Jacob Adams, residing near Morgantown, an old pioneer of Morgan County is dead of lagrippe. He was aged 78. He settled in that county in 1829.
Indianapolis News, Marion County, Indiana; 24 August 1891, p. 6
Contributed by Karen Zach

Fred C. Ahrens, aged 53, 2508 Pleasant avenue, died Sunday night at 10:40 o'clock at the Lutheran Hospital. He had been an employee of the Fort Wayne Engineering Company. Surviving are one daughter, Miss Norma, at home; four (sic -three) sisters, Mrs. Mary Busche, Mrs. Elizabeth Busche (sic - Brueck), Mrs. Minnie Schlaudroff, and Miss Norma Ahrens (sic - was daughter not sister); four brothers, George, Louis, Henry, Carl, all of this city. He was a member of the St Paul's Lutheran Church. Funeral services will be held at Klaehn and Sons' Funeral Home Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock and at 2 o'clock at the St Paul's Lutheran Church, with the Rev Jacob Miller and the Rev Paul Miller officiating. Burial in Concordia Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; October 22, 1928
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mary J. Albert, 93, of Peru, died at 12:55 pm Thursday at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru. Among survivors is a son, William of Fort Wayne. Services at 1 pm Saturday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, with calling there from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm today. Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 1, 1985, Page 4C
Contributed by Jim Cox

James Alexander, retired merchant of Marshall, Ind., was returning home from a rally at Rockville, when his buggy collided with a double team and he was instantly killed. The three men driving the double team were severely injured.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 27 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Rev. David R. Armitage of Delaware County is dead of apoplexy. Saturday night he retired, apparently in usual health and he was found dead by his wife. The deceased was prominent in that county and a conspicuous Mason.
Indianapolis News, Marion County, Indiana; 24 August 1891, p. 6
Contributed by Karen Zach

Mrs. Emma Baals, aged 67, a lifelong resident of this city, died at 7 o'clock today at her home, 2405 Thompson Avenue. Death was due to complications following an illness of a year. She was the wife of William Baals. Mrs. Baals was a member of the Emmaus Lutheran Church and of GUV. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the residence and at 1:45 o'clock at the Emmaus Church with the Revs Phillip and Fred Wambsganss officiating. Interment in Concordia Cemetery. Surviving besides the husband are two sons, Edward Baals of Chicago, Ill, and Williams Baals Jr. of Cleveland, O; six daughters, Mrs. Martin C. Korte, of this city; Mrs. G. C. Eilette of Auburn; Mrs. H. E. Doehrman of Detroit, Mich; Mrs. Steven Smith of Whiting; Mrs. George Schaff and Mrs. Bertha Homer of Gar Creek, near New Haven; 11 grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Christopher Sutorius of Cleveland, O; Mrs. Henry Fritche, and Mrs. Henry Rothgeb, both of Gar Creek, and Mrs. E. Smith; three brothers, Gust Mueller, of this city; Fred Mueller of this city; Fred Mueller of Lake James and Conrad Mueller, of Bay City, Wi.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; December 7, 1929
Contributed by Jim Cox

Miss Maude M. Bailey, 85, of 1208 W. Washington Street, a retired United Brethren Church minister, died today at Wells Community Hospital. Born March 11, 1886, in Darke County, Ohio, she was a daughter of Calvin and Martha Beasley Bailey. She was a Wells County resident for most of her life, graduated from Huntington College in 1923 when she was ordained as a minister. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Amy Wood of Seminole, Oklahoma, and 24 nieces and nephews. Claude and Clarence Mossburg, both of Bluffton were reared in her home. Funeral services will be Sunday in the Park United Brethren Church with Rev. Paul Hirschy and Rev. Archy Kent officiating; burial in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Warren with the Thoma Funeral Home in charge.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; April 23, 1971
Contributed by Jim Cox

While Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ball of Rush County, Ind, were attending a rally at Arlington, accompanied by their two daughters, Miss Ethel Ball, 17 years old, attempted to pass in front of a freight train and was instantly killed.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 27 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Charles E. Barnes, 62, of 528 South Johnston Street died Saturday at Wells Community Hospital. A retired employee of the Norfolk & Western Railway, he was a native of Knox County, Tennessee, and had resided in Wells County for 12 years. He was born on October 5, 1910, a son of Alonzo and Nora Burkhart Barnes. His marriage at Covington, Kentucky, August 25, 1930, was to the former Helen French, who survives. Surviving besides the wife are five sons, Jack and Charles, both of Bluffton; Paul in the U.S. Navy, Clarence of Long Island, New York and Robert of Van Wert, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Max (Cathy) Oswalt, Mrs. George (Donna) Dillman and Miss Sue Barnes, all of Bluffton and 12 grandchildren. Two brothers, Alvin Barnes of New Jersey, Harry Campbell of Bristol, Virginia, and one sister, Mrs. Roma Fields of Metamora, also survive. Rites will be Wednesday at the Thoma Funeral Home with Rev. Dwight Zuercher officiating; burial in the South Lawn Cemetery at Dublin, Indiana.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; November 12, 1972
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Hiroko Barnes, 48, of 1105 Hollyhock Lane, was found dead at her home Tuesday, the result of suicidal strangulation according to a ruling by Coroner Howard Rich. A county resident since 1969, Mrs. Barnes was born to the late Tsunezo and Sakae Miyagaki in Osaka, Japan on February 8, 1926. She and her husband, an employee of Hook's Drug Store, Bluffton, were married in Yokohama, Japan, on July 26, 1956. Other survivors include a son, James E. Barnes, at home; one brother and two sisters. Services will be Thursday am at the Thoma-Rich Funeral Home, Rev. Edward Johnson officiating. Cremation will follow the service.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; October 29, 1974
Contributed by Jim Cox

Raymond P. Barnes, 66, of 1413 West Central Avenue died Thursday in Clinic Hosptial, Bluffton. He was a retired piano tuner. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, on March 17, 1908, he was a son of Price and Zona Osborne Barnes. He married Euba Zirkle in Muncie on December 4, 1943. She survives as does one son, John H. Barnes, at home. Funeral services will be at the Thoma-Rich Funeral Home Sunday with burial at the Converse, Indiana Cemetery, with Rev. Eston E. Poling officiating.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; September 19, 1974
Contributed by Jim Cox

Clayton "Tate" Barrick, 67, died Wednesday at his home in Ossian. He was born July 15, 1903, in Uniondale, a son of Frank and Catherine Bailey Barrick. In 1949, he married Viola Hanson, who survives. He was a resident of Ossian for 16 years. Surviving in addition to the wife are two daughters, Mrs. Bruce Hunter of Ossian and Mrs. Harold Lesh of Bluffton; three stepsons, Arnold, Harry and James Benecke of Fort Wayne; a brother, Raymond of Boynton Beach, Florida; a sister, Mrs. Justine Fleck of Columbia City; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Rites Saturday at Elzey Funeral Home, Ossian; burial in Concordia Cemetery, Fort Wayne.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; October 28, 1970
Contributed by Jim Cox

Portland, Ind., Oct. 27 - Henry C. Bates, a prominent citizen, died in awful agony yesterday of lockjaw. A few weeks ago he accidentally shot himself in the foot. The wound was thought to be trivial but he rapidly grew worse until death relieved him.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 27 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Mrs. Mary C. Baumgartner, 73, of 810 Parkway, died Wednesday at the Cooper Rest Home. Born at Strawn, Illinois, November 21, 1900, she was a daughter of Edward and Mary Stefen Hartman. She had been a resident of Wells County for 10 years. Her first marriage was on February 20, 1938, to Kred Karle, who died in September 1951. Her second marriage was on August 7, 1960, to Louis Baumgartner, who died December 27, 1966. Stepchildren are Roger and Harry Baumgartner, both of Bluffton, Route 3, Mrs. Norman (Lucille) Steffen of Bluffton and Mrs. Eugene (Mabel) Heyerly of Craigville, Route 1; 12 step-grandchildren and 15 step-great-grandchildren. A sister and four brothers surviving are Mrs. Esther Hay of Chicago, Ezra Hartman of Bluffton, Ohio, Lloyd Hartman of Sidney, Illinois, Alvin Hartman of Boston, Massachusetts, and LeRoy Hartman of Peoria, Illinois. Services will be held Saturday at the Apostolic Christian Church by Rev. Samuel Aeschliman and Rev. John Yergler; burial at the Apostolic Christian Cemetery at Latty, Ohio. Goodwin Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; February 27, 1974
Contributed by Jim Cox

Hubert Beavans, 41, of Fort Wayne, Indiana died Saturday at University Hospital at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Born June 29, 1933, in Chester Township, he was a son of Lester A. and Aubry Clark Beavans. He was married to Bernadine Scott, who survives. Also surviving are the parents, who reside on Route 1, Poneto, Indiana; two children, Debra and Michael, both at home; three brothers, DeeMoine and Morris, both of rural Ossian, and David of rural Poneto, and two sisters, Mrs. Harold (Nancy) Sills and Mrs. Thomas (Norma) Berry, both of near Marion. Calling after 7 pm at the McComb Funeral Home in Fort Wayne. The body will be taken Thursday to the Parkwood Church of God for services at 1 pm; Rev. Ben Keckler officiating, burial in Woodlawn Cemetery at Warren, Indiana.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; November 30, 1974
Contributed by Jim Cox

