Obituaries

Lamoine Earl Troxell

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...

Richard E. Arthur

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,...

Paul R Shaw

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.  ...

Elmer Joseph Hagan

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...

Joseph Allen Bates

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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Larry W Truax

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....

Elpha B Cover

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,...

Charles Leon Mcdougle

Aug 9, 2014

Charles Leon McDougle, 72, Kokomo, passed away at 4:46 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born January 15, 1942 in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Ervin Leon and Viola Marie Smith McDougle. On November 30, 1963 in St. Albans, Vermont, he was married to the former Carol Lee Benjamin,...

Margaretha "Maggi" M. Strong

Jul 31, 2014

Margaretha M. Strong 68, Denver, passed away at 1 a.m. Thursday July 31, 2014, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.

She was born on August 30, 1945 in Madison, Wis., the daughter of Donald and Elizabeth Elert. On June 5, 1965 in Madison, she married William Arthur "Bud" Strong. He preceded her in death on Dec....

Frances Juanita Bookwalter

Jul 27, 2014

Frances Juanita Bookwalter, 93, Peru, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, July 27, 2014 at Howard Regional Health Campus, Kokomo with her loving children by her side.

Born on April 11, 1921 in Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Paul William and Carrie Ruth LeVaugh Johnson. On September 24, 1955,...

Allen Matthew Townsend

Jul 15, 2014

Allen Matthew Townsend, 28, Logansport, passed away at 5:37 p.m. on July 15, 2014 at Parkview Regional Hospital, Ft. Wayne from injuries sustained in an accident on July 4, 2014.

Born on February 14, 1986 in Logansport, he was the son of Robert J. and Christina Swanson Townsend.

Allen is survived by his parents,...

Owen G Hoehne

Jul 13, 2014

Owen G. Hoehne, 89, of Lafayette and Sun City, Arizona, passed away from us on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Central Hospital, Lafayette.

Owen began his life on November 12, 1924, in the Twelve Mile, Indiana, area before moving to the farming community of rural Fulton, Indiana. He was the son of Paul A....

Shelly Renae Suesakul

Jul 3, 2014

Shelly Renae Click Suesakul, 39, Marion, passed away at 10:03 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis from complications of Diabetes.

Born October 3, 1974 at Wabash County Hospital, she was the daughter of Randy J. and Barbara Beals Click.

Shelly was a 1993 graduate of North Miami High School....

David Mark Zartman

Jun 26, 2014

David Mark Zartman 53, Twelve Mile, Indiana, passed away at 8:35 A.M. Thursday June 26, 2014 at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born on December 27, 1960 in Peru, Indiana, the son of David Bender and Barbara Joann (Arthur) Zartman. Mr. Zartman was employed at Medtronic Inc. in Warsaw, Indiana, and had worked for...

Joanna F. Wethington

Jun 16, 2014

Joanna F. Wethington, 25, Peru, passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2014 at her residence.

Born March 20, 1989 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of John and Carmen Riley Wethington.

She is survived by her mother, Carmen Wethington, Peru, two sisters, Melinda Wethington, Peru; and Megan Medley and her...

Norma Jean Hiatt

Jun 15, 2014

Norma Jean Hiatt, Wabash, and formerly of Lake County, Indiana passed away on her 89th birthday, June 15, 2014 at Miller's Merry Manor East, Wabash.

Born on June 15, 1925 in rural Urbana, Indiana, she was the daughter of Walter and Edna Hawkins Rinearson. On December 2, 1942 in South Bend, Indiana, she was married to...

M. Jane Jones

May 25, 2014

Jane Jones, 91, of Galveston, and formerly of Marion, passed away peacefully in her sleep at 7:26 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Marion General Hospital, Marion, Indiana after a very brief illness.

Born February 24, 1923 in Hoover, Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Dessa Toothman Lunsford.

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Shirley Jean Lamb

May 2, 2014

Shirley Jean Lamb, 78, Peru,  passed away Thursday evening, May 1, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Born March 29, 1936 in Kokomo, Indiana, she was the daughter of Gray K. Gould and Ressie “Jean” Dyer Gould.  On April 18, 1969 in Amboy, Indiana, she was married to James B....

Frances June Weaver

Apr 24, 2014

Frances June Keirn Weaver, 91, Carmichael, California, passed away on Thursday morning, April 24, 2014 at her residence with her loving husband by her side.

Born August 9, 1922 in Wabash County, near Disko, Indiana, she was the daughter of Frank R. and Hazel Kreiter Lukens.  On May 6, 1943 in Fort...

Brianna Fern Rylands

Apr 20, 2014

Brianna Fern Rylands, age one, Peru passed away at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne on Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Born February 22, 2013 in Kokomo, Indiana, she was the daughter of Justin Patrick and Erika Reniegh Badders Rylands.

She is survived by her parents, both of Peru; one...