Obituaries

Clyde Dilver Goodpaster

Dec 15, 2020

Clyde Dilver Goodpaster, 62, Peru, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at his residence.

Born December 31, 1957, in Milan, Indiana, he was the son of Curtis Goodpaster and Eleanor Lewis Goodpaster. On May 4, 1985, in Aurora, Indiana, he was married to the former Cynthia Rose Nobbe, and she survives.

He was...

Lennie Ray Lambert

Dec 11, 2020

Lennie Ray Lambert, 59, Peru, Indiana, passed away at 3:35 p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2020, at his residence.

Born August 15, 1961, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of Lloyd Lambert, Sr. and the former Ethel Thomas.

Survivors include two children, Brandy (Brian) Moon, Peru; and Travis (Cynthia) Lambert, Peru; grandchildren, Summer, Mason,...

Dr. Reja-E Busailah

Dec 8, 2020

Dr. Reja-e Busailah, 91, was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, and died in Indianapolis December 6.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Yasin and Lulu (Haj Ali) and by his first wife Hannah Selwyn Busailah in 1999.  He is survived by their daughter Nawal and son-in-law Heath Knuckles of Crawfordsville, IN, and grandchildren Cody, Dante, and Alex.  Cody...

Michael Leon Elliott

Dec 8, 2020

Michael Leon Elliott, 55, Ober, Indiana, passed away at 3:21 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Kindred Hospital North, Indianapolis.

Born May 4, 1965, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Leon and Tanya Kay (Lewis) Elliott.  On October 6, 2020, in Orange Beach, Alabama, he was married to Linda Jo (Smith) Gochenour, and she...

Corey Norman Pyeritz

Dec 6, 2020

Corey Norman Pyeritz, 50, Peru, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at his residence.

Born May 18, 1970, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Frank Raymond and Connie Sue Pyeritz.

Survivors include his son, Andrew Pyeritz, Marion; daughter, Victoria Williams, Marion; one granddaughter, Roslinn Joann Pyeritz, Texas; two sisters, Dera Shuler, Peru;...

Timothy Wayne Haupert

Dec 5, 2020

Timothy Wayne Haupert, 64, Wabash, and formerly of Macy, Indiana, passed away on Saturday evening, December 5, 2020, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. Born November 10, 1956, in Wabash, Indiana, he was the son of Lorin Frederick and Mary Louise (Harmon) Haupert.  On April 23, 2010, at the Niconza Church, he was married to Kelly Erin Richardson Correll, and she...

Evelyn (Smith) Lamos

Dec 1, 2020

Evelyn Lamos, 78, Kewanna, passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka.

Born November 11, 1942, in Brandon, Florida, she was the daughter of Preston Smith and the former Sally Pearl Morris.  On April 24, 1965, in Brunswick, Georgia, she was married to Martin J. Lamos, and he...

Lyledean A. Deeds

Nov 26, 2020

Lyledean A. Deeds, 91, passed away November 26, 2020 at Blair Ridge Health Campus, after many years of struggling with Parkinson’s Disease.

He was born June 10, 1929 in Pulaski County to Guy William and Mahala Deeds. He moved to Miami County, near Deedsville, at the age of 14. He graduated from Deedsville High School in 1947...

Candace Marie (Powell) Girton

Nov 24, 2020

Candace Marie Girton, 29, Kewanna, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, as the result of a motor vehicle accident, west of Denver, Indiana.

Born March 25, 1991, in Garland, Texas, she was the daughter of Boyd Wayne Powell and the former Lesia DeAnn Jones.

She graduated from Caston High School in 2009...

Dan W Burton

Nov 23, 2020

Dan W. Burton, 60, Kewanna, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020, at his residence.

Born February 19, 1960, in Lafayette, Indiana, he was the son of Dale E. and Elma Frances Brock Burton.  On November 1, 2019, in Rochester, Indiana, he was married to the former Wendy A. Hook.

He graduated from Benton Central High...

Norman Lee Fisher

Nov 21, 2020

Norman Lee Fisher, 86, Peru, formerly of Denver, passed away at 9:03 p.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born March 15, 1934, in Denver, Indiana, he was the son of Floyd Emerson Fisher and Garnet Lucille Marburger Fisher.  On September 4, 1956, at the home of the late Rev. C.F. Golden, near...

Twyla Jane (Wray) Wray

Nov 19, 2020

Twyla Jane Wray, daughter of E. Wayne Wray and Donna (Metzger) Wray, was born on August 21, 1989.  She went to the arms of Jesus on November 19, 2020, at the age of 31 years, 2 months, and 29 days, after a short battle with COVID.  With her childlike faith, she understood the need for baptism and was baptized...

Josephine (Stepp) Clingler

Nov 19, 2020

Funeral services are pending for Josephine Clingler, 74, Akron, died Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Arrangements are pending at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, Indiana.

Angela Jo Southerton

Nov 11, 2020

Angela Jo Southerton, 40, rural Denver, passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at her residence.

Born June 2, 1980, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter Diana Sue (McDonald) Middleton and Larry Wayne Southerton.

She attended North Miami High School, a member of the class of 1998, but graduated from Northfield...

Carolyn Louise (Sutton) Coffman

Nov 6, 2020

Carolyn Louise Sutton Coffman, 90, rural Macy, passed away at 9:45 A.M., Friday, November 6, 2020, at her residence.

Born June 26, 1930, in Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Wayne and Fern (Morts) Sutton.  On June 26, 1949, she was married to Richard Coffman, and he preceded her in death on June 21, 2006.

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Rose Hazel (Murphy) Ulerick

Nov 2, 2020

Rose Hazel Ulerick, 100, Twelve Mile, Indiana, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2020, at McKinney Place, Logansport.

Born February 28, 1920, in Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Daniel Murphy and the former Mary Crimmins.  On October 12, 1941, she was married to Eulan D. Ulerick, and he preceded her in...

Bernard Eugene Burns

Oct 12, 2020

Bernard Eugene Burns, 79, Macy, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020, at his residence.

Born December 6, 1940, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Robert Thomas and Cora Lillian (Scott) Burns.  On March 20, 1970, at the Perrysburg Baptist Church, he was married to Diane Marie Linn, and she survives.

He was...

Joyce Ellen (Dillman) Marburger

Oct 11, 2020

Joyce Ellen Dillman Marburger, 92, Peru, stepped into Glory at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at her residence. Born March 29, 1928, in Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Vern M. and Dora E. (Wilson) Dillman.  On January 24, 1948, at the home of the late Rev. C.F. Golden, near Denver, Indiana, she was married...

Randy Ray Kline

Sep 29, 2020

Randy Ray Kline, 64, Peru, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Born August 6, 1956, in Warsaw, Indiana, he was the son of Frank D. Kline and Betty Jean Dunn Kline.  On July 24, 1998, in Peru, Indiana, he was married to the former Susan Jane Buckalew.

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Joseph Moran Fisher

Sep 28, 2020

Joseph Moran Fisher, 71, Peru, passed away on September 28, 2020 at the Mississinewa Campground.

Born July 20, 1949, in Moran, Michigan, he was the son of Francis C. “Pete,” Sr., and Phyllis Jean Fisher.  On June 7, 1969, in Peru, Indiana, he was married to Cindy Ann Hetzner.

Joseph was a member of the...