Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Achleman, 76, of Fort Wayne, sister of Lewis Martin of Geneva, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in D. O. McComb & Sons Lakeside park funeral home, Fort Wayne. She died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday in Lutheran hospital. She was a native of Geneva and had resided in Fort Wayne 50 years. She retired from the old Wolf & Dressauer Department Store 11 years ago. Survivors include one son, Max M. of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Branstrator and Mrs. Florence Diss, both of Fort Wayne; and one brother, Lewis Martin of Geneva. Friends may call at the funeral home where services by Shiloh Chapter 141, OES, will be held at 7:30 p.m. today. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Preferred memorials are gifts to the Allen county Cancer Society.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Tuesday, March 18, 1975
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Kendallville, Jan. 9 - Relatives here today received word of the death Saturday at Los Angeles, Cal., of Charles R. Baker, 69, for many years a resident of this city. He was affiliated with Kendallville Lodge No. 216, I.O.O.F. Funeral services were held in Los Angeles today. Surviving are his widow, one son, Walter, and one daughter, Thelma; two grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Laura Wailling of this city, who was at his bedside when he died.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Huntington, Jan. 9 - Frank Beik, 49, assistant in the Signal Division of the Erie Railroad died in a signal tool shed shortly after reporting for work this morning. He brought his family to Huntington last April after being transferred from Crown Point. Surviving are the widow, formerly Mrs. Mabel Lank; two daughters, Frances Eileen and Joanna Mary, at home; two stepdaughters, Marian and Jean Lank, and a sister, Miss Mary Beik, Akron, Ind., Mrs. Anna Gray of Fort Wayne is a cousin. Funeral services will be held Thursday noon at the Bailey Funeral Home, Rev. I. G. Roederer officiating. The body will be taken to the Church of God at Akron where services will be held at 1:30. Burial will be in the Akron I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Laketon, Jan. 15 - Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Wertenberger-Vorels Funeral Home here for Mrs. Isabel Berry, 82, widow of Thomas Berry, former county commissioner. Mrs. Berry died last week in Tampa, Fla., where she had lived for the past 11 years with a daughter, Mrs. Delcie Catron. Mrs. Berry, the former Isabel Wertenberger, was born on a farm near Laketon. She had spent most of her life in this community. Burial was in Laketon Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 16, 1940

James D. Bothast, Sr., 75, of Bluffton, IN, formerly of Montpelier passed away at 12:55 PM on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton, IN. He was born on Thursday, January 01, 1942, in Union City, IN. He married Karon I. (Meyer) Bothast on Sunday, February 11, 1962 at the Keystone Methodist Church. Mr. Bothast was a 1960 graduate of Montpelier High School. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Montpelier. He had retired in 2004 from Bluffton Rubber Company. He had formerly worked for Sheller Globe in Montpelier, and Essex Wire in Marion. He was a 50 year member of the Montpelier Masonic Lodge # 600 F&AM. James had been happily married for 55 years. He was a Ham Radio Operator, and enjoyed fishing, and hunting. Loving Survivors Include: Wife - Karon I. (Meyer) Bothast, Bluffton, IN, Daughters - Amy (husband, Jett) Spencer, Willow Park, TX , Lori (husband, Brent) Poe, May, TX, several Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren, and Brother - Robert (wife, Galina) Bothast, Montpelier, IN. He was preceded in death by his Father - Donald Herbert Bothast, Mother - Doloris R. (Ross) Bothast, Brother - David A. Bothast, and Son - James D. Bothast, Jr. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W Windsor St Montpelier on Monday, April 17, 2017 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. A Masonic service will be held at 3:45 PM. A service to celebrate his life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 4:00 PM on Monday, April 17, 2017 with the Pastor Laura High officiating. Interment will follow in the Brookside Memorial Park, Montpelier, IN. Preferred memorials: Montpelier Harrison Township Cancer Society, 904 E. 400 N., Montpelier, IN 47359; Family Life Care/NE Indiana Hospice, 265 W. Water St., Berne, IN 46711; American Diabetes Association, 6415 Castleway W. Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46250. Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier. Online condolences may be made atwww.glancyfuneralhomes.com
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Huntington, Jan. 23 - Walter D. Braden, 62, died at his home today of a paralytic stroke suffered Monday. He had been in ill health five months. Surviving children are: Mrs. Viola Smith, Mrs. Anna Laura Harrison, Floyd A. Braden, Mrs. Blanche Irene Campbell and Mrs. Alice Ware, all of Huntington and Edward W. Braden, Plainfield. He also leaves two brothers, Clarence and Elmer Braden, Grand Rapids, Mich., and four sisters, Mrs. Maud Teusch, Mrs. Goldie Bartrom and Mrs. Minnie Zimmer, Huntington, and Mrs. Della Zimmer, Grand Rapids. Funeral services will be conducted at the Bailey Funeral Home at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, Rev. Howard H. Keim, Jr., officiating. Burial will be in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 24, 1940

Huntington, Jan. 25 - Mrs. Ruth Margaret Morford Brown, 35, died today at the Huntington County Hospital from lobar pneumonia. Born in Clear Creek Township, she was graduated from Huntington High School and Indiana University. She taught in the Clear Creek Township School, the Central grade school here, Andrews High Schools and for six years in LaPorte High School. Surviving are the husband, Howard B. Brown, to whom she was married last November 12; the father, Thomas B. Morford, Clear Creek Township and a brother, Dale D. Morford, Beaver, Pa. Funeral services will be held at the father's home on State Road No. 5 north of the city at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon; Rev. J. W. Roach officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Creek Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 26, 1940

Jane Buchanan, year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Buchanan of Willshire, O., died last night at the Lutheran Hospital following a surgical operation. The body was taken to the Buchanan Funeral Home at Willshire.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 12, 1940

Private funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm at the residence, 1611 Randalia Drive for Mrs. Johanna Buesching, prominent local woman who died early Saturday morning. Burial will be in Concordia Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 14, 1940

The funeral of Charles Buholtz, the Cedar Lake man who committed suicide by drowning two weeks ago yesterday and whose body was not recovered until last Friday afternoon, occurred from the farm home of the dead man yesterday afternoon, after which the body was buried at the Crown Point cemetery. No good reason has been given for the man's deed as he was financially well to do and in good health. Temporary melancholia is attributed as the cause of the unfortunate man committing the act of self destruction.
Hammond Times, Lake County, IN; 23 Nov 1908
Contributed by Karen Zach

Coldwater, Mich., Jan. 22 - Funeral services for Henry S. Burroughs, 68, who died last night at a hospital here, will be held Tuesday afternoon at Chicago. Surviving is one son, Studley O. Burroughs of Chicago; one brother, Edgar Rice Burroughs of Los Angeles, noted author and one sister, Mrs. Carlton McKenzie of Quincy.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 23, 1940

Rites Arranged for Clara Buuck
Mrs. Clara Buuck, 59, 604 West Wayne Street, died of a heart attack at 12:20 o'clock Thursday noon at the Lutheran Hospital. She became ill six weeks ago with pneumonia and was taken to the hospital two weeks ago. She had recovered sufficiently to permit plans being made for her return home today. The deceased was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne and was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Her husband, Albert H. Buuck is manager of the University Club here. Survivors include the husband; three daughters, Mrs. Loraina Speckman of this city and the Misses Gertrude and Helen Buuck at home; a son, Walter Buuck of this city; three brothers, Charles Hildebrand of this city, Otto Hildebrand of Syracuse and Fred C. Daseler of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Clara Schneider of Lancaster, O., and three grandchildren. The body was removed to Rodenbeck-Trier's Funeral Home, where it may be viewed after noon Saturday. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the funeral home and 2 o'clock at Emmanuel Church, Rev. Fred Heidbrink officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 12, 1940

