Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries
Philip R. Wilt Jr.
Jan 6, 2023
Philip R. Wilt Jr., 67, North Manchester, Indiana and Romeoville, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on January 6, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. The son of Philip R. Wilt Sr. and Barbara (Custer) Wilt Frame, Philip was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, on March 10, 1955.
While growing up, Philip’s first job was a paper...
Luann (Miller) Greene
Jan 3, 2023
LuAnn Greene, 67, North Manchester and formerly of Akron, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2023, at her home. Born on September 5, 1955, in Rochester, LuAnn was the daughter of Jack and Norma “Jeanie” (Hoffman) Miller.
After graduating from Akron High School in 1973, LuAnn began working at Eaton/Controls until the business closed, which began a...
Anita Maxine (Graybill) Blocher
Jan 3, 2023
Anita Maxine Blocher, 81, North Manchester, passed away January 3, 2023, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Born November 28, 1941, in Goshen, Indiana, Anita was the daughter of the late Robert John and Edith Martha (Miller) Graybill.
Anita worked as a cosmetologist, CNA, and QMA before eventually retiring after many years of service. On June...
Ira Donald Lewis
Jan 1, 2023
Ira Donald Lewis, 90, North Manchester formerly of Claypool, Indiana, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 1, 2023, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Born near Claypool, Indiana, on February 3, 1932, Ira was the son of the late Elbert F. and Laura (Blocher) Lewis.
After graduating from Silver Lake High...
Bonnie Lou (Rice) Smith
Dec 28, 2022
Bonnie Lou (Rice) Smith, 68, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on December 28, 2022, at Marion General Hospital in Marion, Indiana. She was born to Allen D. and Doris Jane (Hatton) Rice on September 5, 1954, in Huntington, Indiana.
In high school, Bonnie was a UN representative and an accomplished member of the speech team, representing...
Amelia "Millie" R. (Butler) Helton
Dec 28, 2022
Amelia R. “Millie” Helton, 85, Marion, formerly of Akron and Silver Lake, passed away on December 28, 2022, at Wesleyan Health Care Center in Marion. Born August 26, 1937, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Millie was the daughter of the late Harold and Fonderine (Moore) Butler.
On February 18, 1977, Millie married Grady Helton. The two were wed...
Michelle June (Witmer) Neal
Dec 26, 2022
Michelle June Witmer Neal, 34, North Manchester, Indiana, met her heavenly Father on December 26, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. The daughter of Stan and Nelda (Wrightsman) Witmer, Michelle was born on June 7, 1988, in Elkhart, Indiana.
After graduating from Manchester High School in 2007, Michelle studied at IPFW and later graduated from the...
Billy Joe Morris
Dec 24, 2022
Billy Joe Morris, 85, North Manchester, Indiana, joined his wife Betty at the gates of heaven on December 24, 2022. Born in Switzer, West Virginia, on April 23, 1937, Billy was the son of the late Allen and Lora (Workman) Morris.
On May 21, 1961, Billy married the love of his life, Betty Joyce Skeens. The two...
Michelle "Mike" Ann (Hughes) Blocker
Dec 21, 2022
Michelle Ann Blocker, 67, North Manchester, Indiana, entered the gates of heaven on December 21, 2022. Born in LaPorte, Indiana, on April 17, 1955, Michelle was the daughter of Sally Hughes and sister to Janet and Susan Hughes.
On July 20th, 1973, Michelle, known as “Mike” to those who knew her, married Danny Blocker. During their forty-nine...
Ella Louise Hoffman
Dec 15, 2022
Ella Louise Hoffman, 90, Warsaw formerly of North Manchester, slipped into eternal sleep at 12:08 a.m., December 15, 2022 at Parkview Hospital after an accident at home. Born September 24, 1932 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ella was the daughter of the late George W. and Ella M. (Hoyt) Evans.
She is preceded in death by her husband and...
Paul Thomas "Tom" Hendrix
Dec 13, 2022
Paul Thomas “Tom” Hendrix, 72, North Manchester, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on December 13, 2022. The son of the late Paul Wayne and Beulah C. (Sigler) Hendrix, Tom was born on January 20, 1950 in Wabash.
After graduating from Wabash High School in 1968, Tom began his career as...
Doris May (Shively) Callaway
Dec 9, 2022
Doris May Callaway, 89, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by family on December 9, 2022. The daughter of the late Elmer Daniel and Mary Elizabeth (Yoder) Shively, Doris was born in Clinton County, Indiana, on September 13, 1933.
Doris was baptized into the Middle Fork Old German Baptist Brethren...
Arvada Lee Trickle
Nov 29, 2022
Arvada Lee Trickle, 74, Laketon, Indiana, passed away on November 29, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. The daughter of Archie and Marietta (Thompson) Holle, Arvada was born in Warsaw, Indiana on May 26, 1948.
After graduating from Manchester High School in 1966, Arvada married Kent Trickle on October 5, 1969. The two spent...
Grace Ann (Lovelace) Whitacre
Nov 24, 2022
Grace Ann Whitacre, 90, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester on November 24, 2022. The youngest of seven children, Grace was born on August 23, 1932, in Kokomo, Indiana, to Edgar and Grace (Brewster) Lovelace.
During her senior year at Northwestern High School in Kokomo, Grace married Richard “Dick” Whitacre on...
Doris June (Silvius) Ihnen
Nov 22, 2022
Doris June Ihnen, 88, Akron, Indiana, passed away at her home on November 22, 2022. The daughter of Ross and Nellie (Culler) Silvius, Doris was born in Dixon, Illinois, on June 24, 1934.
After graduating from Morris High School in Morris, Illinois, in 1952, Doris attended Manchester College. On August 24, 1954, she married James L. Ihnen....
Shirley Ann Williams
Nov 22, 2022
Shirley Ann Williams, 85, North Manchester, passed away peacefully at her home on November 22, 2022. The daughter of the late Arlo Severence and Martha (Moog) Bowers, Shirley was born on September 23, 1937, in Bryan, Ohio.
Two years after graduating from New Haven High School in 1955, Shirley married the love of her life, Jack J....
Kent Mccullough
Nov 20, 2022
Kent McCullough, 44, South Whitley, Indiana, passed away on November 20, 2022 in the Supportive Care Unite at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne, from injuries sustained from an accident on October 10, 2022. The son of Earl McCullough and Shirley (Lawson) Young, Kent was born in Logansport, Indiana, on November 22, 1977.
Kent moved to Florida...
Linda Kay (Marshall) Cripe
Nov 18, 2022
Linda Kay Cripe, 76, Claypool, Indiana, passed away on November 18, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. Born in Wabash, Indiana, on December 9, 1945, Linda was the daughter of Marion Judson and Eunice Marie (Montel) Marshall.
After graduating from Claypool High School in 1965, Linda began working at Triwec in North Manchester until...
Charles Darrell "Charlie" Carpenter
Nov 15, 2022
Charles Darrell “Charlie” Carpenter, 82, Pierceton, Indiana, passed away at his home on November 15, 2022. Born on January 23, 1940, in Menifee County, Kentucky, Charles was the son of Elbert and Elizabeth (Griggs) Carpenter He was the last surviving sibling of his three brothers and three sisters
During World War II, Charlie and his family moved...
Maxine Herbert
Nov 14, 2022
Maxine Herbert, 84, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 14, 2022, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Born in Manchester, Kentucky, on August 29, 1938, Maxine was the daughter of the late Thomas Proffitt and Nollie (Minton) Harris.
Maxine graduated from Bush High School in London, Kentucky, in 1956 at a time when not many...
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