Aug 5, 2015

Eldon Wayne McKinley, 85 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Monday, September 2, 1929 in Muncie, Indiana the son of the late Rev. Leo McKinley and the late Mary Olive (Orr) McKinley. He married Dixie Gulley on June 18, 1950 in St. Paul Methodist Church in Fort...

Aug 2, 2015

Vernelle H. Yoder April 3, 1920 - August 2, 2015

Vernelle H. Yoder, 95, Berne, passed away on August 2, 2015 while a patient at Lutheran Hospital. She was born to Alfred and Robertine Liechty Sprunger on April 3, 1920 in Adams County. She married Denver Yoder on November 23, 1939. She was a loving wife and a homemaker....

Aug 1, 2015

Nancy J. (Edgell) Wilson, 65 years old of Willshire, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2015 in the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center located in Van Wert, Ohio. Nancy was born on February 11, 1950 in Decatur, Indiana the daughter of the late Russell Edgell and the late Ruth (Pugh) Edgell. She married Tony Wilson in August of 1999...

Aug 1, 2015

Timothy A. Lothamer Sr., 59 years old of New Haven, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. Tim was born on December 8, 1955 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana the son of the late Herman Lothamer (who passed away on September 15, 2009) and Gloria A. (Love) Lothamer (who survives). Tim was a...

Jul 30, 2015

Dorothy M. Coyne-Eckrote March 3, 1935 - July 30, 2015

Dorothy M. Coyne-Eckrote, 80, Berne, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 10:22 PM on Thursday, July 30, 2015. She was at home surrounded by loved ones as she entered eternal home. She was born on March 3, 1935 to David and Lelah(Chapman)Salway, the 10th child of...

Jul 29, 2015

Shirley Wiltenburg, 84, of Conklin, Michigan, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. at the Adams - Heritage Nursing Home in Monroeville, Indiana where she had been a resident since January. Shirley was born on October 31, 1930 in Grand Haven, Michigan, the daughter of Harry Bishop and Jeanette (Koetsier) Bishop who both preceded her in death....

Jul 26, 2015

Waynard L. Habegger, 87 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Adams Woodcrest. He was born on Monday, May 28, 1928 in Berne, Indiana the son of the late Robert Habegger and the late Barbara (Biberstine) Habegger. He married Geraldine Gaskill on January 9, 1954 and she preceded him in death on October 28,...

Jul 23, 2015

Darlene Sheets, 66 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on Monday, October 25, 1948 the daughter of the late James R. Clem and the late Eva (Graham) Clem. She married John Sheets on August 12, 1979 in Decatur, Indiana. Darlene was a...

Jul 20, 2015

Gale F. Stephenson, 87, was called Home to meet his Savior on July 20, 2015. Although Gale resided in Fort Wayne and New Haven for many years, his heart was never far from the Monroeville farm where he was born. A graduate of Monroeville High School, Gale was a faithful provider who retired from Rea Magnet Wire and then happily...

Jul 19, 2015

Edward L. "Bud" Wiehe, 85 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Adams Heritage located in Monroeville. Ed was born on June 4, 1930 in Allen County, Indiana the Son of the late Louis A. Wiehe and the late Rosetta (Quandt) Wiehe. Ed was united in marriage to his first wife, Ruth Fieseler, on...

Jul 18, 2015

Virginia L. McIntosh, 79 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 in the Lutheran Life Villages in Fort Wayne, following an extended illness. Virginia was born on Saturday, April 18, 1936 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Henry C. Gerke and the late Louise A. (Burkhamp) Gerke. She married Robert J....

Jul 18, 2015

Steve F. Merkle, 50 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 in the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana located in Fort Wayne, Indiana following a brief illness. Steve was born on Wednesday, January 13, 1965 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Eugene Merkle and Patricia (Krueckeberg) Post. Steve was a member of the Zion...

Jul 13, 2015

Mabel R. Lehman May 29, 1916 - July 13, 2015

Mabel R. Lehman, 99, longtime resident of Berne, passed away 9:00 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Zionsville, IN where she lived the past 4 years after living 8 years at Swiss Village. Mabel was born May 29, 1916 in Adams County, IN...

Jul 13, 2015

Alice M. Snider, 86 years old of Decatur, Indiana, and formerly of Willshire, Ohio passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 in the Adams Woodcrest located in Decatur. Alice was born on Wednesday, December 12, 1928 in Van Wert, Ohio the daughter of the late Gale Bates and the late Agatha T. (Wieging) Bates. She married the late Chalmer W....

Jul 12, 2015

Tristen Robert Chambless, 16 years old of Byrdstown, TN, passed away on Sunday evening, July 12, 2015 in the Parkview Regional Medical Center located in Fort Wayne, Indiana following an ATV accident. Tristen was born on November 29, 1998 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana the son of Jason R. Chambless and Angela K. (Shaver) Connett, both of whom survive. Tristen attended...

Jul 12, 2015

Daniel J. Harman, 60 years old of New Haven, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Sunday, December 12, 1954 in Decatur, Indiana the son of Donald C. Harman who passed away on February 19, 1980 and Alice K. (Sheets) Harman who passed away on July 26, 2002. He married Debra J....

Jul 11, 2015

Ruth J. Steury September 7, 1925 - July 11, 2015

Ruth J. Steury, 89, Berne, passed away July 11, 2015 in Fort Wayne, IN. She was the daughter of Christian and Edna Sprunger Muselman born on September 7, 1925 in Adams County. She married Clinton Steury on June 1, 1945. Ruth was a member of the First Missionary Church...

Jul 10, 2015

Delores K. "Penny" (Longerbone) Ripley, 72 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born on Thursday, September 17, 1942 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the daughter of the late William Longerbone and the late Esther Ruth (Estes) Longerbone. She married Marcus J. Ripley on August 3, 1963 in the...

Jul 7, 2015

E. Joyce Anderson, 92 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Sarah Jane Living Center located in Delphos, Ohio. She was born on Monday, November 13, 1922 in Huntington County, Indiana the daughter of the late Tracy Smith and the late Anna (Dull) Smith Chilcote. She married Ervin P. Anderson on September 25,...

Jul 2, 2015

Herman J. Rumschlag, 95 years old of Decatur, Indiana passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Adams Woodcrest in Decatur where he had resided for the past five years. He was born on April 30, 1920 in Adams County, Indiana to the late Lewis H. Rumschlag and the late Clara (Heimann) Rumschlag. He married Agnes A. Schmit on November 9,...