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...

Nov 8, 2022

Larry J. Montel, 81, Beaver Dam Lake, Indiana, passed away November 8, 2022, at Stillwater Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The son of Joseph W. and Mildred V. (Gephart) Montel, Larry was born on November 28, 1940, in Fort Wayne.

Two years after graduating from Mentone High School in 1959, Larry married Becky Keirn on June 24,...

Nov 7, 2022

Leland Dwight Farringer, 95, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away November 7, 2022, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester, Indiana. Born on May 28, 1927, near Lena, Illinois, Dwight was the son of the late Roy D. and Lula L. (Lutz) Farringer. The middle of three brothers and an older sister, Dwight and his siblings were the fourth generation...

Nov 7, 2022

Paul A. Wrightsman, 82, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away November 7, 2022, at Parkview Huntington Hospital in Huntington, Indiana. The son of the late Raymond and Nellie (Flora) Wrightsman, Paul was born in Flint, Michigan, on August 25, 1940.

After graduating from Sidney High School in 1958, Paul married Shirley A. Graybill on April 2, 1961. They...

Nov 7, 2022

Gerald Dean Hoffman, 89, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 7, 2022, at his home. Born in the small town of Gilead on December 24, 1932, Dean was the son of the late Ellis and Mary Ellen (Keim) Hoffman. Dean’s mother passed away when he was young, and his father then married Alta Yarian.

Dean joined...

Nov 6, 2022

Stephen E. “Whitey” White, 69, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at his home on November 6, 2022. The son of the late Harold Edward White and Catherine W. (Doray) Amiss, Steve was born on July 11, 1953, in Syracuse, New York.

During Steve’s junior year of high school, the family moved from New York to North Manchester. ...

Nov 4, 2022

Betty Joyce Morris, 78, North Manchester, formerly of Sandy Beach Estates, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on November 4, 2022. The last surviving child of six, Betty was born to Roy and Sadie (Mollett) Skeens on April 28, 1944, in Red Jacket, West Virginia.

On May 21, 1961, Betty wed Billy Joe Morris....

Nov 2, 2022

Wyatt Maxwell Beckler, 18, Fort Wayne, Indiana, tragically passed away on November 2, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. Wyatt was born on March 11, 2004, to Yon M. and Brookelynn D. (Shepherd) Beckler Jr. in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As a child, Wyatt attended Holy Cross Lutheran School.

Wyatt loved to laugh and watch...

Nov 2, 2022

Alan George Kieffaber, 83, died suddenly at his home in North Manchester, Indiana, early Wednesday morning, November 2.  Alan was born May 24, 1939, in Akron, Ohio, the oldest of five children of Leland Emmert and Thelma Evangeline (Long) Kieffaber.  He graduated from Manchester College (now University) in 1961 majoring in Peace Studies and Religion. He first attended the...

Nov 1, 2022

Lois A. Stanger, 80, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away November 1, 2022, at Parkview Randallia Hospice in Fort Wayne. Daughter of the late James R. and Victoria C. (Correll) Hare, Lois was born on June 27, 1942, in North Manchester.

Lois graduated from Manchester High School in 1960 and from IU School of Nursing in Fort Wayne....

Oct 27, 2022

Michael “Mike” Felabom, 67, Claypool, Indiana, passed away at his home on October 27, 2022. The son of the late Gene and Margarett (Athurhultz) Felabom, Mike was born on February 3, 1955, in Wabash, Indiana.

After graduating from Manchester High School in 1973, Porky, as his friends called him, began working for his father at Gene’s Mobile...

Oct 21, 2022

Gloria Elaine Whiting, 94, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on October 21, 2022, at Parkview Huntington Hospital in Huntington, Indiana. She was born on October 9, 1928, in Medley, West Virginia, to Roy Darrell and Wreatha Arlene (Buckbee) Michael.

Gloria moved to Maryland to help care for her cousin in high school and graduated from Oakland High...

Oct 20, 2022

Brian Jay Vanlandingham, 58, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 20, 2022, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. The son of Robert Eugene Vanlandingham and Phyllis Elaine (Robbins) Nice, Jay was born on April 3, 1964, in Wabash, Indiana.

After graduating from Wabash High School in 1982, Jay attended Ball State...

Oct 19, 2022

Marjorie M. “Marge” Nordman, 94, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at her home on October 19, 2022. The eldest of four children, Marge was born on September 29, 1928, in Mentone, Indiana, to Henry Irvin and Thelma Lorena (McFarland) Lockridge.

As the oldest of four children, Marge learned a sense of caring and responsibility at...

Oct 19, 2022

Koweba Sue Malik, 56, Liberty Mills, Indiana, passed away October 19, 2022, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The daughter of Charles Burk II and Frances (Springer) Brown, Suzie was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on April 24, 1966.

Upon graduating high school in 1985, Suzie worked at Mercedes in the quality department. After moving...

Oct 17, 2022

James Michael “Mike” Gray, 70, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at his home on October 17, 2022. The son of Frank James and Helen Mable (Gill) Gray, Mike was born on February 26, 1952, in Marshall County, Alabama.

After graduating from high school, Mike joined the military. He served his country for a few years before working...

Oct 14, 2022

Shirley Ann Glass, 86, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully at her home on October 14, 2022. The second of four children, Shirley was born on December 16, 1935, in Huntington to Walter Ray and Clara Irene (Sorgen) Brubaker.

Shirley lost her father at the age of nine, at which time she made the decision to sacrifice...

Oct 7, 2022

Stephen Cary “Steve” Gilbert, 81, North Manchester, Indiana, met his wife at heaven’s gates on October 7, 2022. The son of Stephen R. and Gladys Charlene (Myers) Gilbert, Steve was born on November 21, 1940, in Charleston, West Virginia.

After graduating from Urbana High School in 1958, then attended LE Tourneau Technical Institute of Texas. Steve began...

Oct 4, 2022

Anita Garman Dunlavy, 87, passed away on October 4, 2022, at her home. Born October 18, 1934 in Warsaw, Indiana, to D.B. and Nellie (Huffer) Garman, she grew up in Claypool, Indiana. She taught high school several years at South Charleston, Ohio. Anita lived at various times in Indiana at Rising Sun, Connersville, Lafayette, and Irish Lake; in Ohio...

Oct 2, 2022

Johanna “Faye” Van Geloof, 95, North Manchester, Indiana, formerly of Corona, California, passed away on October 2, 2022 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. The only child of Anton and Alieda (Battens) DeJager, Faye was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on July 1, 1927.

Faye’s childhood was filled with much love but also with destruction and heartbreak....