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Lawrence Earl Badders

Lawrence Earl Badders

March 14, 2009

Lawrence Earl Badders, 86 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2009 in Adams Memorial Hospital. He was born on Tuesday, July 18, 1922 in Chaffee, Missouri the son of Samuel Eli and Bertha (Wisner) Badders. He married Sadie Mae Myers on December 24, 1947 and she passed away on September 2, 1973. Lawrence served in...

Bruce E. Palmer

Bruce E. Palmer

March 14, 2009

Bruce E. Palmer, 69 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away at 6:07 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2009 in the Parkview Hospital located in Fort Wayne, Indiana following a sudden illness. Bruce was born on Sunday, October 15, 1939 in Salina, Kansas the son of the late Francis Palmer and the late Via (Marner) Palmer. He grew up in...

Ruby M. Hamrick

Ruby M. Hamrick

March 11, 2009

Ruby M. Hamrick, 89 years old of Willshire, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born on Sunday, June 1, 1919 in Marion, Indiana the daughter of Rev. Earl E. and Hazel F. (Burgher) Bragg. She married Lawrence W. Hamrick on June 25, 1939 in Adams County, Indiana and he...

Charles Herbert Keating

Charles Herbert Keating

March 3, 2009

Charles Herbert Keating, 55 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born on Thursday, January 21, 1954 in Janesville, Wisconsin the son of the late Eugene Francis Keating and the late Violet Lillian (Norris) Keating. He married Paula Gremaux on January 30, 2009 in Decatur, Indiana....

Joyce Colleen Marbach

Joyce Colleen Marbach

March 1, 2009

Joyce Colleen Marbach, 72 years old of Berne, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at her residence. She was born on Thursday, January 21, 1937 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Noble W. Lobsiger and the late Dorothy R. (Felty) Lobsiger. She married Edward F. Marbach on December 19, 1954 and he survives. Joyce was...

Helen L. Bair

Helen L. Bair

February 28, 2009

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John George Mcgill

John George Mcgill

February 27, 2009

John George McGill, 72 years young of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 2:20 a.m. on Friday, February 27, 2009 in the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. John was born on Monday, April 20, 1936 in Decatur, Indiana the son of the late Harlan P. McGill and the late Sadie Olive (Marbaugh) McGill. John was a...

Gerhard Werling

Gerhard Werling

February 26, 2009

Gerhard Werling, 83 years old of Decatur, Indiana, went peacefully home to be with the Lord at 7:08 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2009 at his residence with his family by his side. He was born on Thursday, December 3, 1925 in Adams County, Indiana the son of Gottlieb and Christina (Fuhrmann) Werling. He married Dorothy M. Hegerfeld on May 5,...

Patricia Buckingham

Patricia Buckingham

February 26, 2009

Patricia Buckingham, 49 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at her residence. She was born on Wednesday, April 1, 1959 in Maryland the daughter of Paul Starks and the late Annette Lawson. She married Greg Buckingham. Patricia was a member of the Decatur Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints....

Ralph F. Doctor

Ralph F. Doctor

February 25, 2009

Ralph F. Doctor, 86 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in the Village of Heritage. He had been in failing health for about one year. He was born on Friday, May 12, 1922 in Allen County, Indiana the son of Louis M. and Johannah (Hormann) Doctor. He married Marceil M. Hoffman on January 24,...

Norine June Long

Norine June Long

February 17, 2009

Norine June Long, 81 years old of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of rural Convoy, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 in the Bryan Care & Rehab Center. She was born on Thursday, July 14, 1927 in Adams, Massachusetts the daughter of the late Leland Leithauser and the late Gertrude (Krutsch) Leithauser. She was married to Glenn Long and...

James W. Berkshire

James W. Berkshire

February 15, 2009

James W. Berkshire, 82 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2009 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center. He was born on Tuesday, November 30, 1926 in Marion, Ohio the son of the late Richard L. Berkshire and the late Anna Mae (Piefer) Berkshire. He married Thelma M. McGraw on May 31, 1953. James was a veteran...

Edna Mae Bleeke

Edna Mae Bleeke

February 13, 2009

Edna Mae Bleeke, 74 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2009 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born on Sunday, May 20, 1934 in Decatur, Indiana the daughter of Frank and Gladys (Rhynard) Bailey. She married Vernand F. "Dutch" Bleeke on April 22, 1952 in Adams County, Indiana and he passed away...

Beulah Faulstick

Beulah Faulstick

February 10, 2009

Beulah O. Faulstick, 85 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in the Village of Heritage. She was born on Thursday, October 18, 1923 in Allen County, Indiana the daughter of Cecil L. and Pearl (Evans) Johns. She married Charles Faulstick on January 31, 1948 in Monroeville United Methodist Church and he passed away on...

Glen E. Schmoll

Glen E. Schmoll

February 8, 2009

Glen E. Schmoll, 85 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 9:12 a.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2009 in the Adams Memorial Hospital located in Decatur. Glen was born on Sunday, December 23, 1923 in Creston, Iowa the son of the late George Roy Schmoll and the late Olive (Wadell) Schmoll. He married Betty J. Douglas on July 7,...

Arnella L. Zelt

Arnella L. Zelt

February 1, 2009

Arnella L. Zelt, 76 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away at 7:23 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2009 in the Parkview Hospital located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Arnella was born on Sunday, September 11, 1932 in Allen County, Indiana the daughter of the late Herman F. Hormann and the late Elsie (Bradtmueller) Hormann. She married Delmer G. Zelt on...

Bertha E. Gerardot

Bertha E. Gerardot

February 1, 2009

Bertha A. Gerardot, 89 years old of Monroeville, Indiana and also previously of New Haven, Indiana passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2009 in the Dallas Lamb Foundation Home located in Payne, Ohio. She was born on Tuesday, October 14, 1919 in Allen County, Indiana the daughter of the late Charles Emenhiser and the late Irene (Heckler) Emenhiser. She married...

D. Duwayne Sorgen

D. Duwayne Sorgen

January 27, 2009

D. DuWayne Sorgen, 82, a native and resident of the Monroeville area for most of his life, passed away at 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon in Parkview Hospital after being stricken at his residence. He had been in failing health for the past three months. Mr. Sorgen was born on August 27, 1926 in Monroeville. He retired in 1994 as...

Donald Holloway

Donald Holloway

January 26, 2009

Donald Holloway, 73 years old of Willshire, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2009 in the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana located in Fort Wayne, Indiana following a brief illness. Don was born on Thursday, May 16, 1935 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late J. Clayton Holloway and the late Lula B. (Meshberger) Holloway. He married Glenda...

Christine E. Moorman

Christine E. Moorman

January 22, 2009

Christine E. Moorman, 88 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2009 in the Adams Memorial Hospital located in Decatur, Indiana. Christine was born on Friday, December 17, 1920 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Willis A. Andrews and the late Nancy Naomi (Derrickson) Andrews. She married the late Ralph...

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