Obituaries

Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries

Rex E. Lynch

Rex E. Lynch

Apr 28, 2010

Rex E. Lynch, 88, Claypool, IN died at 9:37 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in his residence. He was born July 20, 1921 in Silver Lake, IN to Jesse F. & Doris I. (Young) Lynch. He was a 1941 Laketon High School graduate and served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. Rex was a lifelong farmer...

Maria M. (Huffman) Green

Maria M. (Huffman) Green

Apr 27, 2010

Maria M. (Huffman) Green, 46, Elwood, IN died Tuesday, April 27, 2010. She was born April 14, 1964 in Wabash, IN to Jay & Gwendolyn (Hendrix) Huffman. Maria was a 1982 graduate of Manchester High School and attended Vincennes University and was a member of Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester, IN. On February 24, 1995...

Delpha Hackworth

Delpha Hackworth

Apr 26, 2010

Delpha Hackworth, 92, Warsaw, IN died at 8:35 a.m. Monday, April 26, 2010 at Mason Healthcare & Rehab, Warsaw. She was born at Magoffin County, KY on November 27, 1917 to Smith & Goldie (Ramey) Jackson. They are deceased. On January 15, 1951 she married Adam Hackworth. He died on December 19, 1993. Surviving are...

Gene A. Floor

Gene A. Floor

Apr 25, 2010

Gene A. Floor, 57, Indianapolis, IN and formerly of Urbana, IN died at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 2010 in his residence. He was born at Rochester, IN on May 26, 1952 to Carl R. & Bertha (Stafford) Floor. They are deceased. On October 9, 1999 he married Teresa Briggs. She survives. Also surviving are...

Catherine P. Zile

Catherine P. Zile

Apr 20, 2010

Catherine P. "Kate" Zile, 91, formerly of Silver Lake, IN went home to her Heavenly Father at 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born August 31, 1918, in Fredericktown, Ohio to Clarence & Florence (Syler) Grubb. She graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1936 and...

Sandra K. Rogers

Sandra K. Rogers

Apr 18, 2010

Sandra K. Rogers, 54, North Manchester, IN died at 2:26 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010 in Miller's Merry Manor East, Wabash, IN. She was born at Wabash, Indiana on August 24, 1955 to Ted L. & D. Joann (Cook) Bashore. Her father is deceased and her mother survives at North Manchester, IN. On August 2,...

Paula I. Spencer

Paula I. Spencer

Apr 17, 2010

Paula I. Spencer, 63, Akron, Indiana died at 9:48 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010 in Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born at Indianapolis, IN on April 25, 1946 to Paul V. & Violet I. (Eddington) Houtzer. They are deceased. On February 27, 1965 she married Jesse J. Spencer. He survives. Also surviving are...

Douglas M. Studebaker

Douglas M. Studebaker

Apr 16, 2010

Douglas M. "Studly" Studebaker, 59, North Manchester, IN died at 2:15 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2010 in his residence. He was born May 5, 1950 at Springfield, Ohio to Carroll & Rena (Miller) Studebaker. They are deceased. He was a 1968 graduate of Northwestern High School, Springfield and attended Manchester College where he played on...

Gary L. Downs

Gary L. Downs

Apr 4, 2010

Gary L. Downs, 57, North Manchester, IN died at 4:33 p.m. Sunday, April 4, 2010 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born October 7, 1952 at Elwood, IN to Dale & Mary Lou (Crouch) Downs. They are deceased. On August 20, 1999 he married Judy M. Conover. She survives. Also surviving are a...

Eli J. Miller

Eli J. Miller

Apr 1, 2010

Eli J. Miller, 87, Peru, IN died at 7:56 a.m. Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the home of his son in rural Lagrange, IN. He was born at Sumner County, Kansas on November 15,1922 to John & Katie (Troyer) Miller. On January 28, 1943 he married Edna A. Lehman. She died March 19, 1995. He...

Laveta M. Immel

Laveta M. Immel

Mar 31, 2010

LaVeta M. Immel, 91, North Manchester, IN died at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born at New Paris, Indiana on February 5, 1919 to Everett E. & Mayme (Smoker) Miller. On December 14, 1940 she married Woodrow A. Immel. He died November 21, 2003. Surviving...

Larry E. Holmes

Larry E. Holmes

Mar 30, 2010

Larry E. Holmes, 63, Laketon, IN died at 5:56 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born July 9, 1946 in Auburn, IN to Robert & Susan (Daub) Holmes. On May 23, 1988 he married Shirley E. Lyons. She survives. He was a US Navy & US Army veteran...

Karen S. French

Karen S. French

Mar 29, 2010

Karen S. French, 62, Claypool, IN died at 5:58 a.m. Monday, March 29, 2010 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, IN. She was born at Wabash, Indiana on May 31, 1947 to Earl D. & June A. (Smith) Floor. On April 22, 1966 she married Bennie R. French. He survives. Also surviving is a daughter, Mariah...

Louis L. "Gene" Thomas

Louis L. "Gene" Thomas

Mar 21, 2010

Louis L. "Gene" Thomas, 67, North Manchester, IN died at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2010 in his residence. He was born July 6, 1942 in Peru, IN to William R. & Georgianna I. (Smith) Thomas. He is survived by his companion, Debbie Giddens, Liberty Mills, IN; one daughter, Lisa (Steve) Turley, North Manchester, IN;...

Josie Marie Heckaman

Josie Marie Heckaman

Mar 20, 2010

Josie Marie Heckaman, 19, Silver Lake, IN died at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN following an accident earlier that day. She was born at South Bend, Indiana on May 21, 1990 to Jay D. & Sharon (Wright) Heckaman. Her parents survive at rural Silver Lake, IN. Josie formerly...

Evelyn M. Bush

Evelyn M. Bush

Mar 18, 2010

Evelyn M. Bush, 87, North Manchester, IN died Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born April 13, 1922 in Silver Lake, IN to Ernest & Marie (Metzger) Floor. On November 9, 1944 she married Max H. Bush. He died February 25, 1990. For several years she was employed by...

Wilda E. Metzger

Wilda E. Metzger

Mar 17, 2010

Wilda E. Metzger, 88, Columbia City, IN and formerly of rural North Manchester, IN died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at her residence. She was born at Huntington, Indiana on December 9, 1921 to August F. & Elizabeth (Kocher) Poehler. On September 29, 1946 she married Carl E. Metzger. He survives. Also surviving...

Kenneth C. Zinsmeister

Kenneth C. Zinsmeister

Mar 15, 2010

Kenneth C. Zinsmeister, 48, Winona Lake, Indiana died at 12:12 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2010 at his residence. He was born at Wabash, Indiana on September 8, 1961 to Charles Edward & Janice (Oswalt) Zinsmeister. His father survives at San Pierre, IN and his mother and step father, Janice (Ted) Rose, survive at North Manchester,...

Robin L. Crist

Robin L. Crist

Mar 15, 2010

Robin L. Crist, 52, formerly of rural Roann, IN died at 4:10 a.m. Monday, March 15, 2010 in Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center, Wabash, IN. He was born at Wabash, Indiana on April 7, 1957 to John M. & Sadie (Whitaker) Crist Jr. He was a custodian at Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester, IN and...

Marion Ireland Jr

Marion Ireland Jr

Mar 11, 2010

Marion Ireland Jr., 85, North Manchester, IN died at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, March 11, 2010 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born at Wabash County, IN on April 6, 1924 to Marion & Bernice B. (Sewell) Ireland. On February 14, 1952 he married Esther B. Shewman. She survives. Also surviving are two...