Matthew James Kentel
May 16, 2006
Matthew James Kentel, 38 years old of Orlando, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 in the Health Central Hospital following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born on March 31, 1968 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the son of the late Rev. Clifford B.D. Kentel, who passed away on July 26, 2005 and the late Barbara Jean...
Lucile E. Swearingen
May 14, 2006
Lucile E. Swearingen passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2006 at 10:20 a.m. at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Mississippi. She had been living in Madison, Mississippi for the past two years with her daughter and son-in-law. Lucile was born in Decatur on February 17, 1906, to Mary (Walters) and William Engle. She spent most of her life in Decatur, graduating...
Ralph F. Gerardot Jr.
May 9, 2006
Ralph F. "Sport" Gerardot Jr., 83 years old of Maples, Indiana, passed away at 7:47 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at his residence following an illness of about 1 year. Ralph was born on October 5, 1922 in Monroeville, Indiana, the son of the late Ralph F. Gerardot Sr. and the late Gertrude (McCoy) Gerardot. He married Doris E....
Ruth B. K. Brown
May 3, 2006
Ruth Barbara Kathryn Brown, 95, a former longtime resident of Hoagland, Indiana, died at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at Woodview Health Care Center in Ft. Wayne, Indiana where she had been a resident since 2004. For the last 40 years of her life, she was afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis. Ruth was born on March 22, 1911 in...
Vincent R. Wurm
May 1, 2006
Vincent R. Wurm, 84 years old of Decatur, Indiana; and a former resident of rural Monroeville, Indiana for many years, passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 1, 2006 in the Village of Heritage located in Monroeville, Indiana. Vincent was born on September 1, 1921 in Payne, Ohio, the son of the late Victor Wurm and the late Martha...
Clayton "Ted" Love
Apr 27, 2006
Clayton "Ted" Love, 64 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2006 in Adams Memorial Hospital, Extended Care, Decatur, Indiana. He was born on Wednesday, January 14, 1942 in Portland, Indiana the son of the late Charles Bell and the late Pearl Love. He married Connie Marbaugh Wolfe on November 24, 1981 in Decatur, Indiana. Clayton...
Melba Rusher
Apr 24, 2006
Melba Rusher, 86 years old of Berne, Indiana, passed away at 2:50 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2006 in the Adams Memorial Hospital located in Decatur, Indiana. Melba was born on July 10, 1919 in Huntington, Indiana, the daughter of the late Jesse Robbins and the late Goldie (Webb) Robbins. She married the late Rev. Leroy Rusher on March 17,...
Arnold A. Hartman
Apr 22, 2006
Arnold A. Hartman, 69 years old of rural Monroeville, Indiana, passed away at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2006 in the Regency Place located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Arnold was born on June 17, 1936 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana the son of the late Elmer Hartman and the late Olga (Hoffman) Hartman. He married Patricia Oberlin on November 25,...
Charles Faulstick
Apr 19, 2006
Charles Faustick, 84 years old and a 53-year resident of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in Parkview Hospital Emergency Room, Fort Wayne. He was born on Wednesday, April 5, 1922 in Riverton, Wyoming the son of the late Charles Faulstick and the late Gladys (Robinson) Faulstick. He married Beulah O. Johns on January 31, 1948...
Harold C. Hoffman
Apr 17, 2006
Harold C. Hoffman, 85 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 9:20 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2006 at his residence. He was born on November 21, 1920 in Adams County, Indiana, the son of the late Oswald Hoffman and the late Emma (Ehlerding). His first wife was Myrtle M. Schrock, whom he married on December 7, 1940 and...
Esther I. Hirschy
Apr 16, 2006
Esther I. Hirschy, 84 years old and a lifelong resident of Decatur, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2006 at her residence. She was born on Wednesday, October 26, 1921 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Arthur Baumgartner and the late Josephine (Bowman) Baumgartner. She married Kenneth E. Hirschy on March 20, 1946 in Decatur, Indiana....
Mary L. Bechtol
Apr 13, 2006
Mary L. Bechtol, 88 years old of Naples, Florida, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2006 in North Collier Hospital in Naples. She was born on Tuesday, July 10, 1917 in Decatur, Indiana the daughter of the late Jess Hurst and the late Matilda M. (Walker) Hurst. She married Cyril Bechtol on September 19, 1937 and he died July 21,...
Pauline H. Crisp
Apr 12, 2006
Pauline H. Crisp, 93 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 in the Parkview Memorial Hospital Emergency Room located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Pauline had been a resident of the Monroeville area since 1943. Pauline was born on June 23, 1912 in Byrdstown, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Orville W. Huddleston...
Anita M. Carpenter
Apr 10, 2006
Anita M. Carpenter, 77 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, 2006 at her residence. Antia was born on April 28, 1928 in Tocsin, Indiana, the daughter of the late William Lindemann and the late Alvena (Dibble) Lindemann. Her first husband was Howard Gehrig and he is deceased. She then married Wayne R....
