All Obituaries

Mary F. Carpenter, 90, a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana, passed away at 4:07 p.m., on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne.  She was born on August 12, 1929, in Wabash, to the late Hubert and Lenore (King) Miller.   Mary was a 1947 graduate from Wabash High School.  She married Lacy Carpenter on July 26, 1947.  He passed away on December 10, 2016.  Mary worked for many years at the City Meat Market.  Mary loved sewing and...

James Earl "Jim" Hostetler, 79, of Wabash, passed away at 5:32 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on July 11, 1940, in Peru, Indiana to the late Harold A. and Esther V. (Loe) Hostetler. Jim was a 1958 graduate of Peru High School.  He married Beverly Jean Randall on March 17, 1963.  Jim served in the National Guard.  He was a foreman and manager at Dataview Products for 25 years.  Jim...

Cleo D. “CD” Snyder, 96, of Wabash, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 in Fort Wayne.  He was born on November 27, 1923, in Larwill, Indiana, to the late Charles C. and Phoebe (Starner) Snyder.  CD married Wilma M. Hatten on November 24, 1954 in Chillocothe, Ohio. She passed away on September 14, 2003.  CD was a 1941 graduate of Pierceton High School where he played numerous sports. He was a 1951 graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a Bachelor of...

Betty C. "Judy" Lafferty, 69, of Wabash, passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, 2019.  She was born in Paintsville, Kentucky on January 18, 1950 to the late Charles and Mary (Blair) Fairchild.   Judy married George Lafferty in April of 1976; he passed away on February 28, 2019.  She worked as a homemaker and was a member of the Wabash Freewill Baptist Church. Judy is survived by her daughter, Sherri Lafferty, of Wabash; stepson, Curtis Lafferty, of...

Jay S. McDonald, 58, a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana, passed away at 2:55 p.m. on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at his residence after a short heroic battle with cancer.  He was born on February 12, 1961, in Wabash to Terry G. McDonald and Marcia L. Sharp.   Jay was a 1979 graduate of Wabash High School.  He married Doris Jeannie White on June 12, 2004.  Jay was employed as a machinist with Zimmer Biomet in Warsaw, Indiana.  He was a member of Treaty Church of...

Rachel L. Miller, of Amboy, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on October 16, 1933, in Wabash, Indiana, to the late Charles and Addie Belle Kendall.  Rachel retired from Wabash Healthcare. Rachel is survived by son, Stanley Miller, of Akron; daughter, Dorretta (Richard) Hall, of Bunker Hill; six grandchildren, Darrell Hall, of Bunker Hill, Rachel Beard, of Kokomo, Bryan (Amber) Hall, of Bunker Hill, Matthew Miller, Trent Miller and Tim Miller,...

Donald C. Dillon, 85, of Wabash, passed away at 8:40 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Marion General Hospital in Marion, Indiana.  He was born in Grant County, on May 3, 1934, to the late Raymond and Nina Dillon.  Donald married Donna Dailey on May 12, 1961. She still survives.  Donald retired from General Motors in Marion in 1998 after working there for 31 years. He was also a member of the LaFontaine United Methodist Church, The UAW Retirees - Local 977 General Motors,...

Helen L. Garner, 102, of Wabash, passed away at 4:03 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 2019 at Wellbrooke of Wabash.  She was born in Wabash, on June 20, 1917, to the late Asher and Mattie (Iry) Parrett.  Helen married Vaughn Garner; he passed away on April 7, 1986.  Helen worked at Dannakers Restaurant and Billings in Wabash. Helen is survived by three grandsons, Todd Murphy, Brian (Amy) Murphy and Jay (Sherry) Murphy, all of Wabash; seven great-grandchildren; Elizabeth Murphy,...

Linda "Sue" Eakright, 66, of LaFontaine, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.  She was born on September 7, 1953 in Linton, Indiana, to the late Phillip R. and Dorothy M. (Stanton) Shields.  Sue was a 1971 graduate of Oak Hill High School and a graduate of the RN program at IPFW.  She married Thomas D. Eakright on September 4, 1982.  She retired from her dream job at Marion General Hospital, where she worked as a...

Isobel Eileen Ford, 95, of LaFontaine, passed away at 3:49 a.m. on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Rolling Meadow Health and Rehabilitation Center.  She was born in Marion, Indiana on August 3, 1924, to the late Milford and Flossie Blossom (Prime) Freeman. Isobel was a 1942 graduate of Marion High School. She retired from Foster Forbes in Marion. Isobel was a member of LaFontaine Christian Church and the Lagro American Legion Auxiliary, where she served as a treasurer. Isobel married...