Lester Affolder, 29, is taken by death
Lester D. Affolder, of 512 E. Elm St., Hartford City, a former Portland resident died Wednesday morning at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Indianapolis. He had undergone a kidney transplant Nov. 28, 1970 and had been returning each week since then for treatment. He was born in Adams County Aug. 22, 1941, the son of Dale and Catherine Garlinger-Affolder. He was employed by 3-M Co. as a quality control technician, Hartford City, moving there from Portland eight years ago. Surviving are his mother, Catherine Affolder, Berne; his wife, the former Carolyn Slentz; four children, Julie, Leslie, Todd and Kirk Allen and two step-children, Debbie and Terry McCollum, all at home; one sister, Mrs. Jerry DuBois, Montpelier; three brothers, Bert Affolder, Antwerp, O.; Keith and David Affolder, Berne, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Affolder, Berne. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Keplinger Funeral Home in Hartford City, with Rev. John P. Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery [aka: Hartford City Cemetery] there. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Friday, March 19, 1971
Contributed by Karin King

Peter Q. Agler, 71, former Pennsylvania Railroad car shop employe, died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday in East Haven Hospital, Richmond, [Wayne Co] Ind., where he had been a patient 18 months. His home here was at 2940 McCormick Ave. Mr. Agler had been employed by the railroad for 30 years, prior to retirement about seven years ago. He was a member of the First Methodist Church and its Men's Club. Surviving are his wife, Sarah A.; a daughter, Mrs. E. K. Schmidt; a grandson and several nieces and nephews, all of Fort Wayne. The body was taken to the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 1, 1954
Contributed by Karin King

Handwritten Fri. May 11, 1956
WILLIAM AUMILLER DIES AT FT. WAYNE - NATIVE OF COMMUNITY TO BE BURIED AT HUNTINGTON
William Aumiller, 70, of 933 High Street, Fort Wayne, a native of this community, died at 6:00 a.m. Thursday in the home of a niece, Mrs. Robert Eddington, Rosemont Drive, Fort Wayne. He had been ill several months. Mr. Aumiller was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Aumiller and was born southeast of Berne. Also surviving are two brothers, Otto, R. 2, Roanoke, and Roy, Berne; five other nieces and three nephews. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the C. M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home with burial (missing)
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Mrs. Saba A. Babcock, 82, a native of Whitley County and a resident of Huntertown for many years, died at 3 a.m. yesterday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. George Lackey, at Swan [Noble Co]. In failing health 10 years, Mrs. Babcock had been seriously ill six weeks. Her husband, William, died in 1946. Surviving are a another daughter, Mrs. Schuyler Kraumlauf, Allen County; a granddaughter, Mrs. Richard Engle, Kendallville; and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Darr, Whitley County, and Mrs. Samuel Bar, Marion. The body was taken to the Sonday Funeral Home, Churubusco, where friends may call. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home, the Rev. Charles Gump officiating. Burial will be in Huntertown Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, August 30, 1954
Contributed by Karin King

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Sonday Funeral Home, Churubusco, the Rev. W. R. Schmelzer officiating, for William F. Babcock, 78, who died Wednesday morning at his home in Huntertown following an illness of three years. Burial will be in Huntertown Cemetery. Caretaker of the Huntertown Cemetery for 10 years, Mr. Babcock is survived by his wife, Sadie, and three stepdaughters.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 1, 1946
Contributed by Karin King

SUFFERS PARALYTIC STROKE FRIDAY on SAME DAY BROTHER, HAMLIN, WAS BURIED - LAST RITES WEDNESDAY
Arthur N. Batz, 71, passed away Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of his daughters, Mrs. Carl Cauffman, 4 1/2 miles east of Claypool. Death was caused by a stroke of paralysis suffered last Friday on the same day that his brother, Hamlin Batz, was buried at North Webster. He had been in failing health for some time and was unable to attend his brother's funeral. Mr. Batz was born and reared near South Whitley, Ind. During his early and middle life he lived on farms in Whitley and Noble counties. Eleven years ago he accepted a position with the Lake Shore railroad and lived in Elkhart. This winter he retired and went to live with his daughter at Claypool. He was a member of the United Brethren Church. Surviving are his widow; two sons, Harley R. Batz and Nile Batz; the daughter, Mrs. Cauffman; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Cauffman near Claypool. Rev. I. E. Longenbaugh, of Athens, will be in charge and Rev. S. Engle of Claypool will assist with the services. Burial will be at Salem Cemetery north of Pierceton.
Warsaw Daily Times, Kosciusko County, Indiana; April 16, 1929
Contributed by Karin King

The northbound passenger train, due here at 3:19 p.m., struck and killed an old man near Bryant Monday afternoon. He was sitting on the track and the train knocked him about 75 feet into a pool of water. An ambulance took the body to Portland, where it was held awaiting claim by relatives. The man was a wire worker by trade and had been making wire clothes hangers, his kit of tools being a short distance from where the body was picked up. Papers and letters in his pockets indicated that his name was Henry Bayman and that his home was in Indianapolis. In his pockets were $11 in money and a watch. He was a man of perhaps 65 or 70 years old, almost bald, with a small moustache of reddish color.
Decatur Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, May 1, 1902
Contributed by Karin King

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in D. O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home for Carl Beck, 76, of 4426 Weisser Park Ave., who retired in 1965 after 34 years with General Electric Co. He died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday in Lutheran Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Marian; two daughters, Betty Gilbert and Helen Krisher, both of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Harry of Fort Wayne and Theodore of Longmont, Colo.; and a sister, Pauline Gumbert of Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn memorial Park. Preferred memorials are gifts to favorite charities.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 17, 1980
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Emma E. Beck, 59, of 3505 Iroquois Court, a Fort Wayne resident 40 years, died at 3:50 p.m. yesterday in Parkview Memorial Hospital a few hours after admittance. Mrs. Beck was a member of Southside Church of Nazarene. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Wilmer R. Watson officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Nancy Topp, Fort Wayne; five sons, Kenneth L., New Haven, Ralph E., Grabill, and Lester D., Everett A., and Glenn H., all of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Mrs. Leona Zimmerman, Preble, Mrs. Mary Fox, Monroe, and Mrs. Dora Fox, Decatur; eight sons (sic, should be brothers) Elmer, John, and Henry Hershey, all of Decatur, Carl Hershey, Pleasant Mills, Amos and Alfred Hershey, Monroe, and Frederick and Samuel, Bluffton; 25 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 18, 1971
Contributed by Karin King

TAKES TWO POISONS TO MAKE CERTAIN OF DEATH - MRS. THOMAS BERRY SUICIDES AT HOME ON E. CENTER STREET
Found Lying Unconscious at an Early Hour on Saturday - EMPTY BOTTLES ARE FOUND - Large Quantities of Chloroform and Laudanum Were Used
Despondent because of ill-health, Mrs. Miranda Berry, widow of Thomas Berry, who died last February, suicides early Saturday morning by taking chloroform at her home, corner of Scott and Center street. Mrs. Berry was found by Mrs. Magner, who went to the Berry home where she has been spending the day. It was about 5 o'clock when she reached the Berry home. She found the victim lying on the floor of the house in an unconscious condition. Drs. Angus C. McDonald and T. J. Shackelford were hastily summoned, but they were unable to do anything to save Mrs. Berry's life. It was ascertained by the physicians that she had taken laudanum and chloroform. Several empty bottles which had contained poison and which were purchased at various drug stores were found.
Often Threatened Suicide.
Mrs. Berry had often threatened to suicide. Even before her husband died she became despondent at time and relatives thought it best to destroy bottles of poison they found about the house. During the past two months Mrs. Berry had been more despondent than at any previous time. She had not threatened to take her own life, however, since last summer. It is thought by the physicians that Mrs. Berry took the poisons shortly before she was found. A granddaughter, Miss Ethel Johnson, was in the house, but did not hear Mrs. Berry go downstairs. Mrs. Berry left no note of explanation. She is survived by a son, Samuel Elder of East Warsaw, and a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Johnson of Niles, Michigan and a half brother, who resides in Kansas.
Warsaw Daily Union (Warsaw, Indiana) Saturday, November 12, 1910, p1 col 1 and pg 8 col 2.
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Marinda A Berry [Marinda A Blodget]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Age: 67; Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1842; Birth Place: Kosciusko Co, Ind
Death Date: 12 Nov 1910; suicide; Death Place: Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
Father: Joseph L Blodget; Mother: Bratt; Spouse: Thomas Berry; Informant: Sam Elder; Warsaw, Indiana
Burial: November 15, 1910; Washington Center
Contributed by Karin King

Uncle Died at Warsaw
James Berry was notified this morning of the death of Tuesday night of his uncle, Thomas Berry, in Warsaw. The latter was a retired farmer, and for twenty-five years resided on a farm west of New Paris. He retired seven years ago and moved to Warsaw. He was a native of Ohio.
Goshen Weekly News, Elkhart County, Indiana; Times February 25, 1910, pg. 6
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Thomas Berry; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 78; Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 14 Aug 1831; Birth Place: Clark Co., Ohio
Death Date: 22 Feb 1910; Death Place: Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
Father: James Berry; Mother: Mary Walburn; Informant: Mrs. Thomas Berry; Warsaw, Indiana
Burial: February 26, 1910; Whitehead Cemetery
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Emma Bradtmiller, 50, 3930 Weisser Park Ave, died yesterday at 8 pm in the Lutheran Hospital where she had been a patient since Monday. Born in Adams Township, she came to Fort Wayne 33 years ago. Mrs. Bradtmiller was a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid Society and Sewing Circle, the Martha Society and the Pennsylvania Railroad Ladies Aid. Surviving are the husband, William F; two sons, Richard and Paul; a daughter Mrs. Earl Bolyard and four grandchildren, all of Fort Wayne, and three brothers, Henry, Fred and Christ Meyer, all of New Haven. Friends may call at the Rodenbeck Funeral Home after 7 pm today. Services will be Saturday at 1:45 pm in the funeral home and at 2 in the Concordia Lutheran Church, the Rev Walter Klausing officiating. Burial will be in Concordia's Lutheran Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 17, 1954
Contributed by JC

Fred C. Bradtmueller, 63, died at 3:15 am yesterday in the Lutheran Hospital where he had been a patient for about a month. He resided at 2237 Gay Street. Born in Adams Township, Mr. Bradtmueller came to Fort Wayne 30 years ago. His wife, Frieda, died June 11 of this year. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Waltke, Mrs. Robert Tesch, and a son, Elmer Theye, all of Fort Wayne; four brothers, William, Fort Wayne, Theodore and Adolph, Adams Township, and Ferd, of Waynedale; a sister, Mrs. George Brown; eight grandchildren. The body was taken to the Rodenbeck Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 pm today. Services will be held at the funeral home at 2 pm Monday, Dr. Paul L. Dennefeldt officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 10, 1954
Contributed by JC

Mrs. Frieda Bradtmueller, 60, 2037 Gay St, died at 1 am yesterday in the Lutheran Hospital where she had been a patient eight months. A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, she was a member of Zion Lutheran church and at one time was president of the People's Dairy Co. Surviving are her husband, Fred C. Bradtmueller, her mother, Mrs. Henry Dohrman; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Waltke and Mrs. Robert Tesch; a son, Elmer Theye; a brother Fred Dohrman and eight grandchildren, all of Fort Wayne. Friends may call after 7 pm today at the Rodenbeck Funeral Home, where services will be conducted at 2 pm Monday by Dr. Paul L. Dannenfeldt. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 11, 1954
Contributed by JC

