Obituaries
Denver & Miami County, IN Obituaries
Sandra Jo (Haalck) Howard
Sep 4, 2025
Sandra Jo (Haalck) Howard, 79, Chili, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday evening, September 4, 2025, at her residence.
Born September 6, 1945, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of J. Rex & Winifred M. (Marsh) Haalck. On April 2, 1966, in Peru, Indiana, she was married to W. Curtis Howard, and he survives.
Sandra graduated from North Miami High School in...
Teresa Margaret Sixbey
Aug 30, 2025
Teresa Margaret Sixbey at the young age of 88, passed away at 7:58 p.m. on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at her Florida residence.
Born on December 13, 1936, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ernest P. And Mauna F. (Piatt) Shultz. On December 30, 1955, at the Church of Christ in Kewanna, In., she married Maurice Dean Sixbey and...
Randy Duane Fisher
Aug 28, 2025
Randy Duane Fisher, 65, Macy, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.
Born September 3, 1959, in Rochester, Indiana, he was the son of Jerry Lee and Linda Lou (Pugh) Fisher.
He was a 1978 graduate of North Miami High School. He had worked in the construction industry, mostly building pole buildings for O & R Buildings in...
Michael J. Martin
Aug 26, 2025
Michael J. Martin, 74 , of Twelve Mile, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 26, 2025. Mike was born September 2, 1950, to the late Norma Martin.
Survivors include a brother, Tony Martin; cousins, Sue (Frank) Hodge, Kamm (Jintana) Schreiner, Kevin (Cartriona) Schreiner, Tina Cowles, Tim (Sara) Cowell, and Noreen (Dave) Brumett. Also surviving are special friends...
Donald Leroy Musselman
Aug 22, 2025
Donald Leroy Musselman, 78, Logansport, passed away at 2:10 a.m. on Friday, August 22, 2025, in the Emergency Room at Parkview Hospital, Logansport.
Born March 24, 1947, in Logansport, Indiana, he was the son of Ralph A. and Lucy Arvilla (Miller) Musselman.
Donald attended grade school in Twelve Mile and graduated from Caston High School in 1967. He was a veteran of...
Karla Renee Wolfe
Aug 21, 2025
Karla Renee (Shultz) Wolfe, 79, Mexico, Indiana, passed away at 5:58 a.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at The Waters of Peru.
Born December 16, 1945, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ernest P. and Mauna F. (Piatt) Shultz. On August 27, 1961, at the Mexico Church of the Brethren, she was married to Reginald R. Wolfe, Sr., and...
Ronald D. Kenworthy
Aug 19, 2025
Ronald D. Kenworthy, 59, rural Denver, Indiana, passed away peacefully at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at The Waters of Peru.
Born February 7, 1966, at Puntam County Hospital, in Indiana, he was the son of Donald and Della (Munday) Kenworthy.
Ron was a lifelong truck driver, spending most of his years on the road hauling logs. He loved riding...
E. Charlene (Sparks) Wright
Aug 3, 2025
E. Charlene Wright, 78, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at her residence.
Born August 28, 1946, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter Omer Clyde and Dorothy Samantha (Spradlin) Sparks. On June 26, 1964, in Fulton County, Indiana, she was married to James E. Wright, and he preceded her in death on May 19,...
Linda Nell Shultz
Jul 28, 2025
Linda Nell Shultz, 70, Macy, Indiana, passed away at 1:27 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025, at her daughter’s residence.
Born February 28, 1955, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Walter David and Mary Elizabeth Bowman Wilhelm. On February 14, 1976 at Parkview United Methodist Church in Peru, she was married to her high school sweetheart, George E. Shultz,...
Jack Leroy Holden
Jul 8, 2025
Jack Leroy Holden, 89, Peru, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru, surrounded by his family.
Born November 9, 1935, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Sanford Thomas Holden and Marie Mosaline Brechbiel Holland.
Jack graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1954 and was a member of Mexico Community Church....
Kenny Lee Jones
Jul 3, 2025
Kenny Lee Jones, 65, formerly of Macy, Indiana, passed away on July 3, 2025, in Florida.
