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Elizabeth "Libby" Bleeke

Elizabeth "Libby" Bleeke

Oct 23, 2016

Elizabeth "Libby" Bleeke, 92 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.

She was born on Saturday, June 7, 1924 in Syracuse, Indiana the daughter of the late Hugh...

Bonita "Bonnie" H. Noll

Bonita "Bonnie" H. Noll

Oct 23, 2016

Bonita H. "Bonnie" Noll, 82 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

She was born on Saturday, January 27, 1934 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the...

Mearle M Neireiter

Mearle M Neireiter

Oct 21, 2016

Mearle M. Neireiter, 99 years old of Pleasant Lake, IN, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016 at 9:24 a.m. in her residence.

She was born on Monday, April 16, 1917 in Hoagland, Indiana. Mearle was the daughter of...

Merlin K. Sprunger

Merlin K. Sprunger

Oct 19, 2016

Merlin K. Sprunger March 8, 1920 - October 19, 2016

Merlin K. Sprunger, 96, Berne, passed away on October 19, 2016 at his home at Swiss Village. Born on March 8, 1920, he was the son of Jonas and Zilla Gilliom Sprunger. He married Alice Mae Neuenschwander on September 9, 1950, and she survives. Throughout his career, Merlin work...

Nina E. Wittwer

Nina E. Wittwer

Oct 19, 2016

Nina E. Wittwer June 1, 1924 - October 19, 2016

Nina E. Wittwer, 92, Indianapolis,former Berne, IN. resident passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Community Hospital-North, Indianapolis. She was born to James M. and Lavanga Van Gundy Kistler on June 1, 1924 in Adams County, IN. She married Ray Wittwer on August 4, 1942. She attended the...

Kristin Anne Short

Kristin Anne Short

Oct 17, 2016

Kristin Anne Short, 38 years old of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 in the Parkview Regional Medical Center located in Fort Wayne. Her death was unexpected and followed heart complications.

She was born on July 6, 1978 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was the...

Paul J. Augsburger

Paul J. Augsburger

Oct 15, 2016

Paul J. Augsburger September 8, 1920 - October 15, 2016

Paul J. Augsburger, 96, Berne passed away on October 15, 2016 at Swiss Village where he was a resident. He was born to Menno and Clara Mertz Augsburger on September 8, 1920 in Adams County, IN. He married Edith Habegger on January 18, 1942. Paul worked for International Harvester,...

Beverly J. Strader

Beverly J. Strader

Oct 14, 2016

Beverly Joan Strader, 86 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

She was born on Wednesday, May 28, 1930 in Clinton, Iowa the daughter of...

Doris J. (Smith) Schlaudraff

Doris J. (Smith) Schlaudraff

Oct 13, 2016

Doris J. (Smith) Schlaudraff, 89 years old of Leo, IN passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at The Cedars in Leo.

She was born on December 2, 1926 in Ossian, IN the daughter of the late James O. Elzey and the late Lucy (Philebaum) Elzey. Doris was united...

Omar W. Reusser

Omar W. Reusser

Oct 12, 2016

Omar W. Reusser April 25, 1918 - October 12, 2016

Omar W. "Bill" Reusser, 98, Berne, passed away on October 12, 2016 at Swiss Village where he was a resident. Born on April 25, 1918, he was the son of Omer and Emma Ryf Reusser. He married Betty Craig on October 25, 1946. She preceded him in death in...

Brycen W. Biggs

Brycen W. Biggs

Oct 10, 2016

Brycen W. Biggs October 9, 2016 - October 10, 2016

Brycen W. Biggs, 1 day old infant, Berne passed away on October 10, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. He was born to McKenna Biggs on October 9, 2016. Surviving is the mother, grandparents, Leonard and Kendra Guitierrez of Berne, uncles, Brandon and Justice Biggs of Ft. Wayne, and...

Eleanor M. Van Horn

Eleanor M. Van Horn

Oct 9, 2016

Eleanor M. Van Horn, 90 years old of Monroeville, IN, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 in the Parkview Regional Medical Center located in Fort Wayne.

She was born on February 23, 1926 in Monroeville, IN. She is the daughter of the late Harold...

Ethel M. Bishop

Ethel M. Bishop

Oct 9, 2016

Ethel M. Bishop September 19, 1920 - October 9, 2016

Ethel M. Bishop, 96, Berne passed away on October 9, 2016 at Swiss Village where she was a resident. She was born on September 19, 1920 to Fred and Edith Cummings Wildhagen in Waterloo, Iowa. She married Rev. Ronald C. Bishop on April 23, 1967 in Fort Wayne, IN...

Betta Lu Strahm Murdick

Betta Lu Strahm Murdick

Oct 7, 2016

Betta Lu Strahm Murdick April 16, 1923 - October 7, 2016

Betta Lu Strahm Murdick, 93, Berne left this life to join the heavenly throng on Friday, October 7, 2016. She has been in Swiss Village Healthcare following a stroke in mid-September. Betta was born April 16, 1923 in Goshen, Indiana, to Seymour and Carje(Strayer) Cripe. She was the...

Barton S. Akamine

Barton S. Akamine

Oct 7, 2016

Barton S. Akamine, 65 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 in Decatur.

He was born on Thursday, September 13, 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii the son of the late Bernard S. Akamine and Jeanette...

Temple W. Emerick

Temple W. Emerick

Oct 7, 2016

Temple W. Emerick, 87 years old of Decatur, IN, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 in the Ossian Health & Rehabilitation Center located in Ossian, Indiana.

She was born on September 22, 1929 in Caneyville, KY. She is the daughter of the late Otis Hayes and the late...

Beth Ann (Straw) Davis

Beth Ann (Straw) Davis

Oct 6, 2016

She was born on March 29, 1928 in Glenmore, Ohio.   Beth Ann was the daughter of the late Richard Rex Straw and Leona (Gehres) Straw. She married Robert “Bob” Davis on November 9, 1951 in Van Wert, Ohio and he preceded her in death in 1994. Prior to Beth Ann’s marriage...

Jeremy H. Oswalt

Jeremy H. Oswalt

Sep 28, 2016

Jeremy H. Oswalt March 11, 1978 - September 28, 2016

Jeremy H. Oswalt, 38, rural Geneva passed away on September 28, 2016 in Decatur. He was born to Tony and Linda Hendricks Oswalt on March 11, 1978 in Allen County, IN. He was a member of the High Street Methodist Church in Geneva and enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, &...

Roy Armand Mckean

Roy Armand Mckean

Sep 28, 2016

Roy Armand McKean, 85, of Fort Wayne, Ind., formerly of Decatur, passed away on September 28, 2016.

He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Louise McKean; three sisters, Judy Jones of New Haven; Sr. Ann McKean of Fond du Lac, WI; & Janet McKean of Decatur; children,...

Donavon J. Gerig

Donavon J. Gerig

Sep 27, 2016

Donavon J. Gerig January 7, 1928 - September 27, 2016

Donavon J. Gerig, 88, Berne passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice in Ft. Wayne. He was born to Clarence and Idella(Neuenschwander)Gerig on January 7, 1928. He married his wife of 67 years, LaDonna(Litzenberg), on August 5, 1948. LaDonna preceded him in death on...

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