Obituaries

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...

Aug 10, 2013

J.R. Tyson, 72, formerly of Wabash, Indiana died at 4:35 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Bayfront Hospice Care Unit in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was born in Rochester, Indiana on May 20, 1941 to Byron and Florence Louise (Miller) Tyson, his mother survives.

He married Barbara Thrush on June 2, 1958 in Wabash, Indiana,...

Aug 10, 2013

Walter H. "Walt" Unger, 94, of rural Wabash, Indiana passed away at 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born to the late Jacob and Clara (Smith) Unger on September 20, 1918 in Richvalley, Indiana.

Walt married Eloise L. Shanafelt on December 13, 1947, she survives. He served his country in...

Aug 7, 2013

Bradley Evan Strunk, 41, of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at his home. He was born on February 29, 1972 in Elwood, Indiana to Joseph and Anna Mae (Wells) Strunk Sr., they survive in LaFontaine, Indiana.

He was a 1991 Graduate of Southwood High School. Bradley won state in...

Jul 13, 2013

Dolli Ann Reed, 43 of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at her home.  She was born to the late Frank Watson Sr. and Peggy Ann (Simpson) Fraley on May 11, 1970 in Wabash, Indiana. She is survived by two sons, Anthony Reed of Albion Indiana, and Timothy J. Reed of Wabash, Indiana;...

Jul 10, 2013

Phil H. Miltenberger, 80, of Marion, Indiana formerly of Wabash County passed away 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Colonial Oaks Healthcare Center in Marion, Indiana. He was born to the late Lemoine and Ruth (Hunt) Miltenberger on March 21, 1933 in Wabash County, Indiana.

He served his country in the United States Army in...

Jul 6, 2013

Dianna Kay Nicely, 69, of Navarre, Florida, formerly of Wabash, Indiana passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013 in Gulf Breeze Hospital in Florida. She was born to Harold H. and Mabel (Bechdol) Eltzroth on July 31, 1943 in Peru, Indiana.

She married Richard P. Nicely on December 7, 1963, he survives. She was a house wife to...