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Gene A Michel

Gene A Michel

Nov 11, 2020

Gene A. Michel, 82, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 11, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gene was born on May 18, 1938 in Wabash County, Indiana, to Fremont and Mary E. (Gahl) Michel.

Upon graduating from Manchester High School in 1958, Gene volunteered his time in the Indiana National Guard for six...

Jack Nickels

Jack Nickels

Nov 9, 2020

Jack Nickels, 78, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 9, 2020 at his home. One of twelve children, Jack was born to the late Willie and Polly (Maynard) Nickels on April 25, 1942 in Pilgrim, Kentucky.

When Jack was 21, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served on the USS Enterprise. After being honorably...

Austin Lee Morris

Austin Lee Morris

Nov 8, 2020

Austin Lee Morris, 26, Peru, Indiana, passed away November 8, 2020 at his home. Austin was born in Peru, Indiana, on May 2, 1994 to Donald Morris and Susie Spriggs.

Austin graduated from Peru High School in 2012, where he played football and wrestled.  Austin also loved watching basketball, especially when Kobe Bryant was playing and also...

Clarence "Sonny" E. Houser

Clarence "Sonny" E. Houser

Nov 7, 2020

Clarence E. “Sonny” Houser, 85, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 7, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Indiana. The son of Clarence W. and Juanita L. (Johnson) Houser, Sonny was born on November 14, 1934 in Huntington County, Indiana.

During his time at Chester High School, Sonny was an accomplished member of the basketball...

Betty Lou (Stanley)  Lisby

Betty Lou (Stanley) Lisby

Nov 6, 2020

Betty Lou Heckard Lisby, 82, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 6, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Betty was born to the late Kenneth and Fern (Clifton) Stanley on October 4, 1938 in Sweetser, Indiana.

On October 9, 1954 Betty married William L. Heckard. During their twenty years of marriage they had two children,...

William "Bill" L. Morris

William "Bill" L. Morris

Oct 29, 2020

William “Bill” L. Morris, 68, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at his home on October 29, 2020. Bill was born in Dayton, Ohio, on March 12, 1952 to the late Victor and Vivian (Tannruether) Morris.

Bill graduated from Valley View High School in 1970 and Manchester College in 1975. During his younger years, Bill raced motocross. He...

Donna Marie (Ragle)  Ihnen

Donna Marie (Ragle) Ihnen

Oct 26, 2020

Donna Marie Ihnen, 79, of Brooksville, Florida and North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on October 26, 2020 at her home in Florida.  Born in Wynne, Arkansas on July 1, 1941, Donna was one of Donald Howard and Audrey Lephine (Williams) Ragle's five children.

On May 10, 1990, Donna married Ronald Ihned. For many years Donna worked as...

Leanna (Rhoades)  Johnson

Leanna (Rhoades) Johnson

Oct 25, 2020

Leanna Johnson, 96, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on October 25, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. One of five children, Leanna was born on May 13, 1924 in Wabash County, Indiana, to the late Sherman A. and Iva A. (Montel) Rhoades.

Leanna started school in Sidney, Indiana, but graduated from Chester High School in 1942....

Ann L (Spicer)  Curtis

Ann L (Spicer) Curtis

Oct 23, 2020

Ann L. Curtis, 76, Wabash, Indiana, formerly of North Manchester, Indiana, passed away October 23, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash, Indiana. Born January 29, 1944, in Beloit, Wisconsin, Ann was the daughter of the late Donald R. and Katherine (Hoover) Spicer.

Ann spent the first part of her life in Beloit, Wisconsin, where she graduated...

Naomi L (Oldfather)  Floor

Naomi L (Oldfather) Floor

Oct 21, 2020

Naomi L. Floor, 96, Fort Wayne, Indiana, formerly of Silver Lake, Indiana, passed away at Lutheran Life Villages-Village at Anthony Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 21, 2020. The last surviving child of Wilfred W. and Ina May (Price) Oldfather, Naomi was born April 19, 1924 in Wabash County, Indiana.

After graduating from Laketon High School in...

