Obituaries

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

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 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 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

Mark Kenneth Piercefield, 54, of Logansport, formerly of Indianapolis, departed from this life March 9, 2010. Beloved Son, Brother, Father, and Grandfather, Mark was born May 21, 1955 to James Franklin and Betty Gail Piercefield Sr., who preceded him in death. Surviving family members are his children; Jamie Dillman, Desiree (Daniel), Tiffany (Grayson), Jessica, and Tamara Piercefield. Grandchildren; Jeffery Payne...

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...

Mar 7, 2010

Margaret O. Bennett, 92, Metea, died at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2010, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport. Born March 15, 1917, in Dotyville, Wis., she was the daughter of Frederick Petri and Frances Konen. She was married March 5, 1935, in Fond du Lac, Wis., to Dallas “Dick” Bennett, who preceded in death May 12, 1997. Margaret was a...

Mar 6, 2010

On Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:30 P.M., Burldene ‘Burl’ Bickel passed from this earth to be with her God. A former resident of Logansport, IN, for many years, she ended her last days in Anderson, IN. She returned to the town of her birth in October 2005 so she could be watched over and cared for by her niece,...

Mar 4, 2010

Myra E. Jackson, 74, Logansport, passed away at 5:15 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010, at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. The daughter of Arthur and Harriett Wells Binney, she was born July 7, 1935, in Logansport. She married Jim T. Jackson on Dec. 30, 1956 in Logansport. She retired from Personal Finance where she was a secretary. Myra attended Logansport High...

Mar 4, 2010

Connie M. Prentice, 57, Logansport, died at 8:06 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Clarian North Medical Center in Indianapolis. Born in Huntington on March 18, 1952, she was the daughter of Robert and Mary D. Reust McClure. She married Barry J. Prentice on June 17, 1972 in Logansport. A 1970 graduate of Logansport High School, she was retired from...

Mar 1, 2010

Stephanie L. Helvie, 71, Logansport, died at 12:32 a.m. Monday, March 1, 2010, in St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo. Born Feb. 5, 1939, in Kokomo, she was the daughter of Steve Brockman and Violet Johnson. She was married June 29, 1957, in Idaville, to James W. Helvie, who preceded in death Nov. 26, 1991. Mrs. Helvie retired from the Logansport State...

Feb 28, 2010

Marian L. Evans, 69, Logansport, died at 3:53 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis. Born Dec. 19, 1940, in Chattanooga, Tenn., she was the daughter of Marion Frances Hall and Hazel L. Newberry. She was married Aug. 13, 1960, in Logansport, to Roger Evans who survives. A 1959 graduate of Logansport High School, Marian was a...

Feb 26, 2010

Darla J. McLeland, 54, Logansport, died at 2:35 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. The daughter of Donald and Jean F. Firmani Elliott, she was born June 1, 1955 in Logansport. On July 19, 1975, she married Gary M. McLeland at St. Elizabeth Church in Lucerne. She was a secretary for the State of Indiana...

Feb 17, 2010

Margaret M. Hunter, 84, Logansport, died at 5:17 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, in her residence. Born Dec. 23, 1925, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Ora J. Harrison and Adda Freeman. She was married Dec. 8, 1954, in Rochester, to Charles E. “Bill” Hunter, who preceded in death Oct. 17, 1988. Margaret was a homemaker and had worked...

Feb 16, 2010

Norma Jean Gerlach, 66, Greenwood, died at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, in her residence. Born Jan. 4, 1944, in Peru, she was the daughter of Orla C. Belcher and Virginia M. Wimer. She was married Sept. 15, 1963, in the Broadway Methodist Church, Logansport, to Robert “Bob” Gerlach. Jean worked many years for Mr. D’s Food Markets in...