Obituaries

Feb 13, 2011

Rachel E. (Bitzel) Tucker, 82, Lagro, passed away 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to the late Frank and Goldie Mae Bitzel on May 8, 1928 in Wabash County, Indiana.

She married Charles Tucker Sr. in 1944, he passed away January 13, 2000. She attended Emmanuel ...

Feb 12, 2011

Clifford Strickler, 74, he lived at 413 Delaware Street in Wabash, passed at 3:36 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to the late Clifford and Mary (Lehman) Strickler on September 21, 1936 in Huntington, Indiana.

He was a graduate of Wabash High School. He married Margaret (Ragan)...

Feb 11, 2011

Franklin D. "Chuck" Goble Sr, 77, of Wabash, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 9:55 am. He was born on March 10, 1933 in Auxier, Kentucky to the late Franklin and Vada Goble.

Chuck retired from Wabash Alloys in 1992 and was a former member of the Hannah Masonic Lodge #61 of Wabash. He was...

Feb 8, 2011

Anna Louella Davis, 85, Morganton, North Carolina, formerly of Wabash, passed away at 11:35 a.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Grace Heights in Morganton, North Carolina. She was born to the late Verl and Ruth A. (Emhoof) Burns on August 2, 1925 in Denver, Indiana.

She married Stanley J. Davis on May 7, 1944, he passed...

Feb 7, 2011

Mary Ann (Glover) Bland, 61, Wabash, passed away at 2:35 p.m. Monday, February 7, 2011 at her home. She was born to the late Eugene and Betty (Webb) Glover on May 16, 1949 in Marion, Indiana.

She married Raymond Bland on April 26, 1980, he survives in Wabash. She graduated from Southwood High School in 1967. She...

Jan 8, 2011

Denis Ian Russell, age 68, Indianapolis, passed away 8 p.m. on January 8, 2011 in his residence. He was born August 9, 1942 in Brisbane, Australia to the late Ernest T. Russell and Shirley M. (Shelley) Kraft. Denis graduated from high school in Lafayette, Indiana. He was a partner of the Green Gables Restaurant, Eller House, Blue Herron, Adam's...

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,...