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Huntington
RUTH E. KAYLOR, 88, died Saturday. Born in Huntington, she retired in 1980 from IMCO and had worked in area factories for many years. Surviving are a son, Phillip of Huntington; a sister, Carolyn Louise Minton of Huntington; her brother, William F. Hartman of Huntington; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, David B.
Services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bailey-Love Mortuary, Huntington, with calling one hour before services. Burial in Pilgrims Rest cemetery, Huntington. Memorials to Norwood Nursing Center Activity Department in care of the mortuary, 35 W. Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750.
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LaFontaine
ALICE MAE WARREN, 85, died Wednesday at Rolling Meadows Health-care Center, LaFontaine. Born in Shirley, she retired in 1971 from Wabash Magnetics. Her husband, the Rev. Lawrence A. Sr., died in 1986. Surviving are two daughters, Donna Culver of Wabash and Marilyn McClain of Trinity, Texas; two sons, the Rev. Lawrence Jr. and Ronnie D., both of Wabash; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 23 great-great-grandchildren.
Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grand-staff-Hentgen Manchester Avenue Chapel, Wabash. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial in Fairview cemetery, Servia. Memorials to First Separate Baptist Church.
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Milford
LINDA J. REPLOGLE, 51, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend. Born in Elkhart, she was a homemaker and had worked at Chore-Time Brock in Milford. Surviving are her husband, Denny; her father, Carl Sheets of New Paris; two daughters, Denise Replogle of Gray, Tenn., and Darcy Penwell of Lafayette; a son, Gregory of New Paris; three sisters, Mary Louise Fox, Melba Garza and Judy Good, all of New Paris; and two brothers, Don Sheets of Goshen and Dick Sheets of Bristol. Services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Milford Christian Church. Calling from 5 to 8 p.m. today and Friday at Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home, Milford. Memorials to Team Expansion Karissa Evans Mission or Hope Lodge American Cancer Society Home for Patients and Family.
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Shipshewana
RUBY H. PHEILS, 93, died Wednesday at Miller's Merry Manor, LaGrange. Born in Ashley, Neb., she taught at Silver Creek School near Burr Oak, Mich., and was a seamstress at Howe Military School. Her husband, Daryle S., died in 1983. Surviving are a son, Frank of Shipshewana; two daughters, Janet Pheils of Schoolcraft, Mich., and Beverly Schrader of Three Rivers, Mich.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carney-Frost Funeral Home, Howe. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial in Riverside cemetery, Howe. Memorials to Lima Presbyterian Church.
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Wabash
JEAN DOWNS, 81, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England. Surviving are her husband, Howard B.; two sons, Stephen H. of Wabash and Paul B. of Westlake, Ohio; a daughter, Mary J. Mueller of Greer, S.C.; two sisters, Edith Collins of Macungie, Pa., and Muriel Crompton of Newton-le-Willows; and five grandchildren. Services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wabash First United Methodist Church, Wabash. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Grand-staff-Hentgen Main Street Chapel, Wabash. Memorials to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 5001 Mayfield Road, Suite 111, Lyndhurst, OH 44124.
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Warren
DORIS HULTIN OWENS, 89, died Saturday at United Methodist Memorial Home, Warren. Born in Hoople, N.D., she was a certified lay speaker for United Methodist Church and a Christian education director and trainer. Surviving are her husband, the Rev. Everett C.H.; a daughter, Roberta Owens of Valdosta, Ga.; two brothers, the Rev. Irvin Hultin of Minot, N.D., and Russell Hultin of Mountain, N.D.; and a sister, Anna Hultin of Grand Forks, N.D. She was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Everett; and daughter, Sheryl Owens.
Services at 2 p.m. Sunday at Simpson United Methodist Church, 2501 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne, with calling after services. Burial in Bethel cemetery, Garvin, Minn. Memorials to the church, American Lung Association or Habitat for Humanity. Arrangements by Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St.
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Warsaw
TIMOTHY W. KLINE, 46, died Tuesday at Kosciusko Community Hospital. Born in Kendallville, he was a Jehovah's Witnesses minister. Surviving are his wife, Deborah E.; a son, Bobby Lee of Warsaw; two daughters, Shannon Marie Kline and Julie Ann Fender, both of Warsaw; two grandchildren; his parents, Franklin L. Kline of Plato and Delores J. Kline of Kendallville; a brother, Jeff A. of Kendallville; a sister, Virginia Dickerhoof of Kendallville; two stepbrothers; and five stepsisters. Services at 4 p.m. Sunday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Warsaw, with calling two hours before services.
Memorials to Tim Kline Family Memorial Fund in care of the church.