Louis R. Beck, 47, of Route 4, Huntington, Indiana, died suddenly Tuesday at his home south of Markle. Born December 9, 1921, at Liberty, he was a son of Calvin L. and Esther Ridenour Beck. He was married to Frieda J. Rohraburgh on March 7, 1948, at Dunkirk. She survives. Also surviving are the mother, Mrs. Esther Beck of Markle; three sons, James R. of Portage, Michigan, Leslie K. serving in the Army in Germany, and Ronald A. at home. Two sisters, Mrs. Emmett (Eleanor) Bonner of Route 2, Roanoke, and Mrs. Frank (Dorothy) Kimmell of Huntington; three brothers, Lowell of Fort Wayne, Gilbert of Waynedale, and Duane L. of Ridgeville and a grandson. Mr. Beck has resided in the Markle area since 1937 and was an employee of Franklin Electric. He was a member of the Friends Church at Rockford. Services will be held Saturday at the Funderburg Funeral Home at Markle by John Compton with burial at the Markle Cemetery.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; July 29, 1969
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Alta Mae Becker, 77, a resident of Markle since 1915, died Saturday at her home of a heart seizure. She was born September 12, 1895, in Champaign, Illinois to Frank and Dora Brittenham Shupe. She married Henry Becker at Markle in 1915; he died in 1958. She was a member of the Markle Church of Christ. Surviving are two sons, Harold and Max, both of Markle; a sister, Mrs. Clarence Mulles of Fort Wayne, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Services will be Tuesday at the Funderburg Funeral Home with Rev. Roscoe Adams officiating; burial in the Markle Cemetery.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; February 3, 1973
Contributed by Jim Cox

Edna Mae Beckett-Erickson, 89, of Fort Wayne, died at 9:55 pm Friday in Lutheran Hospital. Mrs. Erickson, a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, was a teacher at Crossroad Children's Home. Surviving are her husband, Leonard A.; and one daughter, Evelyn Schoeff of Manhattan, Kansas. Services will be at 1:30 pm Monday in Simpson United Methodist Church, 2501 S. Harrison Street. A Shiloh Chapter 141 Order of the Eastern Star Service will be at 7:45 pm today in Klaehn's Chalfant-Perry Chapel, 2423 Fairfield Avenue, where friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 pm. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens. Preferred memorials are gifts to the church endowment fund or the Parkview Memorial Hospital Foundation fund.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 6, 1983, Page 3C
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Evelyn L. Belcher, 70, wife of Ira Belcher of Markle, died Saturday at Wells Community Hospital. She was born March 1, 1904, a daughter of Levi and Christina Clinger LaTurner. She was married to Mr. Belcher on October 20, 1923, at Fort Wayne. Surviving in addition to the husband are a son, Douglas of Markle, and two grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at the Markle United Methodist Church with Rev. William C. Moody officiating; burial in the Markle Cemetery with the Myers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; ; August 3, 1974
Contributed by Jim Cox

Charles W. Bohnke dies at hospital
Charles W. Bohnke, 71, of 10938 English street, Hoagland, died at 1:38 p.m. Monday at the Adams county memorial hospital, shortly after admittance. He had been ill several years. Mr. Bohnke, a retired General Electric Co. employee, was a member of St. John's Lutheran church at Flatrock. Surviving are his wife, Hazel; a son Darwin Bohnke of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Mrs. Norman Davis of New Haven; three brothers, Henry and Lawrence Bohnke of near Monroeville, and Albert Bohnke of Wolcottville; a sister, Mrs. Esther Hermann of Fort Wayne; and seven grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran church at Flatrock, with Rev. Donald E. Frank officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Marquart funeral home in Monroeville after 7 p.m. today and at the church after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Preferred memorials re to the church building fund. [buried Saint Johns Lutheran Flat Rock Cemetery; Hoagland, Allen County, Indiana] Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Tuesday, July 18, 1972
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Tipton, Ind., Oct. 26 - Ed Bowlin, aged 18, committed suicide late Saturday evening by shooting himself. He had been drinking and upon returning home sat down in a chair, placed a gun between his knees and discharged both barrels. His father, Christ Bowlin, committed suicide at Indianapolis some years ago by taking poison.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 26 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Maurice Boykin, 25, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, he was a factory worker. Surviving are a daughter, Brittney Parker of Fort Wayne; his mother, Martha Boykin of Fort Wayne; his father, Booker Davis of Fort Wayne; four sisters, Quay Boykin, Kevia Davis, Sarah Davis and Brenda Davis, all of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Booker Davis, Jr. and Tyrone Davis, both of Fort Wayne; his grandmother, Alice Boykin of Fort Wayne and a great-grandmother, Maggie Smitty of Fort Wayne. Services at 2 pm Saturday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 3404 Chestnut Street. Calling from 6 to 8 pm Friday at Sanders Mortuary, 831 E. Jefferson Blvd. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 17, 1993, Page 3C
Contributed by Jim Cox

Shirley M. Briggs, 42, died Thursday afternoon at Fairfield Healthcare Center. A Hickman, Kentucky native, Mrs. Briggs lived in Fort Wayne for 20 years. She was formerly employed at the Veterans Administration Medical Center for about eight years. Surviving are her husband, Willie; one daughter, Sarah of Fort Wayne; two stepsons, Stacy and Larry, both of Fort Wayne; her parents, Milton and Elizabeth Smith of Woodland Mills, Tennessee; eight sisters, Carolyn Tate of Ypsilanti, Michigan, Lillian Kynerd of Toledo, Ohio, Gaynell Edwards of Hickman, Kentucky, Rindy Jenkens of Reed, Tennessee, Mary Vaughn of Union City, Tennessee, Christine Smith of South Fulton, Tennessee and Linda Hutch and Sarah Ann Olds, both of Fulton, Tennessee; five brothers, Ray Noble of Hickman, Kentucky, Milton Smith Jr., of West Covina, California, Terry Smith of Woodland Mills, Tennessee and Willie Edwards and Charles Smith, both of Union City, Tennessee. Services at 11 am Monday at Southern Heights Baptist Church, 4001 S. Anthony Blvd. Calling from 6 to 8 pm Sunday at Micheaux Funeral Home, 1338 Eliza Street. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 1, 1985, Page 4C
Contributed by Jim Cox

Robert Mukes entered a negro saloon at New Albany and knocked down one of the frequenters and he was thrown out by Samuel Brown, the bartender. William Johnson, colored, was standing on the sidewalk and he took up Mukes' quarrel by shooting Brown in the back, the latter dying within 24 hours. Johnson is under arrest for murder.
Indianapolis News, Marion County, Indiana; 24 August 1891, p. 6
Contributed by Karen Zach

Mrs. Fred Brunner Dies Early Today
Mrs. Fred (Cecil) Brunner, 91, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Liechty at 1325 Fletcher avenue in Fort Wayne at about 5 o'clock this morning from old age and complications. She had been ill for more than a year. The decedent was a native of Switzerland and formerly resided north of Berne on what is known as the Joel Schwartz farm. Her first marriage was to Mr. Marschand in Switzerland and in 1897 she was married to Fred Brunner who preceded. She was a member of the St. Johns Reformed church. Surviving with the daughters is a son, Charles Marschand. Eight step-children surviving are Louis, George, Jule, Emil, Mrs. Julia Feller, Mrs. Otto Kiefer and Mrs. Charles Nicholai. [buried Lindenwood Cemetery; Fort Wayne, Indiana]
Adams County Historical Museum - 1938Mar-Jan1939 Scrapbook; Handwritten-Mon. Feb. 10, 1941
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Joshua A. Bunch, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Bunch, died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital. Also surviving are the grandparents, Elaine Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bunch, all of Fort Wayne. Graveside services are 11 am Tuesday in Covington Memorial Gardens. There are no calling hours.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 7, 1980, Page 11A
Contributed by Jim Cox

Edinburg - Mrs. Sarah Burkhart, 53 years old, died at her home west of here after a long illness. The husband, George Burkhart and five children survive.
Indianapolis Star, Marion County, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 May 1923, p. 3
Contributed by Karen Zach

Wesley Carell of Milan, Ind. was accidentally killed while hunting. He was standing on a log and his gun fell and was discharged, the load passing into his bowels.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 28 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Indianapolis, Ind., Aug 24 - Francis M. Churchman of Fletcher & Churchmans' private banking house died Sunday after 1 days' illness. Mr. Churchman was 59 years of age. He was one of the wealthiest men in the state and well known in western financial circles.
Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Montgomery County, Indiana; 24 Aug 1891, p. 2
Contributed by Karen Zach

Miriam J. Oberkiser Courtney, 75, died Friday at home. A Fort Wayne native, she was a school custodian and was a keypunch operator. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth; a son, William of Maui, Hawaii; a stepdaughter, Anita Everhart of San Mateo, California and a step grandchild. Services at 10 am Wednesday at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm today. Entombment in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Allen County Crippled Children's Society, to Allen Hospice or to Visiting Nurse Association.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, January 28, 1997, Page 3C
Contributed by Jim Cox

Gloria J. Davison, 53, died at 2:58 am Wednesday in Lutheran Hospital. A native of Fort Wayne, she was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Donald E.; three sons, Michael W., of Granite City, Illinois, Rick E. of Atlanta and Todd D., at home; one daughter, Tonya McArthur of Fort Wayne and one granddaughter. Services at 2 pm Saturday in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Avenue; calling after 11 am Saturday. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Allen County Cancer Society.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 31, 1988, Page 2C
Contributed by Jim Cox

Ingeborg A. Dearth, 75, died Wednesday at Covington Manor Nursing Center. Born in Lofoton, Norway, she lived in Fort Wayne for 30 years and worked at Ravenscroft Beauty College for several years. Surviving are her husband, Ray J.; a daughter, Ann McClymonds of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services at 11 am Friday at Covington Memorial Gardens.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 17, 1993, Page 3C
Contributed by Jim Cox

Jesse W. Dennerline, 54, of Aurora was killed yesterday when his automobile plunged from Ind 350 near Milan (Ripley County) and struck a tree. Miss Marble Kent, 26, also of Aurora, was injured critically.
Muncie Star Press, Delaware County, Indiana; Sunday, 8 Oct 1950, p. 18
Contributed by Karen Zach