Helen M. Cale, 79, of Poneto, IN, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. She was born on Saturday, June 12, 1937, in Wells Co., IN. She married Ray Cale on December 31, 1955 in Petroleum, IN. Helen was a 1955 graduate of Petroleum High School. She was a farm wife and also worked as an office manager at Kmart in Bluffton. She attended and was a charter member of the Sonlight Wesleyan Church in Bluffton. Loving Survivors Include: Husband - Ray L. Cale, Poneto, IN, Daughters - Marilyn J. Cale, Poneto, IN, Shari Cale, Bluffton, IN, Sons - Curtis R. (Donna) Cale, Greenbrier, TN, Mark A. Cale, Keystone, IN, Sisters - Nancy Williams, Carmel, IN, Joan (husband, Galen) Gray, Keystone, IN, Becky (husband, Barry) Penrod, Bluffton, IN, Brothers - Michael (wife, Tracy) Williams, Hartford City, IN, Jeff (wife, Sandy) Williams, Gilbert, AZ, Granddaughter - Gabrielle Cale, Grandsons - Jarvis Cale, Gunnar Cale, and Jessi Dixon. She was preceded in death by her Father - Donald R. Williams, Mother - Frances Irene (Hinshaw) Williams, Brothers - Ted and Tom Williams. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W. Windsor St., Montpelier, IN on Friday October 21, 2016 from 3:00PM to 7:00PM and one hour prior to service on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Sonlight Wesleyan Church. A service to celebrate Helen's life will be at the Sonlight Wesleyan Church, 2350 S. St. Rd. 1, Bluffton, IN 46714 on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Lyle Breeding officiating. Interment will follow in the Brookside Memorial Park, Montpelier, IN. Preferred memorials: Sonlight Wesleyan Church, 2350 S. St. Rd. 1, Bluffton, IN 46714 or Family Life Care, 265 W. Water St, Berne, IN 46711 Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier. Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com
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Youth Injured at Fire Dead
Robert Campbell, 20, Buried by Collapse of Wall at Convoy
Van Wert, O., Jan. 10 - Robert Campbell, 20, of Convoy, who volunteered his services in fighting the fire that laid in ruins the Convoy I.O.O.F. Building, died this afternoon at Van Wert County Hospital. The victim was one of four men injured when one of the concrete block walls of the building collapsed while they fought the blaze from a fire escape. Campbell was buried in the debris and suffered internal injuries, a fractured spine at the seventh vertebra and other injuries. He lapsed into a coma eight hours after he entered the hospital. The body has been removed to the Smith & High Funeral Parlor at Convoy. Funeral arrangements will not be made until arrival of a sister from Washington, D.C. The conditions of the other men who are injured when the wall collapsed and two others injured while fighting the fire were reported favorable. The only one not completely out of danger is Homer Sowers. He has a fractured elbow, four or five rib fractures, besides numerous cuts and bruises. Others injured are Floyd Greulach, Robert Green, Virgil Gordon and Paul Myers. Gordon suffered several cracked ribs when he slipped against a post. The victim of the fire was born and was a lifelong resident of Convoy. He was a member of the 1938 graduating class of Tully-Convoy High School and was widely known as a baseball and basketball player. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hanson C. Campbell of Convoy; two brothers, Floyd and Kenneth Campbell, both of Convoy and two sisters, Mrs. Bertram McGinnis of Van Wert and Miss Fern Campbell of Washington, D.C.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Mrs. Hulda Carpenter, 58, who lived six miles northeast of Roanoke in Allen County, died at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Lutheran Hospital where she underwent a thyroid operation last Saturday. She was born June 19, 1881 at Yoder. Her first husband, Jacob Walker, died many years ago. She was married to Perry Carpenter June 18, 1931. Survivors include the husband; a daughter, Mrs. Benjamin Light of Muskegon, Mich.; two sons, Ralph Walker of this city and Earl Walker living in Pennsylvania; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Prine of this city and Mrs. Frank Hale of Hartford City and six grandchildren. The body was taken to the Elzey Funeral Home at Waynedale, where it may be viewed after noon today.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Miss Emma Carter, 64, 3818 South Fairfield Avenue, died at 3:45 o'clock Thursday morning at the Lutheran Hospital, where she was taken Wednesday afternoon. The body was taken to the DeMoney Funeral Home at Columbia City. Miss Carter, a native of Columbia City, is survived by two brothers, Frank and Allie Carter of this city. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm at the DeMoney Funeral Home at Columbia City with Rev. Clifford Hollifield of the Gospel Temple officiating.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 26, 1940

Nancy Jane Carter, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ardith Carter, 2534 Warsaw Street, died at St. Joseph's Hospital yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. The body was removed to the Scheumann Funeral Home, where services will be held today.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 28, 1940

Ashley, Jan. 9 - Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock from Fairfield Center for Mrs. Roselyn McCullough Case, 79, who died at her home Monday night in Fairfield Township. She was a lifelong resident of that township and was a member of the Evangelical Church. Burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Elmore; three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Krieger of Detroit, Mrs. Bernice Hartman of Waterloo and Mrs. Josie Grace of Near Corunna; and five grandchildren and one great grandchild. The body has been removed to the residence from the Swank Funeral Home at Ashley.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Patrick S. Casey, age 54 years passed away Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Funeral will take place Saturday morning from the home, 601 South 7th Street at 8:30 a.m. with requiem high mass at St. Joseph's Church at 9 o'clock to which all friends are invited. Burial Highland Lawn Cemetery.
Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, IN; 1 October 1915
Contributed by Karen Zach

Howard David Clare died Thursday evening at 10:55 at his home, 714 North Fourth Street. The funeral will be held at the residence of his sister, Mrs. C.D. Scott, 419 North Center Street Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment at Highland Lawn Cemetery. Friends invited.
Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, IN; 1 October 1915
Contributed by Karen Zach

Huntington, Jan. 15 - Mrs. Rosanna Collins, 69, died yesterday at the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, where she was taken three weeks ago from her home here. The husband, W. H. Collins, died Thanksgiving Day, 1938. Surviving are one son, Russell B. Collins, Chicago; five brothers, Lewis S. Buzzard, Toledo, W. Buzzard, Warren, Charles A. and Ervin Buzzard, Huntington Township, and Ora Buzzard, Lancaster Township and a sister, Mrs. Howard Fulton, Huntington Township. The body arrived here tonight and was taken to the W. R. Briggs Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon; Rev. John Paul Pack officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 16, 1940

Burr Oak, Mich., Jan. 26 - Charles J. Cork, 83, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Homer Wiard, in this village last night after an illness of several months. Mr. Cork had resided in Burr Oak for the past 11 years. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Julia Potter of Charlevoix, Mrs. Eva Moulton of Blanchard, Mrs. Ida Brock of east Jordan, Mrs. Jessie Brock of Detroit and Mrs. Harriett Wiard of Burr Oak; two son, George of Pontiac and Lee of Dearborn. Services will be held at the Burr Oak Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. George Woemer officiating. Burial will be in the Burr Oak Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 27, 1940

Local Woman 53, Dies at School
Mrs. Tulip L. Crandall, 53, 1223 Winter Street, died suddenly at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon while in the offices of the McCulloch School. Death was due to a heart attack, according to Dr. A. R. Savage, Deputy Allen County Coroner, who investigated. Mrs. Crandall had walked to the school and was talking with the principal, Miss Keturah M. Williams, when she was stricken. She was a lifelong resident of this city and was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church. Her husband, Arthur Crandall, died 12 months ago. Survivors include a son, George Crandall at home; a daughter, Mrs. William Hawley of Winchester; a sister, Mrs. N. E. Richards of Roanoke and four grandchildren. The body was removed to Chalfant-Perry & Pook Funeral Home and will be taken home at 7 o'clock tonight. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the residence and 2 o'clock at St. Paul's Methodist Church, Rev. Charles Pegram, formerly of this city and now of Gas City, officiating, assisted by Rev. Charles Byrt. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 24, 1940

Huntington, Jan. 11 - Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Crill, 86, died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Chenoweth after two weeks illness. The husband, Harvey Crill, died in 1924. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John Yahne and Mrs. Chenoweth, Huntington; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Church of God; Rev. R. C. Hume officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 12, 1940

Henry Franklin Davis, 65, an inmate of the Allen County Infirmary, who had been visiting his sister, Mrs. John Wineland of St. Joseph, was found dead in bed there Monday morning. Death was caused by aortic stenosis according to DeKalb County Deputy Coroner Howard Clark. A native of St. Joe, Mr. David was a resident of Fort Wayne for 30 years. Survivors are the sister, one son, Russell Davis of Auburn, and two grandsons. The body was taken to the Kinsey Funeral Home in St. Joe.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 16, 1940

Shelbyville, Ind., April 2 - Maggie Donagher, who for several months subsisted upon dog flesh in the hopes that it would effect a cure of pulmonary consumption, finally yield to the fell destroyer and was buried Friday. For a time it seemed the diet was benefiting her, but if there was any efficacy in it the devotees to the remedy claim she did not begin its use soon enough. Before giving up she had consumed seven dogs.
Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Montgomery County, IN; 2 April 1892
Contributed by Karen Zach

Delphos, O., Jan. 25 - Interment of Mrs. Frank Drahman, 76, of Cleveland, formerly of Delphos, who died yesterday at Cleveland, will be in St. John's Cemetery in this city Saturday. Services are to be conducted in Beren, O. Friday. Mrs. Drathman is survived by four children, Joseph of Pennsylvania, Helen of New York, and Arnold and Margaret of Cleveland.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 26, 1940

Injuries Fatal to Hotel Owner
Coldwater, Mich., Jan. 10 - Injuries he suffered when he attempted to extinguish a fire which threatened the Grant Hotel here January 4, today resulted in the death of Grant Eaton, 70, owner of the hotel. He died in a local hospital. Eaton operated the Grant Hotel since 1921 and also operated the Arlington Hotel here for several years. At one time he owned the Rickman Hotel at Kalamazoo.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Mrs. Minarda N. Esselstein, seventy-nine years of age, died yesterday afternoon at the residence of a great-granddaughter, Mrs. Charles Steffen, 1903 South Webster street, after an illness of a month, due to senility. Mrs. Esselstein was born in Perry county, Ohio and came to Fort Wayne in 1880. A brother, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren are the surviving relatives.
Fort Wayne News, Allen County, Indiana; Friday, April 16, 1915
Contributed by Karin King

Huntington, Jan. 19 - Tom Ewing was notified today that funeral services will be held in Philadelphia tomorrow for his cousin, Charles Ewing, 68, a civil engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad, who had been working for the railroad in the east for many years. He was a native of Huntington, was graduated from the local high school and lived here until being assigned in the East by the company.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 20, 1940

