Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries
Nora Owens
Sep 21, 2011
Nora Owens, 83, Silver Lake, IN died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 5:03 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born August 28, 1928 in Blue Ridge, KY to George & Mary (Slone) Bradford. On August 21, 1945 she married Virgil Owens. He died April 1, 2001. Nora was a homemaker, doll collector, avid gardener...
Rev. Durwood "Derby" Shepherd
Sep 17, 2011
Rev. Durwood "Derby" Shepherd, 79, North Manchester, IN went home to be with his Heavenly Father on September 17, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born at Floyd County, KY on September 16, 1932 to Lonnie & Savage (Shepherd) Shepherd. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Patricia (Denny) Shepherd,...
Harold H. A. Bolinger
Sep 17, 2011
Harold H. A. Bolinger, 85, North Manchester, IN died at 5:20 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Wabash County Hospital, Wabash, IN. He was born at Kosciusko County, Indiana on February 23, 1926 to Alvin A. & Orpha A. (Weller) Bolinger. On June 4, 1950 he married Rosemary Brubaker. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Jeffrey...
Randy L. Rogers
Sep 15, 2011
Randy L. Rogers, 49, North Manchester, IN died at 5:55 a.m. Thursday, September 15, 2011 at his residence. He was born November 7, 1961 in Wabash, Indiana to Robert & Roberta (Tyson) Rogers. On August 2, 1980 he married Sandra K. (Bashore) Young. She died April 18, 2010. Surviving are his companion, Lisa Rhoades, North Manchester, IN;...
Ronald L. Conover
Sep 15, 2011
Ronald L. Conover, 56, North Manchester, IN died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 10:10 p.m. in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born May 11, 1955 in Hunterdon, NJ to Harold E. & Philomena M. (Clements) Conover. He graduated from South Hunterdon Regional High School in 1973. He was a Federal Wildlife Officer with Federal Migratory...
Lora Maxine Harvey
Sep 8, 2011
Lora Maxine Harvey, 87, North Manchester, IN and formerly of Laketon, IN died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 10:15 p.m. in Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born April 24, 1924 in Wabash County, IN to Harry G. & Edna Florine (Macon) Betten. On December 11, 1947 she married Earl W. Harvey. He...
Helen A. Conrad
Sep 4, 2011
Helen A. Conrad, 88, North Manchester, IN died at 2:25 a.m. Sunday, September 4, 2011 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center. She was born at Bippus, Indiana on March 2, 1923 to Willard & Emma (Murray) Little. On September 7, 1941 she married Frank Robert Conrad. He died January 17, 1997. Surviving are three daughters, Kay Conrad, Fond Du...
Byron C. Brunn
Aug 31, 2011
Byron C. Brunn, 75, North Manchester, IN died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 9:50 p.m. in his residence. He was born November 6, 1935 at Wabash, Indiana to Glen & Lucille (Vickery) Brunn. On December 4, 1953 he married Georgia Lee Brown. She died January 19, 2003. Surviving are a son, Byron G. "Buddy" (Tena) Brunn, North...
Klink Shepherd
Aug 25, 2011
Klink Shepherd, 53, North Manchester, IN died at 4:03 a.m. Thursday, August 25, 2011 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born at Wabash, Indiana on November 21, 1957 to Dewey & Jeannette (Whitaker) Shepherd Sr. He had worked in the paint departemnt at Par-Kan, Silver Lake, IN. Surviving is a daughter, Valerie Shepherd, North Manchester,...
Richard L. Renz
Aug 22, 2011
Richard L. Renz, 62, North Manchester, IN died Monday, August 22, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. in his residence. He was born September 15, 1948 in Huntington, IN to Roy & Dorothy (Garretson) Renz. He was 1966 graduate of Northfield High School. On August 9, 1969 he married Wilma E. Stephan. She died December 15, 1984. He then...
Anna M. Lambert
Aug 21, 2011
Anna M. Lambert, 89, North Manchester, IN died at 4:00 a.m. Sunday, August 21, 2011 in her residence. She was born April 26, 1922 in Martin County, IN to Carl & Margaret (Auker) Troder. On January 23, 1943 she married Earl R. Lambert. He died November 10, 1995. She was a member of Congregational Christian Church, North...
Florrie "Chris" Caldwell Sears
Aug 19, 2011
Florrie "Chris" Caldwell Sears, 95, formerly of the Silver Lake & Claypool area died August 19, 2011. She was born March 18, 1916 in Silver Lake, IN to Leroy W. & Anna (Jaques) Caldwell. She married George M. Sears. He is deceased. She was a 1934 graduate of Silver Lake High School, a member of Indiana Organic...
Scott Anthony Melton Jr
Aug 14, 2011
Scott Anthony Melton Jr., 30, Peru, IN died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 10:30 p.m. in his residence. He was born April 3, 1981 in Wabash, IN to Scott A. Melton Sr. & Diane (Shepherd). He graduated from ITT, Indianapolis, IN in 2007 as a Certified Technician. He was a Line Technician for Comcast for 5 years...
Michael D. Brown
Aug 10, 2011
Michael D. Brown, 68, North Manchester, IN died at 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in his residence. He was born May 7, 1943 in Wichita, KS to Don S. & Phyllis Jean (Long) Brown. He graduated from McPherson College, McPherson, KS in 1965 where he received a B.A. Degree. He then graduated from Kansas State University...
Dr. R. Emerson Niswander
Aug 10, 2011
Dr. R. Emerson Niswander, 97, North Manchester, IN died at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born April 2, 1914 at Bluffton, Ohio to Noah & Kate (Stetler) Niswander. On June 8, 1941 he married Evelyn Mullett. She survives. Also surviving are two sons; Ray Niswander Jr., Worthington,...
Lavonne L. Spiece
Aug 2, 2011
Lavonne L. Spiece, 86, North Manchester, IN died Tuesday, August 2, 2011at 4:10 a.m. in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born September 22, 1924 in Fort Wayne, IN to Cecil L. & Gertrude (Miller) Merrick. She was a 1942 graduate of Roann High School, Roann, IN. On November 18, 1944 she married Walter "Whitey"...
Howard N. Uhrig
Aug 2, 2011
Howard N. Uhrig, 87, North Manchester, IN died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born near Phillipsburg, Montgomery County, Ohio on May 25, 1924 to Alfred & Mary (Surber) Uhrig. On June 26, 1949 he married Mary Kathryn Fish, she survives. Also surviving is a daughter, Rebecca (Lowell)...
Dr. William R. Eberly
Jul 28, 2011
Dr. William Robert Eberly, 84, North Manchester, IN died Thursday, July 28, 2011 at his summer home on Big Chapman Lake, Warsaw, IN. He was born in North Manchester, IN on October 4, 1926 to John H. & Ollie (Heaston) Eberly. On June 30, 1946 he married Eloise Whitehead. She survives. Also surviving are three...
Patricia L. Spratt
Jul 27, 2011
Patricia L. Spratt, 70, Silver Lake, IN died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born May 14, 1941 in Fairplay, CO to Loren Vic & Dorothy E. (Arthur) Hamilton. On April 3, 1964 she married Wayne S. Spratt. Pat was an insurance agent for 6 years for Walther Insurance Agency, Silver...
Ruth N. Kurtz
Jul 24, 2011
Ruth N. Kurtz, 92, North Manchester, IN died Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born February 10, 1919 to Lee R. & Jennie C. (Royer) Smith. She graduated from Chester High School in 1937 and Manchester College in 1941. On September 2, 1951 she married Alton Robert Kurtz. He died...
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