Obituaries

Local North Manchester, Indiana Obituaries

Dean L. Biehl

Dean L. Biehl

Mar 10, 2010

Dean L. Biehl, 84, Urbana, IN died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:15 p.m. in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. He was born September 5, 1925 in Chester Township, Wabash County, IN to Ralph E. & L. May (Bechtold) Biehl. He was a 1943 graduate of Chester High School, North Manchester, IN. Dean served...

Joe Lee

Joe Lee

Mar 8, 2010

Joe Lee, 65, passed away in the comfort of his home and loved ones in Vista on Monday, March 8, 2010. He was born April 10, 1944, in North Manchester, Indiana, son of Oscar and Lorena (Steele) Lee. He was owner of Lee's Iron and Metal which has been established for 51 year. He was...

Charles W. Warner Sr

Charles W. Warner Sr

Mar 8, 2010

Charles W. "Chuck" Warner Sr., 76, North Manchester, IN died at 9:25 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2010 in his residence. He was born January 16, 1934 in Boston, MA to Willard C. & Catherine C. (Sullivan) Warner. He graduated from High School of Commerce, Boston, MA and Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He served in the...

Mabel Colleen Brown

Mabel Colleen Brown

Mar 4, 2010

Mabel Colleen Brown, 84, formerly of North Manchester, IN died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 1:10 p.m. at Lutheran Community Home, Seymour, IN. She was born August 16, 1925 in North Manchester, IN to John J. & Rhuea M. (Roberts) Heeter. She graduated from Chester High School, North Manchester, IN class of 1943. On June...

Larry Webb Parker

Larry Webb Parker

Mar 4, 2010

Larry Webb Parker, 62, South Whitley, IN died at 7:02 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010 in his residence. He was born April 2, 1947 in Warsaw, IN to Francis Marion Parker Jr. and Ruby (Hossler) Parker. He is survived by three daughters, Joann, Cynthia and Michelle; four brothers, Alden Elee Parker, South Whitley, IN, Opie...

Mildred E. Swihart

Mildred E. Swihart

Mar 3, 2010

Mildred E. Swihart, 92, Shipshewana, IN formerly of Silver Lake, IN and North Manchester, IN died at 8:26 p.m. March 3, 2010 in her residence. She was born February 4, 1918 in Kosciusko County, IN to Marshall & Rena (Metzger) Beigh. On September 14, 1940 she married Wayne E. Swihart. He survives. Mildred attended Maple...

Phyllis Jean Hapner

Phyllis Jean Hapner

Feb 28, 2010

Phyllis Jean Hapner, 69, North Manchester, IN died at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, February 28, 2010 in Wesley Healthcare Center, Auburn, IN. She was born October 24, 1940 in Wabash, IN to Mace Harper (Deceased) and Lillian Lucile McDaniel (Deceased) and was later adopted by Bennett Ihnen (Deceased). She graduated from Central High School, North Manchester,...

Max E. Clark

Max E. Clark

Feb 25, 2010

Max E. Clark, 82, North Manchester, IN died at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2010 in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born February 4, 1928 in North Manchester, IN to George "Bud" & Beulah (Gill) Clark. On February 25, 1967 he married Donnabelle Rinehart. Max and his sister, Joann Miller, were the co-owner/operators of Clark's...

Pauline Hapner

Pauline Hapner

Feb 25, 2010

Florence Pauline Hapner, 99, North Manchester, IN died at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2010 in Peabody Healthcare Center. She was born January 6, 1911 in Wabash County, IN to Jonathan & Mary Effie (Forsythe) Grossnickle. On November 30, 1929 she married Hugo Carl Hapner. He died March 30, 1973. She was a homemaker and worked at...

John Lee "Wally" Spiece

John Lee "Wally" Spiece

Feb 21, 2010

John Lee "Wally" Spiece, 60, of Huntington, Indiana died at 3:38 a.m. Sunday, February 21, 2010 in St. Joseph Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born April 8, 1949. His father, Walter Spiece Jr. is deceased and his mother, Lavonne (Merrick) Spiece, survives at North Manchester, IN. Wally graduated from Manchester High School in 1967 and International...

