Funeral services for Leroy Allen, 62, who died at the Allen county infirmary after two weeks' illness Thursday at 5 a.m., will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Sloan & Sons' Funeral Home. Rev. E. H. Lane will officiate and burial will be in the county cemetery. The body may be viewed after 5 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Allen was telegraph operator for the Wabash railroad here for many years. He was a native of Coesse but lived here most of his life. He retired from the Wabash 10 years ago. Survivors include three brothers, Charles, Oscar and Victor, all of this city.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Friday, November 26, 1943
Contributed by Karin King

ALTER, Edward J. - Services at 9:30 a.m. today at the residence, 4712 Beaver Avenue, and at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, the Rev. Leo Pursley officiating. Burial in the Catholic Cemetery. The Schone Funeral Home is in charge.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 5, 1948
Contributed by Karin King

ALBION DRIVER DIES IN CRASH - Nephew Hurt As Auto Collides With Car Of Fort Wayne Men
ALBION, July 13 - A. Richard Alwine, 40, of Albion, was killed instantly at 3 p.m. today when his automobile collided with another at Hockingberg's corners east of her. He suffered a fractured skull. The accident victim's nephew, A. Richard Alwine, 18, of Mishawaka, who was with him at the time, also suffered a skull fracture and other injuries. He was reported in critical condition tonight at Lakeside hospital at Kendallville. Virgil Showalter, 24, of Fort Wyne, driver of the automobile which struck the Alwine car, was uninjured and his companion, Robert Hickman of Fort Wayne, escaped with minor lacerations. Alwine, a plasterer, was driving south, returning to Albion after working at a farm near the scene of the accident, and Showalter and Hickman, both Scoutmasters, were westbound, en route to a Boy Scout camp at Skinner lake. Alwine's auto was struck on the side and turned over. The accident is being investigated by Dr. H. O. Williams of Kendallville, deputy coroner of Noble county, Sheriff Marion Galloway and state police officers. The widow and four children survive. The body was brought to the Miser funeral home here. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 14, 1940
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Henrietta L. Bachstein, 89, died at 1:15 am Tuesday at Regency Place. She was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne. She was co-owner of Bachstein Shoe Repair and retired in 1970 from Cover-All Rental Service. Surviving is a granddaughter, Judith Currier of St. Paul, Minn. Services at 11 am Friday at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church, 7215 St. Joe Road; calling from one hour before services. Additional calling from 6 to 9 pm today and rosary recited at 7:30 pm today at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, October 20, 1988
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Anna Backofen died yesterday afternoon at the home of the family at 73 Grand Street. The cause was consumption of which she was a sufferer for some time. She was the wife of Julius Backofen and was 29 years old. The funeral will take place Wednesday at 2 o'clock from the house.
Fort Wayne Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Tuesday, December 7, 1897
Contributed by Jim Cox

Lawrence R. Bacon Fourth Victim of Disastrous Fire
Columbia City's $1 million fire claimed its fourth victim at 3:53 am yesterday when Lawrence R. Bacon, 29, of 215 W. Suttenfield St., died in the Lutheran Hospital. Dr. E. N. Mendenhall, Deputy Allen County Coroner, said an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death. He added the death probably came from the effects of inhaling smoke or flames. Mr. Bacon also suffered burns on parts of his body; but these were not believed to be serious enough to cause death, Dr. Mendenhall said. Mr. Bacon was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church, Sol D. Bayless Lodge 359, the Scottish Rite; a member and past president of the Indiana Tech Alumni Assn.; a merit badge counselor for the Anthony Wayne Council Boy Scouts of America, and active in the Society of Plastic Engineers. He was also a veteran of World War II. Surviving are the widow, Joan; a daughter, Cynthia Lee, and a son, David Lawrence, both at home; his mother, Mrs. Jane Bacon, Fort Wayne; a twin sister, Mrs. Laurel Winann, Fort Wayne and a brother, Vincent L. Bacon, San Diego, Calif. Friends may call at the Klaehn Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:30 pm Monday; Dr. Elmer E. Voelkel officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 8, 1955
Contributed by Jim Cox

Marion F. Bacon, 53, of 529 Kinsmoor Avenue, died at 1:3 pm Thursday at Lutheran Hospital after a one-week illness. A resident here 30 years, he was a member of the Engineers Club, the Plymouth Congregational Church and American Legion Post 47. He had been employed at the General Electric Company for 12 years, was a World War I veteran and an Anthony Wayne Boy Scout Council Commissioner. Surviving are his wife, Jane R.; three children, Mrs. Laurel Weaver and Lawrence Bacon, Fort Wane, and Lt. (JG) Vincent L. Bacon, Lakehurst, NJ; and one grandchild. Friends may call at the Klaehn Funeral Home after 3 pm today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 16, 1949
Contributed by Jim Cox

Kiriaco T. Bacratsis, 79, died at 3 am Saturday at the Lutheran Hospital, where he had been a patient since Thursday. Mr. Bacratsis was born in Macedonia, Greece, and came to the United States in 1945. He has been in poor health since his arrival in this country. He made his home in Fort Wayne with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dimitri Kostoff, 4020 Warsaw St. Other survivors are his wife, Theodota, Fort Wane; one sister, Kata, in Greece, and one niece, Crisula K. Giancu, in Romania. The body has been removed to the Mungovan & Sons Mortuary where friends may call after 2 pm today. The body will be taken to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 11 am Monday to lie in state until time of the funeral at 3 pm. The Rev. George Nedelkoff will officiate and burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 31, 1957
Contributed by Jim Cox

Albert H. Bade, 73, of 2025 Glenwood Ave., died at 5:30 pm yesterday in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Marion, where he had been a patient nine months. He was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne and had been employed by the Park Department five years, retiring in 1963. He was a member of Forest Park Methodist Church; American Legion Post 330, New Haven; Summit City Lodge, F&AM; and was past president of the Fort Wayne Turners. Surviving are his wife, Leone; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Joseph Skinner, Fort Wayne; a brother, Oscar, Milwaukee; his mother, Mrs. Louise Bade, Fort Wayne; and two step-grandchildren. The body was taken to D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; December 18, 1965
Contributed by Jim Cox

Bobbie D. Bade, 34, of Fort Wayne, died Saturday in Parkview Memorial Hospital. The Portland native is survived by her husband, Lawrence Edward Jr.; daughters, Tonya M. Hosler and Chantelle L. Bade, both of Fort Wayne, and Amy J. Burkey of Ridgeville; sons, Robert A. Bade, Lawrence E. Bade III, Thomas O. Bade and David D. Ames, all of Fort Wayne; her mother and stepfather, June and Paul Shultz of Portland; sisters, Janice Baker of Pennsylvania, Colleen Meloy of Missouri, Janet Vold of Michigan, Janelle Randall of Illinois and Jeanine Godwin and Shirley Garringer, both of Indiana; brothers, Dean R. Adkins of Missouri and Carl Adkins of Tennessee; a friend, Dale Ames of Fort Wayne and two grandchildren. Services are 11 am tomorrow in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 114 Lake Avenue, where calling is 7 to 9 pm today, and 10 to 11 am tomorrow. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; June 3, 1991
Contributed by Jim Cox

Chester Henry Bade, 48, of 2117 South Hanna Street, was pronounced dead upon arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital at 3:30 pm Monday, where he was taken after he collapsed in the 100 block East Berry Street. Mr. Bade died of a heart attack. He had been employed by the Railway Express Company for three months and before that at the J. F. Gumpper & Son Contractors. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Reformed Church. Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Esther Rechling Bade; two sons, Clarence William, a prisoner of war in Germany and Chester R. at Camp Blanding, Fla.; two brothers, Elmer and Clarence, this city and a sister, Miss Edna Bade, Fort Wayne.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; December 12, 1944
Contributed by Jim Cox

Clarence W. "Dutch" Bade, 45, of 7422 Baer Road, Waynedale, died at St. Joseph's Hospital at 8:30 am Sunday. He was employed at Rowlands Furniture Company. Survivors include the wife, Adele; a daughter, Carole Jean, at home; a brother, Elmer J. Bade, and a sister, Miss Edna Bade. Another brother, Chester, died December 11. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church at Waynedale. The body was taken to Klaehn & Sons Funeral Home, where funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 pm Wednesday. Rev. H. H. Backs will officiate and interment will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 pm today at the funeral home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; December 25, 1944
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services for Edna E. Bade, 77, will be at 1:30 pm Monday in Klaehn's Wayne Street Chapel. She died Friday in Parkview Memorial Hospital. She had been a switchboard operator at Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. before retiring in 1969 after 40 years of service. Surviving are two nephews, Clarence Bade, Fort Wayne and Chester Bade, Huntertown and two nieces, Mrs. Ruth Thorne, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Jean Daniel, Avilla. Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm Saturday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Preferred memorials are gifts to St. John's United Church of Christ.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 7, 1978
Contributed by Jim Cox

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Bade, 64, who died of pneumonia at 12:40 o'clock Thursday morning at her home at 474 East Wildwood Avenue, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence, and 3:30 o'clock at St. John's Reformed Church, Dr. F. H. Rupnow officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. The body was returned to the residence Thursday afternoon. Royal Neighbors will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the home for services. The deceased was a member of St. John's Church, the Ladies Aid Society, Ladies Bible Class and Good Cheer Circle of the church and the Royal Neighbors. Survivors include three sons, Elmer J. and Chester H. Bade of this city and Clarence W. Bade at home; a daughter, Miss Edna E. Bade at home; two brothers, Charles F. Rohlmann at home and John W. Rohlmann of this city; three grandchildren and three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Lilly B. Rohlmann, Mrs. Henry Rohlmann and Mrs. Fred Rohlmann, all of this city.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 6, 1936
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services for Elmer J. Bade, 63, will be conducted at 1:30 pm Wednesday in the Klaehn Funeral Home, Dr. J. Frank Lansing officiating. Mr. Bade, who lived at 1340 Nuttman Ave. died at 6:30 am yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital. A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, he was a former employee of the Anthony Wayne Bank. He retired from there last April. He previously served as city hall building supervisor. He was a member of South Wayne Baptist Church and United Commercial Travelers. Surviving are the widow, Anna; one daughter, Mrs. Charles Torne, Fort Wayne; one sister, Miss Edna Bade, Fort Wayne and two grandchildren. Friends may call at the Klaehn Funeral Home. The family said that contributions to the memorial chapel of South Wayne Baptist Church are requested as remembrances. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 26, 1957
Contributed by Jim Cox

