Nov 5, 2017

Esther L. Blocher, 81, North Manchester, IN passed away at 4:54 a.m. Sunday, November 5, 2017 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.  She was born December 22, 1935 in Wabash County, IN to Orville E. & Mae E. (Niccum) Metzger. On September 21, 1957 she married Billie G. Blocher.  She was a homemaker, farmer's wife and retired from Heckman...

Nov 5, 2017

Thurman E. Easterday, 83, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 6:39 a.m. on November 5, 2017 at Parkview Hospice, Wabash, Indiana. He was born in Wabash, Indiana on May 25, 1934 to Fred and Opal (Adams) Easterday.

Thurman was a man who worked hard to provide for his family. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army....

Nov 2, 2017

Tanna E. (Conrad) Morgan, 64, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at 11:10 p.m. on November 2, 2017 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Daughter of Charles and Mary (Blackwell) Conrad, Tanna was born on April 11, 1953 in Wabash, Indiana.

Two things were constant in Tanna's life, the first being her faith and the...

Nov 2, 2017

Russell S. Hoover, 92, North Manchester, IN passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 12:25 a.m. in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born October 8, 1925 in Wabash County, IN to Lawrence & Mary (Frantz) Hoover.  He graduated in 1943 from Laketon High School, Laketon, IN.  On April 24, 1948 he married Joann Snell.  Russell was...

Nov 2, 2017

Sandra L. Bedics, 73, North Manchester, IN passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN.  She was born March 2, 1944 in Matewan, WV to Jim W. & Edna N. (Tanner) Hatfield.  She graduated in 1962 from Matewan High School, Matewan, WV.  She retired from Invensys Controls, North Manchester, IN after many years...

Oct 31, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Ayres, 96, North Manchester, IN passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family October 31, 2017 at 9:48 p.m. Daughter of Fred J. and Mary (Badger) Badskey.  Born February 15, 1921 during a farm sale at their home on the Kosciusko/Wabash County line.  Always lived around North Manchester, she graduated from Chester High School in...

Oct 29, 2017

Jacqueline M. Ihnen, 84, North Manchester, IN passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Parkview Regional Hospital, Fort Wayne,IN.  She was born December 5, 1932 in Wabash, IN to Demonine & Jeanette (Walker) Gill.  She moved to North Manchester in the 6th grade and was raised by her foster mother, Mary Hutchinson.  On September 20, 1953 she married Ted...

Oct 29, 2017

Dora E. Moyer, 84, North Manchester, IN passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 6:40 p.m. in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN.  She was born March 17, 1933 in Chester Township, Wabash County, IN to Andrew & Hattie (Overlander) Betten.  She graduated in 1951 from Chester High School, North Manchester, IN.  On October 30, 1952 she married Herbert...

Oct 29, 2017

Arthur Lee Blocher, 78, North Manchester, IN passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 1:14 a.m. in his residence.  He was born September 5, 1939 in Kosciusko County, IN to Walter & Tressie (Yoder) Blocher.  On June 27, 1958 he married Anita Graybill.  Art was a self-employed truck driver & mechanic his whole career.  He drove for many companies...

Oct 27, 2017

Royce J. Maynard, 34, Pierceton, Indiana passed away at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 27, 2017 at 11:40 a.m. Born on December 26, 1982 in Columbia City, Indiana, Royce was the child of Royce L. Maynard and Lena (Roger) West.

Facing many obstacles in life, Royce didn't let them stop him from achieving his goals....

Oct 24, 2017

Gladys E. Fingerle, 88, North Manchester, IN passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 4:15 a.m. in her daughter's residence, Peru, IN. She was born October 7, 1929 in Wabash County, IN to Aaron D. & Mabel F. (Metzger) Greer.  On September 19, 1948 she married Robert H. Fingerle.  He passed away June 17, 2007.  She was a homemaker,...

Oct 22, 2017

Johnny Ray Spriggs, 73, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at Parkview Huntington Hospital, Huntington, Indiana on October 22, 2017 at 3:16 p.m. Son of Roosevelt and Grace M. (Spears) Spriggs, Johnny was born in Logan County, West Virginia on September 22, 1944.

For the last 31 years Johnny was married to his best friend Patricia Carol Mercer....

Oct 20, 2017

Carol Ann Schenkel McKee Born December 12, 1935 to Raymond & Lucille (Johnson) Schenkel in Wabash, IN.

She graduated from Marion High School and Warner Beauty College, Fort Wayne, IN. On October 15, 1955 she married Richard W. McKee.

She had Carol Ann’s Beauty Shop in their home in North Manchester, then worked in the...

Oct 6, 2017

Ella Mae Weaver, 94, North Manchester, Indiana went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 9:45 a.m. on October 6, 2017 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Daughter of Harry E. and Ida Rebecca (Hawbecker) Stern, Ella Mae was born on April 2, 1923 in Beaverton, Michigan.

On August 17, 1947 Ella Mae...

Oct 3, 2017

Stephen G. McCammon, 76, North Manchester, IN passed away at 11:09 a.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2017 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, IN.  He was born September 21, 1941 in Mitchell, IN to George & Ethel E. "Betty" (Shaw) McCammon.  On April 11, 1980 he married Nancy J. Holle.  She passed away January 7, 2015.  Steve was Vice President at...

Oct 1, 2017

Rex A. Hobbs, 80, Clayton, North Carolina passed away at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, October 1, 2017 in Brian Center, Clayton NC.  He was born July 14, 1937 in Marion, IN to Oral & Cesta (Dailey) Hobbs. On October 17, 1981 he married Ardythe G. Ritenour.  She passed away on November 20, 2008.  Rex was a machinist at Ford Meter...

Sep 29, 2017

M. Marceline Russell, 94, Pierceton, Indiana passed away at 5:59 p.m. Friday September 29, 2017.  She was born on the third generation Michael homestead near Sidney, Indiana on August 2, 1923 to Roy F. & Clara M. (Metzger) Michael.

As a young girl she attended school at Sidney and her family attended the former Plunge Creek Chapel...

Sep 27, 2017

Janet L. Clark, 59, North Manchester, IN passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN.  She was born March 20, 1958 in Wabash, IN to Franklin C. & Evelyn E. (Betten) Clark.  She graduated from Manchester High School, North Manchester, IN in 1977.  Janet enjoyed being with people. She collected...

Sep 26, 2017

Dale E. Kelsey went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 7:17 a.m. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Paul David and Dorothy L. (Oliver) Kelsey on April 10, 1929, Dale was one of six children.

In 1947 Dale graduated from South Whitley High School. As the Korean War approached, Dale became a...

Sep 24, 2017

Argyle "Bud" Keirn, 82, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at 6:39 a.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2017. Known as Bud to almost everyone he knew, he was born to Robert and Lucille (Fullmer) Keirn on April 28, 1935 in Whitley County, Indiana.

After graduating from Columbia City High School in 1953, Bud married Lavon Knisely on May...