Obituaries

Dec 2, 2011

David W. Burns, 66, Macy, passed away at 1:41 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2011 at Howard Regional Health System, Kokomo.

Born November 14, 1945 in Peru, Indiana he was the son of the late Robert Thomas and Cora Lillian Scott Burns. On December 7, 1968 at the Denver Baptist Church, he was married to Linda L....

Nov 30, 2011

Joanne Fisher, 81, Rochester, passed away at 1:17 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Hickory Creek, Rochester.

Born May 3, 1930 in Peru, Indiana she was the daughter of Maurice Druhot and his wife Helen. she was married to Richard Allen Fisher, October 26, 1962 in Peru, Indiana and he preceded her in death on December...

Nov 29, 2011

Deana Luella Brewer, 86, passed away on Tuesday morning, November 29, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove, Indiana.

Born November 26, 1925 in Acton, Indiana she was the daughter of Charles William and Daphen Wilkins Null. She was married to Earl Brewer in July 1955, and he preceded her in death on July 29, 1979....

Nov 13, 2011

Donnabelle M. Thomas, 82, Twelve Mile passed away Sunday morning, November 13, 2011 at her residence.

Born May 24, 1929 in Pulaski County, Indiana she was the daughter of Robert and Addie Kistler Zeider. On December 4, 1947 she was married to Raymond Lewis Thomas, and he preceded her in death on February 20, 2001.

Nov 11, 2011

Dorothy Louise Swoverland, 94, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2011 at Life Care Center, Rochester.

Born March 13, 1917 near Macy, Indiana she was the daughter of the late David Edgar and Hazel Marie Hopper Chapin. On June 10, 1950 she was married to Robert Gail Swoverland, and he preceded her in death on January...

Oct 28, 2011

Shelley Kay Teel, 47, rural Peru, passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Friday, October 28, 2011 at her residence.

Born April 16, 1964 in Peru, Indiana she was the daughter of Richard Lee and Karen Ann Correll Smith. On May 19, 1990 in Flora, Indiana at the First Christian Church, she was married to Randy Ralph...

Oct 28, 2011

Marilee Conner Wildman, 87, formerly of Mexico, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor, Logansport.

Born February 5, 1924 in Miami County, Indiana she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Grace Washington Conner.

Marilee graduated from Jefferson Township High School and was employed by J.C. Penny's. Later, Marilee...

Oct 20, 2011

Rosanna DeWald Purvis, 91, Peru, passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 20, 2011 at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru.

Born August 1, 1920 in Miami County she was the daughter of John W. and Marie Savage Alspach. She was married to William J. DeWald in 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1963....

Oct 19, 2011

William J. Leffel, 73, Peru, pased away at 2:49 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru.

Born July 22, 1938 in Denver, Indiana he was the son of William and Delores Laycock Leffel. On May 14, 1959 in Convington, Indiana he was married to Margaret Croft, and she survives.

Bill...

Oct 19, 2011

Marvin Leo Jones, 88, Mexico passed away at 1:25 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo.

Born December 18, 1922 in Kouts, Indiana he was the son of Myron and and Lois F. Rinker Jones. On March 16, 1946 in Anderson, Indiana he was married to Maribel J. Kern, and she preceded...

Oct 13, 2011

Ray Emerson Michael, 79, Denver, Indiana, passed away on October 13, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor in Peru.

Born February 3, 1932 in Mishawaka, Indiana he was the son of the late George E. and Mary A. Glassburn Michael.

Ray retired in 1997 from North Miami Elementary School where he had worked for eighteen...

Oct 8, 2011

Donald Eugene Wise, Jr., 58, Denver, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at his residence.

Born December 22, 1952 in Logansport, Indiana he was the son of Donald Eugene Wise, Sr. and Doris Anne Willy Wise.

After graduating from Logansport High School in 1971, he went to work for Rockwell...

Sep 15, 2011

Iris Elise Lambert Delawder, 81, after being a victim of Alzheimer's Disease for several years, passed on to her eternal home at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Life Care Center of Rochester.

Born April 5, 1930 in Frankfort, Indiana, she was the daughter of Lossie R. and Bessie E. Klotz Lambert. On October...

Sep 14, 2011

Bernece Katherine Miller, 95, Bellevue, Nebraska, and formerly of Denver passed away at 4:16 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at Hillcrest Country Estates in Bellevue, Nebraska.

Born January 11, 1916 in Miami County, Indiana she was the daughter of Clarence and Laura Ream. In August 1936, in Denver, she was married to Lorraine E. Miller,...

Sep 13, 2011

George E. Shultz, 58, rural Macy was welcomed into the arms of his heavenly father at 11:22 a.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 in Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.

Born March 16, 1953 in Peru, Indiana he was the son of the late Eldon "George" and Mona Kotterman Shultz. On February 14, 1976 at Parkview United Methodist Church...

Aug 23, 2011

Charles Leroy Sunday, 60, Orange County, California passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in California.

Born on October 16, 1950 in Miami County, Indiana, he was the son John Leroy and Faye Hester Hanger Sunday.

Survivors include two brothers, Jim Sunday and his wife Kathy, Geist Reservoir, Indiana; and Bill Sunday and wife...

Aug 21, 2011

Edward F. Birk, 94, formerly of Macy, Indiana passed away Sunday morning at Hickory Creek of Rochester.

Born August 5, 1917 in Miami County, Indiana he was the son of John M. and Catherine Miller Birk. On April 6, 1940 at the home of Dale and Honor Maus Flora, he was married to their daughter, Juanita...

Aug 15, 2011

Donald Eugene Fouts, 84, rural Peru, passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2011 at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Indiana.

Born on December 27, 1926 on his family farm in northern Miami County, he was the son of Alvin Isaac and Alice Edna Gottschalk Fouts. He was married to Nell Jane Howard on...

Aug 13, 2011

Phillip Lynd Delawder, 80, of Macy, passed away at 2:25 p.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Life Care Center of Rochester.

Born September 3, 1930 in Ironton, Ohio he was the son of Roy and Bessie E. Palmer Delawder. On October 2, 1949 in Frankfort, Indiana he was married to Iris Elise Lambert, and she...

Aug 9, 2011

Michael McClaran, 59, rural Macy passed away on Tuesday morning, August 9, 2011 in Miami County.

Born July 31, 1952 in Peru, Indiana he was the son of Robert Luis and Norma L. Murphy McClaran. He was married to Alta Kay Vance, and she preceded in death on October 25, 1998.

He was an...