Esther L. Bade, 64, died Friday at Parkview Memorial Hospital. She was born in Henry County. She and her husband, Lester, owned the former Wayne Trace Mobile Home Park. When she died, she was the manager of the park, which is now Stonecrest Mobile Home Community. Surviving are her husband, Lester; four daughters, Sharon Zuber and Sandra Wauer, both of Decatur, Janet Malland of Angola and Brenda Reynolds of Bourbonnis, Ill.; a sister, Roberta Diabro of Bradley, Ill.; five brothers, James Hall, Ray Hall and Paul Hall, all of Hagerstown, Elmer Hall of Modock and Robert Hall of Knightstown; 14 grandchildren; a great grandson. Services at 10 am Wednesday at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, 740 U.S. 30 E., New Haven. Calling 7 to 9 pm Monday and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Tuesday. Entombment in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to The Church in Fort Wayne.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 28, 1994
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Esther R. Bade, 72, of 4530 Oliver Street, died at 1:45 pm yesterday in Parkview Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient two days. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ and Royal Neighbors of America. A former school teacher, she retired from Union Telephone Co., LaGrange, 10 years ago. Surviving are two sons, Chester R. and Clarence W., Fort Wayne; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Gumpper, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Helen Ruck, Alpena, Pa. Services will be at 1 pm Saturday in Klaehn Funeral Home, the Rev. Harold Kratzert officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm today. Royal Neighbors of America will have services there. Preferred memorials are gifts to St. John's United Church of Christ.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 18, 1969
Contributed by Jim Cox

Frederick Bade, aged fifty years, died late Thursday night at the family home on Brooklyn Avenue following an illness of three months due to dropsy. He was born and reared in Indiana and had been a resident of Fort Wayne for many years. Seven years ago, he drove a rural route mail wagon and for the past few years was employed as a clerk at the J. Oddou grocery. Mr. Bade formerly lived in Lakeside on Columbia Avenue. The deceased was a member of St. John's Reformed Church and of the Royal Arcanum Lodge. Besides the widow, he is survived by a daughter, Edna, and three sons, Elmer, Chester and Clarence Bade, all at home; one brother, William F. Bade of Fort Wayne and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Linker of Adams Township and Mrs. Anna Messwamp.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 9, 1916
Contributed by Jim Cox

Laura Ellen Bade, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bade, Ludwig Road, died at 9:07 pm Monday in Parkview Memorial Hospital, two and a half hours after birth. Surviving besides the parents are a sister, Linda, at home; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Esther Bade, Rome City, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Freeland, Lansing, Mich. Services were held at 3 pm yesterday in the Klaehn Funeral Home, the Rev. F. J. Lowenbergh officiating. Burial was in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 26, 1955
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services will be at 10 am Wednesday at the D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home for Leone L. Bade, 77, who died Monday at a local nursing home. She was a Fort Wayne resident for 50 years, and was retired manager of the hosiery department at the old Wolf & Dessauer Department Store. Surviving will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 pm today. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 14, 1980
Contributed by Jim Cox

William F. Bade, 77, died at 5 am Tuesday at his home, 1230 Wefel Street. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and had worked for the City School Board for 28 years. Surviving are his wife, Martha; a sister, Mrs. Anna Messwarp, Fort Wayne and an aunt, Mrs. Louise Bade, Fort Wayne. The body was taken to the Klaehn Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 pm today. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. H. E. Levihn at 3 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 2, 1952
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Barbara M. Bader, 63, died Thursday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, she retired as a business administrator at Simpson United Methodist Church in 1996 after seven years. Surviving are her husband, Francis D.; four daughters, Laura M. Lahrman and Karen F. Westerhausen, both of Fort Wayne, Cheryl J. Hamlin of Churubusco and Brenda M. Badger of Terre Haute; a son, Bernard L. of North Canton, Ohio; her mother, Velma M. Polley of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Harry E. Polley of Jacksonville, Fla., and Melvin L. Polley of Washington; and seven grandchildren. Services at 11 am Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road, with calling from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm Sunday. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Services of Allen County or Parkview Home Health Care and Hospice.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 26, 1997
Contributed by Jim Cox

Sarah Badger, 85, of 2323 Smith Street, the widow of William Badger who died in 1929 and a resident of Fort Wayne about 20 years, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home. She was born in Ohio. Surviving are two children, Eva V. Badger of this city and Mrs. Sarah Crane of Dayton, O. Four grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. She was a member of the Church of Christ. The body was taken to the Wellman Funeral Home and arrangements for services had not been completed last night.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 19, 1937
Contributed by Jim Cox

William Badger, aged 78, died at midnight last night at his home at 216 West Creighton Avenue. Death was due to complications and he had been ill two weeks. Mr. Badger was born in Viezinia, West Virginia and had lived in Fort Wayne for four years. He was a member of the Redmen's Lodge. Surviving are the widow, Sarah A.; two daughters, Eva A., at home and Mrs. Sarah S. Crane of Dayton, Ohio; one brother, Samuel Badger of Viezinia, West Virginia; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; September 28, 1929
Contributed by Jim Cox

Alvin E. Baer is Dead - Was Father of Paul F. Baer, Famous War Aviator
Alvin E. Baer, aged 65, father of Paul F. Baer, famous World War flying ace and in whose honor the Fort Wayne Municipal Flying Field has been named, died at 9:30 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mabel Armstrong, 904 Madison Street. Mr. Baer was a railroad engineer and had been employed at Mobile, Alabama, until recent weeks when he took ill and returned to Fort Wayne to be with his daughter. He formerly was an engineer on the Nickel Plate, but left here a quarter of a century ago. Mr. Baer was a member of Howard Lodge F&AM at Mobile and of Division No. 140, R of L.E. He formerly was a member of the Masonic Fraternity in this city. Surviving are his daughter; three sons, Alvin W. and Paul F., of Los Angeles and Arthur L. of Toronto, Canada; seven grandchildren; one brother, A. W. of Gary; one sister, Mrs. A. M. Lyon of Connelsville, Pennsylvania; two half-sisters, Mrs. Katherine Tackwell of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Bertha Best of Los Angeles, and one half-brother, J. W. Baer of Flint, Michigan.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; June 28, 1928
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Selma Stang, 77, died at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Nagel of 717 Greenlawn Avenue, following an illness of several weeks. Born in Germany, she came to Fort Wayne at the age of 13. She was a member of St Paul's Lutheran church. Her husband, George Stang, died four years ago. Survivors include three sons, Otto Baer of Peoria, Ill, August Baer of Cires, Calif. and Ernest Baer of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Nagel and Mrs. Clara Havel of this city; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Ida Glantz of Napoleon, O. The body was removed to Mungovan & Sons Mortuary where it may be viewed after 7 o'clock tonight. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Mungovan Mortuary, Rev Edwin David officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 22, 1943
Contributed by Jim Cox

Funeral services for John Baeumler, 57, of 1312 Woodbine Place who died Thursday morning at 2 o'clock at St. Joseph's Hospital, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Christian Spiritualist Church. Rev. Willard E. Grush will officiate. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. The body was removed to the C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call until Saturday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock when it will be taken to the church. Mr. Baeumler was employed 32 years as a shipping clerk for the International Harvester Company and was a member of the First Christian Spiritualist Church. Surviving are the widow, Marcella; two sons, Vincent of Edgerton and Eugene of Fort Wayne; three daughters, Mrs. Louis Bonjour, Mrs. Genevieve Wickliffe and Miss Mary Baeumler, all of Fort Wayne; six grandchildren; a brother, Joseph of Buffalo, New York and three sisters, Mrs. Rose Kress, Mrs. Fannie Weiss and Mrs. James Taylor, all of Buffalo, New York.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 6, 1942
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Marcella E. Baeumler, 61, of 1312 Woodbine Place died at 9 am yesterday in Lutheran Hospital. She had been ill for three weeks. Mrs. Baeumler was a member of the First Christian Spiritual Church. Survivors include her father, William J. Scott, Columbia City; three daughters, Mrs. Louis Bonjour, Fort Wayne, Mrs. William Hill, Columbia City, and Mrs. Noble Rothgeb, New Haven; two sons, Vincent and Eugene, Fort Wayne; three brothers, William Reese, Arizona and Leslie and Arthur Reese, South Euclid, Ohio; and 12 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 in the funeral home Wednesday at 1 pm, the Rev. Russell Anspach officiating. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, December 15, 1952
Contributed by Jim Cox

Albert L. Babgy, for many years constable of Wayne Township, and a Confederate Veteran of the Civil War, passed away at 10:45 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Fred Beyerline, 3401 Broadway. Death was due to infirmities of age and followed an illness of five weeks. Mr. Bagby was born in Colfax, Virginia on October 2, 1837 and moved to Danville, Va., when a young man. Here he enlisted as a member of Company B, 18th Regiment of Virginia Volunteer Infantry. He served under General Pickett and participated in the wonderful charge of that command. At Gettysburg, he was wounded being shot through the hand and the cheek. He served until the end of the war in April, 1865. He is survived by two sons, Archer and Albert Bagby; one daughter, Mrs. Fred Beyerline; four step-children, John W. and William Anderson; Mrs. Jack Smethers and Mrs. Catherine Babb; five grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Judith Bearborough of North Carolina. Funeral services Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the residence. Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, April 3, 1915
Contributed by Jim Cox

Robert D. Baggott, 53, died Friday at Grand Canyon, Ariz. He was born in Canton, Ohio. Surviving are his wife, Jennie S.; a daughter, Michelle S. at home; three brothers, Randy C. Jacobs and Rodney D. Jacobs, both of Fort Wayne and Ed Baggott of Dellroy, Ohio; a sister, Linda P. Weaver of Davenport, Fla. Services at 11 am Wednesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave. Calling from 6 to 9 pm Tuesday. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to the family.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 21, 2000
Contributed by JC

Graveside services will be at 10 am Saturday in Lindenwood Cemetery for Stanley Baginski, 62. He died at 7:15 pm Wednesday in Fort Wane Nursing Home. Mr. Baginski, a native of Indiana Harbor, is survived by two sisters, Mary Gorman of East Chicago and Sophia Johnson of Chicago. Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm today at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 13, 1981
Contributed by Jim Cox

Charles "Carl" Bahlinger, 81, formerly of 2801 Euclid Ave. died yesterday in Lutheran Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne. Mr. Bahlinger retired in 1961 as a sales representative at Motor Cargo Co. Surviving are a brother, John, Columbus, Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Fred Bodenhorn and Mrs. Jess Martin, both of Fort Wayne. Services will be at 10 am Tuesday in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home where friends may call after 2 pm Monday. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 7, 1976
Contributed by Jim Cox

