Marjorie B. South
Jun 2, 2011
Marjorie B. South, 93, 8228 20 County Road, Argos, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 2:30 a.m. Thursday at her home. She was born on March 21, 1918, in Ladysmith, Wis., to John Allen and Mae (Jones) Umbaugh. As one of nine children she shared her childhood with two sisters and six brothers. As a...
David B. Crull
Jun 1, 2011
David Bruce Crull, 57, passed away at 3:46 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Vincent's Heart Center of Indianapolis. He was born in Marshall County on Dec. 31, 1953, to Richard and Lois (Crabbs) Crull. Growing up he shared his childhood with two sisters, Lesa and Linda, and one brother, Scott. David, a proud Cavelier, graduated from Culver Community High School...
Joann Harris
May 30, 2011
JoAnn Harris, 57, 2411 Waterview Drive, was surrounded by her loving family when she peacefully passed away Monday at her home. She has joined many family and friends at the big reunion in our heaven. JoAnn was born in Rochester, on June 12, 1953. Her parents are Doris A. and Norman R. Warner. As a twin with sister June, she...
Irma O. Riddle
May 27, 2011
Fulton County's oldest citizen, remarkable supercentenarian, Irma Opal Riddle, 106, Wynnfield Crossing, passed away at 12:45 p.m. Friday. She was born in Mackinaw, Ill., on Dec. 13, 1904, to Henry and Mary (Schwartzentucker) Schertz, living nearly her entire life in Richland Township. Of Mennonite heritage, she shared her childhood with her older sister Fern. Irma witnessed vast changes during her...
Wayne A. Wagoner
May 27, 2011
Wayne A. Wagoner, 60, 4430 S. 375 West, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Friday at Elkhart Center for Hospice Care. He was born on July 2, 1950, in Rochester, to Frederick J. and Willa (Stretch) Wagoner. Growing up he shared his childhood with younger brother Dale. Wayne attended Rochester schools and graduated with great pride with his Class of 1969....
Rebeca Jacquelyn Shelburne
May 25, 2011
Rebecca Jacquelyn "Jackie" (Wire) Shelburne, 82, Rochester, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 1:13 a.m. Wednesday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born in Anderson, on Sept. 14, 1928, to Moses and Blanche (Day) Wire. Growing up she shared her childhood as one of 12 children with five sisters and six brothers. She was...
Jerimy Wayde Biltz
May 21, 2011
Jerimy Wayde Biltz, 32, 10214 S. 1000 North, Akron, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Saturday at his residence. Jerimy was born on July 13, 1978, in Plymouth, to Michael and Cindy (Fisher) Biltz. Growing up he shared his childhood with his sister Destiny. As a proud member of the Tippecanoe Valley Class of 1998, Jerimy was an avid man of...
Lorene Foor
May 16, 2011
Mrs. Lorene Foor, 94, formerly of Rochester, passed away Monday, May 16th, 2011 at Cypress Glen Retirement Facility, Greenville, North Carolina. She was born in Rochester, IN on June 12, 1916, to Clarence and Lela Metzger Graffis. On March 28, 1936 she and Ralph C. Foor were married. He preceded in 1991. Lorene will be lovingly remembered by 3 sons:...
Anna Mae Rice
May 11, 2011
Mrs. Anna Mae Rice, 79, of Rochester, passed away at 7:45 AM, Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. She was born in Marshall County on May 17, 1931, to Henry G. and Audra Croy Altheide. On January 3, 1953 Anna and Allen D. Rice were married in LaPorte. He preceded on April 26, 1982. Aunt Anna is survived...
Harold Lewis
May 11, 2011
Harold Lewis, 80, 9254 N. Miami St., Perrysburg, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 9:31 p.m. Wednesday at his home. He was born in Fulton County on Aug. 12, 1930, to Raymond and Lucille (Nicodemus) Lewis. Growing up he shared his childhood with two sisters Betty and Francis. On July 1, 1950, before the Justice...
