Herbert Lewis Witkoske, 92, formerly of Wabash, Ind., passed away at 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester, Ind. He was born Oct. 25, 1920, in St. Joseph, Mich., to Paul Herbert and Bertha Ann (Zupke) Witkoske. He married Ardis Christine Brembeck in … Read More
Iona D. Poston, 83, North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Oct. 5, 1929, in Laketon, Ind., to Charles R. & Adelia (Moore) Shaffer, Sr. She graduated from Laketon High School in 1947. On June 6, … Read More
Ruby Marie Muir, 94, of North Manchester, Ind., formerly of Bippus, Ind., died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Sept. 8, 1918, in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Ind., to Lawrence and Mary (Frantz) Hoover. She graduated from Laketon High School in … Read More
Donald Mills Strauss, 87, of North Manchester, Ind., passed away at 2:52 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born May 18, 1925, in North Manchester to Daniel Arden and Eileen (Mills) Strauss. He married Billie Jane Grubb in Wabash, Ind., on … Read More
M. Alpheus Rohrer, 90, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, Ind. He was born Jan. 10, 1922, on a farm near North Lima, Ohio, which is near Youngstown. His father, Samuel E. Rohrer, was a dairy farmer … Read More
Jane Wimberly Ayars, 82, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 8:03 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Peabody Healthcare Center. She was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Greenfield, Iowa, to Ware William and Isabel Jane (Connelly) Wimberly. Jane was a 1948 graduate of Wabash High School and received … Read More
Ruth Eleanor Winger, 86, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 3:10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in Timbercrest Healthcare Center. She was born in Miami County, Ind., on Sept. 10, 1926, to Bruce C. and Mildred L. (Barnett) Meyer. On Nov. 19, 1944, she married John W. Winger … Read More
Gerald “Jack” Lybarger, 79, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 2:26 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Aug. 20, 1933, in Geneva, Ind., to Clarence and Marjorie A. (Smith) Lybarger. Jack was a 1951 graduate of Hoagland, Indiana High School. … Read More
Robert L. Moery Jr., 64, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 6:55 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born at Detroit, Michigan on November 7, 1948 to Robert L. and Helen (Mileski) Moery Sr. He graduated from Mumford … Read More
Thomas N. McKee, 77, North Manchester, Ind., died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born July 29, 1935, in Huntington, Ind., to Francis D. “Jake” and Mildred M. (Michael) McKee. He graduated from Central High School in 1953 and served in … Read More
Nancy Lee Benton, 75, North Manchester, Ind., died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at Peabody Healthcare Center. She was born Feb. 27, 1937, in Middlebury, Ind., to Franklin and Florence (Plank) Mishler. She graduated from Middlebury High School and Manchester College with an Associate Degree in business. Nancy … Read More
Bettie Bradley, 95, North Manchester, Ind., died at 3:32 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at her residence. Friends and family may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at McKee Mortuary, 1401 SR 115 W., North Manchester. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. … Read More
Emma Lou Allen, 91, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 2:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at her residence in Peabody Retirement Community. She was born in Wabash County, Ind., on July 28, 1921, to Bruce and Mildred (Barnett) Meyer. On Dec. 24, 1939, she married Harold L. … Read More
Billie R. Wireman, 61, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, Ind. She was born at Logan, W.V., on Nov. 10, 1951, to Roosevelt and Grace M. (Spears) Spriggs. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1969 and … Read More
Rodger E. Hoerdt, 65, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 10:49 a.m. Monday, Nove. 19, 2012, at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, IN. He was born March 4, 1947, in Wabash, Ind., to Russell E. “Pete” and Geneva V. (Sroufe) Hoerdt. He had worked at the former Woodcraft Co., … Read More
Donnabelle Clark, 89, of North Manchester, Ind., died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born at Wabash County, Ind., on Nov. 19, 1923, to David E. and Myrtle (Steller) Rinehart, both deceased. She was owner/operator of Clark’s Log Cabin Restaurant, … Read More
