Robert E. Gavin Sr.
December 13, 2012
Robert E. Gavin Sr., 76 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 2:43 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2012 in the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bob was born on Tuesday, September 15, 1936 in Wells County, Indiana the son of the late George Dewey Gavin and the late Edna Mae (Bennett) Gavin. He married...
Gladys M. Kukelhan
December 11, 2012
Gladys M. Kukelhan, 85 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center. She was born on Thursday, September 1, 1927 in Allen County, Indiana the daughter of the late Herman E. Fiedler and the late Hortense (Flaharty) Fiedler. She married Albert Kukelhan on April 12, 1947 and he passed away on...
Georgianna C. (Engle) Converset-Bowers
December 11, 2012
Georgianna C. (Engle) Converset- Bowers, 95 years old of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away at 7:10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in the Coventry Meadows located in Fort Wayne. She was a former Decatur resident. Georgianna was born on Thursday, August 23, 1917 in Allen County, Indiana the daughter of the late John W. Engle and the late Estella...
Helen M. Sprunger
December 9, 2012
Helen M. Sprunger February 4, 1917 - December 9, 2012
Helen M. Sprunger, 95, Berne, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Swiss Village. She was born to Christian and Alina (Burry) Balsiger on February 4, 1917 in Adams County. She married Edward A. Sprunger on June 11, 1941. Helen was a member of the First Mennonite Church and...
Eugene P. Cabral
December 9, 2012
Eugene P. "Gene" Cabral, 83 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012 in the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home located in Fort Wayne. He was born on Tuesday, December 18, 1928 in Fall River, Massachusetts the Son of the late Alfred Cabral and the late Alice Martel. He married Barbara Cabral on July 7,...
Lester W. Aumann
December 8, 2012
Lester W. Aumann, 90 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 7:20 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2012 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center located in Decatur. Lester was born on Sunday, January 22, 1922 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late William C. Aumann and the late Della (Busick) Aumann. He married the late Evelyn L. Thieme...
Minnie Mae Stauffer
December 7, 2012
Minnie Mae Stauffer, 81 years old of Willshire, Ohio, where she had resided for the past 3 years, passed away at 11:07 p.m. on Friday, December 7, 2012 in the Van Wert Manor located in Van Wert, Ohio where she had been a patient since July. Minnie was born on Tuesday, January 27, 1931 in Shiloh, Florida the daughter of...
Mary K. Parrish
December 6, 2012
Mary K. Parrish, 97 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2012 in the Saint Anne Home & Retirement Community located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mary was born on Thursday, July 8, 1915 in Decatur, Indiana the Daughter of the late Leo J. Ulman and the late Agnes (Miller) Ulman. She married...
Joe T. Schwartz
December 5, 2012
Joe T. Schwartz October 4, 1951 - December 5, 2012
Joe T. Schwartz, 61, rural Berne, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at his home. He was born to Christie M. and Susan (Schwartz) Schwartz on October 10, 1951. Joe was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and a part-owner of the Jefferson Country Store. Survivors include...
Reginald K. Myers
December 3, 2012
Reginald K. Myers February 10, 1935 - December 3, 2012
Reginald K. Myers, 77, Berne, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 in Fort Wayne. He was born to Hobart and Marcella (Schlagenhauf) Myers on February 10, 1935 in Adams County. Reginald was a member of the Air National Guard 122 Tactical Wing and spent time in France. He worked...
Viola I. Miller
December 2, 2012
Viola I. Miller February 21, 1927 - December 2, 2012
Viola I. Miller, 85, Goshen (formerly of Berne) passed away Sunday December 2, 2012 at Greencroft Health Center, Goshen. She was born to Roy and Hattie(Gibson) Steele on February 21, 1927. She married Chalmer Miller on June 2, 1946 in Adams County. She was a homemaker and worked in...
Frederick W. Berning
November 26, 2012
Frederick W. "Fritz" Berning, 90 years old of Hoagland, Indiana, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2012 in the New Haven Care & Rehabilitation. He was born on Tuesday, February 21, 1922 in Allen County, Indiana the son of the late Fred C. Berning and the late Marie M. (Grote) Berning. He married Florence M. Siebert on September 16, 1951....
Kathryn K. Knefelkamp
November 25, 2012
Kathryn K. Knefelkamp, 70 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2012 in the Ossian Health & Rehabilitation located in Ossian, Indiana. Kathryn was born on Monday, February 9, 1942 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana the daughter of the late Forest Barker and the late Thelma (Weisman) Barker. She married the late Neal Knefelkamp...
Mary Lee Luginbill
November 25, 2012
Mary Lee Luginbill, 68 years old of Ohio City, Ohio, passed away at 2:16 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2012 in the Van Wert County Hospital Emergency Room. Mary was born on Thursday, February 24, 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of the late Ralph "Jack" Longenberger and the late Mary M. (Stetler) Longenberger. She married Marvin L. Luginbill on...
Sandra J. Strickler
November 19, 2012
Sandra J. Strickler, 77 years old of Willshire, Ohio, passed away at 6:51 a.m. on Monday, November 19, 2012 in the Van Crest of Convoy located in Convoy, Ohio. Sandra was born on Friday, April 5, 1935 in Chattanooga, Ohio the daughter of the late Kenneth Hoblet and the late Gertrude (Baker) Hoblet. She married the late Lester L. Strickler...
Orpha M. Young
November 18, 2012
Orpha M. Young, 91 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 8:35 p.m. on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center located in Decatur. Orpha was born on Sunday, April 3, 1921 in Wells County, Indiana the daughter of the late William David Merritt and the late Alice Elizabeth (Habig) Merritt. She married the late Marion Oliver...
Paul D. Switzer
November 18, 2012
Paul D. Switzer, 87 years old of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away at 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in the Hearth & Home Assisted Living in Van Wert, Ohio. Paul was born on Thursday, May 28, 1925 in Ohio City, Ohio the son of the late Dean Switzer and the late Esther (Putman) Switzer. He married Ella Franz...
Ellen L. Springer-Thieme
November 18, 2012
Ellen L. Springer-Thieme, 92 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in Woodcrest Nursing Center. She was born on Monday, May 31, 1920 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Fred E. Fuelling and the late Elsie M. (Franz) Fuelling. She married Forrest A. Springer on November 10, 1945 and he passed away...
James E. Bowyer
November 16, 2012
James E. Bowyer, 76 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 16, 2012 in the Parkview Regional Medical Center. His death was unexpected after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on Monday, July 20, 1936 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Joseph F. Bowyer and the late Lena...
Mary Melching
November 12, 2012
Mary Melching, 104 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 2:02 a.m. on Monday, November 12, 2012 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center located in Decatur. Mary was born on Saturday, August 22, 1908 in Clinton County, Indiana the daughter of the late James Halberstadt and the late Flava (Ploughe) Halberstadt. She married Dorus D. Werling on January 22, 1927...
