Obituaries

Clara Mckenzie

Clara Mckenzie

Jun 22, 2012

Clara G. McKenzie, 96, Logansport, died at 6:57 p.m. Friday, June 22, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Logansport. Clara was born May 14, 1916, in Royal Center to George W. Kidd and Ethel Grace Adams. She was a retired factory employee at Delco and a member of the VFW Post 3790 and American Legion Post 60 Ladies auxiliaries. She...

Clarence Bechdol

Clarence Bechdol

Jun 21, 2012

Clarence M. “Bud” Bechdol, 81, Twelve Mile, died at 5:20 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor. Born Oct. 1, 1930, in Logansport, he was the son of Homer C. Bechdol and Edith Leona Humphrey. He was married Dec. 10, 1950, in Star City, to Margaret Ann Bonnell, who preceded in death Sept. 29, 2010. Bud retired from...

John Allison

John Allison

Jun 20, 2012

John J. Allison, 93, Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Logansport, died at 9:26 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at his residence. Born Sept. 27, 1918, in Cass County, he was the son of Jud Allison and Oma Lanning. He was married April 6, 1947, in Galveston, to Marian M. Shaff, who preceded in death Aug. 10, 2006. John retired in 1981...

David Collins

David Collins

Jun 18, 2012

David Victor “Pickle” Collins, 74, Logansport, died at 2:40 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born March 5, 1938, in Logansport, he was the son of Ted Collins and Martha M. Moss. He was married May 23, 1990, in Logansport, to Betty L. Koeniger. He retired in 2000 from General Tire after 37 years of service...

Lois Burgess

Lois Burgess

Jun 18, 2012

Lois Irene Burgess, 73, Logansport, died at 1:47 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis. Born March 22, 1939, in Logansport, she was the daughter of George A. Friskey and Lola L. Ault. Lois was married to John R. Burgess, who preceded in death March 3, 1999. Lois was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and taking...

Patricia Snay

Patricia Snay

Jun 18, 2012

Patricia Snay, 72, Indianapolis, formerly of Logansport, died at 7:40 a.m. Monday, June 18, 2012, in her residence. Born Feb. 1, 1940, in Bucyrus, Ohio, she was the daughter of Isaac Williams and Bessie Doolittle. She was retired and enjoyed sewing, playing bingo as well as Facebook games. Surviving are daughters, Billie Weese and husband, Roy, Indianapolis, Renee Abbott and...

Lola Friskey

Lola Friskey

Jun 17, 2012

Lola L. Friskey, 94, Logansport, died at 8:28 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 9, 1917, in Brown County, she was the daughter of Clarence Ault and Zona Sturgeon. She was married in 1935 in Nashville to George A. Friskey, who preceded in death in 1953. She was retired from Logansport State Hospital as an...

Nancy Rutschmann

Nancy Rutschmann

Jun 17, 2012

Nancy L. Ander Rutschmann, 64, Logansport, died at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Born Dec. 16, 1947, in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of George Ander and Erma Rosengarten. She was married Jan. 30, 1971, in Dayton, Ohio, to Donald F. Rutschmann, Ed.D. Nancy was a homemaker. She was a 1965 graduate of Meadowdale...

Robert Berkshire

Robert Berkshire

Jun 15, 2012

LOGANSPORT — Robert “Bob” D. Berkshire, 84, Logansport, passed away at 1:25 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2012, at his residence. He was born Sept. 17, 1927, in Star City to Willard Berkshire and Myrtle Spears. He married Evelyn B. Rothermel on Feb. 9, 1951, in Logansport. Bob was a proud retired teamster that owned and operated seven semi-tractors during his...

Susie Pugh

Susie Pugh

Jun 12, 2012

Susie O. Pugh, 96, Logansport, died at 8:23 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport. Born Sept. 26, 1915, in Franklin County, Va., she was the daughter of Charles T. Scott and Bessie Fisher. She was married Dec. 11, 1934, in Logansport, to Russell J. Pugh, who preceded her in death Sept. 25, 1985. She was a...

