Obituaries

Oct 31, 2019

Merlin Dale Brown, 62, Denver, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born December 2, 1956, In Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Ralph Dale and Inalee D. Metzger Brown.

Merlin graduated from North Miami High School in Denver, Indiana, in 1976.  He had worked at various places in...

Oct 28, 2019

Steven Lee Jones, 69, Galveston, passed away at 2:14 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019, at his home.

Born April 11, 1950, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of William G. “Bill” Jones and Jane Lunsford Jones.  On July 27, 1969, in Galveston, Indiana, he was married to the former Marianne Burkholder, and she survives.

Oct 26, 2019

Janey Watts Prather, 72, better known as “Aunt Janey,” leapt into the arms of angels at 4:25 pm on Saturday, October 26, 2019 with her loved ones at her side. Her heavenly Father had been calling her home for a few days… she shared a few days prior that she had slept “too good” the night before. When asked...

Oct 18, 2019

Carol Viola Tom Mullinix, 77, Lehigh Acres, Florida, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019, at her residence.

Born June 27, 1942, in North Webster, Indiana, she was the daughter of Levant and Edna E. Cripe Tom. On November 7, 1958, at the New Salem Church of the Brethren, she was married to John Robert Mullinix, and...

Oct 14, 2019

Wayne Orville Cole, 91, rural Peru, passed away at 9:38 p.m. on Monday, October 14, 2019, at Parkview Hospital, Wabash, Indiana.

Born October 25, 1927, in Wabash County, Indiana, he was the son of Orville and Jessie Yount Cole.  On June 15, 1957, he was married, by Rev. Austin Gable, to the former Laurabelle Eikenberry, at the...

Oct 14, 2019

Eric Jeffery Allman, 73, rural Peru, passed away at 8:48 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2019, at his residence.

Born January 18, 1946, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Harry Clarence Allman and the former Mary Juanita Smith.  He was married to the former Mary Ann Clark, and she preceded him in death on March...

Oct 9, 2019

Patricia S. Slifer Dickerhoff Cooper, 77, Rochester, passed away at 2:43 a.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Hickory Creek of Rochester, where she had lived for the past two years.

Born March 21, 1942, in Twelve Mile, Indiana, she was the daughter of Howard and Nellie Glassburn Slifer.  She spent her childhood years in the Twelve...

Oct 8, 2019

Cecil Leon Richie, 72, Peru, passed away at 8:44 a.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at his residence. Born July 17, 1947, in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was the son of E. Detroit Richie and Thelma Joyce Richie.  On October 4, 1991, he was married to Claris Ann Tryon Lesley, and she survives. He was a member of The Cross...

Oct 4, 2019

Bruce Edwin Cress, 64, Twelve Mile, passed away Friday evening, October 4, 2019, at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

Born November 18, 1954, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Roger Edwin and Janice K. Fishback Cress.  On August 1, 1981, at the Twelve Mile United Methodist Church, he was married to Lori Ann Fisher, and she...

Sep 24, 2019

Richard Joe Mosley, Sr., 64, Peru, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at his residence.

Born August 16, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Arkansas, he was the son of Raymond Hugh Mosley and Iona Ing Mosley.

He had worked at Classico in Peru for several years and had been a roofing...

Sep 9, 2019

Dottie A. George May, age 95, of Denver, Indiana passed away on September 9, 2019.

She was born on February 12, 1924 to James S. and Adeline J. (Conley) George at Little Paint Creek, Kentucky near Prestonsburg. She had 9 siblings: brothers, Marcus, Marvin and Orville; and sisters, Carma Litz, Myrtle Emrich, Vada Glancy, Irene Rice, Geneva(deceased...

Sep 7, 2019

Kathy Ann Carlson, 73, Deedsville, passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at her residence.

Born on March 20, 1946, in Rochester, Indiana, she was the daughter of Harry See, Jr. and Donnabelle Holcomb See.  On January 10, 1965, at the Deedsville United Methodist Church, she was married to Jerry L. Carlson, and he...

Aug 7, 2019

David Lee “Tinker” Burton, 68, Peru, Indiana, passed away at 7:53 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at Hickory Creek of Peru.

Born May 28, 1951, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of the late Otha Bell Hawk Burton and Walter Eli Burton.

David was a member of the Mexico Baptist Church.  He had...

Aug 5, 2019

Medford L. Pugh, 92, Wilmore, Kentucky, and formerly of Eatonton, Georgia, and Peru, Indiana, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019, at Wesley Village in Wilmore, KY. Born April 23, 1927, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Thomas R. and Chlora V. Fisher Pugh.  On July 12, 1946, he was married to the former Norma Runkle, and...

Jul 20, 2019

Oma Jean Goodman Sanders, 89, Peru, passed asway at 3:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.

Born October 10, 1929, Missouri, she was the daughter of Alex T. and Ruth Eaton Goodman.  On January 1, 1947, she was married to Ellis M. Sanders, and he preceded her in death.

Oma...

Jul 19, 2019

Patricia Darlene Love Crippen, 63, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.

Born March 3, 1956, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of James Glen Love and Martha Christine Weideman Love.  On May 2, 1976, in Peru, Indiana, she was married to Kim A. Crippen, and he...

Jul 12, 2019

Robert Louis Malott, 60, Peru, passed away at 3:24 p.m. on Friday, July 12, 2019, at his residence.

Born December 9, 1958, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Sammy W. and Virginia L. Godfroy Malott.

He was proud member of the Miami Nation of Indians, belonging to the tribe in Indiana and Oklahoma. ...

Jun 26, 2019

Tyler S. Osborn, 56, Twelve Mile, passed away peacefully in his home Wednesday June 26, 2019.

He was born August 24, 1962 in Logansport to the late Charles and Shirley (Broughton) Osborn.  He was the youngest of seven siblings: Joe, Chuck, Emily Sides, Susie Herriford and two brothers who preceded him in death, Mike and Steven.

Jun 26, 2019

John Webster Beachler, 92, Mexico, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at The Hearth at Stones Crossing, Greenwood, Indiana.

Born September 13, 1926, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Webster and Mildred Rawlings Beachler.  On March 23, 1946, in Peru, Indiana, he was married to the former Barbara L. Wolfe, and...

Jun 3, 2019

Marilyn S. Guthrie, 84, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 1:13 a.m. on Monday, June 3, 2019, at her daughter’s residence in rural Macy, Indiana.

Born December 18, 1934, in Hymera, Indiana, she was the daughter of Maxine Evans Kress.

She was married to Bobbie G. Guthrie on April 15, 1954, in Terre Haute, Indiana, and...