Florence Bahlinger, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bahlinger, 2354 Gay Street, died at St. Joseph's Hospital yesterday morning. Funeral services are to be held at the Mungovan Undertaking Establishment Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 1, 1922
Contributed by Jim Cox

Jack C. Bahlinger, 19-year-old former South Side High School student, died at 12:15 pm yesterday at St. Joseph's Hospital, 15 days after an appendicitis operation. He was to have returned home Sunday, but an embolism developed and caused his death. Bahlinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bahlinger of 2801 Euclid Avenue, was a native of Fort Wayne. He was employed as a rate man at the Wade Motor Company. The youth was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Nina Ried of Fort Wayne. The body will be taken from the Julian Schone Funeral Home to the residence today at 11 am. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 8:30 am at the residence and 9 am at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Rev. John Bapst in charge. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 5, 1940
Contributed by JC

FIREMAN DIES IN FIGHTING BLAZE AT FORT WAYNE - Struck and Knocked From Roof by High Tension Wire
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Nov 8 - Joseph Bahlinger, 25 years old, a city fireman stationed at No. 3 engine house, was killed almost instantly while fighting a fire at the home of Cecil Oats late this afternoon. Bahlinger was on the roof of the house directing a line of hose, when a high tension light wire of the Indiana Service Corporation, carrying 4,400 volts of electricity, which ran through an alley alongside the house, snapped in the heat of the flames, and fell on Bahlinger. FALLS FROM ROOF
An instant after the wire struck him he fell from the roof to the ground, a distance of about 20 feet. He was bleeding about the head when he was picked up and rushed to St. Joseph's hospital in the police emergency. He died on the way to the hospital. An examination revealed that his skull was fractured. Bahlinger was married. He has one child, a boy of 3 years. He had been on the fire department two years.
Indianapolis Star, Marion County, Indiana; November 4, 1924
Contributed by Jim Cox

Beulah E. Bahls, 82, died Friday at Applewood Healthcare. Born in Fort Wayne, she retired from the kitchen at G. C. Murphy after 20 years. Surviving are a daughter, Virginia Cartwright of Fort Wayne; two sons, Ronald Potter of Fort Wayne and Theodore Potter of Springfield, Ohio; two sisters, Marjorie Chavis of Columbia, SC and Jane Phillips of Mississippi; two brothers, Howard Jackson of Saginaw, Mich., and Clair Jackson of Bay City, Mich.; eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services at 2 pm today at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 Wells St, with calling two hours before services. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to the Salvation Army.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 10, 1999
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Maggie Bahrdt, aged 63 years, 8 months and 7 days, died at 4:20 o'clock Tuesday morning at the family residence in Lake Township, five miles northwest of Fort Wayne. Death was due to complications and followed an illness of four weeks. The deceased was born in Ohio, August 23, 1848. She was the wife of Christ Bahrdt, a well-known Lake Township farmer. Surviving besides the husband, she leaves one son and six daughters - John Bahrdt of Lake Townshipl Mrs. Noah Willits of Cedarville; Mrs. Anna Shirey of Lake Township; Mrs. Fred Beaberstein of Wells County; Mrs. John Merrilett of Washington Township; Mrs. John Gick of Adams Township and Mrs. Louis Schroeder of Adams Township. Funeral services will be held Frida afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence. Interment will be made at Lindenwood.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; April 30, 1912
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Christina Baier, widow of Valentine Baier, who was formerly a prominent contractor in Fort Wayne, died in Indianapolis Thursday. The remains have been brought here for interment in the family lot in Lindenwood. Funeral took place Saturday at 3 pm from the residence of her son, John Baier, of 67 Rockhill Street, the pastor of St. John's Reformed Church officiating. Mrs. Baier leaves three children, one son, John Baier, and two daughters, Miss Augusta of Chicago, and Mrs. Minnie Van Iederstine of Coldwater, Michigan.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; May 29, 1895
Contributed by Jim Cox

Walter R. Baier, 64, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a lifelong city resident and had served in the Army. He was an accounting clerk with Norfolk and Western Railroad before retiring in 1985 and later was a custodian with Fort Wayne Community Schools until 1996. Surviving are his wife, Opal J.; and a nephew, Steve Gaskill of Fort Wayne. A son, Walter Scott, died in 1983. Services at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mungovan & Sons Memorial Chapel, 2114 S. Calhoun St. Calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Burial at Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to East Congregation, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, 6000 Abbott St., Fort Wayne, or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 4218 Hobson Court, Fort Wayne.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 25, 1999
Contributed by Jim Cox

Alvin A. Bailer, 63, died Monday at the VA Medical Center, Indianapolis. A native of Bluffton, he was a truck driver for Graves Trucking for 15 years and was a Korean War Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife, Mary Lucille; two sons, Rickie Dean of Hudson and Michael Lee of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Roxanne R. Alleshouse of Brodheadsville, Pa., and Kaloa L. Parke of Orange Park, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A daughter, Sharon Lynn Bailer, preceded him in death. Services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Elzey & Haggard Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, with calling from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and a rosary service at 3:30 p.m. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery, with American Legion graveside military rites.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 6, 1998
Contributed by Jim Cox

Deaths of the Week: Edna Agnes Bailer, 8 years old, Lung Fever.
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; March 31, 1897
Contributed by Jim Cox

Samuel Bailer, 58, died last night at 7 o'clock at his home in Duluth, Minn., after an extended illness, according to word received by relatives here. Mr. Bailer was born in Fort Wayne and lived here all his life until 18 years ago when he entered into the clothing business at Duluth. Surviving are his father, Jacob Bailer of Fort Wayne, and two brothers, Moritz of this city and Joseph Bailer of Akron, O. The body will be brought to Fort Wayne, arriving here Monday noon for burial in the Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 25, 1926
Contributed by Jim Cox

A. W. Bailey, Retired Train Dispatcher, Dies
Alger W. Bailey, 64, 3131 S. Wayne Ave., died at 9:30 am yesterday in the Wabash Valley Hospital at Peru, where he had been a patient for five days with a heart condition. A native of Blakesley, O. Mr. Bailey lived at Montpelier, O. for 37 years prior to moving to Fort Wayne five years ago. While living at Montpelier, he was employed as a train dispatcher for the Wabash Railroad. He retired five years ago due to ill health. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church here and also a member of the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge at Montpelier and was a past commander of the Knights Templar there. Mr. Bailey was also a member of the Train Dispatchers Association. Surviving are the wife, Lula; one son, Robert, Ann Arbor, Mich.; and two grandchildren. The body was taken to the Chalfant Perry Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7 pm today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 9, 1953
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services for Clyne A. Bailey, 58, of 3434 Portage Blvd., a former linotype operator for the Journal-Gazette and Fort Wayne Newspapers, Inc., will be at 2 pm Tuesday in D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Ronald E. Harshman officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Mr. Bailey died at 4 am yesterday at his home after an illness of four weeks. He was a native of Oklahoma and resided here 18 years. Engaged in the printing business 42 years, he operated his own print shop, newspaper, was a linotype operator here several years and published a weekly newspaper in Grants, N.M. In recent years, he was associated with Howard J. Rohrbach realtor. He was a member of Typographical Union, Local 78, Summit City Exchange Club, Craftsman's Club, Fort Wayne Board of Realtors and the Wayne Street Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; two sons, Douglas A., Fort Wayne and Donald C., Washington; a brother, Z. T. Bailey, Texarkana, Tex.; and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Curran, Magnolia, Okla. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 pm today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 20, 1966
Contributed by Jim Cox

Donald Eugene Bailey, five-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bailey, died at 3:30 o'clock Saturday morning at the family home, 3409 New Haven Avenue. He was ill for two weeks. Surviving are the parents; two brothers, Kenneth and Harold Bailey; a sister, Betty Bailey; a grandfather, William G. Osman and two great grandmothers, all of Fort Wane. The body was removed to the Ulmer Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 31, 1930
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services for Geraldine D. Bailey, 52, former Fort Wayne resident, will be at 11 am Wednesday in Turner Chapel AME Church. She died Saturday at her home in Evansville. Mrs. Bailey is survived by her husband, the Rev. D. R. Bailey Jr., pastor of Bethel AME Church, Mount Vernon; four sons, including D. R. Bailey III, Fort Wayne; two daughters; three brothers, including Eugene Mable Jr., Fort Wayne and a sister, Francine Ellington, Fort Wayne. A wake service will be conducted at 6 pm Tuesday in the church.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 14, 1978
Contributed by Jim Cox

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles (Hazel M.) Bailey, 39, of 3716 Courtwood Drive will be at 11:30 am Monday in the Klaehn Funeral Home, Dr. Paul H. Krauss officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Bailey died at 6:32 am yesterday in the Parkview Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, she was a member of Trinity English Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Joanne and Janet, both at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Koontz of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Alexander and Mrs. Esther Mueller, both of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Margaret Parnell in California; five brothers, Robert, Edward, and Charles Koontz, all of Fort Wayne, Walter Koontz in Pennsylvania and Albert Koontz, serving with the Navy. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 pm today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 27, 1962
Contributed by Jim Cox

James Bailey, 36, died at 8:30 o'clock Monday evening at his home at 1120 Oak Street, following an illness of 15 months. He was a lifelong resident of this city, and had been employed at the Dudio Mfg. Co. for sixteen years. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Survivors include the widow, Pearl; two stepsons, Richard and Robert Bailey; four sisters, Mrs. Leo O'Brian, Mrs. Otto Figel, Mrs. Andrew Filchak and Mrs. Clem Courdevey, all of this city, and two brothers, Ernest and Clarence Bailey, both of this city. The body was removed to Julian Schone's Sons' Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Frida morning at 8:30 o'clock at the residence, and 9 o'clock at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas M. Conroy officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 14, 1933
Contributed by Jim Cox

Jeramie R. Bailey, two months old of 1306 Jackson St., died at his home Monday morning. He is survived by his mother, Debra; a brother, Steven at home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Delbart Thorn, Fort Wayne; great grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson, Auburn; and great-great grandmother, Mary M. Richardson, Wanatah. Graveside services will be at 11 am Wednesday at Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm today at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 1, 1977
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Lula Bailey, 89, of 3131 South Wayne Ave. died at 1:5 pm Thursday in a local nursing home. Mrs. Bailey, a native of Blakesley, Ohio, lived in Fort Wayne most of her life. Surviving is a son, Robert G. of Ann Arbor, Mich. Services will be at 1:3 pm Saturday in Chalfant-Perry-Klaehn Funeral Home. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Friday at the funeral home, where Rosary services will be at 7:30 pm. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 13, 1978
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Mabel McBride Bailey, 84, of 3010 Whiteoak Drive, died at 10:40 am yesterday at St. Anne Nursing Home where she had been a patient 11 months. A native of Huntington, Mrs. Bailey had lived in Fort Wayne 60 years. She was a former employee of Grand Leader Stores, now known as Stillman's Department Stores. Surviving are her husband, Fred F.; a son, W. Dale McBridge, Fort Wayne and a brother, Arthur Dickover, Fort Wayne. Services will be at 10 am Tuesday at C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, with burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 pm today and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Monday.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 6, 1974
Contributed by Jim Cox

