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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sep 30, 2020

Jim L. Ribley, 87, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away September 30, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. The youngest of three children, Jim was born in Wabash, Indiana, on July 13, 1933 to famers, Arlo E. and Eunice (Cripe) Ribley.

During Jim’s active time at Laketon High School, he played basketball, baseball, volleyball, ran track, was...

Sep 29, 2020

Melvin Homer Royer, age 92, a resident of Grace Village, Winona Lake, went to be with the Savior he loved and served throughout his life on September 29, 2020 two days after his birthday, following a significant battle with disease and increasing weakness. Melvin was born September 27, 1928, in Hartville, Ohio. He was the eldest of two sons,...

Sep 28, 2020

Freeda Mae Reinier, 96, Silver Lake, Indiana, passed away at her home September 28, 2020 at 11:41 a.m. Born into a large family, Freeda was one of ten children. She was born on March 29, 1924 in Salem, Indiana, to Edwin David and Ethel Josephine (Blevins) Adkins.

Living through the trials and tribulations of life, and the...

Sep 27, 2020

Elaine Sommers Rich, age 94, died peacefully on September 27, 2020 in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born February 8, 1926 to Monroe and Effie (Horner) Sommers in Plevna, Indiana where she grew up as the oldest of five children during the Depression era. The children’s novel Hannah Elizabeth is semi-autobiographical about her childhood. She committed her life to...

Sep 19, 2020

Lois I. “Lou” Clark, 84, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away September 19, 2020 at her home. Lou was born December 22, 1935 in Wabash, Indiana, to Donald and Barbara (Randell) Hetler.

At the age of nineteen, Lou married her best friend Harold J. “Sparky” Clark on April 8, 1955. The two were wed for fifty-six years, before...

Sep 14, 2020

Dr. Dan Keith Nordmann, 60, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away September 14, 2020 at his home. The middle child of Wayne E. and Earlene (Conley) Nordmann, Dan was born January 16, 1960 in Wabash, Indiana.

At the age of eleven Dan knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. Most children would be playing with...

Sep 13, 2020

Ray Emery Brubaker, 73, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 5:30 p.m. on September 13, 2020 at his home. Ray was born December 3, 1946, he was one of five children born to Albert and Vera (Niccum) Brubaker.

After graduating from Manchester High School in 1965, he married Marjorie Edgecomb on December 5, 1965. The two were...

Sep 8, 2020

Melba L. Howenstine, 96, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 5:50 a.m. on September 8, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. On July 5, 1924 in Huntington, Indiana, Melba was born to Northa and Mabel (Kennedy) Zorger. Melba was their only child but she had great times with the many childhood friends and neighbors on Whitelock Street in...