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Virgilia Rose Schlotterer
May 18, 2010
Virgilia "Jill" Rose Schlotterer age 69 of Garrett, IN died at 5:14 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital - Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on April 8, 1941 in Avilla to Fred and Mary E. (Biedrzycki) Schlotterer. She graduated from Avilla High School in 1959. She worked at Renaissance Publishing Company in Auburn for 15 years,...
Sarah Jean Eldridge
May 14, 2010
Sarah Jean Eldridge age 85 of Garrett, IN died at 5 p.m. Friday, May 14, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor - Garrett, IN. She was born January 19, 1925 in Auburn, IN to Walter I. and Edna M. (May) Eldridge and they preceded her in death. She graduated from Manchester College in 1948 with a B.S. in Education. She...
Terry L. Gaar
May 5, 2010
Terry L. Gaar age 63 of Garrett, IN died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital - Auburn, IN. He was born December 9, 1946 in Fort Wayne, IN to Lloyd H. and Cleo M. (Bowsman) Gaar and they preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Garrett High School Class of 1965. He also graduated from...
R. Edwin Vaughn
Apr 27, 2010
R. Edwin "Eddie" Vaughn, age 56 of Kansas City, MO died on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at his home. He was born December 30, 1953 in Garrett to Edwin R. and Carolyn (Stroh) Vaughn. Calling will be held on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held on Monday, May...
Maurice L. Mcpheeters Sr
Apr 27, 2010
Maurice L. McPheeters Sr., age 80, of Garrett died on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital. He was born September 2, 1929 in Garrett to Cornelius G. and Orpha Mae (Brown) McPheeters. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Shirley M. Barkey on February 24, 1968 and she preceded him in death...
Dr. Floyd Joseph Johnson
Apr 18, 2010
Dr. Floyd "Doc" Joseph Johnson D.V.M. age 76 of LaOtto, IN died at 10:35 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010 at Byron Health Center, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born March 1, 1934 in Garrett, IN to Stephen A. and Sylvia M. (Imbody) Johnson, they preceded him in death. He married Mary Ellen Howe on May 30, 1964 in Hudson,...
John M. Greuter Ii
Apr 14, 2010
John M. Greuter II, age 57 of Garrett, IN died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at his home. He was born January 13, 1953 in Noble County to John M. and Betty Jane (Thomas) Greuter and they preceded him in death. He was an Air Force veteran from 1978-1979 and was a laborer at Cold Heading in...
Roy J. "Rosie" Creager
Apr 12, 2010
Roy J. "Rosie" Creager, age 81, of Garrett, died on Monday, April 12, 2010 at his home. He was born March 24, 1929 in Garrett, IN to Roy E. and Dell Marie (Topper) Creager and they preceded him in death. He married Carolyn S. Maggert on May 12, 1956 in Garrett. He was an Army veteran of the Korean...
Eugene C. Drzewiecki
Apr 5, 2010
Eugene C. Drzewiecki, 79 of Michigan City, IN, passed away Monday, April 5, 2010, at 7 p.m. at his home. He was born January 28, 1931, in Michigan City to Walter and Bernice (Gralik) Drzewiecki. On January 30, 1954, in Michigan City, he married Norma Sue Leslie, who preceded him on October 14, 1961. On February 16, 1963, in...
Evelyn L. Dell
Apr 1, 2010
Evelyn L. Dell age 96 of Fort Wayne, IN died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Regency Place of Fort Wayne. She was born July 15, 1913 in Toledo, OH to Ray and Frances (DeLancy) Knepper. She married John L. Dell on December 26, 1936 in Claypool, IN and he died May 28, 1986. She was a member of the...
Charles L. Steinbacher
Mar 28, 2010
Charles L. Steinbacher, age 99 of Garrett and formerly of Noble County, died on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Garrett. He was born October 31, 1910 in Ft. Wayne to Joseph and Edith (Myers) Steinbacher. He married Dolores "Dolly" Lakey on June 12, 1935 and she died May 7, 2009. He is survived...
William H. Hays
Mar 28, 2010
William H. "Bill" Hays, age 80 of Garrett, died on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Garrett. He was born August 21, 1929 in Garrett to Hudson and Beatrice (Morris) Hays. He was a laborer at International Harvestor and a WWII veteran having served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the...
Eunice M. Heitz
Mar 27, 2010
Eunice M. Heitz, age 96 of Garrett, died on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at her residence. She was born February 25, 1914 in Twin Falls, Idaho to John S. and Alice (Garber) Flory. She married J. Emory Heitz on April 17, 1942 in Garrett and he died May 10, 2003. She was a homemaker and a member of the...
Ileen L. Ellert
Mar 16, 2010
Ileen L. Ellert, age 77 of Port Saint Lucie, FL and formerly of Garrett, died on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Fort Pierce, FL. She was born July 17, 1932 in Garrett to Germaine and Cecelia (Schlosser) Hollis, they preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a former member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Larry R. Jefferies
Mar 11, 2010
Larry R. Jefferies, age 48, of Huntertown, died at 4:25 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2010 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born June 10, 1961 in Fort Wayne to Donald and June (Renner) Jefferies, they survive in Fort Wayne. He married Krista M. Dircksen on October 22, 1988, she survives in Huntertown. Larry was Co-Owner of...
Jennie R. Huth
Mar 6, 2010
Jennie R. Huth age 38 of Garrett, IN died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital - Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born January 4, 1972 in Auburn, IN to Michael F. and Nancy A. (Garman) Huth. Jennie worked at Alliance Industries for the last few years. She was involved in the Special Olympics, Action Club and Alliance Bowling....
Joan Kelham
Feb 22, 2010
Joan Kelham age 89 of Avilla, IN died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Betz Nursing Home - Auburn, IN. Joan was born January 25, 1921 in Avilla, IN to Freeman and Gertrude (Weller) Kelham. She earned her Masters Degree in Music Education from Northwestern University. She was a music teacher at Fort Wayne Community Schools for 30 years, retiring...
Dorothy Jean Werkheiser
Feb 17, 2010
Dorothy Jean Werkhesier, 77 of Garrett, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at her residence. She was born December 26, 1932 in Auburn. Her parents were Harold Raymond and Mary Margaret (Manrow) Werkheiser, they preceded her in death. Dorothy was a Teacher for many years. She spent 10 years teaching in Garrett. She was a member of the former...
Dorothy M Contadellucci
Feb 10, 2010
Dorothy M. Contadellucci age 75 of Auburn, IN died at 7:12 p.m. Wednesday, February 10,2010 at Betz Nursing Home - Auburn, IN. She married Anthony J. Contadellucci in 1986 in Hawaii and he died October 7, 2005. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Garrett American Legion Auxilliary and the Auburn Moose Lodge. Survivors include: Son -...
Emily Katelynn Dingus
Feb 1, 2010
Emily Katelynn Dingus age 2 months died at 8:20 a.m., Monday, February 1, 2010 at Riley's Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. She was born November 10, 2009 in Indianapolis, IN to Chester E. Dingus III and Rebecca (Bunn) Dingus. She is survived by her parents - Chester E. III and Rebecca Dingus and a twin brother, Nicholas Christian Dingus, all...
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