The remains of the late Judge Peter P. Bailey were yesterday afternoon removed to the Trinity Episcopal Church and the funeral will take place this afternoon. The pall-bearers will be S.B. Bond, Charles McCulloch, E.C. Rutode, Charles E. Bond, Samuel L. Morris and Oliver E. Fleming. Interment in Lindenwood Cemetery.
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Contributed by Jim Cox

Velma G. Bailey, the eight-day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bailey, of 1310 Wabash Avenue, died at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening of exhaustion.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 31, 1904
Contributed by Jim Cox

W. H. Bailey, an engineer on the Pittsburg Railroad, died yester after four weeks sickness from typhoid fever. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon from the United Brethren Church.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; February 9, 1886
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Ann Stewart Baillie, aged 77 years, a native of Scotland, died yesterday at her home at 1222 Jackson Street after an illness of four days of Bright's Disease. The deceased was born in Boness, Scotland and at the age of 11 years came to this country with her parents. The family came directly to Fort Wayne and Mrs. Baillie had resided here continuously since that time. She was a charter member of the Third Presbyterian Church and one of the first members of the Caledonian Society. Surviving are five sons, Thomas of Chicago; John and George of Pittsburgh; Andre w of Pomona, California; James of Fort Wayne, and three daughters, Mrs. Samuel Siebold, Mrs. George Gilliom and Mrs. A. S. Roux, all of Fort Wayne, also one sister, Lady Murray of Boness, Scotland and one brother, David Stewart of Springfield, Illinois. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late home at 1222 Jackson Street, the Rev. H. B. Hostetter officiating. Interment in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 15, 1919, Page 13
Contributed by Jim Cox

Ronald Baker, 13, son of Herbert Baker of 1229 Sinclair Street died at 7 o'clock last night at the Lutheran Hospital of mastolditis. He had been ill for three weeks. The body was taken to Mungovan & Sons Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 28, 1931
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Tessie Grace Baker, 73, 827 W. Jefferson Street, died at 7 pm yesterday at the Lawton Nursing Home. Mrs. Baker was a member of the Pilgrim Holiness Church. Her husband, the Rev. Earl Baker died in 1953. Surviving are three brothers, Charles Mull, Genoa, Ohio; William and Fred Mull, Woodburn; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Clarence Emerick, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Dewey Wince, Larwill and Mrs. Everett Shelhamer, Huntington; three stepsons, Richard Baker, Twin Lakes, Michigan; the Rev. Gilbert Baker, Anderson and Frank Fulman, St. Joe. The body was taken to C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 8, 1957
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services will be at 2 pm Saturday in C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home for Thelma V. Baker, 77, formerly of 129 W. Creighton Avenue who died Tuesday in the Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin. Mrs. Baker, a native of Ashley, had resided in Fort Wayne since 1930. Surviving are a sister, Esther Wise of Los Angeles; and a brother, George Dunafee of Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Friday at the funeral home. Shiloh Chapter of Eastern Star will hold services there at 10 am Saturday. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 14, 1979
Contributed by Jim Cox

Truman Morris Baker, 44, 612 Catherine Avenue died at 1:20 pm yesterday in the Parkview Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health a short time. He was employed by Amber & Company and was a member of the Calvary United Pentecostal Church. He also belonged to the Moose Lodge. The body was removed to the D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home where friends will be received after 7 pm today. Time of services will be announced later. Survivors include the wife, Madonna D.; a son, Jerry M., at home; four daughters, Terry and Patty, at home; Mrs. Donald March, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Jerry Stover, New York City; three brothers, Charles D., Churubusco; Billy D., Garrett, and Joseph F., in California; four sisters, Mrs. S. A. Sapp, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Allen Taylor, Kendallville, Mrs. Sparks, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Johnny Massey, in California and two grandchildren.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 31, 1959
Contributed by Jim Cox

Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Zeolia Baker, 84, of 1104 Oaklawn Court are pending at Micheaux Funeral Home. The mother of Rev. Cornelius Baker, pastor of Oakridge Temple Church of God in Christ, she died at 7:15 am yesterday in Byron Health Center. A native of Dadween, Mississippi, Mrs. Baker had lived in Fort Wayne since 1970. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Queen Esther Williams, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Dorothy Henderson, Los Angeles; and another son, Elmer Tucker, Denver, Colorado.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 20, 1974
Contributed by Jim Cox

William R. "Bill" Bakle, 1715 Rosemont Drive died at 9 am yesterday at Richmond following an illness of several years. He was a retired bartender from the Stein Tap. Mr. Bakle was a member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Old Granger's Club. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; a daughter, Carol A. Hamm; two sons, Jerry and Mike Franke who were reared in the Bakle household; a brother, Ralph, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Celestine Jackson, Cecil, Ohio and Mrs. Ruth Grothouse, Houghton Lake, Michigan; and 11 grandchildren. Services will be Tuesday at 9:30 am at the Tom Mungovan Funeral Home and at 10 am in the Cathedral, Msgr. Thomas Durkin officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 pm Sunday.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 2, 1971
Contributed by Jim Cox

Graveside services were Saturday in Lindenwood Cemetery for Angela Marie Balado, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Balado, 438 E. Jefferson Blvd. The child was stillborn September 5 in Lutheran Hospital. Mr. Balado is an employee of the A & B Construction Company. Surviving in addition to the parents are the grandparents, William Balado, in Florida; Mrs. Elvie Balado, Fort Wayne; Charles Quinn, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Betty Quinn, Fort Wayne.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 10, 1974
Contributed by Jim Cox

Funeral services for Miss DeEtta Lucille Baldock, 63, a native of Fort Wayne, will be at 10:30 am Saturday in the Chalfant-Perry Funeral Home, Rev. Richard G. Frazier officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Miss Baldock died at 4 am yesterday in a local hospital. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Carey Pressler, Fort Wayne; five nieces and a nephew. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 pm today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 25, 1963
Contributed by Jim Cox

Miss Lyde Baldock Succumbs at 85
Miss Lyde Baldock, 85, died at 10:30 am Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital where she had been a patient for five days after suffering a fractured hip. The daughter of William and Harriet Baldock, pioneer Fort Wayne residents, she was born here and lived here all her life. She was a member of the First Methodist Church. Survivors include on nephew, Ross A. LaMar, Fort Wayne and two nieces, Mrs. Harriet LaMar Auger, Detroit and Mrs. Eva LaMar Mitchell, Montreal. The body was taken to the Getz & Cahill Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 pm today. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday at the funeral home. Dr. Jesse W. Fox will officiate with burial in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 23, 1949
Contributed by Jim Cox

William R. Baldock, 65 years old, a retired printer, died at 8 o'clock yesterday morning at the Hope-Methodist Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Baldock was well known here. He was a member of the Typographical Union and the Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. George H. Pressler and Mrs. DeEtta Baldock; two sisters, Mrs. George Pettys of Hartford, Connecticut and Miss Lydia Baldock, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Klaehn & Sons Chapel at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Jacobs, of Angola, officiating. Burial will be made in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 30, 1922
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Agnes M. Baldwin, 85, died last night at her home, 518 Lavina Street of heart disease. The deceased was born in Valparaiso and had been a resident of this city for 20 years. She was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the O.R.C. of Toledo. Surviving are one son, Fred N. Baldwin of Fort Wayne; one sister, Mrs. Lou Coleman of Toledo; one niece, Mrs. Grace Wiltfong of Chesterton, Indiana; and one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. The body was removed to Klaehn & Sons Funeral Home where services will be conducted Monday at a time to be announced later.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 29, 1938
Contributed by Jim Cox

Alva J. Baldwin, 60, of 5062 Rothman Road died about 10 am yesterday of an apparent heart attack. He was found dead in his car near Shoaff Park. He was a member of United Commercial Travelers and he was employed as a machinist at Zolner for 28 years. Surviving are his wife, Naomi; one daughter, Miss Billie Baldwin, at home; one son, Donald of Denver, Colorado; one sister, Mrs. Mae Johns of Yerington, Nevada and one brother, Leo of Lavonia, Michigan. Services will be at 10:30 am Tuesday at the Klaehn Funeral Home, the Rev. Donald Cashen officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm today and from 7 to 9 pm Monday.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 14, 1971
Contributed by Jim Cox

WILLIAM J. BARTH IS DEAD - Well-known German Citizen Passes Away Sunday Night. Three Times President of the German Alliance - Was Court House Sculptor.
William J. Barth, three times president of the German Alliance, and prominent for years in local German circles, passed away at 7 o'clock Sunday night at this home, 2120 Crescent avenue, after a two years' illness of Bright's disease. Death came at the age of 59 years. Though Mr. Barth had been ill for some time, his condition was not regarded as critical and his death came very unexpectedly. Mr. Barth was born in Germany, at the age of 26 years, with Robert Staak, came to America. The two young men went to Chicago and secured employment as sculptors. During the erection of the Allen County courthouse, both men came here and did the greater part of the work in the two court rooms. At the completion of the courthouse here, they secured employment in Buffalo, at the exposition buildings. In 1904 the two men returned to Fort Wayne and organized the Old Fort Distilling company. Both men were prominent in local German circles. Mr. Barth had served as president of the German Alliance for three successive terms, and in addition was a member of Concordia Kreis Stolzenau and Vorwaerts Turnverein, Moose and Eagle lodges, the Fort Wayne Commercial club and the Odd Fellows' lodge of Chicago. Surviving are the widow and five children, William J. Barth, Jr., Mrs. Henry Meyer and the Misses Gertrude, Bartha and Elizabeth Barth. Private funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Burial will be at Lindenwood. Friends have been asked to omit flowers. The remains may be viewed at the residence until Wednesday noon.
Fort Wayne Daily News, Allen County, Indiana; July 26, 1915

Mrs. Margaret Bequette, 58, of 909 Madison Street, died at 8:50 pm yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital. The body was removed to the D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, July 20, 1940
Contributed by Jim Cox

