Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 20, 2013

Lorin Ross Bader, 75, Peru, passed away Saturday morning at Logansport Memorial Hospital.

Born December 11, 1937 in Terry, Montana, he was the son of Ross Byron and Adeline Renz Bader.

He was a Korean War Veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the American Legion, Peru; Moose Lodge, Peru;...

Apr 20, 2013

Robert Gale Strong, formerly of Logansport, Indiana passed away on April 20, 2013 at his residence in Cherokee Village, Arkansas.

Born December 14, 1920 in Kosciusko County Indiana, He was the son ofHugh M Strong and Alta G. Hibschman Strong. He was a graduate of Metea High School. He served in the Navy during World War...

Apr 18, 2013

Nancy Marie Gullett, 80, Macy, and formerly of Peru, passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor, Peru.

Born May 10, 1932 in Kentucky, she was the daughter of Edward and Sally Logston Denney. On February 29, 1952, she was married to Arthur O. Gullett and he preceded her in...

Apr 5, 2013

Butch L. Sons, 57, Peru, passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Friday, April 4, 2013 at his residence.

Born May 11, 1955 in Peru, Indiana, he was the son of Jess and Hazel Allen Sons. On May 14, 1988 in Peru, Indiana he was married to Tana Smith, and she survives.

He worked for...

Apr 4, 2013

Nelda L. Heckathorn, 71, Macy, passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Life Care Center of Rochester.

Born April 18, 1941 in Irving, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Virgil and Lorene Rogers Watson. On June 13, 1959, on the Heckathorn family farm, she was married to Milton E. Heckathorn, and he...