Velma Pauline, 2-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bradtmueller, 1206 Jones street, died Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Besides the parents, there are surviving one brother, Weldon and one sister, Irene; three grandparents, Mrs. Louise Bradtmueller and Prof. and Mrs. H. G. Nuoffer, all of this city. Funeral services will be held at the residence Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. William Moll officiating. Burial in Concordia.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 19, 1928
Contributed by JC

Mrs. John Brahmes of Fort Wayne was arrested on the 17th for the murder of her 14-year-old daughter, Annie who died June 2. The remains being exhumed, their appearance proved conclusively that the child had been beaten to death by its unnatural mother, who was arrested upon an affidavit filed by a gentleman who unearthed the case and brought it to the notice of the authorities. Brahmes' family are poor, ignorant German people.
Greencastle Star, Putnam County, Indiana; July 30, 1881
Contributed by Karen Zach

A cold-blooded and premeditated murder was enacted on the evening of the 16th at the village of Young America, 15 miles southwest of Logansport. The victim was Enoch Brumbaugh, a young man whose parents reside in that neighborhood, and who formerly was a brakeman on the Pan-Handle Road. His murderer is a young farmer named William Green, who has long been known as a bad and dangerous man. The particulars of the affair are about as follows: Brumbaugh and Green were in attendance at a festival being given at Young America. Their particular crowd had a keg of beer and were enjoying it all undisturbed when the village band struck up a piece of music. Green was disposed to yell and dance, whereas his friends desired to keep quiet in order to hear the music. Brumbaugh requested him "to let up on the noise," and Green not doing it, Brumbaugh gave him a slight shove. This greatly offended Green and he swore and jumped around like a demon. Finally he exclaimed to Brumbaugh: "Just wait a few minutes and I will be ready for you." He then spring into his buggy, drove to his home, a half mile distant, and returning within 15 minutes, shot Brumbaugh through the body, killing him almost instantly.
Greencastle Star, Putnam County, Indiana; July 30, 1881
Contributed by Karen Zach

Handwritten-Mon. April 18, 1955
RONALD BURKHART KILLED IN CRASH - SON OF FORMER DELLA SPRUNGER OF FINDLAY, OHIO, IS VICTIM
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. today in the Howard Methodist Church, Findlay, Ohio, for Ronald B. Burkhart, 17, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Burkhart, 300 Third Street, Findlay, and an outstanding Findlay High School Senior. Young Burkhart and three Pennsylvania residents were killed in a two-car collision at 5:15 p.m. Friday at U.S. Route 30S and State Route 37 in Marion County, Ohio. The young man's mother was the former Della Sprunger, a native of Berne. She was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Abraham Sprunger and is a half-sister of Louis Sprunger of Berne. Young Burkhart was a member of the Howard Methodist Church where he was active in the church, school and the Methodist Youth Fellowship. Rev. Conrad Diehm officiated at the service and burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery at Findlay. Burkhart died from a skull fracture and the other three dead in the same crash died from a similar cause. Mr. Burkhart was traveling south on State Road 37 and the other car was traveling west on U.S. 30S. Both cars were demolished. Dead beside Mr. Burkhart are Arthur J. Durst, Jr., 24, Howewood, Pittsburg, Pa.; Donald Yoder, Coraopolis, Pa., and Nancy Gebhart, 19, Pittsburg. Two others were injured, one critically. Burkhart was killed instantly. Ronald Burkhart was voted the best student in a recent senior class poll and was named as one of 13 students in the senior class scholastically eligible to be the class speaker. He was recently named the third alternate for an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy and was considering entering Denison University of Ohio Wesleyan University this fall. At the time of the tragedy he was reported to be on his way to Delaware, Ohio for a weekend at Ohio Wesleyan. He was a lineman on the Findlay High School football team, was honorary co-captain of the squad and received the most valuable player award. He was born on Jan 9, 1938 and is survived by his parents and two sisters, Carol, a student at Denison University, and Bonnie, a junior high student. [Ronald buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio; Arthur Durst buried Grantsville Cemetery, Grantsville, Garrett County, Maryland; Donald Yoder buried Coraopolis Cemetery, Corapolis, Allegheny County, PA]
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Albert A. Butler, 93, former Adams County sheriff, died at a local nursing home Wednesday afternoon. He resided at 2002 North Barr Street. Mr. Butler was sheriff in Adams County between 1902 and 1966. He moved to Allen County in 1913 and served as assessor in Adams Township between 1931-1934. He was a native of Paige County, IA., and moved to Decatur in 1861. He was a retired cement Contractor and belonged to the New Haven Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Dallas F., Fort Wayne; three brothers, Benjamin, Samuel and Harry, Decatur; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the D. O. McComb Funeral Home after 4 p.m. today. Services will be held there at 10 a.m. Friday and burial will be in the New Haven IOOF Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, December 13, 1951
Contributed by Karin King

Charles E. "Ben" Butler, 45, of 4015 Barr St., died at 6 p.m. Sunday in Lutheran Hospital, where he had been a patient two months. Mr. Butler, a native of Decatur, had lived in Fort Wayne since 1973. He was employed at International Harvester Co. 28 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the Marine Corps. Surviving are his wife, Sondra; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nile Butler of Decatur; two sons, Bennie and Shawn Butler of Decatur; three daughters, Jennifer Butler of Fort Wayne and Debbie and Kim Butler of Decatur; one stepson, Michael Carney of Fort Wayne; and two stepdaughters, Diana and Sheila Carney both of Fort Wayne. Also surviving are one brother, Bill Butler, of Decatur; and three sisters, Mrs. Kay Bidwell of Hoagland, and Mrs. Marjorie Reed and Mrs. Shirley Pickford, both of Decatur. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, where a wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home and at 2 p.m. in Precious Blood Catholic Church. Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 9, 1979
Contributed by Karin King

John Clayton Byrer, 86, died at the Murphy Medical Center early Saturday evening after an illness of one week. Mr. Byrer was born Aug. 15, 1870, in Prairie township, the son of Fred and Christiana (Warner) Byrer. He lived in Leesburg for the past 11 years and in Warsaw previous to that time. Mr. Byrer married Ella Biggs in 1894. She preceded him in death. He was a retired farmer and member of the Methodist church at Clunette. Survivors include one son, Ferd Byrer, of Leesburg; one daughter, Mrs. Mabel Bruning, of Summitville; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be held at the L. J. Bibler and Son funeral home at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Warren Saunders, of Leesburg Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in the Leesburg cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services.
Warsaw-Times Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana; May 20, 1957
Contributed by Karin King

Arthur Callow, one of the popular citizens of Union township, and well known here, died yesterday morning of lung trouble. He had been ill for some time, the nevertheless, the announcement of his death came as a shock to his many acquaintances. He was about thirty years old and leaves a wife and two children to mourn their sad loss.
Decatur Democrat, Adams County, Indiana (a weekly newspaper); Thursday, May 1, 1902
Contributed by Karin King

Kenneth P. Carr, 79, died at 8:35 a.m. Friday in Willow Ridge Living Center. Born in Ohio, Mr. Carr lived in Fort Wayne 37 years. He retired in 1965 as a chief warrant officer with the U. S. Army. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy; three stepdaughters, Nancy Steffens, of Leo, Barbara Satterwhite, of Mira Loma, Calif., and Doris Littlefield, of Gig Harbor, Wash.; three stepsons, Lloyd H. Brandenburg, of Jackson, Mich., Bill Brandenburg, of Rives, Mich., and Jack Brandenburg, of Adrian, Mich.; two brothers, Robert of Rome City, and David, of Syracuse; two sisters, Mary Merriman, of Decatur, and Sally Eichar, of Celina, Ohio and 11 step-grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Sunday in Elzey-Dickey-Haggard Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, with calling from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 14, 1985
Contributed by Karin King

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. CHUPP ARE HELD TODAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Roop Chupp, 82, long time resident of the Howe community were held from the Shoup Funeral Home in Howe this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Rev. G. Allen Steeby of the Lima Evangelical Church officiated, and burial was made in Riverside Cemetery at Howe. Mrs. Chupp's death occurred on Monday morning, following an illness of two weeks' duration. She had suffered a paralytic stroke. Her husband, George Washington Chupp, died a year ago in June. Surviving are a son, Clyde, who resided with the aged mother, a brother, Jake Roop of Traverse City, Michigan, and a sister, Mrs.Maude Gorrell of Hudson, Indiana. Mrs. Chupp was born in DeKalb County, Indiana May 10, 1859. She and Mr. Chupp were united in marriage in LaGrange in November, 1881, and resided in the community where she died during their entire married life. She was a member of the Evangelical Church.
LaGrange News, LaGrange County, Indiana; Thursday, July 31, 1941
Contributed by Karin King

Dr. J.J. Collier, a prominent young physician of Leo, died recently under circumstances which indicated that he had met his death in some foul manner. Collier had not been on good terms with his wife and it is charged that he died from poison administered by his own or another's hands.
Greencastle Star, Putnam County, Indiana; July 30, 1881
Contributed by Karen Zach

Beverly Jean Cook, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Cook, of Spencerville Rural Route No. 1, died of pneumonia Saturday at 11:30 p.m. at the home of Kenneth Nodine, of Waterloo Rural Route No. 1. The child became ill with pneumonia following measles. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Lutheran Church in Spencerville, with the Rev. Walter Hollopeter officiating. Burial in the Scipio Cemetery. Surviving are the parents, four brothers, three sisters, two half-brothers and a grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude Carnahan, of Auburn.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; February 4, 1935
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Myrtle L. Cooper, 59, of Van Wert RFD 5, died at noon Sunday at her home following an illness of three years. Mrs. Cooper was born December 25, 1894, in Liberty Township, the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Gephart) Flager, and her marriage to Owen A. Cooper was solemnized November 15, 1922. She was a member of North Liberty Methodist Church and Hyler Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Ohio City. Surviving with her husband are a daughter, Alice Margaret at home; two brothers, Harry Flager of Ohio City and Adam Flager of Fort Wayne, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Moyer of Dayton. A son, John, is deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Cowan & Son Funeral Home, Rev. Merl Young to officiate. Burial will be in Ohio City Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert County, Ohio; Monday, December 20, 1954
Contributed by Karin King

Owen A. Cooper, 76, of Rt. 5, died at 9:40 a.m. today at the Van Wert County Hospital, where he had been a patient five weeks. Mr. Cooper, a retired farmer, was a son of Darius and Alice Susan (Hoghe) Cooper, and he was born April 15, 1891, in Pleasant Township. He was a lifetime resident of the county. His wife, the former Myrtle Leota Flager, died in 1954. He was a member of the Ohio City Methodist Church, past master of Eureka Lodge F & AM of Ohio City and affiliated with Van Wert Chapter R. A. M., Van Wert Council R&SM, and Ivanhoe Commandery, Knights Templar, Van Wert, and a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Toledo. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Alice M. Cooper at home; a brother, Jesse K. Cooper of Rt. 5; and four sisters, Mrs. Florence Sidle of 1115 Leeson Ave., Mrs. Beatrice Leathers of 912 E. Main St., Mrs. Goldie Bowers of Hudson, Mich. and Mrs. Earl Dustman of Cottonwood, Ariz. A son, John D., a brother and three sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Cowan and Son Funeral home, the Rev. Donald E. Davis of Ohio City to officiate. Burial will be in Ohio City Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert County, Ohio; September 5, 1967
Contributed by Karin King

