Families We are Privileged to Serve

Marvin D. Hirschy

Marvin D. Hirschy

May 30, 2015

Marvin D. Hirschy October 15, 1937 - May 30, 2015

Marvin D. Hirschy, 77, rural Linn Grove, IN. passed away Saturday, evening at his home on May 30, 2015. He was born to Melvin and Rose Fuhrer Hirschy on October 16, 1937 in Adams County, IN. He married Ellen Doty on March 21, 1974. Marvin was a member of...

Mary E. Schindler-Snyder

Mary E. Schindler-Snyder

May 29, 2015

Mary E. Schindler - Snyder, 83 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 in the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on Saturday, February 27, 1932 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Edward Beer and the late Emma (Roth) Beer. She married Wellington C. "Bill" Snyder...

Raymond C. Franz

Raymond C. Franz

May 27, 2015

Raymond C. Franz, 93 years old of Decatur, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday evening, May 27, 2015 in the Swiss Village located in Berne, Indiana. Ray was born on Monday, November 21, 1921 in Adams County, IN the eldest son of the late Hugo Franz and the late Lisette (Kukelhan) Franz. Ray was baptized on December...

Emma L. Lacatis

Emma L. Lacatis

May 24, 2015

Emma L. Lacatis, 85 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Adams Woodcrest located in Decatur. She was born on Thursday, October 10, 1929 in Myra, Kentucky the Daughter of the late Jonas Mullins and the late Mary (Johnson) Mullins. She married Boyd Donald Harrison in Kentucky and he preceded her in death in...

Carol Diane Castleman

Carol Diane Castleman

May 23, 2015

Carol Diane (Haflich) Castleman, 66 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 in the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home located in Fort Wayne after a long battle with cancer. Carol was born on Monday, March 21, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the daughter of the late Wendell D. Haflich and the late Marjorie M....

A. Marcella Schnitz

A. Marcella Schnitz

May 19, 2015

A. Marcella Schnitz (nee Tutewiler), 93 passed away on May 19, 2015 in Tavares, Florida. She was born June 18, 1921 in Paris, Illinois then grew up and lived in Decatur for many years. Following retirement, she moved to Florida. She married Robert J. Schnitz of Decatur in March 1940 and he preceded her death in 2004. She is survived...

F. Clair Carver

F. Clair Carver

May 18, 2015

F. Clair Carver, 100 years old of Monroe, Indiana, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 in the Adams Heritage located in Monroeville, Indiana. Clair was born on Saturday, March 27, 1915 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late Lawrence Carver and the late Agnes (Longenberger) Carver. He married the late Marjorie Graham on February 9, 1941 in...

Tony A. Davis

Tony A. Davis

May 17, 2015

Tony A. Davis, 46 years old of Berne, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his residence following a brief illness. Tony was born on May 2, 1969 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Larry W. Davis and Nancy S. (Koehl) Davis, who survives. Tony was a member of the North American Hunting Club. Tony was...

Jerry Emenhiser

Jerry Emenhiser

May 17, 2015

Jerry Emenhiser, 72 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his residence following a long battle with cancer. Jerry was born on September 11, 1942 in Hoagland, Indiana the son of the late Leroy Emenhiser and the Doris (Hege) Emenhiser (who survives). He married Jeanette Meyer on April 20, 1968 in St. Mary's Catholic...

George H. Patrick

George H. Patrick

May 17, 2015

George H. Patrick, 94 years old of Berne and a longtime resident of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born on Thursday, September 23, 1920 in Zanesfield, Ohio the son of the late Pearl Patrick and the late Daisy Marie (Benton) Patrick. He married Betty J. Price on...

Helen I. Liechty

Helen I. Liechty

May 15, 2015

Helen I. Liechty March 5, 1920 - May 15, 2015

Helen I. Liechty, 95, native of Berne passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at Swiss Village. She was born to Wilbur and Lovina Nussbaum Luginbill on March 5, 1920 in Adams County. She married Clinton S. Liechty on June 1, 1941. Helen was a member of the First Missionary...

William E. Mccullough

William E. Mccullough

May 11, 2015

William E. McCullough, 76 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015 at his residence. Bill was born on Wednesday, July 13, 1938 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Paul McCullough and the late Audrey (Johnson) McCullough. He married Jean "Carolyn" Fast on June 11, 1961 in the Union Chapel United Brethren Church in...

Arvilla R. Martin

Arvilla R. Martin

May 11, 2015

Arvilla R. Martin February 4, 1926 - May 11, 2015

Arvilla R. Martin, 89, Berne, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at Swiss Village in Berne. She was the daughter of David and Laura Habegger Wulliman born on February 4, 1926 in Adams County. She married Arnold Martin on July 5, 1952 at the First Mennonite Church where she...

Gloria L. Black

Gloria L. Black

May 11, 2015

Gloria L. Black, 81 years old of Willshire, Ohio, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015 in the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center located in Van Wert, Indiana. Gloria was born on April 6, 1934 in Willshire, Ohio the daughter of the late Heber H. Alspaugh and the late Inola Fern (Miller) Alspaugh. She married the late Donald W. Black...

Paul William Zurcher

Paul William Zurcher

May 7, 2015

We celebrate the life of Paul W. Zurcher, 90, a successful businessman, community leader, philanthropist, devoted husband and father, mentor, and enthusiastic steward of God. He was a gift, wrapped in passion, commitment, and self-discipline, who touched the lives of so many. Born in 1924 near Monroe, Indiana, to a farming family of the late William Zurcher and the late...

Paul W. Zurcher

Paul W. Zurcher

May 7, 2015

Paul W. Zurcher July 9, 1924 - May 7, 2015

We celebrate the life of Paul W. Zurcher, 90, a successful businessman, community leader, philanthropist, devoted husband and father, mentor, and enthusiastic steward of God. He was a gift, wrapped in passion, commitment, and self-discipline, who touched the lives of so many. Born in 1924 near Monroe, Indiana, to...

Dorothy R. Lehman

Dorothy R. Lehman

May 4, 2015

Dorothy R. Lehman September 13, 1927 - May 4, 2015

Dorothy R. Lehman, 87, Berne, passed away Monday morning, May 4, 2015 at Swiss Village. She was born to Joel and Verle Nichols Sprunger on September 13, 1927 in Adams County, IN. She married Wilbert Lehman on December 30, 1947. Dorothy was a lifelong member of the First Mennonite...

Robert Wayne Bauermeister

Robert Wayne Bauermeister

May 4, 2015

Robert Wayne Bauermeister, 76, of Ossian, passed into the loving arms of the Lord on Monday, May 4, 2015. Robert was born on May 3, 1939, the eldest son of the late Arthur and Hilda (Doehrman) Bauermeister. Robert graduated from Hoagland High School in 1957. He married Jeanette Hoffman on October 25, 1958 at the St. John Lutheran Church -...

Marietta Rorick

Marietta Rorick

Apr 29, 2015

Marietta Rorick, 88 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at her residence. Marietta was born on Sunday, January 23, 1927 in Monroeville, Indiana the daughter of the late Elmer Giant and the late Ida (Bolyard) Giant. She married the late Richard R. Rorick on June 25, 1947 and he passed away on February 22,...

Walter C. Oetting

Walter C. Oetting

Apr 27, 2015

Walter C. Oetting, 88 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 at his residence. Walt was born on Sunday, April 17, 1927 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana the son of the late William Oetting and the late Luetta (Bohnke) Oetting. He married Lois M. Lynch on June 28, 1953 in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church-Ft. Wayne,...

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