Lori D. (Dionne) Rietman
Dec 21, 2022
Lori D. Rietman, 60, of Wabash, Indiana, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at her residence. She was born on November 26, 1962, to Gary and Sally (Swanson) Dionne in Marquette, Michigan.
Lori had worked at Tower Farms at Josiah White's in Wabash, Indiana as a student mentor since February of 2022. She...
Joseph Salvatore Savarino
Dec 18, 2022
Joseph Salvatore Savarino, 85, of Somerset, Indiana passed away at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at his home. He was born to Vincent James and Phyllis (Panepinto) Savarino on December 22, 1936, in Monessen, Pennsylvania.
Joseph graduated from Monessen High School in Pennsylvania in 1954. He worked at Pittsburgh Steel Co. following graduation. He served...
Phillip R. Speicher
Dec 18, 2022
Phillip R. Speicher, 82, of LaFontaine, passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center in LaFontaine. Phillip was born in Wabash County to Raymond and Charlotte (Black) Speicher on January 9, 1940.
Phillip was a 1958 graduate of LaFontaine High School. He married Marilyn Holder on January 6,...
Rodney D. Zellers
Dec 18, 2022
Rodney D. Zellers, 61, of Wabash, Indiana, passed away at 2:36 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Parkview Wabash Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born on January 13, 1961, to Larry J. and Janice L. (Wagoner) Zellers in Rochester, Indiana.
Rodney was a graduate of Southwood High School. He married Rebecca Conaway on April 28,...
Connie Dewey
Dec 15, 2022
Connie J. Dewey, 56, of Milford, Indiana, passed away at 10:50 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at her residence. She was born on August 16, 1966, to Vivian Collins in Bloomington, Indiana.
Connie was a graduate of Southwood High School. She worked as a factory worker for many years. Connie married Charles Jr. Dewey on January...
Myra Lee (Crandall) Robinett
Dec 7, 2022
Myra Lee Robinett, 80, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at her daughter's home in Indianapolis, Indiana surrounded by her family. She was born to Wesley and Edna (Highley) Crandall on May 1, 1942, in Wabash, Indiana.
Myra was a 1960 graduate of Roann High School. She married Randall Bolen...
Susan (Vrooman) Ogan
Nov 25, 2022
Susan Ogan, 80, a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 9:13 a.m. on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Parkview Noble Kendallville, Indiana. She was born to Charles Edward and Phyllis (Sampson) Vrooman on April 1, 1942, in Wabash, Indiana.
Susan was a graduate of 1960 Wabash High School. She then graduated from Indiana Business College. ...
Nina J. (Working) Rouch
Nov 9, 2022
Nina J. Rouch, 87, of LaFontaine, passed away at 10:55 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. Nina was born in Wabash County to John and Lena May (Butt) Working on December 25, 1934.
Nina attended LaFontaine High School. She married Robert M. Rouch on June 22, 1952. She was a member of Banquo...
Archie L. Sneed
Oct 26, 2022
Archie L. Sneed Jr., 60, of LaFontaine, Indiana, passed away at 4:26 a.m. on October 26, 2022, at Parkview Wabash Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born on February 25, 1962, to Archie Sr. and Jean (Turner) Sneed in Marion, Indiana.
Archie is a graduate of Southwood High School. He worked for the Papermill Container Corp. in...
Rev. Dr. David L. Abel
Oct 25, 2022
Rev. Dr. David L. Abel, 94, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 6:56 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Miller's Merry Manor West in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to Frederick and Dora Abel on July 19, 1928, in Carazowa, Japan.
David married Mary Jane Duzan on July 24, 1949, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was...
Lavada F. (Kinder) Miller
Oct 25, 2022
Lavada F. Miller, 95, of LaFontaine, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Heritage Pointe of Huntington. Lavada was born in Maysville, Kentucky to the late Noah and Roxie (McKee) Kinder on August 4, 1927.
Lavada married Orlin L. Miller on May 14, 1948. They were married 72 years. Orlin passed away on February 18, 2021....
Jodie A. (Faust) Elshire
Oct 17, 2022
Jodie A. Elshire, 65, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, formerly of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 8:45 p.m. on October 17, 2022, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on May 1, 1957, to John and Betty (Frank) Faust in Wabash, Indiana.
Jodie is a 1975 graduate of Southwood High School. She was self-employed...
Amy J. (Banks) Gillespie
Oct 16, 2022
Amy J. Gillespie, 57, a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at her home in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to Robert and Rebecca (Schuster) Banks on July 2, 1965, in Wabash, Indiana.
Amy was a 1983 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Randy Gillespie on July...
Kari L. (Hashbarger) Harmon
Oct 14, 2022
Kari L. Harmon, 54, a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 11:26 a.m. on Friday, October 14, 2022, at her home in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to Billy L. and Alice K. (Fannin) Hashbarger on December 7, 1967, in Wabash, Indiana.
Kari was a 1987 graduate of Wabash High School. She then graduated with...
Carol Dee (Knapp) Wuerthner
Sep 28, 2022
Carol Dee (Knapp) Wuerthner, 86, of LaFontaine, passed away on September 28, 2022, in Longmont, Colorado. She was born on November 6, 1935, to D. William and Magdaline Knapp in Indianapolis, Indiana.
As a child, Carol always knew she wanted to be an educator. She graduated from Emmerich Manual High School in 1953 and Ball State University...
Gail A. (Williams) Waak
Sep 28, 2022
Gail A. Waak, 67, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 11:35 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation in Lafontaine. She was born in Marion, Indiana on June 13, 1955, to Harold E. and Lois Gay (Purviance) Williams.
Gail was a graduate of Madison Grant High School. She married Michael L Waak...
Larry Don Butler
Sep 20, 2022
Larry Don Butler, 80 of Wabash, Indiana left this world at 7:54 a.m. on Tuesday September 20th, 2022, at Millers Merry Manor East in Wabash IN to join his wife Stevie Kaye (Novotney) Butler who passed away on May 30, 2022. They were married for 61 years.
Larry was born November 27, 1941, in Carbon, IN to...
William "Bill" Gerding
Sep 13, 2022
William Roger "Bill" Gerding, 79, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Canterbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne.
He was the retired owner of Market Street Grill in Wabash, and an active community member in that city, serving free holiday meals to anyone who came to the restaurant. He was active in organizing and...
Michael H. Christman
Sep 3, 2022
Michael H. Christman, 73, of North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 7:02 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Stillwater Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on May 2, 1949, to Herbert and Shirley (Driscoll) Christman in Wabash, Indiana.
Michael was a 1967 graduate of Wabash High School....
Judy Marie (Adams) Mullen
Aug 23, 2022
Judy Marie Mullen, 78, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Parkview Randallia in the Supportive Care Unit in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to William Ralph and Emma Merl (Darling) Adams on July 25, 1944, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Judy was a graduate of Northside High School in Fort Wayne. She married Richard Byall,...