GIRL IS A SUICIDE
Declaring in a letter opened after her death an unrequited love for a man who holds an important public position in South Bend, Maud Corwin, an 18-year-old girl, committed suicide Thursday night. She felt that her love was not returned and writing a letter to the object of her mad infatuation, she said: "My love for you is overpowering. I cannot live without you." The girl was the daughter of John Corwin, farmer living near Stillwell, Ind., but she had resided in South Bend for some time. She had boarded with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Kline, 220 South Main street, several days and she committed suicide in her room at their home. The lifeless body was found by Mrs. Kline. The despondent young woman drank a quantity of wood alcohol and to make sure of bringing death, she turned on the illuminating gas before going to bed. Relatives of the suicide reside in Kosciusko county.
Warsaw Daily Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana; November 12, 1910
Contributed by Karin King

SYRACUSE - Mrs. Iva Coy, 79, formerly of Syracuse, died at 5:40 p.m. Sunday in the Mason Health Care Facility, where she had been a resident about three years. Born in Kosciusko County on Aug. 7, 1899, she was the daughter of Raymond and Aretta (Robinson) Kettering and had been a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. In 1917 she married Dewey Coy who died on Oct. 9, 1960. A member of the Syracuse Church of the Brethren, Mrs. Coy was a housewife. Survivors include two sons, Ralph and Wayne Coy, both of Syracuse; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; five sisters, Violet Cripe, Goshen, Hazel Kettering, Warsaw, Mrs. Devon (Thelma) Lippincott and Laura Bird, both of Milford, Mrs. Marlin (Betty Rose) Main, Bremen. The funeral will be in the Harris Funeral Home, State Rd. 13 and County Rd., 1000 North, Syracuse, at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. George Phillips officiating. Interment will be in the Syracuse Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today.
Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana, January 2, 1979
Contributed by Karin King

ROBERT G. DANNENFELSER, 76, of Fort Wayne died Sunday in Parkview Memorial Hospital. The Fort Wayne native retired in 1980 as a public accountent, was a veteran of World War II and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Victoria; daughter, Janet Dalman of Fort Wayne; sons, Alan R. and Tom, both of Fort Wayne; sister, Norma Lohman of Fort Wayne; and four grandchildren. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday in the church, with burial in Concordia Cemetery Gardens. Calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow in Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Road, and 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Preferred memorials are gifts to the church Renew Our Heritage fund.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; May 24, 1994
Contributed by JC

Arthur DeKoninck, 63, Columbia City, who had several relatives in this area, died at 6:50 p.m. Sunday in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was retired from International Harvester Co. Survivors include his wife, Edna Marie; three sons, Jan Allen and Terry Lynn, both of Columbia City, and Kent Arthur, at home; two daughters, Linda L. Clauss, Garrett, and Jackie S. Martin, Columbia City; three brothers, including Frank of Fort Wayne, and Charles of Monroeville; three sisters, Mary Ruhl, Hoagland, Marguerite Rauch and Clara Macy, both of Fort Wayne; and 14 grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, with calling there one hour before services and 3-9 p.m. today in DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City, with a prayer service at 8 p.m. Memorials are Masses to the church or Whitley County Memorial Hospital.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, August 4, 1987
Contributed by Karin King

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Furner al Home for Charles "Dick" Dent, 62, of 8228 Santa Fe Trail. He died Friday in Lutheran Hospital. Mr. Dent, a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, retired in 1979 from the engineering department of International Harvester Co. after 42 years. Surviving are his wife, Gerry; two sons, Steven of Fort Wayne, and Scott, at home; two daughters, Sandra Fosnight of Crystal Falls, Mich., and Judith Wilson of Fort Wayne; and a sister, Joyce Larimore of Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens. Preferred memorials are gifts to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or the Allen County Cancer Society.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 4, 1982
Contributed by Karin King

Ernest G. Dent Rites Thursday
Services for Ernest G. Dent, 47, of 3401 Senate Ave., will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Christ United Methodist Church with the Rev. William Meddock officiating. Burial will be in New Haven IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home after 2 p.m. today and at the church after 9 a.m. Thursday. Controller of the Crosby Group of American Hoist & Derrick Co., he died Monday night in Longview [Gregg Co], Tex., after being stricken with a heart attack. He was in Longview on business. A lifelong resident here, he joined American Hoist in 1956 as manager of accounting. He was a graduate of Indiana University. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, treasurer of the local chapter of the National Association of Accountants, a member of the Champer of Commerce, Administrative Management Society, American Hoist Management Club, and Travelers Protective Association, and a charter member of the Southeast YMCA. Surviving are his wife, Marjorie; two sons, Jon and David and two daughters, Lisa and Julie, at home; his father, Thomas R. Dent, Fort Wayne; a brother, Richard, Fort Wayne, and a sister, Mrs. Robert Larimore, Fort Wayne. Preferred memorials are donations to the Heart Fund.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 27, 1971
Contributed by Karin King

MRS DEWART, 74, SUCCUMBS - End Comes Early Tuesday at Her Home South of Milford Death came to Mrs. Rebecca Dewart, 74, this morning at 2:10 o'clock at her home 4 ¾ miles southeast of Milford. On Easter day she suffered a stroke of paralysis. Within the last few days she developed congestion of the lungs which was the immediate cause of her death. Mrs. Dewart was born in Syracuse and had lived all of her life there or around Dewart lake. For 39 years she had lived on the farm where she died. She was a member of the United Brethren church. Surviving are three sons, Lester Dewart, who lived with his mother, Lloyd Dewart of Milford, and Lawrence Dewart of one mile east of Milford; two daughters, Mrs. Hazel Whitehead, residing two miles east of Milford, and Mrs. Pearl Strieby of Elgin, Ill.; three brother, Clarence Steward of Arkansas, Lincoln Stewart of Leesburg and Clinton Stewart of Goshen; and one sister, Mrs. Elmer Brown Goshen.
Warsaw Daily Times, Kosciusko County, Indiana, April 16, 1929
Contributed by Karin King

HENRY DELLINGER DIES SATURDAY EVENING - Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Henry Dellinger, 84, former Decatur fire chief, who died at 5:20 o'clock Saturday evening at the Decatur nursing home after an illness of 15 months. He was born in Mercer County, O., May 14, 1869, a son of George and Katherine Hoffman-Dellinger, but had lived in Decatur most of his life. His wife, Lettie, died Jan. 26, 1913. Mr. Dellinger, who made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Grant Fry, 125 South Seventh street, was a member of the Decatur fire department from 1911 until 1923, and served as chief under Mayor Charles Yager from 1916 to 1920. He also operated a bicycle repair shop at his home. Mr. Dellinger was a member of the First Methodist Church and was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge for 54 years. Surviving in addition to the daughter are one grandchild and three great-grandchildren. One son, two daughters, two sisters and four brothers are deceased. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Zwick Funeral Home, the Rev. Samuel Emerick officiating. Burial will be in the Willshire, O., cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Monday, June 8, 1953
Contributed by Karin King

Oscar Doctor, 74 of 1220 Michigan Ave, died at 12:35 pm yesterday in Lutheran Hospital where he was a patient nine days. He was a native of near Hoagland and resided in Fort Wayne about nine years. He was a retired farmer and formerly was employed at the old Wayne Knitting Mills. He was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Esther; two sons, Aaron, Fort Wayne, and Clinton, Hoagland; four daughters, Mrs. Selma Hans, Mrs. Doris Rathert, Mrs. Julia Roby and Mrs. Vesta Lee, all of Fort Wayne; and two brothers, Lewis, Fort Wayne, and Milton, Glendale, Calif. The body was taken to the Wellmans Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 pm today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, March 26, 1966
Contributed by JC

Mrs. Jeanette Anna Droege, 78 of 1505 South Wayne Ave, died at 1:55 pm yesterday in Lutheran Hospital where she had been a patient since May 2. She was a member of Trinity English Lutheran Church; Shiloh Chapter, OES; and the Lutheran Hospital Auxiliary. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jack Walker, a half-sister, Mrs. Agnes Howley and a brother, Joseph Grimme, all of Fort Wayne. Services will be at 1 pm Saturday in DO McComb & Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Robert A. Young officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm today, Shiloh Chapter, OES, will conduct services at 7:30 pm today in the funeral home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 27, 1966
Contributed by JC

FORMER ATWOOD LADY DIED ON SUNDAY AT DAUGHTER'S HOME IN THIS CITY - Mrs. Margaret Edler, Aged 77 Years, Sustained Paralytic Stroke Wednesday
Mrs. Margaret Edler, aged 77, who on Wednesday sustained a paralytic stroke, died at 3:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. V. Kay, on South Union Street. The deceased had lived in Warsaw for about two years with her daughter and is very well known in Atwood and vicinity. Funeral services will be held in Warsaw at the Kay home on Wednesday at 10 o'clock, Rev. Dixon, of Lapel, Ind., officiating. Burial will be at Clunette.
Warsaw Daily Times, Kosciusko County, Indiana, November 10, 1919
Contributed by Karin King

Edith Elder, 70 of 500 Locust street, died of heart disease at her home about 11:40 o'clock Saturday night (CST) after a serious illness of three months. She had been in failing health for about five years. Surviving are the husband, James Elder, a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Johnston of this city, two sons, Maurice O. Elder and Z.D. Elder of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Gertie Riggins of South Bend and Mrs. Lotta Garwood of Los Angeles, Cal., a half brother, John Chandler of this city, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral arrangements had not been completed last night pending word from relatives out of the city. The body was taken to the Ankenbruck funeral home where friends may call to view it after 2 p.m. today.
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (IN), Monday, September 27, 1937
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Edith Elder
Gender: Female; Race: White; Age: 70; Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1867; Birth Place: Wisconsin
Death Date: 25 Sep 1937; Death Place: Ft Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Father: Collins; Mother: [No Name]; Spouse: James Elder; Informant: Z. D. Elder; same address
Burial: September 29, 1937; Greenlawn Cemetery
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Mary C. Elder, 79, a longtime resident of the Etna Green community, died of a heart ailment Sunday evening at the home of her sister in law, Mrs. May Whitacre, near North Webster. Mrs. Elder was seriously ill three days. Born in Virginia March 7, 1878, she was the daughter of Jordan and Anna (Eaton) Whitacre. On March 20, 1900 she married Barnabas Elder who died Jan. 2, 1946. Mrs. Elder, who was a member of the Etna Green Methodist church, had lived near North Webster for the past five years. She was the aunt of John and Gene Whitacre of North Webster community and Walter Whitacre of Bippus. Other nephews and nieces reside in Virginia. Last rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Troxel funeral home at North Webster; Rev. J. Temple Wood will conduct the services. Burial will be in Etna Green cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday.
Warsaw Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana; May 20, 1957
Contributed by Karin King