Funeral services for William Fehring, 69, 913 Eckert Street, who died of puphritis and heart disease at 8;20 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home following a six-year illness, will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the residence and 2 o'clock at Zion's Lutheran Church, Rev. Paul L. Dannenfeldt officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. The body will be taken home this afternoon from the Scheumann Funeral Home. The deceased was born in Germany and had resided here the last 44 years. For 27 years, he was employed in the William Rabe Grocery on Gay Street. He was a member of Zion's Lutheran Church. Survivors include the widow, Sophia; a daughter, Mrs. A. E. Krieg of this city; two grandchildren and a sister living in Hanover, Germany.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Portland, Ind May 29 - Benjamin Florence, a Green Township farmer, committed suicide by taking a dose of strychnine. He gave no reason for the act, but asked that no funeral services be held. Florence was 25 years old.
Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Montgomery County, IN; 30 May 1902
Contributed by Karen Zach

Hortense Farlow (sic), 74, of Rockford, O., sister of Gerald Farlow of Geneva, died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient one month. Born May 8, 1900, In Adams county, she was the daughter of Charles and Orra Rawley-Farlow. Survivors include three brothers, Forest of Celina, O.; Gerald of Geneva; and Amos of Van Wert O.; two sisters, Alta Farlow and Mrs. Ralph (Helen) Valentine, both of Rockford, O. One brother, Ernest, preceded her in death. Miss Farlow was a member of the Grace United Methodist church, Rockford. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. today at Ketcham-Ripley funeral home, Rockford, with Rev. Larry Hopkins officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery, Rockford.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Tuesday, March 18, 1975
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Brazil, Ind Oct 1 -- Ivan Gardner, the 7-year-old son of Robert Gardner of Harmony, was instantly killed by the third section of Pennsylvania fast train No 7 at the Harmony crossing about 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The boy with three other playmates was returning home from school and stopped at the crossing while an eastbound freight train passed. As the children started across the track, Cleo Albright, one of the party, saw the fast passenger approaching from the east and grabbed her brother, William Albright and Imogene Payton who were nearer her. Before she could warn the Gardner boy or pull him from the track the fast train struck him and hurled the body in the air. The lifeless remains were picked up about 30' feet away. The train was stopped and the boy was brought to this city and rushed to a hospital but it was found that he was already dead, the skull haivng been crushed in. The funeral will be conducted at Harmony ME Church at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Interment Union Cemetery.
Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, IN; 1 October 1915
Contributed by Karen Zach

Miss Mabel Garrett, 40-year-old former Fort Wayne resident, died at Rock Island, Ill., Thursday according to word received here yesterday. A teacher of music and general science in the Rock Island intermediate school, she had been on leave of absence since last fall because of ill health. A native of Fort Wayne, Miss Garrett went to Rock Island when six years of age. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Retta Garrett. Funeral services were held yesterday and burial will be at South Bend Monday.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 28, 1940

Huntington, Jan. 19 - Miss Mae Ellen Garretson, 25, died yesterday at a Fort Wayne hospital, where she was taken seven weeks ago following four years of failing health. She was graduated from Lancaster Township High School in 1933. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Garretson, Polk Township; a brother, Claud Garretson, Andrews; a sister, Janice, at home; the paternal grandfather, John B. Garretson and the maternal grandfather, J. M. Bailey. The body was taken to the parents' home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Monument City, Rev. John H. Eberly officiating. Burial will be in the Monument City Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 20, 1940

C. Berniece (Johnson) Griner, 104, of Warren, IN, passed away at 9:15 PM on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Heritage Pointe in Warren, IN. She was born on Friday, October 13, 1911, in Jackson Twp. Wells Co., IN. She married Homer E. Griner on Saturday, June 17, 1944. Mrs. Griner was a 1930 graduate of Roll High School and was also a graduate of Marion College, now known as Indiana Wesleyan University, in Marion, IN. She retired from teaching at Darrough Chapel School in Kokomo where she had taught the 3rd grade after 35 years of service. She had formerly taught at Van Buren, Gas City, and Kokomo schools. She was a member of I.S.T.A. Loving Survivors Include: Step Son - Bob Griner, NJ., Nieces and Nephews- Marjorie Michaud, Hartford City, IN., Max Glancy, Hartford City, IN., Beverly Malott, Montpelier, IN., John Glancy, Hartford City, IN., Jim Glancy, Hartford City, IN., Sharon Roush, Montpelier, IN., Phil Glancy, Hartford City, IN., and several Great Nieces and Nephews. She was preceded in death by her Husband - Homer E. Griner, Father - Abijah Dehaven Johnson, Mother - Maggie Belle (Byall) Johnson, Sister - Helen Glancy, Nephew - Ray Glancy, and Niece - Joan Irving. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W. Windsor St. Montpelier, IN on Wednesday April 27, 2016 from 6:00PM to 8:00 PM. A service to celebrate her life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home on Thursday April 28, 2016 at the convenience of her family with Ginny Soultz officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens in Kokomo. Preferred Memorials: Blackford County Animal Shelter C/O Pam Bonham, PO Box 70, Hartford City, IN 47348. Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier. Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com
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Calvin Grover, 92, of Bluffton, IN, passed away at 11:05 AM on Sunday, May 07, 2017 at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton, IN. He was born on Friday, December 26, 1924, in Chester Township, IN. He married Billie (Berry) Grover on Saturday, August 13, 1949 in Montpelier, Indiana. Calvin was a 1942 graduate of Chester Center High School. He retired in 1987 from Borg Warner in Muncie, IN. He was a former resident of Chester Township before moving to Ft. Wayne, IN in 1994. He was a member of the U.A.W. Local #287 in Muncie, IN. He was a past commander & a member of the Millard-Brown American Legion Post #156 in Montpelier, IN. He was also a member of the Montpelier Masonic Lodge #600 F & A.M. He was a WWII veteran serving in the U.S. Navy where he served on the SS Beecher Island Ship and had crossed the Equator on July 27, 1945.Military Graveside rite conducted by the U.S. Navy. Loving Survivors Include: Sons - Monty (wife, Susie) Grover, Plainfield, IN, Thomas (wife, Connie) Grover, Bluffton, IN, Marty (wife, Andrea) Grover, Bluffton, IN, Grandchildren- Kevin (Carrie) Grover, Greg (Sherry) Grover, Bret (Brandy) Grover, Adam (Jennifer) Grover, Geoff Grover, Derrick (Kaci) Grover , 10 Great Grandchildren, and Sister in law- Norma Berry. He was preceded in death by his Wife - Billie Grover, Father - Jack Grover, Mother - Gladys Gruver, Half Brother - Edgar Gruver, Upland, IN, and Half Brother - Delmar Gruver. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W Windsor St Montpelier on Tuesday, May 09, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A Masonic service will be at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, May 09, 2017. A service to celebrate his life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 with the Jeff Lemler officiating. Interment will follow in the Brookside Memorial Park in Montpelier. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the U.S. Navy and the Millard Brown American Legion. Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier. Online condolences may be made atwww.glancyfuneralhomes.com
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Patricia I. Grover, 85, of Poneto, IN, passed away at 1:03 PM on Friday, August 26, 2016 at Heritage Pointe in Warren, IN. She was born on Thursday, April 30, 1931, in Wells County, IN. Patty was a graduate of Rockcreek High School in Wells Co. She had been a Wells Co. farmer for most of her life and she and her brother, Fred, operated a seed business for many years. Loving Survivors Include: Cousins - Jerry (Dorothy) Baker, Laporte, IN, Herbert (Phyllis) Grover, Warren, IN, and Special Friend - Ellen Buckland, Warren, IN. She was preceded in death by her Parents- Marion C. & Myrtle (Baker) Grover and Brother-Fred Grover. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home 203 N Matilda St. Warren on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A service to celebrate Patty's life will be at Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 1, 2016 with the Chaplain Gerald Moreland officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Warren. Preferred memorials: Family Life Care, 108 S. Jefferson St., Berne, IN 46711 or Donor's Favorite Charity. Arrangements are being handled by Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home in Warren. Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com
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Bluffton, Jan. 9 - Mrs. Eliza J. Harley, 78, of Indianapolis, died at the Wells County Hospital here today a few hours after she had been admitted as a patient. A son, Harold, resides in Indianapolis. The body was returned to that city.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

LaGrange, Jan. 9 - Mrs. Jane Harris, 86, died this morning at her home in LaGrange of pneumonia. She had been bedfast since October 22, when she fell and fractured her right arm and sprained one ankle. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ida Wert of LaGrange and Mrs. Rosa Frick of near Angola; four sons, William Harris of LaGrange, Wesley of Wolcottville, Miles, Morkey, Mich., and Peter of Kalamazoo, Mich. and one brother, John Rugg of Valentine. The body is at Caton Brothers Funeral Home.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940
LaGrange, Jan. 10 - Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Harris, 86, will be held Thursday at 2 pm at Caton Brothers Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lawrence J. Beaver of the Church of God officiating. Burial will be in Woodruff Cemetery, southeast of LaGrange.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Robert Heath, one of the oldest settlers of Tippecanoe County, died at his home in Lafayette last Sunday in his 78th year.
Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana; August 31, 1882, p. 2
Contributed by Karen Zach

