Margaret Wilson Smith
Jan 28, 2012
Margaret Merle Wilson Smith, 93, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Steve Shriver of Rochester, on Saturday morning, January 28th. Margaret was born on October 24, 1918 in Kewanna to John L. "Bummer" and Amy E. Wiley Wilson. Growing up she shared her childhood on the...
Olive Beatrice Eber
Jan 24, 2012
Former Rochester resident, Olive Beatrice "Bea" Eber, 98, passed away Tuesday, January 24th, at her daughter's home in Walton. Bea was born in Morgan, Minnesota, on February 25, 1913, to Arthur and Ruey Hanaway Cranmer. When she was six years old, Bea's family moved to the Rochester area in 1919. Growing up she shared her childhood with two brothers, Vernon...
Wendell Ringle
Jan 20, 2012
Mr. Wendell D. "Windy" Ringle, 88, of 318 Pontiac Rochester, passed away at 11:20 PM, Friday, January 20th, 2012 at home. He was born in Plymouth, IN on March 5, 1923, the son of Frank E. and Eldora Pet Elkins Ringle. As one of eight children, Wendell shared his childhood with three brothers and four sisters. Answering the call to...
Charles William Nicholas
Jan 17, 2012
Mr. Charles William Nicholas, 81, of 1701 Smith St. Logansport, passed away at 3:28 AM, Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at Chase Center of Logansport. He was born in Clay County, West Virginia on February 19, 1930, to Paris D. and Ethel Cook Nicholas. Charles and Gertrude Kathleen McNutt were married in 1952 in Waynesburg, Ohio. She preceded him in death...
Frederick W. Ditmire
Jan 16, 2012
Mr. Fred Ditmire of 9889-W 600-N passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. from complications due to a neurological disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Fred was born on June 19, 1934 to Raymond and Mildred Zechiel Ditmire. He enjoyed his entire lifetime living in the home he was born. Growing up he shared this home, which his grandparents built,...
Richard H. Burkett
Jan 13, 2012
Mr. Richard Haggerty "Dick" Burkett, 85, of 2458 W. 450 N. Rochester, passed away Friday, January 13th, 2012 at his home. Dick was born in Fulton County on November 11, 1926, to Walter L. and Mildred V. Haggerty Burkett. The first born of the Burkett boys, he shared his childhood with brothers Don and Jerry. After high school, with Paul...
Gerald Mccrosky
Jan 10, 2012
Walter Gerald (Bill) McCrosky, Rochester, passed away January 10, 2012 at St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born November 29, 1911 to Harley and Birdella Mogle McCrosky. He graduated from Fulton High School in 1929 and attended a Purdue Agricultural Short Course. He married Charlotte Jewell on January 1, 1942. McCrosky was a member of Grace United Methodist...
Virgil W. Wagoner
Jan 6, 2012
Mr. Virgil William Wagoner, 90, of 1508 Audubon Ave., Rochester, passed away at 3:30 AM, Friday, January 6th, 2012 at Hickory Creek of Rochester. Born in Leiters Ford, on June 16, 1921, Virgil William was the son of Amos & Faye Zolman Wagoner. Growing up he shared his childhood with a sister Willodean and 3 brothers: Cleties, Cleon and Cledo....
Donald Eugene Wogoman
Dec 26, 2011
Mr. Donald Edward Wogomon, 63, of 327 Pontiac St. Rochester, passed away at 7:14 PM, Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 at his residence. He was born Plymouth, on May 16, 1948, to Emery Robert and Ruth A. Galbreath Wogomon. Don was often seen around Rochester, perched upon the street sweeper, keeping our city streets clean. He also ran the grader and...
Delbert Victor Young
Dec 19, 2011
Local legend, Mr. Delbert Victor Young, 90, of Rochester, passed away at 11:50 PM, Monday, December 19th, 2011 at Woodlawn Hospital. Delbert was born near Leiters Ford, on July 21, 1921, to Jesse and Bessie Shidaker Young. Growing up he shared his childhood with his twin brother Elbert, three other brothers Marion, Lowell and Elmer and two sisters Doris and...
