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Jordan E. Hudson, 85, Roann, Indiana, passed away January 8, 2021 at Majestic Care of West Allen, Fort Wayne, Indiana. One of four children, Jordan was born May 5, 1935 in Denver, Indiana, to the late Homer F. and Helen E. (Baker) Hudson.
On August 2, 1953 Jordan married Elda Ann Day. The two were wed for...
William (Bill) Grube, 71, North Manchester, lost his battle with colon cancer and passed away at 9:29 P.M. on January 6, 2021 at Goshen Hospital.
He was born on January 31, 1949 to Willard Leroy and Marjorie Jean (Dixon) Grube in Wabash, IN. On March 11, 1972, he married the love of his life Bette J. (B.J.)...
Ruth G. “Gerry” Eberly, 89, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on January 3, 2021 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Indiana. The daughter of the late Charles and Nellie (Couch) Keplinger, Gerry was born on July 29, 1931 in Huntington County, Indiana.
Gerry graduated from Huntington Township High School in 1949. In 1957 she married Guy L....
Mark A. Spalding, 60, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away December 28, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Mark was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, in what was then Salisbury, Rhodesia, on March 13, 1960 to Chris and Rosemary (Shepherd) Spalding.
After completing his military service, Mark came to the United States to study. In 1983 he...
Violet June Kline, 85, North Manchester, Indiana, and formerly of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 28, 2020 at Majestic Care of West Allen, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Violet was born on June 30, 1935 in Laketon, Indiana, to Ray L. and Opal F. (Simpson) Kline. She was one of sixteen children.
After...
G. Kent Smith, age 78 and a long time Plainfield, Indiana resident, passed away peacefully at 9:00 p.m. on the 22nd day of December, 2020 at IU Health West Hospital, Avon, Indiana. He was born on September 30, 1942 in Warsaw, the son of A. Jerome Smith and N. Oneida (Smyers) Smith.
Kent brought enjoyment to the...
John Wallace Whiting, 93, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away December 21, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Indiana. John was born in Renick, West Virginia, on April 11, 1927 to the late Joseph Earle and Nannie Hyde (Bright) Whiting.
After graduating from Renick High School in 1944, John enlisted in the United States Navy. During his...
Pauline “Polly” Spohr, 78, Centerville, Tennessee, passed away on December 20, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Born on August 13, 1942 in Alum Lick, Kentucky, Polly was the daughter of the late Oliver and Junie (Salmons) Prater.
Polly worked as a secretary for Gatke Manufacturing, Warsaw, Indiana, and other companies for many years. On August 5, 1980 she...
Kathryn Ruth (Whisler) Hippensteel Smith, 88, North Manchester passed away December 20, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Kathryn was born in South Bend, Indiana on October 27, 1932 to William and Elsie Mary (Weidler) Whisler.
Kathryn graduated as Valedictorian from Lakeville High School in 1950. She went on to receive her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary...
Laura Belle Wolfe, 94, North Manchester, passed away December 16, 2020 at Wellbrook of Wabash, Wabash, Indiana. Laura Belle was born July 2, 1926 in Servia, Indiana, to Ira L. and Clara E. (Steller) Aughinbaugh.
Laura Belle graduated from Burket High School in 1944. On May 22, 1954, she married David Stanley Wolfe and the two were...
Ollie W. “Pee Wee” Cagle, 85, North Manchester passed away December 15, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. One of ten boys, Ollie was born in Lexington, Tennessee to Lon and Mary Ann (Stanfield) Cagle on February 18, 1935.
On July 5, 1958, Ollie married Barbara Ann Meyer. The two were wed for 51 years when...
Max DeWayne Brand was the son of John and Aileen (Buss) Brand. He was born on August 7, 1930 in Ashley, Indiana, the 4th child of seven. Max married Yvonne Ruth Collins of Watervliet, MI on a hot September 18thday in 1955 on the same date as his parents’ anniversary. Max and Yvonne celebrated 65 years of marriage, medical...
John Michael Hyden, 41, Colorado, formerly of North Manchester, Indiana, passed away November 29, 2020. Born July 24, 1979 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, John was the son of Jack and Linda (Kamp) Hyden.
A fun loving, kind, highly intelligent individual, John was a man that loved the Lord and had a big heart. Early in John’s life...
Tim Terrel Evans, 73, Disko, Indiana, passed away on November 28, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born on March 17, 1947 in Kokomo, Indiana, Tim was the son of the late Charles “Bill” and Lauretta A. (French) Evans.
After graduating from Manchester High School in the class of 1965, Tim entered the...
Arthur Linden Wilson, 87, LaFontaine, Indiana, passed away on November 27, 2020 at Hickory Creek at Huntington, Huntington, Indiana. Born in Butler, Indiana, on November 12, 1933, Arthur was the son of the late Ralph Linden and Ollie Fern (Houser) Wilson.
After graduating from Butler High School, Butler, Indiana, in 1952, Art joined the United States Air...
Kathy J. Sipe, 65, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 27, 2020 at Parkview Wabash Hospital, Wabash, Indiana. The only daughter of Colwell C. “Jiggs” and Nilah M. (May) Coldren Jr., Kathy was born on September 23, 1955 in Portland, Indiana.
Three years after graduating from Portland High School in the class of 1973, Kathy married...
Nancy Jane Brewer, 78, North Manchester, Indiana, entered Heaven’s gates on November 26, 2020 at 11:07 a.m. One of five children, Nancy was born in Wabash, Indiana, on November 20, 1942 to the late Clifford E. and Martha I. (Poe) Ross Sr.
After graduating from Wabash High School in 1960, the following Spring, Nancy married Don W....
Jane Fickling Hale McSpadden, 79, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 23, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Jane was born on August 5, 1941 in Urbana, Illinois, to the late George Sidney and Laura Jane (Fuller) Fickling.
After graduating from North Sacramento High School in 1959, Jane worked for Ida Rolf as a personal...
Jack L Baker, 83, North Manchester, Indiana, formerly of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on November 21, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Jack was born just east of North Manchester on November 19, 1937 to the late John L. and Ruby V. (Westafer) Baker. The fifth oldest of eight children, Jack loved the times he and his...
Eileen Little, 99, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 20, 2020 at Wabash County Hospital. She was born in Kosciusko County on May 15, 1921 to Walter and Ruby (Ulrey) Metzger. She married Norman Little on March 15, 1942 and they were able to spend seventy years together before his death on July 26, 2012. Eileen was a...
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