Obituaries

Doris Prosch

Doris Prosch

Jun 15, 2010

Doris Prosch (née Becker), a long time resident of Saratoga Springs, NY, died on Tuesday, June 15, after a short battle with cancer. She was 84 years old. Doris was born on July 23, 1925 in Logansport , Indiana, to Lola Becker (née Bardonner) and Henry Becker. She graduated from Logansport High School in 1942, received her B.A. from Valparaiso...

Patricia Knox

Patricia Knox

Jun 11, 2010

— Patricia “Patty Jo” Knox, 77, Logansport, died at 9:29 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2010, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born April 13, 1933, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Joyce Johnson and Goldie Beeler. She was married Dec. 18, 1959, in Logansport, to Charles R. Knox, who survives. She retired from White Rodgers Inc. and had also worked at...

Constance Hipsher

Constance Hipsher

Jun 11, 2010

Constance “Connie” Jean Hipsher, 59, Peru, passed away at 11:44 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2010, in her residence. Born Jan. 6, 1951, Gary, she was the daughter of Henry E. Seybold Jr. and Mary Bard. On Sept. 13, 1981, in the 1st Assembly of God Church in Logansport, she married William H. Hipsher III, who survives. Connie was a homemaker,...

Mary Chamness

Mary Chamness

May 31, 2010

Mary E. Chamness, 89, Logansport, died at 1:15 a.m. Monday, May 31, 2010, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport. Born Aug. 23, 1920, in South Haven, Mich., she was the daughter of Edgar and Caroline Greenleaf Tharp. She was married April 16, 1938, in Winamac, to John D. Chamness Sr., who preceded in death Jan. 18, 2002. Mary was a homemaker...

Bruce Shanks

Bruce Shanks

May 29, 2010

— Bruce A. Shanks, 53, Logansport, died at 10:25 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010, at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. The son of Bill and Virginia Meyer Shanks, he was born Nov. 13, 1956, in Logansport. A tool and die maker, Bruce enjoyed boating, camping and traveling. He is survived by his daughters, Elisha Shanks, Indianapolis, and Kahla Shanks, Logansport; his...

Isaac Hall

Isaac Hall

May 27, 2010

Isaac Clay “Ike” Hall Sr., 73, Logansport, died at 8:20 a.m. Thursday, May 27, 2010, in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born Jan. 26, 1937, in Powell County, Ky., he was the son of George and Janie Shuff. He was married Nov. 18, 1957, in Logansport to Rosalee Beebout. Ike retired from Milbanks Manufacturing Company in Kokomo. Surviving are his wife,...

Ray Myers

Ray Myers

May 26, 2010

Ray A. Myers, 87, Logansport, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in the Indiana Veterans Home, West Lafayette. Born Feb. 13, 1923, in Logansport, he was the son of Warren Myers and Malinda Mae Winegardner. His first marriage was on May 21, 1944, in Warrensburg, Mo., to Margery Jean Wilson, who preceded in death Aug. 31, 1989. His...

Larry Dunn

Larry Dunn

May 23, 2010

Larry “Pudley” L. Dunn, 64, of Monticello, died at 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Clarian Arnett Hospital in Lafayette after a short fight with cancer. He was born April 3, 1946, in Logansport, and was the son of the late Max and Juanita Dunn and the grandson of George and Arlinda Harrison. He was a 1964 graduate...

Frank Spencer

Frank Spencer

May 23, 2010

Frank was born in Winchester, Kentucky on July 7, 1945 and died on May 23, 2010 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana as a result of an accident. He was the son of Albert and Letha Spencer and Herbert and Georgia Napper (Huff). He was preceded in death by his parents. Frank was a member of the Experimental Aircraft...

Larry Schlosser

Larry Schlosser

May 13, 2010

Larry David Schlosser, 64, Logansport, died at 12:37 p.m. Thursday, May 13, 2010, in his residence. Born July 8, 1945, in New Concord, Ohio, he was the son of Frederick Schlosser and Mamie Clark. He was married on April 26, 1969, in Fall River, Mass., to Ann Marie Jennings, who survives. Larry was a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church...

Noel Fricke

Noel Fricke

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...

Mary Hughes

Mary Hughes

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...

Larry Sallee

Larry Sallee

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...

Jack Rhody

Jack Rhody

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...

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

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,...

Evelyn Boehme

Evelyn Boehme

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...

Donald Elliott

Donald Elliott

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...

Dianna Knight

Dianna Knight

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...

Norman Mcfarland

Norman Mcfarland

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...

Caylus Harrison Jr

Caylus Harrison Jr

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...