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Lynn A. Ryggs
Dec 12, 2012
Lynn A. Ryggs, 83, rural LaFontaine passed away at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home. He was born to the late Laurence A.  and Birdie (Cochran) Ryggs on December 7, 1929 in Mishawaka, Indiana. He served his country in the United States Navy. He married Claudia J. Stoner on December 26, 1974, she survives in LaFontaine....
Richard D. Hein
Dec 6, 2012
Richard D. Hein, 82 of Wabash passed away at 9:48 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at St. Vincent Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born to the late John A. and Katheryn F. (Varner) Hein on March 10, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a 1948 graduate of Beach Grove High School and was a graduate from Purdue...
Merrill B. Weaver
Dec 2, 2012
Merrill B. Weaver, 87, Laketon, formerly of LaFontaine, Indiana since 1987, passed away at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center. He was born to the late Dewitt and Bertha (Myers) Weaver on June 9, 1925 in Grant County, Indiana. He married Bonnie J. Smith on June 7, 1963, she passed away on October 24,...
Earl Dale Harris
Nov 26, 2012
Earl Dale Harris, 56, Urbana, passed away at 6:06 am, Monday, November 26, 2012 in Huntington County from injuries suffered in a vehicle accident. He was born in Wabash on February 23, 1956 to the late Francis Earl and Rose Agnes (Bellock) Harris. He graduated from Wabash High School and served our country in the United States Army based in...
Gillen Ding Johnson Jr.
Nov 17, 2012
Gillen Ding Johnson Jr., 75 of Wabash died from an illness at 6:10 a.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2012 in his home. He was born on April 20, 1937 to the late Gillen Ding (Mary Hayes) Johnson Sr. in Wabash, Indiana. He was a graduate from Wabash High School in 1955. He married Virginia Gail Jacobs on February 7, 1959...
Ronald Ray Walters
Nov 15, 2012
Ronald Ray Walters, 75, passed away at 11:30 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor-East, Wabash. He was born on November 4, 1937 in Springfield, OH to the late Raymond and Rebecca (Vanhorn) Woosley. Ronald worked 15 years driving a distribution truck, and worked for 13 years as a maintenance man at a nursing home until retirement....
Nelda J. (Pollard) Lincoln
Nov 13, 2012
Nelda J. Lincoln, 73 formerly of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 in Life Care Center of Rochester, Indiana. She was born to the late Charles A. Pollard and Janet (McCarthy) Baker in Cleveland, Tennessee on July 13, 1939. She was a Wabash High School graduate. She was a former member of Church of...
Gene M. Smith
Nov 12, 2012
Gene M. Smith, 94 of Somerset, Indiana passed away at 11:01 p.m. on Monday, November 12. 2012 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born to the late Irven and Madge (Malsberry) Smith on December 3, 1917 in Wabash County-Waltz Township, Indiana. He was a graduate of Somerset High School and attended Manchester College. He married Mary...
Luther Devon Steele Jr.
Nov 1, 2012
Luther Devon Steele Jr., 63, Wabash, passed away at 11:29 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012 in  Wabash. He was born in Peru, In on November 3, 1948 to the late Luther Steele and Thelma (Pontius) Steele. Luther served his country in the United States Navy. He was a truck driver and enjoyed playing Santa Claus for 10 years in...
Jo Anne "Nana" Herrell
Oct 31, 2012
Jo Anne "Nana" Herrell, 86 of Wabash passed away 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Edward Schlegelmilch and Evelyn (Netzler) Schlegelmilch-Curtis. She graduated in 1944 from Wabash High School. She retired for Gen Corp in 1988 after 33 years. She enjoyed playing bingo at...
Bonnie Jean (Duffey) Walters
Oct 27, 2012
Bonnie Jean Duffey Walters, beloved daughter, cherished wife, and devoted mother, passed away Saturday, October 27 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, IN. She was born on a farm north of LaFontaine on June 12, 1919 to John Glenn Duffey and Kate Parker Duffey. Her parents and brothers, Charles Parker Duffey and Dick Duffey preceded her in death. A...
Judith K (Stouffer) Sellers
Oct 26, 2012
Judith K. Sellers, 78 of Wabash passed away 9:15 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2012 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Mahlon and Ethel ( Karns) Stouffer on August 15, 1934 in Wabash County. She married Larry Sellers on July 3, 1952, he passed away December 16, 1991. She has...
Eric K. Hoefer
Oct 18, 2012
Eric K. Hoefer, 60 of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 5:44 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to the late Frederick and Mary Ann (Cowen) Hoefer on February 1, 1952 in Wabash, Indiana. He was a former employee of ARC and he volunteered at Vernon Manor Children's Home...
Dorothy J. (Cole) Watson
Oct 17, 2012
Dorothy J. Watson, 86 of North Manchester, Indiana formerly of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born to the late Ernest N. and Ethel (Brewer) Cole on June 15, 1926 in Wabash, Indiana. She married Malvern B. Winters on September 16, 1945, he passed...
Doris June (Stalcup) Mcdonald
Oct 5, 2012
Doris June McDonald, 96 of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 11:38 a.m. on Friday, October 5, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Charles L. and Ruby (Rawlings) Stalcup on June 5, 1916 in Orange County, Indiana. She married Cecil Rex McDonald on November 17, 1951 in Ellettsville, Indiana, he passed away June...
Anna M. (Sutton) Younce
Sep 25, 2012
Anna M. Younce, 93 of Somerset passed away at 11:14 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. She was born to the late Levi and Jona (Bidwell) Sutton on December 19, 1918 in Miami County, Indiana. She married Wayne C. Younce on August 22, 1937, he passed away February 17, 2008. She...
Brian Douglas Marks
Sep 15, 2012
Brian Douglas Marks, 50, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 7:26 am at his home in Wabash. He was born in Wabash on May 22, 1962 to the late Jack Richard Marks and Catherine Anne (King) Marks. He was an 1980 graduate of Southwood High School and of Wabash Vocational School. He...
Bertha (Bolen) Snell
Sep 9, 2012
Bertha Snell, 83 of Wabash passed away at 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Millers Merry Manor West in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late John and Virgie (Boyd) Bolen on December 14, 1928 in Paintsville, Kentucky. She married Wilbur L. Snell on August 4, 1950, he passed away in 1980. She retired as a machine...
Catherine Anne (King) Marks
Sep 6, 2012
Catherine Anne Marks, 75, went to be with Christ on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at approximately 5:00 p.m at her home in LaFontaine. She was born to the late Walter Lewis King Jr. and Catherine Louise (Linton) King on July 20, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio. She was a 1955 graduate of LaFontaine High School. She married Jack Richard Marks on...
Daniel "Dan" Levi Clark
Sep 4, 2012
Daniel "Dan" Levi Clark, 60 passed away 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to the late Donald and Dorothy (Erwin) Clark on July 17, 1952 in Toledo, Ohio. He married Debra Watson on November 16, 1993, she survives in Wabash, Indiana. He served his country in the United States Navy....
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