All Obituaries

Rosaline Louise “Rosie” Ulrey, 99, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away September 21, 2022, at her home. The only daughter of the late Verlie Burdette and Edna Rosette (Umbarger) Howard, Rosie was born on January 27, 1923, in Walton, Indiana. After graduating from Walton High School in 1941, Rosie married Wallace “Wally” Ulrey on November 2, 1941. During their nearly sixty-eight years of marriage, they were blessed with three sons, David, Stephen, and Jerald....

John Benton Ridenour, 60, Silver Lake, passed away September 16, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. Born May 30, 1962, in Wabash, John was the son of James and Kay (Meyer) Ridenour. Growing up, John spent a lot of time at his uncle John Bechtold’s farm. He enjoyed helping on the farm and playing with his cousins, Midge and Rozella. John made a living by working in factories for many years before his health forced him to retire. A tough and quiet soul, John was...

Doris “Jean” Weaver Smith was born on March 24, 1933, in Roanoke, VA, to Ruth Ethel Wenger Weaver and Aaron Lehman Weaver. Jean died on September 12, 2022, exactly 6 months after her beloved husband, Edward Stanley Smith, passed away. Both were residents of Timbercrest Senior Living in North Manchester, IN, for the past three years. Jean was one of three children, including a twin sister, Emily “Sue” Strickler of Kansas City, MO. Their older sister, Ruth...

Judith Helen “Judy” (French) Murphy, 86, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on September 11, 2022, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born in Howard County, Indiana, on November 10, 1935, to the late Woodrow A.L. and Helen A. (Greene) French. Judy grew up on her parents’ family farm near Silver Lake, Indiana, and loved working alongside her father there. During her childhood, she and her family attended South Pleasant Methodist Church in Silver...

Robert L. “Bob” Frantz, 99, North Manchester, Indiana, joined his wife in heaven on September 4, 2022. The son of the late Jacob and Ethel E. (Renicker) Frantz, Bob was born on his family’s farm in Liberty Mills, Indiana, on October 25, 1922. Before graduating high school, Bob enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942, where he fought in World War II and became a corporal and worked as an aircraft mechanic. After being honorably discharged, Bob returned to North...

  Gregory Allen Clark, 65, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away in the early morning on September 1, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. The son of Harold “Sparky” and Lois (Hetler) Clark, Gregory was born on October 6, 1956 in Huntington County, Indiana. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1975, Greg married Wanda Wireman King in 1975 and they were blessed with three children, Daniel, Jessica, and Rachel. Greg lived for his children and...

Frank L. Bever, 101, North Manchester, passed away on August 25, 2022 at Timbercrest Senior Living Center in North Manchester, Indiana. The son of James William and Nellie May (Ply) Bever, Frank was born on April 21, 1921 in Lagro, Indiana. He was baptized at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Lagro, Indiana.  Frank was born fourth in a family comprised of seven children. As a child, he enjoyed ice skating on a nearby pond and was quite interested in playing basketball but lived too far...

Janice L. (Hidy) Frye, age 85 of North Manchester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Signature Healthcare in Terre Haute. She was born in South Whitley, Indiana on May 26, 1937 to the late Gail R. & Iva (Bowers) Hidy. Janice graduated from Central High School in 1955. On May 12, 1984 she married Max W. Frye, who preceded her in death on May 10, 2002. She was a loving mother and homemaker and was a volunteer and office manager for Meals on Wheels for 10 years. She...

Anita Mae Miller, 71, Wabash, Indiana, formerly of North Manchester, passed away on August 17, 2022 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on November 13, 1950 in Greenville, Ohio, the daughter of Rev. L. Byron and Zola Miller. She graduated from Hagerstown High School, Hagerstown, Indiana, in 1969 and from Ball State University in 1973 with a B.S. degree in Social Work and Psychology. She completed a year of service with Brethren Volunteer Service after college and...

Jan David Zimpelman, 67, Wabash, Indiana, passed away at his home on August 8, 2022. Born in Wabash on March 16, 1955, Jan was the son of the late Russell Sherman and Mable Lucille (Aughinbaugh) Zimpelman. As a child, Jan attended St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Urbana with his parents and two siblings. In 1973 he graduated from Northfield Jr/Sr High School, and for many years he worked at Bulldog Battery Corporation in Wabash before he eventually retired. The loving memory of...