All Obituaries

Harold G. Bowman, 77, of LaFontaine, passed away at 6:20 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019.  Harold was born on April 17, 1942, in Wabash County, to the late Clarence and Helen (Leach) Bowman. Harold was a 1960 graduate of LaFontaine High School and he attended Porter College. After college, he served in United States Army as part of the 164th MP Division. Harold was stationed in Germany from 1966 to 1968.  Harold retired from Superior Essex in Fort Wayne and in 1996, he...

Anna June Long, 93, of Wabash, surrounded by family and friends, passed away at 3:33 p.m. on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at her residence.  Anna was born on June 1, 1926, in Miami County, to the late Willard and Mary (Weller) Draper.  She married Neil H. Long on January 16, 1944; he passed away on March 28, 2014.  Anna owned and operated Country Ceramics.  She also managed dress shops in downtown Wabash for many years and knitted hats with her friends to donate to World...

On Wednesday, September 4, 2019, Martha (Sue) Hays, loving wife and mother of four children, passed away at the age of 86 in St Louis, Mo after a short illness. Sue was born on September 17, 1932 in Wabash, IN to Dorwin and Lenore (Conner) Pearson. She grew up and attended school in Wabash, IN; received her BA in Elementary Education from Ball State University in Muncie IN. On August 21, 1954 she married Thomas (Tom) A Hays and recently celebrated 65 years of marriage. Sue and Tom raised...

Edith I. McMillan, 92, of Wabash, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Rolling Meadow Health and Rehabilitation in LaFontaine.  She was born on January 27, 1927, in Huntington County, Indiana, to the late Mason and Ora (Bowler) Keiffer.  Edith married Warren T. McMillan on December 20, 1946. Edith was the 1945 valedictorian of her graduating class at Banquo High School.  After high school, she attended Fort Wayne International Business College for two...

Diane F. Parsons, 64, of Wabash, passed away at 8:20 a.m., at her residence, on Monday, September 2, 2019.  She was born on June 2, 1955.  Diane worked as a homemaker and housekeeper at Wabash County Hospital and Caring Hands in Peru. Diane is survived by three sons, Billy Parsons, of Peru, Travis Torres, of Westfield and Mark Snyder, of Florida; two daughters, Amber Parsons and Belinda Light, both of Wabash; two sisters, Nancy Snavely, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and Debbie...

Bonnie H. Roberts, 86, of Wabash, passed away at 5:32 p.m., on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.  Bonnie was born in Santa Rosa, California on July 6, 1933, to the late Clifton Brown and Leora (Hurd) Ledebur.   Bonnie worked for twelve years at the State Hospital in California.   Bonnie is survived by one son, George Blair, of Kokomo; two daughters, Karen (William) Moore, of Roann and Colleen (Gregg) Kniss, of Peru; two sisters, Laurie (Guy) Udby, of Sonoma,...

Velma Petro-Pearce, 92, of Wabash, passed away at 5:13 a.m., on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at Bickford of Wabash.  She was born in Sweetser, Indiana, on August 25, 1926, to the late Frank and Opal (Flook) Berry. Velma married Grant Petro in 1943; he passed away in 1996. Velma then married Thomas Pearce on April 8, 2002; he passed away on June 11, 2017. Velma worked as a homemaker and was affiliated with the Church of Christ. Velma is survived by two sons, Joseph (Cheryl) Petro, of...

Dorothy J. Timmons, 98, of Wabash, passed away at 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Miller's Merry Manor - East, in Wabash.  She was born on July 25, 1921, in Wabash County, to the late Walter L. and Edith (Young) Martin.    Dorothy was a 1939 graduate of Linlawn High School. She retired from First National Bank of Wabash.   Dorothy is survived by her son, Tom Timmons, of Montpelier, Ohio; daughter, Karla Ansel, of Wabash; five grandchildren, Brian Hults,...

Wayne D. Carpenter, 67, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away after complications of a fall, on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne.  He was born on April 22, 1952 in Wabash, to the late Paul and Barbara (Snell) Carpenter.   Wayne was a 1970 graduate of Wabash High School.  He was retired.  Wayne played softball with the Wabash Majors, from 1978 to 1982.  After playing, he was a volunteer coach in the Wabash community. ...

Meredith E. Speicher, 89, of Wabash, passed away on August 3, 2019 at his residence.  Meredith was born October 6, 1929, in his family’s home, in Wabash County, to the late Otto and Ruth (Rager) Speicher. Meredith was a 1949 graduate of Lincolnville High School.  As a young adult, Meredith was very active in Farm Bureau’s Rural Youth program.  During his membership from 1950 to 1960, he held multiple offices, including; Devotional leader, co-president, district...