Obituaries

Apr 15, 2022

Marcia E. Norris, 78, Mexico, passed away at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, April 15, 2022, at her residence.

Born January 25, 1944, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Herbert H. Kline and A. Josephine Sutton Kline.  On March 8, 1964, at the Mexico Baptist Church, she was married to Harrold E. “Bud” Norris, and he...

Apr 8, 2022

Chad William Wolfe, Sr., 55, Mexico, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born February 16, 1967, in Wabash, Indiana, he was the son of Reginald “Reggie” Wolfe, Sr., and Karla Shultz Wolfe.

He was a member of the North Miami High School class of 1985.  He was a self-employed...

Apr 5, 2022

Lee Michael Reed 42, Peru, Indiana, passed away at 2:35 P.M. Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at his residence.

He was born on September 26, 1979 in Kokomo, Indiana, the son of Ronald L. Reed and Sally (Taskey) Reed.

He had been a self- employed painter for many years and spent the last few...

Mar 30, 2022

Virginia Sue “Ginny” Huddleston, 77, Peru, passed away on Wednesday evening, March 30, 2022, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru. Born on July 13, 1944, in Greensburg, Indiana, she was the daughter of George E., Sr., and Mary June Hendrickson Masters.  On July 22, 1972, in Mexico, Indiana, she was married to Gene E. Huddleston, and he preceded her in...

Mar 28, 2022

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Kenneth Milton Butt, 98, Peru, passed away at 5:25 a.m. on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.

Born on April 9, 1923, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Walker...

Mar 22, 2022

Kelvin Dean Correll, 53, Denver, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Peru.

Born November 9, 1968, in Rochester, Indiana, he was the son of Dean D. and Martha M. (Shilling) Correll.  On March 1, 2010, in China, he was married to Xiuhui “Fifi” Chen, and she survives.

He was...

Mar 18, 2022

Leonard W. Musselman, 92, Twelve Mile, passed away at 2:59 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022, at Logansport Memorial Hospital.

Born January 3, 1930, he was the youngest of the fourteen children born to John and Pearl Vanatta Musselman.

Leonard lived his entire ninety-two years in the same house where he was born.   He was...

Mar 17, 2022

Dana Lucille Hetzner, 57, Denver, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Born on March 21, 1964, in Bremen, Indiana, she was the daughter of Kenneth D. “Jake” Kaylor and the former Mary D. Barnett.

She was a 1983 graduate of North Miami High School and had worked as a correctional officer at Miami...

Mar 16, 2022

Mary Frances (Schlemmer) Fisher, 92, Peru, passed away at 6:34 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born November 26, 1929, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Glenn Schlemmer, Sr., and Leah Leffel Schlemmer.  In June of 1955, she was married to Rex Alton Fisher, Sr., and he preceded her in...

Mar 3, 2022

Jerry L. Carlson 77, Deedsville, Indiana, passed away at 9:42 P.M. Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana.

He was born on April 18, 1944, in Kewanna, Indiana, the son of Francis T. “Swede” and Martha Jean (Stretch) Carlson. On January 10, 1965, at the Deedsville United Methodist Church, he married Kathy Ann...

Feb 23, 2022

Pamela Carol Bellamy Rogers, 79, Peru, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born October 2, 1942, in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Jess, Sr. and Nora Lou (Gross) Bellamy.

She had been a resident of Blair Ridge for several years.  She loved to play Bingo,...

Feb 18, 2022

Jerry Leroy Kline, 76, Peru, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022, at his residence.

Born November 24, 1945, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Richard and Betty L. (Sipe) Kline.  On June 5, 1965, in Logansport, Indiana, he married Linda Lea Trexler, and she survives.

He was baptized at...

Feb 10, 2022

If you’re about to throw something out, then you’d better think twice. For goodness sake “Don’t throw it away!” Those were the infamous words that the Tobin family got all to use to hearing from Brent Arthur Tobin who entered eternal life on Wednesday, February 10, 2022. Brent always had an idea for how to repurpose old knickknacks –...

Feb 7, 2022

Curtis Edward Moreland, 49, Kokomo, passed away on Monday morning, February 7, 2022.

Born October 30, 1972, in Rapid City, South Dakota, he was the son of John Edward and Karen May (Yeager) Moreland.  On October 19, 2019, in Muncie, Indiana, he was married to the former Heather Leann Davis.

He was a 1991 graduate...

Feb 2, 2022

Jennifer Dawn Miller, 51, Noblesville, Indiana, passed away 3:16 p.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Riverview Hospital, Noblesville.

Born January 6, 1971, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, near Rapid City, South Dakota, she was the daughter of John Edward and Karen May (Yeager) Moreland.  On May 31, 2021, in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was married to Troy...

Jan 31, 2022

Harold Leroy Kotterman, 78, Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022, at the DuBois Nursing Home in DuBois, Pennsylvania.

Born July 24, 1943, in Fulton County, Indiana, he was the son of Harry L. and Velma L. (Runkle) Kotterman.

He attended the Deedsville High School, graduating in 1960.  After graduation, he enlisted in...

Jan 27, 2022

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Donna Jean Zellers Coffing Correll, 91, Avon Park, Florida, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Advent Health, Sebring, Florida. Born June 3, 1930, in Logansport, Indiana, she was the daughter of Viron Jay and Hallie Ruth (Walker)...

Jan 18, 2022

Ronald Gene Pearson, 74, Macy, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.

Born at Dukes Hospital in Peru, Indiana, on December 28, 1947, he was the son of Glen N. and Lillian A. (Priser) Pearson.  On June 8, 1969, at the Twelve Mile United Methodist Church, he was married to Carolyn A. Collins....

Jan 17, 2022

David Jon Den Houter, 87, of Bloomington, Indiana passed away peacefully on Monday morning, January 17, 2022 at his home.

Born July 21, 1934, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he was the son of Willard and Louise (Brunsell) Den Houter.  On May 17, 1958, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he was married to Marilyn Ann (Smith) Den Houter.

Jan 16, 2022

Edward Lee Tarter, 66, Denver, passed away at 1:12 p.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Ft. Wayne.

Born September 26, 1955, in Wabash County, Indiana, he was the son of Fred O. and Francis Jeanette “Pat” (Lehman) Tarter.  On November 4, 1988, in Gilead, Indiana, he was married to Kristi Denise Hammond.