Obituaries

Jan 7, 2011

Edwin Dale Harness, 74, LaFontaine, passed away at 11:14 am on Friday, January 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Lucasville, Ohio on October 5, 1936 to John B. and Emma Hazel (Noel) Harness.

Edwin was raised in Lucasville where he left to enlist in the Army in 1954. He served his country for 3...

Jan 5, 2011

Clyde Allen "Apple" Sanders, 91, Wabash, passed away 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor East in Wabash. He was born to the late Ervin and Olive A. (Gruble) Sanders on May 11, 1919 in Marion, Indiana.

Clyde served his country in the United States Navy, during WWII. He married Evelyn B. "Dumplin"...

Dec 22, 2010

Joyce A. (Barnell) Clark, 70, LaFontaine, passed away 6:29 a.m. on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana. She was born to the late Raymond A. and Josephine (Garton) Barnell on February 6, 1940 in Wells County, Indiana. She was formerly from Bluffton, Indiana.

She was a Chester Center High School graduate...

Dec 21, 2010

Frank John Tovlin, 89, Wabash, passed away 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Bickford Cottage in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Andrew and Anna (nee Gajdzik) Tovlin in Duquesne, Pennsylvania on October 6, 1921.

He married Ann Durkota on August 5, 1946, they were married for 48 years; she passed away January...

Dec 18, 2010

Jane A. Coppock, rural LaFontaine, 69, passed away 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born to the late Dorsey Sr. and Thelma (Bland) Coppock on May 24, 1941 in Wabash, Indiana.

She was a Wabash High School graduate. She owned and operated Janes Auto Electric in Florida....

Dec 16, 2010

Anna J. Sheppard, 75, Wabash, passed away 4:28 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Wabash Skilled Care in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Denver and Doshia (Shockley) Osborne in Cawood, Kentucky on July 19, 1935. She lived in Ohio for 20 years, then moved to Wabash where she has been a resident since 1954. She ...

Dec 6, 2010

Dan Randy Lee McNear, 58, Lagro, passed away 8:30 p.m. on Monday, December 6, 2010 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana.

He was born to the late Leonard Valard McNear and Mildred A. (Hamby) McNear Teerling on July 24, 1952 in Manchester, Tennessee. He was a self employed Mechanic. He served his country in the United...

Nov 28, 2010

Bernard Allen Dekau Jr., 67, Wabash, Indiana passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Millers Merry Manor in Wabash, Indiana. He was born to the late Bernard A. Dekau Sr. and Jessye (Curts) Dekau of Cocoa Beach, Florida in Vincennes, Indiana on July 25, 1943.

He graduated from Wabash High School in 1961 and attended Michigan State ...

Nov 21, 2010

John W. McCollister, 61, LaFontaine, passed away 12:45 p.m. Sunday, November 21, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He was born to the late Floyd W. and Martha (Darrah) McCollister in Marion, Indiana on November 12, 1949. He was a graduate of Southwood High School in 1967. He married Carolyn Nall on October 29, 1990, she...

Nov 16, 2010

Mary A. Lautzenhiser, 89, Urbana, passed away 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor North in Wabash.

She was born to the late Henry Oscar and Minnie (Brune) Wilcox on May 4, 1921 in Wabash County, Indiana. She was formerly married to George Lautzenhiser on January 22, 1960, he preceded her in death. She...

Nov 8, 2010

Tanner Jordan Hayslett, 16 of Wabash, went to be with his heavenly Father on Monday, November 8, 2010. He was born to Ronald Muston of Indianapolis and Kelli Hayslett of Wabash on August 23, 1994 in Peru, Indiana.

Tanner was a Sophomore at Wabash High School and was an inspiration to many of his classmates. Everywhere he...

Oct 31, 2010

Gary Lynn McCarty, 39, of Wabash, passed away at his residence at approximately 6:00 am on Sunday, October 31, 2010.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Granville L. and Phyllis A. (Hyden) McCarty on November 30, 1970. He is preceded in death by his father.

A 1988 graduate of Loma Vista High School, he...

Oct 21, 2010

Sharon Black, 72, Peru, passed away 5:07 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Formerly of Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late John and Hazel (Gray) Glass on November 22, 1937 in Wabash, Indiana. She married Kenneth Black, he passed away in 1982

Sharon retired from General...

Oct 17, 2010

Debbie Jo (Sonda) Salyers, 48, Huntington, passed away 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at her home. She was formerly of Wabash. She was a 1980 graduate from Wabash High School. She worked for United Technologies in Huntington.

She is survived by a special companion, David Hopkins of Huntington; daughter, Heather Salyers of Wabash; two sons,...

Oct 9, 2010

Bobby Gayle Fife, 65, rural Wabash, passed away  12:02 p.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana.

He was born to the late J.T. and Clara (Woodall) Fife on July 7, 1945 in Pikeville, Kentucky. He married Dianne Garrett on December 31, 1993, she survives. Bobby and Dianne shared their lives together...

Oct 8, 2010

Larry Allen Decker, rural Wabash, passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at 10:14 am at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne after a brief illness. He was born September 26, 1939 in Peru, In, to Dallas Edward and Catherine V. (Gambee) Decker. He married Judy Jacobs on November 18, 1961. She survives. Along with his wife he is survived by a...

Sep 21, 2010

John Earl Guenin, 92, LaFontaine, passed away at his home 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born to the late Oren and Emma Elsie (Weaver)Guenin on September 19, 1918 in Grant County, Indiana.

He was a 1936 graduate of LaFontaine High School. He married Wilma Jean (Arven) Guenin on October 9,...

Sep 19, 2010

Ruth M. Jines, 88, Wabash, passed away 10:35 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Renaissance Village.

She was born to the late Richard and Lena (LaSonde) Rhoads on April 6, 1922 in Wabash, Indiana. She married Leslie T. Jines on August 30, 1942, he passed away October 24, 1974. Ruth retired from General Tire in Wabash. ...

Sep 12, 2010

Robert G. Gray, 86, born in Wabash, In on January 27, 1924, passed away at 2:50am on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Parkview Nursing Center in Muncie, IN.

Robert was born to Harry L. and Jessie Rhoads Gray. Several nieces and nephews survive. He is preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, and one brother.

Sep 8, 2010

Judy E. Sesney, 68, LaFontaine, passed away 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at her home. She was born to the late Kenneth Jacob and Eulah K. (Moore) Shephard on March 8, 1942 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She married Ed Sesney on August 4, 1961, he survives. She retired from Matchette Elrod and Company. Judy was a member...