Sep 20, 2017

Larry Lee Montel, 82, Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in his residence.  He was born June 28, 1935 in Kosciusko County, IN to Deverl & Ruby (Ayres) Montel.  He graduated from Laketon High School in 1954.  On July 10, 1964 he married Laverne Garber.  She passed away on August 17, 2008. He was...

Sep 20, 2017

Jean F. Renschler, 98, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 11:30 p.m. in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN.  She was born May 31, 1919 in Elkhart, IN to Walter & Clara (Frantz) Loucks.  She graduated from Central High School in 1937 and in 1943 she received a Bachelor and Graduate Nursing Degree from Indiana University.  She received...

Sep 17, 2017

Beth Loraine Cooper, 75, North Manchester, Indiana passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. The daughter of John W. and Grace K. (Thompson) Moyer, Beth was born on December 12, 1941 in Rochester, Indiana.

Beth graduated from Laketon High School in 1959. Always maintaining ties to Laketon and the surrounding area,...

Sep 13, 2017

Marilyn H. McDonald, 83, Silver Lake, IN passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN.  She was born July 31, 1934 in Central City, NE to Hubert & Perna (Widman) Hammons.  She graduated from Anderson High School in 1952.  She married her sweetheart, Jack N. McDonald on May 3, 1953 in Noblesville, IN.  She...

Sep 12, 2017

Ray Shepherd, 69, North Manchester, IN died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2017 in Peabody Healthcare Center from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. He was born March 15, 1948 in Gunlock, Ky to Oakie & Lynda (Bailey) Shepherd.  On April 12, 1978 he married Jeanie Sue Purvis.  She passed away on September 22, 2011.  He worked at Wabash...

Sep 11, 2017

Shirley Younker Wilcox 88, North Manchester, Indiana passed away on September 11, 2017 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana

Mrs. Wilcox was born in 1929 in Chicago, to Edna Mae (Burrous) and Dr. Frank T. Younker, who was interning there.

The family moved to Bremen, Indiana and later moved at first to the home...

Sep 10, 2017

Rosemary Beatrice Smith Royer age 86, a resident of Grace Village, Winona Lake, went to be with the Savior she loved and served throughout her life. As she quietly passed from the temporary to the permanent she was surrounded by her loving husband and five of seven children, Sunday, September 10th.

Rosemary was born April 7, 1931,...

Sep 8, 2017

Rozella M. Bechtold, 93, North Manchester, IN died at 6:50 a.m. Friday, September 8, 2017 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN.  She was born December 7, 1923 in Huntington County, IN to John I. & Anna Marie (Rickert) Bechtold.  She graduated from Chester High School in 1941. She helped new mothers in their homes for many years. She...

Sep 4, 2017

Erma Diane Lambert, 64, North Vernon, IN died at 5:39 p.m. in Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, IN. She was born November 29, 1952 in Rochester, IN to Jackson Walter & Erma Gearldine (Drudge) Vetor.  She graduated in 1970 from Sunman Central High.  She was a loving mother to Shawn, Derek, And Edith who gave her life to work hard...

Sep 4, 2017

Phyllis L. Barger, 68, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at 4:35 a.m. on September 4, 2017 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Indiana. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on March 8, 1949, Phyllis was the daughter of Guy and Wilma (Iliff) Hurraw.

On the first day of June in 1968 Phyllis married Thomas Barger. The two were married...

Sep 2, 2017

Franklin M. Geiser, 94, North Manchester, Indiana passed away September 2, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Son of George F. and Mina M. (Mote) Geiser, Frank was born on January 27, 1923 in Lake Odessa, Michigan.

On January 20, 1952 Frank married Lois Martin. The two were married for 57 years before Lois passed away...

Aug 25, 2017

Roberta G. Hoffman passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 at 4:55 a.m. in Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester, IN.

Roberta was born on January 3, 1924 in Detroit, MI to John P. and Hazel (Eversole) Guthrie.  She attended public schools and graduated from Southeastern High School where she was active in both academic and...

Aug 22, 2017

Anna Belle Gardenour Land passed away at Timbercrest Senior Living, North Manchester, Indiana on August 22, 2017 at 4:10 p.m. Anna Belle was born April 23, 1925 in Huntington, Indiana to Donald and Cecil (Divilbiss) Gardenour. She graduated from Huntington Township High School in 1943, where she was involved in drama and debate. Anna Belle marred Bernard W. Land...

Aug 14, 2017

Johnny L. Wheeler, 65, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at his residence on August 14, 2017 at 7:29 a.m.  Johnny was born in Gibson County, Indiana to Lloyd and Ruby (Simmons) Wheeler on December 30, 1951. On June 10, 1977 Johnny married Theresa Graybill. He worked at the North Manchester Foundry before retiring in 2014. Johnny served in the...

Aug 8, 2017

John David Rohrer, of North Manchester, died on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Timbercrest Senior Living Community. He was 86. John was born on July 31, 1931 in North Manchester and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Chester High School in 1950. In 1952 he married Mary Ann Gugle and she survives, along with their three children: Vicki...

Aug 8, 2017

Kathryn J. “Kay” Bellinger was born February 19, 1924 in French Equatorial Africa to missionaries Dr. Orville and Charlotte (Hillegas) Jobson.  She was raised by her Uncle Ralph and Aunt Ruth (Kimmel) Smoker of New Paris from 18 months of age when her parents returned to Africa.  She is survived by her husband of 72 years, William O. Bellinger,...

Jul 31, 2017

Bryce E. Eiler, 85, Huntington, IN died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2017 in Heritage of Huntington, Huntington, IN.  He was born March 27, 1932 in Wabash County, IN to Donald & Irene (DeLauter) Eiler.  He graduated in 1950 from Urbana High School, Urbana, IN. He was a Union Carpenter and millwright for many years.  He ran the...

Jul 23, 2017

Janice M. Roth, 90, North Manchester, IN passed away at 3:59 p.m. on July 23, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN. Janice was born in Preble County, Ohio on June 1, 1927 to J. Everett and Frances (Bitner) Miller. On September 1, 1945 Janice married Elbert O. Baker. In July of 1944 she was baptized into...

Jul 18, 2017

Sara Beth Dockter, 35, North Manchester, IN died at 7:24 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in her home.  She was born April 2, 1982 in Wabash, IN to Larry & Susan (Ihnen) Dockter.  She was an angel on earth for 35 years.  She never hurt a person in her life, she only gave love and kisses.  She loved to...

Jul 8, 2017

Bruce E. Pottenger, 86, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at 12:20 p.m. on July 8, 2017 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana. Bruce was born in Sidney, Indiana on December 11, 1930 to Glenn and Nellie (Speicher) Pottenger. He was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 1949. On July 26, 1952 Bruce married Marilyn Wood. The...