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James E. Rowe

James E. Rowe

Dec 28, 2014

James E. Rowe, 89, North Manchester, IN died at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2014 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born February 17, 1925 in Woodworth, OH to Ernest & Ruth (Garver) Rowe. On June 11, 1949 he married Ruth H. Bendsen. She died May 13, 2012. He was a mathematics teacher at...

Harold R. Walters

Harold R. Walters

Dec 27, 2014

Harold R. Walters, 83, North Manchester, IN died at 1:38 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born May 12, 1931 in Ligonier, IN to Sherwin & Ruby (Cornelius) Walters. He was a US Army veteran serving in Korea. Harold was a self employed brick layer and a member of Eel...

A. Margaret Herring-Royer

A. Margaret Herring-Royer

Dec 27, 2014

A. Margaret Herring-Royer, 86, North Manchester, IN died at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born December 31, 1927 in Aloha Township, Cheboygan, MI to George & Anna (Pellenz) Barr. On August 29, 1947 she married Vernal W. Herring. He died May 6, 2002. She then married Dee...

Terry R. Martin

Terry R. Martin

Dec 23, 2014

Terry R. "Scrappy" Martin, 62, North Manchester, IN died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, IN. He was born May 2, 1952 in Wabash, IN to Rex & Patricia (Schenkel) Martin. He was a labor worker for CFS, Roann, IN. Terry was and avid bingo player at Silver Lake Lions Club...

Hugh Bryant Jr

Hugh Bryant Jr

Dec 23, 2014

Hugh Bryant Jr., 45, North Manchester, IN died at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in his residence. He was born October 9, 1969 in Wabash, IN to Hugh & Nancy (Chafin) Bryant Sr. He was a 1989 Manchester High School graduate. He was an avid Cincinnati Reds fan and enjoyed watching IU Basketball and the Dallas...

John Schmalzried

John Schmalzried

Dec 22, 2014

John Schmalzried, 62, North Manchester, IN died at 4:00 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2014 in his residence. He was born October 18, 1952 in Wabash, IN to John C. & Peggy (Stewart) Schmalzried. He graduated from Manchester High School in 1971. He was a longtime employee of Peabody Seating Co., North Manchester, IN. He was then employed...

Roddie Lee Sizemore

Roddie Lee Sizemore

Dec 19, 2014

Roddie Lee Sizemore, 68, Silver Lake, IN died at 2:22 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2014 in his residence. He was born February 10, 1946 in Logan County, WV to Thomas Jefferson & Ruth Cleo (Adams) Sizemore. He served in the Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis. On March 17, 1964 he married Phyllis Blankenship. Roddie was a...

James L. Stewart

James L. Stewart

Dec 15, 2014

James L. Stewart, 83, North Manchester, IN died at 7:25 a.m. Monday, December 15, 2014 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born November 16, 1931 in Laketon, IN to Russell & Lucille (Hill) Stewart. He graduated from Central High School, North Manchester, IN in 1949. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1952,...

Dale D. Young

Dale D. Young

Dec 13, 2014

Dale D. Young, 55, Peru, IN died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 8:05 p.m. in Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, IN. He was born in Wabash, IN on January 22, 1959 to Leroy & Alonda (Ford) Young. He was a Union Brick Mason and enjoyed his work as a brick mason. He married Victoria L. Hedden in 2007....

Margaret M. "Margie" Petry

Margaret M. "Margie" Petry

Dec 8, 2014

Margaret M. "Margie" Petry, 84, North Manchester, IN, 84, North Manchester, IN died at 6:55 a.m. Monday, December 8, 2014 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born August 10, 1930 in Akron, OH to Joseph Clyde & Rachel Merle (Barr) James. Growing up in a woods, she became an animal lover and amateur artist....

James H. Veatch

James H. Veatch

Dec 5, 2014

James H. Veatch, 80, Peru, IN died at 1:24 a.m. Friday, December 5, 2014 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born February 17, 1934 in Bloomfield, IN to William & Olive (Roach) Veatch. He graduated from Bloomfield High School, Bloomfield, IN in 1951 where he held the record for the cross-country mile run for over...

Sandra L. Enyart

Sandra L. Enyart

Nov 28, 2014

Sandra L. Enyart, 57, Warsaw, IN died at 7:28 a.m. Friday, November 28, 2014 in her residence. She was born October 9, 1957 in South Bend, IN to Daniel C. & Joyce L. (Clingaman) Stanton. She is survived by her mother, Joyce L. Stanton, North Manchester, IN; two sons, John J. (Greta) Enyart, Dugger, IN and Parker...

Betty E. Pitts Boardman

Betty E. Pitts Boardman

Nov 13, 2014

Betty E. Pitts Boardman, 91, North Manchester, IN died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, November 13, 2014 in her residence. She was born December 26, 1922 in Wabash County, IN to Rusell & Maude (Auker) Abbott. She graduated in 1940 from Chester High School, North Manchester, IN. Betty was a hairdresser from nearly 75 years. She was co-owner...

Janet L. (Hare) Clark

Janet L. (Hare) Clark

Nov 12, 2014

Janet L. (Hare) Clark, 77, Bradenton, FL died November 12, 2014 in Bradenton. She was born June 12, 1937 in North Manchester, IN to James R. & Victoria (Correll) Hare. She was a 1955 graduate of Central High School and a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Bradenton. She married Richard Clark and he preceded her in death...

Colleen A. High

Colleen A. High

Nov 11, 2014

Colleen A. High, 86, North Manchester, IN died at 6:57 a.m. Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born in Wabash County, IN to Richard & Eva (Eby) Reiken on May 18, 1928. She first married Jack Ben Foust, he died in 1959. She then married Raymond B. High Jr. on October...

Dr. Ralph Book Mcbride

Dr. Ralph Book Mcbride

Nov 9, 2014

Dr. Ralph Book McBride, 86, North Manchester, IN died at 3:00 a.m. November 9, 2014 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born February 1, 1928 in Slippery Rock, PA to Ralph A. & Margaret Eleanor (Book) McBride. On December 27, 1954 he married his high school sweetheart, Joyce Keagle. She survives....

Thurman L. Bitzell

Thurman L. Bitzell

Nov 4, 2014

Thurman L. Bitzell, 83, North Manchester, IN died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born September 5, 1931 in Wabash, IN to Raymond L. & Ruth L. (Gill) Bitzell. As a child, he and his father attended many horse shows and raced horses. He graduated in 1950...

Emogene H. "Jean" Leasure

Emogene H. "Jean" Leasure

Oct 27, 2014

Emogene H. "Jean" Leasure, 95, North Manchester, IN died at 2:20 a.m. Monday, October 27, 2014 in Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester, IN. She was born June 1, 1919 in Kosciusko County, IN to Emory and Mary (Warner) Hossler. She graduated from Pierceton High School (Pierceton, IN) in 1937 and from Manchester College where she received...

Beatrice Jester Wampler

Beatrice Jester Wampler

Oct 19, 2014

Beatrice Jester Wampler, 94, North Manchester, IN died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2014 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born January 2, 1920 in Huntington County, IN to Walter & Flora (Rupley) Reckard. On February 23, 1940 she married Cecil Jester. He died April 4, 1974. She then married Ernest Wampler Jr....

Frances K. Johnson

Frances K. Johnson

Oct 15, 2014

Frances K. Johnson, 97, North Manchester, IN died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born November 8, 1916 in Brantford, North Dakota to William A. & Maude M. (Miller) Deardorff. On October 18, 1936 she married Ralph W. Johnson. He died October 27, 1998. She was a...

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