Neriah Lee Ann Johnson was stillborn at 5:24 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.   She was the daughter of Linda Rae Johnson and Kamden Mitchell McCord. Survivors include her parents, Linda and Kamden; maternal grandparents, Steven Johnson and Stacy Jamerson; paternal grandparents, Nicole (Aaron) Wofford and Harold McCord; paternal great-grandparents, Dennis and Lisa Martin; and paternal great-great grandma, Evelyn Goodnight, all of...

Nancy Lee Hair, 76, of Peru, IN, found healing and rest with Jesus on May 18, 2023 after a brave, hard-fought battle with cancer. Nancy was born on May 23, 1946 to  Edward Sr. and Mary (Wirrant) Jerzak in South Bend, IN.  She married her sweetheart, Bob (Robert) Hair on August 3, 1968. She is survived by her sons Robert (Dawn) Hair, Ken (Kassie) Hair, Keith (Carrie) Hair, granddaughters Madison (Roger), Amelia (David), Andrea (Tayson) and Riley, great-granddaughter, Charlotte,...

Dorothy M. Shepard, 84, Peru, formerly of Logansport, Indiana, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Hickory Creek of Peru.   She was born on July 29, 1938, in San Pierre, Indiana.   She was preceded in death by one son. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana, with friends gathering from 1:30-2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Mt. Hope Cemetery Chapel, Logansport.  Services are handled by McClain Funeral Home, Denver, Indiana.  

Dennis J. Kercher, 55, Macy, Indiana, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. Born July 4, 1967, in Rochester, Indiana, he was the son of Forrest J. and Janet (Wilhelm) Kercher, who survive and reside in Macy.  He is also survived by one brother, Jason Kercher, Macy. Dennis was a graduate of North Miami High School and was a lifelong farmer in the North Miami community.  He enjoyed being outdoors.    He was preceded in death...

To view the service livestream at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023, click on the following link: http://www.mcclainfh.com/livestream2   Nicholas Lloyd Cress, 26, Peru, died a hero at Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Friday afternoon, April 28, 2023. Born May 22, 1996, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Jack Lloyd and Lisa M. (Howell) Cress. Nick was a 2014 graduate of Peru High School where he was a proud member of the Peru wrestling, football, and baseball teams. He had been...

Alfred J. “Fred” Witmeyer, age 81, of Denver, Indiana, passed away at home on Friday, April 28th, 2023, after a battle with congestive heart failure and other complications. He was born in Miami County, Indiana, on August 13, 1941, the son of Ovid and Ardella (Hoover) Witmeyer. Fred graduated from Deedsville High School in 1959.  While in high school, he began working at Galllahan’s.  After graduating, he began working on the railroad before being...

To view the service livestream at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 1, 2023, please click on the following link: http://www.mcclainfh.com/livestream Leesa Nan See, 65, Twelve Mile, Indiana, passed away at 6:32 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at her residence, surrounded by family on the morning of her sixty-fifth birthday.  Born April 27, 1958, in Rochester, Indiana, she was the kind and beautiful daughter of George Raymond and Frances Nellene (Tilden) Rentschler.  On June 23,...

Janie Fay Clark, 76, Peru, passed away at 9:59 a.m.  on Monday, April 24, 2023, at her residence.  Born September 27, 1946, in Blytheville, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Martin Franklin and Marjorie Catherine (Carner) Rose.  On January 21, 2001, in Peru, Indiana, she was married to Christopher Ammon Clark, and he survives. Janie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  She had always worked in healthcare service.  She enjoyed it...

Kimberly Ann Meek, 57, of Greenfield, Indiana, passed away on Thursday evening, April 20, 2023, at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born on January 7, 1966 in Indianapolis. She graduated from New Palestine High School in 1984. On August 28, 1987, in Nashville, Tennessee, she married Robert D. Meek, with whom she had two sons, Kyle and Jacob. Kim greatly enjoyed watching (or yelling at) the Colts, camping, and traveling, but most of all, she loved back-porch-sitting, cranking up the music,...

Emerson Leon “Woody” Wood, 80, Denver, Indiana, passed away on Friday afternoon, April 14, 2023, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Indiana. Born April 30, 1942, in Michigan City, Indiana, he was the son of Harold Arthur and Alpha Ruth (Biggs) Wood.  On June 23, 1962, in Michigan City, Indiana, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, he was married to Carlene L. Milzarek, and she survives. Woody graduated in 1960 from Elston High School in Michigan City.  He enlisted in the US...