Dolores Cade, 69, died Thursday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, she retired as a food service supervisor at VA Medical Center after 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, William. Surviving are a daughter, Yvonne Mickey Hassell of Las Vegas; a son, Byron Keith Cade of Detroit; two sisters, Bonnie Webb and LaDonna Russell, both of Fort Wayne; three brothers, Otis Russell of Woodland Park, Colo., William Russell of Milwaukee and Robert Russell of Toledo, Ohio; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Union Baptist Church, 2200 Smith St. Calling from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to the church. Arrangements by Micheaux Funeral Home, 1338 Eliza St.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Sunday, September 24, 2000
Contributed by Jim Cox

Ralph M. Call, 85, died Tuesday at Bethlehem Woods Rehabilitation Center. Born in Fort Wayne, he had worked at various used car dealerships since 1929, including the Hudson dealership in Fort Wayne and the Chrysler dealership in St. Mary's, Ohio. He also operated Ralph Call Motor Sales for 52 years. His first and second wives, Vera and Virginia, both died in 1973, and his third wife, Helen, died in 1991. Surviving are two sons, Brad of Bradenton, Fla., and Dana of Fort Wayne; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A son, Ronnie, preceded him in death. Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lindenwood Cemetery Chapel, 2324 W. Main St. Calling from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Burial at Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to the family.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Saturday, February 26, 2000
Contributed by Jim Cox

Funeral services for Mrs. Lelia L. Calland, 43, colored, who died at 9:3 o'clock Friday morning at her home at 1415 South Hanna Street, will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the residence and 2 o'clock at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Rev. Graham Jones officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. The body will be taken home at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Micheaux Funeral Home. The deceased was born in Nathalie, Va., and was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church here. Survivors include the husband, Joshua; four sons, Arthur, Ernest, Maynard and Joshua Calland, Jr. and a daughter, Mrs. Susie Buggs of this city; the mother, Mrs. Ella Boxdale of Nathalie; five sisters, Mrs. Anna Jennings of this city and Mrs. Carrie Hartnett, Mrs. Maude Hubbard, Mrs. Rosie Hubbard and Mrs. Rosie Ward of Nathalie and two brothers, Ossie Boxdale of this city and Charles Boxdale of Nathalie.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 2, 1940, Page 12
Contributed by Jim Cox

Lora E. Calland, 80, a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, died Friday, Sept. 18, at Lutheran Homes. She retired from the Fort Wayne Police Department in 1981. Surviving are her son, Larry Michael of Indianapolis; and her sister, Ella Sims of Fort Wayne. Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Union Baptist Church, 2200 Smith St., where calling is from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; Monday, September 21, 1998
Contributed by Jim Cox

Ossie Calland, colored, one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Calland, died at 7:40 o'clock Monday night following an illness of ten days. The child is survived by the parents; a sister, Susie and a brother, Arthur. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, 452 Masterson Avenue, the Rev. Mr. Jordan officiating. Interment in Lindenwood.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; Tuesday, September 21, 1920
Contributed by Jim Cox

Robert Calland, colored, age 2 months, died at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Calland, 1311 Hayden Street, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Burial will be made in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Saturday, February 18, 1922
Contributed by Jim Cox

Fort Wayne Tragedy. Betrothed Couple Believed to Have Drunk Carbolic Acid.
A supposed double suicide in Fort Wayne, Ind., has caused a sensation such as it has not experienced in years. Will E. Colerick is a prominent young attorney, son of Henry Colerick, one of Indiana's noted lawyers, and for some time he has been devoted in his attentions to Miss Mae Hall, a handsome and well known young lady, daughter of Mrs. Hall, a teacher in the public schools. In fact the couple was betrothed, and an early marriage was expected. Miss Hall lived with her mother, and was the only child. Thursday morning Mrs. Hall left for St. Paul where she was to have been married. That evening both the young people were seen by their friends apparently in the best of spirits, and it was the last time either was seen until the discovery of the tragedy. Thursday evening Will Colerick called upon his betrothed, and from that time until Sunday morning his whereabouts was unknown. When he failed to return to his home friends became alarmed, and instituted a search. Going to the home of Miss Hall they found the door locked, but an entrance was affected, and the dead body of Colerick was found on a couch in the front room, while in the bed room near, on a couch lay Miss Hall unconscious, and apparently dead. Both bodies were partially clothed. Physicians were summoned and it was ascertained that Miss Hall was living. She was removed to Hope Hospital, but will probably die. An investigation discloses a bottle which had contained carbolic acid in the room.
The Allen News, Allen, Nebraska; March 18, 1897, Page 2, Column 3
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Craig died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Homer Larsh, corner of Washington and East streets, at 8:45 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mrs. Craig suffered a stroke of paralysis early Tuesday morning, resulting in her death. She was aged sixty-eight years, eight months and seven days. The deceased was born in this county, September 30, 1842, and was married August 23, 1868, to Robert S. Craig, who died November 30, 1895. The children surviving are Mrs. Larah and Mrs. McCain, of Carrol county. There also survives one brother, Jesse Lame, of this city, and one sister, Mrs. Cynthia Ball, of Thorntown. The deceased had been a resident of Boone county practically all of her life. The funeral was held at the residence of Mrs. Larsh today at 12:30, Rev. Floyd H. Adams officiating. Interment at the Cox cemetery.
Lebanon Pioneer, Boone County, Indiana; June 8, 1911

JOSIE C. CRAIN, 79, died Tuesday afternoon in Modesto, Calif., while on vacation. Born in Altoona, Pa., she lived in Fort Wayne most of her life. She retired in 1973 after 15 years with S. S. Kresge Co. Surviving are her husband, Charles C.; a daughter, Sharon Relue, of Fort Wayne; and two grandchildren. Services at 1:00 p.m. Monday at Calvary Temple, 1400 W. Washington Center Road; calling after noon. Calling 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Burial in Highland Park Cemetery. Memorials to Calvary Temple choir.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 17, 1987
Contributed by Karin King

Oscar B. Crum, 87, Dies this Morning
Oscar B. Crum, 87, of 6701 South Anthony Boulevard, Fort Wayne, a native of Adams County, died at 1:20 a.m. today at the Lutheran Home in Fort Wayne. He was a retired employee of the General Electric Co. and was also a former painting and decorating contractor. Mr. Crum was a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church and a life member of the Loyal Order of Moose. Surviving are a son, Ned. R. Crum of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Zollinger of Warrenton, Va.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His wife, the former Rosella Yager, preceded him in death in March of this year. Funeral rites will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Chalfant-Perry-Klaehn Funeral Home, the Rev. R. Paul Koons officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, June 21, 1972
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Monna [sic] Davis, 41, died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Allen County Infirmary. Surviving are her father, two brothers, and three sisters. Private services will be held this afternoon, the Rev. K. A. Hawkins officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 5, 1948
Contributed by Karin King

DORA B. DUNNE, 85, died at 2 a.m. Friday in Medco Center of Fort Wayne. A lifelong Allen County resident, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Emmett James, died in 1961. Surviving is a sister, Cora, of Marshalltown, Iowa. Services at 10 a.m. Monday at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, 2221 S. Calhoun St.; calling after 9 a.m. Burial in Catholic Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Saturday, October 17, 1987
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Anna Featherstone, one hundred years, four months and three days old, died yesterday afternoon at her home in South Delaware Street near McCarty. The remains were taken to the home of her grandson, Timothy Crannon, at 357 South Delaware Street and will be removed to North Vernon for burial tomorrow. The day when Mrs. Featherstone reached the age of 100 years as November 12, 1896 and an account of the celebration of that day was given in The News as follows: "Mrs. Anna Featherstone of 352 South Alabama Street was 100 years old today. Friends, neighbors and relatives entered into a conspiracy to give the old lady a surprise party this evening in honor of the event. Mrs. Featherstone is cheerful and bright and in spite of her remarkable age, her intellect is in nowise impaired. She is feeble and has been ill for some weeks, so that she is confined to her bed, but, as she says, "I don't feel a bit sick. I'm just as strong as I have been anytime this thirty years, but I have a dinging in my head that bothers me." She lives alone in her little cottage and relies for company upon her neighbors and her children and grandchildren who come often to see her. "Mrs. Featherstone was born in Lonsborough Parish, Ireland Nov 12, 1796. She was married in Ireland to Jeremiah Featherstone. When she was 29 years old they came to this country and settled in Trenton, NJ her husband following the occupation of a stone mason. Mrs. Featherstone kept boarders and accumulated enough money so that when her husband came to work on the construction of the JM&I Railroad, she bought 350 acres of land near North Vernon, Ind. She lived there 47 years. Her husband died twelve years ago, at 87 years and after his death Mrs. Featherstone came to Indianapolis to be near some of her children who had settled here. She has had 12 children, and four sons and three daughters survive. She has four grandchildren living in Indianapolis, one of whom, Timothy Crannon is a member of the police force. She has two great grandchildren living near Sciopo, Ind. Mrs. Featherstone looks forward to her end peacefully and hopefully, and she is continually thinking that each week will be her last on earth. "I'll never, never see another birthday," she said - "I have only about a week more on this earth! Neighbors who were with her and who have known her for years say that this has been a fancy that has been dominant with her with the last five years and that, to the eye, she seems as healthy and heart now as she did then. One of the old lady's daughters is 65 years old and nothing pleases Mrs. Featherstone more than to tell her that she is really looking younger than her daughter. A number of presents have been sent to the little cottage but the one that pleased the old lady most was a lace mob-cap (sic). "It's a finer cap then I ever wore," she said. "It will do nicely for me to be buried in." Mrs. Featherstone moved from her South Alabama street cottage to Delaware street a number of weeks ago. She rented a room and lived by herself, but a daughter nearby helped her in her work. She preferred to live alone, though she liked to have persons come to see her. She enjoyed her home in Delaware street because of the life she could see passing in the street. She remained in comparatively good health since her last birthday. A cold, possibly taken in moving and her old age, caused her death.
Indianapolis News, Marion County, Indiana; March 16, 1897, page 10
Contributed by Karen Zach

Henry E. Finney, 69, found unconscious in the bathroom of his apartment at 231 1/2 West Superior Street at 7:30 p.m. yesterday, died en route to St. Joseph's Hospital in the police ambulance. Dr. A. P. Hattendorf, county coroner, indicated that death resulted from heart disease. Mr. Finney had been ill about a week, and was found unconscious by his landlord, George Dillman. Survivors include a son, Lawrence Finney of Fort Wayne, and a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Nagel of Waynedale. The body was taken to the Wilson Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 5, 1948
Contributed by Karin King