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Swogger and Mrs. J. R. Ross attended the funeral of their nephew, William Elder, at Warsaw, Saturday.
Fort Wayne News, Allen County, Indiana, January 31, 1917
DEATH OF WM. P. ELDER OCCURRED THURSDAY - Aged Resident Passed Away at Home on Clark Street - Funeral Saturday Morning
William P. Elder, 77 years of age died at his home on Clark Street, Thursday morning, after having been ill only since Sunday. His death was caused by pneumonia. Although he has been blind during the past twenty-two years, he has had good health for a man of his age and was not bedfast until he became ill on Sunday. He had been especially patient in spite of his affliction. He was formerly a farmer living near Warsaw. Mr. Elder is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elder, and a brother, Henry Elder, of this city, who is spending the winter in Florida. He was the father of three children, all of whom are now dead.
Northern Indiana Newspaper, Kosciusko County, Indiana; Thursday, Feb 1, 1917, page 7
Contributed by Karin King

Kendallville: Richard W. Engle, 79, died at 3 a.m. Monday at VA Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He was a retired auto mechanic and was a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Joan; a son Richard of California; and a sister, Mary Bundrick of San Juan Bautista, Calif. Services at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Huntertown Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; December 18, 1990
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Ada Belle Finney, 81, 919 1/2 S. Lafayette St. died last night at 6:20 p.m. in Parkview Hospital. She had been a patient there for the past 26 days. The body was taken to the D. O. McComb and Son Funeral Home. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Water (sic) Nagel, R. R. 6, Fort Wayne; one son, Lawrence, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Baught, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Alice Rippe, Clearwater, Fla.; one brother, Grover Hamilton of Elsinore, Calif.; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, September 13, 1957
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Charles Fisher died on Monday at Brazil. A month since she was terribly burned by the explosion of kerosene in attempting to build a fire. She has suffered untold agonies since, the doctor amputating finger after finger as it was necessary and her left arm was to have been amputated tomorrow had she lived. The husband has suffered a double loss, losing a child last Friday.
Montgomery County, Indiana; August 10, 1889
Contributed by Karen Zach

Mrs. Ida Foelber, 85, died at 10 pm in her home at 915 Eckart St., after an illness of five days. She was the wife of Herman Foelber, who until his retirement was a teacher for 30 years at St Paul's Lutheran School. Mrs. Foelber was born in Minden, Ill and came to Fort Wayne in 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Foelber celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary last year. She was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church. Surviving, besides the husband, are three sons, Elmer of St Louis, MO and Herbert and Eugene, both of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Mrs. Herbert Levihn, Fort Wayne; a brother, William Bischoff of St Louis; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The body is in the Rodenbeck Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7 pm today. Services will be at 2 pm Sunday in the funeral home, the Rev. Arnold Heumann officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 19, 1954
Contributed by JC

Mrs. Catherine Friend, 79, of 840 Lincoln Highway, New Haven, died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lutheran Hospital, where she had been a patient one month. A native of Ohio, she had resided in New Haven for 40 years. She was a member of the New Haven Methodist Church. A niece, Mrs. Pauline Bowers, Fort Wayne, survives. Friends may call at the Harper Funeral Home after 3 p.m. today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 26, 1950
Contributed by Karin King

Services for Richard A Gallmeier, 57, of 2334 Cambridge Blvd, will be at 11 am Wednesday in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, the Rev Walter Schoedel officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Gallmeier was dead on arrival at 7:40 am yesterday at St Joseph's Hospital. An electrical engineer at General Electric Co, 35 years, he was a member of Emmauel Lutheran Church, the GE Quarter Century Club, Beta Sigma Chi Fraternity, Eta Kappa Nu honorary fraternity, the Emmanuel Church Men's Club, Concordia High School Foundation, Fort Wayne Engineers Club, the Supervisors Club of the General Electric Co. and Club Olympia. Surviving are his wife, Alberta N.; a daughter, Mrs. Gail Roehling, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Story, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Lois Weidner, Cadillac, Mich; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred G Gallmeier, Fort Wayne. Friends may call at Klaehn Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm today or at the church after 10 am Wednesday. Preferred memorials are gifts to the Concordia Lutheran High School Foundation.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 29, 1968
Contributed by JC

Eva M. Garman, 85, of R. R. 1, Spencerville, did at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Lakeland Nursing Home, Angola. The widow of Roscoe Garman, is survived by one son, Stanley, Spencerville; one daughter, Helen Montgomery, Frankfort, and one sister, Bertha Killiam, Fort Wayne. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday in the Baldinger and Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville, where services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Leo Memorial Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, October 2, 1978
Contributed by Karin King

George Geerken, 70, a resident of Allen county for 34 years, died at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday evening at his home, four and a half miles northeast of the city on the Stellhorn road. He had been ill for one year. Mr. Geerken was a member of St Paul's Lutheran church and of the BUV. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Sophia Geerken; three sons, George C. of St Joe township; Robert of Toledo and Carl Geerken at home; four daughters, Mrs. Ada Pape, Waynedale; Mrs. Emma Langstaff of this city; Mrs. Etta D. Welch of Waynedale and Miss Helen Geerken at home; one brother Henry Geerken of Fort Wayne, and one sister, Mrs. Bertha Minnicker, also of this city.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 31, 1929
Contributed by JC

MARKLE, Apr. 18 - Mrs. Emma Gephart, 73, who lived two miles west of here on U. S. highway No. 224, died yesterday at the Wells county hospital, Bluffton, where she was a patient several days. The husband, William E. Gephart, died in 1942. Surviving are a son, Theodore Gephart, Fort Wayne; a daughter, Mrs. Flora Karoup, west of Markle; a brother, Eli Lahr, Lincoln, Neb.; two sisters, Mrs. Susan Hahn and Mrs. John Christman, both of Andrews; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Markle Church of Christ, Rev. M. R. Scott officiating. Burial will be in Barnes Chapel cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 19, 1944
Contributed by Karin King

Handwritten-Wed. April 13, 1955
JOSHUA GERBER, 78, DIES IN OHIO - RITES THURSDAY FOR FATHER OF MILTON GERBER
Milton Gerber, Geneva Route 2, has received word of the death of his father, Joshua Gerber, 78, of apple Creek, Ohio. Mr. Gerber, a retired farmer, died at 7:00 p.m. Monday at the hospital in Orrville, Ohio, following a stroke he suffered last Thursday. He had been in good health and spaded the garden last Wednesday, the day before he became ill. He was a lifelong resident of the Apple Creek community. He had visited here many times and in addition to his son and many other relatives in this community. Surviving are the wife, the former Sarah Zuercher; the son and two daughters, Sylvia and Alta, both at home; five grandchildren and a brother, Jacob, of the Apple Creek community, who is the father of Gilbert Gerber of Berne. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Kidron Mennonite Church of which he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. [Kidron, Wayne Co., Ohio])
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

PAULINE GETTYS, 48, OF WATERLOO PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Pauline Gettys, 48, of 360 South Washington street, Waterloo, died Saturday following surgery in the Bluffton Clinic, where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had been ill for a month. Mrs. Gettys was born Jan. 6, 1920, in Shelby, Ohio, the daughter of the late Thomas Bonecutter and Mrs. Pearl Bonecutter, of near Hamilton. Surviving, in addition to the mother, is her husband, Cecil; two sons, Lynn, Waterloo and Donald of Ashville, N. C.; six brothers and six sisters and four grandchildren. The body was taken to the Swift funeral home in Hamilton where final rites were held at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Robert Jennereth, pastor of the Church of Christ of Hamilton officiated. Burial followed in the Waterloo Cemetery.
Evening News, DeKalb County, Indiana, February 19, 1968
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Audrey Groves, 62, wife of Ralph Groves, died at 1 a.m. today at her home two and one half miles south of Milford. Death was due to complications and followed an illness of several years. Mrs. Groves was born near Milford May 18, 1895 daughter of John and Clara (Judy) Roop. She was a life time resident of the Milford community. On May 9, 1914 she married Ralph Groves, who survives. She was a member of the Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren, west of Milford. Also surviving are two sons, Merlin and Ralph Jr., both of Plainwell, Mich., and five grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday at the Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren and burial will be in the Milford cemetery. Friends may call at the Mishler funeral home in Milford after 7 p.m. Sunday and until noon Monday and after that at the church.
Warsaw Times Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana, December 7, 1957
Contributed by Karin King

Ralph Groves, 74, was found dead Monday evening at his home two and a half miles south of Milford, by his granddaughter. He had been in failing health for sometime, but death was unexpectedly and apparently due to a heart attack suffered possibly sometime Saturday night. A retired farmer and native of Elkhart Coynty he was born Sept. 28, 1890 to Homer and Cloe (Whitehead) Groves. He and Audrey Roop were married May 9, 1914. He was a resident of Jefferson and Van Buren townships most of his life. Surviving are two sons, Merlin and Ralph Jr. Groves, both of Milford; one brother, John of Elkhart; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mishler Funeral Home in Milford. Rev. Howard Krieder, pastor of the New Salem Church of the Brethren will officiate. Interment will be in Milford cemetery. Friends may cal lat the funeral home afternoon Wednesday and until the hour of the services.
Warsaw Times Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana, December 15, 1964
Contributed by Karin King

ADDIE A. GRUBE IS DEAD AT AGE OF 101 - Lifelong Resident of DeKalb County, who Lived Two Miles West of Auburn, Died Sunday from Complications
Mrs. Addie A. Grube, who had reached her 101st birthday last April 4, died Sunday at 4 p.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Custer of two miles southwest of Auburn. Complications of old age caused her death. She had been residing with her daughter for the past few months. The body was taken to the McKee Funeral Home in Garrett where friends may call. Final rites will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Joseph Ferguson of near Auburn officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery near Auburn. Mrs. Grube was born April 4, 1861, 1 1/2 miles southwest of Auburn, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sheets. The Sheets family came from Ashland, O., and cleared the land and erected a log cabin at what is now known as Grube's Corners on the Auburn-Garrett south road, two miles west of Auburn. Later the family moved one miles east where Mr. Sheets had a sawmill. They then moved to the south edge of Auburn where he operated a grist mill. There were three children in the Sheets family, a boy and two girls. Mrs. Grube was the only survivor. Mrs. Grube had lived for 61 years in the house at Grube's Corners. For the past few years a grandson, Finley Custer, and his wife had been occupying the home with Mrs. Grube. Addie Sheets and William H. Grube were married in October, ??, and he died in June, 1938. He was a well-known farmer. Surviving besides the daughter and the grandson are five other grandchildren, Dale F., Harold, R. Gene and Wayne C. Custer,, all of south of Garret, and Mrs. Nelson ?? of near Cleveland, There are ?? great-grandchildren.
DeKalb County Obit Book, DeKalb County, Indiana (no date)
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RITES WEDNESDAY FOR PERRY GUMP OF GARRETT
Perry A. Gump, 80, of three miles southwest of Garrett, well known farmer and resident of the area all of his life, died Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the Garrett Community Hospital where he had been a patient since last Wednesday. He had been in failing health for several years and complications caused his death. The body is at the McKee funeral home where friends may call after 7:30 p.m. today. The body will be removed Wednesday at 11 a.m . to the Cedar Creek Church of the Brethren for final rites at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Glenn F. Mulligan, a former pastor of the church, will officiate, assisted by the present pastor, Rev. Michael L. Hodson. Burial will follow in Embry Cemetery southwest of Garrett. Mr. Gump was born March 17, 1887, on Rt. 1, Garrett, a son of the late David and Amanda Gump. He was married Feb. 20, 1910, to Bertha M. Downend of near Churubusco. She is the only close survivor. Mr. Gump was a member of the Cedar Creek Church of the Brethren.
Evening News, DeKalb County, Indiana; February 19, 1968
Contributed by Karin King

