All Obituaries

Mary Ann R. Trickle, 78, Huntington, passed away April 3, 2020 at Parkview Huntington Hospital. Mary Ann was born March 3, 1942 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Edwin and Nora (Schoenemann) Hegerfeld. Mary Ann graduated from Elmhurst High School in 1960 and later married Jesse “J.L.” Trickle on August 22, 1970. Mary Ann enjoyed spending time doing crafts, sewing, and ceramics. For a few years, she was the owner of Country Side Ceramics, but she enjoyed nothing more that her...

Amanda Marie “Mandi” Williams, 37, North Manchester, Indiana passed away from complications from a stroke at 1:50 a.m. March 21, 2020 at Parkview Randallia Hospice, Fort Wayne, Indiana. One of three children, Amanda was born February 7, 1983 in Winamac, Indiana to Millard and Grace (Jophlin) Smith. Mandi was the definition of homemaker; she was a tremendous mother and wonderful wife. For the last thirteen years Mandi has been married to her best friend, Floyd Williams. The two...

Jacob Allan Burton, 20, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away in a tragic car accident on March 19, 2020, at 6:36 a.m. on County Road 1400 North near County Road 500 East, North Manchester. Jacob was born July 20, 1999 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to John (Laura) Burton and Melissa (nee Bradley)(Dennis) Byers, both of North Manchester.  Jacob graduated from Manchester High School in 2018 and attended Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was majoring in Political Science. Jacob...

Arnold B. Pitts, 63, North Manchester, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord after his battle with cancer ended on March 18, 2020. One of six children born to Joe Wheeler and Osie (Arnett) Pitts, Arnold was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on June 5, 1956. For twenty years Arnold worked as a welder for Par-Kan Company, Silver Lake, Indiana. When Arnold wasn’t working, he enjoyed being outdoors, working on lawn mowers, and especially hunting and fishing. Arnold relished his time with...

Dorothy (Bremer) Trumbetic passed away at 12:05 a.m., March 18, 2020 at the Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.  Dorothy along with her husband Jim came to the Peabody Community in March of 2012.  Dorothy was born on November 1, 1930 in Denver, Colorado and was the daughter of Dick and Erma (Omstead) Bremer.  Dorothy graduated from Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She...

Herbert D. “Hub” Bradley, 79, North Manchester passed away, February 26, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana. On April 9, 1940, Hub was born to Richard and Viola (Howard) Bradley in Floyd County, Kentucky. Hub was class president and was part of the last class to graduate from Central High School, North Manchester in 1959. Hub was an avid sports fan, but especially liked watching IU basketball and Chicago Cubs baseball. During summers, he could be seen at...

Theodore “Ted” Oldfather was born March 7, 1943 to Carl and Cleo (Butterbaugh) Oldfather in Warsaw, Indiana. Ted’s father died when he was six months old and Cleo married George Domer until his death a short time later. She then married Keith Wagoner on March 5, 1950. Ted accepted Christ as his savior when he was 21 years old, and was baptized, becoming part of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church, and the New Conference in 2009. On February 26, 1966, Ted married...

LaDonna M. Gale, 84, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away February 21, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. The last of five siblings, LaDonna was born October 24, 1935 in North Manchester, Indiana to Alfred and Ruby (Rinehart) Steele. After graduating from Central High School, North Manchester, in 1953, LaDonna married Lewis Gale on August 28, 1954. During their sixty-one years together, LaDonna worked for Blue Bell Jeans and Walgreens, both in Columbia City for a few...

Dr. Rex Alan Wieland, 71, North Manchester, passed away February 22, 2020, at 5:10 pm at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Rex was born to Lawrence and Betty (Canter) Wieland on December 19, 1948, in Hastings, Michigan, and was a lifelong member of the Church of the Brethren.  His parents would say that from the time he was a toddler, he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up, a dream that multitudes of people were blessed by when it came true. He graduated from...

Nancy Fern Bryant, 70, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2020 at her home. Nancy was the last surviving child of Willis and Maude (Estep) Chafin. She was born on July 3, 1949 in Logan County, West Virginia. Nancy married Hugh Bryant Sr. on August 5, 1965. During their fifty-four years of marriage they had one son, Hugh Bryant Jr. Nancy worked at Peabody Retirement Community for twenty years as a Resident Manager and was a member of North Manchester Church...