 
The mother of classmate twins, Marilyn Ricciardi
Grant and the late Madeline Ricciardi Vose, Eleanor was born on October 1, 1917, in
Toledo, Ohio to Alma and James McNamara. She passed away on June 1,
2015, at the age of 97. She lived in Indiana and later in life she
lived in Ohio, Kansas, and California helping to raise her grandchildren,
nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Ricciardi,
brother; James McNamara, sisters; Kathryn Baughman, Nancy Weaver, and
Elizabeth Malosh, son in laws; Loyd
Vose and Bill Grant, daughter Madeline Vose and grandson James Grant.
Eleanor is survived by daughter, Marilyn Grant, 13 grandchildren, 11
great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass will take place at Christ Our Savior Catholic Church in Santa
Ana, California, on Friday, June 12, at 5:00 p.m. A viewing will take
place at Marocco-Rans Funeral Chapel in Logansport, Indiana, on Friday, June
19, 2015, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and also at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 20th
before graveside services at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Logansport.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in her memory to a charity of your
choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Marocco-Rans Funeral Chapel.
Please sign the guest book and leave an online condolence for the Ricciardi family atwww.ransfuneralhomes.com. (6-17-2015)
Information from Marocco-Rans
Funeral Chapel website
 The wife of classmate Kent Hall, Beverly J. Parmeter Hall, Logansport, Indiana,
75, passed away January 1, 2015, in her residence.
Born January 5, 1939, in Logansport, she was the daughter to the late Donald
"Peck" and Agnes Irene (Neff) Parmeter.
On September 5, 1958, in Greentown, IN, she married Kent R. Hall, who
survives.
Beverly worked as an instructional aide for many years at Franklin
Elementary, Columbia Elementary and Fairview Middle School. She
was a 1958 graduate of Logansport High School. She enjoyed
shopping, working word searches, puzzles, and watching WWE. She
cherished the time she got to spend with her family. Beverly will
be remembered for being a devoted wife, loving mother, doting grandmother,
great-grandmother, as well as a kind and caring friend. She had a
loving dog Cleo.
Surviving along with her husband are two sons, Brian Hall, Logansport, IN;
Christopher (Bobbi) Hall, Chesterton, IN; daughter, Lori (Joe) Maggart, Royal Center, IN; seven grandchildren, Wendy (Broc) Rennewanz, Logansport;
Ian (Adrienne Edkildsen, Noblesville; Derick Hall, Noblesville; Joshua (Angela) Hall, Kokomo;
J.D. Maggart, Winamac; Danny Maggart,
Winamac; Andrew Hall, Chesterton; three great-grandchildren, Halle and Reese Rennewanz, Logansport; Jaycee Hall, Kokomo; Ava Eskildsen, Noblesville; brother, Wesley (Sharon)
Parmeter, Logansport; sister-in-law, Carolyn (Paul F.) Stanton, Peru, IN; and
brother-in-law, Dr. Keith and Sally Hall, Rochester, IN.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 7:00PM on Monday, January 5, 2015 at
Gundrum Funeral Home with Rev. Keith Kincaid officiating. A
private burial will be in Indian Creek Cemetery, Royal Center, IN.
Visitation will be from 3:00PM until the time of service on Monday, January
5, 2015.
You may sign the guestbook and send online condolences at www.gundrumcares.com (1-1-2015)
Information
from Gundrum Funeral Home website
 Classmate
Rose Boller Clem's husband, Edward L. "Butch" Clem, 82, of Logansport,
Indiana, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014, in his residence.
Born
January 19, 1932, in Cass County, he was the son of the late Harold Richard
and Marie (Snyder) Clem. On
September 12, 1986, in Logansport he married Rose M. Boller who survives.
Butch worked as a mechanic for Superior Parts Inc. He was a United States Army Veteran
serving during the Korean Conflict. Butch was an
avid fisherman, he also enjoyed riding motorcycles,
woodworking and repairing vehicles.
In his later years Butch was a driver delivering parts for a local
auto salvage yard. He was a jack
of all trades, and could fix anything.
Surviving along with his wife Rose are two daughters, Lynn Fickle
(Dave Shrock), Peru; Kayanne
Murray, Rochester; four sons, Jim Clem; Don (Mary) Clem; John (Terri) Clem,
all of Logansport; Tom (Lisa) Clem, Philippines; step daughter, Rheta Murry, Tennessee; three
step sons, Mike (Sarita) Schoenradt,
Kokomo; Tom (Noemi ) Schoenradt; Mick (Bethany) Schoenradt, both of Logansport; grandchildren, Bobbi Sopher; Freedom (Mary) Miller; Nicole (Paul) Beverly; Jacob
& Jordyn Myers; Jarod
Murray; Jamie Joe Clem; Billy Jo (Shane) Cripe; Amy (Jon-Myckle)
Price; Alex & Evan Clem; Ryan & Derek Clem; Jordan, Jacob & Madyson Clem; Nathan Murry;
Gene Schoenradt; Michael Schoenradt;
Breanna Schoenradt; Madelynn & Emily Schoenradt;
eight great grandchildren; three great great
grandchildren; two brothers, Richard "Barney" (Marcella) Clem;
Merle "Ronch" (Bonnie) Clem, both of
Logansport; several nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his son, Mark Allen Clem; daughter, Susan Clem; four
brothers, John, Roy, Al, and Mike Clem; and two sisters, Helen Murphy and
Betty Wheeler.
A
celebration of life will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, in
the Gundrum Funeral Home with Pastor Jay McKinley officiating. Burial with full military graveside
rites will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 - 7:00 PM on Monday, July 28,
2014, also in the funeral home.
You may sign the guestbook and send online condolences at www.gundrumcares.com (7-26-2014)
 The brother of
classmate Evelyn Baer Byers, Emery L. Baer, 85, of Logansport, Indiana, passed away
unexpectedly at 9:55 p.m. Thursday, April 24, 2014, in the emergency room at
Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born
November 30, 1928, in Logansport, Indiana, he was the son of the late George
and Zella Cress Baer. On February 14, 1960, in Rochester, he
was married to Arlene Arvin Baer, who survives.
Emery
attended Logansport High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the start of
the Korean War. His entry scores
were high, securing his role in the military as a medic. Since the Marines did not have a medic
classification at the time, he wore both uniforms. After his service, he returned home
and completed his high school education.
He began
his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1951 as a brakeman. He was promoted to flagman and retired
from ConRail as a conductor after 38 years on the
railroad.
A man of
noble character, Emery was a loving, devoted caregiver to his wife. He lived his life with a total love
for each member of his family.
His daughter and granddaughter were the joys of his life. As the firstborn of a family of 9, his
siblings looked up to him as the family patriarch. The impact of his sudden loss is
immeasurable.
Emery
was a member of Logansport's Tipton Masonic Lodge #33 and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 3790. He also enjoyed gardening.
Surviving with his wife are one daughter, Cynthia Baer of Logansport;
one granddaughter, Shannon Brummitt, of Logansport;
two brothers, Allen (Rita) Baer of and Robert (Marilyn) Baer, all of
Logansport; three sisters, Mary Emery, Marcella (Donald) Rist
and Evelyn (Gary) Byers, all of Logansport; and one sister-in-law, Barb Baer
of Logansport and one brother-in-law Thomas Parkins,
of Logansport.
He was
preceded in death by brother Herbert "Ben" Baer; and two sisters, Luila "Lou" Berkshire and Rita Parkins.
A
funeral service will be held at Fisher Funeral Chapel, Wednesday, April 30,
2014, at 1:00 p.m. with Emery's nephew, Pastor Dan Gipson officiating.
Interment, with full military honors, will follow in the Mount Hope
Cemetery.
Friends
will be received 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 29th at the funeral chapel.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
You may
share condolences in his online guestbook and view his video tribute at www.fisherfuneralchapel.com (4-29-2014)
Information from Fisher Funeral Home website
 The
brother of classmate Glen (Jerry) Hoover, John D. Hoover, age 75 of Mt. Juliet,
Tennessee, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Mr. Hoover was a member of St. Stephen
Catholic Community. He was
preceded in death by his brother, Michael Hoover; sister, Cathleen Brown and
grandchildren, Nicholas Farley and Jennifer Farley Hunt.
He is survived by wife of
53 years, Charleen Hoover; children, Jay (Kim)
Hoover, Mark Hoover, Charyl Hoover (Tim) Farley,
Trish Hoover (Stephen) Aud and Christopher
(Christina) Hoover; brother, Glen G. (Joyce) Hoover and 12 grandchildren.
Funeral mass will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, December 14,
2013 at St. Stephen Catholic Community, 14544 Lebanon Road, Old Hickory,
Tennessee, with Father Pat Kibby officiating.
Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation or St. Stephen Catholic Community.
Visitation will be at St. Stephen from 5-7 p.m. Friday ending
with a Vigil service at 7 p.m.
Arrangements
by Bond Memorial Chapel, N. Mt. Juliet Road and Weston Drive, Mt. Juliet,
Tennessee. (615) 773-2663. Obit
Line (615) 641-2663, www.bondmemorial.com . (12-21-2013)
The mother of our late classmate Larry Sallee, Beatrice R.
“Bea” Sallee, age 92, Naples, Fla.,
formerly of Logansport, Indiana, passed away at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday,
November 2, 2013, in Physicians Regional Hospital, Naples.
Born January 28, 1921,
in Kokomo, she was the daughter of James Francis and Bessie M. Wessell Davis.
She was married
September 23, 1936, in Frankfort, to Donald L. Sallee,
who preceded her in death July 7, 1973.
Bea was the co-owner of
Logansport Compressed Steel.
Surviving are a
daughter, Connie (George) Taylor, Naples, Fla;
grandchildren, Anne and Jay Howell, Gregg and Deb Sallee,
all of Logansport; Jeff and Deb Taylor, Carmel, Ind., Todd and Michelle
Taylor, Bloomington, Ind., and Mike and Lynn Taylor, Naples, Fla.; twelve
great grandchildren and four great great
grandchildren, a daughter-in-law, Avis Sallee,
Logansport, and several nieces and nephews.
A son, Larry Gene Sallee, brother, Luther Lavonne Davis and sister, Anna
Johnson, preceded her in death.
A funeral/celebration of
life will be held at the Logansport Moose Lodge on Saturday, December 7th,
from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
(11-4-2013)
Information from Kroeger Funeral Home website
The mother of our late classmate, Tommy Corcoran, Virginia
I. Corcoran,  age 94, Logansport, Indiana, passed away at 5:08 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at her daughter’s residence in Logansport,
with her family at her side.
Born June 22,
1918, in Converse, she was the daughter of Furr and
Zelda Kimball Parson.
On
October 30, 1937, in Logansport, she was married to Carl T. Corcoran, who
preceded her in death April 7, 1987.
Virginia
had been employed at RBM Manufacturing.
She
was a Life Member of the VFW Post 3790 Auxiliary, where she was past
president and Woman of the Year in 1968.
She
enjoyed reading, dancing, playing BINGO and
traveling on Senior Citizen’s bus trips. Virginia was also a
charter member of the Manitou Chapter of the Women of the Moose.
Surviving
are daughters, Jerry Diane Culp, Logansport, Bette Jayne (Don) Angle, Lake
Wales, Fla., and Rita Sue (John) Kochel, Royal
Center; daughter-in-law, Carol Corcoran, Logansport; grandchildren, Debra
(Rich) Cotner, Dennis Corcoran, David (Patti) Culp, Robert E. Corcoran, Donna
(Mark) Jamison, Darlene (Mike) Bulcher, Jayne
Angle, Steve (Shon) Angle, Tommy Lee Corcoran, Jr.,
Daphne (Jeff) Sanders, Dee (Perry) Minniear and
Terry (Christina) Kochel; thirty nine great
grandchildren and twelve great great grandchildren,
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Two sons,
Jimmy Dick Corcoran and Tommy Lee Corcoran, Sr.; son-in-law, Dave Culp, two
brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
The
funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013, at Kroeger
Funeral Home. Pastor Mandie
Gould will officiate.
Burial
will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home, where the VFW
Auxiliary will conduct a Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hope Hospice.
(3-17-2013)
Information
from Kroeger Funeral Home website
 The sister of classmate Rose Boller Clem, Patsy J. “Pat” Sedam, 75 , of Logansport passed away Sunday December 30,
2012, at Memorial Hospital in Logansport, Indiana.
She was born October
9, 1937, in Logansport to the late Ivan and Mary Engle Boller. On May
4, 1977 in Watseka, Illinois, Pat married Dean A. Sedam
who survives.
Pat retired from the Eaton Corporation in
Winamac. She had also worked at Elco
Industries, Logan Machine and the R.B.M.
She was a member of the Niddee
Shrine Guild, V.F.W. Post #3790 Ladies Auxiliary and American Legion Post #60
Ladies Auxiliary. Pat attended Logansport High School, Wright Beauty
College, and was the former owner of the Hair Depot. She enjoyed
crafts, quilting, genealogy, traveling, reading, and spending time with her
family and friends.
Surviving along with
her husband are four daughters; Deborah (Fred) Brazzle;
Donna Lambert; Pamela (Dave) Johnson; and Cheri (Jim) Ling, all of
Logansport; two step sons, David (Susan) Sedam, of
Kokomo, and Larry Sedam of Logansport; three
sisters, Rose (Butch) Clem, Logansport; Sharon (Don) Curnutt, Monticello;
Carol (Bob) Berkshire, Logansport; 1 Brother, Garry (Barbara) Boller,
Logansport; 11 Grandchildren, 5 Step Grandchildren, 13 Great Grandchildren, 4
Step Great Grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11:30 AM Thursday,
January 3, 2013 in the Gundrum Funeral Home & Crematory.
Pastor Jay McKinley will officiate. Burial
will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Visitation will be
from 4-7 PM Wednesday, also in the Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made
to the Logansport Shrine Club Transportation Fund.