Arthur L. Dimmick, 66, R 1, South Whitley, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Whitley County Hospital. He had been failing health approximately two years. Mr. Dimmick was born in Whitley county on April 4, 1892 the son of John and Mary Weybright Dimmick and lived in the county his entire life. On November 27, 1917 he married Aquilla Sherbahn who survives. In addition to the wife he is survived by two sons, Lester R 2 and Leonard of South Whitley; one daughter, Norma, at home; four granddaughters; and four brothers, Rastus, of Dixon, Ill., Harry of South Whitley, Edison and Roy, Tunker and a sister, Mrs. Millie Arnett of this city. He was a member of Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren. The body is at the Miller Funeral Home in South Whitley, where friends may call until noon on Tuesday, when the body will be taken to the Sugar Creek Church of the Brethren. The body will lie in state at the church until the hour of the funeral at 2:00 p.m., The Rev. Richard Knarr, officiating. Burial will be in South Whitley cemetery.
Columbia City Post, Whitley County, Indiana; December 1, 1958
Contributed by Jim Cox

The funeral services of the late James G. Douglass will take place from the residence of Mrs. Douglass's parents, No 931 North Illinois Street at 2 o'clock p.m. tomorrow.
Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County; 27 November 1887, p. 5
Contributed by Karen Zach

Funeral Set for Sewer Tool Victim
Services will be at 10 am Saturday in Epiphany Lutheran Church for Terry C. Fair, 38, of 1215 ½ Wall Street who was electrocuted Wednesday while reaming a plugged sewer line at 219 W. Woodland Avenue. Mr. Fair was a lifelong Fort Wayne resident and was an employee of Rot-Rooter Inc. Surviving are his mother, Martha Fair of Fort Wayne and a sister, Diana Fair, also of Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm today at Chalfant-Perry-Klaehn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 19, 1979, Page 7A
Contributed by Jim Cox

Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov 9 - Hit by the flying body of John Fawler, a farmer, W. C. Elliott, station agent on the Nickel Plate at Tippecanoe, died from his injuries. He saw Fawler was in danger of a passenger train which does not stop at the station and ran to pull him off the track. The locomotive beat him to it and sent Fawler's lifeless body like a catapult against him. Elliott was 75 years old and had been station agent there for 27 years.
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; Nov 9, 1911, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Hartford City, Ind., Oct 7 - Mrs. Rebecca Jane Emshwiller, 71, wife of Nathan H. Emshwiller, prominent Hartford City resident died suddenly at 1:15 o'clock this morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Clyde Nottingham at Chesterfield, where she and her husband had gone on a visit. At the time she retired last night, she appeared in normal health. Mr. and Mrs. Emswiller went to Muncie Wednesday to visit their son, Russell and then went to Chesterfield Thursday evening. She was a native of Delaware County being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Studebaker. She was married to Mr. Emshwiller June 12, 1897. Surviving besides the husband are six children: Mrs. PJ Rust of Kokomo; Ora Emshwiller of Lebanon; Russell Emshwiller of Muncie; Mrs. Ivor Ford, Hartford City; Mrs. Clyde Nottingham, Chesterfield and Mrs. LeRoy Taylor of Huntington. Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder of Shiteler, 20 grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive. The body, brought to the Baxter and Markin Funeral Home here will be taken to the residence Sunday where friends may call after 1 o'clock. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Monday at the Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev. AD Personnett officiating. Burial will be made in the IOOF Cemetery.
Muncie Star Press, Delaware County, Indiana; Sunday, 8 Oct 1950, p. 18
Contributed by Karen Zach

Jean Opal Ezzelle, 72, of Fort Wayne died Jan. 16 in Regency Place. The Fort Wayne native was a secretary-clerk with Area 3 Council on Aging eight years, a den mother for Pack 3002 Forest Park Cub Scouts 10 years, and widow of Edwin C., who died in 1976. Surviving are daughters, Shalon Junk of Fort Wayne and Jennie Fansler of Yorktown; sons, Edwin of Toledo, Ohio, and David of Sarasota, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services were Saturday in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, with burial in Eel River Cemetery. Preferred memorials are gifts to Allen Home Health Care and Hospice or Cancer Services of Allen County.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; January 23, 1996, Page 4 A
Contributed by Jim Cox

Dr. Cissel last Thursday received a message apprising him of the death of Rev. Robert Norris, a young divinity student, who has been making his home with him here. Mr. Norris left this city Saturday, July 1, to attend to some ministerial work at Flackville. The following from the Indianapolis Journal is an account of his death:"Robert Norris and Dora Farrington, of Flackville, a suburb west of the river, were drowned yesterday afternoon in the artificial lake at Zionsville Park, within a few feet of two boatloads of people and within sight of eight hundred people on the shore. No help was given the two young people. The man gave up his life trying to save the girl. Robert Norris was a young Irishman, only two years in this country and had been attending DePauw University and preaching at the Methodist Church at Flackville. He and Miss Farrington, with a party of other Flackville people, joined with the Sunday schools of the Methodist, Christian and Baptist Churches of Haughville in a picnic at Zionsville Park. In the afternoon Norris, E. R. Haislup and Miss Harrington, of Flackville, and Miss Minnie Goodlet and Miss Maud Wood, of Haughville, went for a boat ride on the lake. The party was a merry one and enjoyed the ride thoroughly. Norris was once a sailor and his experience made him an expert oarsman. In riding over the lake the boat came under a wire cable which stretched from shore to shore. A swing hangs on this cable by a wheel and a crowd of picnickers were amusing themselves riding back and forth on the swing. Miss Carrie Foodrey and Miss Florence Lampert, of Haughville, got into the swing and started for the ride across the lake. They saw the boat in their way and screamed for Norris to row to one side. The swing rushed over the wire too quickly, however, and the feet of one of the young women struck Miss Farrington. She was thrown to one side and could not recover her balance. She slipped out of the boat into the water. She did not scream for help; she was not heard to utter a word. Norris exclaimed, "Oh, Dora!" and dropped the oars. Without a moment's hesitation he jumped out of the boat and threw his arms around Miss Farrington. They both went under the water. When they came up he looked appealingly about him. The boat in which he and Miss Farrington had been in had shot many feet away from the force of his jumping off it. Another boat, containing Rev. Joseph Stout, of Wesley Chapel, Haughville, and Miss Estelle Miller, daughter of Hiram Miller, of Flackville, was a few feet away. Miss Farrington was choked with water and struggled madly. Norris could not swim with her grasp about him, though he was known as a strong swimmer. They sank again and came to the surface. Mr. Stout thrust out an oar and Norris grabbed at it, but missed. His strength was about gone and he cried despairingly, "Oh fools, fools, why don't you help us?" Miss Farrington, in her struggling, threw Norris' coat over his head. This was the end. The two sank clasped in each other's arms and were seen no more, until their bodies were brought up by divers. "Mr. Haislup cannot row a boat well and cannot swim," he says. The reason he did nothing toward helping Norris and Miss Farrington was because an oarlock broke, and he could not cover the thirty feet that separated his boat from the young man and the young woman. Mr. Stout is as unskillful as Mr. Haislup, it is stated. He did not throw an oar to Norris because he was afraid he could not row back to shore with Miss Miller with one oar. Both the men were as excited as the women. Neither of the men did anything to help young Norris. The two unskillful oarsmen slowly rowed back to shore. It was not until then that anyone went out to undertake the task of recovering the bodies. Twelve or fifteen men rowed out to the spot where the two young people were drowned and dived for the bodies. In six minutes Miss Farrington's body was brought up, and in ten more the body of young Norris was dragged into a boat. Miss Farrington's father, W. L. Farrington, a dealer at the stock yards, was notified of the death of his daughter. He took a buggy and drove to the park from Flackville. The body of the girl and that of the brave young preacher who tried to save her were taken to Flackville in hearses. The eight hundred picnickers sadly went to their wagons and to their homes. Miss Farrington's body was taken to her home. Mr. Norris's body was taken to the home of Hiram Miller, in Flackville, where he had stopped when he preached at the little church."
Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Montgomery County, Indiana; Friday, 15 July 1898
Contributed by Karen Zach

Bloomfield, Ind., Jan 10 - Edith Lewis McCallister, 26 years old, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in the Green circuit court today. She shot and killed Walter Foster of Linton, 39 years old, the night of October 15. She said she shot in self-defense when riding with Foster, who was a married man.
Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana; 10 Jan 1919, p. 3
Contributed by Karen Zach

Mrs. Chloe Fox, 67, wife of Lewis E. Fox, of Markle, died Thursday at Wells Community Hospital. Born June 9, 1903 in Union Township, she was a daughter of David Lincoln and Mary Ellen Jennings Cass. Her marriage to Mr. Fox took place May 30, 1925 in Wells County. Also surviving are a son, Roderick D. of Munster; a sister, Mrs. Zenna Folk of Bluffton; a brother, Charles Cass of Markle, Rt. 1, and two grandchildren. Services will be Sunday at the Markle United Methodist Church with Rev. Ronald Bowman officiating. Interment in the Markle Cemetery Mausoleum with Funderburg Funeral Home in charge.
Wells County, Indiana Obituaries 1969 - 1975
Contributed by Jim Cox

Fredrick E. H. "Fritz" Franz, 83, of Wolcottville, died Friday at his home. The Fort Wayne native served in the Army during World War II. He retired in 1983 from Duo Fast of Indiana after 35 years as a sales engineer. Surviving are his wife, Lillian M. daughters, Ann Butterfield of Evanston, Illinois and Anita Closson of Logansport; sisters, Martha Reilly of Columbia City and Mildred Kimbrell of Fort Myers, Florida; and two grandchildren. Services are 11 am Monday at Messiah Lutheran Church, Wolcottville, with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Calling is 60 to 8 pm Sunday at the church. Memorials are to the church new sanctuary fund or building expansion fund.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; August 9, 1997, Page 7A
Contributed by Jim Cox