Raymond L. Foust, 71, Winchester, father of a Berne man, died Saturday in Community Care Center East at Portland. Surviving include his wife, Georgia; three sons, including Merrill Foust, Berne; a daughter; and two sisters. Funeral services are at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Winchester Church of the Nazarene, with burial in Lawndale Cemetery, Ridgeville. Visiting hours at Walker Funeral Home, Winchester, are 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Tuesday, December 26, 1989
Contributed by Karin King

FRENCH, John - Last rites will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Glen Sample, South Hanna street, extended, Rev. Burl M. Bechdolt officiating. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial park.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 14, 1940
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

PRY, Mrs. Christina - Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Van Buskirk funeral home in Monroeville, and 2:30 o'clock at St. Mark's Lutheran church there, Rev. Lewis Westenbarger officiating. Burial will be in the Marquardt Lutheran cemetery.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 14, 1940
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Alice "Irene" Girardot, 90, of Waterloo died Friday, August 2nd at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn. The widow of Justin, who died in 1976, she was a homemaker. Surviving are daughters, Gail McIntosh of Hamilton and Beverly Dunn of Waterloo; sons, Robert Destrahan of Louisiana, and John of Aurora, Illinois; 21 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great grandchildren. Services are 9:30AM, Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Auburn. Calling is 4 to 8PM. Sunday at Feller Funeral Home in Waterloo where a rosary service is planned at 8PM. Burial will be in Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery. Memorials are to masses.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana, Saturday, August 3, 1996
Contributed by Scott Bowmar; typed by Lana McAfee

John Girardot killed early Friday morning in two-vehicle crash John W. Girardot, 26,of Monroeville route 1, was injured fatally about 2:25 a.m. Friday when his pickup truck and an auto collided on U. S. highway 30, about 7 ½ miles east of Fort Wayne. Indiana state police said Girardot was thrown from his vehicle and sustained severe head injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Mrs. Judith Marquardt, 23, of 1441 East Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne, a passenger in the auto, was reported in serious condition at Parkview memorial hospital. She suffered severe head injuries. She was riding in a car driven by her husband, Gary, 25, who was treated at Parkview for multiple abrasions and contusions. Also treated at Parkview were two other passengers in the Marquardt car, Kathy Boitot, 17, and Ricky L. Gebhart, 19, both of Fort Wayne, for multiple abrasions. Investigating officers said Girardot was eastbound on U. S. 30 and veered across the center line at a curve, striking the westbound Marquardt car. Girardot was born in Jefferson township, Allen county, Aug. 18, 1944, to Cletus and Wilma Kilgore-Girardot, and was married to Paulette Linker Sept. 15, 1962. The traffic victim had been employed at International Harvester for six years, and was a member of Martini Lutheran church at New Haven. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Phyllis Kay, 8, and Jamie Lynn, 6; two sons, John William, 3, and Jack Louis, one month; his mother, Mrs. Wilma Girardot of Monroeville; eight sisters, Mrs. John (Jeanette) Bierbaum, Mrs. Maxine Wyss, Mrs. Nelson, (Carroll) Gill, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Girardot, Mrs. Carl (Bonnie) Vedder, and Mrs. Thomas (Anna) Macklin, all of Fort Wayne, Mrs. James (Dorothy)Webb of New Haven, and Mr. Stanley (Joyce) Webb of Denver, Colo.; and three brothers, Cletus of New Haven, Gerald of Fort Wayne, and Gregory of Monroeville route 2. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Martini Lutheran church at New Haven, with Rev. Donald Rauhut officiating. Burial will be in Concordia memorial gardens, Fort Wayne. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 7 p.m. today until 11 a.m. Monday, and at the church from 12 noon until time of the services. Preferred memorials are to the church building fund.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Saturday, January 2, 1971
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Green died at her home, three miles north of this city, at seven thirty o'clock Thursday night. Her demise was sudden and attributable to heart disease, with acute indigestion. Throughout the day she had busied herself about the home. Coroner Baker was called into the case. She was born in Kentucky, Aug. 20, 1844, and was aged 66 years, 9 months and eleven days. On April 5, 1866, the deceased was married in this county to Frank Green and the following children survive the union: Mary Matilda Kersey, John William Green, Stella Denamore and James Franklin Green. Brothers surviving are: Joseph William Small, Richard Ross Small, John Marcellus Small, John Wesley Small and George Newton Small. Two sisters, Martha Jane Kingery and Emma Anna Small, are also left. Mrs. Green was a charter member of the First Christian church at Browns Wonder, having joined fifty years ago. The funeral was held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Rev. Henry Crampton officiated and interment was at Browns Wonder Cemetery.
Lebanon Pioneer, Boone County, Indiana; June 8, 1911

GRIM, Mrs. Margaret - Services at 9;30 a.m. today at the Mungovan & Sons Mortuary and at 10 a.m. at the Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, the Rev. Sebastian Kremer officiating. Burial in the Catholic Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, February 5, 1948
Contributed by Karin King

Orval E. Harrold, 92, of Columbia City, a former machine operator, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, at Extenda Care. The Smith Township, Whitley County native worked at General Electric Co. for 16 years, at International Harvester Co. for six years and on the family farm. He was a member of Merriam Christian Chapel Church and had also lived in Etna and Churubusco. Surviving are his wife, Glenndora; sons Ronald E. of Auburn and Richard L. of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Joann Platt of Etna; 11 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Opal, brothers Alva and James C., and a sister, Edith Freeman. Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, with calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery, Churubusco. Memorials are to the church or the Parkinson's Foundation.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; August 16, 2000
Contributed by Sharlene Bumgarner

Handwritten-Wed. 1946
SIDNEY HILLMAN DIES SUDDENLY - HEART ATTACK FATAL TO CIO CHIEF EARLY TODAY
Point Lookout, New York, July 10.-Sidney Hillman, chief of the CIO political action committee and a prominent national figure died suddenly at his summer home here early today from a heart attack. Hillman, who was a native of Russia came here many years ago and was engaged in the clothing business in Chicago for many years. His rise in fame started in 1940. Hillman was also president of the Amalgamated Clothing Worker's Union.
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1946 June-Sept Scrapbook, image 037
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

E. Ward Hursh, 70, of Fort Wayne, died at 9 p.m. Sunday in Parnell Park Nursing Home. Mr. Hursh was a truck driver and had worked for the National Mill Supply Co., Mossman-Yarnell Trucking Co. and Fort Wayne Community Schools. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Martha A.; a daughter, Phyllis Parr, of Fort Wayne; a brother, Clark, of Fort Wayne; and three grandchildren. A son, Randy, died in October 1983. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with calling there from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to the Allen County Heart Association.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 19, 1984
Contributed by Karin King

Hilda M. Keller, 75, died Thursday at 9:50AM at DeKalb Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Keller had been ill for two and a half years and was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. Mrs. Keller was born in Butler on February 2, 1902. She made her late home at Route 2, Garrett. Mrs. Keller was a housewife and a retired employee of the Boston Store in Auburn. On November 7, 1919, Mrs. Keller married Mac R. Keller who survives. Also surviving are four daughters. One brother Estel Loomis and several half brothers and sisters also survive Mrs. Keller. She had 13 children and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Keller will be held at the Johnson Funeral Home on Sunday at 1:00PM. Rev, Herschel McCord, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Butler will officiate the service. Burial will be at the Mt Pleasant Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:00PM Friday.
Obituaries of DeKalb County, Indiana, 1998
Contributed by Scott Bowmar; typed by Lana McAfee

Joseph Keller dies at New York Home
Word was received Wednesday evening of the death of Joseph Keller, 46, of Riverhead, N.Y., a former Decatur resident. He was the son of Mrs. William Keller, Decatur, and the late William Keller. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, three sons and daughters, all living in New York; his mother, two sisters, Mrs. Charles Cloud of Decatur, Mrs. Max Hart of Fort Wayne, and a brother, Thomas Keller of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at St. Joseph Catholic church in Riverhead, N.Y.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Thursday, Jan. 21, 1971
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Father of Decatur man dies Saturday
Freedom R. Kelley, 56, of Albion route 1, father of Bernard Kelley of Decatur, died at 11 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a head sawyer for the Frick Lumber Co. of Brimfield, and was member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Born in Noble County March 15, 1914, he was a son of George and Alice Shanks-Kelley, and was married to Martha Ohlwine Nov. 12, 1942. Surviving are his wife; three sons, Bernard Kelley of Decatur, Freedom Richard Kelley of Wolcottville, and Homer Kelley, at home; five daughters, Mrs. Bonita Adcox of Atchison, Kan., Mrs. Brenda Baldwin of Fort Wayne, and Debra, Marcia and Amanda Kelley, all at home; a half-sister; two half-brothers, and seven grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville, with burial in Cedar Chapel Cemetery near Garrett. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, January 18, 1971
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

JOHN B. LOWER DIES AT DANVILLE HOME
COLUMBIA CITY, Oct. 31 - John B. Lower, who was born In Columbiana county, Ohio, July 25, 1842, and spent much of his life In Whitley county, died Monday evening at the Danville, III., soldiers' home at the age of 69 years, 3 months and S days, heart trouble being the cause. In his early life Mr. Lower was engaged in the lumber business and during the Civil War he marched with Sherman to the sea and did four years' service for his country. He was married In this city to Julia A. Schuh in 1866 who died one year ago and to this union nine children were born, they being Bayless Lower, Fort Wayne; Mrs. E. L. Miller, Indianapolis; Dr. Wallace Lower, Hartford, Ark.; Albert Lower. Mrs. Melvin Shoemaker, Mrs. George Miller, Mrs. Oscar Allen, of this county, and Joseph Lower who is now a manager of the gold mining In Korea. He is survived by two brothers and three sisters, Albert Lover, of Kenton, Mo.; Leander Lower, of Troy township; Mrs. Sidney Weaver. of Mound City, Mo.; Mrs. Catherine Heaston and Mrs. Polly King, of Alliance, Ohio. After spending the summer with his children In this city he left two weeks ago intending to spend the winter with his son In Arkansas, and the news of his sudden demise came as a shock to the relatives here. The remains will, arrive In this city Wednesday and will be taken to the Melvin Shoemaker home and the funeral will be conducted Thursday.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, Wednesday, November 1, 1911, p. 10
Contributed by Jim Cox

MATTOUK, Joseph - Services at 8:15 a.m. today at the Mungovan & Sons Mortuary and at 8:45 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Dapp officiating. Burial in the Catholic Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 5, 1948
Contributed by Karin King