Columbia City, Jan. 21 - Kenneth Lee Herald, 25, died suddenly today at his home here. Dr. Park Huffman of South Whitley, Coroner of Whitley County, investigated and said death was caused by coronary occlusion. He was employed at the Blue Belle Factory here. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary Wolf Herald; one daughter, Arlene Fay; his father, George Edward Herald of Marshall County, O.; his mother, Mrs. Henry Breisch of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Ray and Miss Ruby Herald of this city and two brothers, Orville and Virgil Herald of this city. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the U. B. Church here with burial in South Park Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 22, 1940

Angola, Jan. 9 - Charles W. Holland, 58, proprietor of the Holland Heating and Plumbing Co. here, died tonight at his home here following an illness of one year. He had resided here for 10 years. Prior to that time, he resided in Indianapolis. He is survived by his widow and one sister, Mrs. Cora Hauck of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Klink Funeral Home. Burial will be in Circle City Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Lutheran Hospital officials received word yesterday afternoon of the death of Miss Anna M. Holtman, former superintendent of nurses at East St. Louis, Ill., where she was superintendent of the Christian Welfare Hospital. Funeral services and burial will be held Monday, 2 pm at Seymour, Miss Holtman's birthplace. Hospital officials said Miss Holtman was graduated from the school of nursing in 1911. She left Fort Wayne in 1931 to accept her post at East St. Louis.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 28, 1940

Mrs. Otto Homeyer, former local resident, died at her home in Glendale, Cal., according to word received here yesterday by her brother-in-law, Albert Homeyer of 1827 Hale Avenue. Survivors include the husband. Funeral services and burial will take place today at Glendale.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Huntington, Jan. 10 - Friends here have been notified of the death of Mrs. Otto Homier at her home in San Bernardino, Cal., yesterday. She had been an invalid several years. The family left Huntington about 12 years ago. Surviving are the husband; a son, Donald, San Bernardino; a daughter, Mrs. Ezra West, Colton, Cal., and four grandchildren.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Edward W. Hoog, 39, died at 3:30 o'clock Thursday morning at his home in Howe. He formerly lived in Bluffton, moving to Howe 12 years ago. Survivors include the widow, Grace; four children, Milford, Robert and Miss Anna Ruth Hoog of this city and George Hoog of Howe; one grandchild and a brother, John H. Hoog of near Bluffton. Funeral services and burial will take place Saturday.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 12, 1940

Wabash, Jan. 13 - Funeral services for Sherman Huff, prominent Wabash County farmer who died suddenly of a heart attack sometime about noon Friday at his home just east of Wabash, will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian Church; Rev. Fred W. Wolff, pastor, will have charge. Burial will be in Matlock Cemetery. Mr. Huff was a native of Wabash County. Mr. Huff had lived on the farm where he died for more than 70 years, having moved there with his parents as a small baby. He had been an active member of the Christian Church for many years.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 14, 1940

Mrs. Mary HYLER died Thursday night at 12 o'clock, aged 66 years. She leaves to mourn the loss her husband, Jacob Hyler and three children: Frank, Mabel and Clarence. Funeral will be announced later.
Terre Haute Daily Tribune, Vigo County, IN; 1 Oct 1915
Contributed by Karen Zach

James Johnson, 87, of Bluffton passed away Wednesday morning, January 31, 2018, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton. He was born on January 8, 1931 in Leslie County, Kentucky to Henry & Eva (Howard) Johnson. Jim worked as a coal miner in Leslie County and retired from Sterling Casting in Bluffton in 1993, after working almost 25 years. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. On August 6, 1952, Jim married Patty Lou (Miller) at the Liberty Center United Methodist Church. They shared 53 years together before she preceded him in death on November 11, 2005. Jim was an avid NASCAR fan, enjoyed watching football, basketball, spending time outdoors, fishing, loved blue grass music and spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include his 4 children; Jeff Johnson of Greenfield, Shirley Johnson of Tucson, AZ, Rhonda (Mike Richardson) Johnson of Bluffton and Kevin (Allie) Johnson of Uniondale. He was a loving grandpa to 19 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister Betty Farley and a brother Billy Ray Johnson, both of Hyden, KY, and a daughter-in-law Mary Jo Johnson of Bluffton. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Patty, a daughter Cathy Doublin, a son James P. "Jimmy" Johnson, a grandson Edward "Eddie" Doublin and a daughter-in-law Sharon Johnson along with three brothers; a twin, John Johnson, Leamon Johnson and Bobby Joe Johnson and two infant sisters; Edna Faye and Marcella Johnson. A Service to celebrate Jim's life will be held at 5 P.M. on Saturday (February 3, 2018) at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Calling hours will be held from 12 Noon to 5 P.M. on Saturday prior to the service. A graveside service will take place at 3 P.M. on Monday (February 5, 2018) at Grassy Gap Cemetery located in the mountains of Leslie County, Kentucky. Memorials may be made to the family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton
Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home online obit (accessed 2/1/2018)

Bronson, Mich., Jan. 9 - James N. Kavanaugh, 80, well-known farmer, died at his home near here yesterday after an illness of a month. Kavanaugh was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Surviving is one sister, Miss Katherine Kavanaugh of this place. Services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock with Rev. M J. Tabor officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Roann - Jan 10, Funeral services for Henry David Keim, father of Mrs. Harvey Provine of near Roann, were held this afternoon at the Emterprise Church in Deedsville. Burial was in the church cemetery. Keim died Sunday night. He was 82 years old.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Wendell B. King, 75, of Bluffton, IN, passed away at 2:25 PM on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on Wednesday, December 24, 1941, in Warren, IN. He married Linda Banter on Saturday, March 11, 1967 in Warren; together the two have shared 50 years of marriage. Wendell was a 1959 graduate of Warren High School. He served in the US Army and was stationed in Germany from 1964-1966. He received the good conduct and Army commendation medals. Wendell retired from Dana in Ft. Wayne, after 30 years of service. He made a patent while at Dana. After retirement Wendell went into several different business ventures. He started King Park Development, where he bought and sold businesses. He loved spending time with his family and always looked forward to their yearly family vacations to Daytona, FL. He was a 30 year season ticket holder for Indiana Basketball. Wendell was an avid coin collector, enjoyed going to the Indy 500 and raising cattle. Wendell and Linda attend Epworth United Methodist Church in Bluffton. Loving survivors include: Wife - Linda (Banter) King, Bluffton, IN, Daughter - Lora (Eric) Dettmer, Zanesville, IN, Son - Chris (Melanie) King, Atkinson, NC, Grandchildren - Ashton (Jessie) Click, Bluffton, IN, Logan Dettmer, Zanesville, IN, Lesley Dettmer, Zanesville, IN, Henry King, Atkinson, NC and Great Grandson - Zander Click, Bluffton, IN. He was preceded in death by his: Father - Russell K. King, Mother - Wilma Virginia (Keffer) King, Sister - Carolyn Harris, and Brothers - Gene King, Ron King and Gary King. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home 203 N Matilda St. Warren on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A service to celebrate Wendell's life will be at Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 27, 2017 with Rev. Marlene Ellis, Tony Garton and Rev. Larry Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Warren. Preferred memorials: Epworth United Methodist Church, 1204 W. Cherry St., Bluffton, IN 46714. Arrangements are being handled by Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home in Warren.
Glancy Funeral Homes online obit (accessed 5/24/2017)

Clarence Vance Knight, 41, a salesman for the R. M. Kaough Company of this city for the last 21 years, died of heart disease about 4:45 pm yesterday at his home, 1015 Pasadena Drive. He was widely known in Fort Wayne and vicinity, served in the World War and was a member of the American Legion Post at Bluffton and the United Commercial Travelers. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Ida Ludwig Knight; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oras A. Knight of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. L. O. Pope of this city and Mrs. Vesta Wrenne of Altanta, Ga.; three brothers, E. Wendell Knight and Detrich Knight of this city and Neil H. Knight of Newcastle. The body was taken to Klaehn & Sons Funeral Home.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 22, 1940

Crash Victim's Rites Arranged
Wabash, Jan. 9 - Funeral services for Mrs. Deloris Harvey Land, 32, who was killed in an automobile accident near Peru early on Sunday morning, will be held aqt 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Wire Funeral Home here with Rev. J. A. Smeltzer of the Church of the Brethren in charge. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery. Mrs. Land, who was born in Wabash, is survived by her parents, seven brothers, all of Wabash and one sister in Chicago, as well as two daughters who were visiting here with their grandmother at the time of their mother's death.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

LaGrange, Jan. 13 - Samuel Large, 76, a native of LaGrange died Friday night in a hospital in Green Castle. His only survivor is a sister, Mrs. Burton Hart of LaGrange. The body is being brought to Caton Brothers Funeral Home.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 14, 1940

Bernard B. Leazier, 38, resident of Fort Wayne until three years ago, died at 10 o'clock Friday morning at his home in Lansing, Mich. Survivors include the widow, Mildred; two children, Bonnie Lee and Perry James Leazier, all of Lansing; the father, Charles Leazier of this city; five brothers, James and Pearl living in Michigan and Ed, Don and Lester Leazier of this city and two sisters, Mrs. Florence Driver and Mrs. William Peterson, both of Lansing. The body will be brought here tonight and will be taken to the home of Donald Leazier, 718 Runnion Avenue at 7:30 pm. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the North Side Missionary Church on Lillian Avenue; Rev. Cyril Eicher officiating. Burial will be in Eel River Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 13, 1940