Ivan L. Fry, 71, of Larwill died Monday in Columbia City. Born in Akron, Ohio, he retired in 1988 after 30 years as a teacher for the Fort Wayne Community Schools. He was also a minister for 50 years with the Church of the Brethren. He was interim director of Brethren Volunteer Services, a project director at Brethren Disaster Services and a teacher in China for World Ministries Commission. Surviving are his wife, Dorotha; a son, Randy J. of Larwill; two daughters, Kathy Fry-Miller of Fort Wayne and Rebecca herder of Claremont, California; three sisters, Ethel Cable of North Manchester, Arlene Showalter of Doylestown, Ohio, and Doris Hardie of Rancho Pales Verdes, California; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorial service at 7 pm Thursday at Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren, with calling from 2 to 5 pm Thursday. Memorials to Brethren Disaster Relief Service or Brethren Volunteer Services care of Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren, 2810 Beacon St.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 16, 1996, Page 3C
Contributed by Jim Cox

Marcella M. Fryback, 84, of Fort Wayne died yesterday in Brighton Hall Nursing Center, New Haven. The Danbury, Ohio, native was the widow of Hugh T., who died in 1977, and was a retiree of Phelps Dodge Magnet Wire Co. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and taught in its Sunday school for more than 40 years. Surviving are a daughter, Susan A. Braun of Fort Wayne; sons, Thomas J. of Decatur and Samuel P. of Syracuse; a sister, Ruth Kraemer of Minneapolis; a brother, Ralph Ritz of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services are 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the church, with burial in the church cemetery. Calling is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow in Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Homes, Wayne Street Chapel, 420 W. Wayne St. Preferred memorials are gifts to the church or Miss Virginia.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; August 27, 1991, Page 2M
Contributed by Jim Cox

Union City, Ind., Oct 7 - Funeral services for John H. Garland, 30, of 122 John Street who was fatally hurt in an automobile accident near Fort Recovery, Ohio last night will be conducted at the Brooks and Son Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. Paul Jefferis will officiate and burial will be made in the Union City cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary. Garland is survived by his wife, Inez and a brother, Everett, of near Union City. He died in Otis Hospital at Celina a few hours after his car collided with the automobile driven by RD Springer, 52 of Van Wert, Ohio at the intersection of Ohio State Road 219 and US Road 49. His companion, Carl Snyder, 23 of Winchester and Russell Cottingham, 37 of Van Wert who accompanied Springer suffered deep lacerations about the head and serious chest injuries as did Springer. Cottingham also suffered a broken arm. They are confined to the hospital at Celina. Both automobiles were demolished. Garland and Snyder were returnign home from Celina, where they were employed in a factory.
Muncie Star Press, Delaware County, Indiana; Sunday, 8 Oct 1950, p. 18
Contributed by Karen Zach

F. H. GLUSENKAMP, DEPUTY CITY CONTROLLER, SUCCUMBS - Death Occurs at Lutheran Hospital Following an Extended Illness - FORMER COUNTY OFFICIAL
Frederick H. Glusenkamp, aged 59, deputy city controller, died at 8:45 o'clock today at the Lutheran Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Glusenkamp lived on Leesburg Road near the city limits. Previous to becoming deputy city controller the first of the year, he had served as deputy county treasurer for 12 years. Mr. Glusenkamp had been a patient at the hospital since June 9. He was born in Fort Wayne and had made his home in this county his entire life. He was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church and the BUV. The body was removed to Klaehn & Sons' Funeral Parlors. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Emma Glusenkamp; three sons, Edwin of this city, and Herbert and Frederick, both at home; three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Fosnaugh, of this city, and the Misses Margaret and Gertrude, both at home; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. L Bohn, of Three Rivers, Mich; Mrs. G. Miller and Mrs. Henry Neuhaus, both of Fort Wayne, and two brothers, Otto and Theodore, both of this city.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; July 7, 1930
Contributed by Jim Cox

PIONEER RESIDENT SUCCUMBS - Mrs. Anna Goeglein, Aged 80, of St. Joe Township, Dies
Mrs. Anna Goeglein, aged 80, a pioneer resident of St Joe Township, died of heart trouble at 10 o'clock today at the home of a son, Otto Goeglein, seven miles northeast of Fort Wayne on the Maysville Road. She had been ill for two months. Mrs. Goeglein was born in Adams Township and moved to St Joe Township when 13 years old. She spent the rest of her life in St Joe Township. She was a member of St Peter's Lutheran Church at Goeglein. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Reinschneider, of Miland Tonwship; Mrs. Anna Doerffler, of this city, and Mrs. Sophia Koes of St Joe Township; six sons, Otto, with whom she had been making her home; Martin, Christ and Herman Goeglein of St Joe Township; Louis Goeglein of Milan Township, and Edward Goeglein of this city; 25 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. William Heine of New Haven; and five brothers, John and Jacob Bruick, both of Fort Wayne; Martin and Henry Bruick, both of St Joe Township and William Bruick of Milan Township. Her husband, John Goeglein, died 23 years ago. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 o'clock at the home of Otto Goeglein and at 2 o'clock at St Peter's Lutheran Church at Goeglein. The Rev. A. C. Doerffler will officiate. Burial in the church cemetery.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; February 19, 1930
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. John Grove Dies at Ft Wayne
John Grove received a dispatch from Ft. Wayne Monday evening stating his son John's wife as not expected to live. Mrs. Grove and Frank Melvin and wife hastened at once to Ft Wayne, and arrived at the bedside just as she was passing away, at 7 Tuesday evening. Mr. Grove and Orian left yesterday evening to attend the funeral which will be held today. Quick consumption is the cause of her death. She leaves two small children, and a babe but four days old. The news came as a shock to their many friends here. Mr. Grove worked on the Tribune several years. He married the deceased in Ft. Wayne about three years ago, and they came to Wakarusa to live. Mr. Grove worked in this office about a year and then they moved to Ft Wayne about three years ago, where they have resided ever since. While living here Mrs. Grove made many friends by her quiet pleasing manner, and they join the Tribune in extending their sympathy to the sorrowing family.
Wakarusa Tribune, Elkhart County, Indiana; June 16, 1901
Contributed by Jim Cox

Nellie Ruth, aged two months and 18 days, daughter of John Grove, manager of the Citizen, died Monday morning from consumption of the stomach. When but two days old the little one's mother died at Fort Wayne and she was given into the care of an aunt, Mrs. Frank Melvin, of Bremen. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin were visiting here when the little one took worse and died. The remains were taken to Fort Wayne and laid to rest beside her mother in beautiful Lindenwood Cemetery. The father and Frank Melvin accompanied that remains. Mr. Grove has our heartfelt sympathy in his late bereavement, death having taken his wife June 12, 1904.
Wakarusa Tribune, Elkhart County, Indiana; September 1, 1904
Contributed by Jim Cox

Paul Emil Haak, aged 47, died at 9 o'clock Thursday night at the home on the Indianapolis road, of a complication of diseases. Surviving is his widow, Eva; two brothers, Gustave and Theodore, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Tielker, all of Washington Township.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; April 27, 1928
Contributed by Jim Cox

Sister of Drs. Jones Dies Today at Wren Mrs. Emma Hawkins of Wren, O., aged 73, a sister of Dr. D. D. Jones and H. O. Jones here passed away early this morning. The decedent was born on July 6, 1867. Mrs. Hawkins had been ailing in health soon after she fell on September 8 when she fractured her leg. Her husband died suddenly of a heart attack on December 22, 1940. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Adams County Historical Museum - 1941a Jan-June Scrapbook, Handwritten-Mon. Feb. 3, 1941
DEATH CLAIMS EMMA HAWKINS - Wren Resident Dies Monday; Injured In Fall In September
Mrs. Emma Hawkins, 73, widow of the late George Hawkins, died Monday at her home in Wren, O. Death was attributed to uremic poisoning following a hip fracture sustained last September. She was born June 6, 1867, in Willshire, O. and spent her entire life in that community. She was a member of the Wren Liberal United Brethren church. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Mary Jones of near Wren; three sisters, Mrs. Eva Moser and Mrs. Clara Greulach of Wren, and Mrs. Charles Voltz of Ohio City; and eight brothers, E. R. Jones of near Decatur, Dr. D. D. Jones, Charles Jones and Dr. H. O. Jones, all of Berne; Clyde and Fred Jones of Wren, Harlen of Andrew, S. C.; Oscar of Citronelle, Ala. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. (EST) Wednesday at the Wren Liberal U. B. church, Rev. A. Swenson officiating. Internment will be in the Wren Mausoleum.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Tuesday, February 4, 1941
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Carbon, Ind., Oct. 27 - John Hays, a miner, was fatally stabbed here in a drunken quarrel over politics. An Italian, name unknown, drew a stiletto and cut Hays a number of times, each time thrusting the weapon to the hilt in Hays' body. The murderer escaped.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 27 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Simeon H. Hays of Sulphur Springs, Ind. is dead after a long illness. He was born in 1822, and with the exception of one year, his entire life was spent in Henry County.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 26 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Tipton, Ind., Oct. 26 -- Ed Bowlin, aged 18, committed suicide late Saturday evening by shooting himself. He had been drinking and upon returning home sat down in a chair, placed a gun between his knees and discharged both barrels. His father, Christ Bowlin, committed suicide at Indianapolis some years ago by taking poison.
Muncie Star Press, Delaware County, Indiana; Sunday, 8 Oct 1950, p. 18
Contributed by Karen Zach

