Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Rochester, IN

Serving Rochester, IN and surrounding areas

Harold Lewis

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Marion Jeannette Cardona

Marion Jeannette Cardona

Apr 14, 2011

Mrs. Marion Jeannette See Cardona, 88, passed away at 4:55 AM, Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Macy on February 28, 1923 to Howard M. and Mary Caroline Tracy See. On August 6, 1944, in Macy, she became the bride of Josief B. Cardona. He preceded her in death on December 19, 1973. Marion was...

Forrest W. Pfeiffer

Forrest W. Pfeiffer

Apr 4, 2011

Forrest W. Pfeiffer April 11, 1918-April 4, 2011 Forrest W. Pfeiffer, 92, 300 E. Fourth St., passed away at 9:40 a.m. Monday at his residence. He was born in Bourbon on April 11, 1918, to Forrest M. and Iva (Feichter) Pfeiffer. Forrest was an artist, using the medium of stain glass. He enjoyed creating woodcarvings on a lathe. He was...

Annabelle Susan Hart

Annabelle Susan Hart

Apr 3, 2011

Annabelle Susan Hart, 80, 2077 Second St., Tiosa, passed away at 8:45 a.m. Sunday at her residence. She was born in South Bend on Sept. 3, 1930, to Vernon and Eleanor (Cauffman) Gelbaugh. She shared her childhood with her brother, Richard. Annabelle lived in the Rochester area all of her life. Her parents moved to Fulton County when she was...

William Fisher

William Fisher

Apr 2, 2011

William "Bill" Fisher was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away at 3:32 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital at South Bend. A Rochester resident he lived at 2373 N. 450 East. Bill was born on Feb. 2, 1965, in Rochester, to Roy and Violet (Smith) Fisher. Bill grew up on the family farm with his brother John. During...

Kathrin Nicole Mappin

Kathrin Nicole Mappin

Mar 29, 2011

Kathrin Nicole Mappin, 20, 295 N. 500 West, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday at Indiana University Clarion North, Carmel. Katie was born in Logansport on May 13, 1990, to Bryan and Dawn M. (Wheadon) Mappin. Growing up she shared her childhood with two sisters, Brittany and Tonya, and a brother Levi....

Roy W. Glentzer

Roy W. Glentzer

Mar 22, 2011

Roy W. Glentzer, 91, 3022 E. 300 South, passed away Tuesday at Life Care Center of Rochester where he'd been a patient for a few days. He was born in Rapid City, Mich., on Aug. 31, 1919, to Winfield and Edith (Liggitt) Glentzer. Growing up he was one of seven children sharing his childhood with five sisters and a brother....

Sharon Ann Reed

Sharon Ann Reed

Mar 17, 2011

Sharon Ann Reed, 57, 15310 Michigan Road, Argos, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 8:10 p.m. Thursday at her home. Born in Rochester on April 23, 1953, Sharon was the daughter of Don and Lorene (Rhodes) Spice. Growing up she shared her childhood with her brother Dennis and sister Susan. As a proud Flyer, Sharon...

Beverly Ann Eakes

Beverly Ann Eakes

Mar 15, 2011

Mrs. Beverly Ann Eakes,70 of 9481 Sycamore (Delong) Rochester. passed away at 5:30 AM on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor, Culver. She was born in Rensselaer, IN on February 25, 1941, to the late Devere and Littie Long Crownover. She was a homemaker and worked at Switches as an assembler. Charles Eakes and Beverly were married in...

James Allen Priddy

James Allen Priddy

Mar 14, 2011

Mr. James Allen Priddy, 68, of 948 Park St. Rochester. , passed away at 4:43 PM, Monday, March 14th, 2011 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born in Gary, IN on September 24, 1942, to the LeRoy Leonard and Wilma Williamson Priddy. Jim worked at Kewanna Metal as a welder. He is lovingly remember by 2 daughters, Jamie Engel...