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Angola
PATRICIA COFFEY, 71, died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Angola, she retired in 1992 as a machine operator at Dana Weatherhead in Angola after 15 years. Surviving are three sons, Jerry Petre of Metz, C. Gene Coffey of Kendallville and Randy Coffey of Angola; a brother, Burton C. Petre of Angola; three sisters, Jane Hopkins of Edon, Ohio, Bonnie Pinkham of Bryan, Ohio, and Donna King of Angola; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Keith Coffey and Timothy Todd Coffey; and a daughter, Barbara Kim Coffey. Services at noon Saturday at Weicht Funeral Home, Angola, with calling one hour before services. Burial in South Scott cemetery, Steuben County. Memorials to South Scott cemetery.
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GLADYS M. MAY, 74, died Wednesday at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Angola. Born in Sturgis, Mich., she was a homemaker. Her husband, Hal E., died in 1998. Surviving are two sons, Larry and Garry, both of Angola; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Weicht Funeral Home, Angola. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial in Circle Hill cemetery, Angola. Memorials to donor's choice.
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Auburn
BENJAMIN "BEN" HALL, 60, died Tuesday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Kentucky, he was a melt supervisor at Auburn Foundry for 30 years and a U.S. Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Buretta; a daughter, Cathy D. Sliger of Auburn; a brother, Tommy of Kentucky; four sisters, Lottie Hall and Ruth Slone, both of Ship-shewana, and Renda Slone and Brenda Owens, both of Kentucky; and two grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Friday at Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Fairfield cemetery, Corunna. Memorials to Jackson Township Softball Association.
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BLANCHE M. SIBLE, 82, died Tuesday at home. Born in Noble County, she had worked at Blue Bell in Columbia City and was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Clarence E.; a daughter, Judy Schinbeckler of Churubusco; three sisters, Laura Shank of Churubusco, Mary Gerber of Garrett and Neva Writesell of Fort Wayne; a brother, Wilbur Freeman of Marion; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Her son, Larry L., died in 1984.
Services at 11 a.m. Friday at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Churubusco. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Eel River cemetery, south of Churubusco. Memorials to Parkview Home Health & Hospice, Columbia City.
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Bluffton
REV. D. CHARLES ELSON, 89, died Tuesday at home. Born in Bluffton, he was a pastor and served the Methodist Church in Walton-Onward, First Methodist Church in Fremont, First Methodist Church in North Manchester, Trinity Methodist Church in Fort Wayne, First Methodist Church in Washington, Ind., Trinity Methodist Church in New Albany, Main Street Methodist Church in Kokomo, Asbury Methodist Church in Portland, College Avenue Methodist Church in Muncie and First Methodist Church in Decatur. He began his career as a pastor of the Jollietville Four point circuit. He retired in 1979 and then served the Deerfield Methodist Church from 1982 to 1984. Surviving are his wife, Betty Jane; three sons, John of Indianapolis, David of Litchfield, Ill., and Bob of Gas City; a daughter, Nancy Clase of Edwardsburg, Mich.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services at 3 p.m. Friday at High Street United Methodist Church, Muncie, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Elm Ridge cemetery. Memorials to the church, 219 S. High St., Muncie, IN 47305.
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MABLE LOUISE JINES, 86, of Buffalo Valley, Tenn., formerly of Bluffton, died Tuesday at Hendersonville Tennessee Medical Center. Born in Harrisburg, Ill., she was a homemaker. Her husband, Frederick, died in 1999. Surviving are four daughters, Peggy A. Blevins of Bluffton, Dena Odell Hutton of Brush Creek, Tenn., Betty Jines of Buffalo Valley and Freda Seals of St. Charles, Va.; 37 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Joe Compton of Bluffton; and a sister, Colleen McCormick of Murray. She was also preceded in death by three daughters, June Jines, Dorothy Jines and Freida Jines, and three sons, Donald, Daniel and Jonathan. Services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Thoma/Rich, Hewitt & Chaney Funeral Home, Bluffton. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial in Gearnand cemetery, Wells County. Memorials to St. Jude's Hospital.
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Claypool
RONALD E. PENCE, 80, died Tuesday at home. Born in Sidney, he retired as a farmer and excavating contractor and was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Edna R.; a son, Joe E. of Claypool; two daughters, Kathy R. Bolyard of Durham, N.C., and Martha Ann Pence of Fort Wayne; a brother, Lawrence Pence of Sidney; and two grandchildren. Services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial in Swank cemetery, North Manchester. Memorials to Wabash County Cancer Society.
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EVELENE "EVELYN" SHAFER, 60, died Tuesday at home. Born in Monticello, Ky., she was a production employee at Warsaw Plating Works for 24 years. Her husband, William Douglas, died in 1982. Surviving are two sons, Mark Douglas of Warsaw and William Douglas Jr. of Claypool; four daughters, Shari Lynn Sexton and Patti Sue Kime, both of Mentone, Vicki Ann Morrissette of North Olmstead, Ohio, and Joan Russell of Goshen; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Ray R. Bell of Warsaw. Services at 11 a.m. Friday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Hillcrest cemetery, Pierceton. Memorials to Hospice/Home Health Care of Kosciusko County, 902 Provident Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580.
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