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Della Bonnie (Hilliard) Crist-Halvorson
Apr 20, 2016
Della "Bonnie" Crist-Halvorson, 91, of rural Wabash, Indiana passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Heritage Pointe in Warren, Indiana. She was born to the late Fred and Alice (Hollinger) Hilliard on June 7, 1924 in Elkhart, Indiana.
Bonnie married Wayne Crist on June 1, 1943, he passed away on December 27, 1980;...
Richard "Rick" K. Grier
Apr 4, 2016
Richard K. "Rick" Grier, 68, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 4:22 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to Richard K. Grier of Hampton, North Carolina and the late, Wilma (Elshire) Grier on October 31, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio.
Rick was a 1966 graduate of Wabash...
Ruth Anna (Hudlow) Gilpin
Apr 4, 2016
Ruth Anna Gilpin, better known as Ruthie, 96, a lifetime resident of LaFontaine, Indiana, went to her heavenly home at 12:35 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016 at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehab in LaFontaine, Indiana.
She was born east of LaFontaine to Frank and Belle (Kirkman) Hudlow on June 5, 1919. She was...
Carole L. (Clark) Burns
Apr 1, 2016
Carole L. Burns, 81, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 3:39 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehab in LaFontaine, Indiana. She was born to the late Harry and Verna (Camper) Clark on June 5, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio.
Carole married William H. Burns, he passed away in 2003. She retired from...
Paul Joseph Houlihan
Mar 23, 2016
Paul Joseph Houlihan, 82, of Peru, Indiana passed away at 5:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Hickory Creek in Peru, Indiana. He was born to the late Paul and Phoebe (Millican) Houlihan on December 31, 1933 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Paul was a graduate of Chippewa High School. He married Sondra Cattin on August 10,...
Bernice (Sweet) Miltenberger-Grover
Mar 16, 2016
Bernice Miltenberger-Grover, 99, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor East in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late William and Margaret (Pierson) Sweet on November 3, 1916 in Cass County, Indiana.
Bernice married Walter D. Miltenberger on June 28, 1936, he passed away on October...
Linda M. (Shallenberg) Bayliss
Mar 10, 2016
Linda M. Bayliss, 76, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 2:27 a.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at her home. She was born to the late Charles and Mildred (Steltz) Shallenberg on December 22, 1939 in Salem, Ohio.
She was a 1961 graduate from Salineville High School. Linda married Carlton H. Bayliss on June 13, 1961, he...
Janet L. (Blood) Renbarger
Feb 24, 2016
Janet L. Renbarger, 96, formerly of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 1:26 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at her lake home on Lake Tippecanoe. She was born to the late Lawrence and Madge (Bannister) Blood on April 1, 1919 in Wabash, Indiana.
Janet married Harold E. Renbarger on January 9, 1938, he passed away in November...
Patricia Jean (Bott) Wilcox
Feb 24, 2016
Patricia Jean Wilcox, 84, passed away at 2:25 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Wellbrooke of Wabash in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late John Francis and Velda Virginia (Winslow) Bott on March 15, 1931 in Marion, Indiana.
She was a graduate from St. Paul's High School. Patricia married John E. Wilcox on August...
Michael "Mike" L. Waak
Feb 18, 2016
Michael "Mike" L. Waak, 57, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehab in LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born to the Ronald Lee Waak of LaPorte, Indiana and the late, Carol (Myers) Waak on December 5, 1958 in Michigan City, Indiana.
Mike graduated in 1976 from...
Velma M. (Hawley) White-Smith
Feb 12, 2016
Velma M. White-Smith, 93, a lifetime resident of Wabash County, Indiana passed away at 10:59 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Parkview Wabash Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Walter V. and Tessie (Garst) Hawley on June 13, 1922 in Wabash, Indiana.
Velma married Curtis Eugene White on January 24, 1953, he...
Francis Dean Turner
Jan 29, 2016
Francis Dean Turner, 80, formerly of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 6:10 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 2016 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on August 15, 1935 to the late William R. and Laura (Smith) Turner in Marion, Indiana.
Francis married Carol F. Tomlinson on November 1, 1953 in the Wesleyan...
Robert (Bob) Sterett Bailey
Jan 27, 2016
Robert (Bob) Sterett Bailey
Bob Bailey took the hand of Jesus and walked into his heavenly home on the morning of January 27, 2016.
Bob was born in Fullerton, Nebraska on February 19, 1922 to his parents Everett J. and Gladys Marie (Sterett) Bailey. Bob's sister, Shirley Ann Roberts of Newcastle, Indiana was born six...
Lorene Louise (Mastagh) Conrad
Jan 16, 2016
Lorene Louise Conrad, 70, of rural Denver, Indiana went home to her loving Savior, at 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at her home. She was born to the late Julius "Wild Bill" and Helen (Miller) Mastagh on April 5, 1945 in Wabash, Indiana.
Lorene married George Conrad on September 22, 2001, he survives. Lorene retired...
George E. Walker
Jan 10, 2016
George E. Walker, 78, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2016 in his home. He was born on May 14, 1937 in Peru, Indiana to the late Hillard and Pearl (Poor) Walker.
George married Kathleen Burgin, she survives. He retired from Thompson Consumer Electronics in Marion, Indiana as a machine attendant....
Doris Jane (Anderson) Duncan
Dec 25, 2015
Doris Jane "DJ" Duncan, 72, of Warsaw, Indiana, formerly of Fort Wayne and Muncie, Indiana passed away at 7:02 p.m. on Friday, December 25, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Vern L. and Catherine (Goebel) Anderson on February 26, 1943 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
She was a graduate of...
Emma Lou (Fawley) Price
Dec 23, 2015
Emma Lou Price, 71, a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Indiana. She was born to the late Robert Fawley and Frances (Easterday) Tucker on June 9, 1944 in Wabash, Indiana.
Emma married Jackie Price in 1975 in Clintwood, Virginia, he survives...
John R. "Bob" Sirk
Dec 17, 2015
John R. "Bob" Sirk, 95, of Marion, Indiana passed away at 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville, Indiana. He was born to the late Flava and Mary O. (Reed) Sirk on August 22, 1920 in Wabash County, Indiana.
Born in Wabash County, Indiana Bob lived his younger years in Huntington County...
Patrick A. Weitzel
Dec 9, 2015
Patrick A. Weitzel, 46, of Andrews, Indiana passed away at 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to Larry Weitzel (Diana) of Wabash, Indiana and  Patricia (Smith) VanMeter of Silver Lake, Indiana on May 28, 1969 in Wabash, Indiana.
Patrick married Kelly Wilcox on June...
Richard F. Grove
Dec 4, 2015
Richard F. Grove, 89, of Wabash, Indiana passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 at his home. He was born to the late Russell D. and Ruth (Henkel) Grove on March 17, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
He was a Bluffton High School graduate. Richard married Dora A. Stevens on June 6, 1954, they have been married...
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