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Avilla
MARTHA RHODES, 91, died Sunday at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. Born near Lisbon, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Frank, died in 1992. Surviving are two sons, Allen of Avilla and Keith of Riverside, Calif.; a daughter, Demaris June Rhodes of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Burial in Immanuel Lutheran cemetery, Avilla.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
Berne
LYDIA M. LEHMAN, 93, of Berne, formerly of Decatur, died Friday at Swiss Village Retirement Community, Berne. Born in Adams County, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Harley, died in 1993. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Luanne Pearce. Surviving are two sons, Don of Decatur and Lynn of Noblesville; a sister, Hulda Lehman of Berne; a brother, Willis Sommer of Berne; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services at 3 p.m. today at Swiss Village Retirement Community, Berne, with calling four hours before services. Arrangements by Yager-Kirchofer Funeral Home, Berne. Burial in MRE cemetery, Berne. Memorials to Swiss Village Endowment Fund or St. Mark's United Methodist Church.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
Columbia City
HELEN LUCILE McCLURE, 86, died Sunday at Tri Lakes. Born in Kendallville, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Thomas Frederic, died in 1996 . She was also preceded in death by two sons, Thomas Frederic and Michael Theodore, and a daughter, Lillian Jeanne Johnson. Surviving are two sons, Edward and David, both of Columbia City; three daughters, Deloris Chiddister of Ligonier, Elaine Weiner of Ithaca, N.Y., and Earlynn Beard of Sarona, Wis.; 27 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Orange cemetery, Noble County. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
Huntington
MARY E. BOWMAN-BRAGG, 90, died Sunday at Parkview Huntington Hospital. Born in Peru, she retired from Southside Drug Store in Huntington after 25 years as a clerk. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Earl F. Bowman and Kenneth Bragg. Surviving are three sons, Thomas E. Bowman, James A. Bowman and Frank E. Bowman, all of Huntington; a daughter, Marsha Sands of Huntington; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bailey Love Mortuary, Huntington. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with Order of the Eastern Star Twilight services at 6 p.m. Burial in Lancaster cemetery, Huntington. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
LaGrange
GARY D. CHEESEMAN, 53, died Thursday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Battle Creek, Mich., he was a truck driver for R.L. Jefferies in Sturgis, Mich. before retiring. Surviving are his companion, Patricia L. Miller of LaGrange; his father and stepmother, Lyndon and Bessie Cheeseman of Brownsville, Texas; his mother and stepfather, Lenora Jane and Fred Case of Battle Creek; a daughter, Kristy Cheeseman of Tekonsha, Mich.; a son, Michael C. Cheeseman of Tekonsha; a brother, Ronald Cheeseman of Nashville, Tenn.; and one grandchild. Services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at LaGrange Church of God. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange. Burial in Greenwood cemetery, LaGrange. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
Ligonier
ISAAC W. KING, 86, died Saturday at Oak Leaf Village Nursing Center. Born in Whitley County, he was a swimming pool installer, farmer, carpenter and mechanic. His wife, Pearl, died in 1998. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Ann King. Surviving are a sister, Evelyn Rimmell of Niles, Mich.; and 10 nieces and nephews. Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Orr Funeral Home, Ligonier. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Oak Park cemetery. Memorials to Kendallville Church of Christ.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
New Haven
MARGUERITE L. BORAUSKY, 91, died Saturday at Harborside Healthcare in New Haven. Born in Gary, she was a secretary for 30 years in Gary Public Schools. Surviving are two daughters, Laura L. Hargens of New Haven and Linda S. Kurk of Anaheim, Calif.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, 740 Indiana 930 E., New Haven, with calling a half-hour before services. Calling also from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial at Concordia cemetery Gardens. Memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
North Manchester
ETHEL M. CRIPE, 93, died Thursday at her son's home in Laketon. Born in Bippus, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold, died in 1996. Surviving are two sons, Keith Cripe of Columbia City and Ernest Cripe of Laketon; a daughter, Dorothy May of Okeechobee, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and 33 great-great grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. today at DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary North Manchester Chapel with calling an hour before services. Burial in Fairview cemetery, Servia. Memorials to Liberty Mills Church of the Brethren or American Heart Association.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
Portland
