Obituaries
Denver & Miami County, IN Obituaries
Larry Steven Kokta
Jun 2, 2015
Larry Steven Kokta (lovingly known as Papaw), age 60, was welcomed home by the Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015. Larry passed from Earth into Heaven surrounded by the family that loved him dearly.
He was the husband and best friend of Pamela Kay (Shockey) Kokta. They were married on January 17, 1982 and shared...
Marguerite Effie (Ball) Click
May 22, 2015
Marguerite Effie Click, 90, a resident of Blair Ridge, Peru, and formerly of Denver, Indiana, passed away at 6:44 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2015, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Indiana.
Born September 25, 1924, in Fulton County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Walter and Mabel Woodcox Ball. On December 29, 1942, at Bruce...
Russell "Bill" W. See
May 13, 2015
Russell W. “Bill” See, 73, of Andover, IL, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Cheyenne Wyoming Regional Medical Center, Cheyenne, WY.
Russell was born on July 6, 1941, in Denver, Indiana, the son of Robert C. and Caroline B. Moon See. He married Phyllis Taylor on December 6, 1980 in Rock Island, IL. He drove a semi...
Harriet A (Keyes) Weaver
May 10, 2015
Harriet A. Weaver, 90, Peru, passed away at 5:23 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru surrounded by her family.
Born August 14, 1924, in Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ernest W. and Thelma Miller Keyes . On January 26, 1947, at the Mexico Church of the Brethren, she...
Athur David Leslie
Apr 26, 2015
Arthur (Art) David Leslie passed away April 26, 2015 in the VA hospital in Marion, IN after an extended illness.
Born December 30, 1950 in Mishawaka, Indiana, he was the son of Russell R. and Martha M. Leslie.
Art graduated from Hauser High School in Hope, IN in 1970 after his family relocated from South...
Joseph Edgar Fincher
Apr 21, 2015
Joseph “Joe” Edgar Fincher, Jr., 79, Macy, Indiana, passed away at 7:35 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru, Indiana.
Born October 17, 1935, in Roann, Indiana, he was the son of Joseph Edgar, Sr., and Ruth A. Webb Fincher. On July 2, 1955, at the Perrysburg Baptist Church, he was married...
Alice Gail (Wright) Teel
Mar 23, 2015
Alice Gail Wright Teel, 93, formerly of Macy, Indiana, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Rochester, Indiana.
Born July 19, 1921, in Macy, Indiana, she was the daughter of William and Mary Shambarger Wright. On March 12, 1943, she was married to Glen A. Teel, and he preceded her in death...
Frank J Pegg
Mar 12, 2015
Frank James Pegg, 87, Mexico, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.
Born December 19, 1927 in Miami County, Indiana, he was the son of Frank H. and Lois M. Pegg. He was married to Ruth I. Longstreth, and she preceded him in death in 2006.
Frank was an...
Halsie Frances (Greenwood) Holcomb
Mar 12, 2015
Halsie Frances Holcomb, 92, Peru, passed away at 12:35 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.
Born June 8, 1922, in Daviess County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Theodore and Della Miller Greenwood.
Halsie grew up on the family farm in Daviess County, Indiana, and graduated from Epsom High...
Kenneth David Trent
Mar 6, 2015
Kenneth David Trent, a special dad, son, brother, uncle, and best friend, age 54, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, Indiana
Born October 12, 1960, in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was the son of Sam and Juanita Collins Trent.
Kenneth worked at Patriot Porcelain in Kokomo, Indiana. He loved the outdoors,...
Wilma I. (Bryant) Casper
Mar 4, 2015
Wilma Irene Casper, 96, formerly of Perrysburg, Indiana, went home to be with Lord on March 4, 2015, at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois. Born July 12, 1918, in Rochester, Indiana, she was the daughter of Guy and Ruth Sanders Bryant. On August 23, 1936, she was married to Jacob Casper, and he preceded her in death. She...
Cynthia Ann (Molenaar) Graves
Mar 4, 2015
Cynthia Ann Graves, 51, Macy, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, March 4, 2015, at her residence.
Born December 3, 1963, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Leendert G. and Nancy Ann Crawford Molenaar. She was married Michael Lee “Mike” Graves, Sr., and he survives.
Cindy had a great passion for all animals,...
Helen Tyler
Feb 14, 2015
Helen E. Tyler, 89, Peru, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Born July 13, 1925, in Akron, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ben and Maranda Sopher Glassburn. On August 30, 1947, in Miami County, Indiana, she was married...
Betty Jean Kinney
Feb 13, 2015
Betty Jean Kinney, 79, Macy, Indiana, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru. She was born September 14, 1935, in Indianapolis, Indiana. On May 17, 1980, in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was married to John H. Kinney, and he survives. Betty attended Howe High School in Indianapolis. She was an excellent cook, baking many...
Ethel Marie (Grogg) Smith
Feb 12, 2015
Ethel Marie Smith, 88, formerly of Macy, Indiana, passed away at 8:25 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru. Born March 12, 1926, in Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Clarence I. and Opal M. Hively Grogg. She was married to Benjamin Franklin Smith, and he preceded her in death on July 7,...
Gwendolyn Roberta (Shoemaker) Maus
Feb 6, 2015
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Roberta Maus, 90, a resident of Blair Ridge and formerly of Denver, Indiana, passed away at 9:38 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2015 at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.
Born March 1, 1924 in Denver, Indiana, she was the daughter of Dwight L. and May L. Leedy Shoemaker. On June 5, 1976, at the home...
Loletta Lynn Higdon
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,...
Carl W Hodson
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...
Kenneth Wayne Townsend
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...
