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Violet Scribner
Oct 26, 2007
Violet "Vi" S. Scribner, age 90, died Friday October 26, 2007 at the Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She had formerly lived in rural Churubusco, Indiana and at the Canterbury Health Care since January 2004. Vi was born May 20, 1917 in Egeland, North Dakota, a daughter of Berdon and Inga (Pederson) Grande. She was united in marriage on...
Christopher Minton
Oct 26, 2007
Christoper A. Minton, age 32, a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana died early Friday morning October 26, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. He was surrounded by his loving parents, and his most faithful friend, his collie Sallie.e Chris was a graduate of Northrop High School in Fort Wayne with the class of 1994. He enjoyed soccer,...
John Malcolm
Oct 23, 2007
John H. "Hank" Malcolm, 87, a former resident of Ari east of Churubusco, died at 9:10 p. m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at the Byron Health Center in Fort Wayne following an extended illness. Mr. Malcolm was born north of Huntertown on December 3, 1919, a son of Morley and Edna (Pulver) Malcolm. He spent his formative years in...
Irene Guiff
Oct 22, 2007
Irene O'Connell Guiff, 90, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County, died at 4:08 a. m. on Monday, October 22, 2007 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City following a lengthy illness. She had been in declining health for some time, and had been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Mrs. Guiff was born on June 16, 1917...
Clayton Gibson
Oct 22, 2007
Clayton L. Gibson, 70, a resident of rural Albion, died at 5:05 p. m. on Monday, October 22, 2007, at the family residence in Jefferson Township. He had been in failing health for the past two and one-half years. Mr. Gibson was born in Sandy Hook, Kentucky on August 15, 1937, a son of the late Tivis and Grace (Watson)...
Kenneth Ebert
Oct 12, 2007
Kenneth C. Ebert, 79, a resident of Churubusco and formerly of Green Township in Noble County, died unexpectedly at 11:09 a. m. Friday at his residence. Mr. Ebert was born on November 11, 1927 in Allen County, a son of Charles and Juanita (Hollopeter) Ebert.e He spent his formative years in Fort Wayne, and served with the U. S. Navy...
Martha Folken
Oct 6, 2007
Martha E. Folken, 79, a resident of Huntertown, died at 8:20 a. m. on Saturday, October 6, 2007, at the Canterbury Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne, where she was given not only excellent care, but the daily love and support of an extraordinarily compassionate staff. Ms. Folken was born in Huntertown on April 22, 1928, a daughter of Henry and...
James Messmann
Oct 5, 2007
James W. Messmann, 79, a resident of Huntertown, died at 11:55 a. m. on Friday, October 5, 2007, at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. He had been in declining health for some time, and had been seriously ill since July. Mr. Messmann was born on January 17, 1928 in New Haven, a son of Edward and Mary Jane...
Tommy Hagerman
Oct 1, 2007
Tommy R. Hagerman, 68, a resident of rural Ligonier, died at 12:13 a. m. on Monday, October 1, 2007, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He had been a patient there since Thursday. Mr. Hagerman was born on May 25, 1939 in Jolo, West Virginia, a son of Rosevelt and LouVicy (Vance) Hagerman, and moved from Paynesville, West Virginia to...
Theodore Meyer
Sep 29, 2007
Theodore W. "Ted" Meyer, 77, a resident of rural Fort Wayne, died at 6:00 p. m. on Saturday, September 29, 2007, at his home in Lake Township. He had been in declining health for the past two years. Mr. Meyer was born on March 12, 1930 in Berne, a son of Harvey Earl and Elizabeth Marie (Hubner) Meyer, and lived...
Laverne Stroder
Sep 28, 2007
Laverne R. Stroder, 63, a resident of rural Churubusco, died at 2:00 a. m. on Friday, September 28, 2007, at Miller's Merry Manor in LaGrange following a brief illness. She had been a patient there for the past ten days. Ms. Stroder was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 22, 1943, a daughter of Paul and Marie (Kernebeck) Gildehaus,...
Fredinand Meyer
Sep 25, 2007
Ferdinand A. "Fred" Meyer, 63, a resident of Arcola, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 25, 2007, at his home. Mr. Meyer was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan on April 28, 1944, a son of Raymond Peter and Elvira (Schultz) Meyer, and spent his early years in Michigan. A veteran of the U. S. Army, he moved to Allen County in 1992,...
Eugene Nahrwold
Sep 24, 2007
Eugene M. "Geno" Nahrwold, 85, a resident of Fort Wayne and well-known Fort Wayne auto dealer, died at 1:30 a. m. on Monday, September 24, 2007, at the Towne House Retirement Center in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. Mr. Nahrwold was born in Fort Wayne on March 23, 1922, a son of Otto and Dorothea (Rose) Nahrwold, and spent...
Vadis Bailey
Sep 16, 2007
Vadis V. Bailey, 91, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco and wife of Joseph F. Bailey, died at 5:20 a. m. Sunday, September 16, 2007, at the St. Anne Home in Fort Wayne. She had been in declining heatlh for some time, and had been a patient at the nursing home for nearly three years. Mrs. Bailey was born...
Alden Mcclure
Jan 18, 2007
Alden Ray "Sonny" McClure, Jr., 52, a native of Churubusco and more recently a resident of Auburn, died unexpectedly and was found at his home at 4:20 p. m. on Friday, January 18, 2007. Mr. McClure was born on December 5, 1955 in Fort Wayne, a son of Alden Ray, Sr. and Betty J. (Walker) McClure. He spent his formative...
Howard & Bernadean Nickey
Nov 9, 1990
Bernadean "Bonnie" Nickey, died on November 9, 1990 in Ames, Iowa.e She was born in Fort Wayne on April 17, 1909, a daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Melott) Bennett, and had been a school teacher for ten years.e Her father had been a widely-acquainted Fort Wayne businessman and six-term city councilman.e At her death she was 81. Howard E. Nickey,...
Phyllis Barber1929-2011
Apr 6, 1929
Phyllis Louisa Barber, age 81, a former resident of Hobson Road in Fort Wayne diede Saturday morning in the Glenbrook Rehabilitation Center where she had been a patient for a few months. Phyllis was born on April 6, 1929 in Fort Wayne the daughter of the late Phil and Martha (Brown) Barber. As a young girl she graduated from Central...
Mary Richard
Mary Catherine (Jones) Richard departed this life at Parkview Hospital on June 16th, 2025 at the age of 88. Mary was the third of five children born to the late Joseph Clifton Jones and Louella Ruby Little. She married Donald Joe Richard, who predeceased her on March 15, 2018. Five children were born to Mary and Don, Steven (Lynn), Michael...

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