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Angela K. Cowell
May 7, 2012
Angela K. Cowell February 10, 1969 - May 7, 2012 Angela K. Cowell age 43 of Angola, IN died Monday, May 7, 2012 at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. She was born February 10, 1969 in Fort Wayne, IN to Richard D. and Debra L. (Nelson) Cowell Custer. Angela worked in a group home in Angola before becoming ill....
A. Katharine "Kate" Kleeman
Apr 27, 2012
A. Katharine "Kate" Kleeman March 13, 1926 - April 27, 2012 A. Katharine "Kate" Kleeman age 86 of Garrett, IN died Friday, April27, 2012. She was born March 13, 1926 in Garrett, IN to Don E. and Alice H. (Harsh) Van Fleit and they preceded her in death. She was a clerk at the Garrett Telephone Company - retiring...
Bradley E. "Brad" Preston
Apr 25, 2012
Bradley E. "Brad" Preston age 54 of Naperville, IL died April 25, 2012 at his home. Brad was born June 29, 1957 in Chicago, IL to Randall L. and Alice M. (Foote) Preston and they preceded him in death. Brad spent a lot of great times in the Garrett area growing up around his grandparents: Elmer M. and Helen...
Donald L. Carper
Apr 24, 2012
Donald L. Carper, age 85 of Garrett, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Chandler House in Kendallville. He was born August 28, 1926 in Garrett to the late Victor C. and Olga Faye (Miller) Carper. He married Marjorie J. Burtch on November 13, 1947 in Fort Wayne and she survives in Garrett. Don worked on the...
Jill Marie Clouse
Apr 21, 2012
Jill Marie Clouse February 4, 1948 - April 21, 2012 Jill Marie Clouse, age 64 of Garrett, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at her daughter's home in Auburn. She was born February 4, 1948 in Garrett to the late William and Delores (Bowman) Clouse. She is survived by her daughter and son in-law, Melissa and Sean Linvill...
Robert R. Koble
Mar 29, 2012
Robert R. Koble June 29, 1937 - March 29, 2012 Robert Koble age 74 of LaOtto, IN and formerly Gulfport, FL died at 12:50 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012 at his home. Robert was born June 29, 1937 in Garrett, IN to Richard and Clara (Kuehner) Koble and they preceded him in death. He married Caramay Penzin on January...
Dorothy M. Newman
Mar 21, 2012
Dorothy M. Newman age 91 of Garrett, IN died at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor - Garrett, IN. She was born October 4, 1920 in Fort Wayne, IN to Leonard C. and Irene (Wagerman) Huth and they preceded her in death. She worked as a production worker at Seiferts Potato Chips - Fort Wayne,...
Gloria Lynne Reddin
Mar 9, 2012
Gloria Lynne Reddin November 7, 1942 - March 9, 2012 Gloria Lynne Reddin, 69 of Corunna, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 9, 2012 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born November, 7 1942 in Garrett to the late Charles and Media (Stansbury) Traster. She was a homemaker and a member of the...
Robert A. Redmond
Mar 5, 2012
Robert "Bob" A. Redmond, 58 of Garrett, died on Monday, March 5, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born June 14, 1953 in Garrett to the late James and Kathleen (Walt) Redmond. He graduated from Garrett High School and was a Sound Engineer for most of his life. Bob saw life on his own terms. He...
Florine Esther Strong
Feb 25, 2012
Florine Esther Swander Strong, age 91 of Land O Lakes, FL and formerly of Garrett, died on Saturday, February 25, 2012. She was born April 9, 1920 in Halloway, OH to the late Wilbur and Gertrude (Maurer) Swander. She married Carl Strong on January 11, 1939 in Auburn and he survives in Land O Lakes. Florine was a secretary...
Jon M. See
Feb 20, 2012
Jon M. See, 70, of Garrett, IN passed away on February 20, 2012 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN, surrounded by his family. He was born December 14, 1941 in Auburn, IN to the late Orval E. and Doris (Barnhart) See. He married Elizabeth Ann Conkle on July 7, 1962 and she survives in Garrett. Also surviving are...
Steven M. Mann
Feb 15, 2012
Steven M. Mann, age 44 of Garrett, IN died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital - Fort Wayne, IN. He was born October 25, 1967 in Auburn, IN to Willis D. and Judith E. (Hart) Mann and they preceded him in death. He was a factory worker at Electric Motors for 8 years. Graveside services will take place...
William Matthew Andrews
Feb 15, 2012
William Matthew Andrews, age 90 of Fort Wayne and formerly of Garrett, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Covington Manor in Fort Wayne. He was born October 23, 1921 in Dothan, Alabama to William H. and Dora (Thompson) Andrews, they preceded him in death. He had worked for the B&O until 1962 and also was a building and...
Janice K. Bly
Feb 10, 2012
Janice K. Bly June 11, 1945 - February 10, 2012 Janice K. Bly, age 66 of Garrett, IN, died at 10:47 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2012 at her residence. She was born June 11, 1945 in Garrett to Loren L. and Rosalie (Taylor) Shafer and they preceded her in death. She married Richard Cordes on April 12, 1963...
Pauline Thelma Brumbaugh
Jan 31, 2012
Pauline Thelma Brumbaugh October 14, 1922 - January 31, 2012 Pauline Thelma Brumbaugh, age 89 of Auburn and formerly of Fort Wayne, died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at DeKalb Health in Auburn. She was born October 14, 1922 in Paulding, OH to Merlin Leo and Inez Olive (Klingler) Fogle and they preceded her in death. She...
Henry P. Zecca Sr
Jan 16, 2012
Henry P. Zecca Sr. April 26, 1929 - January 16, 2012 Henry P. Zecca Sr., age 82 of Garrett, IN died at 7:29 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital in Ft. Wayne. He was born April 26, 1929 in Garrett to Camillo and Frances (Aversa) Zecca and they preceded him in death. Henry married Mary H....
Josephine Runion
Jan 6, 2012
Josephine Runion, 101, formerly of Garrett passed away January 6, 2012, in Yorktown, Indiana, following a short illness. She was born March 20, 1910, near Auburn to Homer and Catherine Boren. Josephine was a nurse for many years at the Garrett Sacred Heart Hospital, Auburn Sanders Hospital, and DeKalb Memorial Hospital where she retired as supervisor of the surgery...
Robert "Bob" Distelrath
Jan 2, 2012
Robert "Bob" Distelrath, 69, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at his winter home in Arizona. Born in Detroit,Michigan, he lived in Huntertown, Indiana with his son Jeremy, Jeremy's fiancAC., Gina, their son Connor, and his dogs, Sparky and Sugar. He took pride in his work as a union electrician, working for Shambaugh & Sons, and was a proud member...
Mary L. Hammer
Dec 28, 2011
Mary L. Hammer, 69, of Garrett and formerly of Port Huron, MI; died on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Garrett. She was born January 31, 1942 in Port Huron, MI to Joseph and Donna (Parrow) Foster. She married Myrle L. Hammer on November 18, 1958 in Port Huron and he survives in Garrett....
Martha J. Custer
Dec 25, 2011
Martha J. Custer November 23, 1923 - December 25, 2011 Martha J. Custer, age 88, of Garrett died at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, December 25, 2011 at her home. She was born November 23, 1923 in Garrett to Roy A. and Maggie M. (Caid) McKinley and they preceded her in death. She married Wayne C. Custer on March 3, 1945...
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