Dec 24, 2022

Billy Joe Morris, 85, North Manchester, Indiana, joined his wife Betty at the gates of heaven on December 24, 2022. Born in Switzer, West Virginia, on April 23, 1937, Billy was the son of the late Allen and Lora (Workman) Morris.

On May 21, 1961, Billy married the love of his life, Betty Joyce Skeens. The two...

Dec 21, 2022

Michelle Ann Blocker, 67, North Manchester, Indiana, entered the gates of heaven on December 21, 2022. Born in LaPorte, Indiana, on April 17, 1955, Michelle was the daughter of Sally Hughes and sister to Janet and Susan Hughes.

On July 20th, 1973, Michelle, known as “Mike” to those who knew her, married Danny Blocker. During their forty-nine...

Dec 15, 2022

Ella Louise Hoffman, 90, Warsaw formerly of North Manchester, slipped into eternal sleep at 12:08 a.m., December 15, 2022 at Parkview Hospital after an accident at home. Born September 24, 1932 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ella was the daughter of the late George W. and Ella M. (Hoyt) Evans.

She is preceded in death by her husband and...

Dec 13, 2022

Paul Thomas “Tom” Hendrix, 72, North Manchester, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on December 13, 2022. The son of the late Paul Wayne and Beulah C. (Sigler) Hendrix, Tom was born on January 20, 1950 in Wabash.

After graduating from Wabash High School in 1968, Tom began his career as...

Dec 9, 2022

Doris May Callaway, 89, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by family on December 9, 2022. The daughter of the late Elmer Daniel and Mary Elizabeth (Yoder) Shively, Doris was born in Clinton County, Indiana, on September 13, 1933.

Doris was baptized into the Middle Fork Old German Baptist Brethren...

Nov 29, 2022

Arvada Lee Trickle, 74, Laketon, Indiana, passed away on November 29, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. The daughter of Archie and Marietta (Thompson) Holle, Arvada was born in Warsaw, Indiana on May 26, 1948.

After graduating from Manchester High School in 1966, Arvada married Kent Trickle on October 5, 1969. The two spent...

Nov 24, 2022

Grace Ann Whitacre, 90, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester on November 24, 2022. The youngest of seven children, Grace was born on August 23, 1932, in Kokomo, Indiana, to Edgar and Grace (Brewster) Lovelace.

During her senior year at Northwestern High School in Kokomo, Grace married Richard “Dick” Whitacre on...

Nov 22, 2022

Doris June Ihnen, 88, Akron, Indiana, passed away at her home on November 22, 2022. The daughter of Ross and Nellie (Culler) Silvius, Doris was born in Dixon, Illinois, on June 24, 1934.

After graduating from Morris High School in Morris, Illinois, in 1952, Doris attended Manchester College. On August 24, 1954, she married James L. Ihnen....

Nov 22, 2022

Shirley Ann Williams, 85, North Manchester, passed away peacefully at her home on November 22, 2022. The daughter of the late Arlo Severence and Martha (Moog) Bowers, Shirley was born on September 23, 1937, in Bryan, Ohio.

Two years after graduating from New Haven High School in 1955, Shirley married the love of her life, Jack J....

Nov 20, 2022

Kent McCullough, 44, South Whitley, Indiana, passed away on November 20, 2022 in the Supportive Care Unite at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne, from injuries sustained from an accident on October 10, 2022. The son of Earl McCullough and Shirley (Lawson) Young, Kent was born in Logansport, Indiana, on November 22, 1977.

Kent moved to Florida...

Nov 18, 2022

Linda Kay Cripe, 76, Claypool, Indiana, passed away on November 18, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. Born in Wabash, Indiana, on December 9, 1945, Linda was the daughter of Marion Judson and Eunice Marie (Montel) Marshall.

After graduating from Claypool High School in 1965, Linda began working at Triwec in North Manchester until...

Nov 15, 2022

Charles Darrell “Charlie” Carpenter, 82, Pierceton, Indiana, passed away at his home on November 15, 2022. Born on January 23, 1940, in Menifee County, Kentucky, Charles was the son of Elbert and Elizabeth (Griggs) Carpenter He was the last surviving sibling of his three brothers and three sisters

During World War II, Charlie and his family moved...

Nov 14, 2022

Maxine Herbert, 84, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 14, 2022, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Born in Manchester, Kentucky, on August 29, 1938, Maxine was the daughter of the late Thomas Proffitt and Nollie (Minton) Harris.

Maxine graduated from Bush High School in London, Kentucky, in 1956 at a time when not many...

Nov 8, 2022

Larry J. Montel, 81, Beaver Dam Lake, Indiana, passed away November 8, 2022, at Stillwater Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The son of Joseph W. and Mildred V. (Gephart) Montel, Larry was born on November 28, 1940, in Fort Wayne.

Two years after graduating from Mentone High School in 1959, Larry married Becky Keirn on June 24,...

Nov 7, 2022

Leland Dwight Farringer, 95, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away November 7, 2022, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester, Indiana. Born on May 28, 1927, near Lena, Illinois, Dwight was the son of the late Roy D. and Lula L. (Lutz) Farringer. The middle of three brothers and an older sister, Dwight and his siblings were the fourth generation...

Nov 7, 2022

Paul A. Wrightsman, 82, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away November 7, 2022, at Parkview Huntington Hospital in Huntington, Indiana. The son of the late Raymond and Nellie (Flora) Wrightsman, Paul was born in Flint, Michigan, on August 25, 1940.

After graduating from Sidney High School in 1958, Paul married Shirley A. Graybill on April 2, 1961. They...

Nov 7, 2022

Gerald Dean Hoffman, 89, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on November 7, 2022, at his home. Born in the small town of Gilead on December 24, 1932, Dean was the son of the late Ellis and Mary Ellen (Keim) Hoffman. Dean’s mother passed away when he was young, and his father then married Alta Yarian.

Dean joined...

Nov 6, 2022

Stephen E. “Whitey” White, 69, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at his home on November 6, 2022. The son of the late Harold Edward White and Catherine W. (Doray) Amiss, Steve was born on July 11, 1953, in Syracuse, New York.

During Steve’s junior year of high school, the family moved from New York to North Manchester. ...

Nov 4, 2022

Betty Joyce Morris, 78, North Manchester, formerly of Sandy Beach Estates, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on November 4, 2022. The last surviving child of six, Betty was born to Roy and Sadie (Mollett) Skeens on April 28, 1944, in Red Jacket, West Virginia.

On May 21, 1961, Betty wed Billy Joe Morris....

Nov 2, 2022

Wyatt Maxwell Beckler, 18, Fort Wayne, Indiana, tragically passed away on November 2, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. Wyatt was born on March 11, 2004, to Yon M. and Brookelynn D. (Shepherd) Beckler Jr. in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As a child, Wyatt attended Holy Cross Lutheran School.

Wyatt loved to laugh and watch...