Obituaries

Feb 15, 2020

Elaine Combs Thomas, 69, Peru, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at her residence.

Born November 26, 1950, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Amos Combs and the former Geneva June Noble.  On June 20, 1970, at the Peru First Brethren Church, she was married to Rev. James Lowell Thomas, and he preceded her...

Feb 13, 2020

Robert Wayne Johnson, 70, died peacefully on Thursday morning, February 13, 2020 at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Carmel, Indiana.

Born March 14, 1949, Bob was the first child of the late Phyllis Mae (Robbins) Johnson of Adams Twp. Cass County, IN and the late Russell Eugene Johnson of Walker Twp. Rush County, IN.

He...

Feb 11, 2020

Martha Caroline Lowe Mohler, 93, Kokomo, formerly of Peru, passed away at 5:42 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana.

Born August 18, 1926, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Guy and Alma Gertrude Yoder Lowe.  On December 25, 1946, in Miami County, Indiana, she was married to Earl...

Feb 7, 2020

Lois Maxine Yoder, 91, Rochester, and formerly of the Macy area, passed away at 3:50 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020, at her residence.

Born June 20, 1928, in Birmingham, Indiana, she was the daughter of Victor R. and Pearl Ida Raymer Cover.  She was married to Ellis Harvey Yoder on May 29, 1953, and he preceded...

Jan 19, 2020

Rachel P. Wilburn, 87, Peru, Indiana, passed away at 6:47 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at her residence. Born October 13, 1932, in Winchester, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Cecil and Goldie Sparks Hanks. On September 2, 1961, she was married to Charles V. Wilburn, and he preceded her in death on April 12, 1999. She was...

Jan 13, 2020

Danna A. Bonfiglio, 49, Kokomo, passed away Monday morning, January 13, 2020, at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.

Born May 20, 1970, in Kokomo, Indiana, she was the daughter of the former Joellen Howard and the late Daniel K. Bonfiglio.  On June 26, 2014, in Kokomo, Indiana, she was married to Lorna D. Harbaugh.

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Jan 3, 2020

Oran “Rob” William Robbins, 64, Bunker Hill, passed away at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2020, at his residence.

Born February 3, 1955, in Logansport, Indiana, he was the son of William Robbins and Patricia Mills Robbins Angle.

On June 15, 2018, in Bunker Hill, Indiana, he was married to the former Tina Guy,...

Dec 28, 2019

Jo Elaine Willis, 69, Macy, Indiana, passed away at 12:46 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at her mother’s home in rural Macy.

Born August 11, 1950, in Fulton County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Forest “Bud” and Harriet R. Hoehne Zartman.  On December 2, 1972, in Mexico, Indiana, she was married to Benny J. Willis,...

Dec 13, 2019

Gene Eldon Shoemaker, 93, Kendallville, formerly of Lake Wawasee, Fishers, and North Fort Myers, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019, at Orchard Pointe Health Campus in Kendallville.

Born November 29, 1926, in Denver, Indiana, he was the son of Glen E. and Sadie Ann Jones Shoemaker.

He was married to Grace Elizabeth Wrenn, and...

Nov 28, 2019

Louise Elizabeth Lennox, 65, Peru, Indiana, passed away on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 28, 2019, at her residence.

Born September 23, 1954, in Brockton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Harold D. Pierce and the former Helen L. Carrell.

She was married in Taunton, Massachusetts, to Richard J. Lennox, and he preceded her in death....

Nov 24, 2019

Mary Alice Gambrell Hipskind, 83, Peru, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019, as the result of a motor vehicle accident in Peru. Born August 7, 1936, in Noblesville, Indiana, she was the daughter of Earl Watson and the former Orpha Ford.  She was raised by her mother and stepfather, Louis Schoolcraft.  She was one of fifteen siblings, three...

Nov 14, 2019

Lucinda “Cindy” Lee Murphy, 64, Peru, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born on December 2, 1954, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late David E. and Joan W. Raber Snyder.  On May 16, 1987, in the Chapel of the First...

Nov 11, 2019

Kimberly Ann Stapleton, 62, Peru, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born November 14, 1956, in Tipton, Indiana, she was the daughter of Donald Gene Gillem, Sr., and the former June Ann Brown.  She was married to Clifford Michael “Mike” Stapleton, and he preceded her in death on March 19, 1997....

Nov 10, 2019

Betty Jean Kline, 83, Wabash, passed away at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Parkview Wabash Hospital.

Born January 31, 1936, she was the daughter of Fred and Kathryn E. Waltz Dunn.  On May 21, 1954, at the home of the late Rev. C. F. Golden, near Denver, she was married to Frank D. Kline,...

Nov 4, 2019

Layne R. Bradley, 56, Wabash, Indiana, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019, at his residence.

Born May 21, 1963, in Kokomo, Indiana, he was the son of Wayne Russell Bradley, Sr., and the former Brenda Kaye Weaver.

Survivors include his mother, Brenda K. Ring and stepfather, Rick, Winter Haven, Florida; siblings, Debbie (Thomas) White,...

Nov 1, 2019

William K. Noble, 90, Walkerton, Indiana, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

Born February 12, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Dwight Noble and Elizabeth B. Kleebank Noble.  On October 10, 2010, in Las Vegas, he was married to Joy Sorio, and she survives....

Oct 31, 2019

Todd Allen Burns, 48, Bunker Hill, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019, in Miami County.

Born July 8, 1971, in Rochester, Indiana, he was the son of Richard James Burns and Jane Ann Berry Burns.  On September 24, 1994, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was married to Tina Marie Leavell.

Todd graduated from Caston High...

Oct 31, 2019

Merlin Dale Brown, 62, Denver, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born December 2, 1956, In Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Ralph Dale and Inalee D. Metzger Brown.

Merlin graduated from North Miami High School in Denver, Indiana, in 1976.  He had worked at various places in...

Oct 28, 2019

Steven Lee Jones, 69, Galveston, passed away at 2:14 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019, at his home.

Born April 11, 1950, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of William G. “Bill” Jones and Jane Lunsford Jones.  On July 27, 1969, in Galveston, Indiana, he was married to the former Marianne Burkholder, and she survives.

Oct 26, 2019

Janey Watts Prather, 72, better known as “Aunt Janey,” leapt into the arms of angels at 4:25 pm on Saturday, October 26, 2019 with her loved ones at her side. Her heavenly Father had been calling her home for a few days… she shared a few days prior that she had slept “too good” the night before. When asked...