Ft. Recovery, O., Jan. 15 - Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Lennartz, 79, who died of pneumonia today at her home at St. Peter, will be held Thursday at 10 am at the St. Peter Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Gustave; three sons, Henry, William and ben Lennartz of near Ft. Recovery; one daughter, Mrs. August Link of near St. Henry; 17 grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Ben Schmittmeyer of Celina and Mrs. Kate Putoff of Coffeyville, Kan.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 16, 1940

Auburn, Jan. 27 - Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Lockwood, 74, who died here yesterday, will be held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Dilgard Funeral Home with Rev. Joseph Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 28, 1940

Norma J. Lodge, 87, of Marion, IN, passed away at 7:48 AM on Wednesday, August 03, 2016 at Marion General Hospital in Marion, IN. She was born on Wednesday, April 03, 1929, in Wells Co. IN. Norma had spent her early years in Chester Twp. (Wells Co.) She graduated from Chester Center High School in 1947. She was the last living member of her graduating class. Norma had worked at Kmart and also was a caregiver for the elderly. She was a member of the Amvets in Marion. Loving Survivors Include: Daughters - Beth (Ed) Haiflich, Ossian, IN, Jan (Richard) Greenfield, Nashville, TN, - Kelly (Jeff) Slusser, Hartford City, IN, Son - Wayne (Terry) Douglas, Marion, IN, Step Son- Rodney Lodge, Brothers - Don (Irene) Feltt, Montpelier, IN, Robert "Duke" Feltt, Montpelier, IN, Sister-in-law - Joan Feltt, Bluffton, IN, 15 Grandchildren, several Great Grandchildren, and 1 Great Great Grandchild. She was preceded in death by her Father - William H. "Ted" Feltt, Mother - Glenna W. (Keesling) Feltt, 1st Husband - Talmadge Douglas, 2nd Husband - Robert Lodge, Son - Dennis Atkinson, and Brother - Wayne Feltt. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W Windsor St Montpelier on Sunday, August 07, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. A service to celebrate Norma's life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 08, 2016 with Pastor Tom Fett officiating. Interment will follow in the Estates of Serenity in Marion. Preferred memorials: Disabled American Veterans. Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier. Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com
Glancy Funeral Homes online obit (accessed 8/8/2016)

Mitchell, Ind April 4 - Sunday morning George Logan was found dead in bed. He was 80 years old and was a resident of this place for many years. Heart disease caused his death. Prof. GN Logan, superintendent of public schools here is a son of the deceased
Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Montgomery County, IN; 4 April 1892
Contributed by Karen Zach

Auburn, Jan. 24 - Charles Luce, 84, died early this morning of pneumonia at the Souder Hospital here. He is survived by his widow, one brother, Loren of Dunkirk and one sister, Mrs. Mary Bartlow of Cleveland. Funeral services are incomplete.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 25, 1940

(Handwritten date: Wednesday, December 18, 1940)
FUNERAL FOR RELATIVE OF LOCAL PERSONS ARRANGED FOR FRIDAY
Harley Lugibihl, age about 61, who has many relatives residing here, passed away at his home in Beaverdam, Ohio, this morning according to a message received by Menno Burkhalter. Mr. Lugibihl's father was a brother of the late Mrs. Peter Burkhalter of this place. The cause of death was attributed to a heart ailment of which he had been suffering for several months. He suffered several severe attacks. The decedent was born near Bluffton, Ohio, the son of Adam D. and Emma Reed Lugibihl and was married to Miss Ada Stuckey on October 25, 1905, in Olds, Iowa. He formerly operated a large hardware store in Bluffton and more recently an antique shop in Beaverdam. Mrs. Lugibihl is an artist and cover designer for various magazines. Surviving is his wife, a daughter, Kathleen, chemist in the Michael Reese hospital in Chicago, and a brother, Myron of near Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a sister, Mrs. Edith Mann Bluffton, Ohio. His parents and son, Junior, preceded. Funeral services will be conducted at the Bluffton Mennonite church Friday at 2:00. Burial in Bluffton.
buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Allen County, IN
Adams County Historical Museum, 1940 Scrapbook, image 183
Transcribed by Karin King

Mrs. Hilda Madden, 41, of 319 McKinney Avenue died at 10:15 pm Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital of complications following an operation two weeks ago. A native of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Madden was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, John Madden; a son, Paul; a daughter, Phyllis; three sisters, Mrs. Carl Beck and Mrs. Dallas Broxon, both of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Pearl Stritmatter of Detroit. The body was taken to Mungovan & Sons Funeral Home.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 21, 1940

Ash Collector Ends Own Life - Former Contractor, 50 Dies in Garage
The body of Joseph Madden, 50, a former cement contractor, was found suspended from a rope in a garage back of the family residence, 432 East Leith Street about 8:10 pm yesterday by Mrs. Madden and her sister, Mrs. Edith Godfrey, who lives next door. Dr. A. P. Hattendorf, Allen County Coroner, returned a verdict of suicide by handing after an investigation of the case with Plainclothes Officers William Morgan and Walter Davis. Death had occurred about 8 pm Dr. Hattendorf estimated. Relatives reported that Madden had been despondent over unemployment and financial difficulties but had aroused no suspicion that he contemplated suicide. Madden, a former worker in the Pennsylvania Railroad Shops here, had been collecting ashes over the city in recent months with a light truck. He was heard to drive the machine into the garage about 7:45 pm. Members of the family noticed the lights switched off in the building 10 minutes later and when he did not make an appearance, made a search. Officials said it was apparent that Madden had climbed to the roof of the truck and attached a length of thick rope to a rafter and about his throat. He then stepped off the truck. Officers James Smith, Ralph Bubb, Frank Conroy and Arthur Shull found one of the victim's legs on the running board of the truck and the other just touching the floor. The rope was cute and the suicide victim was carried outside where an examination showed him to be dead. The body was taken to Mungovan & Sons Mortuary at the conclusion of the coroner's investigation. Mr. Madden, a lifelong resident of the city, was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and served in the United States Navy during the World War. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Catherine; a daughter, LaVerne Madden of this city, four brothers, John, James and Leo Madden of this city and Jerome Madden of Stanhope, N.Y. and a half-brother, Frank Kilroy of this city; and two sisters, Mrs. Peter Flannery of this city and Mrs. Lawrence Goodlad of Berkeley, Cal.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

MRS. MAX BAYLESS' MOTHER, 85, DIES
Mother of Mrs. Max (Frances) Bayless of Bluffton Route 1, Mrs. Nellie J. Mannix, 85, of Hartford City Route 4 died at 11 a.m. Sunday at Cooper Rest Home, where she had been a patient the past 1 1/2 years. A daughter of Andrew and Virginia Florence Cole, she was born May 30, 1888 in Ohio. Her marriage to James N. Mannix, who is deceased, took place June 30, 1910 in Blackford County. Mrs. Mannix was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Hartford City. Other survivors include two grandsons and one great-grandson. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the Keplinger Funeral Home in Hartford City, where services at 2 p.m. Tuesday will be in charge of Dr. Roy Turley. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery at Hartford City.
News Banner, Wells County, Indiana; May 20, 1974
Contributed by Karin King

Funeral services for Paul E. Martin, 75, of Maples Road, located on route 1, Monroeville, father of Gerald Martin of Decatur, will be held at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday in Marquart funeral home, Monroeville, and 10 a.m. in St. Rose Catholic Church, Monroeville. He died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired farmer and lived his entire life on the same farm. Survivors include his wife, Clara; two sons, Gerald of Decatur, and Leo of near Monroeville; four daughters, Mrs. Marvene Zuber, Mrs. Joan Bauman and Mrs. Maxine Sternberger, all of fort Wayne, and Mrs. Geraldine Kline of route 1, Monroeville; and two sisters, Mrs. Eulalia Dawson of Monroeville and Mrs. Louise Arnold of Hicksville, O. Rosary services will be held at 8:15 p.m. today and burial will be in the church cemetery.
[buried Monroeville, Allen County, IN]
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Monday, March 17, 1975
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Bonnie McAfee, 84, of Bluffton passed away on Tuesday evening, October 17, 2017, at Signature Health Care in Bluffton. Bonnie was born on September 16, 1933 in Huntington, Indiana to Herman A. & Pearl L. (Crago) McGinness. She graduated from Huntington High School. She worked for many years in home health care and as a nanny. She married Wayne E. McAfee and he precedes her in death in 1992. Survivors include her children: Greg McAfee of Bluffton, Brenda (Mike) Marckel of Angola, Tina Crago of Fort Wayne and Sam (Margaret) McAfee of Bluffton, along with 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and a brother in Arizona. She is preceded in death by a grandson Mike Schlichter, 3 brothers: Paul, Robert and Donald McGinness and a sister Ruth Owen. A graveside service will take place at 3:00 P.M. on Friday (October 20, 2017) at Zion Cemetery in Huntington. Pastor Les Cantrell will officiate. Memorials may be made to the Connecting Center in Bluffton. Funeral arrangements have been entrust to the care of the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton.
Thoma/Rich, Lemler Home online obit (accessed 12/19/2017)

