All Obituaries

Mary Jane Helton, 52, Silver Lake, Indiana passed away unexpectedly August 3, 2021 at her residence. Born April 5, 1969 in Goshen, Indiana, Mary was the daughter of Ed Gillespie and Sheryl (Neff) Stabler. Mary was a graduate of Wawasee High School class of 1987.  Less than a year later, Mary married Ellis E. Helton on March 4, 1988. They were married for twenty-six years before Ellis’s passing on March 15, 2014. Before her health began to decline, Mary worked for more than...

Louise E. (Krom) Jacoby Shull, 98, was called home by her Creator and Lord, Jesus Christ on August 1, 2021 at Timbercrest Healthcare.  Louise was the oldest child of Milo O. and Frieda P. (Knoop) Krom born on December 25, 1922 in North Manchester. Her siblings were Thelma (Gordan) Smith, Lewis Krom, Trisha (Russell) Herron all deceased. She grew up in the South Whitley- Columbia City areas and graduated from Columbia City High School in 1942. Louise married Harold M. Jacoby on August...

Garland L. Wilcox, 90, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 17, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Born on September 19, 1930 in Wabash County, Indiana, Garland was the son of the late Ernest and Amelia (Rickert) Wilcox.  He was one of nine children, raised on the family farm near Urbana, Indiana.    Garland served in the United States Army, was a Korean War veteran, and took great pride in his service to the country.  Garland was...

Richard C. Gale, 56, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2021, with the love of his life by his side. He was born November 12, 1964, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to the late Lewis and LaDonna (Steele) Gale. In 1984 Richard graduated from Manchester High School and in 1986 received his Associates Degree in Automotive from ITT in Fort Wayne. From 1987 to 1995 Richard volunteered his time to the town of North Manchester, where he was a member of the North Manchester Fire...

Jean D. Brainard, 96, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on July 25, 2021 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Born in North Manchester on April 10, 1925, Jean was the daughter of the late Foster and Edna Marie (Westafer) Brown. While living in California Jean met John M. Brainard. On June 1, 1946 the two wed and moved back to Indiana. John worked for the Wabash City Police Department and later the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department while Jean worked at General...

Cleo B. Hippensteel, 95, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester on July 23, 2021. Born in Huntington County, Indiana on March 2, 1926, Cleo was the daughter of the late Ervin C. and Gladys M. (Baker) Spath. Two years after graduating from Laketon High School in 1944, Cleo married Donald Guthrie on March 7, 1946. During their nearly twenty-eight years of marriage, they had five children, David, Ronald, Roger, Robert, and Kathleen. The couple...

Joseph L. “Joe” Blocher, 81, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at his home on July 23, 2021. The son of S. Willis and Lelia E. (Baker) Blocher, Joe was born in North Manchester on March 22, 1940. He was one of six children. In September of 1960, Joe was baptized into the North Manchester Old German Baptist Brethren Church. The following year on May 14, 1961, Joe married Bonnie Metzger. During their sixty years of marriage, Joe and Bonnie were blessed with four children,...

Victor Salazar Jr., 78, North Manchester, Indiana, formerly of Denver, Colorado, passed away July 22, 2021 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Born on July 26, 1942 in Denver Colorado, Victor was the son of the late Victor and Mary (Gayton) Salazar Sr. Victor’s love for his country was matched by few. He spent thirty years in the United States Navy serving his country. His time in the military allowed him to travel and visit all fifty states. After returning home from the...

Bonnie Lou Wiley, 81, Urbana, Indiana, passed away July 21, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash, Indiana. Born on Valentine’s Day in 1940 in Wabash, Indiana, Bonnie was the daughter of the late James Harry and Evelyn Maxine (Schrader) Gardner. During the Wabash County Fair in 1955, Bonnie met Ronald D. Wiley near the Ferris wheel. Two years later on December 7, 1957 the two were married, and in the spring, Bonnie graduated from Urbana High School. During their sixty-six...

Patricia Marie Herron, 81, Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away on August 8, 2020. Born on December 22, 1938 in Howard County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Charles F. O’Dell and Marian R. (Benzing) Wampler. For a long period in her life, Patricia lived in Wabash County, Indiana, and was a member of Woman of the Moose, Wabash Chapter 878. During her life Pat worked at GenCorp in Wabash, Indiana, Bertsch Vending Services in Wabash, Indiana, and retired at Trelleborg Automotive USA,...