Handwritten-Wed. July 17, 1946
SMALL CHILD DIES
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home in Fort Wayne for Randall Farley McComb, 13-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. McComb, of Decatur who died (rest is missing) [note: buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park; Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana]
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1946 June-Sept Scrapbook, image 030-032
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Jerry L. Meredith, 48, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Fort Wayne died Tuesday afternoon in St. Joseph Hospital, Phoenix. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a truck driver and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are two daughters, Melanie Meredith of Tacoma, Washington and Marcile L. of Denver; a son, Michael of Tacoma; his father, Allen "Pete" of Fort Wayne; a sister, Donna Harkuszewski of Fort Wayne; and three grandchildren. Services at 11 am Saturday in Elzey-Dickey-Haggard Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road with calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Friday. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Alcoholics Anonymous.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 30, 1986
Contributed by Jim Cox

Charles F. Miller, 86, of Ossian, Route 2, died Sunday at Wells Community Hospital where he had been a patient one day. Born July 3, 1885 in Jefferson Township, he was a son of Lewis and Mary Muldoon Miller. His marriage to Nancy Biddle, who died June 24, 1960, took place in 1910 at Yoder. Mr. Miller, a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society, he was a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Wells County. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Higi of Fort Wayne; four sons, Cletus D. of Ossian, Route 2, Wayne L. of Dayton, Ohio, Maurice C. of Garrett and Dale J. of Jasper; 31 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Goodwin Funeral Home is in charge with services at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; January 10, 1972
Contributed by Jim Cox

Ira Miller, 68, of Warren, Route 2, in Jackson Township, whose body was found at 10:30 Thursday in a woods near his farm, he had been sawing wood. A son of William Benton and Nancy Isabelle Unrue Miller, he was born in 1903 in Jackson Township, Wells County. The only survivor is a brother, Harry of Warren, Route 2. The H. Brown and Son Funeral Home in Warren are in charge of arrangements with burial in the Red Men's Cemetery in Warren.
Bluffton News-Banner, Wells County, Indiana; January 20, 1972
Contributed by Jim Cox

Rites Friday for Mrs. Addie Morris Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the E. Harper & Son funeral home in New Haven for Mrs. Addie Smith-Morris, 94, former resident of New Haven, who died Tuesday afternoon at the Towne House convalescent center in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient since 1965. Rev. Thomas Weigand will officiate, and burial will be in the New Haven IOOF cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Mrs. Morris was a member of the Mary Penrose Wayne chapter DAR. A native of Hoagland, she had resided in New Haven since 1911. She was the widow of Dr. E. E. Morris, who practiced in New Haven from 1911 to 1923. Surviving are one daughter, Dr. Bernice Williams of Fort Wayne; two sons, Dr. Joe Morris, former Decatur dentist, now a resident of St. James City, Fla., and Dr. Jean Morris of Muncie; five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Thursday, January 7, 1971
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

RITES ARE SET FOR MRS. NOBLE - Prominent Local Resident Dies: Funeral to be Saturday Pallbearers to serve during funeral services, for Mrs. William K. Noble, 70, prominent Fort Wayne resident who died at 6:25 o'clock Thursday morning have been selected. Services will be held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Klaehn & Sons Funeral Home, Dr. Paul H. Krauss, pastor of Trinity English Lutheran Church and Dr. George M. Allison, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Active pallbearers will include James Olds, Carl Lundell, Frank B. Ritchey, William White, Frederick Perfect, Willard Shambaugh, Ray E. McCall and William McKay. Honorary bearers include Henry J. Bowerfind, Dr. Gaylord M. Leslie, Charles Guild, James White, Edward A. Barnes, Harry A. Perfect, James H. Haberly, Charles M. Niezer and Charles McDougall. Friends may view the body at the funeral home. Mrs. Noble suffered a stroke of apoplexy last Friday morning which caused her death. She had been in ill health the last four years. She was the widow of William K. Noble, who died May 27, 1935. Mr. Noble was head of the Noble Machine Company and operated a cooperage business here. Born Laura Law, August 8, 1869, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Clark Law, at Hamilton O., the deceased came to Fort Wayne at the time of her marriage to Mr. Noble, November 24, 1887. She was active in civic and social affairs here. Mrs. Noble received national recognition when she was named to the National Welfare Association by President Herbert Hoover. She was appointed to the National Woman's Committee for mobilization of human needs in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She also was named local chairman of the National Committee of the Woman's Crusade. She attended White House conferences in connection with the welfare appointments. She was president of the Fort Wayne Woman's Club during 1935 and 1936. She was a past president of the Woman's Reading Club, and served on the Board of Directors of the Pixley Relief Home for many years. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Fort Wayne Art School at the time it was established. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church until illness forced her to discontinue her activities. During the World War, Mrs. Noble organized and managed the Red Cross Canteen Service here which served 1,500,000 soldiers going to or returning from Foreign Service. After the war, she became president of the Hospital and Home Services Association, a Community Chest agency. She organized and established local clinics for medical care of the needy, sick and formed a dental clinic in cooperation with medical and dental associations here. Mrs. Noble resided in the Noble Homestead at 420 West Wayne Street, site of Klaehn & Sons Funeral Home for 30 years. Survivors include a son, W. Kenneth Noble, president of the Noble Machine Company; four grandchildren, Nancy, Betty, Suzanne and Billy Noble; a sister, Mrs. E. M. Lowman of Durand, Mich., and two brothers, Harry W. Law of Durand and Walter W. Law of Hollywood, California.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 5, 1940
Contributed by Jim Cox

Russell K. Noble, Sr., 63, died Thursday at 1:45 pm at Lutheran Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne. He was a self-employed truck driver. Surviving are two daughters, Shelba Hastreiter and Karen Heinkel, both of Fort Wayne; five sons, Russ Jr. of Paris, Tennessee and John, Robert, George, and Frank, all of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Elsie Gallentine and Betty Byers, both of Fort Wayne and Virginia Shaffer of Bowling Green, Kentucky and 20 grandchildren. Services at 11 am today at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, 740 U.S. 30 East, New Haven. Burial in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to the family.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Saturday, May 6, 1989
Contributed by Jim Cox

Marie Catherine Nolan, 68, died Thursday morning at her home. She was a retired secretary from Dana Corp. Her husband, James E., died in 1987. Surviving are a son, James H. and four grandchildren. Graveside services at 2 pm Saturday at Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials to the American Cancer Society.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 15, 1992
Contributed by JC

Early this morning, Richard A. Norris, a vagrant, was run over by a Pittsburg train at the new yards. The fellow was creeping under the train to avoid detection when the engineer reversed the lever and sent the locomotive back with a crash. Norris was caught under the wheels and both lower limbs cut off. He was dragged away from the train and sent to the Pittsburg freight house on a cot, where he died. The man lived at Washington, D. C. Dr. J. M. Dinnen held an inquest and decided death was accidental.
Fort Wayne Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; July 25, 1884
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Sarah M. Norris, 78, died at 3:40 pm yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bethel Shannon, 2036 Elyetta St. A native of Menelee County, Kentucky, she had lived in Fort Wayne 25 years. Surviving are two other daughters, Mrs. Oakey Downs, Salt Lake, Ky., and Mrs. Thelma Snelling, Middletown, Ky.; two sons, Garland, Middletown and David, Fort Wayne; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the Chalfant-Perry Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7 pm today and where services will be at 2 pm Thursday. The Rev. Cornelius Viot will officiate and burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 1, 1959
Contributed by Jim Cox

Services for Charles O. Northcutt, 71, of 201 Killea St., will be at 1 pm Tuesday in C. M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Karl Tauber officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Mr. Northcutt died early yesterday at his home after an illness of several years. He was employed at the Fort Wayne Tool and Die Co., retiring two years ago. Prior to that, he was a foreman at the Studebaker plant here. Surviving are his wife, Genevieve E.; two sons, Marvin J., Indianapolis, and Charles R., Fort Wayne; a daughter, Mrs. Francine Adams, Orange, Calif.; two brothers, Roy C. and John, both of Muncie; four sisters, Mrs. Vivian Wright, Anderson, Mrs. Hazel Thrall, Cleveland, Mrs. Clara Osborn and Mrs. Lela Murphey, both of Muncie; and 11 grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 30, 1966
Contributed by Jim Cox

O'CONNOR, Paul - Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock at Mungovan & Sons' Mortuary and at 9 o'clock at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. D. L. Monshan will officiate and burial will be in Catholic Cemetery. The body may be viewed after 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Friday, November 26, 1943
Contributed by Karin King

PEMBROKE, Mrs. Catherine - Services at 9 a.m. Friday at the Tom Mungovan Funeral Home and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. D. L. Monahan officiating. Burial in Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. today. The Rosary Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 5, 1948
Contributed by Karin King

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Mungovan & Sons Memorial Chapel, 2114 S. Calhoun St., for Gerald P. Pesetski, 30, of Fort Wayne. He was dead on arrival at Lutheran Hospital at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Pesetski, a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was a laboratory technician with Joslyn Stainless Steels. Surviving are two sons, Aaron and Jason, both of Fort Wayne; his mother, Eleanor Pesetski, of Fort Wayne; a brother, Lawrence, with the Army in West Germany, and a sister, Terry Babbitt, of Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 27, 1983
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Martha Peters, aged seventy-eight years, three months and twenty days, and a former resident of this city, died at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Maggie Peters, 730 North Illinois street, Indianapolis, at 7 a.m. Sunday. Her illness had extended since January last. Mrs. Peters was born in the county, Feb. 15, 1833, and her marriage occurred in this county, in 1851, to John S. Peters, who died March 28, 1895. One child, Mrs. Minerva C. Dorman, survives, with two brothers, Jonathan F. White and James S. White, of Iowa. Mrs. Peters was a member of the Methodist church in this city. The remains arrived on the 4:22 p.m. interurban Sunday, and were removed to the funeral parlors of George M. Comley. They were removed to the funeral parlors of Orlie Stephenson Monday, when the funeral was conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., Rev. M. H. Appleby, of the Methodist church officiated. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Lebanon Pioneer, Boone County, Indiana; June 8, 1911

PIERSON, Mrs. Anna - Services at 2 p.m. today at the residence and at 2:30 p.m. at the Redeemer Church, the Rev. Erwin Kurth officiating. Burial in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. The Klaehn Funeral Home is in charge.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 5, 1948, page 15
Contributed by Karin King

