Obituaries

Aug 11, 2014

Scott E. Lawrence, 49, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 6:36 pm. on Monday, August 11, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to John and Marie (Duncan) Lawrence on December 16, 1964 in Indianapolis, Indiana, they both survive in Hampton, Florida.

Scott married Malissa...

Aug 4, 2014

Hugh E. "Bud" Martin, 90, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 3:08 a.m. on Monday, August 4, 2014 at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born to the late Chester and Sylvia (Burrous) Martin on March 5, 1924 in Walton, Indiana.

Hugh graduated from Walton High School in 1942, he...

Jul 24, 2014

Debra L. Ross, 57, a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 7:02 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born to Clarence I. "Doc" and Crystal (Ritter) Cooper on November 16, 1956 in Wabash, Indiana, they survive in Wabash, Indiana.

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Jul 9, 2014

Bernard J. Hoagland, 83, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 12:31 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Rufus McGee and Francis E. (Fisher) Hoagland on May 7, 1931 in Peru, Indiana.

He retired from General Tire,...

Jun 28, 2014

Mary Ellen Brown, 97, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Autumn Ridge Healthcare Center in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Lee and Mable (Green) Ross on March 30, 1917 in Aurora, Indiana.

She married Dallas C. Brown on...

Jun 28, 2014

Inabelle Traver, 85, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Clarence Irving and Goldie Edith (Bryant) O'Connell on June 30, 1928 in Tippecanoe, Indiana.

Inabelle married George Traver on July 3, 1947, they were married for 66 years....

Jun 25, 2014

Harry Barton Pitts, 81, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away at 12:47 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born to the late Vane and Maude (Knight) Pitts on January 26, 1933 in Salem, Indiana.

He married Janice S. Rife on December...

Jun 15, 2014

Bettie A. (Isaacs) Wright, 77, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 11:25 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at home. She was born to the late Hobert and Sarah (Music) Isaacs on March 19, 1937 in Johnson County, Kentucky.

Bettie retired from Wabash Magnetics in Wabash, Indiana. She is...

Jun 8, 2014

Naomi Faye Thurlow, 85, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at the Heritage House in New Castle, Indiana. She was born to the late Looney Grady and Daisy (Smith) Powell on July 6, 1928 in Ashville, North Carolina.

She was a high school graduate and attended Central Wesleyan College in...

May 28, 2014

Joyce A. Bland, 61, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 10:55 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at her home. She was born to Russell Smith of Wabash, Indiana and the late Nellie (Ward) Smith on December 24, 1952 in State of Washington.

She married Terry W. Bland Sr....

May 22, 2014

Marie A. Coldren, 72, LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 6:55 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at her home. She was born to the late Paul Herman and Mary Helen (Bennett) Schafer on October 29, 1941 in Wabash, Indiana.

She retired from General Tire after 37 years. She is...

May 22, 2014

Russell A. "Rusty" " Russ" Johnson, 93, of Wabash, Indiana, passed away at 4 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born to the late Rex and Alta (AcMoody) Johnson on May 4, 1921, in Millersburg, Michigan.

Russell served his country in the United...

May 14, 2014

Jesse "Jack" M. Miller, 97, passed away at 2:11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. He was born to the late H. Vern and J. Gladys (Craig) Miller on May 20, 1916 in  Silver Lake, Indiana.

May 13, 2014

George Traver, 88, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late William and Sylvia (Shannon ) Traver on March 22, 1926 in Kokomo, Indiana.

George married Inabelle O'Connell on July 3, 1947...

May 12, 2014

Ruth Miller, a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 9:53 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2014 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana.  She is now rejoicing in Heaven with those who went before her.  She was born to the late Ollis N. and Ermma (White) Miller on January 17, 1914 in Wabash...

May 10, 2014

Wanda J. Nose, 76, passed away at 3:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born to the late William and Margie (Harmon) Burchett in Bays Branch, Kentucky on January 7, 1938.

She retired from General Tire of Wabash, Indiana...

May 10, 2014

Marcille L. Ranstead, 92, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 2:55 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Bickford Cottage Healthcare of Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Marshall and Rena Mae (Metzger) Beigh on July 23, 1921 in North Manchester, Indiana.

Marcille was a 1939 graduate of Silver Lake High School. She married Gene...

May 3, 2014

Lolita E. Lobdell, 92, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late DeWitt O. and Bertha A. (Myers) Weaver on December 9, 1921 in Grant County, Indiana.

She married...

Apr 23, 2014

Ann Jivery, 94, of Somerset, Indiana since 1950 passed away at 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. She was born to the late John and Emma (Osmundson) Huff on October 31, 1919 in Bismarck, North Dakota.

She was married to...

Apr 12, 2014

John G. Mugford, 60, a resident of North Manchester, Indiana for 40 years passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 in IU Health Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Indiana. He was born to the late Raymond J. Mugford Jr. and Myra (Bone) Mugford in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1953.

John...