Search Archived Marriage Records
CHRISTINA L. STEELE, 90, died Sunday at Woodcrest Nursing Center, Decatur. Born in Cass County, she retired from Lime City Manufacturing in 1973 after 31 years. Her first husband, Leo E. Simon, died in 1942; her second husband, Charles W. Steele, died in 1986. Surviving are a son, Richard Simon of Tempe, Ariz.; a daughter, Jeannine Wright of Decatur; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Thursday at Myers Funeral Home Huntington Chapel. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Burial in Gardens of Memory cemetery, Huntington County. Memorials to Central Christian Church, 500 McGahn Street, Huntington, IN 46750.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Huntington
MARIE A. HARRELL, 81, died Monday at Norwood Nursing Center, Huntington. Born in Huntington, she retired from the Party Shop Candy Store in 1986 after more than 25 years. Her husband, Max F., died in 1990. Surviving are three sons, Thomas W. of Kokomo, Terry M. of Huntington and John R. of Bloomington; a sister, Amanda Eickhoff of Huntington; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Thursday at Bailey-Love Mortuary, Huntington, with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Mount Hope cemetery, Huntington. Memorials to St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church or American Heart Association, c/o Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
MARTHA A. HITE, 91, died Sunday at Parkview Hospital, Huntington. Born in Huntington, she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband, M. Ward Brown, in 1933, a son, Harvey Brown, and a stepdaughter, Martha Keller. Surviving are her husband, Robert L.; a son, Harold Brown of Heber Springs, Ark.; two stepdaughters, Carolyn Dolby of Warsaw and Nancy Otte of Bedford; three sisters, Merle Taylor of Markle, Mary Shideler of Huntington, and Melba Conrad of Cromwell; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Myers Funeral Home Huntington Chapel. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Markle cemetery. Memorials to Pleasant Chapel United Methodist Church, 880 E. 1100 N., Huntington, IN 46750.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
LaGrange
WANDA HUERTA, 35, died Sunday at home. Born in Lafayette, she worked at Riegsecker Hardwoods Inc., Shipshewana. Surviving are her parents, Ervin and Wanda Mast of LaGrange; her husband, Miguel; two sons, Michael Ryan and Adrian, both of LaGrange; a sister, Deidra Thomason of LaGrange; a brother, Mark Venters of Kingsley, Mich. She was preceded in death by a son, Joshua. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carney-Frost Funeral Home, LaGrange. Calling from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Greenwood cemetery, LaGrange. Memorials to children's trust fund.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
RONALD HANSON KLINE, 86, died Monday at Miller's Merry Manor. A lifelong LaGrange County resident, he was a farm laborer. Surviving are a sister, Rosemary Brown of Howe; a niece, Nancy Rebecca Soter of Vicksburg, Mich.; and two nephews, Orvan Miller of Sturgis, Mich., and Robert Wisler of Howe. Graveside services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oaklawn cemetery, Sturgis, Mich. Calling one hour before services at Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309 W. Michigan St., LaGrange. Memorials to ARC Opportunities, 0235 W 300 N, Howe, IN 46746.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Monroeville
HERMAN LOPSHIRE, 69, of Bronson, Mich., died Saturday at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. Born in Monroeville, he retired from Navistar International, Fort Wayne, in 1990 after 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Sharon; a son, Gregory of Coldwater, Mich.; four daughters, Mary Grenier of Conway, S.C., Beverly Katie Kosier and Pamela Rose, both of Portage, Mich., and Julie Church of Bowling Green, Ky.; his mother, Gladys Lopshire of Wapakoneta, Ohio; two brothers, James of Punta Gorda, Fla. and Robert of Kridersville, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Thursday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel, Monroeville, with prayer services at 10:30 a.m., with calling 90 minutes before services. Calling also from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Dutcher Funeral Home, Coldwater, with prayers at 7 p.m. Burial in St. Rose Catholic cemetery, Monroeville. Memorials to Diabetes Association or American Heart Association.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
North Webster
JONATHAN MICHAEL "PEANUT" ASHTON-MALONE, 4 months old, died Saturday at Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis. Surviving are his parents, Chris and Crystal Malone; grandparents, Kenny and Anita Ashton of North Webster; and great-grandparents, Elizabeth Malone of Topeka and Donald Ashton of Laredo, Tex., and Juan and Pauline Teneyuque of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Services at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home, Harris Chapel, Syracuse. Calling two hours before services. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Ossian
