Tracy Michelle Lewis, 50, of Akron, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Feb. 17, 2013. She was born June 6, 1962, in Chicago, Ill., to Michael Lewis and Wildlean Carroll. She owned and operated Farmmaster Trailers in Laketon, Ind., a manufacturer of grain trailers, for 20 years. She had also … Read More
Stephen D. Brower, 43, of Decatur, Ind., and formerly of Akron, Ind., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at his home. He was born June 25, 1969, to Daniel Brower and Barbara Manns. He was a 1987 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School and completed diesel mechanic … Read More
Bonnie M. Walters, 85, of Rochester, Ind., and formerly of Akron, Ind. and the Gilead, Ind., area, passed away at 3:38 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at Life Care Center, Rochester. She was born April 13, 1927, in Miami County, Ind., to Andrew and Bessie (Hinsey) Funnell. She was … Read More
Lester ‘Junior’ Dotson, 76, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 6:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at Woodlawn Hospital Rochester, Ind. He was born on Aug. 10, 1936, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Lester and Gladys (Prater) Dotson. He was married Dec. 20, 1955, in Macy, Ind., to Nancy Shafer, who still … Read More
Vada Irene King Coplen, 93, of Akron, Ind., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Ind. Born Dec. 5, 1919, in Perry Township, Miami County, she was the daughter of Martin Luther and Rosella Barnhisel King. On Sept. 17, 1939, in Crown Point, … Read More
Brittany N. Arceneaux, 13, of Akron, Ind., passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in an automobile accident in Wabash County with her father, J. LeeRoy Arceneaux. She was born March 25, 1999, in Rochester, Ind., to J. LeeRoy Arceneaux and Tina (Montague) Alspaugh. She was an 8th grade student … Read More
J. LeeRoy Arceneaux, 50, of Akron, Ind., passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in an automobile accident in Wabash County with his daughter, Brittany Arceneaux, 13. J. LeeRoy was born March 16, 1962, in Louisiana to Herbie and Rosabelle Arceneaux. He was currently working at OJC Products in North Manchester, … Read More
Waitsel L. ‘Gummy’ Wright, 86, Akron, Ind., passed away peacefully in his home after and extended fight with cancer at 1:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at his residence. He was born Aug. 14, 1926, in Silver Lake, Ind., to Ed and Bertha (Allen) Wright. He was married to Adeline Matzat until … Read More
Evelyn G. Schipper, 86, of Peru, Ind., and formerly of Akron, Ind., passed away at 7:25 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at Dukes Memorial Hospital of Peru. She was born Feb. 10, 1926, in Miami County, Ind., to Elmer and Addie Glee (Butt) Fites. She married Roy E. Schipper on … Read More
Blanche E. Myers Norman, 93, of Wabash, Ind., and formerly of the Akron and Macy, Ind., areas, passed away at 1:32 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor East, Wabash, Ind. She was born May 22, 1919, in Washington County, Ind., to Oren and Alta E. Smith Howard. On … Read More
Richard L. “Dick” Moyer, 77, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 9:20 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Ind., where he had been hospitalized since Oct. 6, 2012. He was born Aug. 5, 1935, in Wabash County, Ind., to George and Barbara Kuhn … Read More
Marvin Marshall, 54, of Akron, Ind., passed at 9:58 p.m., Thursday, Oct, 11, 2012, at Hickory Creek Healthcare of Rochester, Ind. He was born April 25, 1958, in Warsaw, Ind., to Laymon Ray and Betty Sue (Howard) Marshall. Marvin worked at Champion Door of Warsaw for 10 years then he worked … Read More
Pauline I. Ruff, 84, formerly of Akron, Ind., passed away at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at Life Care Center of Rochester, Rochester, Ind. She was born Sept. 8, 1928, in Akron to Russell and Carrie Churchill Swihart. Pauline was married to Alvin L. Ruff Nov. 19, … Read More
Beverly J. Brown, 60, of Rochester, Ind., passed away Thursday morning, Sept. 27, 2012, at the home of her companion, Fred Oden Sr., in Tiosa, Ind. She was born March 24, 1952, in Fulton County, Ind., to parents Raymond and Dorothy (McCarter) Brown. She was formerly married to … Read More
Betty Drusilla Morgan, 85, of Akron, Ind., passed away at 5:45 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Ind. She was born Jan. 13, 1927, in Jacksonville, Fla., to John and Drusilla (Braddock) Ivey. On May 6, 1945, in Jacksonville, she married Dr. Lloyd A. Morgan who … Read More
Jeri Lyn Smith, 63, of Akron, Ind., and the Miami County areas, died at 1:22 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at Hope Hospice in Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport, after battling ovarian cancer since May 2007. She was born June 28, 1949, in Peru to parents Dean and Mary … Read More
