Martha Land
Oct 13, 2010
Martha "Mrs. Cecil" Land, 88, a resident of Fort Wayne and a native of Noble County, passed away at 11:22 p. m. on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Mrs. Land was born in Merriam on November 5, 1921, a daughter of Nicholas and Etta May (Addis) Herron.e She spent her formative...
Gerald Shank
Oct 12, 2010
Gerald G. "Bud" Shank, 73, a resident of rural Huntertown, passed away at 5:35 p. m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Shank was born in Auburn on July 23, 1937, a son of Glenn A. and Velma L. (Tooman) Shank, and spent his formative years in the Huntertown-area.e He graduated from...
William Davis
Sep 29, 2010
William H. Davis, 74, a resident of Garrett and formerly of Avilla, passed away at 10:42 a. m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.e He had been in failing health for the past month. Mr. Davis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 22, 1936, a son of Henry William and Izola (Clark) Davis. A...
Harriet Wiard
Sep 22, 2010
Harriet E. Wiard, 98, a resident of Fort Wayne and widow of Donald D. Wiard, passed into eternity with her Lord at 3:30 a. m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at Hamilton House in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Wiard was born in Charlevoix, Michigan on August 31, 1912, a daughter of Charles J. and Amelia (Schaffer) Cork, and spent most of...
Virginia Pepple
Sep 7, 2010
Virginia M. Pepple, 93, a resident of Avilla and widow of Huber Pepple, passed away at 6:04 a. m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville.e She had been in failing health for the past month, and had entered the hospital on Friday. Mrs. Pepple was born on June 4, 1917 in Green Township in Noble...
Willard Hankins
Sep 6, 2010
Willard S. "Bill" Hankins, 89, a resident of Huntertown, passed away at 9:15 a. m. on Monday, September 6, 2010, at the Kingston care Center in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mr. Hankins was born on March 22, 1921 in Warsaw, a son of Marvin C. and Marie (Webber) Hankins, and as a young man served with the U....
Thomas Parrish
Sep 6, 2010
Thomas B. Parrish, 59, a resident of rural Fort Wayne in Eel River Township, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 6, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Parrish was born in Fort Wayne on August 2, 1951, a son of Robert E. , Sr. and Sylvia M. (Shoopman) Parrish.e He spent his formative years in Eel River Township, and graduated from...
Talia Smith
Aug 18, 2010
Talia Joy Smith, age 20, La Otto, Indiana, passed away Wednesday August 18, 2010 as the result of a car-bicycle accident on Old S.R. 3 North of C.R. 400 S. Talia was born April 30, 1990 in Fort Wayne to Brad and Mary (Speakman) Smith. Talia graduated from East Noble High School in 2008, an Honor Graduate (top 10 in...
Kenneth Dammeyer
Aug 17, 2010
Kenneth E. Dammeyer, 73, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away on Thursday evening, August 17, 2010, at the family residence in Smith Township. He had been in declining health for some time, and had been seriously ill since January. Mr. Dammeyer was born on January 2, 1937 in St. Mary's Ohio, a son on Leon and Ada (Moeller) Dammeyer....
Walter Partin
Aug 10, 2010
Dave Partin, 62, a resident of Churubusco, passed away at 1:05 a. m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at the home of his mother in Churubusco.e He had been in failing health since March. Mr. Partin was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky on July 15, 1948, and moved to Churubusco with his family in 1955. A U. S. Army Vietnam veteran,...
William Cook
Aug 4, 2010
William D. Cook, 75, a resident of Avilla, and formerly of Auburn and Huntertown, passed away at 10:00 p. m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Northridge Village Nursing Home in Albion, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. Mr. Cook was born in Fort Wayne on January 25, 1935, a son of Bernard and Hope...
Alden Knapp
Aug 2, 2010
Al L. Knapp, 71, well-known Churubusco businessman and a resident of rural Columbia City, passed away unexpectedly at 4:17 a. m. on Monday, August 2, 2010, at the family residence in Smith Township from the results of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Knapp was born in Bryan, Ohio on June 3, 1939, a son of Alva and Leila (Ginter) Knapp,...
Eldora Mccoy
Jul 29, 2010
Eldora P. McCoy, 89, of Albion died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at North Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Albion. Born December 21, 1920 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Etta Fulk.e She married Leland McCoy in Columbia City on May 7, 1938.e He died on February 12, 1985. Mrs. McCoy was a nurses...
Gail Herron
Jul 26, 2010
Gail L. Herron, 70 of Churubusco died Monday, July 26, 2010 at home.e She was born January 1, 1940 in Allen county the daughter of Edward and Louise Stoops.e She was a 1958e graduate of Huntertown High School.e On August 2, 1958 she was married to Donald R. Herron at the Churubusco United Methodist Church. Gail was a 4-H leader...
William Wright
Jul 18, 2010
William C. "Bill" Wright, 91, a resident of Fort Wayne and formerly of Churubusco, died peacefully on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Covington Manor Nursing Home in Fort Wayne. Born on May 8, 1919 in Neodesha, Kansas, he was the son of Carl and Josephine Wright. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II, and after settling...
Caryn Freeman
Jul 13, 2010
Caryn Henline Freeman, 58, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away at 8:35 a. m. on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.e She had been in declining health for the past two years, and had been seriously ill for the laste month. Ms. Freeman was born on July 30, 1951 in Fort Wayne, a daughter of...
Leonard Hazen
Jul 10, 2010
Leonard N. Hazen, 76, a resident of Churubusco and well-known accountant and community leader, passed away at 9:24 p. m. on Saturday, July 10, 2010, at the family residence in Smith Township following an extended illness. Mr. Hazen was born on October 24, 1933 in Smith Township, a son of Chalmer M. and Mildred I. (Linvill) Hazen, and graduated from...
Robert Wheaton
Jul 9, 2010
Robert L. Wheaton, 71, a resident of rural Churubusco, passed away at 11:02 a. m. on Friday, July 9, 2010, at his residence in Smith Township.e He had been in failing health since 1996. Mr. Wheaton was born in Fort Wayne on July 12, 1938, a son of Russell and Lexie (Hughes) Wheaton, and as a young man served with...
J Egolf
Jul 6, 2010
J D "Sonny" Egolf, 87, a resident of Thorncreek Township and widely acquainted Whitley County farmer and grain dealer, passed away at 3:25 a. m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville following an extended illness.e He had been taken to the hospital on Thursday from North Ridge Village in Albion, where he had resided for...
Ruth Herron
Jun 28, 2010
Ruth A. Herron, 88, a resident of Churubusco and widow of Arthur L. Herron, passed away at 4:30 a. m. on Monday, June 28, 2010, at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Herron was born on August 27, 1921 in DeKalb County, a daughter of Leroy C. and Florence Ethel (Musser) Hodges.e She moved to...
