Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries
Erma Diane (Vetor) Lambert
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...
Phyllis L Barger
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...
Franklin M Geiser
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...
Roberta G Hoffman
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...
Anna Belle (Gardenour) Land
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...
Johnny L Wheeler
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...
John David Rohrer
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...
Kathryn "Kay" (Jobson) Bellinger
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,...
Bryce E Eiler
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...

Janice M Roth
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...
Sara Beth Dockter
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...
Bruce E Pottenger
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...
Kimberly Dziabis
Jul 4, 2017
Kimberly Dziabis – Age 59, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2017, surrounded by her loving family at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Kim fought a long courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband David (married 1994), her parents, Peter and Gale Zucker of Williamsburg, VA, brothers Chris (Mary) of Howell, MI, Todd (Christine)...
Virgil Kenneth Juillerat Jr.
Jul 4, 2017
Virgil Kenneth Juillerat Jr. passed away at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Indiana on July 4, 2017 at 11:03 p.m. Ken was born on September 25, 1939 in Huntington, Indiana to Virgil and Chella (Howenstine) Juillerat. On June 21, 1959 he married his wife of 58 years, Linda Denton. Ken worked for Singer Controls for 35 years before retiring...

Brooks D O' Dell
Jul 3, 2017
Brooks D. O'Dell, 81, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at 8:15 a.m. on July 3, 2017 at Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester, Indiana. Brooks was born in Imboden, Arkansas to L.S. and Madge (Smith) O'Dell on August 24, 1935. He graduated from Pierceton High School in 1954. Mr. O'Dell was a truck driver for Pierceton Trucking, Laketon, Indiana...
Garyl Dean Hall
Jun 27, 2017
Garyl Dean Hall, 66, Liberty Mills, IN died at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born May 13, 1951 in Warsaw, IN to Betty Barton. He graduated from Manchester High School class of 1969. He was an avid bowler and Chicago Cubs fan. He loved the Lord and was...
Carolyn A (Ihnen) Enyeart
Jun 18, 2017
Carolyn A. Enyeart, 84, Murfreesboro, TN and formerly of Disko, IN died Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 7:05 a.m. in Smyrna, TN. She was born May 11, 1933 in Wabash County, IN to George & Elouise (Murphy) Ihnen. On May 22, 1959 she married Harold F. Enyeart. He died February 25, 2011. She retired in 1998 from Heckman Bindery,...
Eunice M Robinson
Jun 18, 2017
Eunice M. Robinson, 81, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at 5:02 p.m. on June 18, 2017 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Eunice was born on January 5, 1936 in Wabash, Indiana to Marion and Dorothy (Bolinger) Marshall. On April 29, 1951 Eunice married Oscar Robinson. The two were married for 65 years before Oscar passed...
Helen Dickey
Jun 17, 2017
Helen Dickey, 99, Columbia City, Indiana passed away at 5:50 p.m. on June 17, 2017 at Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City, Indiana. Helen was born on March 20, 1918 in Miami County, Indiana to Jasper O. and Minnie C. (Swope) Eakright. She graduated from Laketon High School in 1936. Helen worked a variety of jobs such as Mike's Cafe,...
Bonnie L (Owens) Shepherd
Jun 15, 2017
Bonnie L. Shepherd, 61, North Manchester, IN went to be with the Lord Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 7:27 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born September 13, 1955 in Warsaw, IN to Amos & Rosie (Howard) Owens. She graduated from Warsaw High School in 1974. On May 26, 1973 she married Larry Shepherd. Bonnie was...
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