Born March 10, 1960, in Indiana, he was the son of Marvin Lee and Maribel J. (Kern) Jones. On December 26, 2007, he was married to the former Judith Mae Crispen who survives.
Kenny was a graduate of North Miami High School.
In addition to his wife,...
John Earl Richardson
Jul 1, 2025
John Earl Richardson, 78, of Peru, Indiana, passed away July 1, 2025.
John, better known as “PJohn” to most, was born on August 15, 1946, in Peru to Dave and Thelma Richardson. He graduated from Peru High School and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
John was married to his wife, Cynthia (Whitt) Richardson, on November 1, 1969. Together, they shared...
Tommy James Woodard
Jun 29, 2025
Tommy James Woodard, 55, Columbia, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, June 29 2025, in Columbia.
Born November 12, 1969, in Kokomo, Indiana. He was the son of Bishop Charles Woodard, Jr. and Ruby May (Green) Woodard. On August 13, 2007, in Kokomo, Indiana, he was married to the former Laura Lea Whittaker, and she survives.
In addition to his wife, Laura Woodard,...
Thomas Barry Daugherty
Jun 18, 2025
Thomas Barry Daugherty, 75, Amboy, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 18, 2025, at Ascension St. Vincent, Kokomo, Indiana, surrounded by his loving family.
Born October 25, 1949, in Grant County, Indiana, he was the son of Thomas Benjamin and Emily Eleanor (Andrews) Daugherty. He met the love of his life, Jennifer Marie (Weirick) at the Miami County 4H Fair...
Makenna Danielle (Brown) Mikesell
Jun 16, 2025
Makenna Danielle Mikesell, 29, Macy, passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, June 16, 2025, with her newborn daughter, Hadley Makenna Mikesell, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester, Indiana.
Born December 19, 1995, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Traci (Burns) Brown and Kenneth Brown. On July 1, 2021, in Hatcher Pass, Alaska, she was married to Paul James Mikesell, and he...
James Richard Reese, Jr.
Jun 9, 2025
James Richard Reese, Jr., 68, Indianapolis, passed away on Monday morning, June 9, 2025, at his residence.
Born July 17, 1956, in Rochester, Indiana, he was the son of James Richard Reese, Sr., and Cora Renfroe Reese. He met his wife, Mila Medina Bendoy, in the Philippines while serving there on a mission trip. They were married on February 12, 1981,...
Karen Lynn Hattery Byrum
Jun 4, 2025
Karen Lynn (Hattery) Byrum, 53, Twelve Mile, Indiana, was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior at 12:17 PM on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, surrounded by loved ones, after a decades long and courageous battle with cancer.
Born August 28, 1971, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, she was the daughter of Max and Sue (Malott) Hattery. On...
Helen Lavonne Adams
Apr 20, 2025
Helen Lavonne Adams 96, formerly of Peru, Indiana, passed away peacefully early Easter morning at 5:52 A.M., at Wellbrooke of Wabash, Wabash, Indiana.
Helen was born on September 23, 1928, in Peru, Indiana, the daughter of Arnold and Alma (Pope) Chapman. As a child, Helen and her brother Bob, always enjoyed spending a couple of weeks each summer with their uncle,...
Sharon Ann Burns
Apr 12, 2025
Sharon Ann Burns, 77, Twelve Mile, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Woodbridge Health Campus, Logansport.
Born October 10, 1947, Logansport, Indiana, she was the daughter of Eulan D. and Rose Hazel (Murphy) Ulerick.
Sharon was a 1965 graduate of South Caston High School. She was a lifetime member of St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Lucerne. She had worked...
LouAnna Lee Poynter
Apr 10, 2025
LouAnna Lee (Worthington) Poynter, 95, Kokomo, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at The Waters of Tipton.
Born March 31, 1930, in North Liberty, Indiana, she was the daughter of Cecil Rhodes and Helen Mae (Kline) Worthington. On July 25, 1951, she was married to Grant E. Poynter, and he passed away on May 8, 2013.
She was...
