Obituaries
Denver & Miami County, IN Obituaries
Marian Frances Dawson
Oct 2, 2013
Marian Frances Ream Dawson, 96, passed away at 6:19PM on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Heritage Pointe retirement home, Warren, Indiana.
Born October 24, 1916 in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of Robert George and Florence Elizabeth (Diffenderfer) Ream. She married Russell Edwin Dawson on August 28, 1948 and he precedes her in death.
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Carl E. Gibson
Sep 20, 2013
Carl E. Gibson, 89, Peru, and formerly of Rochester, passed away at 4:26 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, at Caring Hands Health and Rehab, Peru.
He was born on July 18, 1924, in Bunker Hill, the son of Ralph and Carrie (Childers) Gibson.
On April 23, 1944, in Bunker Hill, he married Rosezella Scott....
Robyn Lynn Garthee
Sep 2, 2013
Robyn Lynn Garthee, 43, Wabash, died physically at 1:40 am on Monday, September 2, 2013 Miller's Merry Manor East, Wabash.
Born in Warsaw, Indiana on October 12, 1969, she was the daughter of the late William Eugene Garthee and Sharon Drummond Garthee.
Born again in 1985, she now eternally resides in Heaven with her...
Frances Viola Beckley
Aug 10, 2013
Frances Viola Beckley, 98, Twelve Mile, passed away at 6:05 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor, Logansport.
Born January 2, 1915 in Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Orlando James and Clara May Sherrard Bookwalter.
Frances was a member of Corinth Brethren Church, near Twelve Mile. She had...
Harriet Viola Dillman
Aug 7, 2013
Harriet Viola Dillman, 82, Twelve Mile, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at her residence.
Born August 17, 1930 in Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Lawrence E. and Mary Mann Burch. On August 8, 1948 at the home of Carl and Esther Dillman, she was married to Marvin L. Dillman,...
Hal Wayne Mcclain
Jun 28, 2013
Hal Wayne McClain, 72, Denver, Indiana passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2013 at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, shortly after he collapsed at his home.
Born April 11, 1941 in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Tracy Earl and Keturah Elizabeth Cutshall McClain. On October 11, 1980 at St. Lukes United Methodist...
Marcia Ann Grimes
Jun 23, 2013
Marcia Ann Grimes, 82, Peru, passed away on Sunday afternoon, June 23, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor, Peru.
Born March 4, 1931 in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Harold L. Howard and Louise Margaret Petrie Howard. On October 12, 1952 in Peru, Indiana, she was married to James Dean Grimes, and he preceded her...
Harriett E. Bellar
Jun 12, 2013
Harriett E. Bellar, 67, Denver, passed away at 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at her residence.
Born October 15, 1945 in Peru, Indiana she was the daughter of Charles and Della Bevington Townsend. She was married to James D. "Gander" Bellar, and he survives.
She was a member of the Bloomfield Brethren...
Larry Gene Cox
Jun 2, 2013
Larry Gene Cox was called home to be with his lord and Savior Sunday June 2, 2013 in Kokomo, Indiana.
He was born in Miami County, Indiana on November 29, 1950 to Jim Cox and Ada Cox. He was 62. He retired from Amtrol/Thrush in 1995 after 25 years of service.
Larry enjoyed playing...
Nina Louise Musselman
May 30, 2013
Nina Louise Musselman, 91, Bloomington, Minnesota, and formerly of rural Peru, passed away peacefully and suddenly on Thursday morning, May 30, 2013 at her residence in Friendship Village in Bloomington, MN.
Born on the Carson Family Farm, she was the daughter of James Andrew and Marie K. Stowman Carson. On June 1, 1941, she married her...
Guy Ronald Mathis
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,...
Guy Ronald Mathis
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,...
Joan W. Snyder
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...
Lela Lucille Layman
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...
Piper Renee Goodwin
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...
Richard Atwell Burruss
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...
Eric Verdaine Elston
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...
Ingeborg Margareta Elizabeth Russell
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...
John Francis Routt
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...
Jack B. Washburn
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...