You may sign the guestbook and send online
condolences at www.gundrumfuneralhome.com. (1-11-2013)
Information
from Gundrum Funeral Home website
 The mother of
classmate Darlene Tipton Lowe, Florence J. (Grandma Susie) Svoma,
91, Logansport, Indiana, died at 5:38 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at
Woodbridge Health Campus.
Born Aug. 6, 1921 in Drywood, Wis. to John Svoma and
Mary Struka.
She was a retired cook for
the Neal home. She was a member of All Saints Catholic Church and
Daughters of Isabella. She enjoyed crocheting and spending time with
family and friends.
Survivors include her
daughter, Darlene M. “Pug” Lowe, Logansport, son, Alan Hughes,
Logansport, sister, Elinore Amerling,
Oregon, sister, Lois Ramharter, Fla.,
granddaughter, Kelly (Dana) Scott, Logansport, grandson, Rob D. (Maureen)
Lowe, Las Vegas, grandson, Christopher Scott, Logansport, stepgrandson,
Adam Scott and wife Jessica, Logansport, stepgranddaughter,
Ashley Pedigo and husband Andy, Lafayette,
great-grandchildren, Nick Erickson, Kirsten (Caleb) Koontz, Melissa Lowe and
Michael Lowe, stepgreat-grandchildren Zayne, Paley, and Crew Scott and Hudson Pedigo.
Two brothers James and
William “Buddy” Svoma, four sisters,
Bessie Clark, Ann Svoma, Mildred Clark, Elizabeth
Clark, one grandson, Jeffrey Eric Lowe, and one son-in-law, James H. Lowe,
preceded her in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m.
today at Gundrum Funeral Home and Crematory with Father Mike McKinney
officiating. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until
services.
Memorials may be made to
Hope Hospice.
You may sign the guestbook
and send online condolences at www.gundrumfuneralhome.com. (11-19-2012)
Information
from Pharos Tribune Newspaper website
 The husband
of classmate Patricia Baker Rollheiser, Donald J. Rollheiser, Sr., 83, of Monticello, Indiana, died at
10:04 am, Friday, September 14, 2012, at St Elizabeth East Hospital of
Lafayette.
He was born March 14, 1929,
in Chicago to the late Joseph and Veronica (Sage) Rollheiser.
On April 9, 1994, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Monticello, he
married Patricia Baker Dekker, and she survives.
He graduated parochial
school in Chicago and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a
successful businessman and over the years had owned several auto related
businesses. He also owned several rental properties including Rollheiser Properties in Monticello. He has lived
in Monticello for many years, loyally attending Our Lady of the Lakes
Catholic Church where he served as an usher. He enjoyed tennis.
He liked people and was well liked. Above all, he cherished time
spent with his family.
He is also survived by a
daughter, Nancy (Tom) Ellis of Frankfort, Illinois; son, Don (Lisa) Rollheiser, Jr. of Palos Park, Illinois; 3 step-sons,
Sean Dekker of Monticello, Brian Dekker of Lafayette, Flynn Dekker of Dallas,
Texas; step-daughter, Erika O'Brien of West Lafayette; 10 grandchildren; and
2 great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in
death by 2 brothers, Bob and Jack Rollheiser; and a
daughter, Kathy Rarey.
Visitation will be from 9
am until 11 am, Tuesday, September 18 at Springer-Voorhis-Draper
Funeral Home.
A Funeral Mass will follow
at 11:30 am, Tuesday, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church with Father
Gerald Borawski and Father James R. Goodrum concelebrating.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be given to any food pantry located within White
County. Envelopes will be available at the funeral
home.
You may sign the online
guestbook at www.springerfuneralhome.com (11-19-2012)
 Classmate Joe
Kasch's wife, Delores L. (Martin) Kasch,
Logansport, Indiana, went home to be with Jesus at 4:27 a.m. Friday, Sept.
21, 2012, in Logansport Memorial Hospice Care Unit in Logansport.
She was surrounded by her
loved ones as she fought long and hard to make her journey home. She
will always be remembered for her vast wisdom, caring heart, and beautiful
blue eyes. She was born Sept. 20, 1937, in Ithaca, N.Y., the daughter
of Mark A. and Mary (Morgan) Spencer. On Jan. 7, 2007, she married
Joseph Kasch.
She worked at Logansport
State Hospital retiring in 2003 after 23 years of employment. She
graduated from Zelienople High School in Zelienople, Pa., in 1954, and
attended Washington Missionary Collage in Takoma
Park, Md.
She attended Seventh Day
Adventists Church. She enjoyed crocheting and spending time with her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Surviving are her husband,
Joseph Kasch; children, Joyce (Carl) Barnes,
Deborah (Jeff) Keeley Lewis Dean Deeds Jr. (Angie),
all of Galveston; daughter, Pam (Larry) Winas, Kellog Idaho; son, Rob Elliott, Baltimore, Md.;
stepdaughter, Diane Bagley, Logansport; stepson, David Kasch,
Logansport; brothers, Ronald Spencer and Mike Keegan, both of Kokomo;
grandchildren, Cheryl Lobenthal, Carl (Sami) Auten Jr., Nathan (Mallory) Lee, Ashley Freeman, Amanda
Deeds, Christopher (Taylor) Barnes, Emily Lee, Zach Auten,
Joesph Deeds, Carl Barnes Jr., Nichole Barnes,
Christina (Rick) Rebellon, Allison Claymore, Megan
Barnes; stepgrandsons, Brent Bagley and Dane
Miller; great-grandchildren, Dillon, Caysen,
Elijah, Isaiah, Ty, Chace, Kira,
Lynlie, Asher, Julia, Pamela, Briana, Crystal,
Ryan, Josh, Heidi, Konner, Nathaniel and Jacinda, Samantha; special adopted grandaughter,
Rachel Burge.
Words can’t express
our sorrow and pain over loosing you and yet we feel complete and utter joy
that you are no longer suffering and are pain free. Go and enjoy those
you have lost and now have again. We sure miss you, but heaven is
sweeter with you there.
Preceding her in death were
her parents; husband, Lewis Dean Deeds Sr;. two sons, Allen and Dean Tattrie;
stepmother, Dorthy Spencer; and brother, Bill
Morgan.
Funeral Service will be 2
p.m. Tuesday at Murray Weaver Funeral Home in Galveston. The Rev. Blake
Hall will officiate. Burial will be in Center United Methodist Church
Cemetery near Young America. Viewing will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Murray Weaver Funeral Home in Galveston.
Memorials may be made to United Cancer
Foundation. (11-19-2012)
 Classmate
Doris Neher Raihle's
husband,
Melvin A. Raihle, 84 of Logansport passed away at
2:49 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2012, in Chase Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center.
Born May 31, 1928 in
Chicago, he was the son of the late Arthur and Margaret Lehman Raihle. In August of 1953, he married Helen McHugh Raihle, who preceded him in death in 1999. He was
married September 10, 2000 to Doris Neher Raihle, who survives.
Melvin was retired from
retail sales after working for a jewelry store for many years. He had
also been employed as a driver's training instructor.
During the Korean War,
Melvin served from 1951-53 in the U.S. Army. He was
a member of the American Legion in Chicago.
Melvin was raised in the
Catholic faith and attended parochial schools in Chicago. He was very
talented as an artist and photographer. He kept in shape with weight
lifting. Melvin also enjoyed reading, old movies and listening to his
classical and jazz collection of music. He loved gardening and sharing
his produce. His heart never left Chicago and he remained a loyal Cubs,
Bears and Bulls fan.
Surviving with his wife are
three daughters, Genevieve Nuzzi of Bloomingdale,
IL and her children Domenico and Angelo, Maureen
(husband Don) Kandziora of Lake Forest, IL and
their children Ryan and Keeley, and Siobhan(husband
Michael) Koelsch of Noblesville, IN and their
children Shannon, Connor and Quinn; one son, Kevin (wife Peggy) Raihle of Oak Park, IL and their children Ryan, Sean,
Lauren and Katie; 2 Step-sons, Martin (wife Amy) Schreyer of Liverpool, OH
and Gary (wife Kim) Schreyer of Royal Center; three step-daughters, Sharon
(husband Bill) Johnston of Peru, Lois (husband Steve) Hunt and Lisa
Stephenson, all of Logansport; step-grandchildren, Trent, Tyler, Hilary,
Abby, Garrett, Maddie, Nick, Lindy, Raylie, Jeremy, Kris and Laura; and
step-great-grandchildren, Nate, Shiloh, Madison, Brooklyn and Gage; and a
sister-in-law, Una Pries, of Chicago, IL, and many
extended family members living in Ireland and England.
He was preceded in death by
one sister Margaret; one stepdaughter, Marta Schreyer Phillips; and two
step-grandchildren, Caleb Schreyer and Heidi Schreyer Damare.
Private family services
will be held in Illinois. Inurnment will be in Maryhills Cemetery in Niles, Illinois.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Fisher Funeral Chapel. You may light a candle of hope and
share condolences in his online guestbook at www.fisherfuneralchapel.com (11-19-2012)
 Karen
Calloway Veach's son, Michael S. Veach, 52, of Lafayette, Indiana, died Saturday morning,
September 29, 2012, at St. Elizabeth East Hospital. Born December 20,
1959, in Logansport, he was the son of Glen and Karen (Calloway) Veach of Ft. Myers, FL. Michael was a 1980 graduate
of Harrison High School. He was married for 20 years to Sandra Oteham before they were divorced, and she lives in Lafayette.
Michael worked for 30 years for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad as a
welder and with the Maintenance of Way Dept., which takes care of the
roadbeds, rails, and crossings. He retired from the railroad due to
health. He was a member of the Disciples of Christ Christian Church,
the Lafayette Cruiser's Car Club, and the Lafayette Model Club. Michael
enjoyed showing his car at area car shows, a Chrysler Newport Convertible he
called "Big Red". In addition,
Michael enjoyed watching and attending NASCAR races and supporting driver
Casey Kahne, car #5. He also collected
antiques, going to auctions and flea markets, supporting Purdue sports,
especially men's and women's basketball. But most important, Michael
loved spending time with his family and friends.
Surviving with his parents,
Glen and Karen Veach of Ft. Myers, FL, his special
companion with whom he made his home, Jackie Hicks, a son, Mark A. Veach (wife: Amanda) of Lafayette, a daughter, Rachel D. DeSonie (hus: Chad) of
Richmond, IN, and a brother, James J. Veach (wife:
Kathy) of Moberly, MO. Michael is also survived by his two grandsons, Klayton C. Veach and Ethan A. DeSonie, many aunts, uncles, and cousins, and his
companion, Jackie's three sons, John Broady of
Mulberry, Zachery and Christopher Hicks, both of Lafayette.
The family will receive
friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Hippensteel
Funeral Home. Hippensteel Funeral Home
entrusted with care. Share memories and condolences online at
www.hippensteelfuneralservice.com (11-19-2012)
Classmate
Larry Rottet's mother, Lorine M. Rottet,
100, wife of the late M.F. “Babe” Rottet,
passed away Thursday afternoon, July 26, 2012, at Gentle Care Nursing Home in
Vincennes.
Born March 29, 1912 in
Straight Creek , Ky. , she was the daughter of
Florence and James S. Moore. They preceded her, along with her husband,
whom she married July 9, 1932; a son, Richard L. Rottet;
a sister, Cleo B. Windele; and brothers, Robert,
James and Fred Moore.
Lorine graduated from Bruceville High School .
She is survived by a
daughter, Frances A. “Fran” Rottet,
Bicknell; sons, James W. Rottet and his wife, Michi, New Market, Md., Larry L. Rottet,
Bicknell, and Ronnie D. Rottet and his wife, Kay,
Logansport; as well as several nieces, nephews, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are entrusted
to Duesterberg-Frederick Wampler
Shaw Chapel in Bicknell.
Services will be held at 10
a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church , 309 W.
Third St. , in Bicknell with the Rev. Steve Rundel
officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour
prior to the service. She will be laid to rest next to her husband in
Bicknell’s Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, it is
suggested that donations in her memory may be made to the United Methodist
Church , North Knox Social Ministries or a charity of the donor’s
choice.
Online condolences can be
made at duesterbergfredrick.com. (7-29-2012)
Information from
Pharos Tribune website.
ST. PARIS, Ohio — The
brother of classmate Betty Neese
Keener, James William “Jim” Neese,
65, St. Paris, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012, at Upper Valley
Medical Center.
Born Dec. 14, 1946, in
Logansport, Indiana, Jim was the son of the late William and Mildred Neese.
He is survived by his
children, Kristy Harris, Wellston, Ohio, Meera
Good, Sidney, Ohio, and Bill Neese (Lindsey), West
Chester, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Chelsie, Jesse,
Kayleen, Brooke, Julia, Hannah, and Hadley; and two
sisters, Sandy (John) Zellers and Betty (Jerry) Keener, both of Indiana.
Jim was in the U.S. Army
and served his country in the Vietnam War.
He retired from Navistar
and enjoyed camping, hunting, and fishing.
A private memorial service
will be held at a later date in Poland, Ind.
Condolences to the family
may be sent to www.shivelyfuneralhomes.com.
(7-4-2012)
from
PHAROS TRIBUNE website
 William
'Bill' Bieker's mother and former Cass County Clerk
Mary Elizabeth Bieker, age 101, Logansport,
Indiana, passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2012, at WoodBridge Health Campus.
She was born in Logansport
on September 11, 1910, to Harry J. and Mary Adalene
Gray Keller.
On May 17, 1937, she was
married to Aloysius (Al) Bieker, who preceded her
in death on May 26, 1955.
Elizabeth was a member of
All Saints Catholic Church and a 75 year member of the Daughters of Isabella.
Surviving is a son, William
J. (Judith) Bieker, Fort Wayne; daughter, Jeanne
Ann (Robert) Fleeger, Lafayette; and sister, Emily
Jane Vance, Charlotte, NC. Also surviving are four grandchildren, seven
great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. An infant great grandson
and sister, Dolores Anne Alberts, preceded in
death.
