May 16, 2023

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...

May 14, 2023

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...

May 11, 2023

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...

May 8, 2023

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...

May 7, 2023

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...

May 6, 2023

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...

May 3, 2023

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...

Apr 29, 2023

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,...

Apr 28, 2023

Shella K. Good, 54, Liberty Mills, Indiana, passed through the gates of heaven on April 28, 2023. The daughter of Ernest and Hazel (Castle) Bradley, Shella was born on September 7, 1968, in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

While growing up in North Manchester, Shella attended Sweetwater Church of God. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1987 and from...

Apr 13, 2023

Janice Mae Hoff Smith, 93, North Manchester, passed away on April 13, 2023, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. An only child, Janice was born in Milledgeville, Illinois, on December 12, 1929, to Harold A. and Mabel Lydia (Price) Hoff.

Jan called Illinois home for the majority of her life. She was raised in Mount Morris,...

Apr 11, 2023

Charles Eugene “Gene” Valentine, 98, North Manchester, joined his wife and son at the gates of heaven on April 11, 2023. The only son of six children, Gene was born May 5, 1924, in Wells County, Indiana, to Rosil L. “R.L” and Nellie (Stahl) Valentine.

Gene enjoyed basketball, softball, and fishing growing up, but he especially looked...

Apr 9, 2023

Darl C. Willcox, 96, Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on April 9, 2023, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. The daughter of the late Hobart and Thelma (Yoder) Wagner Sr., Darl was born in Warren, Indiana, on April 5, 1927.

Darl learned the value of hard work at an early age growing up on her family’s farm. After...

Apr 3, 2023

Robin Elizabeth Sturgill Stanton, 51, Roann, passed away April 3, 2023 at Stillwater Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born July 18, 1971, Robin was the daughter of Billy R. and Molly (Brock) Sturgill.

Robin attended Northfield High School and later Ivy Tech Community College. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and crafting. Her grandchildren were the light of her...

Apr 2, 2023

Karen Sue Long, 52, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away surrounded by family on April 2, 2023, at her home. The daughter of Donald and Donna (Cripe) Long, Karen was born November 14, 1970, in Wabash, Indiana.

Karen graduated from Manchester High School in the spring of 1989. She attended Heartland Career Center in Wabash, where she learned...

Apr 1, 2023

Betty June Lawrenz, 96, North Manchester, Indiana, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on April 1, 2023. The daughter of Earl and Mary (Specht) Johnson and eldest sister to Joyce and Patty; Betty was born June 10, 1926, in Diller, Nebraska.

Betty and her family lived in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico; moving often as her father...

Mar 30, 2023

Helene Blough Crill Snider passed away at 100 years of age on March 30, 2023, at Timbercrest Senior Living Center in North Manchester, Indiana. She was the daughter of John Howard Blough and Mae (Hersch) Blough, born on August 7, 1922, in Waterloo, Iowa. Helene was a child of The Great Depression, growing up in rural Iowa communities where...

Mar 28, 2023

Kay L. Eads, 78, Urbana, Indiana, passed away in the early morning hours of March 28, 2023, at her home. The daughter of Duane and Ginevra (Auker) Bechtold, Kay was born on May 2, 1944, in Huntington, Indiana.

After graduating from Manchester High School in 1962, Kay attended Glamour Girl Cosmetology School in Marion, Indiana. She also...

Mar 25, 2023

Beverly Ann (Ingram) Finley, 94, North Manchester, Indiana, entered the gates of Heaven on March 25, 2023. She was born August 5, 1928, in Kent, Ohio to Walter M. and Flora M. (Pember) Ingram. Beve was a 1946 graduate of Lehman High School, in Canton, Ohio, where she was a member of the Quill and Scroll Society and the...

Mar 22, 2023

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...

Mar 10, 2023

Dorthy Marie Blocher, North Manchester, formerly of South Whitley, left her earthly home on March 10, 2023, at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 14 days. She died in the home of her nephew and his wife, Phillip and Melissa Metzger, where she made her home and was cared for by them and their children since March...