Jun 3, 2020

Alice Nadine Andrews Baldwin Newcomer, 91, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully June 3, 2020 at 6:05 p.m. Alice was born March 1, 1929 in Modesto, California to Loren and Gladys (Joyce) Andrews; however, her father died when she was almost two years old. When Alice was six, her mother married J.F. Baldwin, a Church of the Brethren pastor....

Jun 3, 2020

John R. Graham, 90, North Manchester passed away on June 3, 2020 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester at 6:35 p.m. John was born in Kokomo, Indiana on September 28, 1929 to Charles and Bertha (Zimmerman) Graham and was one of eleven children.

John served in the United States Army during the Korean War, then was a...

May 23, 2020

Randel E. “Randy” Workman, 61, Lagro, Indiana, passed away May 23, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born June 10, 1958 in Kokomo, Indiana, Randy was one of two children born to Grant and Mary Alice (Baker) Workman.

Two years after graduating from Bluffton High School in the class of 1976, Randy married Lisa...

May 19, 2020

Stanley “Stan” Baldridge, 62, Claypool, Indiana passed away May 19, 2020 at 11:35 p.m. at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. On May 31, 1957, Stan was born to A.J. and Eva Marie (Reffitt) in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

Stan enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, and riding his motorcycle. Although he was stoic and reserved, people knew he cared...

May 12, 2020

Esther J. Strike, 78, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 4:40 a.m. on May 12, 2020 at her residence. The only child of Stanley Leroy and Velma N. (Coning) Brovont, Esther was born on November 15, 1941 at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, Indiana.

Esther was baptized into the Old German Baptist Brethren Church on May 22, 1958 ...

May 7, 2020

Emma J. Helton Slone, 83, Claypool, Indiana, passed away May 7, 2020, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. One of ten children, Emma was born October 23, 1936 in Floyd County, Kentucky to John and Myrtle (Hale) Helton.

When Emma was seven, her mother was killed in a tragic car accident. Emma quickly became a mother figure...

May 4, 2020

Kathryn Gillespie Huntington passed away at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, IN on Monday, May 4, 2020 where she had resided for the past 16 years.  She was born in Rochester, Indiana on September 8, 1920 to Perry Warren Gillespie and Margaret Metzger Gillespie and was raised on a farm outside Kewanna, Indiana.

She graduated from Kewanna...

Apr 29, 2020

Helen S. Drudge, 96, North Manchester formerly of Silver Lake passed away April 29, 2020 at 1:45 p.m. at Peabody Healthcare Center. Helen was born to Paul and Wilgerdia (Kissinger) Sittler on July 30, 1923 in Wabash County, Indiana.

Helen graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1941. She grew up and lived most of her life...

Apr 28, 2020

Cynthia A. “Cindy” Betten, 65, Laketon, Indiana, passed away at her home on April 28, 2020. One of Homer and Mary Jane (Jacoby) Kerr‘s six children, Cindy was born on November 12, 1954, in Wabash, Indiana.

In 1972 Cindy graduated from Manchester High School, and on June 17, 1984, she married Clarence Betten. The two were wed...

Apr 24, 2020

Rosco Howard, 87, Pierceton, Indiana, passed away April 24, 2020 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. One of nine children, Rosco was born on March 17, 1933 in Saylersville, Kentucky to Bass and Dollie (Allen) Howard.

Rosco owned and operated a timber buying and logging company for forty-three years. He also owned and worked on his farm....

Apr 22, 2020

Billie G. Blocher, 84, North Manchester passed away, April 22, 2020 at his residence. He was born February 7, 1936 to S. Willis and Lelia E. (Baker) Blocher.

Billie was a lifelong farmer who enjoyed being outdoors gardening, mushroom hunting, and cutting firewood. For all his life, Billie never lived more than a mile from where he...

Apr 19, 2020

Sophie Elle Egner was born on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, to Joe and Brianne (Walgamuth) Egner. Small but strong, she fought valiantly for ten hours before passing away peacefully in her mother’s arms on Sunday, April 19th, 2020. During that time Sophie was baptized by her father, and her family finds peace in the knowledge they will someday hold...

Apr 17, 2020

Eddie D. Howard, 62, Pierceton, Indiana passed at 7:35 a.m. on April 17, 2020 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, Indiana. Born August 6, 1957 in New London, Ohio, Eddie was one of seven children born to Rosco and Nora (Conley) Howard.

Eddie made a living doing what he loved. He was a lifelong logger and always...

Apr 10, 2020

Wilmer Ray Metzger, 78, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home on April 10, 2020 at 7:11 p.m. He was born March 29, 1942 in North Manchester to the late Orville and Mae E. (Niccum) Metzger.

On April 24, 1976 he married Janet Miller at her parents’ home. They only lacked...

Apr 7, 2020

Myrl Edwin Frantz, 86, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 5:16 a.m. on April 7, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. One of three children, Myrl was born February 28, 1934 in Ripon, California to Clarence and Ida (Beachler) Frantz.

After graduating from high school, Myrl joined the United States Air Force in 1955. He was...

Apr 6, 2020

Clifford G. Betten, 75, North Manchester passed away April 6, 2020 at 9:55 a.m. at his residence. Born February 27, 1945 in Huntington, Indiana, Clifford was one of seven children born to Andrew and Hattie (Overlander) Betten.

Clifford served in the United States Army from 1965-1967 and was stationed in Vietnam. After being honorably discharged, he married...

Apr 3, 2020

Mary Ann R. Trickle, 78, Huntington, passed away April 3, 2020 at Parkview Huntington Hospital. Mary Ann was born March 3, 1942 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Ervin and Ellanora (Schoenemann) Hegerfeld.

Mary Ann graduated from Elmhurst High School in 1960 and later married Jesse “J.L.” Trickle on August 22, 1970. Mary Ann enjoyed spending time doing...

Mar 21, 2020

Amanda Marie “Mandi” Williams, 37, North Manchester, Indiana passed away from complications from a stroke at 1:50 a.m. March 21, 2020 at Parkview Randallia Hospice, Fort Wayne, Indiana. One of three children, Amanda was born February 7, 1983 in Winamac, Indiana to Millard and Grace (Jophlin) Smith.

Mandi was the definition of homemaker; she was a tremendous...

Mar 19, 2020

Jacob Allan Burton, 20, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away in a tragic car accident on March 19, 2020, at 6:36 a.m. on County Road 1400 North near County Road 500 East, North Manchester. Jacob was born July 20, 1999 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to John (Laura) Burton and Melissa (nee Bradley)(Dennis) Byers, both of North Manchester.

Jacob...

Mar 18, 2020

Dorothy (Bremer) Trumbetic passed away at 12:05 a.m., March 18, 2020 at the Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.  Dorothy along with her husband Jim came to the Peabody Community in March of 2012.  Dorothy was born on November 1, 1930 in Denver, Colorado and was the daughter of Dick and...