The Mass of Christian
Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2012, at All Saints Catholic
Church. Father Michael McKinney will officiate.
Burial will be in Mount
Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the All
Saints Fellowship Hall Chapel from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. on Monday.
Memorial contributions may be
made to All Saints Catholic Church or the American Heart Association.
Condolences may be left
online at www.kroegerfuneralhome.com. (7-4-2012)
From Kroeger Funeral Home
website.
 Susan
Kay Lindley's mother, Mary Jane Beale Lindley, 95, Bradenton, Fla., formerly
of Logansport, Indiana, died at 1:40 p.m. Sunday, May 13, 2012, in her
residence.
Born Nov. 27, 1916, in
Logansport, she was the daughter of Jason Wilson Beale and Emma Mae Kenney.
She was a former owner
of Mary’s Children Shop, Logansport.
She was a member of
the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Eastern Star.
Surviving are
daughters, Susan Kay Lindley, North Vernon, Jane Ann Lindley, Bradenton,
Fla., and Nancy Mae McDermott, Bradenton, Fla.; brother, John Beale, West
Lafayette; six grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by one great-grandchild; one brother; and four sisters.
Graveside services
will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery Chapel with the Rev. Bill Mickler officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Gundrum Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at www.gundrumfuneralhome.com. (5-16-12)
 Classmate Gary Acton's brother, Kent E. Acton, age 67, Logansport, passed away at 12:00
noon on Monday, March 19, 2012, at his residence.
Born March 27, 1944,
in Speedway, he was the son of Merl and Genevieve
Woods Acton.
On February 14, 1996,
he was married to Rhenda Wines, who survives.
Kent was a retired
tool & die maker for Delco Electronics. He was a member of Tipton
Masonic Lodge and the Knights Templar. He was a car enthusiast and an
avid, obsessive reader. More than anything,
Kent was a gentle soul and a very loving and loved person.
Surviving, in addition
to his wife, are a son, Derrick Acton, Logansport, daughter, Liz (Mike) Whitham, Flora; brother, Gary (Eva) Acton, Poland; and
step-sons, Matt (Erin) Cottrell, Greentown, and Andy Cottrell (partner Lou D’Esposito) Minneapolis.
Three grandchildren
survive, Kayleigh Steinberger, Mitchell Whitham and Drew Jackson, one great grandson, Corbin
Turner, and a step granddaughter, Kristen Cottrell.
A sister, Elaine Strnatka, preceded in death.
The funeral will be at
1:00 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2012, at Kroeger Funeral Home. Dr. Bob
Cosby will officiate.
Visitation will be
from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Kroeger Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hillsdale College, 33 East College Street, Hillsdale, MI
49242.
Interment will be
private. (3-20-2012)
 Barb Pugsley Henry's sister,
Shirley Jean Rice, 89 of Logansport, Indiana, passed away at 9:40 a.m.
Sunday, February 26, 2012 in Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born January 27, 1923
in Peru, she was the daughter of the late Gerald A. and Betty C. Carl Pugsley. She was married April 1, 1945, in Kingman,
Arizona, to Herbert G. Rice. He preceded her in death May 5, 1980.
A 1940 graduate of
Logansport High School, Shirley was a homemaker.
Shirley was a longtime member of Baptist
Temple. She was also a member of the Logansport Art Association.
Shirley was the author of several short stories and belonged to the
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association. She enjoyed golfing, fishing,
quilting, playing cards and cake decorating.
Surviving are two
daughters, Beverly Garten and her husband Steve, of
Medicine Lodge, KS, and Phyllis Rossi of Logansport; one son, Craig Rice and
his wife Dayle Ann of Marion; one sister, who Shirley
raised, Barbara Henry and her husband Don, of Logansport; seven
grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, her father, Gerald A. Pugsley,
her mother, Betty Carl Anderson; and two sisters, infant Lela Rose Pugsley and Betty Alyce Crume.
Friends may call from
5-8 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Fisher Funeral Chapel, Logansport.
Services will be held Wednesday, February 29,
2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Fisher Funeral Chapel with Pastors Howard Wade and Ken
Smith officiating.
Interment will follow
in the Ever Rest Memorial Park, Logansport.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Logansport Art Association.
Light a candle of hope
in remembrance of Shirley and share condolences in her guest book at www.fisherfuneralchapel.com
(2-29-2012)
 A sister of late classmate Rex Harris, Geraldine
“Jerry” Zoubul, 81, Indianapolis and
formerly of Logansport, Indiana, died at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at
her residence.
Born April 23, 1930,
in Smithville, Tenn., she was the daughter of Thomas Walter Harris and Odell
Parsley.
She was the former
owner and operator of Zoubul Oasis in Logansport.
She retired as the dietary supervisor for Indiana School for the Deaf.
She was a member of
Trinity Episcopal Church in Logansport. She enjoyed being outside,
hunting mushrooms, gardening, collecting butterflies and painting.
She is survived by
daughter, Brenda Blakley, Indianapolis;
granddaughter, Tami (Zoubul) Clothier and husband,
Matthew, Peru; grandsons, James Zoubul, Logansport,
and Charles Zoubul and wife, Robin, Royal Center;
nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Judy Frame
and husband, John, Fort Worth, Texas, and Nancy Samuels and husband, Norman,
Logansport; and brothers, Bruce Harris, Logansport, Harold Harris and wife,
Elsie, Logansport, Ralph Harris, Cartersville, Ill., Grant Harris and wife, Cinda, Fort Wayne, Steve Harris and wife, Sue,
Logansport, and Ted Shriver, Logansport.
She was preceded in death by one son, Thomas Zoubul; one brother, Rex Harris ['57]; and two sisters,
Frankie Seehase and Fredia
Couch ['59].
Services will be held
at 1 p.m. Monday at Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport, with Deacon Juan
Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery,
Logansport.
Visitation will be
from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made
to the donor’s favorite charity.
Friends may sign the
guest book and send online condolences at www.gundrumfuneralhome.com. (2-29-2012)
 Rose Caldwell Cabral's sister, Bonnie Lou
Caldwell-Weser was reported to have passed away January 26, 2012, at the age
of 69 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Bonnie Lou Caldwell
Weser, 69, passed away on January 26, 2012, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, after
a short illness.
Bonnie was born in
LaPorte, Indiana, on March 7, 1942, to Robert and Louise Caldwell of
Logansport, Indiana. She graduated from Logansport
High School in 1960. Bonnie was married to Paul Weser; subsequently
they divorced.
Survivors include her
two daughters, Christine Weser and Cynthia Weser, both of Las Cruces; one son
Charles (wife Carla) Weser of Texas; one sister Rose (husband Ron) Cabral,
New Bedford, Mass., and her husband Paul Weser. Bonnie was predeceased
by her parents.
A memorial service
will be celebrated February 2, 2012.
Condolences may be
sent to:
Chrissy & Cindy Weser, 5272 Mangas
Trail, Las Cruces, NM – 88012
OR
Rose L. Cabral, 67 Blaze Road, New Bedford, MA 02745
The above information was provided by Bonnie's sister Rose
and husband Ron Cabral. (2-1-2012)
"My
Bonnie passed away at 2:15 AM  this
day [1-26-2012]. She is survived by her daughters, Christine and
Cynthia, her son, Charles and his wife, Carla, her sister Rose Caldwell-Cabral
and husband, Ron.
Bonnie was a very
special person and will be truly missed by everyone whose life she
touched." ....................................................Paul Weser
More information will be
provided when it becomes available. (1-29-2012)
 The
brother of Lois Linden Wilkinson, Donald
J. Linden, 73, Logansport, passed away at 10:56 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2012,
at Miller’s Merry Manor, Peru.
He was born in
Logansport on Sept. 7, 1938, the son of Russell and Mary Lucille Hunter
Linden. Don was Methodist by faith and a retired truck driver.
He is survived by
daughters, Leona Wilson and her husband, Rick, of Logansport, and Sonya
Roberts and her husband, Ken, of Logansport; sisters, Nelda VanBaalen of Peru, Lois Wilkinson and her husband, Ken,
of Rochester, and Bon nie Seeger and her husband,
Gene, of Fort Worth, Texas.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and a son, Russell Linden.
Graveside services for
Donald Linden will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Ever-Rest Memorial Park ,
Cass County , with Pastor David Ross officiating.
Eikenberry-Eddy
Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Online condolences may
be made to the family at www.eddyfuneralhomes.com. (1-27-2012)
 Karen
Johnson Julian's mother, Mary Louise Johnson, 94, 2626 George St.,
Logansport, Indiana, formerly of Clymers, died at 2:34 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18,
2011, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Born April 7, 1917, in
Nelsonville, Ohio, she was the daughter of Charles W. Parmeter and Lena G.
Johnson, who preceded in death. She was
married on June 25, 1936, in Logansport, to Virgil H. Johnson, who passed
away on Oct. 11, 1991.
A homemaker, Louise
enjoyed cooking, baking and spending time with her family.
She formerly attended
the Blue Ball Christian Church in Walton. She was a member of the
Clymers United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two
daughters, Elizabeth Ann Robinson, Logansport, and Karen Sue and husband,
Keith Julian, Akron, formerly of Clymers; one son, Larry Joe
“Buck” Johnson (Clymers) Logansport; one niece, Beverly Hall,
Logansport; two nephews, Gene K. Alber, San
Antonio, Texas, and Wesley Parmeter, Logansport; 10 grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded
in death by two sisters, Garnet L. Parmeter and Ethel Alber;
and one brother, Donald “Peck” Parmeter.
Services are 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at Gundrum Funeral Home, Logansport. Pastor Adam Speicher will officiate. Burial will be in Clymers
Cemetery Logansport. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Gideon’s International. (12-19-2011)
 Sue Newton Jargstorf's mother, Carmen R. Newton, age 94, Logansport, passed
away at 1:00 a.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011, in Memorial Hospital.
Born in Flint,
Michigan, on May 7, 1917, she was the daughter of Ebert and Ruth Cunningham
Robbins.
Carmen was married to
James Glen Newton, who preceded her in death on December 13, 1972.
A 1935 graduate of
Peru High School, Carmen retired as a night supervisor from the Logansport
State Hospital. She was a member of the former St.
Bridget's Church.
Surviving are her
children, Carmen Sue Ann (William) Jargstorf,
Delphi, Marilyn K. Williams, Kokomo, Mike (Linda) Newton, Naperville, Ill.,
Janet Ruth Newton, Logansport, Pat Newton, Morrison, Colo., and Terra Joan
Newton (Tom Trueb), Delphi; grandchildren, Mark
(Diana) Jargstorf, Brent Williams, Darcy (Jason)
Gonzales, Kristen (Brian) McCallum and Kelly (Joseph) Haufle.
Also surviving are
great grandchildren, Jeremiah, Justin, Alex, Jake, Jordayn,
Antonio, and Carmen Rose; nieces and nephews, Nancy, Margaret, Judy and children,
Robert Alvey, Joe, Jim, Mary Susan, CeCe, Rosie and children.
She was preceded in
death by her brothers, William Holton and James Holton.
Carmen Newton was born
in the springtime which may be the reason she loved flowers so well; her
garden was awash with the brightness of tulips and daffodils. Lily of the Valley and roses were her favorites along
with lilacs which filled the house each April, even though they made her
sneeze.
Carmen Newton was a
lover of birds; the Indiana cardinal brought her joy. Her grandchildren
would call out “look, there’s Grandma Newt’s
redbird!” whenever they saw one.
She loved to read, was
never without a book. In the hot Indiana summer
nights, she would whisper stories to her children as they lay all around her
on Big Grandma’s quilt. Weekly trips to the library to find
stories on their own were an inherited happy ritual for them.
She was a beauty in
high school; her high school graduation picture shows a lovely young girl
with a sweet smile and shy eyes. She met the love of her life at a
Logansport/Peru high school football game where they wagered a stick of gum
on the outcome – he lost. She pasted the gum wrapper in her
scrapbook with the breathless notation, “met Red Newton at a football
game tonight. He’s cute.” Their marriage lasted until
his death and gave them six children, a big white corner house with a brick
porch, and a buckeye tree. They shared a love of Big Band music,
stealing away to Colonial Gardens where the danced to the sounds of Glen
Miller and Woody Herman. And they loved swimming, spending weeks at
Culver with their kids and in-laws in a rented cottage called "The
Irish".
She was calm and
patient midst the tornado of living that six children create. She sewed
clothes for her daughters and for her daughters’ dolls. She watched her sons play their way through sports.
She made a mean chocolate cake with white icing that even Martha would
envy. She loved to drive a car. She liked the Marx Brothers.
She saw Fanny Brice when she was sixteen. And Sally Rand at the
World’s Fair. She went camping with her son in Utah at age 80.
She was filled with humor and with intelligence even at 94. She
was reading two books a week and watching Wheel of Fortune and working an
impossibly difficult puzzle at the time of her death.
She touched lives with
her kindliness and her willingness to love and listen without judging.
She truly did make a difference in the lives of others. People remembered her. “How’s your Mom
doing?” was a question all of her children heard daily.
She loved her family
with a selflessness that is seldom seen. She was kind and gentle with a
beauty of heart rarely seen. She was loved and we will miss her.
Services for Carmen
Newton will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2011, at Kroeger
Funeral Home. Fr. Donald Eder will officiate.
Visitation will be
held from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. B urial will be private
in Mount Hope Cemetery immediately following the service.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Circus City Festival Museum, 154 N. Broadway, Peru, IN, 46970,
Logansport Public Library, 616 E. Broadway, Logansport, IN 46947, or Cass
County Historical Society, 1004 E. Market Street, Logansport, IN, 46947.
Condolences for the
family of Carmen Newton may be left online at www.kroegerfuneralhome.com. (12-18-2011)
 Glen (Jerry) Hoover's brother, Michael J.
