Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries
Lonzo Howard
May 23, 2012
Lonzo Howard, 74, Pierceton, IN died at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in his residence. He was born September 10, 1937 in Salyersville, KY to Bass & Dollie (Allen) Howard. On June 27, 1959 he married Alice J. Herendeen. Lonzo was a farmer and carpenter and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a member of Free...
Roger W. Gheen
May 17, 2012
Roger W. Gheen, 76, North Manchester, IN died at 8:50 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Peabody Healthcare Center. He was born at Columbus, Ohio on March 30, 1936 to Harold R. & Bertha L. (Metzger) Gheen. He graduated from Grove City (Ohio) High School and served in the United States Air Force from 1961-1965. He was...
Bernice Louise Mindala
May 15, 2012
Bernice Louise Mindala, 88, North Manchester, IN died at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in her residence at Peabody Retirement Community. She was born November 28, 1923 in Logansport, IN to William B. & Hazel M. (Glaze) Lambert. On November 27, 1948 she married Mike Mindala. After marriage they set up residence at Fourth & Buffalo...
Ruth H. Rowe
May 13, 2012
Ruth H. Bendsen Rowe, 86, North Manchester, IN died at 7:25 p.m. Sunday, May 13, 2012 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center. She was born at Cook County, Illinois on August 15, 1925 to Danish immigrants, Neils & Ingegborg (Nyby) Bendsen. Ruth was the youngest of six children including Olga Bendsen, Ellen Keim, Victor Bendsen, Marie Beahm Ebersole and...
Marietta Sell
Apr 26, 2012
Marietta Sell, 88, North Manchester, IN died at 4:50 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012 in Peabody Healthcare Center. She was born January 15, 1924 in Wabash County, IN to Clarence & Ida (Keister) Metzger. She was a lifetime North Manchester area resident and graduated from Chester High School in 1942. On December 24, 1942 she married Paul...
Merle V. Alderfer
Apr 25, 2012
Merle V. Alderfer, 84, Laketon, IN died at 8:38 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in his residence. He was born March 6, 1928 in Richland Center, IN to Carl M. and Ruth J. (Ault) Alderfer. On October 18, 1950 he married Julia M. Coleman. He was a retired asphalt road construction worker retiring from Rieth-Riley Asphalt, Fort...
Douglas M. Smith
Apr 20, 2012
Douglas Michael Smith, 47, Syracuse, IN (Dewart Lake), died at 11:40 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, IN. He was born January 28, 1965 at Wabash, Indiana to Darrell G. & Sharon K. (Flowers) Smith. His parents survive at Sidney, Indiana. Also surviving is a sister, Lynn Smith, South Whitley, Indiana. Doug was...
Evelyn C. Yaney
Apr 18, 2012
Evelyn Corinne Yaney, 105, North Manchester, IN died at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born March 3, 1907 at Charleston, Illinois to Harry Samuel & Cora D. (Railing) Miller. On November 16, 1936 she married George W. Yaney. He died December 19, 1993. Surviving are two sons,...
Doreen M. Myers
Apr 17, 2012
Doreen Mae Myers, 86, North Manchester, IN died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center. She was born January 25, 1926 in York, PA to Lehman W. and Alverta Mae (Bupp) Crist. She graduated from North York (PA) High School and attended Manchester College and earned her BA degree in English from Elizabethtown...
Loreen A. Hoover
Apr 10, 2012
Loreen A. Hoover, 84, North Manchester, IN died at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born September 15, 1927 in Gilead, IN to Lynn and Rhea (Rager) Landis. She was a 1945 graduate of Gilead High School, Gilead, IN. On April 9, 1951 she married John...
Carole Jean Fant
Apr 8, 2012
Carole Jean Fant, 77, North Manchester, IN died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2012 in her residence. She was born November 10, 1934 in Wabash County, IN to Lozier A. & Doris M. (Meinert) Burr. She was a 1952 graduate of Central High School, North Manchester, IN. Carole worked in the ticket office at Baer Field...
Lois Jane Singleton
Apr 7, 2012
Lois Jane Singleton, 86, North Manchester, IN died at 11:55 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born at Windfall, Indiana on January 8, 1926 to Darrell & Wilma (Smith) Clouser. On November 4, 1947 she married Arnold K. Singleton. He died November 13, 1986. Lois had worked at Peabody Retirement...
Philip Lee Bauer
Apr 2, 2012
Philip Lee Bauer, 65, North Manchester, IN died at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012 in his residence. He was born at Logansport, Indiana on December 7, 1946 to William J. & Betty J. (McCarty) Bauer. He was a 1965 graduate of Logansport High School and served his country in the United States Army. Phil retired after...
Matthew Lee Cornett
Mar 31, 2012
Matthew Lee Cornett, infant son of Dustin Cornett and Amber Petitt, died at birth on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, IN. Surviving are the parents, one brother Dustin L. Cornett Jr.; two sisters Allison Cornett and Holley Cornett. Paternal Grandmother Pam Strasser, North Manchester, IN. Maternal Grandmother Robin Taylor, Churubusco, IN. Paternal Great...
J. Edward Gilbert
Mar 25, 2012
J. Edward Gilbert, 92, North Manchester, IN died at 3:05 a.m. Sunday, March 25, 2012 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born at North Manchester, IN on December 23, 1919 to Elmer & Ina (McFarland) Gilbert. On June 9, 1945 he married Mildred L. Morris. She survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Janice Gilbert Hurst,...
Lawrence L. Bonewitz
Mar 24, 2012
Lawrence L. Bonewitz, 88, North Manchester, IN died at 4:50 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012 in Parkview Huntington Hospital, Huntington, IN. He was born at North Manchester, IN on April 24, 1923 to Ira & Esther (Penn) Bonewitz. On April 7, 1946 he married Betty Steele. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Ron (Pattie) Bonewitz, Randy...
Mary F. Harper
Mar 19, 2012
Mary F. Harper, 85, North Manchester, IN died at 3:20 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born July 28,1926 in Hopkinsville, KY to Thomas Kelly and Idell (Knight) Walker. She married Jack N. Harper. He died June 11, 1994. She retired from Controls Co. of America, North Manchester, IN...
Nancy A. Hoerdt
Mar 15, 2012
Nancy A. Hoerdt, 71, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at her residence in North Manchester, IN. She was born August 31, 1940 in Andrews, IN to Roy & Evelyn (Rehak) Huston. She graduated from Andrews High School, Andrews, IN. On December 20, 1958 she married Gerald L. Hoerdt. He died May 29, 1992. Nancy was a homemaker...
Charles T. Butrin
Mar 15, 2012
Charles T. Butrin, 93, North Manchester, IN died at 10:04 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born November 21, 1918 in Canton, OH to George & Sofia (Avram) Buturian. On July 6, 1946 he married Virginia Ogburn. She died July 5, 2009. He was a retired Baptist Minister and...
Audrey L. Thompson
Mar 14, 2012
Audrey L. Thompson, 88, North Manchester, IN died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born February 6, 1924 in Huntington County, IN to Ralph Edward and Ruth (Lambert) Kriegbaum. She graduated from Warren High School, Warren, IN. On March 10, 1946 she married Meredith W. Thompson. He...
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