Obituaries

May 17, 2013

Ronald Lee Beeks, 48, Wabash, Indiana passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013 at his home. He was born on November 8, 1964 in Wabash, Indiana to the late Randall Beeks and Linda (Schaffer) Boggs (Bill), they survive in Lagro, Indiana.

He was a 1983 graduate of Northfield High School. He married Michelle V....

May 13, 2013

Betty Jean Kessler, 90, Indiana went to be with her Lord and Savior at 4:25 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2013, at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Harry and Grace (Miltenburger) Harnish on March 22, 1923 in Wabash County, Indiana. She was a Wabash High School graduate. She married Clyde Kessler on March...

May 9, 2013

Jacob H. Partenheimer Jr., 79, of rural Wabash passed away at 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at his home. He was born to the late Jacob H. and Anne (Andrews) Partenheimer Sr. on December 19, 1933 in Marion, Indiana. He was a 1952 graduate from Sweetzer High School, he also received his Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from...

May 1, 2013

Arthur Junior Bergk, 79, of Wabash passed away at 5:46 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Arthur and Ruth (Kline) Bergk on September 18, 1933 in Wabash County, Indiana. He was a United States Veteran. He is survived by a companion, Barbara Grimm of Wabash, Indiana. There...

Apr 30, 2013

Dustin Lee Elshire, 29, of Amboy, Indiana died 7:33 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 as a result of a car accident. Dustin was born on February 6, 1984 in Wabash, Indiana. He was the son of Marty L. Elshire of Amboy, Indiana and Kathryn J. (Helfin) Reed (Jeffrey) of Montana. Dustin attended Ivy Tech Trade School and was a...

Apr 26, 2013

Ellen Marie Paxton, 83, formerly of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born to the late Kenneth Leroy and Edna Victoria (Overholt) Bowser on January 20, 1930 at Beaver Dam Lake, Indiana. She married Harmon W. Paxton on January 31, 1948, he passed away...

Apr 21, 2013

Lance K. Fox, 44, of Wabash, Indiana passed away 1:25 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on September 14, 1968 in Portland, Oregon to the late Jan (Fritch) Votaw. His step father, Herbert Votaw, survives in Oregon. Lance was a member of Wabash Eagles Lodge of Wabash, Indiana....

Apr 4, 2013

Betty Lou Faust, 89, formerly of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 4:25 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Heritage Point Health Care in Warren, Indiana. She was born to the late Paul and Daisy (Palmer) Frank on May 16, 1923 in Wabash County, Indiana. She was a 1941 graduate of LaFontaine High School. She married Jonathan G. Faust on...

Apr 1, 2013

William R. "Bill" Gault, 59, of Wabash, Indiana passed away 5:50 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2013 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Earl R. and Ruthann (Hizer) Gault on November 18, 1953 in Rochester, Indiana. He was a graduate of North Miami High School. He married Judy A. Gibson on May 14,...

Apr 1, 2013

Eugenie Graham, 97, formerly of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 12:00 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2013 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born to the late Frans and Jeannette (Riezouw) VenBurkom on November 20, 1915 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She was a homemaker and a secretary for Humane Society.  She was a member of the Kingdom...

Mar 29, 2013

Steven W. Janiszyn, 52, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2013 at his sister's home in Wabash, Indiana. He was born on May 21, 1960 in Wabash, Indiana to William "Polock" Janiszyn and Eunice Mary  (Hale) Janiszyn, they both survive in Wabash, Indiana. He was worked as a Automobile Mechanic. Along with his parents;...

Mar 15, 2013

Dennis Eugene Miller, 70, of Peru, Indiana passed away at 5:07 a.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on September 29, 1942 in Wabash County, Indiana. He was a 1960 Wabash High School graduate and served his country in the United States Navy. He retired from Thermafiber in Wabash, Indiana; he...

Mar 6, 2013

Joan L. Howard, 80, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 2:02 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Autumn Ridge Healthcare Center in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Elmer and Ethel (Brown) Malott on May 7, 1932 in Crown Point, Indiana. She was a graduate of Glenn Oak High School in Gary, Indiana. She married Lawrence D....

Mar 5, 2013

Jack R. Harris, 75, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Cecil and Grace (Schenkel) Harris on October 13, 1937 in Elwood, Indiana. He married Delores Griese on November 14, 1961, she survives. He attended North Wesleyan Church in Wabash, Indiana....

Mar 5, 2013

Charles K. Bowman, 86, a lifetime resident of Wabash County, Indiana, passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in his home in LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born to the late Walter and Frances (Sprong) Bowman on April 29, 1926 in Wabash County, Indiana. He was a 1944 graduate of LaFontaine High School. He married Norma Jean Wendel...

Mar 3, 2013

Larry D. Manning, 72 of LaFontaine, Indiana passed away at 8:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his home. He was born to the late Paul F. and Sylvia G. (Clark) Manning on March 12, 1940 in Winchester, Indiana. He was a 1958 graduate of Winchester High School, then he attended International Business College of Fort Wayne and graduated...

Mar 1, 2013

Rickey Cooper, 65 of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 10:07 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to the late Victor and Orcie (Watkins) Cooper on December 26, 1947 in Lackey, Kentucky. He was a 1967 graduate of Wabash High School. He served his country in the United States...

Feb 21, 2013

Alice M. "Tina" Steele, 55 a lifetime resident of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 5 a.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at her home. She was born on December 7, 1957 in Wabash, Indiana to Robert J. (Esta) Love Sr. and Marilyn (Warren) McClain both survive in Wabash, Indiana. She was a 1976 graduate of Wabash High School. She worked...

Feb 18, 2013

Augusta "Gussie" Sailors, 84 of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 7:58 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor East in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Hoyle and Donna (Powers) Edmonds on October 29, 1928 in Harlan, Kentucky. She married Donald B. Sailors on March 7, 1953, he passed away on July 17, 1989. She...

Feb 16, 2013

Annabelle Alexander, 86, went to be with the Lord on February 16, 2013.  She was born on April 2, 1926, in Wabash, Indiana, the daughter of the late Lawrence Orville Yost and Mary Nettie (Moore) Yost.  Annabelle was preceded in death by her beloved husbands Austin Hileman and Donald Alexander, sisters Ruby Evans of Wabash and Betty Miller of Evansville,...