Hoover, age 61, Logansport , passed away at 9:53 a.m., Friday, December 9,
2011, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on State Road 25 in
Fulton County.
Born in Logansport on
January 19, 1950, he was the son of Glen and Mary Han Hoover.
On May 22, 1976, in
the Baptist Temple , Mike was married to Patricia
Fritz, who survives, in Logansport . The wedding was officiated by Rev.
Clyde Mayfield and Fr. Fred Schroeder.
A 1968 graduate of
Logansport High School, Mike was a United States Air Force veteran, having
served from 1968 until 1972. He had been a jet engine mechanic in
England for 3-1/2 years.
For nearly 40 years,
Mike had been a tool and die maker, and was currently employed at Fulton
Industries in Rochester . He had also been
employed at Leis Machine, Logan Stampings, and Elco
Industries, formerly KLK, where he had apprenticed under his father. He
had also been an owner of Doug & Dad’s Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop.
He had been a Rainbow
Dad, and was a member of All Saints Catholic Church and the American Legion
Post 60. He was a fan of the Logansport Berries and the Indianapolis
Colts. He enjoyed doing Sudoku puzzles and listening to Rush Limbaugh.
Mike was a devoted
Catholic. Jesus was his Guide. His daughters and granddaughter
were the light of his life.
In addition to his
wife, he is survived by daughter, Saramae (Tim)
Post, and their daughter, Cecilia Post, Lake Station; daughter, Emily (James)
Sawyer, Logansport; and daughter, Bon nie (Craig)
Allen, Williamsburg, Indiana; brothers, John (Charleen)
Hoover, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, and Glen [Jerry] (Joyce) Hoover,
Hampton, Virginia; as well as many special aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Mike was preceded in
death by his parents, sister, Cathy Brown, and daughter, Sabrina Marie
Hoover.
Visitation will be
held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Kroeger
Funeral Home where there will be a Scriptural Wake Service at 7:00 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at
11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at All Saints Catholic Church,
with Fr. Mike McKinney officiating.
Burial will be in
Mount Hope Cemetery, with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers,
contributions are requested for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Indiana
Chapter, Suite E-2, 1261 West 86th Street ,
Indianapolis , IN 46260 . (12-12-2011)
Phillip
Berndt's brother, Daniel L. Berndt, age 62, Huntington, formerly of
Logansport, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, in Miller's
Merry Manor, Huntington.
Born February 8, 1949,
in Logansport, he was the son of Carl R. and Rubye
Sloop Berndt.
He is survived by five
brothers, Richard (Phyllis) Berndt, Phillip (Felice)
Berndt and Michael Berndt, all of Florida; Robert Berndt, Montana and Gerald
(Cindy) Berndt, Logansport. One sister survives,
Joan Helms, Michigan, as well as a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by a brother, Donald Berndt.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2011,
at All Saints Catholic Church. Father Michael
McKinney will officiate.
Burial will be in
Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be
from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday in the Parish Hall Chapel at All Saints
Catholic Church. (11-22-2011)
 The
mother of classmate Avis Moss Sallee,
Mildred L. Moss, 103, Logansport, died at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in
her residence.
She was born July 6,
1908, in Cass County, the daughter of Fred and Opha
Bingaman McDowell. She was married Dec. 8, 1931, in Clinton, Ind., to
Samuel Allen “Pete” Moss, who preceded in death on Feb. 25, 1988.
She was a homemaker.
Mildred was a 1927
graduate of Logansport High School and then continued her education at Purdue
University.
She was a member of
Webb Chapel United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women for more than
70 years. She was also a member of Noble Township Home Economics Club.
In addition, she belonged to Daughters of the American Revolution, Cass
County Purdue Club, Indiana Farm Bureau and the Cass County Historical
Society.
Surviving are two
sons, Samuel A. Moss III and wife, Shirley, Logansport, and John M. Moss and
wife, Constance, Sylvania; a daughter, Avis A. Sallee,
Logansport; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-granddaughters.
She was preceded in
death by a sister, Gertrude Fry, and and a son-in
law, Larry Sallee.
Services will be at
10:30 am Tuesday at Webb Chapel United Methodist Church, with Pastor Bill
Bergstrom and Pastor Tim McKaig officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport.
Visitation will be
from 9 a.m. until time of services on Tuesday at the church. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to Webb Chapel United Methodist Church's
Building Fund.
You may sign the guest
book and send online condolences at www.gundrumfuneralhome.com. (11-22-2011)
 Janet Haley's father, James A. Haley, age 95,
Logansport, passed away at 7:15 a.m., Monday, June 6, 2011 at his residence.
Born October 20, 1915,
in Logansport, he was the son of Leonard E. and Agnes M. Hazel Haley.
He was married April
16, 1939, to Helen Brant, who preceded him in death April 29, 1975. He
was married October 20, 1979, to Mary Anna Harrison, who survives.
Mr. Haley retired in
1976 as Logansport postmaster after 35 years of postal service employment.
Mr. Haley was a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 60 and VFW
Post 3790.
Mr. Haley was a member
of All Saints Catholic Church, where he sang in the church choir for many
years. He also belonged to the Knights of Columbus, Logansport Eagles
and Elks lodges. Mr. Haley was a recipient of the rank of Eagle Scout.
Surviving are
children, Janet C. Haley, Pembroke Pines, Fla., Joyce L. Mote, Brownsville,
Texas, James T. (wife, Ana Maria) Haley, Coral Gables, Fla., Jean Ann Maroney, West Lafayette, Elaine (husband, Tim) Kelley,
Salisbury, N.C., and Jackie (husband, Tom) Gill, Indianapolis; stepson,
Patrick Harrison, Logansport; stepdaughters, Virginia Kasch,
and Susan (husband, John) Quaglio, all of Logansport; brother, Jack Haley,
Logansport; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren;
and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Graem Wesley Jones, and brother, Leonard Haley.
A Mass of Christian
burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 10, 2011, at All Saints Catholic
Church with Father Mike McKinney officiating. Interment,
with full military honors, will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Friends may call from
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Kroeger Funeral Home, where an
Elks service will be at 6:30 p.m. A Scripture service will be at 7:00
p.m., Thursday at the funeral home with Deacon Juan Rodriguez officiating.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hope Hospice, PO Box 621, Rochester IN 46975.
Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. (6-14-2011)
 LOGANSPORT
— The mother of classmate Betty Neese Keener, Mildred L. Neese,
92, Logansport, passed away at 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in
Miller’s Merry Manor.
Born Sept. 14, 1918,
in Clay County, she was the daughter of Homer and Ada
Bandy. She was married Aug. 8, 1938, in Greencastle, to William C. Neese, who preceded her in death on March 21, 2000.
Mildred was a 1936
graduate of Reelsville High School. She was a
member of River of Life Christian Church and was the first female elder at
the former Ninth Street Christian Church. She participated in a Euchre
Club and the former women’s AGLOW. She
enjoyed ceramics, flowers and solving crossword
puzzles. Most of all she loved her children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren (with one on the way in November) and her great-great
grandson. “They were her life.”
Surviving are son,
James W. Neese, St. Paris, Ohio; daughters, Betty
(husband, Jerry) Keener, Bloomington, and Sandra (husband, John) Zellers,
Winamac; sister, Maxine Huffman, Chandler, Ariz.; five grandchildren, Dianna
Blake, Logansport, Bradley (Lorie) Zellers, Winamac, Kristy Harris, Wellston,
Ohio, Meera Good, St. Paris, Ohio and Bill
(Lindsey) Neese, West Chester, Ohio; 10
great-grandchildren, Marissa Weaver and Korin
Weaver, Star City, Gregory Zellers and Shawn Zellers, Winamac, Chelsie Akers, St. Paris, Ohio, Jesse Harris and Brooke
Harris, Wellston, Ohio, Kayleen Good, Julia Good
and Hannah Good, all of Piqua, Ohio; and great-great-grandson, Aiden
Sturgeon, Star City; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Russell
Bandy.
Services will be at 1
p.m. Saturday at Kroeger Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Hibbard
officiating.
Friends may call from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Entombment will be in
Ever Rest Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions
may be made to River of Life Christian Church, or American Cancer Society.
Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Condolences and
personal remembrances may be placed online at kroegerfuneralhome.com. (5-6-2011)
 Graveside
services for the daughter of Ida Mae Wolf Gunter,
Sherry L. Gunter, 53, Logansport, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Spring Creek
Cemetery, Logansport.
She died at 3:49 p.m.
Friday, June 25, 2010, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Born on June 14, 1957,
in Logansport, she was the daughter of Francis E. and Ida M. (Wolf) Gunter.
A 1975 graduate of
Caston Jr-Sr. High School, Sherry worked for Extra Space Storage. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include her
son, Michael Gunter and wife, Amy, Mexico; daughter, Michelle Layman and
husband Alan, Peru; mother, Ida M. Gunter, Logansport; sister, Carol Kuntz,
Lafayette; brothers, Rick Gunter, Bunker Hill, Jeff Gunter and wife Julie,
Burrows, Brad Gunter, Bunker Hill, Terry Gunter, Beech Grove, and Steve
Gunter, Logansport; grandchildren, Braxton and Carly
Gunter, and Timothy Layman.
Friends may call on hour prior to services at Gundrum Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
You may sign the guest
book and send online condolences at www.gundrumfuneralhome.com. (6-30-10)
 The
mother of Rose Caldwell Cabral, Louise
Gertrude (Allen) Caldwell-McClain, 91, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, passed
away on Friday, April 23, 2010 at The Oaks in New Bedford after a long
illness.
She was the wife of the late Robert Caldwell
and Thomas McClain.
She was born in
Ridgeville, Randolph County, Indiana, and lived in New Bedford with her
family for the past six years. Mrs. Caldwell-McClain
was a parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Church. She was an avid bird
watcher and loved her Beagles, Snoopy, Peanut, and Daisy as well as her
Chihuahua, Phoebe.
Survivors include
daughters, Rose L. Cabral and her husband Ronald R., of New Bedford, and
Bonnie L. Caldwell and her husband Paul Weser, of Las Cruces, New Mexico,
grandchildren, Kimberly, Michelle, Chrissy, Cindy
and Charles "Bo", great-grandchildren, Amber, Taylor, Brooke and
Corey. She was the grandmother of the late Steven
Gray.
Visitation was held on
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, from 5 to 8 PM at the CABRAL BAYLIES
SQUARE-LAMOUREUX FUNERAL HOME, 512 North Front Street, New Bedford. Her
funeral services were held Wednesday, April 28 at 9 AM at the funeral home,
followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM in Our Lady of Fatima Church.
Graveside rites will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday,
May 3, 2010 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Logansport.
Local arrangements are
being held at Marocco Funeral Chapel.
Online condolences and
tributes may be made to the family at www.maroccofc.com (5-1-10)
 The father
of the late Patricia Pasquale Jones, Antonio L. “Tony”
Pasquale, 94, Logansport, died at 12:45 a.m., Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at
Zionsville Meadows.
Born June 13, 1915, in
Logansport, he was the son of Giuseppe “Joe” and Maria (Bruno)
Pasquale.
He was married June
16, 1937, in St. Vincent de Paul Church, to Dorothy M. Bain, who preceded in
death August 22, 2003.
Tony was a retired
boilermaker and electrician for the Pennsylvania (later Penn Central)
Railroad. For 31 years, he was employed in the
traffic division of the Logansport Police Department. He
had also been employed at Engineering Aggregates and Cass Transit.
Tony was a member of
All Saints Catholic Church. He had belonged to the
former St. Vincent de Paul Church.
Surviving are
granddaughter Laura Jones-Archer (Bart Archer), Zionsville;
great-grandchildren, Elise Archer and Mason Archer; sister Armenia Rangel,
Logansport; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was also preceded
in death by a daughter, Patricia Jones.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Thursday at All Saints Catholic Church.
Burial will be in
Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call from
2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kroeger Funeral Home.
Condolences may be
left online at www.kroegerfuneralhome.com. (2-17-10)
Marilyn
Ricciardi Grant's husband, Bill Grant, 80,
of Costa Mesa, passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2009. He was born Sept. 4, 1928 to Viva R. Bartelt.
He taught for 32 years
in the Anaheim Elementary School District.
Bill is survived by
his wife of 46 years, Marilyn; father, Herman W. Bartelt;
sons, Wally, Tony, Andy and James; daughter-in-law, Wendy, and two
grandchildren, Josilyn and Brayden.
Graveside service will
be held on July 13th at Riverside National Cemetery at 11 a.m. In lieu
of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hoag Hospital Foundation c/o
Community Medicine Fund 500 Superior Ave. # 350 Newport Beach, CA 92663. (2-1-10)
 A Mass of Christian Burial for Jim Hoover's sister, Barbara Ann Shafer, 76,
Logansport, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Catholic Church.
She passed away
unexpectedly at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Logansport Memorial
Hospital.
Born on Jan. 6, 1934,
in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Agnes Fettig
Hoover.
Barbara was a 1952
graduate of Logansport High School, and she was a member of All Saints
Catholic Church and the Rosary Society. She enjoyed
shopping, reading and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was a retired
dietary supervisor at Logansport State Hospital.