Pleasant Lake, Jan. 22 - Frank McConnel, 57, native of Van Wert County, O. died yesterday at his home near here. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Rozella McConnel; two brothers, John and Caleb McConnel of Fort Wayne and one sister, Mrs. Adema Kelly of Edgerton. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 am at the Methodist Church at Hudson with Rev. Sweeney of Arcola, Rev. Maynard of Pleasant Lake and Rev. Kegerreis of Hudson officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery at Van Wert. The Swank Funeral Home of Ashley is in charge of arrangements.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 23, 1940

Florence C. Koenemann Meyer, 63, of 4424 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne, a native of Adams county, died at 2:30 a.m. today at her residence, following an illness of several months. She was a member of the Trinity English Lutheran Church. Born in Adams County on Feb. 17, 1912, she was a daughter of Henry and Emma Wischmeyer Koenemann, and was married on Aug. 16, 1947, to Ralph E. Meyer, who survives. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Karl (Helen) Feiertag of rural route, LaGrange; Mrs. Hubert (Alvena) Roe of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Richard (Kathleen) Fishering of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Elmer Koenemann of Miami, Fla., and Norbert Koenemann of Hoagland; and three grandchildren. One daughter, Sally Hill, died Sept. 1, 1968, and one sister sand one brother also preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at the Elzey-Dickey, Haggard funeral home, Waynedale, with Rev. Richard Frazier officiating. Burial will be in the Greenlawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home in Waynedale from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 and 7 to 0 p.m. on Sunday. Local arrangements re being handled by Zwick funeral home.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Friday, March 14, 1975
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Kenneth L. Meyer, 82, of Montpelier, IN,(Chester Twp.) passed away at 6:22 AM on Thursday, August 04, 2016 at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton, IN. He was born on Sunday, September 10, 1933, in Wells County, IN. He married Janet Sue (Hart) Meyer on Saturday, August 15, 1959 in Dunkirk, IN. Kenneth was a lifetime resident of Wells Co. He was a 1951 graduate of Chester Center High School. Kenneth had been a Chester Twp. farmer. He was one of the founding members of the 5 Points School. He retired from 3-M in Hartford City. He was a member of Grover-Sheets American Legion in Bluffton. Kenneth enjoyed fishing, being in the woods, welding, gardening, and most of all spending time with his family. Loving Survivors Include: Wife - Janet Sue (Hart) Meyer, Montpelier, IN, Daughters - Kathy (Mike) Painter, Ossian, IN, Susan (Doug) Newhouse, Fort Wayne, IN, Melanie (Ken) Baumeister, Canton, MI, Jenny (Jim) Hiester, Bluffton, IN, Sisters - Pat Dobson, Bluffton, IN, Karon Bothast, Bluffton, IN, Brother - Galen Meyer, Ellington, FL, 9 Grandchildren, and 3 Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his Father - Glenn A. Meyer, Mother - Gladys M. (Sills) Meyer, Brother - Fred Meyer, and Sister - Joan Shannon. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W Windsor St Montpelier on Saturday, August 06, 2016 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A service to celebrate Kenneth's life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W Windsor St Montpelier at 2:00 PM on Monday, August 08, 2016 with the Pastor Dewey Zent officiating. Interment will follow in the St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Montpelier. Preferred memorials: Friends of Five Points School, Inc. Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier. Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com
Glancy Funeral Homes online obit (accessed 8/6/2016)

Milford, Jan. 9 - Mrs. Louise A. Middaugh, 78, died last night at her home here of a heart ailment which had kept her bedfast for three months. She had been a resident of Milford for 45 years. Surviving are one daughter, Miss Stella Middaugh, at home; and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Humphrey of Syracuse. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Middaugh home with Rev. Arthur W. McDevit of the Ball Universalist Church of Muncie officiating; Rev. Walter W. Krider, pastor of the Milford United Methodist Church will assist. Burial will be in the Milford Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Bluffton, Jan. 9 - Mrs. F. J. Summers of Ossian received word today of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Belle Summers Miller, 79, native of Wells County at the home of a son, Tony Miller, near Mendon, O. She died of a heart seizure and was found dead in bed. She was the widow of Silas Miller. Besides the son, one daughter, Mrs. Ira Bogart, near Mendon, also survives. Funeral services will be held at Mendon at 2 pm Wednesday and will be at that place.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Franklin Simon Morningstar, 57, a former resident of Geneva, died Wednesday in Byrdstown, Tenn., after suffering an apparent heart attack. He had been employed for several years as a truck driver before failing health forced early retirement. Survivors include his wife Esta Rhule-Morningstar; and two sisters, Mrs. Walter (Esther) Wheeler, and Mrs. Jack (Helen) Norton, both of Geneva. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
[buried Locust Grove Cem., Clinton Co., KY]
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN Friday, March 21, 1975
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Ernest H. Noble, 85-year-old former Fort Wayne resident died Friday at Los Angeles, Cal., where he had been in ill health the past few months according to word received here. He is survived by five sons, Ralph of Huntertown, Howard of Fort Wayne and Lawrence, Thomas and Paul, all of Los Angeles; two daughters, Ruth and Catherine of Los Angeles. Noble was formerly associated with Western & Southern Life Insurance Company.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 14, 1940

Ney, O., Jan. 26 - Earl Pearce, 48, died of heart disease last night at his home east of Ney. Surviving are the widow; two daughters, Mary Pearce of Bryan and Mrs. Retha Rath of Ney; his father, Sam Pearce, and one brother, Clarence Pearce of Toledo. The body was taken to the Oberlin-Ford Funeral Home at Bryan and will be returned to the residence Saturday evening. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:30 pm at the Ney Church of God with Rev. Shelby Stratton officiating. Burial will be in Ney Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 27, 1940

Lester Orville Pyle, a salesman for Sears Roebuck & Co., died of peritonitis at 12:10 pm Wednesday at the Lutheran Hospital where he was admitted December 30. He resided at 2918 South Wayne Avenue. He was a member of South Wayne U.B. Church and was superintendent of the Junior Department of the South Wayne Sunday School. Survivors include the widow, Nettie Loy Pyle; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Pyle of Portland and a brother, Chester Pyle of Portland. The body was taken to Chalfant-Perry & Pook's Funeral Home and will be removed to the residence at 11 o'clock this morning. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at South Wayne U.B. Church; Rev. Clifford Hollifield officiating. Burial will be in Portland.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Grace D. Ragan, 72, formerly of Fort Wayne, died at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday at her New Haven residence. Born July 27, 1923 in Huntington County, she was a daughter of Christopher C. and Pearl Tryon Wall. Her marriage Dec. 30, 1969 in Fort Wayne, was to Laroy[sic] Ragan, who died Sept. 28, 1976. Mrs. Ragan was employed for 43 years with General Electric in Fort Wayne, retiring in 1983. She was a member of the GE Quarter Century Club and a 1941 graduate of Rock Creek High School, Huntington County. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Kin) Hake of New Haven; three sisters, Jean Working and Mary Lou Sprowl of Markle, and Betty Higgley of Riverton, Wyo.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, with rites at 1 p.m. Friday. Gerald O. Moreland will officiate and entombment will be in Covington Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum. Memorials to the Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 12869,.Fort Wayne, Ind. Myers Funeral Home, Markle, is in charge of arrangements and services. (Dec. 19, 1995)
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Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Eugene Oscar Ramsey, two-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ramsey of 5400 South Webster Street, died at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Hospital. Survivors include the parents and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bannister of this city. The body was removed to D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home. Burial will take place this morning at Prairie Grove Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 11, 1940

Columbia City, Jan. 12 - Funeral services for William Edward Raupfer, 58, prominent business man of this city who died yester at the Linvill Memorial Hospital here, will be held Monday at 8:30 am at the residence and at 9 am at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church with Rev. Francis J. Quinn conducting the funeral mass. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mathilda Adang Raupfer; one son, Benjamin Raupfer of this city; one daughter, Mrs. Clair Reed of this city; two grandchildren and three brothers, Joe P. and Jerome B. Raupfer of Fort Wayne and John H. Raupfer of this city.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 13, 1940