Funeral services for Clyde C. Rhodenbaugh, 54, who died Saturday morning at St. Joseph's hospital after a two year illness, will be held at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the C. M. Sloan & Son's funeral home, Rev. F. H. Holtmeyer officiating. Mr. Rhodenbaugh was employed as a mall clerk on the Pennsylvania railroad between Chicago and Fort Wayne. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran church. Survivors include, his widow, Laura a son Harold, Indianapolis; a daughter, Florence, Parkersburg, W. Va.; four stepdaughters, Mrs. Clifford Brockmyer, Mrs. Colin Solomon and Mrs. Ray Lieber, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. John Hoffacker, Bluffton; a brother, Samuel, Huntington, and a sister, Mrs. Walter Felger, wife of Sheriff Felger, and six grandchildren.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 14, 1940
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Services for Rollie Richardson, 70, of R. R. 1, Spencerville, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Tom Mungovan Funeral Home. Burial will be in Leo Cemetery. Mr. Richardson, who was a farmer, died at 12:15 a.m. yesterday at his home after an illness of several months. He was a native of Missouri and had resided in Allen County 40 years. Surviving are his wife, Lorena; a son, Leland, Fort Wayne; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Hollis) Jack, R. R. 1, Grabill and Mrs. Thomas (Irene) VaChon, Fort Wayne; five brothers; seven sisters; 32 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. Preferred memorials are donations to the Salvation Army.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 25, 1966
Contributed by Jim Cox

Mrs. Cecil Dull dies at hospital
Mrs. Margaret Dull, 58, wife of Cecil Dull of Ohio City, O., route 1, died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient for 10 days. She was born in Fort Wayne Nov. 25, 1912, a daughter of Fred J. and Ethel O'Faral-Tagmeyer, and lived in Fort Wayne until 1959. She was married in 1939 to Robert D. Rodgers and he died Oct. 2, 1958. She was then married to Cecil Dull Nov. 12, 1959. Mrs. Dull was a member of the Trinity English Lutheran church in Fort Wayne. Surviving are her husband; one son, Robert J. Rodgers of Van Wert, O.; two stepsons, Roger Dull of Stewart, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Phillip (Edna) Ehinger of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Clifton (Agnes) Wefel and Mrs. Harry (Velma) Chard, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; and one grandson, Erik. Funeral rites will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. John E. Sjauken officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Thursday, January 21, 1971
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Earl Ross, formerly a resident of this county, died at this home, in Gransville, North Dakota, at six o'clock Friday evening of typhoid fever. The deceased was born in Boone county and was aged twenty-five years, six months and six days. He was the son of Mrs. Mary Ross Canada, who survives, with one brother, Arthur Ross, and a sister, Clessie Ross. Mrs. Canada is a resident of Franklin. The remains arrived here Monday and the funeral was held at the Old union church. Interment at Old Union Cemetery.
Lebanon Pioneer, Boone County, Indiana; June 8, 1911

Oliver Taylor, 74, prominent Monroe Township farmer, died at 5 a.m. Thursday from heart trouble at St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been a patient a week. Mr. Taylor had been ill for some time. Born in Auglaize County, O., he came to Monroeville when a child. Survivors include his wife, Anna; two sons, Roy f., Fort Wayne, and William L., Monroeville; two daughters, Mrs. Clifford Nail of Roanoke, and Agnes, at home. Funeral services will be conducted at 8:45 a.m. Monday at the Painter & Marquardt Funeral Home, Monroeville, and at 9 o'clock at St. Rose Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Hennes officiating. Burial will be in the Monroeville IOOF Cemetery. The men of the church will meet at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Sunday for recitation of the Rosary. Friends may call at the funeral home after today noon.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Friday, December 7, 1945
Contributed by Jim Cox

FORT WAYNE - Carl B. Uecker, 80. Services at 9:40 a.m. Monday in the C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, 1327 Wells St., and at 10 a.m. in the Precious Blood Catholic Church, 1515 Barthold St. Calling from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home, with a vigil service at 4:30 p.m.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Friday, April 16, 1993
Contributed by Karin King

Erwin G. Ulmer, of Fort Wayne, died Monday in his home. Mr. Ulmer was a native of Fort Wayne and retired from Indiana & Michigan Electric in 1959 after 21 years. (cut off).
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 19, 1984
Contributed by Karin King

Henry J. Weed, 90 years old, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.M. Robertson, No. 480 North Meridian street of an acute attack of bronchitis. Mr. Weed was a pleasant-faced old man with a flowing white beard, cheerful and active-minded. He was well informed on past and current events. He entertained many friends on his birthday, Jan 18. He was born in Connecticut in 1807 and as a small boy moved with his parents to Madison County, New York, where he spent his boyhood on a farm. At 17 he became one of the first seven students who attended the Cazenovia Seminary and he was the last survivors of the original class. His picture and autograph and a letter of reminiscences were sent by request of the faculty to the seminary last year. He remained at the seminary a year and then went to Albany and spent a year. It happened that Governor Clinton died just before he started home and he was the first to bring the news, a fact which made him something of a hero without effort. He was in business for 45 years at Cazenovia, conducting a general store and his three daughters were educated at the seminary. Several years ago, he went to St. Louis and part of his time was spent there and in Kansas City with his daughters. His wife died four years ago, 80 years old, after having lived with him 60 years. He then decided to spend the remainder of his life with his daughter in Indianapolis. Funeral services are to be held at her house tomorrow and then the remains are to be taken to St,. Louis. Mrs. JZ Roraback, his other surviving daughter of Kansas City is in the city, accompanied by her daughter.
Indianapolis News, Marion County, Indiana; March 16, 1897, page 10
Contributed by Karen Zach

ALTON N. WHITE SR., 83, died at 8:40 a.m. Friday in Lutheran Hospital. An Upper Sandusky, Ohio, native, he lived in Fort Wayne since 1917. He retired in 1968 from American Coal & Supply Co. Thrift Center, where he was a salesman. Surviving are a son, Alton N. Jr., of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Miriam Gruber, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and Margaret Houston, of Indianapolis; a sister, Alice Nulf, of Fort Wayne; and 11 grandchildren. Services at 11:00 a.m. Monday in Calvary United Methodist Church, 6301 Winchester Road; after 10 a.m. Calling also 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to the church or Allen County Heart Association.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Saturday, October 17, 1987
Contributed by Karin King

WISEL, Jessie Earl - Funeral services at 2 o'clock (CDT) this afternoon at the home, R.R. No. 1, Roanoke, Rev. William Ulrich officiating. Burial in Eel River cemetery.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 14, 1940
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

FARRELL V. WONDERLY, 72, of Huntertown, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday at home. A Hicksville, Ohio native, he lived in Fort Wayne from 1945 until 1957, when he moved to Huntertown. He retired in 1981 from the former County Line Cheese Co. Inc. in DeKalb County and had previously worked for the General Electric Co. and the Old Crown Brewery. Surviving are his wife, Hazel; two daughters, Sandra Pratt of Kendall- (cut off).
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; Saturday, October 17, 1987
Contributed by Karin King

Mary Emily Wycoff died at 10:15 o'clock Friday night at the home of her parents, one and one-half miles west of the city. The deceased was aged four years, three months and one day. Bright's disease was the cause of death, after an illness of seven weeks. She was the child of E. N. and Emma Wycoff and was born in this county March 1, 1907. Brothers surviving are John, Edward, Samuel, James and Ralph Wycoff. Two sisters, Miriam and Elma Wycoff, also survive. The funeral was held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. from the residence west of the city. Rev. Floyd H. Adams, of the First Baptist church, officiated. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Lebanon Pioneer, Boone County, Indiana; June 8, 1911

Handwritten-Mon. Feb. 3, 1941
Edward Young Funeral To Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Edward Young, 63, former Fort Wayne hotel manager, will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the home in Decatur, and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church there. The body will be brought to Mungovan & Sons' Mortuary after the funeral and may be viewed there until 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial win the Catholic Cemetery here. Mr. Young came to this city in 1925 and remained manager of the Kindler Hotel until October 1, 1937, when he bought the Rice Hotel in Decatur. He owned that hotel until his death and resided in the hotel. Mr. Young died of myocarditis Sunday at 2:15 a.m. at his home after a six-moth illness. He was born in Huntington. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Genevieve Mungovan Young; four daughters, Ann, Betty, Carolyn and Dorothy, all at home; a stepson, Maurice Kindler, of Decatur; a sister, Mrs. Phillip Pfeiffer, of this city, and a brother (missing)
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1941a Jan-June Scrapbook
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Edward Young; Gender: Male; Race: Wht; Age: 63y 4m 0d; Marital status: Married; Birth Date: 2 Oct 1877; Birth Place: Huntington Ind; Death Date: 2 Feb 1941; Death Place: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA Father: John Young; Mother: Mary Kindler; Spouse: Genevieve Young; Informant: Maurice Kindler, Decatur, IN; Burial: 2-5-1941 Catholic Cemetery, Ft Wayne, IN

Mrs. Geraldine A. Youse, 61, Hoagland, died at 5 p.m. yesterday in the Adams County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient three weeks. She was a native of Decatur and lived in Hoagland 42 years. She was a member of Antioch Lutheran Church in Hoagland and was a past president of the Ladies Aid Society of the church and the Hoagland PTA. Surviving are her husband, Lloyd D.; two daughters, Mrs. Roland Kyle, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. William North, Hoagland; two sons, David L. and Jon A., both of Hoagland; one brother, Russell Andrews, Decatur; one half brother, Melvin Andrews, Detroit, Mich.; and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Zwick Funeral Home, Decatur, the Rev. Robert L. Whitenack officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are gifts to the Diabetic Research Foundation.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Allen Co, IN; Thursday, January 21, 1971, p. 2A, col. 3
Geraldine Youse dies last evening
Mrs. Geraldine A. Youse, 61, of 11032 English street, Hoagland, wife of Lloyd D. Youse, died at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been in poor health for six months and hospitalized for three weeks. She was born in Decatur April 16, 1909, to Russell and Mae Elzey-Andrews, and had lived in Hoagland for 42 years. She was graduated from Decatur high school in 1927, and was married to Lloyd D. Youse Jan. 12, 1919. Mrs. Youse was a member of the Antioch Lutheran church at Hoagland, past president of the Ladies Aid and also past president of the Hoagland PTA. Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Roland (Eileen) Kyle of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. William (Shirley) North of Hoagland; two sons, David L. and Jon A. Youse both at home; one brother, Russell Andrews of Decatur; a half-brother, Melvin Andrews of Detroit, Mich., and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. Robert L. Whitenack officiating. Burial will be in Antioch cemetery at Hoagland. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today until time of the services. Preferred memorials are to diabetic research.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Thursday, Jan. 21, 1971
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski