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Harold Ray Houser, age 87 of Peru, died Sept. 30, 2017 at Blair Ridge Health Complex following a recent cancer diagnosis. He was born November 15, 1929 in Peru, Indiana to Delmer and Doris Houser. He shared his childhood with one sister, Wilma (Miller). After graduating from Peru High School in 1947, he attended a trade school in St....
Nola Jean Boston, 90, formerly of rural Twelve Mile, passed away at 6:17 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017, at Northwoods Village, Kokomo.
Born February 3, 1927, in Cass County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Carl Ellis and Myrtle Hollenback Champ. On June 22, 1956, at the Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Cass County, she was...
Lindsey N. Harts, 26, Kokomo, Indiana, passed away at 5:54 a.m. on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, in Kokomo.
Born September 27, 1990, in Logansport, Indiana, she was the daughter of Joseph James Harts and the former Lori Jo Boston.
She is survived by her mother, Lori Jo Wright, Kokomo; two sons, Ashtyn Harts and Jerald...
Autie Lucas “Luke” Ferguson, 52, Wabash, Indiana, moved on to form a new band in Heaven on Friday, August 25, 2017.
Born December 15, 1964, in Mount Gilead, Ohio, he was the son of Autie Lee and Ruth Webb Ferguson. On June 11, 2011, Luke married his soulmate, Angela Isaac Ferguson.
Those remaining to carry...
Kermitt Kenneth Koistinen, 90, passed away on August 24, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru, IN after a brief illness.
He leaves behind two daughters, Linda (Koistinen) Astarita, Madison Heights, MI and Lori (Koistinen) Cheever and her husband, Gordon Cheever, Peru IN; four grandchildren, Amanda (Astarita) Buck and her husband, Adam Buck, Clawson, MI; Cynthia (Cheever) Brindle,...
Major Robert D. Benedict, USAF (Ret.), age 97, Indianapolis, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at University Heights Health and Living Center.
Robert was born on September 14, 1919 in Denver, IN, the son of Edward E. Benedict and Flora E. (Delp) Benedict. He was a graduate of Jefferson Township High School and University of Omaha....
Pauline Smith, 85, formerly of Miami County, Indiana, passed away at 10:05 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at NHC Health Care, Sumter, South Carolina.
Born August 11, 1932, in Kentucky, she was the daughter of Jessie and Ila Sparks Gross.
Survivors include her children, David (Linda) Palmer, Wamego, Kansas; Patricia (Steve) Malott, Peru; Lesa...
Robert “Sid” Cover, 72, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 2:38 a.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Wellbrooke of Wabash, Indiana.
Born October 22, 1944, in Miami County, Indiana, he was the son of Charles Robert “Peanut” and Joan Louise Cover. On October 24, 1965, at the Main Street United Methodist Church, in Peru, Indiana, he was...
W. Gelene Skinner, 90, Twelve Mile, passed away at 9:34 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport.
Born January 22, 1927, in Santa Fe, Indiana, she was the daughter of Lewis Kent “Dick” and Cleo M. Cooper Bloomer. On September 27, 1945, in Twelve Mile, Indiana, she was married to Frederick E. Skinner,...
Tammy Jo Finney, 53, Warsaw, and formerly of Miami County, passed away at 4:53 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at her residence surrounded by her family.
Born June 4, 1964, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Mildred Ensley Smith. She was a machinist and worked at Tecomet in Warsaw, Indiana....
Maribeth Faherty Mooney, 72, Bloomington, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Legacy at Waterford Place, Kokomo, Ind., surrounded by her children.
Born December 17, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she was the daughter of Roger and Lavergne Jacobs Faherty.
She was a faithful member of the Roman Catholic Church. She worked as...
Melvin Lee See, 81, Deedsville, passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the St. Vincent Heart Center, Carmel, Indiana.
Born April 14, 1936, in Macy, Indiana, he was the son of the late Leo and Lucie M. Anderson See. On June 15, 1963, in Warsaw, Indiana, he was married to the former Carol...
Donald Ray Heckathorn, 85, Denver, Indiana, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his residence.
Born December 23, 1931 in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Joe D. and Mabel K. Black Heckathorn. On May 29, 1970, in Virginia, he was married to the former Edith Carol Ennis, who preceded in death on...
Frederick “Gus” Russell DeWitt, 83, Fulton, Indiana, passed away at 1:37 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at University Hospital IU Health, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Born March 31, 1934, in Cass County, Indiana, he was the son of Russell Irvin and Edith Mary Nice DeWitt. On September 29, 1967, at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Twelve Mile, Indiana, he...
Quinton Dale “Red” Thiry, 61, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 8:44 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at his residence.
Born October 25, 1955, in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Paul G. Thiry and the former Nellie Spencer.
He was retired from AirVac, after twenty-nine years where he worked as a machine operator...
Shirley Ann Strayer Leazenby, 80, Mexico, Indiana, went to be with the Lord at 1:13 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne.
Born on July 25, 1936, in LaGrange County, Indiana, she was born into a family of seven brothers and sisters, the daughter of Clarence and Rose Kitchen Strayer. She graduated from...
Cara Elizabeth Sheppard, 29, Peru, Indiana, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru, from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Born October 23, 1987, in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of Mitchell Harold Sheppard and the former Shelley Jo Shimer.
Cara had a kind heart, and she was always...
Edward Charles “Buck” Howard, 55, Macy, passed away at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2017, at his residence.
Born September 13, 1961, in Knox, Indiana, he was the son of the late Alonzo and Anna Miller Howard.
Buck worked at Fulton Industries for many years. After the factory closed, he worked at McClain Funeral...
Justin Thomas "Frac" Walther, 26, Logansport, passed away at 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital, Kokomo.
Born August 20, 1990, in Kokomo, Indiana, he was the son of Mark Allen Walther, Sr. and Donna Lynn Nice Walther.
Justin worked as a machine operator at Rochester Recycling. He was an excellent...
Samuel Eugene Hoover, “Sam”, 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, May 31, 2017, at his farm, in Denver, Indiana.
Born on January 2, 1931, he was the son of Orval and Alma (Snell) Hoover from Twelve Mile, Indiana. On December 4, 2004, in Plymouth, Indiana, he married Mary Sieg and she survives.
Sam was...
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