Rev. Edison D. Reynolds, 68, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Medical Center. A native of Berne, he was ordained Oct. 2, 1953 and pastured in Downsville, Tenn., Overpeck, Ohio, Colorado Springs, Colo., the Ossian and Craigville areas and First Missionary Church, Fort Wayne. He was also involved in Boy Scouts for 20 years, receiving the Silver Beaver Award in 1977. Rev. Reynolds served as physical plant administrator at the Fort Wayne Bible College/ Taylor University for 33 years, was ?? of the Fort Wayne Chapter of National Association of ??? Engineers, and was a member of the National Association Physical Plant Administrators. Surviving are his wife, Clara Mae, of Fort Wayne; four sons, ??Lee Reynolds of Syracuse, Timothy Wayne Reynolds ??apolis, Peter Lewis Reynolds of Bourbonnais, Ill., and Rev. ??Bruce Reynolds of Pendleton; two sisters, Ruby Hoffman ??, and Roselyn Cover of Portland; and 16 grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Elzey & Haggard Home for Funerals, and one hour prior to the 11 ?? Saturday at First Missionary Church. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery. Memorials to Missionary Church World Partners and Boy Scouts of America.
[left side is cut off] (February 22, 1995)
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Fred A. Richardson, 79, of Jackson Twp, Wells County, IN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 24, 2016 peacefully at his home after his extended battle with cancer. He was born the oldest of 8 children on Friday, December 18, 1936, in Tazewell, TN to James T. & Ina (Mullins) Richardson. He married Renee' (Lowry) Richardson on Saturday, June 28, 1969 with his three children; Fred Jr., Rebecca and Richard Lee. Fred was a 1954 graduate of Francesville High School in Francesville, IN. After high school he joined the United States Navy, where he served from 1954-1957. He then attended Valparaiso Technical Institute and graduated with a degree in electronics in 1960. He formerly worked at Arvin Industries and attended Purdue University for a short time. He worked for 30 years at GTE in Ft. Wayne before retiring in 1990. Fred lived and farmed in Wells County for 41 years. He enjoyed gardening and woodworking in his free time and was a member of the Warren Church of Christ, where he served as an elder. Fred was adored by his family and was someone who many people looked up to. Loving survivors include: Wife - Renee' (Lowry) Richardson, rural Montpelier, IN, Son - Fred (Sandy) Richardson, Jr., Hartford City, IN, Daughter - Rebecca (Doug) Lithgow, Huntington, IN, Son -Richard Lee Richardson, Ft. Wayne, IN, Daughter - Rachel (Bruce) Schuller, Warren, IN, Son - Roger (Liz) Richardson, Poneto, IN, 12 Grandchildren, 14 Great Grandchildren and 6 siblings . He was preceded in death by his: Father - James T. Richardson, Mother - Ina (Mullins) Richardson and Brother - George Richardson. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Warren Church of Christ 302 North Wayne Street Warren on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A service to celebrate Fred's life will be at Warren Church of Christ at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 30, 2016 with Pastor Ethan Stivers officiating. Interment will follow in the Roseland Cemetery in Francesville, IN. Preferred memorials: Warren Church of Christ, 302 North Wayne Street, Warren 46792. Arrangements are being handled by Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home in Warren.
Glancy Funeral Homes online obit (accessed 8/6/2016)

John Harold Riff, 80, Lake Pansasoffkee, Florida, died this morning, Dec. 22, 1995. He was born in Willshire, Ohio, on March 29, 1915. His wife, Betty Riff, preceded him in death in 1991. Mr. Riff retired in 1973. He had been a farmer and a truck driver at Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp., Linn Grove. Surviving are 2 daughters, Jo An Hinrich, Lewisville, Texas, and ???Bisel, Tampa, Florida; a son, Bill Riff, Lake Panasoffkee, Florida; 2 step- sons, Steven E. Sloan, Sorento, Florida, and Michael J. Sloan, Lewisville, Texas; 9 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by a sister, Mary Owens. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, December 26, in the ??? Funeral Home, Bushnell, Florida. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Cemetery. (no date)
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Tanciel L. "Joe" Roberts, 93, of Bluffton, died at 1:30 a.m. today at Meadowvale Care Center, where he had been a patient since 1987. Death was attributed to Alzheimer's Disease and followed an illness of several years. Born Sept. 17, 1903, in Kirkland, Ga., he was a son of Wilson and Nora Carver Roberts. His marriage to the former Bernice Irene Jackson, who survives, took place Feb. 6, 1926 in Orlando, Fla. Mr. Roberts retired in 1968 after lifetime employment as an auto mechanic. He was a member of the Liberty Center Baptist Church. Surviving, in addition to the wife, are two sons, Richard K. Roberts of Columbia City, and James Roberts of Bluffton; and five grandchildren. Friends may call from 4 to (Cut off) where rites will be officiated by Rev. Karen Ottjes at 10:30 a.m. [rest is cut off] (Saturday, November 25, 1995)
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Auburn, Jan. 12 - Funeral services for Alfred A. Rowland, 76, formerly a postal clerk and active in Masonic work here, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Gerig-Kaylor Funeral Home; Rev. Claude Garrison, pastor of the First Methodist Church will officiate and interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Rowland died Thursday morning at the Dr. Bonnell M. Souder Hospital from a heart attack. He was taken a week ago to the hospital, suffering with pneumonia. His lodge affiliations were with DeKalb Lodge No. 214, F & A M, William Hacker Chapter No. 63, DeKalb Council No. 57, the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite and the I.O.O.F. He was a member of the Auburn Methodist Church. Survivors are the widow; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Rowland Julian of LaPorte; two grandchildren and two step-daughters, Mrs. Dale Connin of Bryan, O., and Mrs. R. Alfred Hayes of Indianapolis.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 13, 1940

Louis F. Rundell, 16 son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Rundell of German Township died Thursday afternoon following an illness of six weeks of Brights disease. Besides his parents he is survived by one brother, Howard. He was a student at South Bend HS. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.
South Bend Times, St. Joseph County, IN; 3 May 1918, p. 10
Contributed by Karen Zach

A native of Bluffton, Roger P. Ryan, 73, died Wednesday at his Fort Wayne residence. Mr. Ryan retired in 1981 after 30 years as an engineer at Navistar and also as owner of Ryan Studio after 40 years. He was a World War 11 Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Victoria A. Ryan of Fort Wayne; four sons, William R. Ryan of Dallas, Texas, and Jeffrey Ryan, Michael Ryan and Scott Ryan, all of South Bend; a daughter, Lisa Ryan of South Bend; a sister, Margaret D. Hochstetler of Dayton, Ohio; and 10 grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Elzey & Haggard Home for Funerals, Waynedale, where rites will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery with military graveside rites. (Nov. 22, 1995)
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Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie A. Schnelker, 54, who died of a stroke of apoplexy at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning at her home at 719 Main Street, New Haven, will be held Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the residence and 9 o'clock at St. John's Catholic Church in New Haven; Rev. William J. Ehrman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be taken home at 10 o'clock this morning from the Harper Funeral Home in New Haven. St. John's Altar Society will meet Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock at the residence for recitation of the rosary. The deceased was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and the Altar Society. Survivors include the husband, William Schnelker; seven daughters, Mrs. Carl Zoeller and Mrs. John Yaggy of this city, Mrs. Harold Van Winkle of the Philippine Islands, Mrs. Charles Weber, Mrs. William Hiatt and Mrs. Phillip Nulf of New haven and Miss Marjorie Schnelker at home; four sons, Harold of this city and Oliver, Robert and Donald Schnelker at home; the mother, Mrs. Barbara Sorg of this city; eight brothers, David, Albert and Charles Sorg of this city, Leonard and Frank of Indianapolis, Aloysius and Anthony Sorg of near this city and William Sorg of Poe; three sisters, The Misses Mary and Dora Sorg of this city and Mrs. Gregory Middendorf of Chicago, and seven grandchildren.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Paul Schulze, 51, a former resident of Fort Wayne died yesterday at his home in East Chicago, where he had been a resident the last 15 years. He was a former employee of the Joslyn Manufacturing Company here and at the time of death was employed by the Hobart Foundry Company. Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. George Neitzold of Boonton, N.J., Mrs. Christ Voldriede of Milwaukee, Mrs. Vern J. Davis and Mrs. Edward Klomp of Fort Wayne; and a brother, William Schulze of Wauwatosa, Wis. The body will be brought here Tuesday for services and interment Wednesday afternoon.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 15, 1940

Hector, Ind April 6 - While out duck hunting Willie Scott, of this place, accidently (sic) discharged his gun. His arm was torn off and he bled to death before assistance could be obtained.
Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Montgomery County, IN; 6 April 1892
Contributed by Karen Zach

Hamilton, Jan. 12 - James Sewell, 83, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hind of Kalkaska, Mich. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:30 pm at the Swift Funeral Home with Rev. A. P. Benjamin officiating. Burial will be in the Hamilton Cemetery. Surviving are the daughter and two grandchildren.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 13, 1940

Ft. Recovery, O., Jan. 21 - William Shroyer, 80, died at 3:40 pm today at his home seven miles north of here. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Flora Sandbeck at home and Mrs. Esther Rabe of near Celina; seven grandchildren; one brother, David Shroyer of near Celina, and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Ickers of near Portland and Mrs. Cora Shroyer of near Celina. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 pm at Washington Chapel Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 22, 1940

Funeral services for Paul Smaltz, former local resident who died at his home in Grand Rapids, Mich., were held in Grand Rapids, with burial there. Survivors include the widow, Lillian; two sons, George S. of Oakland, Cal., and Charles Smaltz of Chicago; three step-children, Bert Tyler of near Cassopolis, Mich., Mrs. Charles Rarrick of this city and Mrs. Alva Middaugh of Nine Mile; 13 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Mr. Rarrick, Mrs. Middaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Waters and Floyd Smaltz of this city attended the funeral services.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 27, 1940

