Esther J. Strike, 78, North Manchester, passed away at 4:40 a.m. on May 12, 2020, at her residence. The only child of Stanley Leroy and Velma N. (Coning) Brovont, Esther was born on Nov. 15, 1941 at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash. Esther was baptized into the Old German … Read More
Kathryn Gillespie Huntington passed away at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, on Monday, May 4, 2020, where she had resided for the past 16 years. She was born in Rochester on Sept. 8, 1920, to Perry Warren Gillespie and Margaret Metzger Gillespie and was raised on a farm … Read More
Kevin Hartman, 56, Warsaw, passed away at 10:37 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2020, after losing his battle with cancer. He was born on June 29, 1963, to Thomas and Patricia Hartman in Kosciusko County. He was a lifetime resident of Warsaw, where he graduated in 1982 from Warsaw Community … Read More
Helen S. Drudge, 96, North Manchester, formerly of Silver Lake, passed away at 1:45 p.m., April 29, 2020, at Peabody Healthcare Center. Helen was born to Paul and Wilgerdia (Kissinger) Sittler on July 30, 1923, in Wabash County. Helen graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1941. She … Read More
Cynthia A. “Cindy” Betten, 65, Laketon, passed away at her home on April 28, 2020. One of Homer and Mary Jane (Jacoby) Kerr‘s six children, Cindy was born on Nov. 12, 1954, in Wabash. In 1972 Cindy graduated from Manchester High School, and on June 17, 1984, she … Read More
Helen S. Drudge, 96, North Manchester, formerly of Silver Lake, passed away April 29, 2020, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Born July 30, 1923, in Wabash County, Helen was the daughter of Paul and Wilgerdia (Kissinger) Sittler. Arrangements are pending at McKee Mortuary.
Read MoreJames C. Berg, 93, Big Lake, passed away at 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2020, at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester. Born Oct. 18, 1926, in Muncie, he was the son of Velmar Berg and Helen (Clinger) Gascon. He graduated from Yorktown High School with the Class of … Read More
James C. Berg, 93, Big Lake, passed away at 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2020 at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester. Born Oct. 18, 1926 in Muncie, he was the son of Velmar Berg and Helen (Clinger) Gascon. He graduated from Yorktown High School with the Class of … Read More
Kenneth Wayland Brown, 72, North Manchester, formerly of LaFontaine, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Bethlehem Woods Retirement Community in Fort Wayne. He was born on Dec. 29, 1947, in Greeneville, Tenn. to the late Joe and Lula (Bell) Wooten. Ken married Laura … Read More
Penny Denise Sisto, 55, died on April 20, 2020 at home in North Manchester. Penny was the daughter of Jim and Vickie Smith, who survive. Also surviving are her children, Natalie (Johnny Echavarria) Sisto, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Nick (Blaire Martin) Sisto, of West Lafayette. In addition, … Read More
Penny Denise Sisto, 55, died on April 20, 2020, at home in North Manchester. She was the daughter of Jim and Vickie Smith, who survive. Also surviving are her children: Natalie (Johnny Echavarria) Sisto, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Nick (Blaire Martin) Sisto, West Lafayette. In addition, she is … Read More
Sophie Elle Egner was born on Saturday, April 18, 2020, to Joe and Brianne (Walgamuth) Egner. Small but strong, she fought valiantly for ten hours before passing away peacefully in her mother’s arms on Sunday, April 19, 2020. During that time Sophie was baptized by her father, and … Read More
Wilmer Ray Metzger, 78, North Manchester, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home on April 10, 2020, at 7:11 p.m. He was born March 29, 1942, in North Manchester to the late Orville and Mae E. (Niccum) Metzger. On April 24, 1976 he married Janet … Read More
Wilmer Ray Metzger, 78, North Manchester, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home on April 10, 2020, at 7:11 p.m. He was born March 29, 1942, in North Manchester to the late Orville and Mae E. (Niccum) Metzger. On April 24, 1976, he married Janet … Read More
Clifford G. Betten, 75, North Manchester passed away at 9:55 a.m., April 6, 2020, at his residence. Born Feb. 27, 1945, in Huntington, Clifford was one of seven children born to Andrew and Hattie (Overlander) Betten. Clifford served in the United States Army from 1965-1967 and was stationed … Read More
Myrl Edwin Frantz, 86, of North Manchester, died at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Frantz was born Feb. 28, 1934 in Ripton, Calif. to Clarence Frantz and Ida Beachler. He married Joyce Yoder on April 12, 1958. She survives. Frantz was … Read More
