Obituaries
Denver & Miami County, IN Obituaries
Debra Lynn Wheetley
Feb 17, 2025
Debra Lynn (Tyler) Wheetley, 67, Peru, Indiana, passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, February 17, 2025, at her residence.
Born December 14, 1957, in Peru, Indiana she was the daughter of John H., Sr. and Helen E. (Glassburn) Tyler. On June 12, 1976, she married Kenneth Marvin Wheetley, and he passed April 22, 2022.
Survivors include her children, Stacey (Jason)...
Paula Jean (Coahran) See
Feb 17, 2025
Paula Jean (Coahran) See, 75, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Monday, February 17, 2025, at her residence.
Born October 23, 1949, in Rochester, Indiana, she was the daughter of Clair and Hazel M. (Hamilton) Coahran. On September 21, 1991, at the Mexico Church of the Brethren, she was married to Richard Lee See, and he survives.
Paula was a...
Jerri Elaine Kerschner
Feb 15, 2025
Jerri Elaine Kerschner, 71, Logansport, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at her son’s residence in Logansport, following a recent diagnosis with cancer.
Born December 25, 1953, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Loretta (Ralph) Dausch.
Jerri was a graduate of Logansport High School. She worked as a CNA at Camelot Care Center in Logansport for fifty years. She...
Thomas Wayne Ross
Feb 13, 2025
Thomas Wayne Ross, 74, Logansport, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2024, at Woodbridge Health Campus, Logansport, following a recent cancer diagnosis.
Born on June 30, 1950, in Cass County, he was the son of Wayne and Mildred (Fahl) Ross. On September 23, 2007, in Logansport, Indiana, he married the former Catherine Heater.
Tom graduated from Logansport High...
William Robert McKinley II
Feb 5, 2025
William Robert McKinley, II, 78, Peru, passed away at 6:12 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, surrounded by the loving comfort of his family.
Born September 24, 1946, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of William Robert McKinley and Mary Ann (Prather) McKinley. On December 30, 1972, in Mexico, Indiana, he was married to Linda...
Martha Jane (Winningham) Lavalley
Feb 3, 2025
Martha Jane (Winningham) Lavalley, 81, Mexico, passed peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2025, at her home in Mexico, Indiana.
She was born on January 18, 1944, in Denver, Indiana, to Beulah (Walker) and John Winningham. After graduating from Peru High School, she married Joseph Lavalley on December 31, 1963, and he survives.
Martha spent much of her adult life traveling the...
Mia Brooks Zimpelman
Jan 31, 2025
Mia Brooks Zimpelman, 22, Rochester, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025, in Fulton County. Born May 3, 2002, in Rochester, Indiana, she was the daughter of Dalea Fay Brooks Zimpelman. She was a 2020 graduate of Caston High School. She worked at CVS in Rochester.
Mia loved family game nights, taking her brothers to arcades, floating the river, country drives...
Thomas Eldon Ogle, Sr.
Jan 30, 2025
Thomas Eldon Ogle, Sr., 72, Peru, Indiana, passed away 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Born December 25, 1952, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Russell Eldon and Helen Marie McClaran Ogle.
Tom graduated from North Miami High School. He enjoyed being a farmhand most of his life, working at Palmer’s, Providence Dairy,...
Rev. J. Robert Clark
Jan 28, 2025
Rev. J. Robert (Bob) Clark, 86, Peru, Indiana, whose love for all people shone brightly, passed away on January 28, 2025, in his home surrounded by the loving comfort of his family.
Born February 15, 1938, in Hillsdale, Michigan, to Paul and Marjorie (Barber) Clark, Bob grew up on a farm. Along with his two sisters, Nancy and Carole, he attended...
Mary Ann Crum O'Neal
Jan 22, 2025
Mary Ann Crum O’Neal, 94, of Denver, IN, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, after a brief illness.
Mary Ann was born to Ervin and Annie (Tucker) Castleman on February 8, 1930, in Oak Grove, Louisiana, and grew up there with three sisters and two brothers. Mary Ann graduated from Oak Grove High School in 1947, and then studied at...
