Matthew A. Gerber
August 12, 2007
Matthew A. Gerber, 37 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2007 as the result of a motorcycle accident in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Matthew was born on September 29, 1969 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of the late Paul E. Gerber and Florine L. (Jacobs) Gerber and she survives. Surviving are his mother, Florine L....
James R. "Jim" Griffith
August 4, 2007
James R. Jim Griffith, 62 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2007 in the Village of Heritage located in Monroeville. He had been ill since January of 2007. He was born on Wednesday, May 9, 1945 in Yonkers, New York the son of the late Francis Griffith and the late Katherine (Wilson) Griffith. James served...
Homer Dwane Beam
August 3, 2007
Homer Dwane Beam, 74 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2007 at his residence. He was born on Friday, July 28, 1933 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the son of the late Alva Melvin Beam and the late Neva Mae (Buck) Beam. He married Mary Brown on November 7, 1959 in the St. Andrews Catholic Church,...
John William Ripley
July 28, 2007
John William Ripley, 70, of Decatur, died at 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, 2007 in the Adams Memorial Hospital. John was born in Decatur on July 23, 1937 to Leland Ripley and Midge (Davis) Ripley, who are both deceased. John graduated in 1955 from the Adams Central High School. Following his high school education, John attended and graduated from...
Ruth M. Edwards
July 20, 2007
Ruth M. Edwards, 98 years old of Monroe, Indiana, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2007 in the Adams Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on Wednesday, March 31, 1909 in Mercer County, Ohio the daughter of the late Frederick Schott and the late Whilhelmia (Emerick) Schott. She was married to the late Gerald C. Edwards and...
Richard J. Cook
July 19, 2007
Richard J. Cook, 80 of Decatur died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at his residence. A lifelong resident of Adams County, he was born on September 12, 1926 to William and Pearl Gause Cook. Richard was united in marriage to Lois V. Bauman, on August 27, 1949 she passed away December 12, 1998. Richard served his country during World War II...
Henry E. Lehrman
July 16, 2007
Henry E. "Hank" Lehrman, 71 years old of rural Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 4:35 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2007 at his residence. Henry was born on September 3, 1935 in Adams County, Indiana, the son of the late Harry Lehrman and the late Ruth (Schlemmer) Lehrman. He married Angeline "Angie" Kleine on October 28, 1956 in St. John...
Lora R. Martin
July 15, 2007
Lora R. Martin, 45 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 10:55 a.m. on Sunday, July 15, 2007 in the Adams Memorial Hospital located in Decatur, Indiana. Lora was born on May 12, 1962 in Willshire, Ohio the daughter of the late John Nichols and Norma (Carpenter) Nichols, who survives. She married Marty L. Martin on September 18, 1987...
Michael L. Beery
July 5, 2007
Michael L. Beery, 65 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2007 in the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana located in Fort Wayne. He was born on Thursday, August 14, 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the son of the late Lewis Beery and Maxine (Smitley) Beery. He married Kathryn M. Hullinger on September 28, 1963 in Decatur,...
Kathryn E. Fuhrman
July 4, 2007
Kathryn E. Fuhrman, 73 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center located in Decatur. She was born on Wednesday, December 17, 1933 in Bluffton, Indiana the daughter of William Young and the Elsie (Kruetzman) Young-Peters. Her parents are both deceased. Her step-father, Elmer Peters, who raised her, is also deceased....
Blanche E. Barr
July 4, 2007
Blanche E. Barr, 87 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 2:12 p.m. on July 4, 2007 in the Village of Heritage located in Monroeville, Indiana. Blanche was born on February 17, 1920 in Horatio, Arkansas the daughter of the late Joseph Johnston and the late Nora (Wimberly) Johnston. She married the late Willard Barr on August 27, 1939...
Stephen W. Stoppenhagen
June 27, 2007
Stephen W. Stoppenhagen, 59 years old, formerly of Hoagland, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at his residence in Fairburn, Georgia on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Steve was born on September 25, 1947 in Decatur, Indiana, the son of the late Wilbert E. Stoppenhagen and Lucile E. (Steele) Stoppenhagen, who survives. Steve was a former member of the Zion...
James C. Moses
June 24, 2007
James C. Moses, 93 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2007 in the Adams Memorial Hospital located in Decatur, Indiana. Jim was born on January 23, 1914 in Root Township, Adams County, Indiana, the son of the late Dale D. Moses and the late Florence (Kunkel) Moses. He married Pauline I. Roughia...
Della M. Hockemeyer
June 22, 2007
Della M. Hockemeyer, 86 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2007 in the St. Joseph Hospital. She was born on Thursday, December 2, 1920 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Edmund Aumann and the late Frieda (Droege) Aumann. She married Norwin T. Stoppenhagen on June 18, 1944 and he passed away...
Lavonne E. (Hobbs) Kreager
June 19, 2007
LaVonne E. (Hobbs) Kreager, 87 years old of Hoagland, Indiana, passed away at 5:55 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in the Adams Memorial Hospital located in Decatur, Indiana. LaVonne was born on October 15, 1919 in Monroeville, Indiana, the daughter of the late Lloyd Joseph Casselman and the late Anna (McCoy) Casselman. She married Robert Norman Kreager on December...
Lois Eileen Suman
June 16, 2007
Lois Eileen Suman, 77 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2007 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was born on Saturday, June 29, 1929 in Willshire, Ohio the daughter of the late Oscar E. Miller and the late Hela May (Slusser) Miller. She married Gordon C. Suman on March 28, 1947...
Lewis R. Bertsch
June 15, 2007
Lewis R. Bertsch, 84 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2007 in the Lutheran Hospital located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on Tuesday, November 14, 1922 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late Cornelius Bertsch and the late Emma (Steffen) Bertsch. He married Virginia M. Fritzinger on September 8, 1945 in...
