Jul 1, 2020

Russell Claude Gagnon Jr., 80, North Manchester passed away July 1, 2020 at 6:08 a.m. at his residence. On January 5, 1940, Russell was born in Silver Lake, Indiana to Russel C. and Sara Annabelle (Hamilton) Gagnon Sr.

Russell earned his high school diploma through the military graduating in 1962. Russell served in the United States Marines...

Jun 30, 2020

Martin Bloom Sacks, 73, Warsaw, Indiana formerly of Sidney, Indiana passed away June 30, 2020 at 2:20 p.m. at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. Martin was an only child born to Henry Martin and Lena (Bloom) Sacks on March 27, 1947. Martin married Bonnie Lu Furnas in 1971. The two were married for thirteen years and had one...

Jun 28, 2020

James “Jim” W. Carpenter, 91, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away June 28, 2020 at 7:25 a.m. at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. The first son of Lee and Mildred (Mortensen) Carpenter, Jim was born October 13, 1928 in Amboy, Illinois. He was later joined by younger brother Robert.  As a child Jim enjoyed visiting and spending time at his...

Jun 22, 2020

Betty I. Leffel, 94, North Manchester, passed away June 22, 2020 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. On August 8, 1925, Betty was born in Dalton, Ohio at her cousin’s home. Although Betty was an only child, her parents Ralph M. and Mayme (Huntsberger) Garn were a foster home to many children over the years.

A graduate...

Jun 20, 2020

Susan “Sue” E. Clark, 72, Silver Lake, Indiana, passed away June 20, 2020 at 5:27 a.m. She was born in Warsaw, Indiana, on November 4, 1947, to Robert and Leona (Winger) Leckrone. She was raised on a farm in southern Kosciusko County. Sue attended Sidney School until it closed and then transferred to South Whitley High School, graduating in...

Jun 16, 2020

Jesse Leroy “J.L.” Trickle, 75, Huntington, Indiana, passed away June 16, 2020 at 2:00 a.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor, Huntington, Indiana. J.L. was born May 25, 1945 in Wabash, Indiana, to Jesse E. and Phyllis (Flack) Trickle.

J.L. graduated from Manchester High School class of 1963, then went on to further his education at International Business College....

Jun 15, 2020

Evelyn Mullett Niswander, 102, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away June 15, 2020 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester. Evelyn was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, October 1, 1917, to Ezra and Anna Mullett.  They had one other daughter, Anna Ruth Mullett and a son, J. Lorrel Mullett.  Evelyn had many memories of going to County Fairs and of 4-H activities...

Jun 3, 2020

Alice Nadine Andrews Baldwin Newcomer, 91, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away peacefully June 3, 2020 at 6:05 p.m. Alice was born March 1, 1929 in Modesto, California to Loren and Gladys (Joyce) Andrews; however, her father died when she was almost two years old. When Alice was six, her mother married J.F. Baldwin, a Church of the Brethren pastor....

Jun 3, 2020

John R. Graham, 90, North Manchester passed away on June 3, 2020 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester at 6:35 p.m. John was born in Kokomo, Indiana on September 28, 1929 to Charles and Bertha (Zimmerman) Graham and was one of eleven children.

John served in the United States Army during the Korean War, then was a...

May 23, 2020

Randel E. “Randy” Workman, 61, Lagro, Indiana, passed away May 23, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born June 10, 1958 in Kokomo, Indiana, Randy was one of two children born to Grant and Mary Alice (Baker) Workman.

Two years after graduating from Bluffton High School in the class of 1976, Randy married Lisa...

May 19, 2020

Stanley “Stan” Baldridge, 62, Claypool, Indiana passed away May 19, 2020 at 11:35 p.m. at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. On May 31, 1957, Stan was born to A.J. and Eva Marie (Reffitt) in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

Stan enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, and riding his motorcycle. Although he was stoic and reserved, people knew he cared...

May 12, 2020

Esther J. Strike, 78, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 4:40 a.m. on May 12, 2020 at her residence. The only child of Stanley Leroy and Velma N. (Coning) Brovont, Esther was born on November 15, 1941 at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, Indiana.

Esther was baptized into the Old German Baptist Brethren Church on May 22, 1958 ...

May 7, 2020

Emma J. Helton Slone, 83, Claypool, Indiana, passed away May 7, 2020, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. One of ten children, Emma was born October 23, 1936 in Floyd County, Kentucky to John and Myrtle (Hale) Helton.

When Emma was seven, her mother was killed in a tragic car accident. Emma quickly became a mother figure...

May 4, 2020

Kathryn Gillespie Huntington passed away at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, IN on Monday, May 4, 2020 where she had resided for the past 16 years.  She was born in Rochester, Indiana on September 8, 1920 to Perry Warren Gillespie and Margaret Metzger Gillespie and was raised on a farm outside Kewanna, Indiana.

She graduated from Kewanna...

Apr 29, 2020

Helen S. Drudge, 96, North Manchester formerly of Silver Lake passed away April 29, 2020 at 1:45 p.m. at Peabody Healthcare Center. Helen was born to Paul and Wilgerdia (Kissinger) Sittler on July 30, 1923 in Wabash County, Indiana.

Helen graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1941. She grew up and lived most of her life...

Apr 28, 2020

Cynthia A. “Cindy” Betten, 65, Laketon, Indiana, passed away at her home on April 28, 2020. One of Homer and Mary Jane (Jacoby) Kerr‘s six children, Cindy was born on November 12, 1954, in Wabash, Indiana.

In 1972 Cindy graduated from Manchester High School, and on June 17, 1984, she married Clarence Betten. The two were wed...

Apr 24, 2020

Rosco Howard, 87, Pierceton, Indiana, passed away April 24, 2020 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. One of nine children, Rosco was born on March 17, 1933 in Saylersville, Kentucky to Bass and Dollie (Allen) Howard.

Rosco owned and operated a timber buying and logging company for forty-three years. He also owned and worked on his farm....

Apr 22, 2020

Billie G. Blocher, 84, North Manchester passed away, April 22, 2020 at his residence. He was born February 7, 1936 to S. Willis and Lelia E. (Baker) Blocher.

Billie was a lifelong farmer who enjoyed being outdoors gardening, mushroom hunting, and cutting firewood. For all his life, Billie never lived more than a mile from where he...

Apr 19, 2020

Sophie Elle Egner was born on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, to Joe and Brianne (Walgamuth) Egner. Small but strong, she fought valiantly for ten hours before passing away peacefully in her mother’s arms on Sunday, April 19th, 2020. During that time Sophie was baptized by her father, and her family finds peace in the knowledge they will someday hold...

Apr 17, 2020

Eddie D. Howard, 62, Pierceton, Indiana passed at 7:35 a.m. on April 17, 2020 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, Indiana. Born August 6, 1957 in New London, Ohio, Eddie was one of seven children born to Rosco and Nora (Conley) Howard.

Eddie made a living doing what he loved. He was a lifelong logger and always...