FAY L. SHULL, 81, of New Haven, formerly of Portland, died Sunday at his son's home in New Haven. Born in Jay County, he retired in 1982 from Hardy's factory in Union City. He had also worked at Portland Sheller-Globe Corp. His wife, Betty Ruth, died in 1982. Surviving are a son, John F. of New Haven; two daughters, Nancy Jane Hudson and Janet Arnold, both of Portland; a brother, Carl E. Shull of Lawrence; five sisters, Vera White of Redkey, Ruth Hartman of Alameda, Calif., Ilene Schuetz-ler of Jacksonville, Ark., Carol Manor of Bryant and Dorothy Sutton of Portland; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home, Portland Chapel. Calling from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Salamonia cemetery, Sala-monia. Memorials to Parkview Hospice or Cancer Services of Allen County.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
Silver Lake
CHARLES E. LYNCH, 79, died Sunday at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Silver Lake, he was a farmer and a former Kosciusko County Commissioner. Surviving are his wife, Rosemary; three sons, Ronnie of Rochester, Donnie of Warsaw and Jon of Silver Lake; two daughters, Connie Eades of North Manchester and Debbie Winger of South Whitley; a brother, Rex of Claypool; a sister, Helen Newhouse of Rochester, Ill.; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a step-great-grandchild. Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Silver Creek Church of God. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary North Manchester Chapel. Burial in Silver Creek cemetery. Memorials to Silver Creek Church of God Building Fund.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
Warsaw
LLOYD ADELBERT WECKLER, 85, died Thursday at the VA Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Atkinson, Wis., he was a salesman at Central Soya, retiring in 1969. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Vivian; a daughter, Norma Jean "Noje" Shepard of Eugene, Ore.; two sons, Bill Weckler of Ocala, Fla., and John Weckler of Warsaw; a sister, Lucile Draeger of Fort Atkinson; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services. No calling. Arrangements by Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. Memorials to American Heart Association Midwest Affiliate Memorial & Tributes Program, Dept. 77-3968, Chicago, IL 60678-3968.
Notice dated Mon, Dec. 09, 2002
FORT WAYNE
ROBERT LEE BOYKO, infant, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Fort Wayne. Surviving are his mother, Marian R. "Becky" Clark of Fort Wayne; his father, Robert L. Boyko of Fort Wayne; a sister, Nicole Boyko, at home; a brother, Nicholas Boyko, at home; grandfather, Dan Boyko of Fort Wayne; grandmothers, Lela Steup of Decatur and Edith Clark of Fort Wayne; and great-grandmother, Sophie Boyko of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Graveside services at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lindenwood cemetery, 2324 W. Main St. Calling from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Homes, Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 08, 2002
HAZEL I. DAVIS, 98, died Friday at Lutheran Hospital. Born in Munderf, Pa., she was a homemaker. Surviving are a daughter, Carole J. Lucas of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clair A. in 1969, a son Clair A. in 1946 and a daughter, Winifred L. Kidd in 1985. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, Covington Knolls, 8325 Covington Road, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial in McKean Memorial Park, Mount Alton, Pa. Memorials to donor's choice.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 08, 2002
RICHARD W. "DICK" FITCH SR., 81, of Huntertown, died Saturday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired from General Electric Co. after 41 years. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis; five daughters, Jeanne McCrea of Crystal Lake, Ill., Anne Geller, Patricia Downs, and Sarah Hudson, all of Churubusco, and Pamela Zorger of Noblesville; three sons, Michael of Churubusco and Richard Jr. and Larry, both of Huntertown; a brother, William of Runaway Bay, Calif.; a sister, Suzanne Enyeart of Ontario, Ore.; 23 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1502 E. Wallen Road, with calling from noon to 12:30 p.m. Calling also from 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home Pine Valley Park, 1320 E. Dupont Road, with vigil service at 8:30 p.m. Burial in Highland Park. Memorials to the church or the Glacoma Foundation.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 08, 2002
KENNETH V. HAFFNER, 77, died Saturday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he retired from City Utilities Street Light Engineering in 1990 after 41 years. He was a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Betty; two daughters, Cindy McAlister and Sandy Kelty, both of Fort Wayne; four sons, Terry, Tim and Steve, all of Fort Wayne, and Tom of Cornelius, N.C.; two sisters, Betty Cochran-Ratcliffe of Winter Haven, Fla. and Theresa Wyatt of Fremont; and 19 grandchildren. Memorial Mass at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1502 E. Wallen Road, with calling from noon to 12:30 p.m. Burial in Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, Pine Valley Park, 1320 E. Dupont Road. Memorials to Turnstone or Parkview Home Health and Hospice Inc.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 08, 2002
JOHN RICHARD HUGHES, 70, died Friday at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. Born in Fort Wayne, he was an independent sales representative. He was a Korean War veteran. Surviving are a son, Michael of Fort Wayne; a granddaughter, Ella Hughes of Fort Wayne; and his ex-wife, Donna L. Borcherding of Fort Wayne. Services at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Provena Sacred Heart Home Chapel, Avilla, with calling from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Burial in St. Mary's Catholic cemetery, Avilla. Memorials to Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana.
Notice dated Sun, Dec. 08, 2002
