All Obituaries

Charles Daniel Klingler, 96, died on March 22, 2023. He was born, the second of three sons, to Freeman Lloyd Klingler and Nettie Pearl Thomas Klingler on April 7, 1926, on a small farm near Beaverdam, in Allen County, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, by brothers Paul and John, and by a daughter, Susan. Surviving him are his wife; his children David, Robert, Rebecca, Thomas, John, and Mark; and nine grandchildren.  From boyhood he excelled as a student. In his senior year...

Rodney William Custer, 74, North Manchester, passed away on May 17, 2023 at his home. Born in Wabash on September 2, 1948, Rodney was the son of Kenneth Eugene “Gene” and Barbara Rosann “Rosie” (Heeter) Custer. Rodney graduated from Manchester High School class of 1967 and went on to attend a tech school in Louisville, Kentucky for two years. After returning home, he began employment at Ford Meter Box in Wabash. He later worked at Miller & Sons Lumber in Silver...

William Kantzer “K.C.” Crook, 63, North Manchester, passed away at his home on May 16, 2023. Born on July 30, 1959 in Logansport, K.C. was the son of the late William F. and G. Joann (Kantzer) Crook. During his teenage years, K.C. developed a strong work ethic that he carried throughout his life. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1977, K.C. began working at the Laketon Refinery and then worked at the North Manchester Foundry. Around this time, K.C. began dating...

Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Hensley, 62, North Manchester, passed away at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne on May 14, 2023. The son of William R. and Evelyn M. (Barton) Hensley, Kenny was born in Wabash on August 30, 1960. Before graduating from Manchester High School in 1979, Kenny took welding classes at Heartland. Welding was a skill he utilized until a few months ago when he began working for the HF Group (formerly Heckman Bindery) in North Manchester. Kenny was a...

Virginia Marie Ashby, 92, Silver Lake, passed away May 11, 2023, at her home. The daughter of the late Edgar Arno and Hazel (York) Ellis, Virginia was born on July 4, 1930, in Bremen. A few years after graduating high school, Virginia married Charles Foster Ashby on June 23, 1951. The two were wed for nearly forty-nine years before Charles passed away on April 7, 2000. During their time together, they were blessed with a loving family. In addition to being a homemaker, Virginia supported...

Arden Eugene Badskey, 90, South Whitley, passed away on May 8, 2023, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. Born March 12, 1933, on his family’s farm in South Whitley, Arden was the son of the late Marcellus and Gladys M. (Dillon) Badskey. During his youth, Arden worked at his father’s chicken house gathering eggs. After graduating from South Whitley High School in 1953, Arden entered into the Army of the United States where he served with pride and gratitude for the...

Janice Sue Allen Wood, 82, Claypool, passed away on May 7, 2023, at Peabody Health Care Center in North Manchester. The daughter of the late Harold L. and Emma Lou (Meyer) Allen, Janice was born April 19, 1941 in Wabash County, Indiana. A year after graduating from Manchester High School in 1959, Janice married Eddie Wood on March 26, 1960. In 1961 Janice graduated from Ravenscroft Beauty College. For the next fifty-nine years she owned and operated Janice’s Beauty Shop until her...

Larry Eugene Ihnen, 79, Silver Lake, and formerly of North Manchester, passed away surrounded by his loving family on May 6, 2023. Born on May 28, 1943, in Wabash County, Indiana, Larry was the son of the late Walter E. and Donas (Kamp) Ihnen. During high school, Larry worked at Armey and Son Masonry, which was owned by his stepfather, Milburn “Babe” Armey, where he learned the trade of becoming a mason. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1961, he continued to work...

Spencer Allen Bach, 25, North Manchester, passed away tragically from a motor vehicle accident five days short of his 26th birthday on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, along with his girlfriend, Tiffanie Marley. Spencer was born May 8, 1997 in Logansport to John A. and Kim J. (Spencer) Bach. Spencer graduated from Manchester High School in 2014 and entered the workforce with a strong work ethic as a mechanic. He was employed at Friermood Tire in North Manchester. Spencer was a typical 25-year-old...

Dorothy Jean “Jeannie” Johnson, 87, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at her home on April 29, 2023. One of eleven children, Jeannie was born on March 23, 1936 in Salyersville, Kentucky, to the late Fred and Bertha (Allen) Howard. After graduating from Laketon High School in 1954, Jeannie worked as a housekeeper, a laborer at Sunnyside Farms, and Whitley Manufacturing. After her father had a stroke, Jeannie immediately left her job to care for both of her parents, helping...