Survivors include her
children, Stephen Shafer and wife, Lorraine, Thomas Shafer, Scott Shafer and
wife, Stephanie, all of Logansport, Timothy Shafer and wife, Debbie, and Melissa
Ambre and husband, Mark, all of Noblesville, and
Patrick Shafer and wife, Kimberly, Monticello; grandchildren, Stephen Shafer
Jr. and wife Kiley, Ross Shafer, Ren Shafer and Jesse Shafer, all of Logansport, Kevin
Shafer and wife Cassie, Taylor Shafer, Indianapolis, Jeffrey Shafer and wife
Erin, Ventura, Calif., Leslie Thompson and husband Scott, Cicero, Jessica
Shafer, U.S. Coast Guard stationed in San Francisco, Ashley Shafer,
Lafayette, Amanda Ortman and husband Michael,
Bargersville, Aaron Henson, Kokomo, Zachary Shafer, U.S. Air Force stationed
at Shaw AFB, S.C., and Grace Shafer, Noblesville; great-grandchildren, Dylan
and Mason Shafer, Logansport, Norah, Polly and Ingrid Thompson, Cicero, and
Maya Shafer, Ventura, Calif.; sisters, Karen Parish and husband, Jeff, Patty
Dexter and husband, Jim, and Shirley Moorehead, all
of Logansport, Claudia Shaffer and husband, Chuck, of Lakeland, Fla.; and
brother, Jim Hoover and wife Karen, Huntington Beach, Calif. She is also
survived by multiple nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and
cousins.
She was also preceded
in death by sister, Mary Hoover; brother, Kenny Hoover; and grandson, Luke
Shafer.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Marocco Funeral Chapel, where there will also be a Scripture
service at 7 p.m.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery,
Logansport.
Memorial contributions
may be made to All Saints Catholic School.
Online condolences may
be made to the Shafer family at www.maroccofc.com. (1-7-2010)
 (1-2-2010)
 The
brother of Brenda Hoover Deel,
David F. Hoover, 68, of Peru, went to be with the L ord at his residence on
Nov. 14, 2009 at 2:41 p.m.
David was a retired conductor and engineer from the Norfolk
and Southern Railroad, serving them for 33 years.
He was born on July 27, 1941
in Wabash, Ind., the son of Mark and Virginia (Worthen)
Hoover, both of whom preceded him in death.
On Oct. 20, 1973, David
married Lona J. Bitterling,
and she survives.
David was a member of Zion
Chapel Church and served in the United States Marine Corp.
Also surviving include seven children, April, Aaron,
Autumn, Adam, Crystal, Randy and Lori, his mother-in-law Helen Bitterling and an aunt, Francis, as well as several
nieces and nephews. A sister, Brenda, 12 grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be
held at Zion Chapel Church, 915 S. Broadway, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 at
12:30 p.m. Pastor Rod Correll, Pastor George Dinkel and Pastor Lew McKinney will all officiate.
Friends may call from 2-7
p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 at Zion Chapel Church with burial at Bruce Lake
Cemetery in Bruce Lake, Ind., following the funeral.
Memorial contributions may
be made to either the Gideon’s and/or Zion Chapel Church.
Arrangements were entrusted
to Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. (11-17-09)
 Dr.
John Carl “Jack” Jones, 85, Logansport, died at 12:36 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Zionsville Meadows, Zionsville. He had been the husband of the late Patricia Pasquale
Jones.
Born July 13, 1924, in Cass
County, he was the son of Carl B. and Icle L.
Hummel Jones. His first marriage was on Dec. 24, 1946, in Young
America, to Bonita Beck, who preceded in death May
15, 1956. His second marriage was on Aug. 25, 1962, in Logansport, to
Patricia Pasquale, who also preceded in death in August 1983.
Dr. Jones was a retired
longtime obstetrician/pediatrician in Logansport.
He was a member of the
Indiana State Medical Association, Elks Lodge 66 and First United Methodist
Church of Logansport. Dr. Jones was also a veteran
of the U.S. Air Force. He was a 1947 graduate of Indiana University.
Surviving are sons, Mark
Jones and wife, Donna, Fort Wayne, Doug Jones and wife, Cindy, Shannock, R.I., and Bruce Jones and wife, LaVonna, Indianapolis; daughter, Laura Jones Archer and
husband, Bart, Zionsville; sisters, Doris Jean Bryan, Logansport, and Mary
Lynne Harmon and husband, Bud, St. Louis, Mo.; 13 grandchildren, Alison Bash
and husband, Joe, Missoula, Mont., Adrienne Rupright
and husband, Chris, and Elaine Moses and husband, Scott, all of Fort Wayne,
Hannah Jones, Chicago, Sarah Jones, Fort Wayne, Daniel Jones, Indianapolis,
Geoffrey Davis, Terre Haute, David Jones, Bloomington, Rachel Taylor and
husband, Jesse, Indianapolis, Elizabeth Jones, New York, N.Y., Neil Jones,
New London, Conn., and Elise Archer and Mason Archer, both of Zionsville; and
nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Evelyn E.
Jones.
Services will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday in First United Methodist Church in Logansport with Pastor Bill
Shannon officiating.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Friday at Gundrum Funeral Home and one hour before services Saturday at
the church.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Sign the guest book and
online condolences may be sent to the family at
www.gundrumfuneralhome.com. (11-17-09)
 Granddaughter of Doris Neher
Stephenson Raihle, Heidi Schreyer Damaré, 22, of Daytona Beach, Florida, formerly of
Royal Center,Indiana, passed away unexpectedly
Friday morning, June 26, 2009, in her residence following a long struggle
with diabetes.
Born September 24, 1986, in
Logansport, she was the daughter of Gary Joseph and Kimberly Kay (Kiser)
Schreyer, who survive in Royal Center.
She was married to James M. Damaré,
who survives.
Heidi earned her high school
diploma in 2005. She was a homemaker and a member of
the Thornhope Community Holiness Church.
Heidi's greatest joy was to
make others happy, as was evidenced by her devotion to her family and friends. Her kind heart and gentle ways will be missed by all.
Also surviving are one
daughter, 2-yr-old Maddison Alexa
Damaré; 3 Brothers, Trent Schreyer, Tyler
Schreyer, and Garrett Schreyer; 3 Sisters, Abigail, Hilary and Madelyn
Schreyer; Maternal grandmother, Kay Kiser of Monticello, IN; paternal grandmother
and step-grandfather, Doris Neher Stephenson Raihle and Mel Raihle; her
father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Maria Damare`
of Sterling, Virginia; 4 Uncles, Martin Schreyer IV, Dennis Kiser, Tom Kiser,
and Matt Kiser; 4 Aunts, Lisa Stephenson, Sharon Johnston, Lois Hunt, and
Jennifer Rice; 4 Nephews, Blake, Gage, Nathaniel and Shiloh Schreyer; 1
niece, Brooklyn Schreyer; and several cousins.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Caleb
Schreyer; her grandfathers, Tom Kiser, Charles Stephenson,Jr.,
and Martin A.Schreyer III; and one aunt, Marta
Schreyer Phillips.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday,
July 4, 2009, in Fisher Funeral Chapel. Interment
will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Friday, July 3, 2009, in Fisher Funeral Chapel. (8-4-09)
 A memorial service for the sister of Donna Kleckner Weida, Connie Kay McKee, 65, Logansport, will be
at 6 p.m. Friday in Trinity Episcopal Church in Logansport.
She died at 5:50 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, 2009, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.
Born Sept. 14, 1943, in
Logansport, she was the daughter of Donald and Leila Sweet Kleckner. Connie had been married
to Harold McKee from 1961 until 1996, and he preceded her in death in 2007.
Connie was a member of
Trinity Episcopal Church. She graduated from
Logansport High School in 1961, and was the former secretary at Daniel
Webster School, and owner of A Stitch in Time. She
retired in 2007 from Wachovia Bank as a teller, in Melbourne, Fla. She lived in Melbourne for the past 10 years and had
moved back to Logansport in January 2008.
Connie was an animal lover
of any kind. She loved to cross-stitch, read,
entertain and be with her family. Connie had a big
heart for giving.
Surviving are daughter,
Brandi (Matt) Mullin, Logansport; son, Brook McKee, Logansport; sister, Donna
Weida and her partner, Joe Fettig, Logansport;
grandchildren, Bo and Blake Brown, Logansport, and Tia McKee, Melbourne,
Fla.; great-granddaughter, Adi Mussleman,
Melbourne, Fla.; nephew, Mark (Cathy) Weida,
Nevada; nieces, Traci Weida, Logansport, and Teri
Folsom, California; three great-nephews; and one great-niece.
Clark Miller will officiate. Burial will be private.
Friends may call from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday at Kroeger Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Red Cross. (6-24-09)
 The
mother of Harry Merland
Noble, Marie Noble Swanson, 92, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009
in Las Vegas, NV. She was born August 30, 1916 in Taneyville,
Missouri to Lucas DeShield and Kate Moser Wallace.
Marie married Raymond Swanson on August 9, 1963 in Calument
City, Illinois. Raymond preceded her in death on January 9, 1991.
Marie moved to Algonquin,
Illinois in 2002 to be with her family Bob and Ella from Tucson, Arizona. Marie’s family wanted her to be in the desert
again, so when Ella retired they moved to Mesquite, Nevada, where Marie has
been living for the past two years. She loved to dance, taking ballroom
dancing lessons into her 80's. She always had to be doing something
whether it was working, gardening or sewing.
She is survived by one
daughter: Ella (Robert) Line of Mesquite, Nevada; and 11 grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her son Harry [Merland]
Noble.
The Family invites you to
leave a message or memory in our “Memorial Guestbook” at
www.virginvalleymortuary.com. (6-24-09)
 Services
for Frances E. Davis-Meyer, 90, Logansport, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in
Gundrum Funeral Home.
The mother of Barb
Dingeldein, she died at 2:16 a.m. Monday, March 9, 2009, in Chase
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Logansport.
Born Aug. 16, 1918, in
Logansport, she was the daughter of William Jones and Daisy Calloway.
She was married Aug. 18, 1938, in Logansport, to Wilbur G.
“Bud” Davis, who preceded in death Nov. 9, 1979, and in 1985, to
Edwin Meyer.
Frances retired from
General Tire, worked as nurse’s aide at St. Joseph Hospital,
Logansport, and volunteered for Meals on Wheels and elderly care.
She was a member of
the former Market Street United Methodist Church and Golden Agers. She
was a loving mother and grandmother who took great pride in her family.
She was a past president and very active in PTA at Longfellow School.
She loved spending winters in Eustis, Fla., where she participated in a
kitchen band and ballroom dancing.
Surviving are
daughters, Barbara Dingeldein and husband, Jerry, and Susie Cox and husband,
Richie, all of Logansport; son, Brad Davis and wife, Jaynie,
Indianapolis; 10 grandchildren, Wendy Dingeldein Waltz, Logansport, Kelly
Cox, Burlington, Brock (Jenni) Cox, Ohio, Heidi Cox
(Doug) Lucy and Brandi Cox (Brad) Rozzi, Logansport; Eric (Eleanor) Cox,
Wisconsin; Mike, Gus, and Elise Davis, Indianapolis, and the late Robbie
Dingeldein; eight great-grandchildren, Mavrick
Waltz, Logansport, Gabe and Ella Lucy, Lillian Cox, Wisconsin, Colin and Kyle
Rozzi, Logansport, and Monica and Bennie Cox, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by one grandson, Robbie
Dingeldein; two brothers, Stanton and Casey Jones Sr.; nieces, Jean Snider
and Joan Davis; and nephews, Jack Davis and Bill Jones.
Dr. Horace Smith will
officiate. Burial will be in Star City West
Cemetery, Star City.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. today and one hour before services Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at www.gundrumfuneralhome.com (3-10-09)
 Services for Shirley A.
Lane, 71, Galveston, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday at Kroeger Funeral Home. She was the sister of Robert
and Joseph Pugh.
She passed away at
10:04 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, at Howard Community Hospital.
She was born Jan. 16,
1937, in Logansport to Wilson Lee and Mildred Louise Bean Pugh. She was married in Kewanna on Oct. 2, 1955, to Allen E.
Lane, who preceded in death March 13, 1998.
Shirley was employed
by Kokomo Center Schools in the cafeteria. A 1955
graduate of Logansport High School, she was a member of the Walton American
Legion Auxiliary and Walton Christian Church.
She enjoyed fishing
with her husband and was an avid pinochle player. Shirley
especially enjoyed her grandchildren and attending their activities. She was proud of all of her grandchildren’s
achievements and was looking forward to her first grandchild’s
graduation from college.
Surviving are sons,
Daniel Allen (Lydia) Lane, San Jose, and Dennis Michael (Loretta) Lane,
Kokomo; daughters, Diana Lee Johnson, Walton, and Dorraine
Louise (James) Carson, Walton; brothers, Robert Lee (Dee) Pugh, and Joseph
Leon (Margie) Pugh, all of Logansport; sister: Ilene Mae Pugh, Logansport;
grandchildren, Crystal Lane, Nicole Lane, Nathan Lane, Jeremiah Johnson,
Bradley Michael Lane (Crystal), Tigh Jordan Lane,
Alicia Carson and Amanda Carson; three great-grandsons; four nieces; and
three nephews.
Brother Bill Collins will officiate at the
services. Burial will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Calling will be from 3
to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Condolences may be
placed online at kroegerfuneralhome.com (9-4-08)
 Marjorie W. Norzinskay, 97, Logansport, died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday,
March 22, 2008, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. She was the mother of Jeannine Norzinskay
Aichele.
Born October 8, 1910,
in Lucerne, Indiana, she was the daughter of Choral G. and Laura Douglass
Powell. On July 19, 1931, she married Donald C. Norzinskay, who preceded her in death on April 1, 1991.
Marge and her husband
owned and operated Logan Tire from 1946-1998.
A member of the
Trinity Lutheran Church, Marge also served as a volunteer at Logansport
Memorial Hospital for many years.
She had a love for
traveling and she and her husband, Don, presented many slide presentations of
their travels to church groups and friends. They had
traveled to more than 40 countries. She also enjoyed
cooking and playing eucre, and especially enjoyed
her grandchildren.
