Obituaries

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;...

Oct 20, 2014

Paul Arnold Eaton 76, Peru, Indiana, passed away at 1:25 P.M. on Monday, October 20, 2014 at his residence.

He was born on December 23, 1937 in Ridgely, West Virginia, the son of Clayton Roy and Virginia (Leasure) Eaton.  On September 6, 1964 in Peru Indiana, he married Mary Reed and she survives. He was a United...

Oct 18, 2014

Larry Dean Reffitt 68, Macy, Indiana, passed away at 6:56 P.M. Saturday October 18, 2014 at his

residence.

He was born on March 31, 1946 in Martin, Kentucky, the son of Clyde and Dorothy Ellen

(Stephens) Reffitt.

He had worked at Bryan Steam in Peru, Indiana.

Survivors include his...

Oct 15, 2014

Doris Ann Wilkinson, 84, Macy, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.

Born March 9, 1930 in Fulton County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Don and Mary Hart Merley.  On September 2, 1950 in Macy, Indiana, she was married to Leslie Emerson Wilkinson, and he survives.

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Oct 3, 2014

Lamoine Earl Troxell 84, New Waverly, Indiana, passed away at 12:15 A.M. Friday October 3, 2014 at his residence.

He was born on April 15, 1930, in Peru, Indiana, the son of Arthur and Mildred L. (McClain) Troxell. On October 26, 1952 in Wabash, Indiana, he married Donna Crull and she survives. He was a 1949 graduate...

Sep 27, 2014

Richard Edward “Dick” Arthur, 77, Twelve Mile, passed away at 8:58 p.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at his residence.

Born January 10, 1937 in Logansport, Indiana, he was the son of Cecil F. and Mary Nulf Arthur.  On March 15, 1958 at Skinner Chapel near Twelve Mile, he was married to Carol Lee Rimpler,...

Sep 18, 2014

Paul Richard “Tiny” Shaw, 80, Twelve Mile, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport. Born January 21, 1934 near Kewanna, Indiana, he was the son of Pearl Edward and Mary Ethel Werner Shaw.  On June 19, 1954 in Kewanna, Indiana, he married Kisiah Isabelle Tomlinson, and she survives. Paul attended Bethlehem United Methodist Church.  ...

Sep 15, 2014

Elmer Joseph Hagan, 87, Denver, passed away on Monday morning, September 15, 2014 at his home.

A lifelong resident of Miami County, Elmer was born on February 13, 1927 in Peru, the son of David M. and Dora V. Bauer Hagan.  On February 4, 1951, he was married to Patricia L. “Pat” Daine, and she...

Sep 5, 2014

Joseph Allen Bates, 43, Peru, passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2014 at his residence.

Born October 29, 1970 in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Patrick James Bates, Sr. and Barbara Sue Kern Bates.  He was married to the former Bonnie Sue McIntosh, and she survives.

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Sep 3, 2014

Larry W. Truax, 75, Peru, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at his residence.

Born April 9, 1939 in Logansport, Indiana, he was the son of the late William Clayton and Elma Blossom Study Truax.  He had been married to the former June Jameson, and she preceded him in death on November 3, 2013....

Aug 21, 2014

Elpha B. Cover, 101, a lifelong resident of Denver, Indiana passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Peru.

Born May 22, 1913 near Deedsville, Indiana, she was the daughter of Burchard and Clara B. See Leedy On November 9, 1935, she was married to William Harley Cover,...