Obituaries

Mar 19, 2013

Walter Dean Cornell, 91, Elkhart, passed away at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Eastlake Terrace Senior Living Center in Elkhart.

Born March 27, 1921 in Denver, Indiana he was the son of the late Jay Denzil and Margaret Elizabeth Grimes Cornell. On September 30, 1945, he was married to Delores Levon Taylor, and...

Mar 18, 2013

Jose Luciano Carrillo-Peña, 43, Plymouth went to be with the Lord, on Monday, March 18, 2013 at his residence.

Born January 1, 1970 in Santa Maria Acuexcomac, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, he was the son of Isabel Carrillo-Argueta and Petra Peña-Tepayotl.

Survivors include his parents, one son, Alex Michael Carrillo and his mother, Denella Garcia, both...

Mar 12, 2013

Earl "Sonny" Lemoine Grindle, 83, North Manchester, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 9:50 pm at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

Born June 23, 1929 in Arcadia, Michigan, he was the son of Leo Dale and Gladys (Driscoll) Grindle. He married Carol (Wrightsman) Grindle on Nov 10, 1978, and...

Mar 10, 2013

Carolyn Hensley Houser, 71, Peru, passed away at 9:10 p.m. Monday, March 10, 2013 at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born January 24, 1942 in Disney, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Ben and Cora Hall Hensley.

She is survived by a sister-in-law, Mary Ruth Hensley, Chili; niece Pam Hensley, Chili;...

Feb 24, 2013

Jane E. Kindig, 91, formerly of Deedsville, Indiana passed away at 7:54 a.m. on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Clare Bridge of Troy Healthcare Center in Troy, Michigan.

Born August 16, 1921 in Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Robert and Alice Davis Weishaar. On August 9, 1940 in Chili, Indiana, she...

Feb 11, 2013

James Leores Friend, 68, passed away at 12:55 a.m. on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor, Peru, Indiana.

Born November 1, 1944 in Peru, Indiana he was the son of the late Gerald D. and Eva M. Warner Friend. On November 24, 1982, he was married to the former Judy E. Myers at the...

Jan 31, 2013

John H. "John Boy" Tyler, Jr., 58, Peru, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 11:33 a.m. surrounded by his loving family.

John Boy was born on June 27, 1954 in Peru, Indiana. He was the son of John Henry Tyler, Sr. and Helen Glassburn Tyler. On September 2, 1988 in...

Jan 25, 2013

Verlin Arlo Moon, 85, Lucerne, passed away on January 25, 2013 at Chase Nursing and Rehab Center, Logansport, Indiana.

Born December 20, 1927 in Logansport, Indiana, he was the son of Walter and Ruth (Swank) Moon. On August 12, 1945 he married Marilyn J.(Spencer) Moon, who survives.

He was a WWII Navy Veteran. Verlin...

Jan 18, 2013

Garnet Bell Abshire Moss, 100, Twelve Mile, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, January 18, 2013 at Waterford Place Health Campus, Kokomo.

Born December 16, 1912 in Twelve Mile, Indiana she was the daughter of Harmon and Emma Crawford Abshire. She was married to Byron W. Moss on June 30, 1939, and he preceded her...

Jan 18, 2013

Kevin Gray Lamb, 56, Macy, died Jan. 18, 2013.

Survivors include his parents, one son, Aaron J. Lamb, Rochester; one daughter, Sara E. Hovermale, Denver; one brother, David E. Lamb, Peru; and one sister, Julia (Lamb) Glessner, Warren.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, at McClain Funeral Home, Denver.

Jan 11, 2013

Bonnie Lee Rock, 57, Amboy passed away Friday evening at her residence.

Born August 5, 1955 in Lafayette, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Kenneth and Mildred Smith LaFountain.

Bonnie was a very giving person, and she will be lovingly remembered by her many friends and family for her generosity towards...

Jan 5, 2013

Vada Irene King Coplen, 93, Akron, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw.

Born December 5, 1919 in Perry Township, Miami County, she was the daughter of Martin Luther and Rosella Barnhisel King. On September 17, 1939 in Crown Point, Indiana, she was married to Wayne Devon Coplen, and he preceded...

Jan 5, 2013

Virginia M. (Gilbert) Balsbaugh, 94, Denver, Indiana, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana.

She was born April 7, 1918 near Servia, Wabash County, Indiana to Rev. Elmer H. and Ina Arminda (McFarland) Gilbert. Virginia was a member of the Church of the Brethren at Clear Creek and...

Dec 23, 2012

Geraldine A. "Geri" Patterson, passed away Sunday. The angels came to taker her home at 7:05 p.m. on December 23, 2012 at Hickory Creek in Peru where she had made her home since 2005.

Born December 15, 1930 in Miami County, Indiana she was the daughter of Floyd E. and Garnet L. Marburger Fisher. On February...

Dec 20, 2012

Max A. Imhoof, 87, Denver, passed away at 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2012 at his residence.

Born on June 19, 1925 in Denver, he was the son of Charles O. and Gladys Mikel Imhoof.

After serving in the U.S. Army, he began a career in the trucking industry that spanned five decades.

Dec 13, 2012

Norma Jean Warner, 85, Peru, and formerly of Mexico, passed away at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Blair Ridge in Peru.

Born in Miami County on September 15, 1927, she was the daughter of Faye and Maggie Mae Hendricks Longstreth. On Oct. 6, 1945, in Peru, she was married to Wayne Leroy Warner....

Dec 10, 2012

Harold Elmer Miller, 81, Fairland, Ind. Passed away on Monday, December 10, 2012 at his residence.

Born March 28, 1931 in Peru, Indiana he was the son of Joseph Harold and Mary Deeb Miller. On November 19, 1949 in Mexico, Indiana, he was married to Vera Jean Lutz, and she preceded in death on May 14,...

Nov 20, 2012

Walter David Quier, 78, Nyona Lake, passed away at 2:21 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.

Born August 10, 1934 in Mentone, Indiana he was the son of Elmer and Cleora Durbin Quier. In 1973, he was married to Betty G. Walters White, and she survives.

Walter, known as "Bud"...

Nov 8, 2012

Raymond Merritt Murphy, 94, Denver, passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Peru, Ind.

He was born March 30, 1918, in Richland Township, Miami County, Ind. His parents were Earl Murphy and June Woolpert Murphy. He graduated from Chili High School in 1936. He was a member...

Nov 8, 2012

Helen Louise Myers, 88, rural Peru, passed away at 6:42 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at her residence.

Born October 15, 1924 in Darlington, Indiana, she was the daughter of Stephen and Mary Agnes Peebles Perry.

On September 19, 1945 in Rochester, Indiana, she was married to Donald G. Myers, and he preceded...