Florence Partridge
Dec 18, 2011
Florence Partridge, 81, formerly of Rochester, passed away Sunday, December 18th, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor of Hope. Florence was born on August 30, 1930 in Rochester to Lamont and Ruth Elizabeth Weller Guyer. As one of six children, growing up she shared her childhood with three sisters, Mary, Normalee and Marjorie, and two brothers, Harvey and Delbert. Spending her...
Barbara E. Swanson
Dec 15, 2011
Mrs. Barbara Elaine Grance Swanson, 78, of 5275 E. Brown Rd. Leesburg, passed away Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born in Detroit, MI on September 29, 1933. On June 5, Barbara and Lynden E. Swanson Sr. were married in Toledo, OH. He preceded her in death on July 9, 1974. As a homemaker, Barbara...
Richard L. Smith
Dec 13, 2011
Richard Lee Smith,75, of 6073 N. Lake Shore Drive, Macy passed away Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at 8:30 AM at his residence. He was born on June 17, 1935 in Logansport. Following high school, Richard served our country as a member of the US Army from 1955 to 1957. He retired from the General Motors Plant of Muncie after many...
Helen Jane Shriver
Dec 7, 2011
Helen Jane Large Shriver 87, of 20912 Iris Road Argos, passed away at 7:45 AM, Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 at her residence. Jane was born in Fulton County on June 5, 1924, the daughter of Emery Vernice and Clovie Annice Stayton Large. Growing up she was one of 8 children, sharing her childhood with two sisters Juanita and Susan and...
Mary Heckaman
Dec 7, 2011
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Neff Heckaman, 87, of 18770 Maple Road Argos, passed away Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 in Sebring, FL . Mary was born in Bourbon, on March 19, 1924, to Harry and Carrie Rizer Neff. Growing up she was one of four children, sharing her childhood with a sister Ruth and two brothers, Allen and Joseph. With great pride...
Eileen D. Boardman
Dec 7, 2011
Mrs. Eileen D. Boardman,88, formerly of Rochester, passed away at Plainfield Health Care Center, Plainfield, IN on December 7, 2011. Eileen was born in Benton County, on February 17, 1923, to Merle and Irene Bartoo Carlile. Growing up she shared her childhood with a sister, Betty and two brothers, Lowell and Wayne. On December 16, 1945, Eileen and Charles C....
William E. Loper
Dec 3, 2011
William E. "Bill" Loper, 70, of Rochester, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday. He was surrounded by his family. William Eugene was born to Robert Carlton Loper and Selema Mildred (King) Loper in Valparaiso. He grew up in Chesterton, where he attended Chesterton High School. He married Karen Pendley on Jan. 1, 1960....
Billy Tyler
Nov 29, 2011
Mr. Billy Dean Tyler, 81, of Rochester, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 9:15 PM, Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at home. Billy was born in Fulton County, on July 20, 1930, to Francis M. and Naomi R. Pickens Tyler. As one of ten children he shared his childhood with four brothers: Paul, Jimmie, Bud, and...
Lorine Keele
Nov 27, 2011
Lorine Aldine Keele, 91, formerly of Tiosa, passed away November 27, 2011 at 6:05 PM in Life Care Center of Rochester. Lorine was born in Wolcott on June 15, 1920 the daughter of John and Mary Shotts Schmidt. She shared her childhood with two sisters and a brother. On October 15, 1939, Lorine and Charles Albert Keele were married in...
Donnabell Mcglothin
Nov 22, 2011
Minnie Donnabell McGlothin, 87, of 909 Clover St. Rochester, died at approximately 2:30 AM, Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at Hickory Creek Senior Care where she had lived for the past two years and had been in declining health. Donnabell was born on January 4, 1924, in Rochester to Lester and Rose Mikesell. She lived most of her life in this...
