Jul 7, 2013

Kevin Arvisais, 55 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013 in El Paso, Texas. He was born on Wednesday, July 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois the son of the late Alvin Finney and Barbara (Brown) Arvisais. Kevin was a truck driver for Swift Transportation, Inc. out of Arizona. Surviving are his mother, Barbara Arvisais of...

Jul 4, 2013

Ronnie L. Gephart, 75 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Chalet Village in Berne. He was born on Friday, August 27, 1937 in rural Wren, Ohio the son of the late Basil Gephart and the late Lolo (Drake) Gephart. He married Ramona K. Gattshall on June 30, 1957 in Chattanooga, Ohio. Ronnie was...

Jul 2, 2013

Gerry (Geraldine) McKay Townsend, age 88, passed away July 2, 2013 at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gerry was born on April 18, 1925 in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada the daughter of Charles Robert McKay and Helen Orchard McKay. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Estle Townsend, Sr. and their children, Estle...

Jun 30, 2013

Robert Norman Kreager, 92 years old of Florida, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2013 in the Sturgill Hospice located in Brooksville, Florida. Robert was born on Saturday, October 23, 1920 in Monroeville, Indiana the son of the late Andrew Wilson Kreager and the late Frances (O'Shaughnessey) Kreager. He married the late LaVonne Casselman on December 16, 1978 in Orlando,...

Jun 29, 2013

Todd K. Hockemeyer, 51 years old of Hoagland, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne following an apparent heart attack at his residence. He was born on Monday, May 28, 1962 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Kenneth W. Hockemeyer, who passed away on October 1, 2003, and Marjorie (Bultemeier)...

Jun 27, 2013

Violet I. LaBrun September 24, 1920 - June 27, 2013

Violet I. LaBrun, 92, Chattanooga, OH. passed away on June 27, 2013 at Woodcrest of Decatur. She was born to George and Flossie(Lee)Brown on September 24, 1920 in Decatur, In. She married Robert LaBrun in 1939. She was a member of the Bethel Brethren Church in Berne. She worked...

Jun 26, 2013

John Wayne Bauermeister, 49, of Ossian, Indiana died on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." Revelation 2:10. John was born on June 19, 1964, the third child of Robert. W. and Jeanette (Hoffman) Bauermeister. John graduated from Norwell High School in 1983. He earned a Bachelor of Science...

Jun 23, 2013

Judy A. Heller passed away June 23, 2013 in her home. Born in Fort Wayne on October 5, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Dick and Elizabeth(Rider) Clay. A 1963 graduate of Monroeville High School, Judy retired from the State of Indiana Welfare Department in 2003 as a case worker. Prior to working for the state, she started...

Jun 18, 2013

Matilda P. Leatherman September 18, 1917 - June 18, 2013

Matilda "Til" Meyer Leatherman, 95, Berne, formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Swiss Village, Berne. She was born to John A. and Lena Schenkel Meyer on September 18, 1917 in Huntington County, Indiana. She married Wilber Leatherman on August 18, 1976. She was a...

Jun 16, 2013

Terry M. Bland, 60 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 5:39 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2013 in the Parkview Regional Medical Center located in Fort Wayne. Terry was born on Sunday, January 18, 1953 in Helena, Arkansas the son of Marvin C. Bland and Josie (Lynch) Bland both of whom survive. He married Joyce A. Knipstein...

Jun 12, 2013

Arthur W. Adam, 88 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in the Ossian Health & Rehabilitation located in Ossian, Indiana. Art was born on Saturday, October 11, 1924 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana the son of the late Joseph J. Adam and the late Blanche B. (Workman) Adam. He married the late...

Jun 7, 2013

Nick L. Secaur, 75 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 3:12 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2013 at his residence. Nick was born on Monday, January 17, 1938 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late Kenneth Secaur and the late Lucille (DeBolt) Secaur. He was married to Carla Snyder on July 11, 1959 and she passed...

Jun 7, 2013

Billy L. Smith January 19, 1959 - June 7, 2013

Billy L. "Bill" Smith, 54, Berne passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, In. He was born to Barbara(Boykin) Sprunger on January 19, 1959 in Sumter, S.C. He married Joanne "Jodi" Wall on May 31, 1982. He was employed at Richard's Restaurant in Portland...

Jun 5, 2013

Larry E. Hawkins, 51 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 7:18 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in the Adams Memorial Hospital Emergency Room located in Decatur. Larry was born on Tuesday, August 22, 1961 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Virgil L. Hawkins and the late Patsy R. (Case) Hawkins. Larry was a member of...

Jun 4, 2013

Donald P. Jeffrey, 90 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 1:27 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in the Adams Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. Donald was born on Sunday, August 13, 1922 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota the son of the late John Isaac Jeffrey and the late Alice Elive (Gauthier) Jeffrey. He married the late Olga Schueler...

Jun 1, 2013

William M. Schaadt August 15, 1940 - June 1, 2013

William M. "Bill" Schaadt, 72, Chattanooga, OH passed away from cancer on Saturday June 1, 2013 at his home. He was born to Victor and Luella(Affolder) Schaadt on August 15, 1940 in Mercer County, OH. He married Judy Ousley on Septembr 23, 1964 in Berne, IN who is deceased....

May 30, 2013

Helen K. Marquart, 94 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2013 in the Parkview Randallia Hospital located in Fort Wayne. Helen was born on Saturday, January 18, 1919 in Payne, Ohio the daughter of the late Lewis H. Klinker and the late Hattie M. (Miller) Klinker. She married the late Isaac...

May 25, 2013

Lois J. Franz, 87 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 4:03 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2013 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center located in Decatur. Lois was born on Tuesday, February 9, 1926 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Simon A. Lehrman and the late Frances E. (Emenhiser) Lehrman. She married the late Arthur E....

May 24, 2013

Waldo Conrad, 87 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 8:25 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center located in Decatur. Waldo was born on Friday, January 8, 1926 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late Martin Conrad and the late Frieda (Bauermeister) Conrad. His first wife, was Aldine Meyer, married on June...

May 24, 2013

Daniel J. O'Shaughnessey, 77 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away at 12:59 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013 at his residence. Daniel was born on Friday, August 2, 1935 in Monroeville, Indiana the son of the late John O'Shaughnessey and the late Argie (Kinnaley) O'Shaughnessey. He married Claudia Hilbig on September 5, 1953 and she survives. Daniel was a...