Nov 28, 2020

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...

Nov 27, 2020

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...

Nov 27, 2020

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...

Nov 26, 2020

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....

Nov 23, 2020

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...

Nov 21, 2020

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...

Nov 20, 2020

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...

Nov 17, 2020

Garland L. Wilcox, 90, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 17, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Born on September 19, 1930 in Wabash County, Indiana, Garland was the son of the late Ernest and Amelia (Rickert) Wilcox.  He was one of nine children, raised on the family farm near Urbana, Indiana.

Garland served in...

Nov 16, 2020

Elaine Marilyn Blocher, 85, North Manchester passed away November 16, 2020 at Majestic Care West Allen, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Elaine was born to Olin and Gladys (Minnich) Royer on January 15, 1935 in Dayton, Ohio.

She graduated from Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio in 1953. During high school, Elaine played trombone in both band and...

Nov 14, 2020

Bonnie Louise Kreider, 94, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 14, 2020 at Parkview Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. She was born in Servia, Indiana, on January 23, 1926, to Floyd and Vallie (Partridge) Ulrey. She was a lifelong Wabash County resident.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her four brothers, Milo, Wallace,...

Nov 12, 2020

Edna Mae Swisher, 82, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 12, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. The daughter of Clarence H. and Flora (Jones) Bradley, Edna was born in Searcy, Arkansas, on June 19, 1938.

Edna attended Kokomo High School. At the age of seventeen, she married the love of her life, Walter “Bud”...

Nov 11, 2020

Kenneth R. Fingerle, 99, Woodbury, Tennessee, formerly of North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home on November 11, 2020. Born on November 21, 1920 in Flint, Michigan, Kenneth is the son of the late Daniel A. and Anna Maude (Miller) Fingerle.

On January 15, 1944 Kenneth married Anna Mae Blocher. The two were wed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....