Pauline Belle Rapp, 84, of LaFontaine, died at 5:08 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2015, peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born March 9, 1931, in Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana to Elvert D. and Amanda (Sutton) Tinkel. Pauline was a 1949 graduate of LaFontaine … Read More
Zilla Zoe Welsh, 86, LaFontaine, passed away at 6:17 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Marion General Hospital in Marion. She was born to the late Milo and Lucy (White) Gruwell in LaFontaine on Nov. 21, 1928. Zilla married Clifford Welsh, he passed away in 1978. She retired … Read More
Dr. A. Forrest Troyer, one of the pioneers of modern corn breeding, died peacefully Sunday, May 10, 2015, He was 85 and lived in DeKalb, Ill. He lived life with purpose; his family and pursuit of his passion for corn breeding. From growing up in a corn breeding … Read More
Everett Meade Powell, 92, LaFontaine, died at 1:24 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Marion General Hospital in Marion. He was born Feb. 9, 1923, in Wabash to Meade Glenn and Sarah Ellen (Badger) Powell. Everett married Margaret Lois Stouffer in Urbana, Indiana on Sept. 19, 1942; she … Read More
Richard L. Thompson, 78, of LaFontaine, passed away at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born to the late John S. and Leona (Beidel) Thompson on May 9, 1936 in LaFontaine. Richard graduated from LaFontaine High School in 1954. He married Jeanette … Read More
Jack Lee Harris, 82, a Lafontaine resident, passed on March 6, 2015, at Parkview Wabash County Hospital. Born Oct. 8, 1932, in Wabash, to Kenneth Harris and Helen (Halderman) Harris, of Wabash. Jack, was a veteran of the United States Army 179th Infantry, where he served in Korea. … Read More
Robert J. “Bob” Cowger, 70, of LaFontaine, died at 3:56 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. He was born Aug. 25, 1944 in Monticello to Joseph and Josephine (Brown) Cowger. Bob served in the Indiana National Guard. He married Edith R. (Middleton) … Read More
