Jack Elam
Jack Elam, 86, passed away at 10:45 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. He was formerly of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake. He was born Jan. 29, 1932, in New Castle, to John and Rosa (Cassity) Elam. On April 29, … Read More
Katherine Paxton
Katherine E. Paxton, 101, passed at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. She was born on Sept. 4, 1917, in Warsaw to William and Ruth K. (Hessler) Snyder. She married on June 14, 1941, in Warsaw to James R. “Jim” Paxton. He … Read More
Arnold L. VanLue
Arnold L. VanLue, 84, rural Roann, passed at 3:45 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, at Timbercrest Senior Living Community of North Manchester. He was born on Oct. 15, 1933, in Fulton County, Henry Township to Myron J. and Ruth (Ratliff) Vanlue. He married on May 17, 1953, in … Read More
Hazel B. Grizzle
Hazel B. Grizzle, 87, Lagro, passed away at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at her residence. She was born in Kokomo to the late Generous and Fannie (Waites) Smith on Nov. 20, 1930. She married Henry Grizzle on Jan. 22, 1951; he passed away on Oct. … Read More
Doris B. Snell
Doris B. Snell, 92, North Manchester, passed away at 7:55 a.m. on Sept. 10, 2018, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Daughter of Albert F. and Mary A. (Hollinger) Bowers, she was born on April 28, 1926, in Reading, Penn. and was the youngest of three children. In … Read More
Verva McCorkle
Verva McCorkle, 70, North Manchester, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. One of nine children born to Ershel and Mable (Boggs) Calhoun, she was born Nov. 17, 1947, in Prestonsburg, Ky. She spent much of her adult life in Warsaw, recently moving to … Read More
Garl P. Young
Garl P. “Pete” Young, 95, North Manchester, died at 1 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born July 4, 1923, in Wabash County, to Otto P. and Mabel E. (Wall) Young. Garl “Pete” married Veradawn Bashore on July 15, 1945. She … Read More
Linda J. Dill
Linda J. Dill, 70, Wabash, died at 3:10 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at her home. She was born Jan. 27, 1948, in Park Rapids, Minn. to Melvin Clifford and Helen (Otto) Noland. She was a 1967 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Theodore “Ted” Dill in … Read More
Eva Marguerite Smith
Eva Marguerite Smith, 95, Wabash, died at 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born Jan. 28, 1923, in Knox City, Mo. to Raymond and Ruth Gladys (Etheridge) Dorsey. She was a 1941 graduate of LaBelle High School in LaBelle, … Read More
Betty Gaerte
Betty Gaerte, 94, North Manchester, died Aug. 28, 2018, at Parkview Huntington Hospital at 3:59 a.m. She was born Sept. 14, 1923, in Wabash, to Ernest and Lora (Alberson) Kilander. On April 9, 1941, she married Herbert Gaerte Sr. He passed away Feb. 21, 2002. As a young … Read More
Jeanette M. Dziabis R.N.
Jeanette M. Dziabis R.N., 86, North Manchester, passed away at 5:45 a.m. Aug. 27, 2018, at her residence with her husband of 60 years by her side. One of four children, she was born Feb. 6, 1932, to Hollis W. and Vivian Devota (McCarty) Pickett in Bakers Corner. … Read More
Paula M. Hallaway
Paula M. Hallaway, 67, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away at 6:34 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at her residence. She was born on March 8, 1951, in Wabash to the late Paul N. and Marie (Chapman) Adams. She married James E. Hallaway on March 3, … Read More
Samantha Marie Hebein
Samantha Marie “Sami” Hebein, 21, Roann, died at 10:45 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, from injuries resulting from an automobile accident. She was born July 5, 1997, in Evergreen Park, Ill. to Kenneth Joseph Hebein and April Renee Housman. Sami was a chef at Manchester University. She enjoyed … Read More
Ben Frank Music
Ben Frank Music, 88, North Manchester, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones at 11:06 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. He was born Nov. 14, 1929, in Bonanza, Ky. to George and Hattie (England) Music. He worked many years for Wabash County State Highway … Read More
Genavee Snavely
Genavee “Genny” Snavely, 79, Wabash, died at 6 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, at her home. She was born April 11, 1939, in Akron, to Paul and Aletha (Clinker) Cox. She was a 1957 graduate of Akron High School. She married Thomas R. Snavely in Wabash Feb. 28, … Read More
Barbara A. Ihnen
Barbara A. Ihnen went to heaven on Aug. 17, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born April 2, 1957 in West Lafayette, to Gene and Lynn Ramsbey. She graduated from Plymouth High School, Plymouth, in 1975. She married Max L. Ihnen on July 15, 1978. She … Read More