Bryella Marie Swihart, 73 days old, of Peru passed away Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the St. Vincent women’s hospital. Bryella was born November 22, 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Bryce Allen Swihart and Denise Leigh Swihart. Bryella was a blessing from God who was diagnosed with trisomy 18. Regardless of the fact doctors said … Read more
Gearldine Brower (Gerry or Aunt Tootie) 87 y.o. of Macy Indiana passed away Friday, February 2nd at Blair Ridge Health Campus. She was born January 26th 1937 in Smithville, Tennessee to William Jennings & Martha (Pack) Love. She loved working in the yard planting and taking care of her many flowers and plants. She was … Read more
Evelyn Ruth Irelan, 86, of North Manchester, Indiana, formerly of rural Roann, Indiana, died at 9:15 am, Sunday, February 4, 2024, at her home. She was born on July 22, 1937, in Wabash, Indiana, to Harvey W. May Edna (Anderson) Swihart. Evelyn was a 1955 graduate of Central High School in North Manchester. She first … Read more
Deaitra Sue “Dee Dee” Ward, 61, of Wabash, Indiana, died at her home on Sunday, February 4, 2024. She was born on March 2, 1962, in Wabash, to Ellis and Nellie (Cantrell) Ward. Dee Dee was a 1980 graduate of Northfield High School. She enjoyed watching Nascar and collecting it’s memoribilia. She also enjoyed listening … Read more
John Patrick “JP” Jones, 69, Marion, passed away at 1:37 am on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at VA Northern Indiana Health Care System in Indianapolis. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on Friday, March 19, 1954, to Paul and Catherine (Donahoe) Jones. On April 6, 1985, he married Alicia Drook, who survives. JP graduated from … Read more
Nora H. Ellis, 83, Marion, passed away in her home at 3:00 pm on Thursday, February 1, 2024. She was born in Huntsville, Tennessee, on Friday, September 20, 1940, to Odas and Hattie Pearl (Lay) Phillips. She worked at Riverbend Nursing as a laundry attendant. She loved spending time with family and joking with … Read more
Marjorie Ann Wirsing, 79, Liberty Mills, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on February 4, 2024. She was born in Warsaw on March 19, 1944, to Betty Barton. As Marjorie grew older, her mother married Johnny Poe, and he helped raise her as well.On September 7, 1967, Marjorie married her best friend and the love of … Read more
Helga Gertrud Schmidt, 81, North Manchester, passed away on February 2, 2024, at Heritage Park Nursing Home in Fort Wayne. She was born on February 1, 1943, to Richard and Gertrud (Moock) Dubig in Varel, Germany, in West Germany. Helga’s father went missing in Russia during WWII and was declared dead. Her mother then married … Read more
June Kay Johnson, 78, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on June 13, 1945, to Henry and Annetta (Enders) Johnson in Breman, Indiana.June was a graduate of Somerset High School. She served in the United States … Read more
Linda Owen, 84, of Kokomo, Indiana, formerly of Lagro, Indiana passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at Northwood Village in Kokomo, Indiana. She was born on December 28, 1939, in Lancaster, Indiana.Linda attended Lancaster School. She married Robert Owen on May 18, 1957. He passed away on July 10, 2012. She … Read more