Surviving are one son,
Doug Norzinskay and his wife, Marilyn, of
Logansport; two daughters, Jeannine Aichele and her
husband, Dick, of Indianapolis and Carole Penland and her husband, George, of
Minneapolis; six grandchildren, Dan Norzinskay and
his wife, Beth, of Bloomington, Rick Aichele, Los
Angeles, CA, Kristen Aichele-Habart, of
Indianapolis, Lauren Aichele, of San Fransico, CA, Brent Penland, Denver, Colorado, and Stacie
Penland, of Atlanta, Georgia; and one great-grandchild, Sarah Norzinskay, Bloomington.
She was preceded in death by one sister,
Florence; five brothers, Chester, Lloyd, Earl, Harry and Warren; and one
granddaughter, Mary Lou Norzinskay. (3-25-08)
 Services
for Nancy Jackson Andree's mother, Dorothy
H. Jackson, 87, Logansport, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Kroeger Funeral
Home.
She died at 9:35 a.m.
Monday, March 17, 2008, in Chase Center.
Born March 19, 1920,
in Evansville, she was the daughter of Adolphus and
Emma Ellen Taylor Whitney. She was married Sept. 23,
1938, in Logansport, to Wayne D. Jackson, who preceded in death Sept. 27,
2006.
Dorrie
was a tutor of grade school and high school literature students and enjoyed
children of all ages. She was a 1938 graduate of
Logansport High School and attended Indiana University.
Dorrie
was a member of the former Faith United Methodist Church. She
was the author of the published book “Follow A Phantom” about her
childhood experiences.
Surviving are sister,
Peggy Townsend, Knoxville, Tenn.; daughters, Nancy Sharon Andree and her
husband, Jim, Austin, Texas, and Jayne Beth Hershman,
South Bend; grandchildren, Kenneth J. Andree, Bethany Andree Gilkey and her husband, Karl, Elizabeth Hammane and her husband, Dave, and Andrew Westin;
great-grandchildren, Michael and Ethan Andree and Seth, Noah and Josh Shreeves; sister-in-law, Ruth D’Andrea,
and her husband, Joe, Logansport; brothers-in-law, Jim Jackson and his wife,
Deloris, Logansport, Earl Jackson and his wife, Ellie, Harlington,
Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one brother,
Edward Whitney; nephew, Ben Townsend; and niece, Nikki Sue Porter.
The Rev. Bill Shannon
will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope
Cemetery.
Friends may call one
hour before services Friday at the funeral home. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Emmaus Mission Center. (3-25-08)
 Services
for the brother of Joe Kasch,
James L. Kasch, 66, Logansport, will be held at 1
p.m. Tuesday in Kroeger Funeral Home.
He died at 3:55 p.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, in Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 18, 1941, in
Logansport, he was the son of Joseph C. Kasch and
Helen Sauers Kasch. On Dec. 12, 1969, in Logansport, he was married to Sandra
Brown, who survives.
Jim was employed at
Home Depot. He had previously worked at Lear
Corporation in Peru. He enjoyed jigsaw puzzles and
doing yardwork. He
especially enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and his dog, Cindar. Jim was a member of St. James Lutheran Church.
Surviving are two sons
and daughters-in-law, Thomas Wayne and Judy Kasch,
Logansport; and James Lee and April Kasch,
Jacksonville, N.C.; one daughter, Carol Elizabeth Kasch,
Logansport; one brother and sister-in-law, Joseph L. and Deloris Kasch, Logansport; one sister, Sharon Sue Ansel, Logansport; nine grandchildren, Nathan Kasch and his wife, Shannon, Logansport; Sarah Kasch, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Joseph Kasch,
Logansport; Nina Mallory, Samantha Vrooman, and
Kara Vrooman, all of Jacksonville, N.C.; Elizabeth
Hopkins, Derby, Kan.; Leigh Smith and William Kasch,
both of Logansport; four great-grandchildren, John Mallory, Alexis Kasch, Lacey Kasch and Caleb Kasch; and number of nieces and nephews.
Bill Collins will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Friends may call from
3 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American Cancer Society. (3-25-08)
 Services
for Paul Hall's brother, Thomas D.
“Tom T.” Hall Sr., 61, Lafayette,
formerly of Logansport, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Fisher Funeral
Chapel.
He died at 5:20 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, in Home Hospital, Lafayette.
Born Sept. 6, 1945, in
Logansport, he was the son of Austin and Opal Crousore
Hall.
Tom T. was retired,
having been employed as an iron worker with Local 379. He
also was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam War.
He enjoyed fishing and
spending time with his family.
Surviving are his
fiancé, Pam Kiser, Lafayette; two sons, Thomas D. Hall Jr. and his
wife, Tonia, Bringhurst, and Charlie Hall and his
wife, Tracy, Reynolds; daughter, Jane Ellen Klimes
and her fiancé, Tony Homburg, Logansport; three brothers, Paul Hall of
Corpus Christi, Texas, DeWayne Hall, Logansport, and Robert Hall, Kokomo; and
six grandchildren, Courtney Hall, Audrey Hall, Austin Hall, Derek Klimes, Jalyn Louthain and Mary Jane Homburg.
He was preceded in
death by his father, Austin Hall, his mother, Opal Crousore
Hall DeMoss, son-in-law, Jason Klimes,
and two brothers, Leslie Hall and Don Hall.
Dr. Peter Roussakis will officiate at the services. Burial, with full military rites, will be in Mount Hope
Cemetery.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral chapel.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Wounded Warriors Fund, 1719 N. 60th St., Omaha NE 68104. (3-25-08)
 Services
for Jack L. Smith's mother, Jane G. Smith,
87, Logansport, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
She died at 2:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, in Miller’s Merry Manor.
Born Nov. 21, 1919, in
Logansport, she was the daughter or Cecil and Bertha Croucher
Gaby. She was married Nov. 5, 1938, in Huntington, to Woodrow E. Smith,
who preceded in death June 12, 2000.
She was a homemaker.
Surviving are three
sons, Jack L. Smith and his wife, Carolyn, Shalimar, Fla., Woodrow E. Smith
Jr. and his wife, Diane, Monticello, and Cecil R. Smith, Twelve Mile; one
daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Charles Redd,
Cocoa, Fla.; one brother, Wayne Gaby, Texas; two sisters, Maxine Weaver and
her husband, Howard, Idaville, and Ruth Ann Dodd, Georgia; 10 grandchildren;
13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandaughter;
a number of nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
One son, Michael E.
Smith; two brothers, Cecil Gaby and Russell Gaby; and two sisters, Pauline
Butch and Jean Fry, preceded in death.
Burial will be in
Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Friends may call from
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday in Ever-Rest Memorial Park. (4-17-07)
A funeral Mass for Marie Byers brother, Vincent F. Gallo, 76,
Sparks, Nev., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in All Saints Catholic Church.
Services also were to
be held on Feb. 27 and today in Sparks, Nev.
He died at 11:39 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007,
in Renown Hospital, Reno, Nev.
Born July 25, 1930, in Logansport, he was the
son of Frank and Sylvia Perrone Gallo.
Surviving are one
sister, Marie Byers, and her husband, Ron, Sparks, Nev.; several cousins; one
niece; two nephews; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Father Michael
McKinney will officiate at the services on Monday. Burial
will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Logansport.
Friends may call from
4 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Marocco Funeral Chapel, where a Scripture service will
be held at 5 p.m. (4-17-07)
 Services
for Gary Chambers' daughter, Melinda Sue
Murray, 43, Logansport, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Kroeger Funeral
Home.
She died at 7:47 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, in Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born May 20, 1963, in
Logansport, she was the daughter of Gary R. and Betty A. Skaggs Chambers.
She was married Oct. 10, 1982, in Clymers United Methodist Church, to
Paul D. Murray, who survives.
Melinda was a 1981
graduate of Logansport High School and was active on the reunion committees.
She was employed as an instructional assistant at Columbia Middle
School. She also had been employed at the Cass County Family Y as a
receptionist at the service desk.
A member of Clymers
United Methodist Church, Melinda was a member of the United Methodist Women. Over the years, she held numerous administrative
positions in the church.
Melinda was a member
of Met-N-Et Extension Homemakers Club and was an avid supporter of Logansport
athletics.
She loved to read and
spend time with her family.
Also surviving are her
parents, Logansport; two sons, Dustin A. Murray, Indianapolis, and Nicholas
A. Murray, Logansport; two sisters, Bert L. Chambers, Logansport, and Deborah
A. Chambers, Greenwood; one brother and sister-in-law, Gary M. and Glenda
Chambers, Logansport; one sister-in-law, Debbie Bridegan
and her husband, Joe, Belloit, Wis.;
brothers-in-law, Earl E. Murray III, Logansport, and Jamie Murray and his
wife, Terri, Walton; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
The Rev. Kevin Drane will officiate at the services. Burial
will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Cass County.
Friends may call from
3 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Clymers United Methodist Church. (4-17-07)
 Services for the sister of Eleanore Willy
Winegardner, Dorothy M. Coppock, 77,
formerly of Logansport, but a Lafayette resident for several years, will be
held at 1 p.m. Monday in Kroeger Funeral Home.
She died Friday, Nov.
24, 2006, in her residence.
Born July 18, 1929, in
Logansport, she was the daughter of John and Esther Barrett Willy. She
was married Nov. 4, 1950, to Trueman D. Coppock, who preceded in death Jan. 4, 1996.
Mrs. Coppock was a homemaker throughout most of her life.
She had been a member
of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, both in
Logansport.
Dorothy had often been
a community volunteer worker and was a home health care provider and
caregiver to many family members.
She spent much time
researching family genealogy and had been an avid mushroom hunter and antique
collector.
She was a member of
the Lafayette Golden Gems Red Hat chapter.
Surviving are one son,
Ronald Coppock-King, Denver, Colo.; three
daughters, Connie Shoemaker and her husband, Dave, Vickie Walker and her
husband, Fred, all of Lafayette, and Trudy Cox and her husband, Don,
Mukwonago, Wis.; three sisters, Marilyn Shideler
and her husband, Robert, Orlando, Fla., Kathleen Downham and her husband,
Robert, and Eleanore Winegardner and her husband,
Jack, all of Logansport; one brother, Erik Willy, Logansport; 12
grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
One sister, Carolyn Fauvergue,
and three brothers, John Willy, LeRoy Willy and
Edwin Willy, preceded in death.
The Rev. Art Maloney
will officiate at the services. Burial will be in
Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Friends may call from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American Diabetes Association and American Heart
Association.(1-6-07)
 Services
for the sister of Eleanor (Ellie) Willy
Winegardner, Carolyn J. Fauvergue, 70, of
Logansport, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gundrum Funeral Home.
She died at 3:59 a.m.
Saturday, July 15, 2006, in Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 28,1935, in Logansport, she was the daughter of John and
Esther Barrett Willy. She was married Aug. 20, 1955, in Logansport, to Valice J. Fauvergue, who
survives.
Mrs. Fauvergue was a former EKG technician at Logansport
Memorial Hospital.
She was a member of
River of Life Christian Church.
Carolyn was an avid
artist. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, social events and spending time
with family and friends.
Also surviving are two
sons, Bruce Fauvergue and his wife, Destry, Greencastle, and Greg Fauvergue
and his wife, Peg, Logansport; one brother, Erik Willy, Logansport; four
sisters, Kathleen Downham and her husband, Bob, and Eleanor Winegardener and her husband, Jack, all of Logansport,
Marilyn Sheideler and her husband, Bob, Orlando,
Fla., and Dorothy Coppock, Lafayette; and three
grandchildren, Tyler, Cheyenne and Madison Fauvergue,
all of Greencastle.
Three brothers
preceded in death.
The Rev. W. Frank
Hibbard will officiate at the services. Burial will
be in St. John’s Cemetery.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Dunebrook Prevent Child Abuse, 7451
W. Johnson Road, Michigan City IN 46360.(1-6-07)
Beth
Brumbaugh's mother, Hilda Dalzell Brumbaugh, age 95, formerly of Logansport and Twelve
Mile, Indiana, died on August 10, 2006, in Needham, Massachusetts
Born on a farm in Twelve Mile, she was the
daughter of Luella (Cover) and Dudley Thomas Dalzell.
She attended schools
in Twelve Mile, and in 1928 moved to Logansport for her senior year at
Logansport High School. She attended Indiana University and graduated
from Kendall College of Physical Education in Chicago.
During the depression
years, she was a supervisor for the Governor's Commission on Unemployment
Relief, where she was responsible for Cass, Miami, Pulaski, Benton and Jasper
counties.
She married Norval Brumbaugh of Logansport
in 1934, and he preceded her in death in 1980.
She was an active
member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church Thrift Shop Committee, and a Red
Cross Gray Lady.
She is survived by her
daughter, Beth, of Massachusetts, 3 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
A memorial service in Logansport will be held
at a later date.(1-6-07)
 Services for Lance Freehafer's father,
Donald Eugene Freehafer, 89, Logansport, will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Calvary Presbyterian Church.
He died at 5:13 a.m.
Saturday, July 23, 2005, in Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 18, 1915, in
Huntington, he was the son of Franklin and Bertha Krieg Freehafer. In 1934, he was married to Florence Dunkin, who
survives.
He had been retired
since 1985 when he completed a 49-year career with the Pharos-Tribune. For several years, he served as city editor and an
editorial writer.
For 25 years, he also
served as Cass County Justice of the Peace. After
being appointed to the position, he was elected to six terms and served two
terms as state president of the Indiana Association of Justices of the Peace. During his years in that office, he married more than
1,000 couples and presided in thousands of civil and misdemeanor cases in his
courtroom.
After retirement, he
resumed his education, becoming a Dean's List student and eventually a
substitute teacher in the Pioneer and Logansport school corporations. At age 77, he received a paralegal certification from
Indiana University Kokomo, completing two years of law classes with straight
As.
He served a four-year term on the Logansport
Memorial Hospital Board as a Republican appointee and ran for Cass County
Commissioner and the Logansport City Council as a Republican candidate.
