Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries
Wayne E. Swihart
Jan 24, 2014
Wayne E. Swihart, 96, Valparaiso, IN and formerly of North Manchester, IN died at 10:20 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2014 at Whispering Pines Nursing Home, Valparaiso, IN. He was born in Kosciusko County, IN on May 5, 1917 to Clarence & Nettie (Lindzy) Swihart. On September 14, 1940 he married Mildred E. Beigh. She died March 3,...
Bruce E. Pingleton
Jan 18, 2014
Bruce E. Pingleton, 46, North Manchester, IN died at 2:42 p.m. January 18, 2014 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born May 4, 1967 at Wabash, IN to Carl E. & Mary Louise (Greene) Pingleton. They are deceased. On September 22, 1990 he married Linda S. Emerick. She survives. Also surviving are a son, Shane...
Florine Marshall
Jan 18, 2014
Florine Marshall, 99, North Manchester, IN and formerly of Laketon, IN died at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center. She was born at Laketon, IN July 2, 1914 to Esta O. & Nellie O. (Stucker) Baker. On December 24, 1930 she married Arlo K. Marshall. He died June 27, 2004. She was a...
Laverna M. West
Jan 17, 2014
Laverna M. West, 81, Sarah Ann WV, died January 17, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, IN. She was born May 1, 1932 at Athens, TN to Elbert & Elizabeth (Griggs) Carpenter. She was a homemaker and loved taking care of her family. She also enjoyed going to church, working crossword puzzles and game...
Anna Mae Fingerle
Jan 14, 2014
Anna Mae Fingerle, 98, Roann, IN died at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in her home. She was born May 23, 1915 near Minot, ND to Simon & Lucy (Wagoner) Blocher. On January 15, 1944 she married Kenneth R. Fingerle. Anna was a homemaker and worked at Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester, IN for 6...
James A. Whitaker
Jan 12, 2014
James A. Whitaker, 55, North Manchester, IN died at 1:09 a.m. Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born November 14, 1958 in Warsaw, IN to Reuben Jr. & Shirley (Barton) Whitaker. He is survived by his mother, Shirley Winkler, North Manchester, IN; two brothers, Thomas (Debbie) Whitaker & Timothy...
Mary M. Montel
Jan 8, 2014
Mary M. Montel, 94, North Manchester, IN died at 7:12 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2014 in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, IN. She was born August 8, 1919 in White County, IN to John & Ruth (Anderson) Callahan. On September 25, 1942 she married Lamoin A. Montel. He died April 1, 1999. Mary worked at Peabody Retirement...
Charles T. Miller
Jan 3, 2014
Charles T. Miller, 82, North Manchester, IN died at 6:21 p.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, IN. He was born at North Manchester, IN on June 15, 1931 to Jesse T. & Ruby I. (Fanning) Miller. On October 12, 1951 he married Ruth G. Gearhart. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Todd...
William C. 'Bill' Ring
Dec 31, 2013
William C. "Bill" Ring, 55, Warsaw, IN died at 2:22 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born December 9, 1958 at Kalamazoo, Michigan to William Jack & Betty (Holmes) Ring. His mother survives at Wabash, Indiana. On November 28, 1982 he married Angela R. Shearrer. She survives along with two...
Harold R. Wrightsman
Dec 27, 2013
Harold R. Wrightsman, 82, Silver Lake, Indiana died at 9:56 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2013 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, IN. He was born at Flint, Michigan on April 2, 1931 to Raymond & Nellie (Flora) Wrightsman. He served in Korea in the United States Army and for 21 years worked at Tri-State Harvester, Silver Lake, IN....
Dr. Allen C. Deeter
Dec 20, 2013
Dr. Allen C. Deeter, 82, North Manchester, IN died at 12:35 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center. He was born at Dayton, Ohio on March 8, 1931 to Raymond & Flora (Petry) Deeter. On August 31, 1952 he married Joan George. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Michael Deeter, Milwaukee, WI; Dan (Jamie...
Viona J. Brown
Dec 20, 2013
Viona J. Brown, 77, North Manchester, IN died peacefully in her home Friday, December 20, 2013. She was born August 27, 1936 in Wichita, KS to Howard & Mabel Fern (Patterson) Gray. On July 18, 1960 she married Kenneth L. Brown. He died November 3, 2010. Viona was a graduate of Friends University, Wichita, KS and attended...
Margaret R. Cartwright
Dec 16, 2013
Margaret R. Cartwright, 68, Knightstown, IN and formerly of North Manchester, IN died at 9:40 a.m. Monday, December 16, 2013 in Knightstown, IN. She was born at Wabash, IN on September 15, 1945 to Marion "Bud" & Esther Berniece (Shewman) Ireland Jr. A homemaker, she had also worked at Bryan Manufacturing and Timbercrest Senior Living Community, both...
Ruth E. Bechtold
Dec 11, 2013
Ruth E. Bechtold, 74, Bippus, Indiana died at 1:57 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre, Wabash, IN. She was born May 12, 1939 in Huntington County, IN to Dean & Martha (Renz) Prilaman. She graduated from Bippus High School in 1957. On June 15, 1957 she married Richard E. Bechtold. Ruth was a...
Lois M. Eis
Dec 10, 2013
Lois M. Eis, 83, North Manchester, IN died at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at her home. She was born December 14, 1929 in North Manchester, IN to Mark & Garnett (Roach) Mansfield. She graduated from Linlawn High School in 1947 where she was valedictorian and received a BA from Manchester College and an MA in...
R. Ned Brooks
Dec 8, 2013
R. Ned Brooks, 86, formerly of North Manchester, IN died at 7:20 p.m. December 8, 2013 at Hospice of the Valley, Glendale, AZ. He was born at North Manchester, Indiana on March 5, 1927 to Raymond A. & Beatrice (Churchill) Brooks. Ned graduated from Central High School in North Manchester in 1945, and on August 29, 1947...
Abigail Rinearson Heath
Dec 6, 2013
Abigail Rinearson Heath, 36, North Manchester, IN died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2013 in her residence. She was born September 11, 1978 in Wabash County, IN to Don & Kathy (Stieglitz) Rinearson. She graduated from Manchester High School, North Manchester, IN in 1997. She graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Human Resources and...
Charlie Skeens
Dec 4, 2013
Charlie Skeens, 71, North Manchester, IN died at 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in his residence. He was born December 4, 1942 in Logan County, WV to Roy Frank & Sadie (Mullett) Skeens. On October 17, 1964 he married Mary Lou Morris. He was employed at United Technologies, North Manchester, IN for 33 years. He was...
Mary E. Wintrode
Dec 3, 2013
Mary E. Wintrode, 90, North Manchester, Indiana died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her residence. She was born at Marion, Indiana on July 14, 1923 to Joseph & Elizabeth (Peters) Walls. On February 13, 1943 she married Rollin Wintrode. He died November 5, 1990. Surviving are three sons, Rollin (Carol) Wintrode, Arkansas; David Wintrode...
Deane A. Kline
Dec 1, 2013
Deane A. Kline, 88, formerly of Claypool, IN died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, IN. She was born at North Manchester, Indiana on October 28, 1925 to Warren M. & M. Eloise (Peabody) Grossnickle. She graduated from Chester High School in 1943 and was a homemaker and farmer. On...
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