All Obituaries

Freeda Mae Reinier, 96, Silver Lake, Indiana, passed away at her home September 28, 2020 at 11:41 a.m. Born into a large family, Freeda was one of ten children. She was born on March 29, 1924 in Salem, Indiana, to Edwin David and Ethel Josephine (Blevins) Adkins. Living through the trials and tribulations of life, and the loss of seven children, Freeda kept her faith. It was family that kept her going through the tough times in life. On May 23, 1942 Freeda married Leslie Edward Albertson...

Elaine Sommers Rich, age 94, died peacefully on September 27, 2020 in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born February 8, 1926 to Monroe and Effie (Horner) Sommers in Plevna, Indiana where she grew up as the oldest of five children during the Depression era. The children’s novel Hannah Elizabeth is semi-autobiographical about her childhood. She committed her life to Christ and joined the Howard-Miami Mennonite Church as a young teen. She skipped her last year of high school and went...

Lois I. “Lou” Clark, 84, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away September 19, 2020 at her home. Lou was born December 22, 1935 in Wabash, Indiana, to Donald and Barbara (Randell) Hetler. At the age of nineteen, Lou married her best friend Harold J. “Sparky” Clark on April 8, 1955. The two were wed for fifty-six years, before Sparky passed away October 21, 2011. During their journey together, Lou and Sparky started Clark’s Video and Electronics, North...

Dr. Dan Keith Nordmann, 60, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away September 14, 2020 at his home. The middle child of Wayne E. and Earlene (Conley) Nordmann, Dan was born January 16, 1960 in Wabash, Indiana. At the age of eleven Dan knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. Most children would be playing with their friends, but Dan saw his goal to help people live longer, better lives. In 1978 Dan graduated from Manchester High School. He went on to further his education by graduating...

Ray Emery Brubaker, 73, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 5:30 p.m. on September 13, 2020 at his home. Ray was born December 3, 1946, he was one of five children born to Albert and Vera (Niccum) Brubaker. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1965, he married Marjorie Edgecomb on December 5, 1965. The two were wed for fifty-four years. During their time together, Ray owned and operated R&R Service Center in North Manchester from 1982 to 1990. He also drove truck for...

Melba L. Howenstine, 96, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 5:50 a.m. on September 8, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. On July 5, 1924 in Huntington, Indiana, Melba was born to Northa and Mabel (Kennedy) Zorger. Melba was their only child but she had great times with the many childhood friends and neighbors on Whitelock Street in Huntington. In 7th grade Melba moved from Huntington to Clear Creek School. It was there she met Alan Howenstine, who also attended...

Tamara A. “Tammy” Seifert, 62, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on September 7, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. Tammy was born in Adams County, Indiana on October 9, 1957, along with her twin brother Ted, to Julius and Margaret (Gulic) Baker. After graduating from Belmont High School in 1976, Tammy went on to further her education at Franklin College, graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. It was a year later that...

Betty Jean Lauderback, 85, North Manchester, Indiana, formerly of North Liberty and Walkerton area, passed away peacefully in her sleep, immediately following a visit with her loving family and husband of fifty-eight years on September 1, 2020 at Grey Stone Health and Rehab, Fort Wayne, Indiana. One of five children, Betty was born January 10, 1935 in Union Mills, Indiana, to Arthur and Lois (Smith) Gemberling. In 1953 Betty graduated from Union Mills High School. It was nine years later...

Juanita Meadows-Music, 84, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away September 1, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. Born December 30, 1935, she was one of eleven children born to Alfred and Alice (England) Prater in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Along with her family, Juanita moved to the Claypool area in 1950. On June 28, 1957 Juanita married William B. Meadows. The two were wed for two weeks shy of twenty-five years before William passed away on June 13, 1982. During their union together, they had two sons....

Jamie B Miller, 67, Wabash, Indiana passed away September 1, 2020 at Parkview Hospice, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born March 23, 1953 at Wabash, Indiana to Everett Trell & Doris (West) Miller.  Jamie retired in 2019 from Indiana Department of Child Services after five years and seven months of service, where she was a Clerical Assistant 3 and receptionist.  She had a 45 year career in the Administrative Assistant, Secretarial, and Clerical Assistant field.  Her longest...