The winner of 10
national mental health awards over a 40-year period, he also received many
state awards for his volunteer work to improve treatment of the mentally ill. The most prestigious award came in 1989 when the
National Council of Community Mental Health Centers honored him with a
memorial award given annually to the individual who has the most outstanding
record in the nation in community mental health service. He
went on to serve as president of the Four County Counseling Center
Foundation.
The National Mental
Health Association honored him in 1959 and 1962 for his articles and
editorials on mental health issues by presenting him with the Mental Health
Bell Award, presented to the newspaper that has done the most in the nation
to promote the cause of mental health.
During the 1980s, he
obtained more than 1,000 members for the Cass County Mental Health
Association for seven consecutive years. For 28
years, he served on the Indiana Mental Health Association Board and was its
state president in 1961.
A charter member of
the Four County Counseling Center Board, he served as its president from 1971
to 1975 when it was known as the Four County Guidance Center. The board raised $1.25 million in county and state funds
for the construction of what today is known as Four County Counseling Center. He was president of the center board from 1975 to 1989.
In 1988, the late Gov.
Robert Orr named him a Sagamore of the Wabash and
appointed him to the Governor's Mental Health Advisory Board. Another former governor, George Craig, appointed him to
the Logansport State Hospital Advisory Board in 1953.
He was the only
charter member of both the Cass County Mental Health Association and the
Pastoral Counseling Center boards and was a past president of the latter. He also served on the board of the Cass County Alliance
for the Mentally Ill.
A 33rd Degree Mason, he was the only person in
Cass County with that distinction. He was Cass
County ambassador and membership chairman for the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite
and a member of the local Tipton Masonic Lodge, the Masonic York Rite and a
member of the Legion of Honor of the Order of DeMolay.
He also was a member
of Calvary Presbyterian Church.
Surviving with his
wife are one son and daughter-in-law, Lance D. and Alice Freehafer,
Denver, Colo.; four grandchildren and their spouses, Dawn Freehafer-Roth
and Steve Roth, Colorado Springs, Colo., Leif Michael and Kathryn Freehafer, Elkhart, Tristann Freehafer-Graves and Brian Graves, Vancouver, Wash.,
Rhett Alan Freehafer and Lynette Freehafer, North Liberty; five great-grandchildren, Eric
and Tyler Roth and Adam, Sarah and Michael Freehafer;
two nieces and their spouses, Lucy Freehafer-Wold
and Don Wold, Oceanside, Calif., and Ann Freehafer-Anderson and Don Anderson, Aurora, Colo.; and
four cousins and two of their spouses, Jean Ann Crull,
Big Rapids, Mich., Tura Kellinger Englewood,
Florida, Jane Shaffer and her husband, Don, Hilliard, Ohio, and Paul Snider
and his wife, Ruth, Lafayette. One son, Dr. Eric Freehafer,
and one brother, Lytle Freehafer, preceded in
death.
Friends may call at a
reception in Bigler Hall at the church following
the funeral. The Rev. Doug Mankell
will officiate at the services. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Calvary Presbyterian Church Elevator Fund.
Kroeger Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements. (9-11-05)
Services for Ida Wolf Gunter's mother, Elma E. Botarf, 85, of Logansport, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday
in Gundrum Funeral Home.
She died at 7:53 a.m.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 in WoodBridge Health Campus.
Born April 22, 1920,
in Shawneetown, Ill., she was the daughter of Ray
and Menerva Short Combs. She
was married May 23, 1970, in Logansport, to William Botarf,
who preceded in death May 23, 1978.
Elma formerly worked
at R.B.M. and retired from Western Electric in Lisle, Ill.
She attended Grace Fellowship Church.
Surviving are two
daughters, Ida Gunter, and Jane Linback and her husband, Daniel, all of
Logansport; one stepson, Dan Botarf and his wife,
Cara, San Pierre; two stepdaughters, Chris Taylor, San Pierre, and Pat Madriaga, Bourbonnais, Ill.; one brother, Charles Combs
and his wife, Carolyn, Lucerne; three sisters, Mildred Merritt, Logansport,
Irene Whitehead, Raleigh, N.C., and Eva Long and her husband, Raymond,
Haleyville, Ala.; 10 grandchildren; 12 stepgrandchildren;
25 great-grandchildren; 25 stepgreat-grandchildren;
16 great-great-grandchildren; six stepgreat-great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
Three brothers and three sisters preceded in
death.
The Rev. William Art
Maloney will officiate at the services. Burial will
be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to a favorite charity. (9-11-05)
Services for Jim Brubaker's mother, Arlouine
Brubaker Barton, 90, of Las Vegas, formerly of Logansport, will be held at 2
p.m. Sunday in Kroeger Funeral Home.
She died at 11:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at As Time Goes By Alzheimer/Dementia Group Home, Las
Vegas.
Born, Dec. 30, 1914,
in Marion, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Esther Holler Smith. She was married July 11, 1971, in Redondo Beach, Calif.,
to Coy Barton, who preceded in death Oct. 6, 1980.
A graduate of
Logansport High School, Mrs. Barton had been a seamstress and instructor as
well as a sales clerk at Singer Sewing Center in downtown Logansport in the
1950s.
She had been a member
of the Logansport Church of the Brethren for 25 years before moving to
California in 1961.
A most precious,
loving, joyful and kind person, she was an angel with never a complaint. The most precious mother and grandmother, she will be
missed dearly by so many.
Surviving are one son,
James Brubaker and his wife, Cathie,
Livingston, Texas; two daughters, Janet North and her husband, Gene, and Gail
Krauser, all of Las Vegas; nine grandchildren,
Sheryl Shidler, Logansport, Kathy Cala, El Paso, Texas, Kevin Walters, Lakeview, Minn.,
Mark Walters, Fort Worth, Texas, Sue Wubben,
Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Laura North, Las Vegas, Darrel North, Kenner, La.,
Robert Titus, Walton, and Melissa Sherman, Royal Center; nieces and nephews,
Sharon Schrolder, Reynolds, Larry Smith and Robert
"Bobby Joe" Smith, both of Logansport, and Richard Smith, Lake Forest,
Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Lois Smith, Logansport, and Thelma Bowman,
Wildwood, Fla.; 15 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Two brothers, Robert Smith and Glen Smith,
preceded in death.
Pastor Bill Collins
will officiate at the services. Burial will be in
Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and one hour before services Sunday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to a favorite charity.(1-5-05)
Services for Gary Acton's mother, Genevieve C. Acton, 91, of
Logansport, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Fisher Funeral Chapel.
She died at 12:25 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, in Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 29, 1913, in
Elkhart County, she was the daughter of George and Elizabeth Flora Woods. She was married Feb. 14, 1937, to Merl
L. Acton, who preceded in death Jan. 23, 2002.
Mrs. Acton was retired
from General Tire.
She was a member of
the Order of the Eastern Star #58 and the Cass County Extension Homemakers
Club. She also was a member of the Miami Baptist
Church.
Genevieve enjoyed
flower gardening and playing the piano for the church choir.
Surviving are two
sons, Gary Acton, Warsaw, Poland, and Kent
Acton, Logansport; five grandchildren, Abram Acton, Morgan Acton, Derrick
Acton, Kevin Strnatka and Elizabeth Jackson; and
four great-grandchildren.
One daughter, Elaine Strnatka, and one sister preceded in death.
The Rev. Jan Hobbs
will officiate at the services. Burial will be in
Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Friends may call from
4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral chapel.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be made to Miami Baptist Church.(1-5-05)
Services for the father of Ellen Tucker Lail,
Ralph L. Tucker, 94, of Logansport, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20,
2004, in Gundrum Funeral Home.
He died at 12:01 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 15, 2004, in his residence.
Born Nov. 11, 1909, in
Logansport, he was the son of Davis E. and Martha Galloway Tucker. On
April 18, 1937, in Logansport, he was married to Mary Ellen Smyser, who preceded in death on Nov. 5, 1996.
Ralph graduated from
Logansport High School in 1927, where he was a standout basketball player
whose team started the Felix mascot tradition. He was also a past
National Free-Throw champion.
As director of the Chamber
of Commerce and president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1965, he was
recognized by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
He was the chairman of the
United Fund twice, was a city councilman from 1952 to 1956, and he was the
first president of the Grissom Air Force Community Council. Ralph
served as past trustee of Market Street United Methodist Church.
He went to work for Muehlhausen Spring Company in 1936 as a shipping clerk
and retired in 1974 as general manager of Rockwell International. He
once quoted: "This job and this company has afforded me the opportunity
to do another thing I like and that's help my home town."
Ralph was a member of Tipton
Lodge #33 F.&A.M., Mizpah Shrine, a member and past president of the
Logansport Shrine Club, member of the Logansport Elks Lodge since 1942,
two-time president of the Three Rivers Boy Scout Council, and a former member
of the National Boy Scout Council, in which he received the Silver Beaver
Award in 1950.
He was a loving father and
was dearly loved and respected in return by his children and grandchildren.
He enjoyed playing golf and
traveling the United States, Mexico, Guatemala and Canada with his wife in
their Airstream.
Surviving are one son, John
Tucker and his wife, Polly, of Maui, Hawaii; two daughters, Ellen Lail, and Libby Parkins and her husband, Alva E., all of Logansport; a
dear friend, Audrey Fiscel, of Logansport; one sister,
Lucille Lenon, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; six
grandchildren, Jason Tucker, of Waldorf, Md., Nichole Callahan and her
husband, Doug, of Indianapolis, Andy Lail, of
Wellington, Kan., Lora Ellen Lail, of Manitau Springs, Colo., Matt Miller and his wife Sharon,
of Royal Center, and Suzanne Miller and her husband, Garrett Steed, of West
Lafayette; one great-granddaughter, Brittany Miller; and six nieces and
nephews.
Four sisters, Lora Herrick, Irene Prosch,
Ruth Dunn and Eva Wilson, preceded in death.
The Rev. Chip Gast will officiate at the services. Burial
was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends called from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday in the funeral home, where a Masonic service was held at 7:30 p.m.
followed by a Shriner's Tribute Walk-by.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children. (12-5-04)
Private services were held for Carol Richardson Marthaller's
mother and former Logansport resident Frances Ray Richardson Steele, 94, of
Indianapolis.
She died Sunday, Oct. 3,
2004.
Born Aug. 17, 1910, she was
the daughter of Earl and Ruth Powell Ray.
Raised in Logansport,
Frances graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in
journalism. After working in journalism in Chicago for several years,
she returned to Logansport and was married to Robert C. Richardson on Nov.
18, 1933.
She worked with her husband
at the family business, Richardson's Cleaners.
Robert died in 1964, and
Frances subsequently moved to Indianapolis, where she was a supervisor for
the Marion County Welfare Department.
On Dec. 23, 1967, she was
married to Theodore L. Steele, who she first met while attending the
University of Illinois. Following the death of Theodore in 1995, she
resided at Marquette Manor.
Frances will be greatly
missed by her son, Ray Richardson, Greenfield, and her daughter, Carol Marthaller,
Romulus, N.Y. Frances' family also includes her grandchildren, Robert
A. Richardson, Greenfield, Diana Shepler, North
Port, Fla., Gretchen Munsch, Marshall, N.C., Daniel
Ahrnsbrak, Owings, Md., and Kristin Ahrnsbrak, Duluth, Ga. Frances also is survived by four
great-grandchildren.
Shirley Brothers Mortuaries,
Indianapolis, were in charge of arrangements. (12-5-04)
Services for Jerry Keener's mother, Erma L. Keener, 89, of
Walton, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Kroeger Funeral Home.
She died at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2004,
in her residence.
Born Sept. 30, 1914, in Anoka, she was the
daughter of Adam and Bessie Storer Burk. She was married to Thomas Keener, who preceded in death
on Nov. 11, 1999.
Mrs. Keener was a
member of the Anoka United Methodist Church.
Surviving are one son,
Jerry Keener and his wife, Betty,
Bloomington; two daughters, Carol Waechter and her
husband, Phil, North Redington Beach, Fla., and
Janie Schneider, Logansport; four grandchildren, Tania Currier and her
husband, Dave, Jeff Waechter, Amy Nelson and her
husband, Rob, and Mike Schneider; four great-grandchildren, Kayla and Karissa Currier, and Benjamin and Elizabeth Nelson; four
sisters-in-law, Margaret Frushour, Ruth Keener, and
Lois Keener, all of Logansport, and Madeline Burk, Columbus; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
One brother, Dick Burk; two stepbrothers, Lawrence Jones and his wife, Florence,
and Earl Burk and his wife, Bertha; one stepsister, Helen McMillan and her
husband, Mac; and two brothers-in-law, Raymond Keener and Harold Keener,
preceded in death.
The Rev. Rob Nelson
will officiate at the services. Burial will be in
Walton IOOF Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today in the
funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Anoka
United Methodist Church. (8-5-04)
A funeral Mass for Elizabeth
"Betty" J. Sweet, 84, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Logansport, and
mother of Susie Sweet, will be held at 11
a.m. Friday at All Saints Catholic Church.
She died at 2:20 p.m.
Saturday, July 10, 2004, in her daughter's residence in Orlando.
Born Sept. 16, 1919,
in Wabash, she was the daughter of Harold and Dorothy Moore Hipskind. She was married Feb.
2, 1939, in Logansport, to Woodrow J. "Woodie"
Sweet, who preceded in death on Dec. 4, 1996.
In earlier years,
Betty had been employed at General Tire, Hildebrandt Corporation and A &
P Food Store, all in Logansport, and the Kingston Corporation of Kokomo. She also had been a "meter maid" for the City
of Logansport.
Betty was a member of
All Saints Catholic Church, All Saints Ladies Society, Christ Renews His
Parish and the Daughters of Isabella, all of Logansport. She
was a Lay Eucharistic Minister and a member of the Secular Franciscan Order.
She also was a member
of the Eagles and Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliaries.
In 1994, she was
presented a "Good Neighbor Award" by the Pharos-Tribune.