BABY GIRL DIES
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (UPI) - Kathy Hackleman, 5 months old, was dead on arrival at Gary Mercy Hospital, Tuesday after her mother, Mrs. Robert Hackleman, reported she found the baby lying in her crib with a sheet twisted around her neck. Authorities believed death was due to accidental suffocation. Kathy's twin brother, Kevin, died last August at the age of five weeks.
Evening Star, DeKalb County, Indiana, December 1, 1965
Contributed by Karin King

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in C.M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home for Georgia M. Hakes, 80, of 3411 Webster St. She died at 12:50 a.m. Friday in Lutheran Hospital. Mrs. Hakes, a native of Lancaster, Ohio, is survived by a son, Raymond of Fort Wayne. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 8, 1981
Contributed by Karin King

Raymond Nathan Hakes, 54, of 3411 South Webster Street, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 3 p.m. Monday at the General Electric Company. Mr. Hakes was born near Pleasant Mills in Adams County and had lived in Fort Wayne for 25 years. He was employed at the General Electric Company as a machinist and had been with the firm for about 25 years. He was a member of the Simpson Methodist Church. A veteran of World War I, he served eight years in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Hakes belonged to American Legion Post No. 47 and was a charter member of Ship 48, Fort Wayne Navy Club. He also was a member of the GE Veterans Association. Survivors include his wife, Geargian; one daughter, Mrs. John Ensley, Fort Wayne; one son, Raymond Hakes, Jr., Larwill; three brothers, Harrison Hakes and George Hakes, both of Decatur, and Walter Hakes, Elkhart; two sisters, Mrs. Ada Hower, and Mrs Rhuey Hilyard, both of Decatur; and one grandchild. The body was taken to the Tom Mungovan Funeral Home and will be taken to the residence where friends may call after 7 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the residence and at 2 p.m. at the Simpson Church. The Rev. Carl G. Adams will officiate with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 21, 1950
Contributed by Karin King

FORMER MONROE MAN DIES IN MICHIGAN
Funeral services were held today at Colon, Michigan for Frank P. Halberstadt, 86, former Monroe resident, who died Sunday at his home in Colon. The deceased had been bedfast since he was injured October 27, 1939 in a fall at his home. Surviving are his widow, Annie Hazen-Halberstadt, four sons, J. F. and A. F. Halberstadt, both of Pleasant Mills; J. T. of Toledo, Ohio, and G. G. Halberstadt of Colon; one daughter, Mrs. Wayne Baade, of Toledo. Burial was made in the Colon cemetery [aka: Lakeside Cemetery] after services at the home.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Tuesday, February 27, 1940
Contributed by Karin King

Bertha Miller-Hart, wife of A. K. Hart, formerly of this city, died at 8:45 yesterday morning at a hospital in Detroit, Mich., at the age of thirty-three years. Death was due to an abscess of the brain and came after an illness of two weeks. The deceased was born and reared in Fort Wayne, where she resided until eighteen months ago. At that time she removed to Detroit with her husband. While in this city she was a member of the Third Presbyterian church. Surviving besides the husband, she leaves two sons, Harold and Berl and the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller of this city. The remains will be brought to this city and removed to the home of the parents, 416 West Butler Street, where funeral services will be held at a date to be announced later.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 16, 1914
Contributed by Karin King

August C. Hartman, 85, of 1518 Tecumsch St, died at 12:30 pm yesterday in Parkview Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient four months. He was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne and was employed 50 years by the Fort Wayne Builders Supply, retiring in 1959. Surviving are a son, Edward; a daughter, Mrs. Victoria Dennenfelser, a brother, John and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Wieke, all of Fort Wayne, and six grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 pm Monday in Rodenbeck-Hockemeyer Funeral Home, Rev. Edwin A. Nerger, officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 pm today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 17, 1966
Contributed by JC

Rev. William A. Hatfield, 82, of Yorktown, a retired minister of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, formerly affiliated with Bourbon circuit churches, died of complications Sunday, Dec. 13, at the home of his son, Joseph Hatfield, at Yorktown. His wife, Myrtle P. Hatfield, preceded him in death in 1951. During the active years of his life he served churches at Green Center, Monroeville, Donaldson, Twelve Mile and Remington. Survivors in addition to his son Joseph Hatfield include one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Snell, of Bourbon; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Robbins Funeral Home at Bourbon. Rev. Vaughn Murray of Yorktown will officiate. Interment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Bourbon. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 p.m. Wednesday until the hour of the service.
Warsaw Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana; December 15, 1964
Contributed by JC

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday for J. S. Heffelfinger, 80, lifelong resident of Allen County, who died at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday at his home in Huntertown after a long illness. Surviving are the wife, Lula; three daughters, Mrs. Charles W. McBride, Garrett; Mrs. Fred Yates, Hamlet, and Mrs. Kenneth Ratliff, Indianapolis; 18 grandchildren, including Waldo Heffelfinger, Fort Wayne, whom the grandparents reared, and 24 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Sonday Funeral Home in Churubusco. Services will be conducted there by the Rev. J. F. Stephenson and burial will be in Eel River Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 17, 1950
Contributed by Karin King

ROCKFORD - Services for Mrs. Pearl Hurless, 73, who died at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday in her home following a lengthy illness, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Dick & Stallter Funeral Home. The Rev. E. R. Williman will officiate. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery, Waynedale, Ind. Surviving are her husband, Emanuel; three stepsons, Doyt and Ray, Rockford; and Glenn, Willshire; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Thelma Lawson and Mrs. Jessie King, Rockford; and Mrs. Sherman Koos, Decatur, Ind.; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Reatha Kohlhepp, Fort Wayne. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Lima News, Allen County, Ohio; Wednesday, June 15, 1955, page 2
Contributed by Karin King

JOHN C. HURSH IS DEAD AT AGE OF 88 - Retired Auburn Groceryman Passes Away at Garrett Convalescent Home - Funeral Services to be Saturday
John C. Hursh, 88 years old, of Auburn died from a complication of diseases in the Garrett Convalescent home at 7 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Hursh, who had been in failing health for six months, was taken to the convalescent home at Garrett on Wednesday. The Auburn man, who lived at 410 1/2 South Main street, had been a resident of this city for the past 41 years. For a period of 36 years he was in the grocery business at the present site of the Davis studio on South Main street. Survivors include two daughters, Miss Nellie Hursh at home and Mrs. Violet Martin of Fort Wayne, and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Two sons preceded him in death. They were Harold Carter Hursh and John Ilif Hursh. Mr. Hursh was born in Hurshtown, in Allen Co, Ind., on Sept. 12, 1862. His wife Lantie Lokie, passed away in 1927. The body was taken to the Gerig funeral home in Auburn for burial preparations and will remain there for funeral serviced to be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday with Rev. Allen K. Trout, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran church in Auburn, officiating. Mr. Hursh was a member of St. Mark's church. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery in Auburn.
DeKalb County Obit Book, DeKalb County, Indiana; June 30, 1951
Contributed by Karin King

Services for Mrs. Mary A. Hursh, 90, of 2704 McArthur Drive, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, the Rev. Arnold Raabe officiating. Burial will be in Leo Cemetery. Mrs. Hursh died at 7 a.m. yesterday at her home. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church. Surviving are a grandson, Verlin Hursch, Fort Wayne; and two nieces. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, July 17, 1968
Contributed by Karin King

The funeral of Samuel C. Hursh, of 35 Walnut Street, will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning and the interment will take place at Warsaw. Mr. Hursh was a member of the National Union and carried $2,000 life insurance.
Fort Wayne Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 14, 1894
Contributed by Karin King

Handwritten-Fri. April 22, 1955
ALTON HUSER CHILD TAKEN BY DEATH - TWO-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIES THURSDAY AT MACON, GEORGIA
Word was received here yesterday by the Amos Huser family of the death of Janet Susan Huser, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Huser of Macon, Ga. The child died yesterday morning in a Macon hospital. The exact cause of death was not learned of as yet. [buried Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia]
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

The funeral of Anthony Jeretzke will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the residence, 1029 Liberty Street, and at 9 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mrs. L. Stouder is a daughter of the decedent. She resides at the family home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, January 13, 1905
Contributed by Karin King

Services for Mrs. Esther I. Johnson, 46, of 5313 Tyrone Road, will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Theodor Tuenge officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Park. Mrs. Johnson died at 4:40 a.m. yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital where she had been a patient six weeks. She had been ill two years. Prior to her illness she was employed 24 years at General Electric Co. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ. Surviving are her husband, Leslie; three sons, Ronald, James and Jeffrie, all at home; a daughter, Ronda; her foster mother, Mrs. C. F. Kuhn, Celina, Ohio; a foster brother, Vern Marbourgh, Fort Wayne; a foster sister, Mr. Io Koenig, Westminster, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Jessie Marks, Goshen. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 1, 1967
Contributed by Karin King

Walter M. Johnson, 37, formerly of 2521 South Hanna street, died this morning at his home in Auburn. Death was due to erysipelas. Surviving are his wife, formerly Miss Frieda Vollmerding of this city; three children, Richard, 7, Mildred, 5, and Dorothy, 3; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. David T. Johnson of Auburn, and two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Vail of Hamberg, NY, and Mrs. George Boyce of Kokomo.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 26, 1929
Contributed by JC

Mrs. Mary Keller, 73, 2204 Meridan St, died at 12:30 am yesterday in the Lutheran Hospital. She was born in Allen County, but resided in Fort Wayne for the last 36 years. She was a member of the Emmaus Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband, William; two sons, Arnold, Fort Wayne, and Paul, Pleasant Township; one daughter, Mrs. Esther Gaby, Fort Wayne; four grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:30 pm Wednesday in the Wellman Funeral Home and at 2 in the Emmaus Lutheran Church, the Rev Erwin Tepker officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 17, 1953
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Handwritten-Mon. May 7, 1956
JOHN KIPFER, 65, DIES IN ILLINOIS - FRENCH TOWNSHIP NATIVE BURIED AT MORTON, ILLINOIS
Word has been received here of the death on Tuesday, May 1, of John Kipfer, 65, at his home at Morton, Illinois. Mr. Kipfer was a native of French Township where he was born in August of 1890. He moved to Morton, Illinois, many years ago and was employed in a pottery plant. Mr. Kipfer died from a heart ailment and tuberculosis with which he had been afflicted for some time. He was married to Anna Kipfer, who survives. Also surviving is a daughter, Margaret Ann, and a grandson. The following sisters survive: Mrs. Joe Aeschliman, Kirkland Township; Mrs. Edwin Moser, Craigville; Emma and Martha Kipfer, Bluffton and Mrs. Ernest Pulfer, Churubusco. Two brothers preceded in death. Services were held Thursday at the Apostolic Christian Church at Morton and burial was there. [Buried Morton Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery; Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois]
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

