elsie (Neeley) Howard. She graduated from Warsaw High School in 1969 and received B.S. in Education from Manchester College in 1973. … Read More
Harold Wayne Ross, 95, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 11:45 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2013, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. He was born April 9, 1918, in Sidney, Ind., to Elmer C. and Lizzie T. (Tridle) Ross. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1937. On … Read More
Dorothy Marie Wagoner, 86, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Jan. 16, 1927, to Aaron and Mabel (Metzger) Greer in Chester Township, Wabash County, Ind. She graduated from Laketon High School in 1945. On Oct. 28, … Read More
Grace E. Smith, 91, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born July 27, 1921, to William and Elizabeth (Foutz) Deaton in Preble County, Ohio. She graduated from Monroe High School in 1938 and attended … Read More
Paul G. Shumaker, 54, of Warsaw, Ind., died at 3:45 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born at Huntington, Ind., on Oct. 19, 1958, to Billy G. and Jacqueline L. (Collins) Shumaker. On Oct. 24, 2004, he married Jenny L. (Meade) Geiger. … Read More
Joyce C. Piper, 74, North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in her residence. She was born Feb. 18, 1939, in Spring Valley, N.Y., to John and Martha (Hoage) Stysly. On July 3, 1980, she married Duane E. Piper. Joyce was an insurance … Read More
Reverend John M. Whitcraft, 96, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2013, in Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake. John was born near Lititz, Penn., on March 19, 1917, to Elmer and Edna (Weaver) Whitcraft. They preceded him in death. John married … Read More
Rex E. Martin, 81, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away April 30, 2013, at his residence. He was born at Wabash County, Ind., on Feb. 22, 1932, to Guy and Freda (Grossnickle) Martin. On Aug. 25, 1951, he married Patricia A. Schenkel. She died Aug. 10, 2006. Rex … Read More
Nelda L. Hubler, 75, North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 3:40 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. She was born Feb. 27, 1938, in Menifee County, Ky. to Elbert and Elizabeth (Griggs) Carpenter. Nelda first married Henry Hatfield Sr., he is passed. She then married David Hubler, he … Read More
Sylvia O. Conley, 53, Silver Lake, Ind., passed away at 12:15 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 at her residence. She was born July 16, 1959, in Paintsville, Ky., to Walter and Sallie M. (Gambill) Owens. On Dec. 24, 1976 she married Roger D. Conley. He is deceased. She was … Read More
Frank E. Drudge, 89, formerly of Silver Lake, Ind., passed away at 9:20 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Ind. He was born May 8, 1923, in Elkhart, Ind., to Ray and Mary Edith (Ulrey) Drudge. He was raised by his uncle and aunt, … Read More
Phyllis Jean Cox, 83, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away April 29, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born at Wabash, Ind., on April 10, 1930 to Meredith M. and Lillian Carol (Miller) Wood. They are deceased. On June 18, 1955 she married Charles J. … Read More
Rebecca ‘Becky’ L. Fields, 39, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at her home. She was born in Wabash, Ind. on Aug. 24, 1973, to Robert W. and Barbara A. (Sroufe) Jester. They survive. On Nov. 21, 1992, she married Daniel A. Fields. … Read More
DeWayne L. Fitch, 78, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born in Polk Township, Huntington County, Ind., to Carl L. and Berneice M. (Garber) Fitch. He was a 1952 graduate of … Read More
Jimmy D. Purvis, 57, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 8:17 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born April 27, 1955, at Owingsville, Ky., to Ewell and Mary Alice (Withrow) Purvis. Before its closing, he had worked at Warner Corp., North … Read More
James R. “Jim” George, 83, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor West, Wabash, Ind. He was born at Floyd County, Ky., on July 22, 1929, to John and Lucile (Davis) George. Jim was a veteran of the … Read More
