Obituaries

Aug 8, 2011

Florence L. Shaw, 93, Logansport, died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, at Miller’s Merry Manor. Born Dec. 20, 1917, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Joseph and Nora Martin Rombold. She was married Jan. 28, 1939, in Logansport, to Bernard M. Shaw, who preceded her in death Dec. 26, 1986. Florence was a homemaker and formerly worked...

Aug 7, 2011

LOGANSPORT — Phillip J. Showley, 72, Logansport, died at 4:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at his residence. Born March 9, 1939, in Fulton County, he was the son of Carl Lester and Margaret A. Apt Showley. His first marriage was to Betty Kay Lemmon, who survives. His second marriage was to Mickey Henry, who preceded him in death. His...

Jul 30, 2011

James R. Etnier Anonymous Pharos-Tribune Mon Aug 01, 2011, 11:41 PM EDT LOGANSPORT — James R. Etnier, 91, Logansport, died at 9:48 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Central Lafayette. Born Aug. 19, 1919, in Royal Center, he was the son of Stewart and Pearl Smith Etnier. He was married May 17, 1942, in Logansport, to N....

Jul 28, 2011

LOGANSPORT — Dorothy E. Camp, 85, Logansport, died at 6:45 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011, in her niece’s home. Born Feb. 15, 1926, in Logansport, she was the daughter of George J. and Emma Faye Reynolds Weaver. She was married Oct. 21, 1945, in Logansport, to Eugene S. Camp, who preceded in death Aug. 1, 1968. Dorothy retired in 1987...

Jul 28, 2011

LOGANSPORT — Asa Alfred Corn, 88, Logansport, died at 4:47 p.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born March 23, 1923, in Dora, he was the son of Benjamin and Hazel Bitzel Corn. He was married Sept. 6, 1947, in New Albany, to Betty L. Kilgas. Asa retired from Conrail Railroad in 1984 after 37 years of...

Jul 17, 2011

June R. Harmon, 79, Logansport, died at 2:02 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born July 10, 1932, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Harvey and Daisy Mae Lantz Baker. She was married April 5, 1950, in Logansport, to Robert L. Harmon, who preceded her in death Dec. 9, 1999. June retired in 2009 as a...

Jul 16, 2011

Jul 15, 2011

LOGANSPORT — Marjorie G. DeWitt, 92, Logansport, passed away at 12:55 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at Logansport Memorial Hospital. She was born May 30, 1919, in Peru, to Louis Gerald Shambarger and Bernice Esther Cover Shambarger. She was married on March 23, 1939, in Macy, to Charles Clifford DeWitt, who preceded in death Oct. 17, 1989. Marge hired in...

Jul 15, 2011

Ruth May Smith, 83, Logansport, died at 4:50 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at Miller’s Merry Manor. Born Aug. 16, 1927, in Henry County, she was the daughter of Virgil and Lela Estes Todd. She was married Dec. 30, 1945, in Henry County, to Milford H. Smith Sr. Ruth was a homemaker. She was an avid singer and enjoyed spending...

Jul 12, 2011

Donald B. Winn, 92, Walton, passed away at 9:35 p. m. Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Logansport Memorial Hospital. Mr. Winn was born at home near Lucerne on August 24, 1918, the son of Earl and Verdia Bair Winn. He was a 1936 graduate of Lucerne High School. On June 4, 1944, he married Helen A. Noel at her parents’...

Jul 9, 2011

Services for Chuck Siddall, 82, Logansport, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Gundrum Funeral Home. Surrounded by family, Chuck passed away Monday, July 4th at 10:53 A.M. at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis after a brief stay. Born January 25, 1929 in Logansport, he was the son of Ira and Gracie Siddall. He may have...

Jul 9, 2011

Patricia L. Slusher, 71, Logansport, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011, in her residence. Born March 28, 1940, in Logansport, she was the daughter of George Harold Ebey and Clara Pierce. She was married on Aug. 8, 1959, in Walton to Jerry L. Slusher, who survives. She was a former co-owner of Slusher's Garage and Body Shop,...

Jul 8, 2011

LOGANSPORT — Wilda R. Wellman, 75, Logansport, passed away at 10:20 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2011, at Woodbridge Health Campus, Logansport. She was born July 30, 1935, in Logansport, to Harry Sutton and Inez V. Staley Sutton. She was married May 21, 1960, in St. Joseph Church in Logansport to Gene M. Wellman. She was a secretary for Schrum School...

Jul 4, 2011

LOGANSPORT — Linda Sue Downs, 60, Logansport, died at 8:50 p.m. Monday, July 4, in her residence. She was born Aug. 12, 1950, in Wabash, the daughter of Wiley Felabom and Gladys King Petty. She was married June 13, 1970, La Grove, Ind., to Franklin L. Downs. She was a homemaker. A 1968 graduate of Northfield High School, Linda enjoyed...

Jun 26, 2011

Betty K. Rhodes, 92, formerly of Logansport, died at 8:17 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2011, at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie. Born Aug. 9, 1918, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Allen and Ada Madden Woodfill. She was married Nov. 18, 1936, in Elwood, to John D. “Steve” Rhodes, who preceded in death on July 2, 1989. Betty was a...

Jun 21, 2011

Jun 15, 2011

Betty Lou Roller, 78, Logansport, died at 3:02 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born March 1, 1933, in Cass County, she was the daughter of Orville and Mary Elsie Downhour Sylvester. She was married June 9, 1956, in Young America to Donald Dale Roller, who preceded in death Sept. 28, 1987. Betty retired from Kauffman...

Jun 12, 2011

.Marion A. Leffel Posted:06/13/2011 8:47 PM Marion A. Leffel, 88, Logansport, died at 11:55 a.m. Sunday, June 12, 2011, at Chase Nursing Home. He died peacefully surrounded by his family and loving Chase employees. He was born Sept. 26, 1922, in Logansport, to Roy and Gladys Kinzey Leffel. He was married Feb. 23, 1956, to Theda G. “Albert” Turnpaugh, who...

Jun 10, 2011

Ruth “Jane” Whipple, 70, Logansport, died at 12:25 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2011, at Chase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Aug. 1, 1940, in Crawfordsville, she was the daughter of Earl Franklin and Cora Cleo Coon Herron. She was married Feb. 15, 1960, in Crawfordsville, to Kenneth L. Whipple, who preceded in death on Dec. 29, 2009. She was a...

Jun 9, 2011

LOGANSPORT — Mary K. Hughes, 82, Logansport, died at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2011, at WoodBridge Health Campus. Born April 6, 1929, in Cass County, she was the daughter of Paul W. and Erma M. Segraves Black. She was married Jan. 19, 1985, in Logansport, to Robert L. Hughes, who survives. Mary retired from Woolworth Company in 1979 after...