Obituaries

May 28, 2013

Guy Ronald Mathis, 70, Twelve Mile, passed away at 1:22 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at his residence.

Born November 17, 1942 in Peru, Indiana he was the son of Betty Richardson and Guy Freeman Mathis. On September 19, 1986 at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Peru, Indiana he was married to Bonnie Jean Biggs,...

May 28, 2013

Guy Ronald Mathis, 70, Twelve Mile, passed away at 1:22 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at his residence.

Born November 17, 1942 in Peru, Indiana he was the son of Betty Richardson and Guy Freeman Mathis. On September 19, 1986 at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Peru, Indiana he was married to Bonnie Jean Biggs,...

May 21, 2013

Joan W. Snyder, 82, of Peru, Indiana, passed away at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Miller's Merry Manor, Peru. She was born February 20, 1931 in Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana, the daughter of Ernest and Kathryn (Cress) Raber who preceded her in death. On June 26, 1949, she married David E. Snyder at the Mexico...

May 16, 2013

Lela Lucille Layman, 95, formerly of Boswell, Indiana passed away at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Miller's Merry Manor, Peru. Born May 13, 1918, near Chili, Indiana, she was the daughter of Oscar and Viola Martindale Musselman. On April 30, 1939 in Denver, Indiana, she was married to Zainard Price Layman, and he preceded her in...

May 15, 2013

Piper Renee Goodwin, age 9, Terre Haute, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday evening, May 15, 2013 from complications of pneumonia.

Born December 17, 2003 in Terre Haute, Indiana, she was the daughter of Jeff W. and Dana R. Shepherd Goodwin. Piper was one of Riley's kids growing up. She was diagnosed at Riley Hospital with Pierre...

May 13, 2013

Richard Atwell Burruss III , La Fontaine, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at his home.

Born February 6, 1966, he was the son of Ricard Atwell Burruss, Jr. and Charlcye Ann Osborne Burruss.

Survivors include his wife of ten years, April Jade Knight Burruss; three children, Candace E. Burruss, Richmond, Virginia; and...

May 1, 2013

Eric Verdaine Elston, Oakwood, Ohio passed away at 2:25 a.m. on May 1, 2013 at home, surrounded by his loving wife, daughter, and father-in-law.

Born on March 23, 1985 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of Richard Eugene and Kelly Elston. On April 20, 2012, he was married to Josie Jane Nichole Oleszkewycz. They just...

Apr 30, 2013

Ingeborg Margareta Elizabeth Russell, 82, Peru, passed away at 3:05 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center in Kokomo.

Born October 18, 1930 in Alt Biebersdorf, Germany, she was the daughter of Paul Carl Wilhelm Schroeter and Ida Schubert Schroeter. On June 20, 1954, she was married to Harold Edwin...

Apr 21, 2013

John Francis Routt passed away on April 21 at the home of his daughter in Galena, Illinois surrounded by his loving family. John was 92, born in Wabash, Indiana on January 12, 1921.

John was married on November 28, 1946 to Betty Jane (Eggert) Routt who preceded him in death in 2009. John and Betty had...

Apr 21, 2013

Jack B. Washburn, 84, Rochester, passed away at 5:38 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at his residence.

Born in Larwill, Indiana in Whitley County on October 2, 1928, he was the son of Dale Owen and Ruth Selina Klein Washburn. On June 3, 1951 in Monticello, Indiana at the United Methodist Church, he...

Apr 20, 2013

Robert Gale Strong, formerly of Logansport, Indiana passed away on April 20, 2013 at his residence in Cherokee Village, Arkansas.

Born December 14, 1920 in Kosciusko County Indiana, He was the son ofHugh M Strong and Alta G. Hibschman Strong. He was a graduate of Metea High School. He served in the Navy during World War...

Apr 20, 2013

Lorin Ross Bader, 75, Peru, passed away Saturday morning at Logansport Memorial Hospital.

Born December 11, 1937 in Terry, Montana, he was the son of Ross Byron and Adeline Renz Bader.

He was a Korean War Veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the American Legion, Peru; Moose Lodge, Peru;...

Apr 18, 2013

Nancy Marie Gullett, 80, Macy, and formerly of Peru, passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor, Peru.

Born May 10, 1932 in Kentucky, she was the daughter of Edward and Sally Logston Denney. On February 29, 1952, she was married to Arthur O. Gullett and he preceded her in...

Apr 5, 2013

Butch L. Sons, 57, Peru, passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Friday, April 4, 2013 at his residence.

Born May 11, 1955 in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Jess and Hazel Allen Sons. On May 14, 1988 in Peru, Indiana he was married to Tana Smith, and she survives.

He worked for...

Apr 4, 2013

Nelda L. Heckathorn, 71, Macy, passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Life Care Center of Rochester.

Born April 18, 1941 in Irving, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Virgil and Lorene Rogers Watson. On June 13, 1959, on the Heckathorn family farm, she was married to Milton E. Heckathorn, and he...

Apr 2, 2013

Becky J. French, 70, North Manchester, Indiana, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at her residence.

Born October 14, 1942 in Wabash County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Frank and Mary Sophia Renicker Frantz. She was married to Lonnie L. French, and he survives.

Arrangements are pending.

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Mar 19, 2013

Walter Dean Cornell, 91, Elkhart, passed away at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Eastlake Terrace Senior Living Center in Elkhart.

Born March 27, 1921 in Denver, Indiana he was the son of the late Jay Denzil and Margaret Elizabeth Grimes Cornell. On September 30, 1945, he was married to Delores Levon Taylor, and...

Mar 18, 2013

Jose Luciano Carrillo-Peña, 43, Plymouth went to be with the Lord, on Monday, March 18, 2013 at his residence.

Born January 1, 1970 in Santa Maria Acuexcomac, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, he was the son of Isabel Carrillo-Argueta and Petra Peña-Tepayotl.

Survivors include his parents, one son, Alex Michael Carrillo and his mother, Denella Garcia, both...

Mar 12, 2013

Earl "Sonny" Lemoine Grindle, 83, North Manchester, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 9:50 pm at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

Born June 23, 1929 in Arcadia, Michigan, he was the son of Leo Dale and Gladys (Driscoll) Grindle. He married Carol (Wrightsman) Grindle on Nov 10, 1978, and...

Mar 10, 2013

Carolyn Hensley Houser, 71, Peru, passed away at 9:10 p.m. Monday, March 10, 2013 at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born January 24, 1942 in Disney, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Ben and Cora Hall Hensley.

She is survived by a sister-in-law, Mary Ruth Hensley, Chili; niece Pam Hensley, Chili;...