Anna C. Hegerfeld, 97, of rural Monroeville died yesterday in Adams County Memorial Hospital. The Allen County native was the widow of Herman, who died in 1965. She was a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. Surviving are daughters, Dorothy M. Werling of Decatur, Bernice E. Caston of Ossian, and Marceil J. Baatz of Fort Wayne; sons, Robert H. of Hoagland and Arnold H. of Monroeville; a brother, Martin Hockemeyer of Monroeville; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday in Zwick-Sefton & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, where calling is 2 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Concordia Cemetery Gardens, Fort Wayne. Preferred memorials are gifts to charity.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; August 27, 1991, Page 2M
Contributed by Jim Cox

LIFELONG RESIDENT DIES - Mrs. Christine Hitzemann Succumbs After Long Illness
Mrs. Christine Hitzemann, aged 75, died at 9 o'clock this morning at her home, 1140 Summit Street, of an illness following a stroke of apoplexy five years ago. She was born in Adams township and was a lifelong resident of Allen county. She came to Fort Wayne in 1871 when she was married to George Hitzemann. Mrs. Hitzemann was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church and the Ladies' Aid o that congregation. Surviving is her husband, George; six daughters, Mrs. John Steinhauser, Mrs. E. M. Popp, Mrs. William Wehrs, Mrs. W. F. Bradtmiller, Miss Malinda, Mrs. A. C. Spiegel; two sons, Charles F. and William F. Hitzemann; two sisters, Mrs. Christ Roesener, of Woodburn, and Mrs. Minnie Engelbrecht; three brothers, August Marhenke of Bennett, Neb; Fred Marhenke of Adams township, and Christ Marhenke of this city; eight grandchildren and a widowed sister-in-law, Mrs. Louise Marhenke. One son preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home and at 2:30 o'clock at St Paul's Lutheran church. Burial in Concordia, The Rev JW Miller, and the Rev. P. F. Miller will officiate.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; February 25, 1928
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Matilda A. Hobbs, aged 64, died Monday night at 9:30 o'clock at the family residence north of this city on State Road 14 in St Joe Township. She was a member of the Harlan Church of God. Surviving are the husband, Alfred L Hobbs; three sons, Glenn, Wilson and Howard Hobbs, all of this city; three daughters, Mrs. Bruno Seifert, Mrs. Fred Reinking and Mr. Paul McCreary, also of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Hollopeter, of Harlan, and Mrs. George Miller of Antwerp, O; a brother, Frank Main of Antwerp, O; a grandchild and a great-grandchild. The body was removed to DO McComb & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 am at the home of a son Wilson Hobbs, 3106 Euclid Avenue, and at 10 am CDT at Taylor ME Chapel with the Rev Frank Butler officiating. Burial in Bower Cemetery. The body will be removed to the son's home Wednesday at 10 am.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; May 10, 1932
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Louise Elizabeth Hoettner (Hoeppner), aged 77, a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, died at 8;40 o'clock today at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. C. Kohlmeyer, 1014 Fairfield Avenue. She was a member of the Emmaus Lutheran Church. Surviving are five daughters: Mrs. Kohlmeyer, Mrs. Charles Thompson, Mrs. Emma Lerch, Miss Mame, and Mrs. Ralph Kapp, all of this city; one granddaughter, Mrs. E. Glusenkamp, city, five sisters, Mrs. Christ Rose, Mrs. William Hegerfeld, Mrs. Carl Spiegel, Mrs. John Lapp, and Mrs. Lena Moellering, all of Fort Wayne and two brothers, William H. Moellering and Charles Moellering, both of this city.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; October 28, 1929
Contributed by Jim Cox

A 60-year-old Chicago woman, Ruth Houser, was killed in a truck-car crash Friday on US 30 two miles west of Valparaiso.
Muncie Star Press, Delaware County, Indiana; Sunday, 8 Oct 1950, p. 18
Contributed by Karen Zach

Columbus, Ind., Aug 24 - George Hughes recently died at Brownstown after an illness of some three hours. He had been away from home during the day and complained of feeling badly when he was given some medicine by a person against whom he was a witness in an important criminal trial to come up soon. He grew worse after taking the medicine. Sunday his body was exhumed and his stomach taken for the purpose of being analyzed. His friends became suspicious of foul play.
Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Montgomery County, Indiana; 24 Aug 1891, p. 2
Contributed by Karen Zach

Bloomington, Ind, Oct. 26 - General Morton C. Hunter, who received a stroke of paralysis yesterday a week is dead from its effect. He was the most honored citizen of Bloomington and was distinguished both in civil and military life. He was the hero of Snodgrass Hill and saved the day at the battle of Chickamauga. The funeral will occur tomorrow. The Rev. Allison of the Presbyterian Church will have charge of the services.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 26 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Caroline M. Ihssen, 78, of Fort Wayne died yesterday in Parkview Memorial Hospital. The Wheaton, Ill., native retired in 1970 from Karr Dry Cleaners in Wheaton after 21 years. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband, William J.; a son, William G. of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. tomorrow in the church, with burial in Concordia Cemetery Gardens. Calling is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Homes, Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road. Preferred memorials are gifts to the church or Concordia Lutheran High School.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; August 27, 1991, Page 2M
Contributed by Jim Cox

Oscar H. Jackson, 75, a Wells County native, lived in Fort Wayne 56 years and was formerly associated with the Old Dudlo Company. He retired 10 years ago from the Magnavox Corp. He died Friday at the Parkview Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the West Creighton Avenue Christian Church. Surviving is his wife, Vesta M.; three daughters, Mrs. Melba Goshorn, Mrs. Marjorie Goshorn, and Mrs. Janie Wirges, all of For Wayne; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Emerick, Fort Wayne, eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. The body is at the D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; January 1, 1971
Contributed by Jim Cox

Shelbyville, Ind., Aug 24 - Solomon Kauffman, who disappeared a week ago, was found Saturday evening back of his barn, 100 yards away, with a hole in his head and his revolver lying by his side. It is supposed he shot himself after driving home.
Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Montgomery County, Indiana; 24 Aug 1891, p. 2
Solomon Kaufman, of Jackson Township, Shelby County started for Shelbyville to borrow money with which to meet obligations. He failed to return and on Saturday his dead body was found on his own farm, he having committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. The cause is attributed to financial straits.
Indianapolis News, Marion County, Indiana; 24 August 1891, p. 6
Both contributed by Karen Zach

Henry E. Kellermeier, aged 80, a life long resident of Allen county, and a retired farmer of Maumee township, died of complications Wednesday evening at the home of his son, Edwin Kellermeier, on the Bull rapids road, four miles north of Woodburn. He was born in Fort Wayne, April 25, 1849, but left Fort Wayne when he purchased a farm in Maumee township, many years ago. Since his retirement and the death of Mrs. Kellermeier, which occurred December 5, 1926, he made his home with his son, where he died. Surviving are two sons, Edwin and Theodore; six grandchildren, all of Maumee and Milan townships; three brothers, William, Christ, and John Kellermeier; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Lahmeier, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Henry Krohn of Cleveland, O. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, central standard time, and at 1:30 o'clock at Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev Herman J Reinking officiating. Burial in the church cemetery.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; May 23, 1929
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Ruth Ann Knox, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. AO Vance, 1339 Wade St. will be buried at Memorial Park Wednesday. Funeral services will be at the GH Herrmann Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Known is survived by her daughter and a son, William S. Knox of Indianapolis. She was 89.
Indianapolis Times, Marion County, Indiana; 31 July 1939, p. 12
Contributed by Karen Zach

PIONEER RESIDENT IS DEAD - John A. Kolb, Aged 87, Succumbs Early This Morning
John A. Kolb, aged 87, a pioneer resident of Fort Wayne, died this morning at 6:4 o'clock at the home of a son William C. Kolb, 2018 East Pontiac Street, of senility. He had been bedfast for four weeks. Mr. Kolb was born in Bavaria, Germany, and came to Fort Wayne when eight years of age, making this city the place of his residence since. For many years he was a carpenter in the Pennsylvania Railroad cast car shops and was pensioned by the railroad company 17 years ago. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Surviving are four sons, Ed H. Kolb, Henry C. Kolb, and William C. Kolb, all of Fort Wayne, and Paul Kolb, of Pittsburgh, Pa; two daughters, Mrs. Gus S. Hilgeman and Mrs. Albert H. Scheumann, both of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Brandt of this city and Mrs. William C. Walter of Buffalo, NY and seven grandchildren. The body was removed to the Scheumann & Sons Funeral Parlors where funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and at 2 o'clock at St Paul's Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul Miller will officiate. Burial in Concordia Cemetery. The body may be viewed at the funeral parlors from Wednesday noon until the hour of the funeral. Friends are requested to omit flowers.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; November 12, 1929
Contributed by Jim Cox

John M. Krueger, aged 72, died Thursday evening at 10 o'clock at the Lutheran Hospital after an illness of two years. He had been a patient at the hospital since May 18, Mr. Krueger suffered a stroke of paralysis about two years ago and death resulted from complications resulting from the stroke. He had been making his home with a daughter, Mrs. Thielker, and Mrs. Miner Street. He had been making his home with a daughter, Mrs. Tielker on Miner Street.) Mr. Krueger was born in Germany and came to this country 48 years ago having moved to this city about 22 years ago. He was a member of the Emmaus Lutheran Church and the Kreis Stolzenau Society. Surviving are two sons, Robert and Albert, of this city; three daughters, Mrs. Thielker and Mrs. Paul Kramer, also of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. William York, of Curtis, O, and eight grandchildren. The body will be taken to the Tielker residence from the Scheumann & Sons' Funeral Parlors this afternoon. Funeral services will be held at the home Sunday at 1:45 o'clock and at the Emmaus Church at 2 o'clock. Burial in Concordia Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; June 13, 1930
Contributed by Jim Cox

