Obituaries

Mar 11, 2018

Beulah Mae Conner, 90, formerly of Macy, Indiana, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Life Care Center of Rochester, Indiana.

Born May 29, 1927, in Fulton County, Indiana, she was the the daughter of Russell and Nancy Bowen Shoemaker.  On April 10, 1948, in Peru, Indiana, she was married to Ronald D....

Feb 24, 2018

Samuel LeRoy Finnegan, 74, rural Peru, passed away on Saturday evening, February 24, 2018, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born July 6, 1943, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Raymond and Betty Louise Moore Finnegan.  On November 2, 1963, at the First Christian Church, in Rochester, Indiana, he was married to the former Penny Lewis,...

Feb 17, 2018

Nora Magdalene Van Dalsen, nèe Graham, 87, formerly of Macy, Indiana, and Albany, Kentucky, passed away Saturday morning, February 17, 2018, in the Christopher Center of Our Lady of Peace in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Born on September 11, 1930, in Albany, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Marian Bradley Graham and the former Edna Sheckles.  On November 19,...

Feb 15, 2018

Loretta M. Dausch, 95, Logansport, passed away on Thursday morning, February 15, 2018, at her residence.

Born January 5, 1923, in Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Glenn Milton Chaplin and the former Bertha M. Fahl.  She was married on May 17, 1970, in Logansport, Indiana, to Ralph E. Dausch, and he preceded her in...

Feb 15, 2018

Kurt Allen Wernz, 62, rural Peru, passed away at 5:21 a.m. on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital, Kokomo.

Born October 20, 1955, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Glenn H. Schlemmer, Jr. and the former Donna A. Pavey.

Kurt enjoyed spending his time painting cars, motorcycles, and sprint car racing...

Feb 10, 2018

Janice Kay Prior, 77, rural Peru, passed away Saturday morning, February 10, 2018, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.

Born September 7, 1940, in Macy, Indiana, she was the daughter of Deverl N. "Dee" Van Dalsen and Margaret Lucille Fitzpatrick Van Dalsen.  On February 28, 1960, at the Macy United Methodist Church, she was married...

Feb 8, 2018

Ryker Daniel Smith was stillborn at Logansport Memorial Hospital at 10:05 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018.  He was the son of Jessica Jean Piotter and Joshua Daniel Smith.

In addition to his parents, Ryker is survived by grandparents, Philip and Lisa Piotter, Macy; and John and Karen Smith, Logansport; great-grandparents, Jerry and Carol Piotter, Macy; Farmer...

Jan 29, 2018

Nancy E. Bruck, 67, formerly of Peru, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018, at Community Howard Hospital, Kokomo.

Born on September 28, 1950, she was the daughter of Delores E. Snyder Bruck and Howard R. Bruck.

Nancy was born and raised in Peru, Indiana and graduated from Peru High School in 1968. She enjoyed...

Jan 28, 2018

Ronald Eugene Kirk, 58, Muncie, Indiana, passed away at 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

Born on February 23, 1959, in Stark County, Ohio, he was the son of Morris Eugene Kirk and Bobbie Jean Lilly Meadows.  On August 18, 1982, in Cleveland, Ohio, he was married to the former...

Jan 25, 2018

Larry A. Condon, 77, Peru, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in the Emergency Room of Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport.

Born on August 17, 1940, in rural Peru, Indiana, he was the second child of Loren A. and Clara B. Hunter Condon.  On August 9, 1964, in Peru, Indiana, he married the former Patricia J. Baker....

Jan 25, 2018

Donna Jean Hart, 61, Peru, passed away at 9:21 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital, Kokomo.

She was born on January 24, 1957, in Des Moines, Iowa, and her parents were the former Shirley McKeehan and John Sailer.

She had been a school bus driver and tow truck driver and loved...

Jan 25, 2018

Gertrude G. Walker, 86, Chili, passed away at 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.

Born August 4, 1931, in Disko, Indiana, she was the daughter of Charles and Esther Gearhart.  She was married to Louis “Gene” Walker in 1951, and he preceded her in death on October 21, 1997.

Jan 17, 2018

Lyman E. “Beezer” McGuire, Jr., 96, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.

Born on June 1, 1921, in Mexico, Indiana, he was the son of Lyman E. McGuire, Sr. and the former Grace Shilling.  He was married on April 25, 1942, to Rachel L. Benedict,...

Jan 15, 2018

Gregory “Greg” Alan Blue, 63,  Fifield, Wisconsin went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 15, 2018, at Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield, Wisconsin, surrounded by his family.

Born on July 30, 1954, in Logansport, Indiana, he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Marjorie Joan Polk Blue. On July 10, 1976, at...

2018

Darrell Jay Hileman, 88, Denver, died at 4:00 pm on December 4, 2018, six days following an attempted gall bladder surgery that revealed cancer instead. His first concern upon receiving the news was, “Do my kids know? Are they ok?” He was peaceful at home with his children close by at the time of his passing.

2018

Kim A. Crippen, 63, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 4:02 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.

Born December 7, 1954, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Dale D. and Betty Jean Erdle Crippen.  On May 2, 1976, in Peru, Indiana, he was married to Patricia Darlene Love, and she survives....

Dec 29, 2017

John Joseph Swantner, 93, Chili, passed away at 6:36 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born on April 6, 1924, in Valley Park, Missouri, he was the oldest of five children raised by William Joseph and Lurah Suzie Long Swantner. He married the former Clarabel Chester on February 25, 1945. She preceded...

Dec 23, 2017

John Robert Mullinix, 79, Lehigh Acres, Florida, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres, Florida.

Born December 16, 1938, in Wabash County, Indiana, he was the son of Floyd F. and Elizabeth D. Donaldson Mullinix.  On November 7, 1958, at the New Salem Church of the Brethren, he was married to...

Dec 16, 2017

Harry E. Knauff, Jr., 78, Denver, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at his daughter’s residence in Wabash County.

Born January 5, 1939, in Perrysburg, Indiana, he was the son of Harry E. Knauff, Sr. and Audrey Viola Grandstaff Knauff.  On February 16, 1958, he was married to the former Carolyn Ruth Mongosa who passed...

Dec 10, 2017

Carolyn Ruth Knauff, 78, Denver, Indiana, passed away Sunday morning, December 10, 2017, at her residence.

Born October 29, 1939, in Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Lyman Vance and Eathel Fay Walker Mongosa.  On February 16, 1959, she was married to Harry E. Knauff, Jr., and he survives.

She was...