Obituaries

Jul 21, 2018

Suzanne Marie Stout, 45, rural Peru, passed away on at 7:13 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018, at her residence.

Born December 6, 1972, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Charles T. and Rosanna L. Kline Stout.

Suzanne enjoyed going places, listening to music, and watching tv.

She is survived by...

Jul 18, 2018

Larry Stephen Wilson, 67, Mexico, Indiana, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Elkhart, Indiana.

Born November 7, 1950, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of the late William E. and Helen Maxine Lewis Wilson.

He was a veteran of the United States...

Jul 17, 2018

Marjorie Lee Musselman Tomson, 96, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at her residence.

Born May 20, 1922, in Chili, Indiana, she was the daughter of Oscar and Viola Martindale Musselman.  She was married to Herbert O. Tomson on December 25, 1941, and he preceded her in death on August 17,...

Jul 16, 2018

Jim Fouts, 58, Mexico, passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018, at his residence.  He went to be with his Lord after a long struggle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, with his loving family by his side.

He was born July 9, 1960, in Wabash, Indiana, he was the son the late Bill and Jan...

Jul 16, 2018

Ralph Dean Brown, 82, rural Denver, passed away at 1:31 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018, at his residence.

Born March 25, 1936, in Carroll County, Indiana, he was the son of William Orville and Melinda Pearl Blocker Brown.  On December 12, 1969, in Denver, Indiana, he was married to the former Pamela Joan Kinley, and she...

Jul 13, 2018

Steven Ray Howard, 47, Delong, Indiana, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at St. Joseph Health System, Plymouth Medical Center.

Born August 18, 1970, in Knox, Indiana, he was the son of Clyde T. and Donna Howard.

He was an independent contractor, working most of the time as a carpet and flooring installer.

Jul 6, 2018

Stephen J. Schnurr, Sr., 90, died July 6, 2018. A lifelong Louisville resident, he was born November 25, 1927. A 1945 graduate of Saint Xavier High School, he served in the United States Coast Guard (1945–1946) and studied briefly at Speed Scientific School of the University of Louisville before his career in the family business of Julius Schnurr &...

Jul 5, 2018

James Michael “Mike” Nice, Sr., 65, Peru, passed away at 11:04 a.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born December 11, 1952, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of the late William James and Iona Grace Nice.

He is survived by his wife, Gracie Nice, Peru; and five children, Jeffrey...

Jul 2, 2018

Sharon V. Rose Hopkins, 83, Twelve Mile, passed away at 8:35 a.m. on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Chase Center, Logansport.

Born January 2, 1935, in Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Bowman Rose and Veneda Marie Robertson Rose.  She was first married to Willis Grable, and he preceded her in death...

Jun 20, 2018

Susan Elaine Stoner, 69, Lakewood, Colorado, passed away April 30, 2018, at her home.

Born September 24, 1948, in Indiana, she was the first-born child of Hugh Edward and Barbara Ellen McClain Stoner.  She attended the Chili School for her primary education and was a 1966 graduate of North Miami High School.

She attended college...

May 27, 2018

Jerry L Sarver, 77, Peru, Indiana, passed away at 4:10 a.m., Sunday, May 27, 2018, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.

Born May 31, 1940, in Peru, Indiana, Jerry was the son of Ralph R. and Mildred Arlene Friend Sarver.  On August 31, 1958, at the First Baptist Church, Denver, Indiana, he was married to the former...

May 21, 2018

Norma Jean Fishburn, 84, Peru, passed away at 11:10 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru, Indiana.

Born February 11, 1934, near Shelburn, Indiana, she was the daughter of Norman and Freda Case Moore.  On February 2, 1955, in Terre Haute, Indiana, she was married to Frederick Harmon Fishburn, and he preceded her...

May 12, 2018

Nathan Ryan Stuber, 34, Mexico, Indiana, passed away at 5:05 p.m.  Saturday, May 12, 2018, as the result of motor vehicle accident in rural Miami County.

Born April 1, 1984, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Kerry Lee and Melissa Ann Porter Stuber.  On September 1, 2012, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, he was married to the...

May 2, 2018

David J. “Huck” Greer, 58, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 1:53 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, on his family farm north of Denver, where he had lived his entire life.

Born December 1, 1959, Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Vaughn Edward and Florence Evelyn Murphy Greer.  On July 5, 1980, at the Denver Baptist...

Apr 26, 2018

Minnie Annette White, 68, Kokomo, passed away at 12:57 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital, Kokomo.

Born February 26, 1950, in Corbin, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Cleo Steely White.

Survivors include her three children, Dave Warner, Kentucky; Mike (Shelly) Warner, Bunker Hill; and Kelli White, Texas; Shyane Warner, Mexico;...

Apr 24, 2018

Willis James Ogle, III, 64, rural Peru, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at his residence.

Born April 21, 1954, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Willis J. Ogle, Jr., and the former Carol Hoover.

He had worked as a mechanic with his father at Ogle’s Garage, Peru.  He enjoyed music, singing,...

Apr 23, 2018

Ricky Allen Shockley, 55, of Terre Haute, passed away at 9:15 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Paris, Ill., on Dec. 3, 1962, the son of Robert E. Shockley and Dorothy (Sisk) Shockley. He married Paula Spencer of Martinsville, Ill., on March 12, 1994.

Ricky worked for Doric in...

Apr 6, 2018

Mary Francis Sebring, 90, Peru, Indiana, passed away on Friday morning, April 6, 2018, at her residence.

She was born on May 8, 1927, in Rushville, Indiana, and had lived in Peru most of her life.  Mary retired from Square D, where she had worked as an electrician for over forty-two years.  She had also worked several...

Apr 2, 2018

Albert Henry Leazenby, 90, Mexico, Indiana, passed away Sunday morning, April 1, 2018, at his residence.

Born May 23, 1927, in Rochester, Indiana.  He was the son of Ezra and Ida Alma Weiger Leazenby. He was married on November 24, 1957, to the former Shirley, Ann Strayer, at the Plato Methodist Church in LaGrange County.  She passed...

Apr 1, 2018

Rachel L. McGuire, 95, formerly of Denver, Indiana, passed away at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru, Indiana.

Born November 30, 1922, in Denver, Indiana, she was the daughter Edward E. and Flora E. Delp Benedict.  She was married on April 25, 1942, to Lyman E. “Beezer” McGuire, and they...