CHARLES KINGSBURY DIES AT AGE OF 62 - Auburn Resident Passed Away Saturday Morning in Souder Hospital Following Operation - Funeral Services Monday
Charles Edward Kingsbury, 62 years of age, died in the Dr. Bonnell M. Souder hospital at 7:40 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Kingsbury had entered the hospital two weeks ago and on Oct. 27, submitted to a major operation for cancer of the liver. He had been in failing health for a year. The body was taken to the Gerig Funeral Home for burial preparations and will remain there for funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Miles Freeman, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Auburn, will officiate at the services and burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Kingsbury was born on May 1, 1888 in Norwich, Conn., to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kingsbury, both now deceased. He was married to Miss Dessie Muhn in Auburn on Nov. 14, 1908. The deceased had spent most of his life in the Auburn community. At one time he owned a hardware store in Waterloo and his most recent position was as a teller at the Auburn State Bank. His residence in Auburn was at 814 East Seventh Street. He is survived by a son, Edward R. Kingbury of Indianapolis; three brother, Harry Kingsbury of 330 East Ninth Street, Auburn, Raymond Kingsbury of near Garrett and John Kingsbury of Lake Gage; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Schlotterback of Fort Meyer, Fla., and Mrs. Nellie Manguse of Coldwater, Mich., and a granddaughter, Miss Janet Kingsbury of Indianapolis. Mr. Kingsbury was a member of the Presbyterian church in Auburn and of Masonic Lodge No. 307 of Waterloo.
DeKalb Library Obit Book, DeKalb County, Indiana; November 6, 1950
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Anna Sophia Knapp, 66, of 3418 Oliver St, died yesterday at 10:45 am in the Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, where she had been a patient four weeks. A native of Fort Wayne, she had lived here all her life. Mrs. Knapp was a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church, the Ladies' Aid of the church, the Red Cross Guild, Kreis-Stolzenau, Martha Society and the Federation of Lutheran Women. Surviving are the husband, Simon W; two daughters, Mr.s Norman Heine, New Haven, and Mrs. Walter Gick, Fort Wayne; two sons, Raymond and Delmar, both of Fort Wayne; one grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Carl Rekeweg and Mrs. Fred Grabemeyer, both of Fort Wayne, and three brothers, Arthur and Edward Hauke, both of Fort Wayne, and Elmer Hauke, Woodburn. Friends may call at the Rodenbeck Funeral Home after 10 am Saturday. Services will be Sunday at 2:15 pm in the funeral home and 2:30 in the Concordia Lutheran Church, the Rev Walter Klausing officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; July 31, 1953
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Mrs. Clara C Knipstein, 78, 2713 S Hanna St, died at 12:50 am yesterday in Lutheran Hospital where she had been a patient two months. A lifelong resident here, Mrs. Knipstein was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church. Survivors include four sons, Lawrence, St Clair Shores, Mich; Lester, Alvin and William, all of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Mrs. Wallace Hormann, New Haven; a sister, Mrs. Lisa Grotrian, Fort Wayne; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday in DO McComb & Sons Funeral Home, Rev. Marion Pierson officiating. Burial will be in Concordia Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 31, 1967
Contributed by JC

John J. Knisely, aged 41, died at 7:30 o'clock this morning at his home, 1206 Elmwood avenue. Surviving are the widow, Vada; two daughters, Yvonne and Kathlena; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Knisely; two brothers, Claude M. and Russell H. Knisely, both of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. M. D. Barnhill and Mrs. G. L. Sloffer, both of Laotto. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; April 4, 1924
Contributed by Karin King

PIONEER RESIDENT DIES HERE YESTERDAY - Francis J. Kocks, Prominent Resident, Dies at Age of 88 Years
Francis J. Kocks, age 88 years, died at 7:10 o'clock last evening at his residence, 427 High Street. He had been ill for some weeks, although death came unexpectedly. Born in Lingen, Germany, September 7, 1832, Mr. Kocks came to this country 70 years ago and took up residence in Fort Wayne. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Meyer at St. Mary's Catholic church in 1860 by the late Rev. Edward M. Faller. In 1909 Mr. and Mrs. Kocks celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Kocks was a member of the Precious Blood Catholic Church and also of the st. Charles Benevolent Society, the Holy Name Society, School Society and Sacred Heart League. He is survived by four children: Henry B. Kocks, engineer at the Bloomingdale School, John B. Kocks, superintendent of Hoffman Bros. Lumber Co., Sister Mary Celestine, teacher at St. Joseph's school, Logansport, Ind., and Miss Anna Kocks, residing at home. Twelve grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren also survive him. Funeral announcements later.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; April 11, 1921
Contributed by Karin King

NAPPANEE - Pauline Kohler, 57, of 704 East John St., Nappanee, died Monday at 11 p.m. in her home. She was born to Walter and May (Cavaness) Bostian in Cobden, Ill., on June 11, 1921. On Nov. 12, 1938, she married Victor Kohler, in Ancell, Mo. He survives. She moved to Nappanee from Missouri in 1942. Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Milton (Norma) Clarlariello, of Chicago; two sons, Albert Kohler, Rt. 4, Nappanee, and Donald Kohler, of Bremen; five grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Zella Brazel (cut off).
Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana, January 2, 1979
Contributed by Karin King

Sylvan T. Konkle, 62, of 644 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, died at 7:10 a.m. Dec. 2, 1994, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born Nov. 27, 1932 in Pierceton, to Wilson F. "Nate" and Fawn K. Himes Konkle. On May 29, 1952, in Mentone, he married Doris Jean Shafer. On Feb. 2, 1975, in Hudson, Fla., he married Irene Hendricks, who survives. He was a career man with the U.S. Army, serving for 18 years. He worked 20 years in building construction. Survivors include six daughters: Mrs. Terry (Kim) Puckett and Penny Snyder, both of Warsaw; Mrs. Jay (Patricia) Rice, Mentone; Vickie Shidmore, Rutland, Ohio; Mrs. Robert (Laura) Dockery, Tucson, Ariz.; and Elizabeth D. Konkle, Hudson; three sons, Ronald T. Konkle, Syracuse and Wilson Dean Konkle and John Marion Konkle, both of Hudson; three brothers, Ronald Konkle and Gerald Konkle, both of Warsaw; and Tom Konkle, Nappanee; 17 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. One sister is deceased. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Chamness Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. John B. Lowe officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, following cremation. Calling is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Times Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana, December 5, 1994
Contributed by Karin King

After suffering terribly for two years from the ravages of cancer, E. Christian Korte, a prominent and well-to-do farmer of Wayne township died at noon Friday at his home, two and one-half miles southwest of the city. Mr. Korte on several occasions underwent operations at Hope hospital, but they afforded him little relief. He was fifty-two years of age. The house where Mr. Korte died was also his birthplace. He was born there May 15, 1834 and resided there all his life. He was one of the most active members of Emmaus Lutheran church and he was a leader in thought and affairs in the neighborhood in which he lived. He is survived by his wife and four children. The latter are Minnie, Henry, Martin and William Korte. There is also a sister, Mrs. Charles Kruse, two stepbrothers, Henry and Fred Kammeyer, and a stepsister, Mrs. Sophie Baade. The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the family home and at 2 o'clock at Emmaus church, the Rev Philip Wambsganss officiating.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, January 14, 1905
Contributed by JC

J. Collins Krick, 82, died Sunday in St. Joseph Medical Center. The Fort Wayne native retired in 1976 as a supervisor for Didier Printing after 50 years. Surviving are his wife, Alice M.; a sister, Pearl Landport (sic) of Pittsburgh; and nieces and nephews. Private services were today in Klaehn's Chalfant-Perry Chapel with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; May 17, 1988
Contributed by Karin King

William W Kroemer, 76, died at his home, 1925 Sinclair street at 11 o'clock last night following an illness of five months. He resided in Fort Wayne all his life and was an employe of the Horton Manufacturing company. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran church. He is survived by his widow, Minnie; two sons, Edward and Herman Kroemer; three brothers, Henry, Fred and Charles Kroemer, all of this city.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; November 27, 1927
Contributed by JC

Rheua H. Lackey, 96, of LaOtto died yesterday in Miller's Mary Manor, Garrett. The Allen County native was widow of George, who died in 1953, and formerly owned Swan General Store for several years. Surviving is a niece, John (sic) Wheeler-Engle of Kendallville. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday in Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco, where calling is noon to 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Huntertown Cemetery.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; October 25, 1991
LAOTTO: Rheua H. Lackey, 98, died at 8 p.m. Thursday at Miller's Merry Manor, Garrett. She owned and operated the former Swan General Store. Her husband, George, died in 1953. Surviving are a niece, Joan Wheeler Engle of Kendallville. Services at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sheets Funeral Home, Churubusco. Calling two hours before services Sunday. Burial in Huntertown Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 26, 1991
Contributed by Karin King

John H. Lotz, of 4702 Fairfield, has received word of the death Monday night of his nephew, Henry P. Duerr, 61, at Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. O. C. Rolf of this city is a cousin of the deceased.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 19, 1935
Contributed by Karin King

DIED AT SYRACUSE
Mrs. Letitia Ann McConnell, aged 88 years, died of old age at 9 o'clock Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Porter, at Syracuse, Ind. She was born in Ireland. Deceased was the mother of Nevin McConnell of Syracuse. Funeral was held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Lutheran church in Syracuse.
Northern Indiana Newspaper, Kosciusko County, Indiana, February 1, 1917
Contributed by Karin King

MARION - Jesse T. McGriff, 93, died of complications in Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City, where he had been a resident about one year. He formerly lived at Rt 1, Leesburg. Born at Bunker Hill on Nov. 18, 1885, he was the son of Edwin and Kathryn (Mast) McGriff and had lived his life time in the Marion area. A member of the Saint Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Syracuse. He was a retired moulder from the Atlas Foundry, Marion. Survivors include one son, Lester McGriff, Rt 1, Leesburg; two step-sons, Charles Andrews, Marion, J. O. Andrews, Salt Lake City, Utah; eight grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; 29 great-great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Eva Seacott, Winter Haven, Fla., and Mrs. Nellie Brown, Marion. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Saint Paul's Catholic Church, Marion with the Rev. Kenneth Sarrazin officiating. Interment will be in the IOOF cemetery, Marion. Calling hours at the Needham and Son Funeral Home, Marion, will be after 4 p.m. today.
Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana; January 2, 1979
Contributed by Karin King

SYRACUSE - Lester L. McGriff, 83, Lakeland Loving Care, Milford, and formerly of Leesburg, died at 1:05 a.m. Dec. 2, 1994 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He lived in the North Webster-Leesburg area since 1962, coming from Marion. He was a retired sales clerk and a member of St. Martin DePorres Catholic Church., Syracuse, and Knights of Columbus. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter and one son. Services were scheduled for 1 p.m. today in St. Martin dePorres Catholic Church, Syracuse, with Fr. Richard Urbine officiating. Burial will be in Estates of Serenity, Marion. Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Eastlund-Harris Funeral Home, Syracuse, with a rosary service at 7:30 p.m. Memorial to Bibault School for Boys.
Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana; December 5, 1994
Contributed by Karin King