HAZEL JOHNSON MORRIS, 98, died Dec. 10 at Christian Care Retirement Community, Bluffton. Born in Washington County, she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry. Surviving are her son, Gale of Ossian; a sister, Fay Gross of Salem; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services were conducted at Stewart Funeral Home, Scottsburg. Burial in Scottsburg cemetery. Memorials to Christian Care Retirement Community.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Portland
RUTH R. MARK, 75, died Saturday at Cleveland Clinic. Born in Portland, she retired from Jay Garment. Surviving are her husband, Willard Jay; two sons, Eric of Portland and Rex D. of East Granby, Conn.; two daughters, Carolyn Skiver of Portland and Alanna Kauffman of Ligonier; a brother, Chester White of Redkey; two sisters, Alta Cull of Portland and Kathryn Mark of Portland and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, David Russell and Bruce Wayne. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Baird-Freeman Funeral Home. Calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial in Green Park cemetery. Memorials to Jay County Heart Fund.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
South Whitley
HILDA C. BRUNER, 79, died Saturday at home. Born in Fort Wayne, she was a nurse's aide at Miller's Merry Manor in Columbia City, retiring in 1983 after eight years. Surviving are three sons, James W. of Liberty Mills, Melvin L. of Columbia City and Robert of Rienzi, Miss.; two daughters, Doris Ivy of South Whitley and Delores Gaylord of Warsaw; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Ida Yahne of Columbia City; and a brother, Oscar J. Witte of Ossian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter M., and a son, Albert. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Columbia City, with calling a half-hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Memorials to St. John Lutheran Church's building fund.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Stroh
MONROE CHARLES 'CURLEY' SOMERSET, 77, died Sunday at his home. Born in New London, Conn., he retired in 1990 after 17 years as a teacher at Elkhart Career Center in Elkhart. He was a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife, Margaret "Maggie;" a daughter, Kimberly Ann Malidore of Tacoma, Wash.; a son, Mario A. Somerset of Stroh; a brother, Alfred Somerset of Anaheim, Calif.; four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hutchins Funeral Home, Wolcottville. Calling 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Marion VA cemetery, Marion.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Winona Lake
MILDRED E. HANSEN, 86, died Saturday at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Born in Brooklyn, she was a homemaker. Her husband, Raymond H., died in 1994. Surviving are two daughters, Eleanor R. Davis of Columbia, S.C., and Janice M. Schope of Warsaw; a son, Raymond H. Jr. of Red Wing, Minn.; two brothers, Arthur Nilsen of Massapequa, Long Island, and Ralph Nilsen of Richmond, Texas; two sisters, Ingrid Hansen of Orlando and Ruth Norton of Bakersfield, Calif.; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services at 11 a.m. today at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Warsaw.
Burial in St. Anne's Columbarium. Memorials to the church, Heifer Project International or Grace Village Retirement Community.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Wolcottville
ROLAND L. HEWITT, 65, died Monday at Select Specialty Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born in Lisbon, he worked at Kendallville Foundry and retired from Dalton Foundry. Surviving are five daughters, Dawn McDonald of Wolcott-ville, Rollene Hewitt of Fort Wayne, Karlene Hewitt, Roxanne Goldsmith, and Brenda West, all of St. Joe; a son, Steven Hewitt of Florida; two stepsisters, Lori Stallings of Kendallville and Valerie Handshoe of Avilla; two stepbrothers, Joe of Kimmell and Jeff of Ligonier; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. No services or calling. Arrangements by Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home, Kendallville.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
Fort Wayne
DEBBIE AUSTIN-KNIGHT, 41, died Monday in Fort Wayne. Born in Anderson, she worked at Amoco. She was named 1998 Mother of the Year. Surviving are her husband, Charles; two sons, Charles Jr. and Keith, both of Fort Wayne; a daughter, Holly Ann Knight of Fort Wayne; her parents, Frank and Barbara Austin of Anderson; two brothers, Jeffrey Austin of Anderson and Kelly Austin of Logansport; a sister, Vikki George of Grand Rapids; and a grandchild. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Memorials to the family.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
BRAYLIN RAPHFELD BASKIN, infant, died Saturday at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. Surviving are his parents, Kenisha Burns and Raphfeld Baskin, both of Fort Wayne; and his grandparents, Pamela Burns of Fort Wayne, Kenneth VanPelt of Columbus, Ohio, and Stella Baskin of Fort Wayne. Graveside services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lindenwood cemetery, 2324 W. Main St. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Burial in Lindenwood cemetery.
Notice dated Tue, Dec. 17, 2002