Scott, O., Jan. 14 - Mrs. Gladys Holderly Smith, 37, died last night at her home here. She was a native of Illinois, but had spent most of her life in this community. She was married to Lawrence B. Smith in 1922. Surviving are her husband and her mother, Mrs. C. C. Holderly. Funeral services will he held Tuesday at 2 pm at Asbury Church with burial in Goose Creek Cemetery near Haviland. The Diedrick Funeral Home at Grover Hill is in charge of arrangements.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 15, 1940

Two-day-old William Albert Sorg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Sorg of Marion Township, was buried yesterday at 2:30 o'clock in Hessen Cassel Cemetery. The infant died Friday afternoon of exhaustion. Surviving besides the parents are six sisters, Irene, Margie, Bernadette, Victoria, Jeanette and Eileen, and two brothers, Russell and Ronald all at home.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 28, 1940

Willie, the 12-year-old son of Taylor Stearns, fell dead at his home in North Vernon on Sunday evening. It is thought he burst a blood-vessel while playing. This is the second son in the family that has met with a sudden and mysterious death.
: Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana; August 31, 1882, p. 2
Contributed by Karen Zach

Kenneth Stinson, 89, of Mount Juliet, TN, formerly of Wells Co. IN, passed away at 7:15 PM on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at The Pavilion in Lebanon, TN. He was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1926, in Wells County, IN. He married Peggy Ely on Saturday, February 17, 1951 in Montpelier, IN. Kenneth was a 1944 graduate of Chester High School. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany in WW II receiving an honorable discharge. Kenneth worked as an Engineer for GE and Franklin Electric. He attended the Church of Christ located in Antioch, TN. and had formerly attended the Bluffton Church of the Nazarene. Loving Survivors Include: Wife - Peggy Stinson, Mount Juliet, TN, Son - Robert (Wife, Susan) Stinson, Hermitage, TN, Daughter - Linda (Husband, Harold) Smith, Hermitage, TN, Grandsons - Matthew (Wife, Sonya) Stinson, Andrew (Wife, Alison) Stinson, Granddaughters - Amanda Stinson, Kristi (Husband, Jon) Reynolds, Tonya (Husband, James) Drake, Great Grandchildren - Nate Dixon, Landon Stinson, McKenzie Stinson, Lia Stinson, Ethan Byrd, Lindsey Reynolds, Mason Reynolds, Nolan Reynolds, Ellie Drake, Andrew Drake, Sister - Anna Jane Hamilton, Bluffton, IN, and Sister - Nellie Sleppy, Poneto, IN. He was preceded in death by his Father - Roy E. Stinson, Mother - Maudie M. Kingen, and Sisters - Martha Haines, and Sarah Lou Garrett, Muncie, IN. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W. Windsor St. Montpelier, IN. on Saturday, June 25, 2016 from 9:00AM to11:00 AM. A service to celebrate Kenneth's life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM with Dewey Zent officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Warren, IN. Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier. Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com
Glancy Funeral Homes online obit (accessed 6/28/2016)

South Whitley, Jan. 12 - Mrs. Frances Annetta Striggle, 74, died at 5 o'clock this afternoon at her home near Collamer, Cleveland Township. Survivors include the husband, Albert; three children, Paul Striggle and Mrs. Lloyd Seibert of Cleveland Township and Miss Alpha Striggle at home. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Church of God at Collamer. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Miller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 13, 1940

Audrey L. Stroud, 81, of Montpelier, IN, passed away at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at her residence in Montpelier. She was born on Saturday, June 30, 1934, in Wells County, IN. She married Billy Stroud on Tuesday, December 31, 1957 in Montpelier, IN. Audrey was a 1952 graduate of Montpelier High School, where she was in the Honor Society. She attended the Montpelier Church of the Nazarene. She had worked at the Montpelier Glove Co., Coffel's Family Market, and was bookkeeper at G.C. Murphy in Bluffton. Audrey was a member of Just-A-Mere Home Economics. She enjoyed sewing, and watching the Pacers. Loving Survivors Include: Husband - Billy Stroud, Montpelier, IN., Sons - John (Lori) Stroud, Montpelier, IN., and Tim (Mary Jo) Stroud, Hartford City, IN., Daughter - Laura (Tony) Cook, Hartford City, IN., Granddaughters - Mindy Harvey, Knoxville, TN., Casey Moon, Hartford City, IN., Cara M. Heavenridge, Greenville, S.C., Grandsons - J. Wesley Stroud, Montpelier, IN.,Travis L. Stroud, Poland, IN., Andrew W. Stroud, Fort Wayne, IN., Great Grandchildren - Trenton Harvey, Maebry Harvey, Myla Harvey, and Carter Moon. She was preceded in death by her Father - Samuel Risinger, Mother - Velma (Evans) Risinger, and Brother - Melvin Risinger. Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home, 109 W Windsor St, Montpelier, on Thursday, January 28, 2016 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. A service to celebrate Audrey's life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 29, 2016 with the Pastor Steve Rogers officiating. Interment will follow in the Brookside Memorial Park in Montpelier. Preferred memorials: Blackford County Homemakers 4-H Extension Club, 119 N. High St. Hartford City, IN. Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier. Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com
Glancy Funeral Homes online obit (accessed 1/27/2016)

Warsaw, Jan. 9 - Mrs. Alta Tom, 52, of Syracuse, died today at the McDonald Hospital. She had been in a diabetic coma since December 16. Several children survive.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

Indianapolis, Ind Aug 1 - Ex-Sheriff William S. Tower, a prominent republican and respected citizen of Switzerland County died Friday afternoon at Vevay of heart trouble.
Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Montgomery County, IN; 1 August 1891
Contributed by Karen Zach

Defiance, O., Jan. 11 - Mrs. Mary Fisher Trumppower, 81, who for a long time many years ago helped operate a packet on the old Miami and Erie Canal through here, died Wednesday at her home here where she had resided the last 25 years. She is survived by a brother, Steman Burnett, Fergus Fall, Minn.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 12, 1940

Maria Stein, O., Jan. 13 - Funeral services for F. T. Vehorn, 56, who died of heart disease this morning at his home here, will be held Tuesday at 9am at St. John's Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Rose Westgerdes Vehorn and four sisters, Mrs. Emma Leising of Dayton, Mrs. Christena Clune of St. Rose and Mrs. Rosa Thobe and Mrs. Philomena Bruns of Maria Stein.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 14, 1940

Seymour, Ind. July 8 - Everitt Via, 22 year old balloonist of Indianapolis, fell 300 feet to his death here this evening when the third parachute in his triple leap from a balloon failed to open. Via fell head-first in an open field. The body was buried two feet in the ground. Via, who was employed by Oscar Ruth of Indianapolis, struggled to cut the last cord to open the float. The parachute opened after he struck the ground. In his jump on Friday and yesterday Via had the same difficulty with the third float but managed to cut the cord successfully.
Greencastle Herald, Putnam County, Indiana; 9 July 1928, p. 4
Contributed by Karen Zach

Auburn, Jan. 26 - DeKalb County relatives have received word of the death of Mrs. Edward Wherley of Sedan at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ben Thomson of Mishawaka, last night. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Ettinger Funeral Home in Waterloo, Rev. Earnest Llewellyn of Roanoke will officiate and interment will be in Fairfield Center Cemetery. The husband and two daughters, Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. Charles Howard of Waterloo, survive.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 27, 1940

Wabash, Jan. 27 - Funeral services for Mrs. St. Agnes Wick; who died suddenly at her home here on Friday, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Wire Funeral Home. Rev. Charles J. A. Scholl of St. Bernard's Catholic Church will have charge of the services. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 28, 1940

Rockford, O., Jan. 15 - Funeral services will be held at the Rockford Methodist Church Tuesday morning for Dr. J. O. Wickerham, 75, retired Rockford physician who died at the Van Wert Hospital Sunday, following a fall at his home Friday night in which he suffered a broken hip. Surviving are one daughter, Irene Wickerham, Rockford, and four brothers and two sisters. The body will be taken to Seaman for burial in the Locust Grove Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 16, 1940

Wabash, Jan. 9 - William H. Worrell, 86, who had been a resident in and near Wabash for the past 60 years, died Monday at the home of a son, Harry Worrell; with whom he had lived for several years. He was a member of the United Brethren Church. Surviving are two sons, Harry and Guy of Wabash, one brother, Emmanuel Worrell of Muncie and several grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Jones Funeral Home with Burial in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Roann.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 10, 1940

JOHN ZUBER, 72, DIES WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for John Zuber, 72, retired railroader who died at 6 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home at 1706 Maumee Avenue following a year's illness, will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the residence and at 9 o'clock at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas M. Conroy officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. Friends may view the body at Mungovan & Sons Mortuary until Friday afternoon, when it will be returned to the residence. Mr. Zuber retired five years ago as a foreman on the Pennsylvania Railroad East Car Shops. He was employed by the railroad for 42 years. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Pennsylvania Volunteer Relief Corps. Born near Hessen Cassel, he had resided here nearly all his life. Survivors include the widow, Mary; six daughters, The Misses Ethel and Beatrice Zuber, at home, both employees of the classified advertising department of the Journal-Gazette, and Mrs. Thomas Bunch, Mrs. Orba Miller, Mrs. Albert Harber and Mrs. Glenn Miller, all of this city; three sons, Howard and Gerome Zuber at home and Arthur Zuber of Toledo, O., and two grandchildren.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN); January 25, 1940