Obituaries

Dec 29, 2020

Nancy Jean Hall, 63, of LaFontaine, passed away at 5:32 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.  She was born on May 19, 1957, in Wabash, to the late Howard A. and Mary Ellen (Butterbaugh) Smith.

Nancy was a Southwood High School graduate.  She had a great sense of humor and when...

Dec 27, 2020

Lois Virginia (Haynes) Miller, 94, of Wabash, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation in LaFontaine.  She was born on November 17, 1926, in Wabash County, to the late George F. and Pearl (Milliner) Haynes.

Lois was a 1944 graduate of Lagro High School.  She worked at Kroger...

Dec 23, 2020

Suzanne Smith, 68, of Wabash, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at her residence.  She was born on January 18, 1952, in Milan, Indiana, to the late Wilbur and Georgia (Allen) Wingate.

Suzanne is survived by one son, Philip Chris (Rachal) Smith, of Warsaw; one daughter, Noelle (William) Hunter, of Wabash; three granddaughters, Bailey Good, of...

Dec 21, 2020

Howard L. Nickel, 72, of rural LaFontaine and then resided at Bickford Cottage, passed away at 12:10 p.m. on Monday, December 21, 2020, from his battle with cancer.  He was born in Marion, Ohio, on June 14, 1948 to Philip and Lilly Mae (Owen) Nickel.  Howard married Sue Siefert on January 7, 1989 in Ohio.

Howard graduated...

Dec 20, 2020

Julia Anne Elliott, 94, of Wabash, passed away at 8:45 p.m. on December 20, 2020 at Colonial Oaks Retirement Home in Marion, Indiana.  She was born in Hartford City on April 7, 1926, to the late Ben and Gwen (Mills) Martindale.

Julia married Bill Gene Elliott on May 11, 1946; he passed away on July 21, 1980. ...

Dec 13, 2020

Imogene "Joyce" Bradford, 87, of LaFontaine, passed away at 12:04 a.m. on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Marion, Indiana.  She was born on April 1, 1933, in Grant County, to the late Claude and Hazel (Cox) Godwin.  Joyce married Joseph F. Bradford on January 24, 1953; he passed away on November 26, 1999.

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Dec 10, 2020

Helen M. Bruss, 82, of Wabash, passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Bickford Cottage in Wabash.  She was born in Allen County, Indiana on September 25, 1938, to the late Alfonse and Ada (Sweeney) Wolf.

Helen married Raymond P. Bruss on September 27, 1958; he passed away on February 19, 2017.  Helen...

Dec 5, 2020

Daniel Joseph (Red) Price, 61, Wabash, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at Parkview Randallia Hospice, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on November 28, 1959, in Wabash, to Roger and Edna Ann (Mullett) Price (later Manning.)

Danny was a lifelong Wabash area resident and attended Wabash schools before joining the U.S. Army in 1977. ...

Dec 3, 2020

Philip L. Gardner, 81, of LaFontaine, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Anderson, Indiana. He was born on June 9, 1939, in Marion, Indiana, to the late Paul and Freda (Kem) Gardner.

Philip graduated from Oak Hill High School and he served in the United States Marines.  Philip married Arlene Smeeton...

Dec 2, 2020

Wilma Jean Guenin, 95, of LaFontaine, passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at her residence.  She was born on September 20, 1925, in Pendleton, Indiana, to the late Frederick and Bertha (Dot) Arven.

Wilma graduated from LaFontaine High School.  She married John E. Guenin on October 9, 1946; he passed away on September...

Nov 28, 2020

Richard Dean Kitt, 92, of Fort Myers, Florida and recently Kokomo, Indiana, passed away at Howard Community Regional Hospital in Kokomo, of an apparent heart attack, on Saturday morning, November 28, 2020.  He had been hospitalized for several days and diagnosed with colon cancer on Friday.

He was born on September 9, 1928, in Bippus, Indiana to...

Nov 20, 2020

Robert L. Miller, 89, a lifetime resident of North Manchester, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Coventry Meadows Healthcare in Fort Wayne.  He was born in Wabash County on July 10, 1931, to the late Elmer and Opal (Metzger) Miller.

Robert married Janice Carey on February 11, 1961. He worked as a...

Nov 15, 2020

Richard Samuel Hipskind passed away peacefully on a calm Sunday morning, the 15th of November 2020, at 75 years of age. The son of Karl and Marion (Armstrong) Hipskind, Sam lived an honorable life and set a proud standard. He leaves this world better than he found it.

Sam was raised in a big Catholic family in...

Nov 7, 2020

Eric D. Fawley, 38, of Wabash, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on September 15, 1982, in Wabash, to the late Roger E. Fawley and Linda (Starr) Hughes.

Eric attended Northfield High School. He was a maintenance worker at Huntington Aluminum in Huntington. Eric loved fishing, camping and sports. Eric...

Nov 5, 2020

Joseph W. Dice, 52, of LaFontaine, passed away on November 5, 2020, at his residence.  He was born in Huntington, Indiana on June 30, 1968, to the late John F. and Mary June (White) Dice-Small.

Joseph drove truck for Homier of Huntington and he enjoyed cars and loved music.

Joseph is survived by two sisters,...

Nov 4, 2020

Barbara A. Duncan, 56, of Muncie, Indiana, passed away at 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 21, 1964, to Ray and Doris Jane (Anderson) Duncan.

Barbara was a graduate of Northrop High School and she worked for Reliance Machine...

Oct 20, 2020

Dale L. Kroft, 83, of Wabash, passed away at 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at his residence.   He was born in Wabash on July 23, 1937, to the late Lester L. and Mary (Crabill) Kroft.

Dale was a graduate of Noble High School. He married Donna Rhoades on February 24, 1957; she passed away on...

Oct 16, 2020

Charles Wilbert Cochran, 93, of LaFontaine, passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2020 at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation in LaFontaine.  He was born in Blackford County, on November 24, 1926, to the late Leroy and Bessie (Richards) Cochran.

Wilbert married Helen C. Reed on March 9, 1947; she passed away on June 10,...

Oct 10, 2020

Mary Lou Fulton, 93, of Engadine, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Newberry Assisted Living Community in Newberry Michigan.  She was born August 12, 1927 in Napoleon, Ohio to the late Francis and Fernelia (Kile) Farison.

Mary Lou was a 1944 graduate of Napoleon High School and attended Fort Wayne International Business College.  She...

Oct 6, 2020

Phyllis Moore, 84, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Wellbrooke of Wabash.  She was born on October 30, 1935, in Wabash, to the late Howard R. and Lula (Hollenback) Akers.

Phyllis was a 1954 graduate of Wabash High School.  She married Berton M. Moore on June 30,...