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Columbia City
RAYMOND H. PORTER, 77, died Tuesday at home. Born in Casey County, Ky., he worked in advertising and sales, serving as advertising manager for The Post & Mail for many years. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran and Korean War Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Carol; three sons, Tim of Larchmont, N.Y., Craig of Dearborn, Mich., and Chris of Columbia City; three stepsons, Mark Rethlake, Mike Rethlake and Kent Rethlake, all of Columbia City; six grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; and a sister, Wilma Perrotti of Cincinnati. Services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, Columbia City, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial in Greenhill cemetery, Columbia City. Memorials to Whitley County YMCA or Whitley Branch of Parkview Home Health & Hospice.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
Geneva
DEREK LEE PAUL, 20, died Tuesday at home. Born in Adams County, he attended the Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne and worked at McDonald's in Berne and Decatur. Surviving are his parents, Alan and Belinda Paul of Geneva; his grandparents, Richard and Phyllis Paul of Geneva, Rod and Janet York of Convoy, Ohio, and Melvin and Shelby Butcher of Zanesville, Ohio; his great-grandparents, Keith and Rose Jane Dunmoyer of Geneva; and a sister, Jaime Paul of Geneva. Services at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Cross United Church of Christ, Berne, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home, Berne. Burial in MRE cemetery. Memorials to Hemophilia of Indiana or Victory Junction Gang.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
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.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
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.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
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.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
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.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
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.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
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.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
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.
Notice dated Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
Berne
BETTY J. SMITH, 72, died Saturday at Adams County Memorial Hospital, Decatur. Born in Vera Cruz, she was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Lewis M.; two sons, Steven M. of Decatur and Fred L. of Geneva; a daughter, Susan K. Rich of Atlanta; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home, Berne. Calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in MRE cemetery, Berne. Memorials to Adams County Community Foundation Cancer Fund.
Notice dated Mon, Feb. 24, 2003
Bluffton
HOMER L. HEYERLY, 79, died Saturday in Delaware County. Born in Adams County, he was a self-employed electrician. Surviving are his wife, LaVora; two sons, Darrell L. of Decatur and Arlin N. of Bluffton; a sister, Donna Steffen of Bluffton; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Luster and Simon "Pete, " both of Bluffton; and five sisters, Bernice Maller, Jeanette Tonner, Dulla Heyerly and Rosella Heyerly, all of Bluffton and Gladys Gerber of Craigville. Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Apostolic Christian Church East, Bluffton, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 6 to 8 p.m. today and 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Goodwin Memorial Chapel. Burial in Apostolic Christian cemetery, Bluffton.
Notice dated Mon, Feb. 24, 2003
MARIAN FREELAND McFARREN, 88, of Tacoma, Wash., formerly of Bluffton, died Saturday at Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma. Born in Rockville, she was a switch board operator at Caylor Nickel Clinic before retiring. She was also an artist and poet. Her husband, James Francis, died in 1976. Surviving are two daughters, Karen West of Bluffton and Janet Orazco of Tacoma; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Arthur Freeland of Colorado; and a sister, Avanella Buttons of Bradenton, Fla. Private graveside services at Elm Grove cemetery, Bluffton. Services at a later date. Arrangements by Thoma/Rich, Hewitt & Chaney Funeral Home, Bluffton.
Notice dated Mon, Feb. 24, 2003
Columbia City
LOYAL R. AXSOM, 88, died Sunday at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. Born in Fort Wayne, he owned and operated Columbia Radiator from 1960 to 1989. Surviving are his wife, Hazel; two grandchildren, Timothy Troyer of Kansas and Charleen Bowers of New Jersey; four great-grandchildren; and a brother, Earl Axson of Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by a son, William, and daughter, Linda Axsom. Services at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with Masonic services at 8 p.m. by Columbia City F&AM; 189. Burial in Greenlawn cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorials to First Baptist Church.
Notice dated Mon, Feb. 24, 2003
MARY JANE BREDEMEYER, 44, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Ohio City, Ohio, she was a registered nurse at Fort Wayne Orthopaedics for three years and Lutheran Hospital for 22 years. Surviving are her husband, Steven C.; her parents, Chester and Lois Fegley of Ohio City; four brothers, Richard Fegley of Ohio City, Floyd Fegley of Fort Wayne, Dennis Fegley of Van Wert, Ohio, and Dwight Fegley of Pasa Robles, Calif.; and three sisters, Nancy Gipson of Fort Wayne, Barbara Fegley of Baltimore and Joan Ford of Saginaw, Mich. Services at 10 a.m. Thursday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 917 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road, Fort Wayne. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Memorials to the church, 917 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46802.
Notice dated Mon, Feb. 24, 2003
