Obituaries

May 13, 2010

Noel Albert Fricke, 78, Logansport, passed away at 6:40 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Hospice of South Central Indiana, Columbus. Born Sept. 12, 1931, in Scottsburg, he was the son of Albert Louis Fricke and Ethel M. Evers. He was retired from Arvin and was a former meat cutter for Ranch Supermarket. He was a member of American Legion...

May 12, 2010

Mary Louise Hughes, 54, Indianapolis, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 8, 1955, in Tacoma, Wash., she was the daughter of Roderick A. Whannell and Bertha L. Fitch. She was married Sept. 12, 1991, in Mayport, Fla., to Robert David Hughes. Mary was a homemaker and an avid artist. She enjoyed...

May 7, 2010

Larry G. Sallee, 70, Logansport, died at 6:32 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2010, at WoodBridge Health Campus in Logansport. Born in Frankfort on Nov. 17, 1939, he was the son of Donald L. and Beatrice Davis Sallee. On Jan. 8, 1960, he married Avis A. Moss in Logansport. Larry was the former owner and operator of Logansport Compressed Steel. He...

May 4, 2010

Jack L. Rhody, 70, of Royal Center, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday May 4, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born Feb. 27, 1940, in Logansport, he was the son of Millard “Pete” and Marr Conn Rhody. On Dec. 8, 1962, he married Bonnie B. Brandt in Royal Center, and she survives. Mr. Rhody was a brick mason for 50...

Apr 25, 2010

Charles B. Lane — Charles B. Lane, 90, Logansport, died at 8:25 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 2010, in Miller’s Merry Manor in Logansport. Born Feb. 18, 1920, in Montebello, Va., he was the son of Harry Clifford Lane and Julia Myra Cash. He was married Feb. 18, 1942, in Logansport, to Loris Jenell Scott, who preceded in death Jan. 27,...

Apr 22, 2010

Evelyn L. Boehme Oct. 24, 1923 - April 22, 2010 Evelyn L. Boehme, 86, Logansport, died at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Bennett Switch. She was born Oct. 24, 1923, in Logansport, to Herbert and Eva (Vernon) Rhoades. On May 7, 1955, in Kewanna, she married Morris E. Boehme, who preceded in death March 10, 1979. She retired...

Apr 21, 2010

Donald H. Elliott, 85, Logansport, died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in WoodBridge Health Campus. Born Dec. 26, 1924, in Cass County, he was the son of Albert Elliott and Dora Bassler. He was married Nov. 2, 1979, in Greensburg to Cletha A. Bagwell Rossi. A 1943 graduate of Lucerne High School, Don was a retired farmer and...

Apr 20, 2010

Dianna L. Knight, 56, Logansport, died at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born Jan. 6, 1954, in Cass County, she was the daughter of John Henry Halsema and Rosemary Murray. She was married Dec. 30, 1975, in Cass County, to Lloyd Robert Knight, who survives. Dianna was a homemaker. She was a friend to...

Apr 4, 2010

Norman E. McFarland, 76, Logansport, died at 12:24 p.m. Sunday, April 4, 2010, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born May 31, 1933, in Whitley County, Ky., he was the son of Charlie McFarland and Rosie Harp. He was married Jan. 5, 1980, in Logansport, to Wilma Jean “Connie” Warpenburg Conrad, who preceded in death July 9, 2008. Norman retired from Wolfe...

Apr 2, 2010

LOGANSPORT — Caylus A. “Junior” Harrison, 81, Logansport, died at 6:10 a.m. Friday, April 2, 2010, in Monticello Assisted Living and Health Care Center, Monticello. Born June 3, 1928, in Logansport, he was the son of Caylus Harrison Sr. and Nettie LaBounty. He retired from Exide (factory). Mr. Harrison served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he...

Apr 1, 2010

Roselen ‘Rose’ Marie Jones Roselen “Rose” Marie Jones, 67, Logansport, died at 9:49 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Memorial Hospital, Logansport. Born Sept. 13, 1942, in Knox, she was the daughter of Oscar Kelley and Vera Myers. Her adoptive parents were Meredith and Frieda Clark. She was married May 30, 1960, in Gainesville, Fla., to William “Bill” Jones, who...

Mar 27, 2010

Mabel Ethel (Minglin) Mack, 95, Logansport, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2010, at McKinney House, Logansport. Born May 11, 1914, in Tippecanoe County, Ind., she was the daughter of Luther J. Minglin and Ethel Cloe Small. On June 14, 1947, in South Bend, Ind., she married Delmar J. Mack, who preceded in death April 20, 1992. Mabel...

Mar 25, 2010

Sandra Kay Bush, 47, Rockfield, Ind., passed away in Bristol, Tenn. on Thursday, March 25, 2010, after battling a lung disease. Born July 18, 1962, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Richard Leydet and Viola Catherine Romig. On July 24, 1990 in Logansport, she married Gregory B. “Greg” Bush, who survives. Sandra was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time...

Mar 22, 2010

Mar 16, 2010

Henry Adam “Hank” Rentschler, 60, Macy, died at 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in his residence. Born Dec. 20, 1949, in Fulton County, he was the son of William Adam Rentschler and Kathryn Grace VanDuyne. He was married Aug. 30, 1980, in Fulton, to Cindy A. Richter. Hank was a farmer. He was a member of Fulton Masonic Lodge...

Mar 15, 2010

Kathryn Laverne “Shorty” Albright, 85, Logansport, died at 11:18 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2010, in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born Aug. 10, 1924, in Great Falls, Mont., she was the daughter of Earl Oakes and Verna Owens. She was married Sept. 12, 1942, in Great Falls, Mont., to Charles E. Albright, who preceded in death Nov. 3, 2005. Shorty was...

Mar 13, 2010

Kenneth E. Deitrich, Logansport, 80, died 4 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2010, at his residence. He was born Oct. 20, 1929, in Logansport, to Robert Deitrich and Jessie Gertrude Soncarty. He married Carole Sue Smith on March 22, 1953, in the Galveston Methodist Church. He was a farmer and a member of the Clymer’s United Methodist Church, Tipton Masonic Lodge...

Mar 13, 2010

George Weldon “Wad” VanMeter, 84, Logansport and formerly of Lucernedied at 10:10 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Woodbridge Health Campus in Logansport. He was born Dec. 24, 1925, in Cass County, the son of George F. and Lovie Ann Fiedler VanMeter. He was a retired construction worker and the former construction superintendent for the Cass County Government Building. He...

Mar 11, 2010

Julian “Shorty: Alvin Neff, 90, Logansport, died at 2:52 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2010, in Chase Center, Logansport. Born Jan. 24, 1920, in Logansport, he was the son of Claude Alvin Neff and Gayle Julian. He was married Feb. 14, 1946, in Clawson, Mich., to Lily Maye Puterbaugh, who preceded in death Dec. 20, 1999. Shorty was employed by the...

Mar 9, 2010

Joshua B. Villars, 33, Logansport, died at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 30, 1976, in Logansport, he was the son of Bradley K. and Merry M. Luper Villars. Joshua was a member of Calvary Union Church. He had a very outgoing personality and a big heart. He loved watching cartoons, home...