All Obituaries

Carolyn D. Frantz, 82, North Manchester, Indiana died at 8:16 p.m. at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN.  Arrangements are pending at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN.

Wanda L. “Chic” Teagle, 77, Kokomo, passed away April 15, 2019 at 12:50 a.m. at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Wanda was born on April 21, 1941 at home on Lincoln River in Magoffin County, Kentucky to Joe and Betty (Hale) Bradley. On September 10, 1996, Wanda married Lowell K. Teagle. Once Lowell retired, they enjoyed traveling together. Wanda will be remembered by her husband; her daughter Lisa (Stephen) Turley, North Manchester; six brothers Phil (Avadean)...

Darla L. (Day) Eads, 81, North Manchester, IN  died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday April 14, 2019 at Kindred Hospital, Lima, Ohio. She was born August 2, 1937 at Silver Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana to Howard & Ruth (Gilliland) Day. After graduation from Laketon High School in 1955, Darla worked at G.C. Murphy 5 & 10 Department Store.  Later she went into health care working as a nurse’s aid at Peabody Retirement Community and Timbercrest Senior Living Community, both at...

Randolph D. Oldfather, 63, North Manchester passed away January 30, 2019 in his home. On July 15, 1955, Randolph was born to Wilfred Oldfather and Ruth (Yentes) Oldfather- Wagner in Rochester, Indiana. He was employed with Midwest Poultry as a truck driver since 1999, retiring in 2011. Randolph served his community as a volunteer firefighter with Pleasant Township Fire Department since August of 1986. Randolph will be remembered by his mother, Ruth Oldfather-Wagner; one daughter, Sara...

Drucilla A. Varney, 58, Fairmount, Indiana passed at 3:52 a.m. on April 6, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. One of seven children, Drucilla was born on June 8, 1960 in Wabash, Indiana to G. Duane and Tomaline (Martin) Bonewitz. On November 23, 1986 Drucilla married Truby G. Isaac. Truby passed away on April 21, 1998. Drucilla then married Ron Varney on April 27, 2001. He survives in Fairmount, Indiana. Cooking was a large part of Drucilla’s life. She worked as a cook...

Mary Louise Jenkins, 96, North Manchester passed away April 6, 2019 at 11:46 a.m. at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. One of four children, Mary Louise was born December 16, 1922 in Kosciusko County, Indiana to Ralph and Minnie (Keister) Metzger. On August 3, 1945, she married H. Delmar Poland and they had one son. Delmar passed away in 1949. She then married Merritt Jenkins on August 24, 1968. He passed away June 19, 2006. She graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1941....

Mary Lou (Hershey) Brown, 87, North Manchester passed away at 8:05 a.m. on March 30, 2019 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born May 24, 1931 in the foothills of eastern Pennsylvania to John G. and Mayno E. (Baker) Hershey. Mary Lou attended Manchester College where she met her future husband, Richard Brown. They had 4 children, Belinda Ann (Rock) Foust, North Manchester; Richard J. Brown, North Manchester; Amy Lou (Arnold) Prater, Silver Lake; and Andy (Jan Fahs)...

Evelyn M. Hensley, 79, North Manchester went home to be with the Lord on March 29, 2019. Evelyn was one of thirteen children born to Oscar S. and Florence M. (Helser) Barton on September 23, 1939 in Warsaw, Indiana. On May 21, 1957, Evelyn married William R. Hensley. He later passed away on January 10, 1987. Evelyn was a women with an enormous heart who would help anyone at any time and had an open door policy. She enjoyed shopping, word searches and spending time with her church family....

Pamela K. Gearhart, 64, Silver Lake, Indiana died at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She was born September 10, 1954 at Rochester Indiana to John C. & Loreen A. (Landis) Hoover.  Graduating from Manchester High School in 1972, later that year on December 16, 1972 she married Robert "Bob" Gearhart.  He survives at Silver Lake, IN.  Also surviving are her father, John Hoover, Warsaw, IN; a son,...

Jerry Lee Karriger, 77, North Manchester, Indiana died at 8:05 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2019 at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center, Wabash, IN.  He was born at Anderson, Indiana on March 12, 1942 to Estel L. & Dorothy B. (Parker) Karriger.  He is survived by two sisters, Carolyn (Lawrence) Allison, North Manchester, IN and Sandra (Spencer) Lovelady, Marion, IN.  An uncle, Maurice Karriger and two cousins, Jody (Gary) Van Slembrouck and Jeff L. (Jane) Karriger.  A...