Whiting, Ind., Oct. 30 - John Piotrouski of Hammond committed suicide, first trying to kill his wife and child. During the Debs strike Piotrouski was a member of the United States Infantry and was stationed at Kensington, where he incurred the enmity of the strikers. In February 1895, he was honorably discharged and a few days later, while celebrating his marriage, Piotrouski was attacked by a gang of ex-strikers, who tried to kill him. He defended himself so vigorously that John Kvojak was killed and Klym Kvokoski was seriously wounded. The coroner's verdict was justifiable homicide but Piotrouski brooded over the affair and began dissipating heavily, which speedily demoralized him.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 30 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Richmond, Ind., Nov 9 - Because he believed his cousin, Tony Lapenna, had made statements reflect on his character, Michael Lapenna, 28 years old, shot and killed Tony at the Elliott Reid fence factory in West Richmond. The cousins came from Italy together a few years ago and both had been employed in the factory.
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; Nov 9, 1911, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Wabash, Ind., Oct. 29 - John Lentz, 20 years old, son of W.W. Lentz of Lagrow Township is dead of blood poisoning. A few weeks ago while cutting corn he struck his knee with the cornknife, inflicting a trifling injury. Blood poisoning followed and he died in great agony.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 29 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Paoli - Dr. Laban Lindly, 79 years old, one of the best known physicians in this section of Indiana, died at his home here last night of heart trouble. He was a veteran of the Civil War. He is survived by two sons, Laban Lindly Jr. of Paoli and William F. Lindly of Texas; also by three daughters, Miss Grace Lindly and Mrs. Nannie Ostund of Paoli, and Mrs. Elizabeth Carson of Chicago.
Indianapolis Star, Marion County, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 May 1923, p. 3
Contributed by Karen Zach

Richmond - John L. Loughlin, 83 years old, is dead of senility at his home near Greensfork. Two sons and two brothers survive.
Indianapolis Star, Marion County, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 May 1923, p. 3
Contributed by Karen Zach

Edwin Lowder, 16 years old of Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Ind. was killed in a runaway accident, the wheels of a low wagon passing over his chest.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 27 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Gustave Lupke, aged 67, 1031 Erie Street, died at 7:38 o'clock this morning at the Lutheran hospital, where he had been a patient since January 28, after undergoing an operation. He was a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church and of the BUV. Surviving are five daughters at home, the Misses Estella, Augusta, Clara, Bertha, and Velma; and Mrs. John E Nace, of this city; three sons, Harry and Alfred, at home, and Walter, also of this city; two grandchildren; six half-brothers, Fred Mahlan, of this city, and Julius Mahlan, of Elsie, Mich; and four in Germany.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; February 4, 1929
Contributed by Jim Cox

Scottsburg - Mrs. Fred Lutz, 80 years old, is dead at her home in Vienna of senility. She is survived by the husband, four daughters and one son as follows: Mrs. George Montgomery, Mrs. Oscar Bridgewater of Vienna, Mrs. Tena Gunn of Louisville and Philip Lutz of Oxford, Ind. The husband is critically ill.
Indianapolis Star, Marion County, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 May 1923, p. 3
Contributed by Karen Zach

William F. Macke, aged 65, 830 Milton Street, died at 9 o'clock today at the home of Fred Hockemeyer, nine miles south of the city on Decatur Road. Mr Macke had gone to the Hockemeyer home some time ago to do some work. About a week ago he suffered a stroke of apoplexy. He was born in Adams County, where he owns a farm and where he lived until four years ago, when he moved to this city. He was a member of the Zion's Lutheran Church. Surviving are the widow, Minnie; four sons, William, Martin and Herman, of Fort Wayne; Fred, Elkhart; one daughter, Mrs Fred Heiner, this city; one brother, Christ, Adams County, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Hockemeyer. Funeral services will be held at the home Saturday. Friends may view the body at the home Saturday evening and until the time of the funeral services to be held at 1:30 o'clock Monday. Services will be held at Zion's Lutheran Church at 1:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Paul Dannenfeldt officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Cemetery.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; November 2, 1928
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services for James T. Markham, who fell dead of heart disease Saturday as he was on his way home, 1247 Calhoun St are to be at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at the home and at 9 a.m. at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. Markham who was in charge of the paint department of the OA Birr Motors Inc was 48 years old. He came here from Evansville in 1920 and held the motors company position for the last five years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Juanita Boos Markham; three children, Mrs. Martin O'Brien, Muncie; James Markham, Jr. and Miss Marjorie Markham, Indianapolis; his mother, Mrs. Nettie Markham and a brother and sister in Louisiana, Mo. Members of the Holy Name Society of St. Catherine's Church will meet at the home at 7:30 o'clock.
Indianapolis Times, Marion County, Indiana; 31 July 1939, p. 12
Contributed by Karen Zach

Robert Mattox taken by death
Robert Mattox, 57, of Indianapolis, son of Mrs. Grace Mattox of Decatur, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack while driving in the capital city, Saturday evening. Although he had been in ill health for several months, death was unexpected. A son of Ralph and Grace Purdy-Mattox, he was born Aug. 19, 1914, and was a salesman for the Lawrence Auto Sales at Lawrence. Mr. Mattox was a member of the Crestview Christian church and the Masonic lodge. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Billie; two daughters, Mrs. Judy Sweeney and Miss Tommie Mattox, both of Indianapolis; and two grandchildren. Funeral rites will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Flanner-Buchanan Broad Ripple chapel, with burial in East Hill cemetery at Rushville. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday. [Buried East Hill Shrine Mausoleum; Rushville, Rush County, Indiana]
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Monday, July 24, 1972
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Goshen, Ind., Aug 24 - John McGauffin, an early settler of Elkhart County, died at his home Saturday afternoon. He is 80 years old and has worked at his trade of stone mason all summer.
Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Montgomery County, Indiana; 24 Aug 1891, p. 2
Contributed by Karen Zach

Scottsburg, Ind., Oct. 27 - Mrs. Eliza McNeely, an aged lady residing near here, died from injuries inflicted by a vicious buck sheep which she attempted to drive from the yard.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 27 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

A motorcycle and a car collided Friday night on US 31 north of Argos (Marshall County), killing Day McLochlin, 19, RR 4, Plymouth, operator of the motorcycle.
Muncie Star Press, Delaware County, Indiana; Sunday, 8 Oct 1950, p. 18
Contributed by Karen Zach

Wabash - Mrs. Eslie Miller, 54 years old, Wabash ex-resident, died at North Manchester. She was active in church circles here. Her husband, mother and sister, Mrs. D. H. Rockwell of Manchester survive. There are no children.
Indianapolis Star, Marion County, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 May 1923, p. 3
Contributed by Karen Zach

Donald Mock, 66, of 907 West Washington Street died today at Clinic Hospital. Born February 3, 1906, in Wells County, he was a son of Charles and Jennie Roe Mock. His marriage was to Petra Valdivieso, who survives. Mr. Mock, a retired employee of the United States Government, was a veteran of World War II. Surviving, in addition to the wife, are two daughters, Mrs. Dave (Jennie) Eckelbarger and Mrs. Everett (Anita) Carroll, both of Bluffton, and two sons, Charles E. and E. John, both of Bluffton. Five brothers, Maxwell of Bluffton rural route, Levi, Willard, Arthur, and Edward, all of Bluffton; a sister, Mrs. Mae Richter of Fort Wayne, and 10 grandchildren also survive. The body was taken to the Thoma Funeral Home.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; 1972
Contributed by Jim Cox

John Moore, 26 years old of Freement, Ohio a Lake Erie & Western brakeman was killed at Muncie, Ind. while making a coupling.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 30 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

MRS. MUSSER DIES IN OHIO - Mrs. J. O. Musser Dies After Long Illness; Many Relatives Here
Mrs. J. O. Musser, about 60 years of age, died last Wednesday at her home near Orrville, Ohio, according to a telegram received by the Musser brothers of northwest of Berne. Mrs. Musser had been ill a long time. Surviving are the husband and two sons, Raymond and Earl. Mrs. Musser has a large number of relatives in this community. She never lived here but visited in Berne and vicinity several times.
Karin King note: Sarah (Crites) Musser (1874-1938) buried in Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery; Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio.
Adams County Historical Museum - 1938Mar-Jan1939 Scrapbook; Handwritten-Mon. March 14, 1938
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Miss Amelia Nahrwold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Nahrwold, of 29 Wilt street, died at 5 o'clock this morning, after a protracted illness from consumption. Her age was 20 years, 4 months, and 1 day. Miss Nahrwold was a widely known and most estimable young lady. She had been in failing health for nearly two years. Surviving are the parents, three brothers, and three sisters. The father is a foreman at the works of the Horton Manufacturing company. The funeral announcements will be made later.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; April 23, 1901
Contributed by Jim Cox

Christian E. Paul, aged 72, a machinist at the Wabash Shops for many years, died at 7:30 o'clock today at St Joseph's Hospital, of a complication of diseases. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Sol D Bayless Lodge, F&AM Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. FW Dunlap, 1610 Cass Street, with whom he lived; one brother, Ferdinand, of Detroit; one niece, Mrs. Harry Springer of this city, and two grandchildren. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Springer, 220 Second Street, Thursday afternoon, where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, with the Rev H. R. Carson officiating. Burial in Lindenwood.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; May 16, 1928
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Ann Hendricks Pierce, wife of Dr. Weston Pierce died suddenly in New York yesterday morning. She was a sister of the late Vice President and a cousin of Maj. AW Hendricks who died suddenly Friday night.
Second notation, same source, same page, same column: A brief telegram received yesterday announced the sudden death of Mrs. Ann Hendricks Pierce, wife of Dr. Winslow Pierce, at the family residence, 2109 Madison Avenue, New York City. Mrs. Pierce was a sister of the late VP Hendricks and a cousin of AW Hendricks, who died so suddenly on Friday night. She was so prostrated by the death of her brother, just two years ago now, that none of the family could leave her bedside then. She has not been well since and it seems a sad coincidence that she should have lingered until the second anniversary of that death, and then been taken away the same day as her cousin, Major Hendricks.
Indianapolis, Indiana, Marion County; 27 November 1887, p. 5
Contributed by Karen Zach

