Obituaries

Feb 4, 2015

Loletta Lynn Higdon, 46, Peru, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born February 1, 1969, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of James William and Inez Marie Hall Higdon.

She was 1988 graduate of North Miami High School and attended the First Church of the Nazarene in Peru,...

Jan 31, 2015

Carl Wildon Hodson, 86, Peru, passed away at 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.

Born on June 3, 1928, in Converse, Indiana, Carl was the last surviving child of Sherman and Margaret Ballard Hodson.

After graduating from Converse High School in 1946, he went on to study at Butler...

Jan 29, 2015

Kenny W. Townsend, 52, Peru, was called home to Jesus on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at his residence.  He loved the Lord and saught refuge in His arms throughout his battle with lymphoma.  “Well done, my good and faithful servant, your work on earth is done.”

Kenny was a Private First Class Unit Supply Specialist in the...

Jan 21, 2015

Adelene L. Flenner, 86, Peru, formerly of Macy, passed away at 8:23 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.

Born November 16, 1928 in Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Otto and Esther E. Erlenbaugh Scott.  On January 24, 1948 at the home of her parents, she was...

Jan 20, 2015

Linda Jo Blue Davenport, 63, formerly of Rochester, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in Fargo, North Dakota, following a brief illness.

Born on March 4, 1951 in Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Marjorie Joan Polk Blue.

Linda was a 1969 graduate of Maconaquah High...

Jan 11, 2015

Donald Lee Mains, 88, Peru, Indiana, passed away at 3:07 a.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru, Indiana.

Born March 25, 1926 in Michigan, he was the son of Lee and Hazel Mains.

Donald was a US Marine veteran.

There will be no services.  McClain Funeral Home of...

Dec 26, 2014

Freddy Lee "Fred" Couchman, Jr., 36, Peru, passed away on Friday morning, December 26, 2014. Born July 9, 1978 in Marion, Indiana, he was the son of Freddy Lee, Sr.  and Grace Elaine Kroft Couchman.  On October 24, 1997 in Peru, Indiana, he was married to Stacey Wheetley, and she survives. Freddy was a 1996 graduate of Maconaquah High...

Dec 16, 2014

Jeanette S. “Butch” Chaplin Robinson, 88, Kokomo, formerly of Mexico, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Waterford Place Health Campus, Kokomo, Indiana.

Born August 2, 1926 in Syracuse, New York, she was the daughter of Edward and Eva Wood Hunter Johnson.  On August 5, 1945, she was married to Robert Chaplin, and he preceded her...

Dec 14, 2014

Michael “Mike” Bradley, 57, Peru, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, December 14, 2014 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.  Family and friends and the kind and caring staff members of Miller’s Merry Manor and Guardian Angel Hospice surrounded him throughout his last days.

Mike was a 1975 graduate of Peru...

Dec 7, 2014

Mary Caroline Herrell, 83, formerly of Mexico, Indiana, passed away at 1:36 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.

Born May 5, 1931 in Hastings, Michigan, she was the daughter of Paul and Gladys Bryant.  On November 14, 1950, she was married to Russell William Herrell, and he preceded her in death...

Dec 5, 2014

Delores Ella Mae Laycock Leffel Hodson, 97, Peru, and formerly of rural Mexico, passed away at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.

Born February 17, 1917 in Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Dorsie and Ruby Geraldine Kelly Laycock.  On August 28, 1937, she was married to...

Nov 30, 2014

David Lee “Buz” Buzbee, 57, Bunker Hill, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana.

Born May 12, 1957 in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Ralph J.Buzbee and the former Mildred Eileen Ramer.

A graduate of Maconaquah High School, he went on to join the United...

Nov 22, 2014

James Lowell Barrell, 75, Wabash, passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2014, at his residence.

Born September 19, 1939 in Hammond, Indiana, he was the son of the late Myron Joseph and Fern Dagley Barrell.  On November 4, 1982, in Lansing, Illinois, he was married to Sandra Kay Hiatt, and she survives.

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Nov 21, 2014

Mary L. Powell, 91, formerly of Peru, passed away at 9 a.m. on Friday, November 21, 2014, at Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Indiana. Born March 8, 1923 in Peru, Indiana she was the daughter of Floyd and Lois Judy Behny. On June 16, 1943, in Denver, Indiana, she was married to Robert A. Powell, and he preceded her...

Nov 13, 2014

Emma Lee Staller, 91, rural Twelve Mile, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport.

Born July 16, 1923 in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of William C. and Martha Krider Wray.  On December 22, 1946, in Twelve Mile, Indiana, she was married to Merrill W....

Nov 9, 2014

Harold Eugene “Red” Bell, 80, Peru, passed away at 4:18 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born March 11, 1934 in Miami County, Indiana, he was the son of the late Bruce Francis and Esther Naomi Miller Bell.  On August 3, 1969 in Rochester, Indiana, he was married to the former Rita...

Nov 5, 2014

Nancy Jane Gordon, 78, Twelve Mile, passed away at 1:18 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Waterford Place Health Campus, Kokomo, Indiana, where she surrounded her loving husband and family.

Born February 8, 1936, in Mooresville, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Charles Raymond and Hazel Irene McCoy Phillips.  On December 21, 1980, in...

Nov 2, 2014

Richard Ray Fitzpatrick, 88, Macy, passed away Sunday morning, November 2, 2014.

Born August 1, 1926 in Pulaski County, Indiana, he was the son of Thomas “John” J. and Blanche H. Grock Fitzpatrick.  On April 12, 1945 in Peru, Indiana, he married the former Irene Clemons, and she preceded him in death on August 4, 2012.

Oct 31, 2014

Connie Re’Jene Judy, 70, Peru, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014, at her residence.

Born November 12, 1943, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Richard Vaughn and Mary A. Ogle Wright.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Rochester, Indiana.  She had retired from Miller’s Merry Manor in Peru, Indiana...

Oct 21, 2014

Christina K. Townsend, 56, Logansport, passed away at 1:28 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at IU Arnett Hospital, Lafayette.

Born April 2, 1958 in Logansport, Indiana, she was the daughter of Roger C. and Rosemary L. Rhodes Swanson.

Survivors include her mother, Rosemary L. Swanson, Logansport; son, Austin Townsend, Logansport; grandson, Nicholas Townsend, Hamlet;...