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Agatha K. Hippensteel

Agatha K. Hippensteel

Apr 7, 2005

Agatha K. Hippensteel, 95, North Manchester, IN went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 25, 2012 at 6:20 p.m. at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born September 8, 1916 in Wabash County, IN to Otto P. & Mabel E. (Wall) Young. She graduated in 1934 from Chester High School, North Manchester, IN....

Ruth Ann Haynes

Ruth Ann Haynes

Nov 10, 2000

Ruth Ann Haynes, 78, Laketon, Indiana went to be with her Savior at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, July 4, 2013 at her home. She was born at Laketon, Indiana on April 11, 1935 to John & Grace C. (Thompson) Moyer. In 1953 she graduated from Laketon High School and later attended Marion College. On July 23, 1954 she...

Lois E. James

Lois E. James

Dec 11, 1997

Lois E. James, 69, North Manchester, IN went home to be with Jesus Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, IN. She was born May 19, 1944 in Wabash County, IN to Laymond Lee & Gladys (Perry) Clark. She was a 1962 graduate of Laketon High School, Laketon, IN. On September 17, 1963 she...

Helen S. Martin

Helen S. Martin

Oct 23, 1995

Helen S. Martin, 95, Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, IN went home to be with Jesus Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 10:38 p.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, IN. She was born October 23, 1918 in Moore, OK to Henry & Louise (Schwartz) Kehr. Helen attended Ossian High School, Ossian, IN. On December 24, 1941 she married...

Earl V. "Butch" Amburgey

Earl V. "Butch" Amburgey

Jul 22, 1995

Earl V. "Butch" Amburgey, 60, North Manchester, IN died at 11:58 a.m. Sunday at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born June 27, 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio to John C. and Mary R. (Tidwell) Amburgey. He married Linda D. Hanger on July 22, 1995. Earl was a truck driver for Sharkey Transportation for the last year...

Dr. William "Bill" Scott

Dr. William "Bill" Scott

Oct 11, 1991

Dr. William "Bill" L. Scott, 85, North Manchester, IN died at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was Born November 3, 1929 in Indianapolis, IN. to Thomas M. & Sarah (Fair) Scott. He married Susie Hammonds Hudson on October 11, 1991. Dr. Scott graduated from Manchester College in 1951 and received his...

Verna L. Torpy

Verna L. Torpy

Jan 28, 1977

Verna L. Torpy, 66, Silver Lake, IN went to be with her Lord Friday, August 29, 2014 at 6:10 a.m. in her residence. She was born September 30, 1947 in Waco, TX to Joseph C. and Minnie Leona (Markle) Nawara. She graduated from Lamar Consolidated High School, Rosenburg, TX in 1965. On January 28, 1977 she married...

Francis Gene Holman

Francis Gene Holman

Feb 24, 1968

Francis Gene Holman, 86, North Manchester, IN died at 8:05 a.m. Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born December 17, 1928 in Benton, IL to Orpha & Gladys (Kelley) Holman. Gene was a Staff Sergeant US Air Force 1950-1954. He graduated from LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College June 1956 and from University of...

Richard A. Eckert

Richard A. Eckert

Jan 1, 1953

Richard A. Eckert, 76, North Manchester, IN died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Janaury 23, 2011 in Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born June 26, 1934 in Warsaw, Indiana to Charles F. "Cappie" & Frances E. (Krauter) Eckert. On January 1, 1953 he married Darlene Michael. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs....

Robert L. Moery Jr

Robert L. Moery Jr

Nov 7, 1948

Robert L. "Bob" Moery Jr., 64, North Manchester, IN went to his Savior at 6:55 p.m. Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born at Detroit, Michigan on November 7, 1948 to Robert L. & Helen (Mileski) Moery Sr. He graduated from Mumford High School at Detroit in 1967,...

Stanton J. Heeter

Stanton J. Heeter

Nov 22, 1933

Stanton J. Heeter, 77, Roann, IN went to be with his heavenly Father at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Duke's Memorial Hospital, Peru, IN. He was born in Laketon, IN on November 22, 1933 to Stanton H. & Mary L. (Sickafus) Heeter. He was a 1951 Wabash High School graduate. On June 3,...

Gerald C. Carlin

Gerald C. Carlin

Jul 3, 1926

Gerald C. Carlin, 86, formerly of Warsaw, IN and North Manchester, IN, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Parkview Oaks Healthcare, Columbia City, IN. He was born at Kosciusko County, Indiana on July 3, 1926 to Ray & Estella (Evans) Carlin. On October 19, 1952 he married Myrna Rae Bauer. She died June 20, 2006. Surviving are...

Brook Dagnew

Brook Dagnew

Dear friends,

A memorial service to remember the three students we lost so tragically Sunday morning, Nerad Mangai, Brook Dagnew and Kirubel Hailu, will begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow evening (Wednesday, Feb. 24) in Cordier Auditorium. The service will honor the lives and cultural heritage of these wonderful young people.The Manchester University community welcomes anyone...

William E. Cattron Jr

William E. Cattron Jr

William E. Cattron Jr., 61, North Manchester, IN died at 5:40 a.m. at his residence. He was born September 15, 1949 in Sara Ann, WV to William E. & Mildred (Harmon) Cattron Sr. He married Christina J. Ward and she survives in North Manchester, IN. He is also survived by one son, Michael (Jennie) Cattron,...

Kari N. Poindexter

Kari N. Poindexter

Kari N. Poindexter, 24, Peru, IN died at 11:58 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2011 in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born April 16, 1986 in Peru, IN to Vicki (Kindlesparker) Poindexter. Kari was employed at Premier Playsets, Wabash, IN. She is survived by her companion, Earl VanHoose, Peru, IN; one son, Hunter Poindexter,...

Linda Sue Garber

Linda Sue Garber

Linda Sue Garber, 67, Huntington, IN Went to live with Jesus at 11:10 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2015 to be reunited with her siblings, Earl and Jerry Garber, Wanda Mae Trout and Carrie Laverne Montel. She was born March 25, 1948 in Wabash, IN to Blaine F. & Effie (Amburg) Garber. Linda lived her early years...

Frances Mae (Hensley) Prater Shepherd

Frances Mae (Hensley) Prater Shepherd

Frances Mae Hensley Prater-Shepherd, 66, Silver Lake, Indiana, followed her path peacefully to heaven at 1:05 a.m. January 8, 2013 at Center for Hospice Care, South Bend, Indiana. She was born March 18, 1946 in Greenville, TN to the late Jimmy and Cora Alice (Travis) Hensley. She had 4 children with the late Leonard Prater, Daughter: Angela (Spouse Earl...

Joann Crystal Fleenor

Joann Crystal Fleenor

JoAnn Crystal Fleenor was born November 1, 1924 in Three Rivers, Michigan. She received her undergraduate degree at Michigan State and her graduate degree at Columbia University. She met her future husband, J. Fredrick Fleenor, while aiding in the reconstruction efforts in France following World War II. After having their first child, Fredricka, they moved in 1960...

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