Elizabeth "Betty" Marie Gruender
Jan 21, 2025
Elizabeth “Betty” Marie Gruender, 68, Peru, passed away at 10:17 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Wellbrooke of Wabash, Indiana.
Born March 3, 1956, in Waterville, Maine, she was the daughter of Carl Leroy and Audrey Elizabeth Orr Buker. In November 23, 1974, in Archer City, Texas, she was married Daniel David Gruender, her loving husband of fifty-one years.
Betty...
Carol Virginia (Hoover) Ogle
Jan 19, 2025
Carol Virginia Hoover Ogle, 90, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.
Born on March 12, 1934, in Carroll County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Arthur Raymond and Helen Virginia (Jackson) Hoover. She was married to Willis James Ogle, Jr., who survives.
Carol owned and operated a beauty salon in Denver...
Robin Elaine Gilman
Jan 17, 2025
Robin Elaine Gilman, 59, Peru, passed away on January 17, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Born December 8, 1965, in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was the daughter of Charles Franklin Flitcraft, Sr., and Brenda (Clubs) Flitcraft. On February 28, 1988, she was married to Bobby Joe Gilman, and he survives.
Robin graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. She loved...
William David “Dave” Dawalt
Jan 16, 2025
William David Dawalt, 81, Twelve Mile, stepped in to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at 3:17 a.m. Thursday, January 16, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Born October 31, 1943, he was the son of William Levi and Emma Mae (DeHaven) Dawalt of Macy, Indiana; he lived the hard working life of a farm boy until...
Sharlene Fay Coahran
Jan 11, 2025
Sharlene Fay Coahran
October 3, 1963 to January 11, 2025
After struggling with illness for many years, Shar (as she preferred to be known) passed from this world keeping true to the joy of the Lord in her life.
Shar was born October 3, 1963 to William and Shirley (Trimmer) Stults. She attended Argos Community Schools, graduating in 1982. Shar lived most of her...
Anita Sonafrank
Jan 7, 2025
Anita Marie Sonafrank, 48, Macy, Indiana, passed away at 4:12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.
Born February 12, 1976, in Marion, Indiana, she was the daughter of Harry Leroy Rice and Ann Loree (Chick) Rice Vaughn.
She was married to Joe Sonafrank, Macy, with whom she had her two beloved children, Gregory Michael Sonafrank, Macy; and...
John William Wilson
Jan 6, 2025
John William Wilson, 88, Macy, Indiana, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025, at Peabody Retirement Home, North Manchester.
Born May 29, 1936, in Lewisburg, Indiana, he was the son of William Madison and Sara Berniece (Taggart) Wilson. On June 9, 1957, at the Denver Baptist Church, he was married to Gloria Kay Miller, and she preceded him in death on...
William R. Townsend
Dec 26, 2024
William R. “Bill” Townsend, 82, passed away on Thursday morning, December 26, 2024, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.
Born June 2, 1942, in Powell County, Kentucky, he was the son of Troy and Ila Mae (Starnes) Townsend. On July 3, 1961, in Mexico, Indiana, he was married to Judith Ann Nearon, and she survives.
He was a retired railroader for C&O Railroad/CSX....
Brandon Michael Boyd-Ogle
Dec 25, 2024
Brandon Michael Boyd-Ogle, 31, Kokomo, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in Kokomo, Indiana.
Born December 12, 1993, in Kokomo, Indiana, he was the son of Nicole and Toby Ogle.
He was a 2012 graduate of Peru High School. He enjoyed disc golfing, being outdoors, fast cars, American muscle cars, and his beloved 2002 Chevrolet Camero. He loved hanging...
Darren F. Pegg
Dec 12, 2024
Darren F. Pegg 61, passed away at 2:30 P.M. Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Auburn Village, Auburn, Indiana.
He was born on December 9, 1963 in Peru, Indiana, the son of Frank and Ruth (Longstreth) Pegg. Darren was a 1981 graduate of North Miami High School and had worked as a roofer and as a truck driver. In his spare time,...
