Arthur Ray Spencer, Jr. — UPDATED
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
Jacob Allan Burton
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
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
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.
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
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 Trumbetic
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
Arnold B. Pitts
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
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
Miriam Ann Hanback
Miriam Ann Hanback, 86, North Manchester, passed away at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Peabody Retirement Community. She was born on Aug. 16, 1933, in Bellefontaine, OH, to the late Worth L. and Crystal C. (Wert) Stahler. She was a 1952 graduate of Jackson Center High … Read More
Theodore ‘Ted’ Oldfather
Theodore “Ted” Oldfather was born March 7, 1943, to Carl and Cleo (Butterbaugh) Oldfather in Warsaw. Ted’s father died when he was six months old and Cleo married George Domer until his death a short time later. She then married Keith Wagoner on March 5, 1950. Ted accepted … Read More
Herbert D. ‘Hub’ Bradley
Herbert D. “Hub” Bradley, 79, North Manchester passed away, Feb. 26, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. On April 9, 1940, Hub was born to Richard and Viola (Howard) Bradley in Floyd County, Kentucky. Hub was class president and was part of the last class to … Read More
Edward ‘Ed’ J. Robinson
Edward “Ed” J. Robinson, 57, Carmel formerly of Lucerne, Rochester and Walkerton, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at his residence. He was born on July 2, 1962, in Ambler, Penn. Ed was a 1980 Caston High School graduate and a 1984 graduate of Manchester University. After … Read More
LaDonna M. Gale
LaDonna M. Gale, 84, North Manchester, passed away Feb. 21, 2020, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. The last of five siblings, LaDonna was born Oct. 24, 1935, in North Manchester, to Alfred and Ruby (Rinehart) Steele. After graduating from Central High School, North Manchester, in 1953, LaDonna … Read More
Dr. Rex Alan Wieland
Dr. Rex Alan Wieland, 71, North Manchester, passed away at 5:10 p.m., Feb. 22, 2020, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Rex was born to Lawrence and Betty (Canter) Wieland on Dec. 19, 1948, in Hastings, Mich., and was a lifelong member of the Church of … Read More
Nancy Fern Bryant
Nancy Fern Bryant, 70, North Manchester, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 21, 2020, at her home. Nancy was the last surviving child of Willis and Maude (Estep) Chafin. She was born on July 3, 1949, in Logan County, W. Va. Nancy married Hugh Bryant Sr. on Aug. 5, … Read More