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Edward Allen Howard Of Garrett, Indiana

Edward Allen Howard Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 26, 2009

Edward Allen Howard, age 80 of Garrett, died on Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 6:34 p.m. at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn. He was born November 7, 1929 in Monticello, IN to William R. and Grace L. (Landgreaver) Howard, they preceded him in death. Edward served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 - 1953 and...

George L. Coleman Jr. Of Garrett, Indiana

George L. Coleman Jr. Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 23, 2009

George L. Coleman Jr. age 67 of Garrett, IN died Monday, November 23, 2009. He was born March 23, 1942 in Kendallville, IN to George L. and Laura Mae (Hoffelder) Coleman Sr. He was a graduate of Kendallville High School class of 1960. He married Lorraine M. Rowe on March 30, 1963 in Kendallville, IN and she died January...

Virginia Davis Of Garrett, Indiana

Virginia Davis Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 23, 2009

Virginia Davis age 89 formerly of Garrett, IN died at 12:58 p.m. Monday, November 23, 2009 at Provena Sacred Heart Home - Avilla, IN.She was born December 17, 1919 in Garrett to Nicholas and Johanna (Istrate) Fratila. She married John D. Davis on October 12, 1940 in Garrett, IN and he died in 1987. She was a homemaker and...

Harold L. Pepple Of Garrett, Indiana

Harold L. Pepple Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 20, 2009

Harold L. Pepple age 90 of Corunna, IN died at 9:10 a.m. Friday, November 20, 2009 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital - Auburn, IN. He was born May 3, 1919 in Mishawaka, IN. He married Ruth N. Kern on November 16, 1940 in Auburn, IN and she died December 22, 1995. He was an engineer on the B & O...

Charles J. Brumbaugh Of Garrett, Indiana

Charles J. Brumbaugh Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 12, 2009

Charles J. "Bud" Brumbaugh, 85 died on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born August 30, 1924 in Fort Wayne to Charles W. and Margaret (Bowers) Brumbaugh. He married Pauline T. Fogle on August 14, 1942 in Fort Wayne. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the South...

Odessie A. Shultz Of Garrett, Indiana

Odessie A. Shultz Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 7, 2009

Odessie A. Shultz, 89 of Garrett, IN; died on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, IN. She was born February 13, 1920 in Crawfton, MI to Franklin and Hazel (Snyder) Reinoehl. She married Henry Alva Shultz February 25, 1939 and he died November 26, 1967. Odessie worked at Electric Motors in Garrett and at Essex...

James A. Souder Of Garrett, Indiana

James A. Souder Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 4, 2009

James A. Souder age 61 of Garrett, IN died at 10:41 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital - Auburn, IN. He was born Januray 4, 1948 in Garrett, In to James N. and Alice M. (Dilgard) Souder. He married Peggy J. Bacon on April 14,1981 in Las Vegas, NV. He worked at Eaton Corporation for 34...

Mary Jean Custer Of Garrett, Indiana

Mary Jean Custer Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 1, 2009

Mary Jean Custer, age 83, died on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Wesley Healthcare in Auburn, IN. She was born December 10, 1925 in Garrett, IN to Carl E. and Beryl E. (Davis) Bonnett. She had worked at Electric Motors in Garrett and Kraft Foods in Kendallville, IN before becoming the secretary to the mayor of Garrett for 14...

Sammye Jean Jackson Of Garrett, Indiana

Sammye Jean Jackson Of Garrett, Indiana

Nov 1, 2009

Sammye Jean Jackson, age 67 of Garrett, IN, died on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, IN. She was born August 29, 1942 in Hindman, KY to John and Freda (Butcher) Kilgore. She married Harry G. Jackson Jr. on March 22, 1986 in Garrett. Sammye was a cheese maker at County Line Cheese for 19...

Nora Hatton Of Garrett, Indiana

Nora Hatton Of Garrett, Indiana

Oct 30, 2009

Nora Hatton age 81 of LaOtto, IN died on Friday, October 30, 2009 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born April 29, 1928 in Breathit County, Kentucky to James C. and Fannie (Little) Harmon. She married Ben Hatton Jr. on May 10, 1947 and he died December 26, 1999. Nora was a homemaker...

Rozella Mae Dembickie Of Garrett, Indiana

Rozella Mae Dembickie Of Garrett, Indiana

Oct 26, 2009

Rozella Mae Dembickie, 87 of Fort Wayne, IN and formerly of Garrett, IN; died at 8:30 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2009 at Regency Place Nursing Home in Fort Wayne. She was born February 4, 1922 in Avilla, IN to James and Bertha (Betts) Owen. She married Joseph Dembickie on September 2, 1939 in Garrett and he died June 1,...

