Archive For The “Obituaries” Category

Mildred Rose (Ryer) Garlish

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Mildred Rose (Ryer) Garlish

Mildred Rose (Ryer) Garlish, 97, of LaFontaine, Indiana, formerly of Farmington, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016 in LaFontaine, Indiana. Born March 28, 1919 in rural Farmington, Illinois to Walter and Rosella (Ingold) Ryer. She married Elman Henry Garlish on June 19, 1937, he died September 13, 1985 in Mesa,…

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Linda Joy Bemman

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Linda Joy Bemman

Linda Joy Bemman, 49, Marion, died at 9:25 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Marion General Hospital. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan, to the late Kurt and Fay (Barber) Bemman. Linda enjoyed playing golf and softball. She also loved to garden and cook. Survivors include her life partner of 27 years, Karen Cassidy,…

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Teresa Amiott

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Teresa Amiott

Teresa was born in Ohio on March 2, 1962 to the late Paul J. and Janet L Amiott. She passed away on August 27, 2016 in her Marion home. Teresa graduated from Lawndale High School in Lawndale, California. She resided in Marion for the past fifteen years. Teresa had a special fondness for animals and…

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Luther Arthur “Butch” Magers

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Luther Arthur “Butch” Magers

Luther Arthur “Butch” Magers, 67, died on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. Butch was born on May 14th 1949 in Marion, Indiana to the late Chet and Betty Magers. He served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1970. Butch married the love of his life, Sandy Clevenger, on December 18, 1967….

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Bettie K. Stensel

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Bettie K. Stensel

Bettie K. Stensel, 92, a lifetime resident of Huntington County, IN, passed away at 1:25 AM on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Parkview Huntington Hospital in Huntington, IN.  She was born on Tuesday, April 29, 1924, in Huntington County, IN.  She married Harold E. Stensel on Tuesday, July 2, 1946 in Huntington, he passed away…

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Douglas Wayne Davis

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Douglas Wayne Davis

Douglas Wayne Davis, 55, formerly of Fairmount died Sunday, August 28, 2016 at his daughter’s residence in Huntertown, Indiana. Doug was born in Marion, Indiana on October 21, 1960, to the late Gilbert M. Davis and the late Betty (Darling) Davis. He graduated from Madison-Grant High School in 1979. Doug had worked as a private computer contractor…

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Jerry L. Purdy

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Jerry L. Purdy

Jerry L. Purdy, 81, North Manchester, Indiana passed away at 3:55 p.m. on August 26, 2016 at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester, Indiana. Jerry was born to Paul G. and Mary E. (Baker) Purdy on April 3, 1935 in North Manchester, Indiana. He graduated from Chester High School in 1954. On April 28, 1962 Jerry…

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Larry L. Barger

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Larry L. Barger

Larry L. Barger, 73, Marion, died at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Marion General Hospital. He was born in Portland, Indiana, to the late Carl and Vivian (Reichard) Barger. He married Rosemary “Lynn” Blankenbaker on November 6, 1965, and she preceded him in death on June 22, 2008. Larry was a United…

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Shelby R. Embry

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Shelby R. Embry

Shelby R. Embry 94 died on Sunday August 28, 2016 at Marion Rehabiliation Center Marion, Indiana. Shelby was born on May 3, 1922 in Caneyville, KY to the late Henry and the late Zaney (Ingram) Embry. He retired from the Northern Indiana VA Medical Center, Marion, Indiana after 30 years of service as the head baker. He enjoyed hunting turkey…

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Roma M. Beck

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Roma M. Beck

Roma M. Beck, 85, of Fairmount, Indiana died Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Community Hospital in Anderson, Indiana. Roma was born in Grant County, Indiana on September 20, 1930, daughter of the late Clayton W. Dickerson and the late Lula Mae Vetor Dickerson. She was a 1948 graduate of Fairmount High School. Roma and Billy F. “Bill” Beck…

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