Obituaries

Jan 5, 2015

Joyce A. Music, 71, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 11:50 a.m. on Monday, January 5, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late A.C. Kent and Allie (Blair) Adkins on August 4, 1943 in Paintsville, Kentucky.

She married Douglas Music...

Jan 5, 2015

Dustin Lee Shepler, age 18, passed away at 12 noon on Monday, January 5, 2015 in Wabash, Indiana. He was born on January 10, 1996 in Wabash, Indiana to Brad Lee and Shelley L. (Liebo) Shepler, they both survive in Wabash, Indiana.

Dustin was a 2014 Wabash High School...

Dec 30, 2014

Ronnie Gene Smith, 74, of rural Wabash, Indiana passed away at 3:42 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 in Vibra Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to the late Fred P. and Pauline L. (Palmer) Smith on September 11, 1940 in Wabash, Indiana.

Ronnie was a 1958...

Dec 29, 2014

Merrill Dee Lloyd, 93, went to be with his Heavenly Father, on Monday afternoon, December 29, 2014 in the Fort Wayne Veteran Hospital with his loving family at his side.

He was born in Marion, Indiana to the late David V. and Geneva (Bocock) Lloyd. Merrill married Donna Coffman...

Dec 27, 2014

Clyde Russell Stoner, 91, formerly of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Avante` of Ocala in Ocala, Florida. He was born on March 3, 1923 in Peru, Indiana, his parents Harvey and Dine (Haitt) Stoner preceded him in death.

He served his...

Dec 20, 2014

Ruby Marie Martin, 99, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Wabash County Hospital. She was born to the late Lee and Mable (Green) Ross on September 10, 1915 in Aurora, Indiana.

She married Lester Martin in 1980, he precedes her in...

Dec 17, 2014

Gary L. Driscoll, 64, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at his home. He was born to the late Mark and Lorene (Miller) Driscoll on June 23, 1950 in Wabash, Indiana.

He was a Wabash High School graduate and attended 4...

Dec 12, 2014

John William Snyder, 88, rural LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2014 in LaFontaine. He was born June 18, 1926 near Reed's Station, Illinois to Andrew and Alma (Ashby) Snyder. John honorably served in the U.S. Army from 1944-1946 in World War II, in the South Pacific. He married the...

Dec 8, 2014

Roberta B. Martin, 87, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 11:31 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Walter V. and Tessie M. (Garst) Hawley on May 17, 1927 in Wabash, Indiana.

She was a Wabash High...

Dec 7, 2014

Rosalia "Rosie" L. Dluzak, 91, of Wabash, Indiana passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 6:20 p.m. at Saint Anne Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late George A. and Edith T. (Scher) Karst on July 3, 1923 in Huntington County, Indiana.

She a...

Nov 30, 2014

Helen I. Wyckoff, 101, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. She was born to the late Fred and Bertha (Dodt) Arven on August 16, 1913 in Lucerne, Indiana.

Helen Arven married Richard G. Wyckoff...

Nov 27, 2014

Lucille T. Highley, 95, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Alvah F. and Lottie (Waggoner) Troyer on July 19, 1919 in Grant County, Indiana.

She graduated from Sweetser High...

Nov 24, 2014

Allen H. "Bud" Sailors, a lifetime resident of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away on his 91 st birthday at 7:05 a.m. on November 24, 2014 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born to the late Russell and Mary K. (Hunt) Sailors on November 24, 1923 in LaFontaine, Indiana.

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Nov 23, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Slinker, 72, formerly of California passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at her home in Converse, Indiana. She was born to the late Rudolph Gale and Emma Berniece (Mettler) Courtney on March 21, 1942 in Vevay, Indiana.

She regularly attended the First Baptist Church in Kokomo,...

Nov 22, 2014

Ellen Jean Salmons, 81, formerly of Auburn, Indiana passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. She was born to the late Elmer D. and Luella Ross on October 6, 1933 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

She married Benjamin H....

Nov 17, 2014

Robert Junior VanMeter, 90, of Silver Lake, Indiana passed away at 8:20 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2014 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Fred and Helen (Shatto) VanMeter on October 31, 1924 in Jackson Township, Indiana.

Robert served his country in...

Nov 14, 2014

Roy W. Tudor Jr., 96, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 2:14 p.m. on Friday, November 14, 2014 at his home. He was born to the late Roy V. and Hazel (Hummer) Tudor on July 27, 1918 in Wabash, Indiana.

Roy served his country United States Army during WWII...

Nov 1, 2014

Kimberly Nicole Swinehart, infant daughter of Leroy Eckols and Tawnia Swinehart passed away at 11:17 a.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her parents survive in Wabash, Indiana.

She is also survived by two brothers, Alex Koenig and Chad Eckols; four sisters, Jessica...

Nov 1, 2014

Lillie Belle Young, 93, slipped away peacefully at 10: 35 a.m. on November 1, 2014 at Wellbrooke of Wabash . She was born on June 19, 1921 in Wabash County to the late Orville Ray and Brownie D. (King) Starbuck.  She graduated from Lagro High School in 1939.  She married Lynn C. Young on December...

Oct 24, 2014

Henry Charles Grizzle, 88, of Wabash passed away 4:51 a.m. on Friday, October 24, 2014 in his home surrounded by family.  He was born on January 1, 1926 in Dahlonega, Georgia to the late Clayton H. and Pearl (Ingrham) Grizzle.

He married Hazel Smith on January 22, 1951, she...