Obituaries

Dec 25, 2013

Mildred Maxine Deeter, 92, formerly of Somerset, Indiana passed away at 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. She was born to the late Phillipp and Olive (Johnson) Dillinger on February 12, 1921 in Green Castle, Indiana. She married Verlin Deeter in December of 1945, he passed away in 1994.

Dec 18, 2013

Justo Rodriguez, 91, he lived in Port Lavaca, Texas most of his life he passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor in Wabash, Indiana. He was born on May 5, 1922 in Falls City, Texas to the late Justo and Guadalupe (Munoz) Rodriguez, he recently moved to Wabash to be with his...

Dec 14, 2013

Connie L. McMillen, 66, of North Manchester went to be with the Lord at 11:39 a.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2013 in Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Charles and Betty (Young) Leonhard on December 12, 1947 in Wabash, Indiana.

She was a 1966 graduate of Wabash High School. She married...

Dec 8, 2013

Jean Wright, 66, of LaFontaine went peacefully to be with her Lord at 12:56 a.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2013 with her family at her side at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on October 11, 1947 in Wabash County, Indiana to the late Lawrence "Shorty" Guenin and Marguerite (Troyer) Guenin, she survives in LaFontaine, Indiana....

Dec 6, 2013

Betty J. Montgomery, 88, of Wabash passed away at 2:15 a.m. on Friday, December 6, 2013 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. She was born to the late Edgar and Mary Marie (Roye) Fiant on July 18, 1925 in Wabash, Indiana.

She was a 1943 graduate of Wabash High School. She married James E. Montgomery...

Dec 4, 2013

Donald E. Watkins Sr., of Wabash passed away at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at his residence.  He was born to the late Adam and Polly (Patton) Watkins on June 11, 1934 in Bosco, Kentucky.

He married Lorraine Bentley on July 11, 1953, she passed away on January 22, 2013.  He retired from General Tire...

Nov 28, 2013

George Raymond Amerson, 76, of LaFontaine passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Marion General Hospital in Marion, Indiana. He was born to the late Augusta and Nancy (Lewis) Amerson on March 15, 1937 in Elkmont, Alabama.

He married Alyce Eliliane Brown on August 3, 1956, she passed away on May 9, 2008....

Oct 31, 2013

Michael Ray Cochran, 63, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 9:36 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born to Wilbert and Helen (Reed) Cochran on December 18, 1949 in Grant County, Indiana, they survive in LaFontaine, Indiana.

He was a 1966 graduate from Southwood High School. He...

Oct 30, 2013

Arden "Tom" Dean Thomas, 85, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. He was born to the late Homer and Erma (Morford) Thomas on December 19, 1927 in North Manchester, Indiana.

He was a 1945 graduate from Chester High School. He married Juanita...

Oct 23, 2013

William C. Siders, of LaFontaine, Indiana, passed away 5:53 pm on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Luthern Hosptial, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  William was born on March 9, 1947, in Wabash, Indiana.  He was the son of the late Everett Siders and Martha (Woehler) Siders. He attended Southwood High School.  He married Susan Long, on November 21, 1969, she survives. ...

Oct 18, 2013

Tamra (Elshire) Draving, 53, of Amboy, Indiana passed away at her home at 6:48 a.m. on Friday, October 18, 2013. She was born to Leo and Rosalie (Robertson) Elshire on April 26, 1960 in Wabash, Indiana, they both survive in Amboy, Indiana.

She was a 1978 graduate from Southwood High School. She married Howard Draving on September...

Oct 8, 2013

William E. Givens, 75, of Wabash, Indiana since 1985 passed away at 6:25 a.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor in Marion, Indiana. He was born to the late Robert Givens and Irene Ashford in Miami County, Indiana on June 16, 1938.

He was a graduate from Clay Township High School and Purdue University...

Oct 7, 2013

Alice Jane Nance, 88, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 9:39 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Hugh G. and Louise (Carr) Miller on August 2, 1925 in Wabash, Indiana.

She married Herbert Guy Nance on June 10, 1989, he passed away on November...

Sep 24, 2013

Kathryn Jeannette Hipskind, 94, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 2:55 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Russell E. Thompson and Emma (Schultz) Delaplane on February 9, 1919 in Knox, Indiana.

She married Kenneth P. Hipskind on August 8, 1942, he passed away July...

Sep 21, 2013

Robert M. "Bobby" Allen, 74, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 4:45 p.m. in his home on Saturday, September 21, 2013. He was born to the late Otis and Georgia (Jewell) Allen on September 30, 1939 in Richlands, Virginia.

He graduated from Wabash High School in 1958, also with a Business Degree from International Business College. He...

Sep 16, 2013

Marvel Jane Renn, 84, of Rural Wabash, Indiana passed away at 1 a.m. on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Marion General Hospital in Marion, Indiana. She was born to the late Hale and Bernice (Kline) Culp on July 14, 1929 in Marion, Indiana.

She was a 1947 graduate of Marion High School in Marion, Indiana. She married...

Sep 15, 2013

Tiffany M. Badman, 32, of Wabash, Indiana passed away 5:10 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2013 in Huntington, Indiana. She was born on June 6, 1981 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Fredrick Walls and Kathy (Penn) Hubbard (Richard), she survives in Wabash, Indiana.

Tiffany loved to listen to music, lifetime movies, and hanging with her...

Aug 28, 2013

Anthony B. Ratliff, 61, of Wabash, Indiana went to be with the Lord at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Elmer and Roberta (McCarty) Ratliff on November 28, 1951 in Leonard, Kentucky.

He married Connie Prater on April 14, 1995, she survives. He...

Aug 21, 2013

Wayne L. Kistler, 82, of Mexico, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at his home. He was born to the late Joseph and Mabel (Weaver) Kistler on January 8, 1931 in Wabash County, Indiana. Wayne was a 1948 graduate from Sweetser High School.

He married Jacqueline Huffman on July 3, 1969, she survives. Wayne served...

Aug 17, 2013

Marjorie Joann Miracle, 68, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at her home. She was born to the late Raymond George and Lela Gladys (McNeeley) King on August 22, 1944 in Wabash, Indiana.

She married Jack Miracle on October 31, 1984, he survives. She loved her family and enjoyed crossword...