Obituaries

Dec 3, 2009

Eva Virginia Ulery, 85, Logansport, died at 1:47 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in her daughter’s residence in Lafayette. Born Sept. 22, 1924, in Lincoln, she was the daughter of William Parker and Edith Cooper Wood. She was married Feb. 19, 1940, in Nead, to Hubert D. Ulery, who preceded in death Aug. 20, 2003. Eva was a homemaker. She...

Dec 1, 2009

George H. Hughart, 46, Logansport, died at 5:53 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 15, 1963, in Fontana, Calif., he was the son of Robert Ralph Hughart and Barbara Ann Somers. His occupation was in electrical maintenance. Mr. Hughart was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army. Surviving are his companion, Deborah M. Dorsam, Logansport; sister,...

Nov 30, 2009

Enid M. Hunt, 80, Logansport, died at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Miller’s Merry Manor Arbor in Logansport. Born May 19, 1929, in Metea, she was the daughter of LeRoy and Enid Nancy Sullivan Fissel. Enid was raised by Harry and Ursula Johnson of Logansport. Her first marriage was on June 21, 1947, in Logansport, to E.P. Bill...

Nov 24, 2009

Nov 17, 2009

Sharon R. Munson, 68, Twelve Mile, died at 7:21 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born June 30, 1941, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Charles E. and Mary E. Pifer Petrie. She was married June 1, 1968, in St. Joseph Church in Logansport, to Gary “Butch” Munson. Sharon was retired from the Pioneer School...

Nov 16, 2009

Porter L. Rusk, 11 weeks old, Royal Center, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 24, 2009, in Logansport, he was the son of Luke A. and Stephanie L. Penn Rusk. Surviving are his parents, Luke and Stephanie Rusk, Royal Center; brother, Dalton Raderstorf, Royal Center; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Brenda Rusk, Royal Center; maternal grandparents,...

Nov 15, 2009

Donald E. Barnes Jr., 72, Logansport, died at 11:40 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 30, 1937, in Logansport, he was the son of Donald E. Barnes Sr. and Margaret H. Newman. He was married Sept. 18, 1978, in Logansport, to Karen A. Jameson, who survives. Donald retired in 1996 after over 38 years as...

Nov 14, 2009

James E. Wilson, 73, Royal Center, passed away at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Logansport. Born Jan. 3, 1936, in Cass County, Ind., he was the son of Elmer Wilson and Irene Taylor. Jim was a graduate of the Indiana Barber College of Indianapolis in 1955, and he owned and operated Wilson’s Barber Shop...

Nov 9, 2009

Carol R. Conrad, 61, Twelve Mile, died at 10:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in her residence. Born April 22, 1948, in Logansport, she was the daughter of William R. Adams and Helen L. Springer. She was married Dec. 13, 1968, in Rochester, to L.D. Conrad, who survives. Carol retired from the Department of Child Welfare as a case manager...

Nov 6, 2009

Nov 3, 2009

Barbara J. Gust Wortman, 79, Logansport, died at 9:27 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born March 15, 1930, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Harold and Martha Wray Gust. She was married May 29, 1952, in Logansport, to Ray Ross Wortman, who preceded in death Feb. 23, 1984. She was a former co-owner of Wortman...

Nov 2, 2009

William R. “Bill” McClain, 61, Twelve Mile, died at 2:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru. Born Dec. 17, 1947, in Logansport, he was the son of William Leon and Theda Faye Rivers McClain. He was married March 19, 1971, in San Jose, Calif., to Beverly J. Foster, who survives. Bill was a truck driver...

Oct 25, 2009

Grace A. Kesser, 88, Royal Center, died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in Miller’s Merry Manor. Born July 24, 1921, in Cass County, she was the daughter of LeRoy and Sarah Anna Buchanan Young. She was married June 23, 1940, in Rochester, to James Frederick Kesser Jr., who preceded in death April 6, 1980. Grace was a homemaker....

Oct 22, 2009

Eva Ruth Preston, 92, Logansport, formerly of Monticello and Alexandria, died at 6:22 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru. Born Sept. 15, 1917, in Elwood, she was the daughter of Clair and Mary Ruth Warner Metcalf. She was married Sept. 17, 1938, in Anderson, to Donald L. Preston, who preceded in death Feb. 25, 1984. Eva...

Oct 22, 2009

William Edwin “Bill” Vanderkolk, 61, Logansport, died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in his residence. Born July 10, 1948, in Lafayette, he was the son of Marvin and Ida Brolsma Vanderkolk. Bill was a teacher at Lewis Cass High School for 30 years and had been in teaching for 39 years. He was a member of New Waverly...

Oct 15, 2009

Margaret I. Platt, 91, Logansport, formerly of Kokomo, died 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at McKinney House, Logansport. She was born July 17, 1918, in Cass County, the daughter of Dale Beck and Muriel (Gish). On April 10, 1941, in Young America, she married Joseph M. Platt, who preceded in death April 3, 1982. She was a homemaker. Surviving...

Oct 13, 2009

Dr. John Carl “Jack” Jones, 85, Logansport, died at 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Zionsville Meadows, Zionsville. Born July 13, 1924, in Cass County, he was the son of Carl B. and Icle L. Hummel Jones. His first marriage was on Dec. 24, 1946, in Young America, to Bonita Beck, who preceded in death May 15, 1956. His...

Oct 12, 2009

Oct 10, 2009

Services for John W. Iles, 51, Logansport, will be11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Logansport. He died 5:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. Born Nov. 9, 1957, in Logansport, he was the son of Charles E. Tow and Carol Iles. On June 21, 1986, he married Dianna Bollhoefer in Akron. John worked...

Oct 10, 2009