Cindy Dockerty

Cindy Dockerty

Jun 12, 2012

Cindy M. Dockerty, 48, Logansport, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at her residence. Born May 30, 1964, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Charles Henry and Irma Heishman. She was married Nov. 12, 2010, in Logansport, to Erich A. Dockerty. Cindy was a 1982 graduate of Logansport High School and was retired. Cindy was a member...

Mathew Pulley Jr

Mathew Pulley Jr

Jun 8, 2012

Mathew William Pulley Jr. was stillborn at 1:06 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2012, at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Mathew was the son of Mathew William Pulley Sr. and Brittney M. McCoy, Logansport, who survive him. Survivors also include a stepsister, Annika Maurie Pulley, Logansport; paternal grandmother, Amy Maurie Pulley, Peru; maternal grandparents, Bill Joseph and Vickie Joann McCoy, Logansport; and aunt,...

Phyllis Gibson

Phyllis Gibson

Jun 2, 2012

Phyllis J. Gibson, 83, Logansport, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 15, 1929, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Harold and Elizabeth A. Geyer. She was married March 9, 1956, in Logansport, to Dale “Red” M. Gibson, who preceded her in death Feb. 21, 1980. She retired from Logansport Municipal...

June Sailors

June Sailors

May 27, 2012

June E. Sailors, 98, Burnettsville, died at 6:25 a.m. Sunday, May 27, 2012, at Chase Center, Logansport. Born March 25, 1914, in Washington Township of Cass County, she was the daughter of L. C. and Lucinda (Vernon) Sharp. She was married Sept. 7, 1935, in Walton, to Arlo Sailors, who preceded her in death Dec. 12, 1990. June was a...

Suzanne Penzenstadler

Suzanne Penzenstadler

May 26, 2012

Suzie Penzenstadler, 64, Walton died at 10:55 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Logansport on July 28, 1947 to James and Helen (Strahlem) Fettig. She married Jerry Penzenstadler on May 28, 2005 in New Waverly. She retired from Federal Mogul after 15 years of service. Suzie was a 1965 graduate of Logansport High School....

Juanita Watson

Juanita Watson

May 26, 2012

Juanita L. Watson, 89, Logansport, died at 7:05 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Juanita was born Feb. 9, 1923 in Logansport to John and Decie (Albright) Young. She married Ernest Watson on March 31, 1946 in Logansport. She worked for H.W. Gossard for seven years, Logansport Community School Corporation for four years, she was a...

Betty Winings

Betty Winings

May 25, 2012

Betty J. Winings, 82, of New Waverly, passed away at 10:06 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2012, at Woodbridge Health Campus, Logansport. Betty was born June 23, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Edgar Collard and Margaret Pedigo. She married Russell Winings on Dec. 6, 1980, in Walton, and he preceded her in death Feb. 18, 1991. She was retired from General...

Betty Frey

Betty Frey

May 20, 2012

Betty L. Frey, 91, Logansport, died at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 2012, at WoodBridge Health Campus. Born March 22, 1921, in Cass County, she was the daughter of Glen Sixbey and Edna E. Wendler. She was married Oct. 8, 1938, in Logansport, to Conn Frey, who preceded in death June 16, 2004. Betty was a homemaker. She was the...

Dorothy Povrzenic

Dorothy Povrzenic

May 19, 2012

Dorothy “Dottie” Mae Povrzenic, 84, Logansport, died at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. Dottie was born April 6, 1928, in Gary to Oren Jessie Barnes and Mary Hayes. She married Roy Peter Povrzenic, Jr., on July 25, 1970, in Gary, who preceded her in death Sept. 29, 2001. She was a prayer...

John Overholser

John Overholser

May 18, 2012

John E. Overholser, 78, of Logansport, died at 7:54 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2012, at Chase Nursing and Convalescent Center in Logansport. John was born Nov. 19, 1933, in Huntington County to Walter Overholser and Mary Fullhart. He married Betty J. Sheets on May 16, 1953, in Pyrmont. She preceded him in death on Dec. 1, 2011. John retired from...