Ken D Burton

Ken D Burton

Oct 17, 2020

Ken D. Burton, 67, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at his home on October 17, 2020 in the early morning. Born in Wabash, Indiana, on January 30, 1953, Ken was one of two sons born to Paul and Maxine (Emerick) Burton.

Ken graduated from Manchester High School in 1971. It was less than three years later he...

Shelley Ann (Hartley) Lambert

Shelley Ann (Hartley) Lambert

Oct 15, 2020

Shelley Ann (Hartley) Lambert, 55, North Webster, Indiana, formerly of North Manchester, passed away October 15, 2020 in Roann, Indiana. Shelley was born to James and Connie (Cline) Hartley in Hartford City, Indiana on August 29, 1965.

Shelley graduated from Tippecanoe Valley High School in 1984. She loved to mushroom hunt, fish, and doing other activities outside,...

Harold L. Fawley

Harold L. Fawley

Oct 14, 2020

Harold L. Fawley, 90, North Manchester passed away October 14, 2020 at his residence. Harold was born March 11, 1930 in Warsaw, Indiana to Clifford and Artie (Good) Fawley.

Harold graduated from Laketon High School in 1949. The next year, he married Joan Ringenberg on November 17, 1950. The two were wed for fifty-two years before her...

Phyllis Pettit

Phyllis Pettit

Oct 13, 2020

Phyllis Mae (Harms) Pettit, 87, North Manchester, passed away October 13, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. On February 2, 1933, Phyllis was born in North Manchester, to Herman and Elvah (Bolinger) Harms.

Phyllis graduated from Central High School in 1951 and then from Manchester College in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She married William...

Eloise Eberly

Eloise Eberly

Oct 10, 2020

Eloise W. Eberly, 93, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away October 10, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Indiana. The oldest of two children, Eloise was born April 28, 1927 in Warsaw, Indiana, to farmers Earl and Lois (Roose) Whitehead.

After graduating from North Webster High School in 1944, Eloise went on to graduate from Manchester College...

Lawrence "Larry" Alan Casper

Lawrence "Larry" Alan Casper

Oct 10, 2020

Lawrence “Larry” Alan Casper, 78, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away October 10, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne, Indiana. One of three children, Larry was born September 12, 1942 in Fulton County, Indiana, to the late Jacob E. and Wilma I. (Bryant) Casper.

After graduating from Fulton High School in 1960, Larry went to serve in...

Connie R. (Runkel)  Lerner

Connie R. (Runkel) Lerner

Oct 9, 2020

Connie R. Runkel Lerner, 59, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on October 9, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on February 7, 1961 in Huntington, Indiana, to Rex and Roberta M. (Correll) Runkel.

After graduating from Manchester High School, Connie continued her studies at Earlham College, Manchester College, and Concordia University. She...

Steven "Steve" R. Weimann

Steven "Steve" R. Weimann

Oct 8, 2020

Steven R. “Steve” Weimann, 67, North Manchester, passed away on October 8, 2020 at Parkveiw Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. On August 14, 1953, Steve was born to Robert G. and Marilee (Weitzel) Weimann in Wabash, Indiana.

Steve was a graduate of Manchester High School class of 1971. He loved camping at Art’s Country Park and...

Patricia "Pat" Louise (Murphy)  Diaz Hernandez

Patricia "Pat" Louise (Murphy) Diaz Hernandez

Oct 6, 2020

Patricia “Pat” Louise Diaz Hernandez, 69, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away October 6, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. One of three children, Pat was born September 27, 1951 in Wabash, Indiana, to John E. and Judy A. (Grimm) Murphy.

After graduating from Northfield High School in 1969, Pat married Ron Good. The two...

Kenneth "Kenny" Alan Johnson

Kenneth "Kenny" Alan Johnson

Oct 1, 2020

Kenneth “Kenny” Alan Johnson, 62, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away October 1, 2020 at his residence. Born January 20, 1958, Kenny was the son of the late Kenneth and Delores “Dee” (Wright) Johnson.

Kenny graduated from Wayne High School in 1976. It was after high school that he began working for Zollner Corporation, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He...

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