June H. Hastings

June H. Hastings

Feb 18, 2010

June H. Hastings, 82, North Manchester, IN died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 9:43 a.m. at the home of her daughter in rural North Manchester, IN. She was born February 14, 1928 in Detroit, MI to Raymond & Marion (Hallet) Pillsbury. She worked as a LPN in both hospital and nursing settings. She retired in 1989. She...

Nettie Elnora (Denlinger) Brubaker

Nettie Elnora (Denlinger) Brubaker

Feb 15, 2010

Nettie Elnora (Denlinger) Brubaker, 101, formerly of North Manchester, IN died in the early morning hours February 15, 2010 at English Oaks Convalescent Center at Modesto, CA. She was born January 2, 1909 near Dayton, OH to Joseph & Hattie (Mohler) Denlinger. On May 19, 1934 she was united in marriage with Charles H. Brubaker of Garnett,...

Christopher Wayne Poe

Christopher Wayne Poe

Feb 12, 2010

Christopher Wayne Poe, 21, North Manchester, IN died at 8:39 a.m. Friday, February 12, 2010 at his residence. He was born April 26, 1988 in Warsaw, Indiana to Cecil Wayne & Mary K. (Moser) Poe. He attended Manchester High School and had worked at Dalton Foundry, Warsaw, IN for 3 years. Surviving are his parents, his companion,...

Rev. Glen A. Campbell

Rev. Glen A. Campbell

Jan 29, 2010

Rev. Glen A. Campbell, 85, North Manchester, Indiana died at 2:35 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2010 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center. He was born October 21, 1924 in Colorado Springs, CO to Alfred & Lula (Heaston) Campbell. On June 8, 1948 he married Betty J. Brooks. She survives. He was a 1942 graduate of Ashboro (IN) High School,...

Mary Markowicz

Mary Markowicz

Jan 26, 2010

Mary Markowicz, 96, North Manchester, IN and formerly of Gary, IN and Hobart, IN died at 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, IN. She was born at Gary, Indiana on April 22, 1913 to Stephen & Helen (Dutkanych) Demchak. She married Paul Markowicz on May 2, 1942. He died January 11,...

Kindle Allen

Kindle Allen

Jan 22, 2010

1915 - 2010

Kindle Allen, 94, North Fort Myers, FL died at 5:25 a.m. Friday, January 22, 2010 at The Woodlands Assisted Living Facility, Cape Coral, FL. He was born in Magoffin County, KY on October 28, 1915 to Hatcher & Sina (Whitaker) Allen. On September 6, 1934 he married Cynthia J. Hale. She died December 14,...

Doris A. Marburger

Doris A. Marburger

Jan 21, 2010

Doris A. Marburger, North Manchester, IN died at 3:00 a.m. Thursday, January 21, 2010 in her residence. She was born May 26, 1934 in Wabash, IN to Galen A. and Viola K. (Kreider) Bucher. On February 1, 1958 she married Jack L. Marburger. He died February 14, 1991. She was a homemaker, member of New Hope United...

Ray Moine Blocher

Ray Moine Blocher

Jan 11, 2010

1925 - 2010

Ray Moine Blocher, 84, North Manchester, IN died at 12:25 a.m. Monday, January 11, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana on January 29, 1925 to LeRoy & Emma (Bainter) Blocher. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lucile (Wray) Blocher, who he married June 4, 1944. Also...

Jack D. Michel

Jack D. Michel

Jan 4, 2010

1945 - 2010

Jack D. Michel, 64, North Manchester, IN died at 8:02 a.m. Monday, January 4, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born in Wabash County, Indiana on October 18, 1945 to Harmon & Ellen Louise (Harrell) Michel. On June 29, 1968 he married Charlotte A. Cox. She survives. Also surviving are two...

Jay M Gillespie

Jay M Gillespie

Jan 3, 2010

1942 - 2010

Jay M. Gillespie, 67, Silver Lake, IN died at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, January 3, 2010 in Haven Hospice, Chiefland, Florida. He was born at Wabash, Indiana on February 1, 1942 to William M. & Selena L. (Rhodes) Gillespie. A 1960 graduate of Silver Lake High School, he was a retired self employed building contractor...