Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries
Delbert Arlan Beery
Sep 24, 2016
Delbert Arlan Beery, 69, of North Manchester passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 11:17 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Beery was born May 12, 1947 in Wabash County, Indiana, the son of the late Glen A. Beery and Maurine Brower Beery. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He attended Purdue...
Sandra L. Buss
Sep 21, 2016
Sandra L. Buss, 64, North Manchester, IN died at 3:51 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in her residence. She was born November 29, 1951 in Wabash County, IN to Ray & Bertha (Betten) Kline. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1970. On July 13, 1981 she married Randy Buss. Sandy was a homemaker. She is survived...
Mazzie L. Selleck
Sep 20, 2016
Mazzie L. Selleck, 82, Laketon, IN died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in her residence. She was born May 11, 1934 in Maysville, GA to William D. & Pearlie Mae (Allen) Minish. On July 17, 1958 she married Carl E. Selleck. Mazzie was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Carl E. Selleck, Laketon,...
Randy L. Frye
Sep 17, 2016
Randy L. Frye, 64, Urbana, IN died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 4:45 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born December 9, 1951 in Fort Wayne, IN to Lester & Doris (Hodges) Frye. He was a truck driver for 45 years. Randy loved horses, dogs and his cat. He is survived by sons, Mitch...
Mildred L. Roth
Sep 16, 2016
Mildred L. Roth, 98, North Manchester, IN died at 4:50 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2016 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born June 16, 1918 in North Manchester, IN to Orville & Etta (Shireman) Emerick. She graduated from Chester High School in 1937. On June 20, 1942 she married David R. Roth. He died...
Carroll "Kaydo" M. Petry
Sep 8, 2016
Carroll "Kaydo" M. Petry, 85, North Manchester, IN died at 6:46 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born August 20, 1931 in Pitsburg, OH to Wilmer A. & Edna Lucille (Brower) Petry. He was a pastor at Spring Creek (IN) Church of the Brethren 1951-1953; Batavia (IL) Church of the...
Duane L. Holle
Sep 3, 2016
Duane L. Holle, 58, North Manchester, IN died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, September 3, 2016 in his residence. He was born September 26, 1957 in Wabash, IN to Charles F. & Veta J. (Caudill) Holle. On December 26, 1981 he married Tearere O. "Tea" Millbrandt. He attended Laketon Wesleyan Church, Laketon, IN. Duane worked on the road...
Eugene Carroll
Sep 2, 2016
Eugene Carroll, 77, Urbana, Indiana passed away at 7:10 p.m. on September 2, 2016 at the Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Eugene was born on September 27, 1938 in Huntington, Indiana to Edson and Dorothy (Ludwig) Carroll. When Eugene was younger, he raised and raced standard bred race horses, while he lived on worked on...
Heddie A. Westafer
Aug 31, 2016
Heddie A. Westafer, 42, Columbia City, IN died at 3:48 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in her residence. She was born July 23, 1974 in Wabash, IN to Herbert & Carole Allen. On June 8, 2002 she married Steven T. Westafer. Heddie loved to do arts and crafts and she loved her dogs "Sophie" and Oscar". She...
Sharon M. Crago
Aug 26, 2016
Sharon M. Crago, 75, North Manchester, IN died at 5:30 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2016 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born September 3, 1940 in Huntington, IN to Everett D. & Jessie Edith (Cunningham) Crago. She graduated from Bippus High School in 1958. She worked at Eaton Controls, North Manchester, IN for 42...
Jerry L. Purdy
Aug 26, 2016
Jerry L. Purdy, 81, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at 3:55 p.m. on August 26, 2016 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Indiana. Jerry was born to Paul G. and Mary E. (Baker) Purdy on April 3, 1935 in North Manchester, Indiana. He graduated from Chester High School in 1954. On April 28, 1962 Jerry married Marcea...
Oscar Robinson
Aug 19, 2016
Oscar Robinson, 85, North Manchester, Indiana passed away August 19, 2016 at 11:50 a.m. at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Oscar was born on May 7, 1931 to Lonnie P. and Fannie B. (Wallen) Robinson in Blue River, Kentucky. On April 29, 1951 Oscar married Eunice M. Marshall. Oscar was...
Mary E. Michel Burton
Aug 1, 2016
Mary E. Michel Burton, 96, North Manchester, IN died Monday, August 1, 2016 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born June 27, 1920 in Wabash, IN to William & Flora Edith (Boyer) Gahl. On February 11, 1938 she married Fremont Michel. He died April 3, 1976. She then married James Burton on October 20,...
Debra Lanette French
Aug 1, 2016
Debra Lanette French, 61, Claypool, Indiana passed away on August 1, 2016 at 11:44 a.m. at her residence. Debra was born on October 20, 1954 to Joseph and Kathy (Veracruz) Brewer in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Skyline Academy, Dallas, Texas in 1972. Debra was a veteran of the U.S Air Force. On May 21, 2011 Debra...
Makeila Marie Dingess
Jul 28, 2016
Makeila Marie Dingess, 7 weeks, Wabash, IN died at 2:39 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2016 in Parkview Wabash Hospital, Wabash, IN. She was born June 3, 2016 in Warsaw, IN to Skyler D. Dingess and Amy M. (Swick) Burchett. Her parents survive in Wabash, IN. She is also survived by brothers, Logan Burchett, Damien Burchett and Jesse...
Wilbur J. Snyder
Jul 25, 2016
Wilbur was born on September 13, 1917, and passed early Monday morning, July 25th of 2016. His parents were James William Snyder and Emma Mae Rinehart Snyder who lived in Camden, Ohio. He had two older sisters, Elma and Lois, and one twin brother, Wilmer.Wilbur graduated from Dixon Township High School in 1935. After five years of...
Regina M. Marks
Jul 24, 2016
Regina M. Marks, 39, North Manchester, IN died Sunday, July 24, 2016 as a result of an auto accident on State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN. She was born December 18, 1976 to Darrell M. Bradley and Laura M. (Heeter) Bradley. On July 16, 2016 she married Caleb N. Marks. He also died as a result...
Caleb N. Marks
Jul 24, 2016
Caleb N. Marks, 28, North Manchester, IN died Sunday, July 24, 2016 as a result of an auto accident on State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN. He was born December 15, 1987 in Wabash, IN to James S. & Lavona L. (Gamsby) Marks. On July 16, 2016 he married Regina Bradley. She also died...
Robert "Bob" R. Bechtold
Jul 21, 2016
Robert "Bob" R. Bechtold, 73, North Manchester, IN died Thursday, July 21, 2016 in his residence. He was born December 22, 1942 in Huntington County, IN to Duane & Ginevra (Auker) Bechtold. He was a lifelong self-employed farmer. Bob was a member of Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester, IN, a 51 year member of Deming Lodge #88...
Charles W. Betten
Jul 15, 2016
Charles W. Betten, 88, North Manchester, IN died at 12:25 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2016 in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born March 24, 1928 in Gridley, IL to Charlie & Nora (Finck) Betten. He graduated from Washington Center High School, Whitley County, IN. He served in the U. S. Army in WWII....
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