Obituaries

Mar 16, 2013

PERU — John D. Bowder Jr., 78, Peru, passed away at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013, in his residence. Born October 18, 1934 in St. Cloud, MN, he was the son of the late John D. Bowder Sr. and Elizabeth Stearns. On Dec. 19, 1953 in Dumfries, Va., he married Shelby J. Bourne, who preceded in death on Aug....

Mar 16, 2013

Billy "Bill" J. Maroney, 83, of Lucerne passed away at 3:40 PM Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born February 3, 1930 in Cass County, he was the son of the late Sylvester and Hilda Stookey Maroney. On June 7, 1971 in Logansport, Bill married Patricia A. Gibson who survives. Mr. Maroney retired in 1989 from General Tire...

Mar 14, 2013

Donna M. Hosler, 86, Lebanon, formerly of Logansport passed away at 2:37 am Thursday, March 14, 2013 in Lebanon, Indiana. Born March 9, 1927 in Logansport, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Albert Elvin and Cloe M. Boehme Dilling. On July 21, 1946 in Logansport, Indiana she married Harold H. "Hank" Hosler who preceded in death on October...

Mar 9, 2013

Send Flowers Mary Jane Slusser February 17, 1931 - March 9, 2013

Mary "Jane" Slusser, 82, of Logansport, passed away at 11:25 AM Saturday, March 9, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born February 17, 1931 in Carroll County, she was the daughter of the late Jay and Opal Lois Gray Appleton. On April 25, 1953 in Clymer's,...

Mar 1, 2013

James E. Brigham, 31, of Logansport passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born July 29, 1981 in Brazil, Indiana, he was the son of the late James S. and Kathy Brigham. On October 11, 2010 in Delphi, Indiana he married Amanda Shultz who survives. James worked for Vanguard National Trailer Corporation. He...

Mar 1, 2013

Lavon H. Fred, 90, of Rochester, passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 in his residence. Born August 12, 1922 he was the son of the late Claude and Blanche Martin Fred. On May 25, 1946 in Fulton, Indiana he married Frances Eloise Rouch who preceded in death on January 7, 2013. Lavon was a retired dairy and crop farmer. He...

Feb 26, 2013

Nancy L. Miner, 72 of Logansport, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013, in her residence. Born March 12, 1940 in Logansport, she was the daughter of Don and Imogene Reeser Cunningham. On November 30, 1956 in Logansport she married Franklin D. Miner Sr. who preceded in death on January 9, 2007. Nancy enjoyed spending time with her family and an...

Feb 25, 2013

Alvin L. "Junior" Fry, 69, of Kewanna, passed away Monday, February 25, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Logansport. Born August 28, 1943 in Cass County, he was the son of the late Alvin L. Fry Sr. and Willmira DeWitt. On August 24, 1967 in Logansport he married Sandra Lee Rance who preceded in death on April 30, 2009. Alvin was...

Feb 20, 2013

Donna Marie Jackson, 54, originally from Logansport, but currently resided in Sebring, Florida, passed away at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Somer’s Hospice House in Sebring. Born July 24, 1958 in Logansport, Indiana she was the daughter of Rodney L. Moss and Frances J. Grauel. Donna worked as the lead inventory receiver at J.C. Penney’s in Sebring. Surviving...

Feb 14, 2013

Brenda Marie Strunk, 62, of Logansport passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born November 29, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of William and Virgie Williams Lute. On August 21, 1971 in Dayton, she married Lonnie Strunk who survives. Brenda was a homemaker. She also enjoyed playing BINGO, making jewelry, making candles,...

Feb 14, 2013

Thelma Mae Hoover, 80, went home to be with the Lord at 11:20 PM, Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Chase Center in Logansport. Born July 10, 1932 in Logansport, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Preston and Naomi Hamilton. On November 22, 1956 in Thornhope, Indiana she married John H. Hoover who preceded her in death. Thelma was...

Feb 8, 2013

Jody A. Buell, 44, of Logansport passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at 12:05 PM in Memorial Hospital, Logansport. Born on November 12, 1968 in Elkhart, Indiana he was the son of James A. and Ruth Ann Coates Buell. In 1997 he married Kathryn D. Sellers who preceded him in death on September 2, 2002. Jody was a guard at...

Feb 6, 2013

Raymond A. "Hitch" Hitchens, age 89, of Logansport, passed away at 9:25 am Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor in Logansport. He was born September 15, 1923 in Logansport to Burley George and Jesse Catherine Hausman Hitchens. On November 23, 1949 in Logansport Ray married Mary J. Sims who survives. Mr. Hitchens retired in 1983 as a...

Feb 1, 2013

Dick L. Waddups, 77, of Logansport passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 at 7:22 PM in Woodbridge Health Campus, Logansport. Born on August 3, 1935 in Fulton County, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Mary Elizabeth Knebel Waddups. He worked for and retired from Exide Battery Factory. Dick was a 1953 graduate of Grass Creek High...

Jan 29, 2013

Richard "Dick" K. DeWitt, 70, of Logansport passed away Tuesday, January, 29, 2013 at 12:13am in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born August 24, 1942 in Rochester, Indiana to the late Charles Clifford and Marjorie G. Shambarger DeWitt. On May 28, 1966 in Logansport, Dick married Carol Ristedt who survives. He was the owner and operator of West Side Transmission Repair....

Jan 28, 2013

Mary J. Moss, 91 of Logansport passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at 6:15 AM in Millers Merry Manor in Logansport. Born August 30, 1921 in Carroll County, she was the daughter of the late John and Maude Ritchey Oaks. On December 20, 1975 in Logansport, she married Rodney L. Moss Jr. who survives. Mary retired in 1983 from General...

Jan 24, 2013

David Paul Swan, 68, of Logansport passed away at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 24 in his residence. Born on August 14, 1944 in Ogdensburg, New York, David was the son of the late Daniel and Myra Sayer Swan. He retired as a Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force. While in the military David served three tours of duty...

Jan 22, 2013

James “Jim” R. Jackson, 78, Logansport passed away at 5:48AM Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Born on February 4, 1934, on a small farm south of Royal Center. He was the son of Clarence and Carrie (Martin) Jackson. He graduated from Logansport High School in 1952. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army and began...

Jan 20, 2013

Louis “Rudy” Zech, 79 of Logansport passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 at his residence. Born on March 2, 1933 he was the son of the late Louis and Anna Dallman Zech. On October 19, 1956 in Logansport he married Tressa “Sharon” Williamson who survives. Rudy retired from Federal Mogul. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in Korea....

Jan 20, 2013

Rev. Garth D. Smith, 95 of Logansport passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Millers Merry Manor in Logansport. Born on December 24, 1917, he was the son of the late Charles Edgar and Nettie Marie Bender Smith. On June 27, 1987 in Logansport, Indiana he married Beverly J. Lamunion who survives. Mr. Smith was a retired minister serving for...