Surviving are one son, Richard Sweet and his
wife, Judy, Monticello; five daughters, Susie
Sweet and her companion, Gwen Straub, Orlando, Fla., Diane Young and
her husband, Mike, and Jane Baugh, all of Logansport, Deborah Lynn Delaplane and her husband, Bob, Camden, and Roseann Fobar and her companion Dave Cox, Greentown; two
brothers, William Hipskind and his wife, Mary Kay,
Arizona, and Robert Hipskind and his wife, Barb,
Illinois; one sister, Rosemary Steinman, Logansport; 11 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
One grandson and two brothers preceded in
death.
Father Michael
McKinney and Father James R. Goodrum will officiate
at the services. Burial will be in Mount Calvary
Cemetery.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday in Kroeger Funeral
Home. A Secular Franciscan Wake Service will be held
at 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Vitas Hospice, 5151 Adanson St.,
Orlando, FL, 32804, and All Saints Catholic Church or School, Logansport. (7-16-04)
Services for
Gale "Rusty" Brugh, 86, of Logansport,
will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Kroeger Funeral Home. He was
the father of Carol Brugh Kramer.
He died at noon on Saturday,
July 3, 2004, at his residence.
Born April 22, 1918, in
Thornhope, he was the son of John and Louise Liddard
Brugh.
Mr. Brugh
was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a member of the
American Legion Post 60, where he participated in several military funerals
over the years.
A retired iron worker, Rusty
had been employed by the James I. Barnes Construction Company and the Wolf
Construction Company.
In his earlier days, he had
been active with harness racing at the Cass County Fair and various other
locations throughout the area. Rusty also enjoyed
fishing and an occasional trip to a casino boat. He
especially enjoyed his companion dog, "Buffy."
Surviving are one son and
daughter-in-law, James and Sue Brugh, Logansport;
two daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Ralph Kramer, Indianapolis, and Connie and
Jerry Williams, Logansport; one daughter-in-law, Karen Brugh,
Wisconsin; one sister, Betty Frie, South Bend; 11
grandchildren, Michael Kramer, Christopher Kramer, Gayle Ann Burrer, Lori Abel, Kelly Riley, John Brugh,
Tim Brugh, Amy Brugh,
Scott Williams, Jerrilyn Warner and Allison
Williams; 22 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
One granddaughter, Terri Brugh;
one grandson, Brian Kramer; one son, Michael Brugh;
one sister, Marjorie Hayden; and one brother, Donald Brugh,
preceded in death.
Burial, with military
honors, will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.(7-09-04)
Services for Carol Brugh Kramer's brother,
Michael Gale Brugh, 62, of 5821 Butternut Road, Arpin, Wis., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Marocco
Funeral Chapel.
Mr. Brugh died at 5:32 p.m.
Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at his residence.
Born Jan. 20, 1941, in Logansport, he was the
son of Gale Eugene and Jesse Eileen Byers Brugh. His father survives in Logansport. On
Jan. 3, 1960, in Logansport, he was married to Karen Sue Felker,
who survives in Arpin, Wis.
Mr. Brugh was an
ironworker for various companies in the Logansport area, retiring in 1999. He was a member of the Ironworkers of Lafayette Local
#379.
A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. Brugh served from 1959 to 1965, achieving the rank of
corporal (E4). He served during the Vietnam War.
He was a member of the American Legion Post 60
and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3790. He was a
loving grandfather, father, son, husband, uncle and friend and was truly
admired for his skills in everything he accomplished. He
was dedicated to his wife and family and was always willing to help anyone
who needed it.
He loved fishing and spending time in the woods. He loved watching sports and the rodeo.
He was a wonderful carpenter.
He graduated from Logansport High School in
1959.
Also surviving are two daughters, Lori Abel and
her husband Paul, Arpin, Wis., and Kelly O'Reilly,
Auburndale, Wis.; one son, John Brugh and his wife
Wendy, Arpin, Wis.; one brother, James Brugh and his wife Sue, Logansport; two sisters, Carol Kramer and her husband Ralph,
Indianapolis, and Connie Williams and her husband Jerry, Logansport; six
grandchildren, Chris Abel, Josh Abel, Caleb O'Reilly, Casey O'Reilly, Ashley Brugh, and Brittany Brugh.
His mother and one daughter, Teresa Ann Brugh, preceded in death.
Pastor Art Maloney will officiate at the services. Burial,
with military honors, will be in Bethel Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the
funeral chapel.(7-9-04)
Ida Mae Wolf
Gunter's husband died at 5:23 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003, in Logansport
Memorial Hospital.
Services for Francis
E. Gunter, 66, of 793N 525E, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in
Gundrum Funeral Home.
Born April 27, 1937,
in Amboy, he was the son of Andrew Earl and Huldah
Lenore Reinholt Gunter. He
was married on Aug. 20, 1955, in Logansport, to Ida M. Wolf, who survives.
Mr. Gunter was a
security guard at Modine Manufacturing Company and
also had been employed at Wilson Foods from 1973 to 1993.
Also surviving are
five sons, Rick Gunter, Logansport, Steve Gunter, Tell City, Jeff Gunter and
his wife, Julie, Logansport, Brad Gunter, Logansport, and Terry Gunter and
his wife, Betty, Indianapolis; two daughters, Sherry Gunter, Indianapolis,
and Carol Kuntz, Logansport; one brother, Bob Gunter and his wife, Mary,
Logansport; one sister, Eleanor Wright, Gas City; 14 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Two brothers, Clifford
and Larry, preceded in death.
The Rev. Art Maloney
will officiate at the services. Burial will be in
Spring Creek Cemetery.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. today and one hour before the services Wednesday in the funeral
home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Emmaus Mission Center. (11-23-03)
Services for longtime
Logansport resident Mildred M. Bailey, 96, Carmel, will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church. She was the mother of Carolyn Bailey.
She died Wednesday,
Oct. 29, 2003, in Carmel.
Born Sept. 13, 1907,
in Fostoria, Ohio, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Fish.
Mrs. Bailey entered
nurses training in Toledo, Ohio, at the Lucas County Hospital and graduated
as a registered nurse. She also attended Toledo
University and Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn.
While she was a supervisor of the Gynecology
Department at the Lucas County Hospital, she met and married Dr. Earl Bailey. They were married in Luckey,
Ohio, at Grace Lutheran Church on Nov. 29, 1933. Before
settling in Logansport in the late 1930s, they lived in Bunker Hill. They moved to Carmel in 1976.
Mrs. Bailey had served
as president of the Indiana State Medical Auxiliary and on the board of the
Logansport YMCA. She had been a member of Alpha Mu
Chapter and later became a member of the Indianapolis Alpha Associates
Chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa.
Mrs. Bailey was a
charter member of BV Chapter of P.E.O. and joined Chapter AF of the P.E.O.
Sisterhood when she moved to Carmel.
She had been a member
of Logansport Trinity Lutheran Church and was a member of King of Glory
Lutheran Church, Carmel.
Surviving are one son,
E. Norman Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa; two daughters, Carolyn
A. Bailey and Bettsy J. Hollingsworth, both of Carmel; eight
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Dr. Earl
W. Bailey, and her brother, Fred Fish, preceded in death.
Burial will be in
Mount Hope Cemetery.
Friends may call from
4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in Kroeger Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church and King of Glory Lutheran Church,
2201 E. 106th St., Carmel IN 46032. (11-23-03)
Jerry
Dingeldein's mother
died at Chase Manor at 12:10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, in Chase
Convalescent Center.
Services for Kathleen
L. Dingeldein, 85, of 2626 George St., Apt. 912, will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Sunday in Gundrum Funeral Home.
Born June 26, 1917, in Onward, she was the
daughter of Claude E. and Martha M. Knight Brandt. She
was married on July 23, 1938, in Crawfordsville, to George R. Dingeldein, who
preceded in death on Feb. 16, 1984.
A 1935 graduate of Onward High School, she was
a former custom drape maker for several local stores.
She was a member of
Cross-Wind United Methodist Church, Triple S Bible Study Group, the
Logansport Elkettes, and Fidelity Chapter #58 Order
of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Dingeldein also
was a former member of Grace Kesser's Purdue Chorus
Choir.
Surviving are three
sons, Jerry Dingeldein and his wife, Barbara
(Davis), and James A. Dingeldein, all of
Logansport, and Hal W. Brandt and his fiancée, Jan Paterson,
Pittsburgh, Pa.; one sister, Phyllis J. Whitcomb, Logansport; two brothers,
James E. Brandt, Sebastian, Fla., and Theodore C. Brandt and his wife,
Thelma, Fort Wayne; one granddaughter, Wendy Waltz, Rochester; one grandson,
Clayton Dingeldein and his wife, Jaime, Logansport; two great-grandchildren, Mavrick Waltz and Josie Dingeldein; and one stepgreat-grandchild, Shea Bailey.
One sister, Gertrude Grant, and one grandson,
Rob Dingeldein, preceded in death.
The Rev. Chip Gast will officiate at the services. Burial
will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park.
Friends may call from
noon until the time of services Sunday in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Cross-Wind United Methodist Church. (3-4-03)
Doris Neher Raihle's grandson was
tragically killed in a snowmobile accident on February 1, 2003. He was
hit by a snowmobile coming over a hill in a field.
Services for Caleb N.
Schreyer, 12, of 8855W 400N, Royal Center, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday
in Fisher Funeral Chapel.
He died at 12:27 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, in Logansport Memorial Hospital Emergency Room.
Born July 31, 1990, in
Logansport, he was the son of Gary and Kimberly Kiser Schreyer, who survive.
An active boy, Caleb
enjoyed youth group at his church, Thornhope Community Holiness Church. He also enjoyed all sports, especially
football. Caleb liked farming and hunting, and he also loved to
play the harmonica and guitar.
Also surviving are his
maternal grandparents, Tom and Kay Kiser, Monticello; paternal grandparents,
Mel and Doris Raihle, Logansport;
great-grandmother, Daisy Kiser, Royal Center; three brothers and two
sisters-in-law, Trent and Ashley Schreyer, Canon Air Force Base, N.M., Tyler
and Christy Schreyer, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; and
Garrett Schreyer, at home; three sisters, Heidi Schreyer, Hilary Schreyer and
Abigail Schreyer, all at home; four uncles Martin Schreyer IV and his wife,
Amy, Doylestown, Ohio, Dennis Kiser and his wife, Laurie, Monticello, Tom
Kiser and his wife, Faith, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Matt Kiser, Monticello; five
aunts, Lisa Stephenson, Hodgenville, Ky., Marta Phillips, Indianapolis,
Sharon and Bill Johnston, Peru, Lois and Steve Hunt, Logansport, and Jennifer
and Trent Rice, Tipton; three nephews, Blake, Gage and Nathaniel; and several
cousins.
Two grandfathers, Martin A. Schreyer III, and
Charles Stephenson Jr., preceded in death.
The Rev. Dana Eugene
Walker will officiate at the services. Burial will
be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Friends may call from
4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral chapel.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Thornhope Community Holiness Church Youth Club. (3-4-03)
Karen Langworthy Schlegelmilch's father Robert Langworthy passed away early the morning of September 17,
2002. He was 86. Thanks to everyone for
thinking of my mom, Karen, at this difficult time.
...........Stefanie Good
Karen Langworthy Schlegelmilch
391 Bearded Oaks Circle
Sarasota FL 34232
941 341 0866
Memorial donations may be made to
Hospice of Southwest Florida
5955 Rand Blvd
Sarasota FL 34238 (11-6-02)
Ron Nazerine's mother, Dorothy H. Nazerine,
90, formerly of 731 17th St., died at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2002, in
Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac.
Born Nov. 18, 1911, in
Logansport, she was the daughter of Orla Raymand and Anna Mae Warner Gray. On
Oct. 21, 1930, in Logansport, she was married to Joseph E. Nazerine, who died Aug. 18, 1977.
Mrs. Nazerine was a
former clerk for Wiler & Wise Department Store
and a former employee of Warner's Greenhouse.
She was a member of First United Methodist
Church, First United Methodist Guild, Home & Hobbie
Extension Homemakers Club and Nyona Lake Boosters Club. She
also was a Girl Scout leader in Logansport.
Surviving are one
daughter, Joan Smith and her husband, Art, Winamac; one son, Ron O. Nazerine, Macy; two granddaughters, Deborah Senesac
and her husband, Tim, Logansport, and Tracy Harper and her husband, Brian,
Winamac; and two great-granddaughters, Alison Senesac
and Hayley Harper.
Two sisters, one brother
and one great-granddaughter preceded in death.
(7-28-02)
Dale Burrough's mother, Elsie C. Burkholder, formerly of
Logansport, died
at 5:40 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2002, in Bradner
Village Health Care Center, Marion.
Surviving are three stepdaughters, Carol
Justice, Logansport, Marianne Jones, Galveston, and Jerri Stafford,
Galveston; one stepson, John Burkholder, San Diego; one daughter-in-law,
Diana Burrough, Marion; one grandson; one great-grandson; eight stepgrandchildren; and several stepgreat-grandchildren.
One son, Ivor Dale
Burrough, two sisters, and four brothers, preceded in death. (5-8-02)
Gary Acton's father, Merl L.
Acton, 86, died at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in Logansport
Memorial Hospital. . He was married on Feb.
14, 1937, in Logansport, to Genevieve Woods, who survives.
Also surviving are
two sons, Gary Acton, Ouray, Colo., and Kent Acton, Logansport;
four grandsons, Abram Acton, Morgan Acton, Derrick Acton and Kevin Strnatka; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Jackson; one half
sister, Margaret Schaeffer, Cincinnati; and four great-grandchildren.
One daughter, Elaine
Lee Strnatka, one half brother and three half
sisters preceded in death.
Mr. Acton was a
carpenter and belonged to Tipton Lodge 33 and Fidelity 58 and a member of
Miami Baptist Church.
Memorial
contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the Miami Baptist Church
Building Fund.
(2-3-02)
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