Jun 10, 2022

Lottie Colleen Bammerlin, 79, Akron, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on June 10, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. The daughter of Ezra B. and Gertrude (Doub) Lipply, Lottie was born in Warsaw on September 28, 1942.

After graduating from Laketon High School in 1960, Lottie worked at Heckman Bindery until she married Paul Lyle...

Jun 3, 2022

Nathaniel Drue “Nate” Harmon, 21, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away June 3, 2022. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on June 14, 2000, Nate was the youngest child of Lonnie and Heather (Certain) Harmon Jr.

After graduating from William Amos Hough High School in Cornelius, North Carolina in 2019, Nate moved back to North Manchester. A patient, selfless,...

May 31, 2022

Michael J. Harford, 68, North Manchester, passed away on May 31, 2022 at his home. The son of Jack and Deon (Gutfeld) Harford, Michael was born on July 23, 1953 in San Francisco, California.

After graduating from Westmoor High School in 1971, Michael attended the San Francisco Academy of Art where he nurtured his highly creative and...

May 30, 2022

April Dawn Greene, 38, Liberty Mills, passed away on May 30, 2022. The daughter of Richard and Kathy (Brainard) Greene, April was born in Warsaw, Indiana on December 4, 1983.

April attended Manchester High School and was employed at McDonalds. She had three children with Chava Saucedo; Alonzo, Franchesa, and Angelica, and they were the light of...

May 20, 2022

Nathaniel “Nate” Cole Baker, 24, North Manchester, passed away May 20, 2022. The son of Jeremy and Kelly (Cole) Baker, Nate was born in Layton, Utah, on March 5, 1998.

After he and his family moved back from Utah, Nate attended second through ninth grades at Manchester Community Schools. He and his family then moved to Warsaw,...

May 15, 2022

Evelyn Lois Jagger, 98, Rochester, formerly of Silver Lake, passed away on May 15, 2022 at home. She was born May 29, 1923 in Silver Lake, Indiana to Roy C. and Elvah G. (Metzger) Kline.

After graduating from Silver Lake High School in 1941, Evelyn married William D. “Bill” Jagger the very next year on August 15,...

May 15, 2022

Francis H. Barr Jr., 97, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on May 15, 2022, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Francis was born on March 24, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois to Francis H. and Ida Rebecca Barr.

When he was two years old, his parents moved to Oregon, and it was in Oregon and Idaho that...

May 15, 2022

John R. “Jack” Sleighter, 84, North Manchester, formerly of South Whitley, passed away on May 15, 2022 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. He was born on September 29, 1937 in Pierceton, Indiana to Budd B. and Maxine L. (Roberts) Sleighter.

Shortly after graduating from Chester High School in 1955, Jack married the love of his...

May 13, 2022

Carroll Hamilton, 73, Warsaw, passed away on May 13, 2022 at home. The son of Dale and Helen (Carper) Hamilton, Carroll was born August 29, 1948 in Warsaw, Indiana.

After graduating from Pierceton High School in 1967, Carroll enlisted in the United States Marine Corp and served in Vietnam. After active duty, Carroll served in the National...

May 9, 2022

Carol Ann Moses has been reunited by death with her beloved husband Charles.  They planned to join the heavenly chorus, maybe do a little fishing, and hoped there are weed-free gardens in the hereafter. Carol, 88, of North Manchester, passed away on May 9, 2022. The daughter of Paul D. and Pauline K. (Smith) Butterbaugh, Carol was born March...

May 8, 2022

Dorothy Mae Sorg, 77, Wabash, passed away on May 8, 2022 at her home. The daughter of Joe Howes and Edith (Chafin) Howes Browning, Dorothy was born April 18, 1945 in Logan County, West Virginia.

Dorothy graduated from Logan Senior High School in 1964. On January 15, 1972 she married the love of her life, Karl Sorg....

May 6, 2022

Frederick G. “Fred” Olinger, 69, of National City, California, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2022 at his home. The son of Frederick “Fritz” and Rose Mary (Berneburg) Olinger, Fred was born on July 29, 1952 in Wabash, Indiana.

After graduating from Manchester High School in 1971, Fred went on to earn his Associates degree from Vincennes...

May 5, 2022

Howard A. Deel, 80, North Manchester, passed away May 5, 2022 at his home. The son of Elden Rufus and Beulah Irene (Cline) Deel, Howard was born March 15, 1942 in Nyssa, Oregon.

During his childhood, Howard’s family frequently moved around the state of Oregon following his fathers work. Their nomadic lifestyle fueled Howard’s lifelong love for...

May 3, 2022

Stephanie Allen Jones died at her home in North Manchester, Indiana, on May 3, 2022; her husband Bob and daughter Wendy Pfeiffer were by her side. Stephanie was 78 years old.

Stephanie was born on September 10, 1943, in Ottawa, Kansas. She graduated from Parkview High School in Springfield, Missouri and earned a B.S. in Music Education...

May 2, 2022

Helen Louise Lecocq, 96, North Manchester, formerly of Flat Rock, North Carolina, passed away on May 2, 2022 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. The daughter of Clem and Blanch (Poe) Finch, Helen was born on June 18, 1925 in Monette, Arkansas. The last surviving child of nine, Helen spent her childhood on the family farm learning...

Apr 25, 2022

Nan Louise Gemmer, 85, Liberty Mills, Indiana, passed away April 25, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The daughter of William G. and Marjorie P. (Mickel) Burwick, Nan was born on September 18, 1936, in Marion, Indiana.

In 1954 Nan graduated from Peru High School. After a few years, she went on to...

Apr 24, 2022

Danny Joe Fruitt, 78, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away April 24, 2022, at Stillwater Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born March 8, 1944, in Wabash County, Indiana, Danny was the son of Floyd H. and Josephine M. (Shipley) Fruitt.

After graduating from Sidney High School in 1964, Danny married Deborah “Debbie” Kerr on July 17, 1965....

Apr 17, 2022

Virginia Marie (Miller) Block, 99, Liberty Mills, passed away on April 17, 2022 in her daughter’s home. The daughter of John and Opal (Smith) Miller, Virginia was born in a farmhouse on January 5, 1923 in Tippecanoe, Indiana.

The oldest of eight children, Virginia learned early on how to be a true matriarch of the family. She...

Apr 16, 2022

Dolores M. Gish, 91, Claypool, Indiana, passed away April 16, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The daughter of John and Laura (Bainter) Rockwell, Dolores was born in Wakarusa, Indiana, on January 29, 1931.

On July 10, 1949, Dolores was baptized into the Eel River Old German Baptist Brethren Church. Possessing a servant’s...

Apr 12, 2022

Jack Lee “Cookie” Cook, 69, Kokomo, passed away on April 12, 2022 at home. The son of Elmer and Madora (Hood) Cook, Jack was born February 9, 1953 in Kokomo, Indiana.

After graduating from Kokomo High School in 1971, Jack served in the Air Force for four years as a military police sergeant and then served another...