A former Fort Wayne resident, Glenn Medaris, 73, died Saturday at 11:10 p.m. in Waukegan, Ill., where he had been living with a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Robinson. He left Fort Wayne four years ago. Mr. Medaris had retired after being an accountant for the General Electric Co. Surviving beside Mr. Robinson are two brothers, Don, LaPorte, and Floyd, Hammond, and a sister, Mrs. Lina Mahon, LaPorte. The body is being brought to the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home. The Rev. Frank Lansing will officiate at funeral services, and burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 4, 1956
Contributed by Karin King

Cora L. Miller, 60, of 6632 S. CR 200W, Claypool, died at 12:50 a.m. Dec. 3, 1994, in Goshen General Hospital. She was born Jan. 24, 1934, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Harmelson and Anna (Whitaker) Slong (sic). On Dec. 9, 1942, she married John Miller, who died March 23, 1973. A Claypool resident most of her life, she was a homemaker and factory worker. She was a Sunday school teacher and a member of First Free Will Baptist Church Ladies Circle, Secret Sister and Tuesday Ladies' Bible Study. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. David (Sally Ann) Cripe, Claypool, and Mrs. Fred (Betty Jo) Ramser, Goshen; one son, Johnnie Lee Miller, Batesville, Ark.; one sister, Sally Elizabeth Slone, Warsaw; six brothers, Richmond, Earl and Burns Slone, all of Prestonsburg; Raymond Miller [sic], Warsaw; Columbus Slone, Claypool; and Burl Slone, New Mexico; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one daughter. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Free Will Baptist Church, Claypool, with the Revs. Chad Burkhart and Rick Brovillette officiating. Burial will be in Free Will Baptist Cemetery, Claypool. Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in Titus Funeral (cut off).
Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana; December 5, 1994
Contributed by JC

MILLER, Noah M. - Services at 12:30 p.m. today at the Miller residence, Grabill, with the Rev. Eli Wagler officiating. Burial in the Amish Cemetery, Grabill. Baldinger & Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville, is in charge of the services.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 10, 1958
Contributed by Karin King

Sam C. Miller, 70, Seal Beach, Calif., a former Fort Wayne resident and retired Pennsylvania Railroad employe, died of a heart attack Friday afternoon at his home. Mr. Miller was a native of Decatur and resided in Fort Wayne many years prior to moving to Seal Beach in 1964. He retired in 1960 as office engineer in the traffic and signal department of the railroad. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church here. Surviving are his wife Billie; a daughter, Mrs. Edward Schnakenburg, Manhattan Beach, Calif; two grandsons; four sisters, Mrs. Richard Ehinger and Mrs. Clem Kortenber, both of Decatur, Mrs. Harry Paul, Gardena, Calif., and Mrs. Grover Clauser, Fort Wayne; and three brothers, Fred Miller, Sanger, Calif., Richard H. Miller, West Covina, Calif., and Harry Miller, Traverse City, Mich. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Seal Beach. Burial will be in Point Loma Cemetery, San Diego. The Peck Funeral Home, Westminster, Calif., is in charge of arrangements. [buried Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California]
Journal Gazette; Allen County, Indiana; Sunday, January 9, 1966
Contributed by Karin King

Brother of county lady killed Saturday
Melvin T. Mink, 30, of the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department near Lafayette, brother of Mrs. Jerry (Rita) Setser of Route 3, was killed Saturday en route to a fire. Mink was on a 1,300 gallon tank truck when the truck swerved out of control while passing a car along Indiana 38 east of Mulberry in Clinton County. Mink was thrown off the truck and crushed beneath it when it rolled over on him.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; March 22, 1971
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

DIED AT WAWASEE
Mrs. Laura Morris, 80, wife of Jackson Morris, died at her home near Lake Wawasee. Her demise was sudden, coming soon after she was seized with pains between the shoulders. When a physician reached her she was not considered in dangerous condition, but in a short time she died. Her husband and four children survive. Burial was made at Ligonier.
Northern Indiana Newspaper, Kosciusko County, Indiana; February 1, 1917
Contributed by JC

Jed D. Myers, 44, of Fort Wayne, died unexpectedly about 9 a.m. Sunday while visiting his mother, Mrs. Miriam Myers, in Monroeville. Mr. Myers was an interior designer for Rojon Distributors and had been a lifelong resident of Monroeville until nine months ago when he moved to Fort Wayne. The U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict was a member of the board of directors of Arena Theatre. Also surviving are two brothers, Ralph J. and Max E., both of Monroeville; four sisters, Mrs. Phyllis Stephenson and Mrs. Harriet Beucler, both of Monroeville; Mrs. Jean Justice, Franklin and Mrs. Kay Weddle, Nashville. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Marquart Funeral Home, Monroeville, where services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Monroeville Memorial Cemetery. Preferred memorials are gifts to the Monroeville Emergency Medical Service.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, October 2, 1978
Contributed by Karin King

Grover E. Nuttle, 65, died at ? a.m. yesterday in the Fort Wayne Veterans Administration Hospital where he had been a patient a day. He resided at 1621 Fletcher Ave. Mr. Nuttle served in the Army during and after World War I. Surviving are six sons, Gerald, Glenwood, Owen, Clarence, John and Ralph, all of Fort Wayne; four daughters, Mrs. Frederick Haas, Mrs. Leona Brockhouse and Miss Phyllis Nuttle, all of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Lester Philo of Lake Everett; three brothers, Harold Nuttle and Ray Nuttle of Westconnett, Fla., and William of Baltimore, Md.; four sisters, Mrs. Bessie Scott, Edgerton, Ind., Mrs. Edith Burkman of Glen Burnie, Md., and Mrs. Marie Lule and Mrs. Hazel, both of Tampa, Fla., and 14 grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. in the funeral home, the Rev. Walter Klausing officiating. Burial will be in the New Haven IOOF Cemetery.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; May 20, 1954
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Viola Gertrude Nuttle, 62, died at 12:05 a.m. yesterday at her home, 1624 Fletcher Ave. She was a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne. Surviving are her husband, Grover E.; six sons, Gerald M. Glenwood, Owen, Clarence, John and Ralph, all of Fort Wayne; four daughters, Mrs. Fred Haas, Mrs. Richard Brockhouse, Mrs. Lester Phylo, and Miss Phyllis Nuttle, all of Fort Wayne; four sisters, Mrs. Ralph Gates and Mrs. Mary Colter, both of Fort Wayne, Mrs. William Carroll, Anderson, and Mrs. Wildus Fanning, Angola; and three brothers, Esias W. Dailey, Fort Wayne, Stanton Dailey, Willshire, O., and Stanley Dailey, Antwerp, O. Friends may call after noon today at the D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home and burial will be in the New Haven IOOF Cemetery. The Rev. Walter Klausing will officiate.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; August 16, 1953
Contributed by Karin King

Funeral services for Frank E. Rice, 63, who died at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday at his residence, 905 Northwood Boulevard, will be conducted at the Chalfant-Perry Funeral Home with the the Rev. Charles A. Byrt officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Rice was born in Decatur and lived here 20 years, owning and operating a grocery at 2301 Winter Street until his retirement seven months ago. He was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Margaret E.; two daughters, Mrs. R. W. Gaunt and Mrs. Kenneth F. Schnepp, both of Fort Wayne; two sons, Robert E. and Richard L. Rice, also of Fort Wayne, and five grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; March 7, 1946
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Lillian H. Rice, 80, of 5305 Rothman Road, died at 7:20 p.m. yesterday at Parkview Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since Dec. 26. She was a native of Willshire, Ohio, and had lived in Fort Wayne 50 years. She was an employe of St. Joseph's Hospital 10 years prior to 1956. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Marion J. Rice, Grabill, and Louis R. Rice, Fort Wayne; one daughter, Mrs. Robert L. Black, Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body was taken to D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; January 7, 1969
Contributed by Karin King

Mrs. Bertha S. Robinson, 83, of 591 Allendale Drive died at 6:10 a.m. yesterday in Lutheran Hospital. A native of Wayne County, Ill., she had lived in Fort Wayne since 1970. Surviving are four sons, Donald Robinson, with whom she lived, Jett Robinson, Decatur, Ill., Paul Robinson, Portland, Ore., and Ray Steed, Wilmington, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Zada Parrish, Blue Mound, Ill., and Mrs. Dotta Firestone, Houston, Tex., and 13 grandchildren. The body will be sent by the D. O. McComb and Sons Funeral Home to Brentlinger's Funeral Home, Decatur, Ill.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; February 13, 1972
Contributed by Karin King

Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. today in Syracuse cemetery by Rev. Chester Carpenter, for infant Lisa Ann Robinson, who died at 2 p.m. Monday, two hours after birth at the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Survivors are the parents, Robert and Freda Gail (Vorhis) Robinson, of Syracuse; two brothers, Allen and Greg, one sister, Pamela, all at home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Vorhis, and the paternal grandparents, Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, all of Syracuse. The Harris Funeral Home in Syracuse was in charge of the arrangements.
Warsaw Times Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana, December 15, 1964
Contributed by Karin King

WONETA J. RODENBECK, 87, of Fort Wayne died Thursday in Parkview Memorial Hospital. The Roanoke native was a homemaker. She was the widow of August H., who died in 1970, and had lived in Fort Wayne all her life. She spent her winters in Bradenton, Fla. Surviving are her daughters, Carol A. Markey of Bradenton and Barbara S. Gibson of Fort Wayne; and four grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday in D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., where calling is from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Concordia Gardens Cemetery. Preferred memorials are gifts to Hope Lutheran Church, 4635 26th St. W., Bradenton, FL 32407.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana, June 4, 1994
Contributed by JC

Handwritten-Fri., March 11, 1955
Rev. Stanley Roderer [sic - Roederer] Killed by Train
The Rev. Stanley C. Roderer, 28, pastor of the Island Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church, near Milford, was killed at Nappanee on Monday evening by a train that struck his car. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Roderer of Louisville, Ky. His mother was the former Ada Zechiel, whose father was pastor of the local E.U.B. Church at the time the present church was build. He was the nephew of Rev. I. G. Roderer, also a former pastor here. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Island Chapel Church with burial in the Zion E.U.B. Church Cemetery in Louisville, Ky. [buried Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky]
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

DIED AT MARION - Geo. Roop Receives Word of Death of Brother, William Roop - At Soldiers' Home - At Age of Seventy-two - Was a Civil War Veteran - Burial Monday George Roop received a telegram this morning apprizing him of the death of his brother, William Roop, aged 72, which occurred this morning at the soldiers' home at Marion, where he was an inmate. A letter had been received last week from William, in which he spoke of having neuralgia in the side of his face, but nothing serious was spoke of and the death message today was the first word received since then. The deceased spent his early days here. He enlisted in Company C of the 47th Indiana regiment and spent four years in the civil war, being wounded severely when he was shot through the leg. Mr. Roop was a college graduate, had a fine education and taught school for a number of years. After the war he went west and he was the first man who transported wood by a railroad up Pike's peak to the miners. He was never married. He leaves two brothers and a sister - George, of this city; Dan, of Pleasant Mills, and Mrs. Jane Roop Winans, who lives in New Mexico. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the soldiers' home. George will attend the funeral. A letter received later today by Mr. Roop from hospital authorities stated that his brother was taken to the hospital yesterday suffering from bronchial-pneumonia, and that it was not expected that he would survive the day. The letter written before his death was not received until after the telegram this morning announcing the death.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; January 20, 1916
Contributed by Karin King

