Rhonda Kaye Wilson passed away on May 23, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. She died at Moffitt Cancer Hospital in Tampa, Florida. She had been battling stage four pancreatic cancer since October 2024. She fought the cancer valiantly with the best cancer doctors at Moffitt. She yearned to live another decade to be with … Read more
Barbara May Reismiller, 72, Gas City, passed away at 5:02 am on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Twin City Healthcare in Gas City. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Friday, June 11, 1954, to John Howard and Frances (Byrd) Woodard. She loved flowers and growing them and had quite the green thumb and … Read more
James Michael “Mike” Smithson also known as “Smitty,” 65, North Manchester, passed away at 6:37 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2026. He was born in Marion, Indiana, on October 20, 1960, to James and Ellen (Thompson) Smithson. On December 22, 2009, he married Paula Griffith, who survives. Smitty was a 1979 graduate of Madison … Read more
Phyllis J. Smith, 82, Marion, passed away at 4:13 pm on Friday, July 3, 2026. She was born in Albany, Kentucky, on Wednesday, October 20, 1943, to James and Gertie (Carr) Sells. She worked for more than 30 years at RCA, retiring on June 30, 2001, after a long and dedicated career. She was a … Read more
Michael Andrew Spencer, 56, passed away on June 30, 2026, at 4:16 am at St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by his wife and two daughters. Michael was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on May 19, 1970, to Paul and Sharon Spencer. He was raised in Chicago, IL and moved to Marion when he was 16 years old. … Read more
Virginia L. Lockridge, 90, of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully at 8:35 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 2026, at University Nursing Center in Upland, Indiana. Virginia was born in Gas City, Indiana, on March 23, 1936, to Harry and Nell (Harrington) Shively. Following her graduation from Mississinewa High School, Virginia worked for Owens Illinois and its … Read more
Wilma Jane Miltonberger, 98, of North Manchester, Indiana, died at 5:08 p.m., on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. She was born on April 29, 1928, in Wabash, to William Ralph “Pete” and Minnie (Tholke) Petry. Wilma was a 1946 graduate of Wabash High School and attended Ball State … Read more
Veronica Jean Books, 72, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 1:20 pm, Sunday, July 5, 2026, at The Waters of Wabash East. She was born on June 22, 1954, in Wabash, Indiana, to Carl Dean and Mary Glee (Engleman) Wisenburger. Veronica married Harry Books in Fulton County, Indiana on May 18, 2001; he died October 4, … Read more
Lowell Max Biehl, 96, of rural Urbana, Indiana, died at 6:54 am, Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on May 17, 1930, in Wabash, Indiana, to LeRoy and Cleo (Garber) Biehl. Max graduated from Urbana High School in 1948 and married the love of his life, Anna Lee … Read more
Tracey Lynn (Pitcher) Heagy, 66, of Wabash, Indiana, passed away while surrounded by family at 2:20 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2026. She had been under hospice care for cancer related illnesses at Water’s East of Wabash for a little over a week. Tracey was born on August 29, 1959, in Muncie, Indiana and was adopted … Read more