Obituaries

Aug 14, 2010

Lela Gladys (McNeeley) King, 95, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor-West at 12:40 am. She was born in Fairfield Illinois on October 18, 1914 to Adron and Dora (Sherwood) McNeeley. She married Raymond George King on July 19, 1943, he preceded her in death on March 23, 1974.

Lela is survived by...

Aug 8, 2010

Geneva Ileen Haynes, 94, LaFontaine, passed away 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at her son's home in Gas City, Indiana. She was born to the late Clifford F. and Ersell (Reed) Skinner on June 5, 1916 in Marion, Indiana. She was a 1930 graduate from Sweetser High School. She married Virgil K. Haynes on April 26, 1936,...

Aug 7, 2010

William D. "Bill" Dluzak, 86, Wabash, passed away 9:16 p.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Wabash County Hospital. He was a lifetime resident of Wabash. He was born to Charles H. and Alice H. (Carver) Dluzak on April 29, 1924 in Wabash, Indiana. He married Rosalia L. "Rosie" (Karst) Dluzak on November 19, 1955, she survives. He graduated...

Aug 3, 2010

Mildred K. (Malott) Cooper-Troyer, 97, rural LaFontaine passed away 3:40 a.m. on August 3, 2010 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine, Indiana.

She was born July 13, 1913 in Grant County, Indiana to Don and Naomi (Owings) Malott. She married Robert H. Cooper in July 3,1934, he passed away in September 11, 1984. She then married...

Jul 21, 2010

Gary R. Walters Jr., 42, formerly of Wabash, passed away at his home in Peru on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. He was born in Wabash on March 18, 1968 to Gary (Diana) Walters of Marion, and the late Sandra Price Cora. He graduated in 1986 from Northfield High School.

Gary loved to play paintball with his friends....

Jul 18, 2010

Ernest E. (Ernie) Swafford, 77, of Silver Lake, IN, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 12:35 am at Millers Merry Manor. He was born in Wabash on August 21, 1932 to William Harry Swafford and Bertha Lucille Hall. His father passed away before his birth. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Edward...

Jul 16, 2010

Jared Douglas Shears, 21, of rural LaFontaine  died on Friday, July 16, 2010 at  approximately 1:58 am from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He was born in Wabash on May 31, 1989 to Scott and Roxanne (Brady) Shears. Along with his parents, Jared is survived by 2 sisters, Shannon Shears, Greenwood, IN; and Nichole Schroll, of Phoenix, AZ; and...

Jun 27, 2010

Vickie Lynn (Thompson) Marine, 56, of rural Wabash,  passed away at 12:10 am on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She was born to Omer and Jessie (Vandlandingham) Thompson in Wabash on April 5, 1954. Her father passed away in November 1991 and her mother passed away in September of 2009. She...

Jun 23, 2010

Tim D. Holcslaw, 60, Wabash, passed away 2:54 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on January 13, 1950 in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Ernest Holcslaw, passed away April 30, 1977 and Jeanetta (Cunningham) Holcslaw, passed away May 28, 2009. He graduated from Mentone High School in 1968...

Jun 9, 2010

Mary Pauline Shalley, 89, Wabash, passed away 6:55 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash.

She was born to the late Russell and Nina (Dodgson) Purdy on April 16, 1921 in Wabash, Indiana. She was a 1940 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Virgil "Woody" Shalley on June 13, 1941, he...

Jun 5, 2010

Glenda E. (Baer) Jones, 86, Wabash, passed away 1:55 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Wabash County Hospital in Wabash, Indiana.

She was born to the late Forrest G. and Eva Sara (Cripe) Baer in Urbana, Indiana on October 13, 1923. Glenda was a graduate from Wabash High School. She married Wallace "Wally" Jones on May...

Jun 2, 2010

Jerry Joe Haynes, 75, Wabash, passed away 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born to the late Paul and Evelyn (Brown) Shoults on May 20, 1935 in Wabash, Indiana. He was a carpenter for 40 years of his life. A was a lifetime resident of Wabash. He...

May 29, 2010

Mazie Helene Hussey, 88, LaFontaine, passed away 3:55 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born to the late William Henry and Daisy Burnette (Tyner) Dillion on July 14, 1921 in Banquo, Indiana. She graduated from Banquo High School in 1940 and also attended Indiana Business College. She married Sidney Earl Hussey on...

May 28, 2010

Shirley Angeline Miller, 69, Wabash, passed away 3:40 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2010 at Miller Merry Manor in Wabash, Indiana. She was born to late Frank and Martha (McDonald) Warren in Vandalia, Illinois on August 28, 1940. She married Beryle Miller on May 10, 1986, he survives. Shirley helped the elderly with their daily chores and shopping as...

May 26, 2010

Robert E. Rife, 87, rural Wabash, passed away 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at his home.

He was born to Loren and Hazel (Ply) Rife in Wabash, Indiana on October 14, 1922. He married M. Lorene Gillespie on May 3, 1945, she passed away on May 20, 2005. He retired from Honeywell Factory where he...

May 22, 2010

Howard C. 'Tater' Harvey, 86, Wabash, passed away 4:20 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Millers Merry Manor in Wabash, Indiana.

He was born to the late Ernest M. Harvey and Edith Slater Harvey (Smith) on February 6, 1924 in Wabash, Indiana where he was a life time resident. He retired from the Wabash City Street Department....

May 20, 2010

Charles Dwight Adams, 59, Lagro, passed away 9:40 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born on September 24, 1950 in Florence, Alabama to the late Charles N. Adams and Bobbie (Coker) Adams, she survives in Lagro . Dwight attended Northfield High. He married Candace Snapp on August 19, 1967,...

May 13, 2010

Robert Westel 'Bob' Mills of LaFontaine, loving husband, father, grandpa, friend, WWII Veteran and humanitarian passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. He was 90 years young. Bob was born on April 7, 1920 in Fulton County, Indiana, the son of the late Robert Earl and Faye Myrtle (Beattie)...

Apr 22, 2010

NAME: Daniel Duaine Backus AGE: 59 BORN:  April 3, 1951 PRESENT ADDRESS: Silver Lake, Indiana DATE OF DEATH: April 22, 2010 DAY: Thursday Time: 8:03 a.m. PLACE OF DEATH: Kosciusko Community Hospital PLACE OF BIRTH: Wabash, Indiana FATHER'S NAME: James Backus ADDRESS: Deceased MOTHER'S NAME: Carma Gagnon ADDRESS: Mentone, IN STEP FATHER: Ronnie Gagnon of Mentone, IN OCCUPATION:  retired Truck...

Apr 16, 2010