Handwritten-Wed, March 30, 1955
LEWIS SCHAADT TAKEN BY DEATH TUESDAY NIGHT - Jefferson Twp. Farmer Dies at Hospital; Rites Friday
Lewis E. Schaadt, 68, prominent Jefferson Township farmer, died at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Adams County Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Monday. Mr. Schaadt suffered a series of strokes recently and had not been well for some time. He resided on his farm seven miles east and a mile north of Geneva for the last 42 years. Mr. Schaadt was born in Liberty Township, Mercer County, O., near Chattanooga, July 8, 1886, the son of John and Catherine Koch Schaadt. On Jan. 10, 1909, he was married to Laura Kessler, who survives. Also surviving are two son, Herbert Schaadt and Frederick Schaadt, both of Berne Route 2; three daughters, Mrs. Howard Frahm, Rockford, Ohio; Mrs. Earl Gehm, Celina, Ohio, and Mrs. Rex Bollenbacher, Berne R.R.; eight grandchildren and three brothers, William Schaadt, Chattanooga, Ohio; George Schaadt, Marion, Ohio, and D.F. Schaadt, Guilderland, New York. Three sisters and three brothers preceded in death. The body is at the Hardy and Hardy Funeral Home in Geneva and will be returned to the Schaadt residence this evening where friends may call. The funeral (rest is missing) [Buried Saint Paul United Church of Christ; Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio]
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Loogootee, Ind., Nov 13 - The body of Mrs. Dora Shirey, nee McDonald, murdered by her lover, John Endress at Paducah, KY on Friday last was returned to this city yesterday for burial. She was the granddaughter of Baldwin Reilly, 22 years old, and the wife of George M. Shirey, now in Denver, Col. They lived together but a short time. She was murdered because she refused to get a divorce from her husband, from whom she had separated and marry Endress.
Indiana News, Marion County, Indiana; November 13, 1899
Contributed by Karen Zach

SMITH, Mrs. Hazel B. - Services at 11 a.m. today in the Klaehn Funeral home, the Rev. George E. Wascovich officiating. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; September 13, 1957
Contributed by Karin King

Handwritten-Mon. May 23, 1955
JONAS SOLDNER DIES IN WEST - NATIVE OF THIS COMMUNITY PASSES AWAY AT FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Jonas Soldner, 93, a native of this community, passed away at an old people's home at Fresno, California, at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, according to a message received here by relatives. Mr. Soldner, a retired school teacher, had been a resident of the home for several years, where he went to spend the last years of his life after his wife, the former Miss Sarah Sprunger, also of this place, passed away. Mr. Soldner left this community when he was about thirty years of age and has since that time lived in California, with only an occasional visit back to his native community. He retired from the teaching profession many years ago. The deceased was a native of Wabash Township and was the youngest son of John and Marie Stauffer Soldner. He was the last surviving member of that family. His brothers and sisters were John, David, Sam and Peter Soldner, Mrs. William Baumgartner and Mrs. Barbara Lehman, all of this community. A number of nephews and nieces also survive. (Rest is missing) [Buried Belmont Memorial Park; Fresno, Fresno County, California]
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

STARNES, Mrs. Daisy I. - Services at 1:30 p.m. today at D. O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, the Rev. J. Edward Alexander officiating. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, October 10, 1958
Contributed by Karin King

Ernest D. Stayer, 64, Route 2, Claypool, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 5 p.m. Monday after digging a Christmas tree at the Isaac Walters Park at Liberty Mills. He and his wife were preparing to load the tree when the attack occurred. He was born in Wabash County Aug. 29, 1900 to William and Mary Ann (Donley) Stayer. He married Etha Druley June 5, 1923. He was an employee of the General Tire Co. of Wabash, and a member of the Methodist Church, as well as the Wabash County Farm Bureau. Surviving in addition to the wife are six sons, Keith, of East Longmeadow, Mass., Everett, of West Springfield, Mass., Harold, of Conway, S. C., Gerald of North Manchester, Franklin of Palestine and Verlin of Warsaw; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Spangle, of Silver Lake, and Sandra, at home. There are also 23 grandchildren surviving and four sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Miller Funeral Home in South Whitley. Interment will be in South Whitley Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Wednesday.
Warsaw Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana, December 15, 1964
Contributed by Karin King

Funeral services for Frank Stump, 81, retired farmer, of North Webster, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the North Webster Church of God with Rev. A. A. Duke officiating. Interment will be in Wilmot Cemetery. Friends may call at the Troxel Funeral Home until noon Tuesday and then at the church until the hour of service. Mr. Stump died of a heart attack Saturday at the Corah Barton home in Corona, Ind. Born in Elkhart county May 9, 1876, he was the son of Noah and Mariah (Heltzger) Stump and spent most of his life in Noble and Kosciusko counties. His first wife, Augusta Beezley, died in 1933, his second, Lucretia Harris, in 1956. He was a member of the North Webster Church of God. Mr. Stump leaves two sons (cut off).
Warsaw Times-Union, Kosciusko County, Indiana; May 20, 1957
Contributed by Karin King

Walter Ernest Tonkel, 66, an employe of the Allen County Highway Department the past 18 years, died unexpectedly at his home on R. R. 1 at 9:40 p.m. Saturday. Mr. Tonkel was a lifelong resident of Allen County and member and trustee of the Union Chapel United Brethren Church. Surviving are the wife, Dora; two sons, Larry F., at home, and Ernest R., Grand Rapids, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Deck, at home, and Mrs. Dorothy Hubbart, Illopolis, Ill.; and two step children, Wilfred P. Smith, Route 1, Woodbury, and Mrs. Mary Dever, Route 15, Fort Wayne, and eight grandchildren. There are also three brothers, Delmar, Route 1, Fort Wayne, and Gary A. and Ray, both of Fort Wayne, and two sisters, Mrs. Roy Saylor, Route 1, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Arthur Opliger, Route 2, Grabill. Funeral arrangements are in charge of D. O. McComb & Sons.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 31, 1954
Contributed by Karin King

Allen Ross Troyer, 65, died Aug. 21 while pulling weeds in a soybean field. He was born Jan. 12, 1915 in Noble County to Everett and Eva (Ridenour) Troyer. He married Ruth Leitch April 27, 1935. He spent his married life in Green Twp and retired from Dana Corporation in January after 28 years service. He was a member of the Wesleyan Church in Albion. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Linda) Allman, Churubusco; two sons, Harold, LaOtto, and Everett, Albion; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Whonsetler, Huntertown, and Mrs. Harry Andros, Fort Wayne; two brothers, Richard, St. Joseph Island, Canada, and Arthur, LaOtto; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services Sunday in the Wesleyan Church. Burial, Riverview Cemetery.
Sheets & Child Funeral Home, Whitley County, Indiana; August 28, 1980
Contributed by JC

BERTHA M. VLOT, 89, of Fort Wayne died Friday in Riverbend Health Care. The Allentown, Pa., native retired in 1970 from Shilling Sales Co. after 15 years, was a member of First Missionary Church and widow of Rev. Cornelius, who died in 1990. Surviving are sons, Corneil G. of Fort Wayne and Gilbert N. of Riddle, Ore.; a sister, Doris M. LeVan of Allentown; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. tomorrow in the church, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave., and noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow in the church. Memorials are gifts to the Sunset Network of the church.
News-Sentinel, Allen County, Indiana; September 4, 1995
Contributed by JC

Mrs. Mary Grace Walters, 76, of 536 McKinnie Ave., died at 7:15 p.m. yesterday in Lutheran Hospital following a heart attack. She was a native of Adams County, but had lived in Fort Wayne 36 years. She was a member of the United Brethren Church in Adams County. Her husband, Perry C., died last October. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Harry L. Getts, and one son, Perry D., both of Fort Wayne; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, the Rev. Daniel Bengston officiating. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Monday.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana, March 14, 1971
Contributed by Karin King

Max E. Wilson, 59, Portland, brother of two Berne residents, died at his home last Friday following an apparent heart attack. The native of Greentown was an employee of Jay Products for over 15 years. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Mock, Portland, and Mrs. Darrell (Teresa) Henkel, Gas City; one brother, Frederick Wilson, Berne; two sisters, Mildred Herbig, Berne, and Mrs. Betty Dalrymple, Ridgeville; four grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Portland Chapel of Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home. Burial was in Albright Cemetery, Kokomo. Memorials are to the Jay County Heart Fund.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; August 4, 1987
Contributed by Karin King

Handwritten-Fri. May 13, 1955
Mrs. Ida M. Wisner Dies In California
Mrs. Harvey J. Sells of Decatur Route Six, has received word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Ida M. Wisner, 81, of Riverside, Calif. Mrs. Wisner was a former resident of Decatur. She was born May 2, 1874, in Monroe Township, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Martz. Her husband, the late W. T. Wisner, died in 1930. Mrs. Wisner had resided for the past 10 years with her daughter, Mrs. Eulala Moore of Riverside. Other survivors are two sons, Dewey Wisner of Fort Wayne and Ernie L. Wisner of Lansing, Mich.; two brothers, W. C. Martz of Ossian and Clem Martz of Scottville, Mich., and her sister, Mrs. Sells. Three sisters are deceased. Funeral services will conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home in Riverside.
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

WYSS, Mrs. Johanna - Services at 1:30 p.m. today at the Wellman Funeral Home, the Rev. Erwin L. Tepker officiating. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; October 10, 1958
Contributed by JC

Handwritten-Fri. May 27, 1955
WIDOW OF DAVID YODER SUCCUMBS
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Missionary Church in Fort Wayne for Mrs. Arminda Ann Yoder, 76, of 2521 Sherman Street, Fort Wayne, who died yesterday at 6:20 a.m. in Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne. Burial will be at Leo. Mrs. Yoder, whose husband died in 1952, had relatives in this area and was well known to some local people. [Buried Old Leo Cem., Leo-Cedarville, Allen County, Indiana]
Adams County (IN) Historical Museum 1955 March-April 1958 Scrapbook
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski

Funeral services for Kenneth H. Zimmerman, 56, of 308 W. Butler St., will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Mungovan & Sons Mortuary. At 11 a.m. a Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated in St. Patrick's Catholic Church by Msgr. Edward F. Litot. He will be assisted by Rev. Thomas P. O'Conner, deacon, and Rev. Robert A. Jaeger, subdeacon. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after 7 p.m. today. The Holy Name Society and the St. Vincent de Paul Society will hold a joint Rosary service at the mortuary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Zimmerman died at 1:55 a.m. yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital where he had been a patient since May 1. He had been ill two years. A native of Covington, he lived in Fort Wayne 40 years and was employed by American Hoist and Derrick Co. 25 years. He was a member of St. Patrick's Church, its Holy Name Society and the American Welding Society. Surviving are his wife, Helen M.; a daughter, Mrs. Edward (Helen A.) Pelic, Columbus; his father, William, Chicago, Ill.; his mother, Mrs. Stella Zimmerman, Louisville, Ky.; two brothers, Merle and William, both of Louisville; a sister, Mrs. Leo Spain, Louisville; and three grandchildren.
Journal-Gazette, Allen County, Indiana; June 6, 1964
Contributed by Karin King