Raymond Lee Cook
May 9, 2011
Mr. Raymond Lee Cook, 96, formerly of Rochester, passed on May 9, 2011 , in Corona, CA. He was born in Fulton, IN on November 29, 1914, to Henry and Norma Pearl Hendrickson Cook. Ray and June Babcock were married on June 1, 1936., in Fulton, she preceded on January 19, 2003. Raymond is survived by a daughter, Dianna Cook...
Jackie D. Utter
May 8, 2011
Jackie D. "Jack" Utter, 76, 714 Race St., passed away at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis. He was born Jan. 15, 1935, in Akron, to Robert and Bina (Swartzlander) Utter. Jack graduated from Akron High School with the Class of 1953. While in high school, he played softball and proudly wore his No. 35 basketball...
Maxine Zerbe
May 5, 2011
Maxine Zerbe, 97, 1106 Pearl St., Rochester, was surrounded by her loving family when she went to be with our Lord at 2 p.m. Thursday at Life Care Center of Rochester. She was born on Dec. 13, 1913, to Henry and Pearl (Timbers) Moore. Growing up, she shared her childhood with her brother Cecil and sister Margaret. Maxine was proud...
Betty L. Weller
May 4, 2011
Mrs. Betty L. Weller, 83, of 921 Park St. Rochester , passed away at 2:06 AM, Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at Hickory Creek at Rochester Betty is survived by 2 daughters, Tonia Weller & husband Michael Kenny of Rochester, Kathy L. Furnivall & husband Rick of Rochester; 2 grandsons:James Furnivall of Elkhart, Jeffrey Furnivall & wife Ashley of Rochester; great...
James Ivan Mathias
May 2, 2011
Mr. James Ivan Mathias, 65, formerly of 1084 Monticello Rd. Rochester, passed away in Florida. He was born in Rochester, IN on April 1, 1946, to Floyd and Ethel Moon Mathias and was a life time Fulton County resident. Jim was a heavy equipment operator for 30 years. He worked for McMahon O'Conner and E & B Paving, both of...
Gerald Feece, Jr.
May 2, 2011
Gerald "Junior" Feece Jr., 82, 1729 Bancroft Ave., and formerly of Leiters Ford, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Monday at Life Care Center of Rochester. A nearly lifetime resident of Leiters Ford, he was born at Sink Hole, near Delong, on Jan. 27, 1929, to Gerald and Thelma (Robison) Feece. In March 1952 Gerald married his best friend Mable D....
Frances P. Bowersox
Apr 29, 2011
Mrs. Frances P. Bowersox, 98, formerly of Leiters Ford and Dunedin, FL, passed away at 12:05 AM, Friday, April 29th, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor, Walkerton. She was born in a sod house on a homestead near Garland, Oklahoma on April 19, 1913, to Grover Cleveland and Pearl Bunnell Kline. Frances is survived by 2 sons, John Bowersox and wife...
Richard Mckee
Apr 26, 2011
Dick McKee Richard "Dick" McKee, 86, 318 E. Ninth St., passed away at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday at Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester. He was born in Rochester on Aug. 14, 1924, to George and Sarah Burns McKee. Growing up he shared his childhood with four sisters, Carol, Marilyn, Catherine, and Bettie and a brother John. In 1942, with great pride,...
Michael Jean Herrell
Apr 17, 2011
Mrs. Michael Jean Herrell, 57, of 2835 N. 200 W. Rochester, passed away at 5:06 PM, Sunday, April 17th, 2011 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. She was born in Howard County, IN on October 5, 1953, to Harold Raymond & Louise Loy Monroe. On June 22, 1984 she married James Lee Herrell in Howard County. Michael is also survived...
Matthew R. Crall
Apr 14, 2011
Matthew R. Crall, 35, 520 W. Ninth St., went to be with his Heavenly Father at 2:48 p.m. Thursday with his family at his bedside at the Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, where he had been a patient for 10 days. He was born on May 1, 1975, in Logansport, to Richard and Barbara (Kurz) Crall. He graduated from Rochester...