Indianapolis, Oct. 27 - A workman named E. Price fell headfirst from the third story of the Stevenson building yesterday and received injuries from which he shortly died.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 27 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Indianapolis, Oct. 30 - While Charles Prinzel, aged 37, was gathering coal along the tracks under the viaduct yesterday he was struck by a train and injured so severely that he died soon after. He was taken to the city hospital. He was a laborer, unmarried and lived with his mother, Mrs. Caroline Prinzel.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 30 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Edinburg - Mrs. Cordia Pruitt, 40 years old, wife of Charles C. Pruitt died at her home in the Jollity community six miles northeast of here. The husband, seven children, the mother, two sisters and one brother, survive.
Indianapolis Star, Marion County, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 May 1923, p. 3
Contributed by Karen Zach

Mrs. Grace Marie Raber, 58, 1213 Roy St., died at 9:45 am yesterday in St. Joseph Hospital where she was admitted Saturday night. She had been ill three months. Mrs. Raber came to Fort Wayne 36 years ago from Columbia City. She had been employed at the Troy Towel Supply Co. until her illness. She was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church and its choir. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Flanagan, Waynedale; a son, Richard Raber, Battle Creek, Mich.; two brothers, Vern Overdeer, Elyria, Ohio, and Glenn Overdeer, Tri Lakes; four sisters, Mrs. Artie Spohn, South Whitley; Mrs. Alice Siders, Warsaw; Mrs. Frances Shroyer, Columbia City, and Mrs. Helen Bonar, Fort Wayne; and six grandchildren. The body was taken to the C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 pm today. Services will be held at 10 am Wednesday in the funeral home, the Rev. Harry Hashburger officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 20, 1956, Page 2
Contributed by Jim Cox

Herman Rahe, Banker, Dies
Herman T. Rahe, 49, for the past 12 years an assistant vice president of the Peoples Trust & Savings Company died at 2 am yesterday in Lutheran Hospital. He had been admitted to the hospital only four hours earlier. Associated with the bank for the past 22 years, he resided at 1626 Cherokee Road. He was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne and a veteran of World War II. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, American Institute of Banking, the Chamber of Commerce and American Legion Post No. 47. The widow, Gertrude; one daughter, Miss Janet Sue Rahe, Fort Wayne; one son, William F., Fort Wayne and one brother, Frederick, Fort Wayne, survive. The body was taken to the D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Home where friends may call. Services will be conducted at 11 am Monday in the funeral home, the Rev. Herbert Lindemann officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 10, 1957, Page 11A
Contributed by Jim Cox

John K. Raudebush, 67, a resident of the Allen County Health Center the past four months, died there at 2 pm yesterday. A native of Columbia City, he lived here most of his life. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Louise Young, Fort Wayne; and a nephew, Richard T. Young, Fort Wayne. Services will be at 2:30 pm Wednesday at the CM Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, the Rev James C. Stanbell officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 pm today.
Journal Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 28, 1972
Contributed by Jim Cox

Miss Caroline Rentschler died last night at her home, 1420 Swinney Avenue after three months' illness. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are two sisters, Miss Harriet and Miss Julia Rentschler, and one brother, George Rentschler, all of Fort Wayne. The body was taken to Klaehn & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at a time to be announced later. Rev. R. L. Berry will officiate and burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 18, 1938, Page 6
Contributed by Jim Cox

Stella Reome taken by death Mrs. Stella Reome, 84, of 714 West Creighton avenue, Fort Wayne, a native of Decatur, died Monday morning at Grand Haven nursing home in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Reome operated a grocery at Bear Lake for 20 years prior to 1962, and had lived in Fort Wayne for the past eight years. Her husband, Corman Reome, died in 1963. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Loedda Brushwiller, with whom Mrs. Reome made her home, and Mrs. Helen Freeman of Anaheim, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Chalfant-Perry-Klaehn funeral home, with Rev. Oscar Eicher officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn memorial park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Tuesday, July 25, 1972
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Gerald Reynolds, 25, of Fishers was killed Saturday when his car crashed into a clump of trees at the eat edge of Fishers.
Muncie Star Press, Delaware County, Indiana; Sunday, 8 Oct 1950, p. 18
Contributed by Karen Zach

JEFFERSON TP. MAN DIES IN CROSSING CRASH - George Kidd Reynolds, 67, dies when Truck Hits School Bus
Celina, O., Sept. 22 - George Kidd Reynolds, 67-year-old farmer of Jefferson township, Adams county, died en route to Gibson hospital here early Wednesday afternoon of injuries suffered when the truck he was driving collided with a Dublin township school bus, loaded with children at the Weisenborn school crossing on state route No. 49, 12 miles northwest of here. Reynolds lived on the Kenney farm, a short distance west of the St. Mary's Catholic church in Jefferson township. He was a native of Randolph county, and moved to Adams county a number of years ago. He had no children. The fatal mishap occurred in Ohio. Two of the school children on their way to the Northwest Territory pageant at Fort Recovery were slightly injured. They were Herbert Roberts and Bud Hays, both 15. Their injuries were confined to cuts. The accident occurred as the truck driven by Reynolds loaded with tomatoes was moving east. The truck struck the side of the loaded school bus en route south on route 49. The accident victim is survived by his widow, two sisters and one brother. The body was removed to the Carr & Vale funeral home and later was to be taken to a mortuary at Ridgeville, Ind.
Adams County Historical Museum - 1938Mar-Jan1939 Scrapbook; Handwritten-Thurs. 1938
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Jeffersonville, Ind., Oct 31 - Adam Ritter, aged 60, committed suicide by shooting himself in the breast. Ritter was a shoemaker. Before firing the fatal shot he called his children to him, bade them goodby and informed them what he was going to do. Two weeks ago his wife left him and the deed is assigned to that cause.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 31 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Rev. A. S. Rogers of Fortville is dead of consumption. He joined the Northern Indiana Conference in 1882 and was a constant worker in the church until disabled by disease. His remains will be interred at Pendleton tomorrow, the Masons and Odd Fellows joining in the funeral.
Indianapolis News, Marion County, Indiana; 24 August 1891, p. 6
Contributed by Karen Zach

HERMAN A. RUNGE, 90, of Ossian died Thursday at Lutheran Hospital. The Gifhorn, Germany, native was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Lola; sons, Robert and Herman F., both of Fort Wayne, and William of Goshen; daughters, Lydia Runge-Quinn and Mary Lou Ambriole , both of Fort Wayne, Janice Wallace of Memphis, Tenn., and Dorothy Amato of Delaware, Ohio; 21 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home. Calling is from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Memorials are to St. John Lutheran Church or charity.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; August 5, 1995, Page: 9A
Contributed by Jim Cox

Lola L. Runge, 82, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Ossian, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at Towne House. The Swan native retired in 1946 as a private duty nurse and had worked for International Harvester Corp. Dispensary. Surviving are daughters Lydia M. Runge-Quinn of Fort Wayne and Janice L. Harrison of Memphis, Tenn.; 21 grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman A., and two stepchildren. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Memorials are to the American Cancer Society. Information provided by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., 426-9494.
Memo: CORRECTION, PUBLISHED JANUARY 2, 1999, FOLLOWS: GETTING IT STRAIGHT Thursday's Tribute to Lola L. Runge should have included as surviving five stepchildren.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; December 31, 1998, Page 6S
Contributed by Jim Cox

Michael Ryan, 65 for many years elevator man at St. Francis hospital, died yesterday at the hospital. Dr. Hugh Thatcher, deputy coroner said death was due to a heart attack. Mr. Ryan is survived by three brothers, James L. Ryan and JD Ryan, Detroit; William N. Ryan, Indianapolis and a sister, Mrs. L S Gootee, Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held at 8:15 a.m. tomorrow at the Kirby Funeral Home, 1901 N. Meridian St, and at 9 a.m. at the Holy Name Catholic Church. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Indianapolis Times, Marion County, Indiana; 31 July 1939, p. 12
Contributed by Karen Zach

ENDS OWN LIFE
Fort Wayne, March ?? (missing) barber, exercising his dog across the unoccupied Christ Lengacher farm near Harlan yesterday morning found the body of Dwight D. Sapp, 32, of R. R. No. 2 Grabill, between blankets which had been laid under the rear bumper of an automobile. One of the covers had been raised to catch exhaust fumes from the motor.
Karin King note: buried Harlan Memorial Cemetery; Harlan, Allen County, Indiana; (1905-1938)
Adams County Historical Museum - 1938Mar-Jan1939 Scrapbook; Handwritten-1938
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Mrs. Mary Schmidt, aged 58, 836 Lake Avenue, died at the Lutheran Hospital Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock after having been a patient at the hospital for several days. Mrs. Schmidt had lived in this city for the last 10 years. She was born in Marion Township and had lived there until coming to Fort Wayne. Mrs. Schmidt was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church and of the Ladies Aid Society of that church. Surviving are the husband, Jacob Schmidt; two sons, Anthony and Henry Schmidt; six daughters, the Misses Velma and Paula Schmidt, Mrs. Raymond Werling, Mrs. William Klink, Mrs. Martin Macke, and Mrs. Ernst Kohlenberg; 13 grandchildren; six brothers, Louis, George, Mathias, William, Martin and Charles Doctor, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Schmidt, all of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and at 2 o'clock at St Paul's Lutheran Church. The Rev Paul Miller will officiate. Burial in the Lutheran Cemetery at Soest.
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; March 24, 1930
Contributed by Jim Cox