Donna Jean Chaffin Of Garrett, Indiana

Donna Jean Chaffin Of Garrett, Indiana

Oct 24, 2009

Donna Jean Chaffin, 78 of Garrett, IN; died on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Select Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born January 21, 1931 in Flint, MI to Walter Irvine and Alena Mae (Hogg) Gould. Donna graduated from Flint Northern High School in Flint, MI. She married Rev. W. Calvin Chaffin on January 27, 1951 in Angola,...

Bernice M. Cox Of Garrett, Indiana

Bernice M. Cox Of Garrett, Indiana

Oct 22, 2009

Bernice M. Cox age 96 of Fort Wayne, IN died Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Saint Anne Home - Fort Wayne, IN. She was born April 8, 1913 in Concordia, KS to Henry and Margaret (Gray) Mercier and they preceded her in death. She married Lyle Cox on October 28, 1939 in Greenleaf, KS and he died December 10,...

Rev. Kenneth T. Hawkins Of Garrett, Indiana

Rev. Kenneth T. Hawkins Of Garrett, Indiana

Oct 16, 2009

Rev. Kenneth T. Hawkins age 88 of Garrett, IN died Friday, October 16, 2009 at Lutheran Life Villages - Kendallville, IN. He was born March 2, 1921 in Monroeville, IN to LeRoy and Dove Mable (Sprague) Hawkins and they preceded him in death. He married Betty M. Agler on December 13, 1941 in Berne, IN. He was the minister...

Ruth W. Griffin Of Garrett, Indiana

Ruth W. Griffin Of Garrett, Indiana

Oct 12, 2009

Ruth W. Griffin, 89 of Garrett, IN died on Monday, October 12, 2009 at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla, IN. She was born January 19, 1920 in Auburn, IN to James F. and Alta A. (Gump) Wiley. She married James A. Griffin on October 21, 1937 in Garrett and he died on June 21, 2001. She had worked...

Pearl E. Ellert Of Garrett, Indiana

Pearl E. Ellert Of Garrett, Indiana

Oct 12, 2009

Pearl E. "Peg" Ellert, 85 of Auburn, IN died on Monday, October 12, 2009 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital. She was born October 2, 1924 in Garrett, IN to William and Velma (Miller) Geiser. She married Carl A. Ellert on April 19, 1947 in Auburn, IN. Peg was a homemaker and a member of the DeKalb County Home Demonstration Club...

Herman W. Jensen Of Garrett, Indiana

Herman W. Jensen Of Garrett, Indiana

Sep 30, 2009

Herman W. Jensen, 92 of Garrett, IN died on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Garrett. He was born April 18, 1917 in Syracuse, IN to Ladene and Ida (Kitson) Jensen. He married Betty E. Holloway on December 31, 1939 in the Wayne Street Methodist Church in Fort Wayne, IN. Herman was a conductor...

Kevin J. Snook Of Garrett, Indiana

Kevin J. Snook Of Garrett, Indiana

Sep 30, 2009

Kevin J. Snook, 51 of Garrett, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Wesley Healthcare in Auburn, IN. He was born August 24, 1958 in Garrett to Gerry G. and Mary Jane (Shuff) Snook. He married Patty Conn July 12, 1996 in Auburn. Kevin was a bartender at Martin's Tavern in Garrett. He was a member of the Garrett...

Larry E. Custer Of Garrett, Indiana

Larry E. Custer Of Garrett, Indiana

Sep 21, 2009

Larry E. Custer, 65 of Garrett, IN; died on Monday, September 21, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born March 6, 1944 in Auburn, IN to Gregory and Maxine (Thompson) Custer. Larry was a Forklift Operator at B.F. Goodrich in Woodburn, IN for 30 years before retiring in 1999. He married Deborah L. Nelson...

Diana M. Dembickie Of Garrett, Indiana

Diana M. Dembickie Of Garrett, Indiana

Sep 16, 2009

Diana M. Dembickie age 66 of Garrett, IN died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at Miller's Merry manor in Garrett. Diana was a lifetime Garrett resident, having worked for the City Of Garrett and Lincoln Financial Group - Fort Wayne, IN. Surviving are: Son - William E. Beverly and his wife Lori Grandson - William T. Beverly Granddaughter - Qwinn...

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