Nancy L. Watkins, 83, of Wabash, died at 7:55 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born July 11, 1936 in Wabash, to Jesse and Minnie P. (Parsons) Cole. Nancy was a 1954 graduate of Lagro High School. She married Loren Harvey … Read More
James Lester Trout, Roann, passed away at 5:21 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2020, at his residence at the age of 69. He was born Nov. 11, 1950, in Terra Alta, W. Va., to Pansy Grace (Hull) Trout and Charles Theodore Trout. On June 20, 1971, he was married … Read More
Arthur Ray Spencer, Jr., 53, Rochester, passed away at 9:38 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2020, at his mother’s home. This followed a valiant battle with cancer. On April 6, 1966, he was born in Fulton County. Named for his dad, he was the treasured son of Arthur Ray Sr. and … Read More
Dr. John Robert “Hap” Dragoo, 94, of Wabash, died at 11:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Wabash. He was born February 11, 1926 in Johnson County to Arthur R. and Nola (Mullikin) Dragoo. Dragoo was a 1944 graduate of Nineveh High School. He received his bachelor’s and … Read More
Rita M. Fedewa, Wabash, passed away in peace on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the age of 92. She was born in Kentland, on June 21, 1927, to the late John C. and Anastasia (Bower) Prue. Rita married Thomas H. Fedewa on June 27, 1951. Rita graduated from … Read More
Jacob Allan Burton, 20, North Manchester, passed away in a tragic car accident on March 19, 2020, at 6:36 a.m. on County Road 1400 North near County Road 500 East, North Manchester. Jacob was born July 20, 1999, in Fort Wayne, to John (Laura) Burton and Melissa (nee … Read More
Amanda Marie “Mandi” Williams, 37, North Manchester, passed away from complications from a stroke at 1:50 a.m. March 21, 2020, at Parkview Randallia Hospice, Fort Wayne. One of three children, Amanda was born Feb. 7, 1983 in Winamac, to Millard and Grace (Jophlin) Smith. Mandi was the definition … Read More
Jacob Allan Burton, 20, North Manchester, passed away in a tragic car accident on March 19, 2020, at 6:36 a.m. on County Road 1400 North near CR 500E, North Manchester. Jacob was born July 20, 1999, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to John (Laura) Burton and Melissa (Dennis) Byers, … Read More
William K. “Bill” Carpenter Sr., 76, of rural Wabash, died at 1:03 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born July 7, 1943, in Leander, Ky. to Sanford and Madgie (Click) Carpenter. Bill married Gladys Farmer in Wabash on July 19, 1966. … Read More
Catherine Sue “Cathy” Pritchard, 64, of North Manchester, died at 3:50 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2020, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born Sept. 18, 1955, in Wabash, to Doyle Dean and Bonita S. (Rogers) Hoover. Cathy was a homemaker and enjoyed helping others. She … Read More
Dorothy (Bremer) Trumbetic passed away at 12:05 a.m., March 18, 2020, at the Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Dorothy along with her husband Jim came to the Peabody Community in March of 2012. Dorothy was born on Nov. 1, 1930 … Read More
John C. Powell, 80, of rural Wabash, died at 5:28 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born June 19, 1939 in Harlan County, Ky. to Audie and Nancy A. (Roberts) Powell. John married Henrietta Roseberry in Peru, on Aug. 20, 1982. He worked … Read More
Arnold B. Pitts, 63, North Manchester, went home to be with the Lord after his battle with cancer ended on March 18, 2020. One of six children born to Joe Wheeler and Osie (Arnett) Pitts, Arnold was born in Prestonsburg, Ky. on June 5, 1956. For twenty years … Read More
Raymond Francisco Saldana, 71, North Manchester, and formerly of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at his residence. He was born on Jan. 5, 1949, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Rose (Caveness) Saldana and Peter Saldana. On May 7, 1994, he was married to Kathryn Elaine … Read More
Edna Mae Newman, 90, rural LaFontaine, died at 10:56 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born Feb. 22, 1930, in Wabash County, Indiana to Leo and Ellen Lucille (Pegg) Futrell. Edna was a 1947 graduate of LaFontaine High School. She married Wilbur Dean … Read More
Patricia Ann Sloane, 82, Wabash, died at 2:35 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1937, in Huntington, West Virginia, to Paul Brown and Louise (Bockway) Haupert. Pat married Kelly J. Sloane in Kentucky on Nov. 25, 1953; he died Nov. 17, … Read More
