Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries
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...
Maxine M. Ruppel
Jul 9, 2011
Maxine M. Ruppel, 90, formerly of North Manchester, IN died at 8:58 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011 in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, IN. She was born May 17, 1921 in Whitley County, Indiana to Ernest & Hazel (Ditton) Penrod. On January 9, 1942 she married Charles R. Ruppel. He died July 1, 1991. Surviving are...
Cleo L. Maple
Jul 9, 2011
Cleo L. Maple, 100, North Manchester, IN died at 4:40 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center. She was born at Wabash County, Indiana on August 26, 1910 to Carver & Etta C. (Thomas) Smith. On August 17, 1929 she married Glenn W. Maple. He died January 14, 1992. Surviving are a daughter,...
Donald Thomas Stone
Jul 5, 2011
Donald Thomas Stone, 92, North Manchester, IN died at 6:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born at Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana on January 22, 1919 to Thomas Henry & Laura Etta (Troxel) Stone. On May 27, 1951 he married (Marilyn) Jean Kintner. She survives. Also surviving are...
J. Michael "Mike" Walters
Jun 29, 2011
J. Michael "Mike" Walters, 70, Haines City, FL formerly of North Manchester, IN died Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Lake Wales Medical Center, Lake Wales, FL. He was born at Wabash, Indiana on September 19, 1940 to George & Edna E. (Heeter) Walters Jr. On March 7, 2008 he married Marilyn Rollins. She survives. Also...
Martha I. Rhoades
Jun 23, 2011
Martha I. Rhoades, 90, North Manchester, IN died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 12:02 a.m. in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born October 20, 1920 in North Manchester, IN to Homer & Estella (Beck) Towey. She graduated from Laketon High School in the class of 1938. On February 12, 1954...
Jackie Dean "Jack" Smith
Jun 20, 2011
Jackie Dean "Jack" Smith, 67, Walling, TN formerly of Liberty Mills, IN died June 20, 2011 at 6:45 p.m. in his residence. He was born August 8, 1943 in Wabash, IN to Elvin & Marjorie (Keaffaber) Smith. He worked at the Manchester Foundry for 38 years retiring in September of 2004. Jack belonged to the...
R. Wayne Clark
Jun 12, 2011
R. Wayne Clark, 80, North Manchester, IN died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, June 12, 2011 in Peabody Healthcare Center. He was born at Mexico, Miami County, Indiana on July 30, 1930 to Harry & Helen R. (Cook) Clark. On September 2, 1950 he married Bonnie J. Winebrenner. She passed away May 24, 2008. Wayne began...
Helen A. Evans
Jun 11, 2011
Helen A. Evans, 89, North Manchester, IN died at 3:02 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2011 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center. She was born at Girard, Illinois on March 26, 1922 to Wilbur H. & Ada M. (Gibson) Brubaker. On December 22, 1944 she married T. Quentin Evans. He died November 18, 2007. Surviving are two daughters,...
Rev. Paul F. Shrider
Jun 11, 2011
Rev. Paul Franklin Shrider, 95, North Manchester, IN died at 10:20 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2011 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center. He was born October 19, 1915 in a log cabin near Duncan Falls, Muskingum County, Ohio. He was the fourth child of John Franklin & Florence (Holtz) Shrider. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree...
Doris A. Cline
Jun 9, 2011
Doris A. Cline, 73, North Manchester, IN died at 5:00 a.m. Thursday, June 9, 2011 in Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born June 10, 1937 in Logan County, WV to Archie & Mona Gaynell (Evans) Ferrell. On December 24, 1955 she married Seward M. Cline. He died May 19, 1993. Doris was a...
Jay J. Shepherd
May 28, 2011
Jay J. "Butch" Shepherd, 62, North Manchester, IN died at 2:35 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Wabash Skillled Care Center, Wabash, IN. He was born at Prestonsburg, KY on May 6, 1949 to Jay & Mollie (Hall) Shepherd. On May 21, 1971 he married Cathy S. Miller. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter,...
Ruth Johnson
May 18, 2011
Ruth Johnson, 83, Silver Lake, IN died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in her residence. She was born February 2, 1928 in Prestonsburg, KY to Bennie & Pauline (Flannery) Helton. On November 11, 1946 she married Dennis B. Johnson. He died February 13, 2006. Ruth worked at Controls, North Manchester, IN for 19...
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