Noblesville - Ms. Fannie Schoennauer, living in the north part of Hamilton County, received a message today from the War Department of Washington announcing the death of her son, Paul Schoennauer in the Hawaiian Island on April 26. His death is said to have been due to peritonitis. The body will be sent to the home of the mother for burial. The young man was 19 years old and enlisted in the government service Jan 23 at Indianapolis. He was a mechanic and chauffeur in the 8th Field Artillery.
Indianapolis Star, Marion County, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 May 1923, p. 3
Contributed by Karen Zach

Mrs. Daisy Howerton Secrist, wife of George H. Secrist, real estate dealer, died last night at her home, 3345 Guilford Ave. Mrs. Secrist was 61 and had been ill a short time. Mrs. Secrist was a native of Marion County but had spent a good deal of time in Florida. She was a member of the Episcopal Church in Miami and attended All Saints Cathedral here. She was born Dec 15, 1877. She is survived by her husband; a son, George B. Secrist, Indianapolis; a daghter, Mrs. Winifred Wadel, Miami; a brother, Emory Howerton and four sisters, Mrs. Edith Avels, Mrs. Grace Grebe and Mrs. Effie Shock, all of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Cory Carson, Acton.
Indianapolis Times, Marion County, Indiana; 31 July 1939, p. 12
Contributed by Karen Zach

Indianapolis, Nov 9 - While responding to an alarm hose wagon No 16 was struck by a streetcar and Lt. Thomas S. Smith, colored, was instantly killed and Captain Thomas Howard, colored, was seriously injured. Smith, who was driving the team, was hurled into the air and thrown in front of the streetcar, which passed over him. For a quarter of a century, "Old Tom," as Smith was known had been the city's best horse expert.
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; Nov 9, 1911, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Vera Jean Smith dies in Oklahoma
Mrs. Vera Jean Smith, 52, of Moore, Okla., a native and former resident of Adams county, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at a hospital in Oklahoma City, after an extended illness of cancer. She was born in Blue Creek township July 18, 1920, a daughter of Frank and Leah Garwood, and was married to Clarence Smith Jan. 18, 1937. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1951. Surviving are her husband; three sons, Leland and Steven Smith of Moore, Okla., and Max Smith of Oklahoma City; one sister, Mrs. Eva Brewster of Monroe; four brothers, Walter Garwood of Decatur, Lester Garwood of Ft. Pierce, Fla., Ivan Garwood, Sr., of Fort Wayne and Deloyd Garwood of Brookville, O., and 13 grandchildren. One son is deceased. Funeral services have been set tentatively for Friday, with burial at Edmund, Okla. [buried Gracelawn Cemetery; Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma]
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Wednesday, July 19, 1972
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Services for John Sowders for many years a professional baseball player and for the last 30 operator of a fish market here were to be at 2 p.m. today at his home, 2957 Highland Place. Burial was to be at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Sowders died Saturday at his home. He was 72 and from 1885 to 1900 played professional baseball at Champaign, Ill, Kansas City, Mo and Brooklyn NY. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Hazel D. Garry and two grandchildren.
Indianapolis Times, Marion County, Indiana; 31 July 1939, p. 12
Contributed by Karen Zach

Kentland, Ind., Nov 9 - The body of Mrs. Solomon Spangler, wife of a retired farmer, was found hanging from a joist in the basement of her home. Mrs. Spangler bought a bottle of formaldehyde and on the way home stopped at an undertaking establishment and inquired as to the virulence of the poison. She drank the formaldehyde, fastened a rope around her neck and stepped off a chair.
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; Nov 9, 1911, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

AGED RESIDENT SUCCUMBS - Carl Tielker, Aged 94, Dies of Pneumonia At Hospital
Carl Tielker, aged 94, a resident of Allen County for 75 years, died of pneumonia at 8:20 o'clock today at the Lutheran Hospital after an illness of a few days. Mr. Tielker was born in Germany and came to this country 75 years ago settling on a farm in Washington Township where he lived until he retired 25 years ago and came to this city. He made his home here with a son, Fred H. Tielker, 1413 Swinney Park Place. Mr. Tielker was a member of the Emmaus Lutheran Church. Surviving besides the son, Fred Tielker, are a son, Charles C. Tielker of Washington Township; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday after at 2:30 o'clock at the residence of Fred Tielker with the Rev. Fred Wambsganss officiating. Burial in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery. Friends are requested to omit flowers.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; December 7, 1929
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Anna Wilhelmina Vachon, 78, died at 3:51 p.m. Saturday at her home, 335 East Wayne Street. She had been ill since Thanksgiving. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Surviving are three sons, Don, Douglas and Wayne, Fort Wayne; two stepsons, Ed and George, Smithville, Tex., and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Jules Schone Funeral Home, with burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Sunday, July 3, 1949
Contributed by Jim Cox

Aaron T. Vail, Father of Auburn Resident, Is Dead
Mrs. Ben Schwartz of 210 East Sixth Street left Tuesday morning for Fort Wayne, called by the death of her father, Aaron T. Vail, who passed away at 11 o'clock Monday night at his residence at 3201 Fairfield Avenue after an illness of several years from diabetes. Mr. Vail, who was 68 years of age, was born at Ossian, Indiana, and had resided in Fort Wayne for many years. For several years, he had been retired. He was formerly engaged in the copperware and lumber business. The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late home and burial will be made in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Mr. Vail is survived by his widow and four children, Mrs. Schwartz of this city, Mrs. Martha Stevens and John Vail of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Lucile McCready of Gary, Indiana. There are two brothers, E. A. Vail of Fort Wayne and Joseph Vail of Bryan, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Sell Donaldson of Marmaduke, Arkansas and two grandchildren. The deceased was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Free & Accepted Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias.
Unknown source; 1936
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Amanda Vail, aged 59, wife of William Vail died at their residence, 2907 South Winter Street at 4:15 o'clock this morning after a lingering illness with complication. She was a resident of this city two years. Besides the husband, she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. John Kress and Mrs. Henry Slater of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Albert Mayer, Mammoth Springs, Arkansas; also two brothers, Taylor White of Fort Wayne and Cyrus White of Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon from the residence with Rev. Mr. Martin officiating. Burial in Lindenwood.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; December 2, 1921
Contributed by Jim Cox

Peter Valentin, 53 years of age, died at 8 o'clock Monday morning at the Lutheran Hospital, death resulting from apoplexy. The deceased was a farm laborer and made his home in this city with Charles Girardot on East Jefferson Street. He was born in Germany. Surviving relatives include one brother John Valentin of Wabash, Indiana.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 19, 1910
Contributed by Jim Cox

Newcastle, Ind Oct 28 - Henry White, living in the southern part of the county is dead from the effects of a stab received at a political brawl at Knightstown.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 28 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

Marion, Ind., Oct. 26 - The will of J. H. Wigger, who died some days ago, has been probated. There are two charitable bequests. He gives $2,000 to the Grant County Orphan's home and $2,000 to the WCTU of Marion. The Remainder is left to his wife, Mrs. Ruth Wigger.
Greencastle Daily Banner and Times, Putnam County, Indiana; 26 Oct 1896, p. 1
Contributed by Karen Zach

LAURA M. WILLIAMS, 79, of Garrett died Saturday at home. She was co-owner of Williams Grocery Store for 37 years, retiring in 1980, and the widow of Clinton. Surviving are sisters, Alice Beber and Hellen Steward, both of Garrett; and brothers, James Alford of Tallahassee, Fla., and Russell Alford of Naples, Fla. Services are 2 p.m. tomorrow in Garrett Presbyterian Church, with burial in Christian Union Cemetery. Calling is 2 to 8 p.m. today in McKee-Miles Funeral Home, Garrett, and 1 to 2 p.m. tomorrow in the church.
News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Monday, December 7, 1992
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services for Mrs. Louise S. Wright, who died Thursday of pneumonia at Methodist Hospital were to be at 2:30 p.m. today in the JC Wilson Funeral Home and burial to be at Concordia Cemetery. Mrs. Wright was 83 and her home was at 1342 Barth Ave. She was born in Indianapolis the daughter of Anton and Sophia Miller and was married to Allen Johnson Wright in 1886. Mr. Wright died in 1913. Mrs. Wright is survived by a daughter, Miss Clara A. Wright, Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Times, Marion County, Indiana; 31 July 1939, p. 12
Contributed by Karen Zach

MRS SOPHIA ZELT IS DEAD - Native of Germany Resided in Adams Township 80 Years
Mrs. Sophia Zelt, aged 87, a native of Germany and a resident of Adams township for 80 years, was found dead in her bed early today by her won William of the Moeller road, with whom she made her home. Mrs. Zelt had been about Tuesday as usual and had not complained of feeling bad, although she had not been in the best of health. Her death was unexpected but is said to have been caused by senility. She died sometime between midnight and 6 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Zelt came to Adams Township with her parents when almost eight years of age, and was the oldest member of the Martini Lutheran church, Adams township, of which the Rev August Buuck is pastor. One daughter, Mrs. Mary Dudenhoefer, survives as do six sons, Theodore, John, Ed Ernst, William, and Fred, all of Allen county; 28 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Services probably will be held at the home and at the church Sunday afternoon with the Rev Mr. Buuck officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; July 17, 1929
Contributed by Jim Cox