Jan 10, 2024

William A. “Bill” May, 71, of Monroeville, Indiana passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at his residence.

He was born on May 10, 1952, in Tennessee to the late Silven C. May and the late Juanita (Gibson) May.

Bill was honorably discharged veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving for over 14 years and...

Jan 10, 2024

Margaret Roselin (Sample) Whitesel, 85, of Carmel, Indiana passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at her son’s residence.

She was born on April 18, 1938, in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Leonard G. Sample and Arnola A. (Tudor) Sample.

Margaret was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ossian, Indiana.

She lived...

Jan 8, 2024

Jeanne E. Nass, 91, of Decatur, Indiana passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024, at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Indiana.

She was born on February 23, 1932, in Hartford, Wisconsin, to the late Frederick Uebele and the late Irma (Mittlestaedt) Uebele. Jeanne was united in marriage to Everett H. Nass on May 29, 1954, in Milwaukee,...

Jan 7, 2024

Lee J. Eaton, 68, of Decatur, Ind. passed away Sunday morning, January 7, 2024 at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur.

Lee was born May 13, 1955 to the late James Robert Eaton and the late Katherine (Hagerman) Eaton in Michigan. He retired from Fleetwood (REV) in 2021.

Lee was honorably discharged from the United States...

Jan 7, 2024

John W. Bergman, Jr., 69, of Churubusco, Ind. passed away Sunday morning, January 7, 2024 at his residence.

John was born October 21, 1954 in Adams County, Ind. to John W. Bergman, Sr. and the late Geraldine (Nevil) Bergman. He was united in marriage to Deborah Y. Lister on September 8, 1973 in Monroe, Ind., and she...

Jan 4, 2024

Virginia A. “Ginny” Bauman, 90, of Monroeville, Indiana passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Adams Woodcrest where she had been a resident for the past several months…taking great pride in living independently prior to that.

She was born on November 28, 1933, in Allen County Indiana to the late Bernard Thomas Beauchot and the late...

Jan 4, 2024

Phyllis J. Baumgartner, age 98, died January 4, 2024.  She was born on June 26, 1925 to Mahlon E. Hartzler and Verda M. (Zook) Hartzler in Goshen, Indiana.  She married Howard E. Baumgartner on August 17, 1947, and he survives.

Phyllis was an alumna of Bluffton University.  She sang in the Chancel Choir and the Mennonite Choral...

Jan 3, 2024

Louise Anna (Sommer) Houser, 105, of Berne, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Swiss Village where she was a resident for twelve years.  Born January 21, 1918, in Geneva, Indiana, Louise was the daughter of the late Jacob and Emma (Kneuss) Sommer.  She graduated valedictorian of her class at Geneva High School in 1936 and was united...

Jan 1, 2024

Tammy Lynn Velasco, 58, of Parker, Colorado passed away Monday morning, January 1, 2024, at Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colorado following an unexpected medical event suffered the previous evening.

She was born on September 9, 1965, in Decatur, Indiana to Norval and Donna (Pettibone) Lehman. Tammy was united in marriage to Kyle Velasco on March 17,...

Dec 31, 2023

Jerry L. Beard, 84, of Berne, Ind. passed away Sunday morning, December 31, 2023 at Swiss Village in Berne.

Jerry was born December 18, 1939 in Decatur, Ind. to the late Roger H. and Orvena L. (Biberstein) Beard.

He served his country in the United States Army Reserves for eight years, as a staff sergeant...

Dec 27, 2023

Valerie A. Parrish, 67, of Decatur, Indiana passed away Wednesday evening, December 27, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

She was born on September 25, 1956, in Decatur, Indiana to the late Doyle I. Painter and the late Vivian (Beam) Painter. Valerie was united in marriage to Richard Parrish on July 18, 1981, at...

Dec 26, 2023

Norma J. “Jean” Wilson, 85, of Celina, Ohio, formerly of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. May’s Ohio.

She was born on September 3, 1938 in Decatur, Indiana to the late Robert L. Bailey and the late Donna B. (Landrum) Bailey. Jean was united in marriage...

Dec 25, 2023

Louis A. Johnson, 70, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023 at Adams Heritage in Monroeville, Indiana.

He was born on October 10, 1953 in Decatur, Indiana to the late Lloyd Johnson and the late Bernice (Oberley) Johnson.

Louis was a 1972 graduate of Heritage High School.  He was a member...

Dec 25, 2023

Carolyn S. Shaffer, 84, of Decatur, Indiana passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

She was born on February 23, 1939, Harlan, Indiana to the late Nevin Miller and the late Florence (Tinkham) Miller. Carolyn was united in marriage to Donald S. "Bud" Shaffer on July 15, 1958, and he...

Dec 24, 2023

Kevin D. Snyder, 56, of Hoagland, Indiana passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at his residence following a year and a half battle with cancer.

He was born on July 9, 1967, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Kevin was united in marriage in December of 1986, to Christine (Igney) Snyder and she survives.

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Dec 23, 2023

Gone but not forgotten, Doris Elaine Foster, 80, passed away at 9:06 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2023 following an extended illness at her residence in North Manchester, Indiana – the same day in which her husband was born.

Doris was a farmer’s daughter, a wife, a mother, a caretaker and your best friend.  She was born...

Dec 22, 2023

Sidney Lou Moses, 80, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center.

She was born on August 4, 1943 in Decatur, Indiana to the late Lewis Beery and the late Maxine (Smitley) Beery.

Sidney was united in marriage to Larry Moses on March 12, 1960 at First...

Dec 21, 2023

Angelita A. Buettner, 75, of Decatur, Indiana passed away Thursday morning, December 21, 2023, at Adams Woodcrest.

She was born on May 26, 1948 in Crystal City, Texas to Jesus Z. Serna Jr. and Eulogia “Logie” (Aldape) Serna.  On May 6, 1977, Angelita married Roger L. Buettner in Decatur, Indiana.

Angelita worked at General Electric...

Dec 21, 2023

Clifford A. “Cliff” Umpleby, 95, of Berne, Indiana passed away Thursday afternoon, December 21, 2023, surrounded by his family at Swiss Village in Berne.

He was born September 17, 1928, in Richmond, Indiana to the late Clifford Ray and Helen Vivian (Logue) Umpleby. He was united in marriage to Beverly Ann Gabbard on November 6, 1953, in...

Dec 18, 2023

Eileen Rose (Graber) Sprunger Daugherty, 94, of Berne, Indiana, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023, at Swiss Village in Berne. She was born on November 10, 1929, to Henry P. and Adella (Habegger) Graber, at the home farm in Monroe Township, Adams County.  She was born just after the stock market crash that began the Great Depression.  Her family...