James I. Diederich
Nov 2, 2008
James I. Diederich, 70, of Garrett, IN died on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, IN. He was born April 30, 1938 in Garrett, IN to August F. and Vesta R. (Barber) Diederich. James worked in Parts and Maintaince at Yoder Ford in Garrett for 15 years. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran...
Earl E. Creager
Nov 1, 2008
Earl E. Creager age 84 of Garrett, IN died at 7 a.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008 at his home. He was born September 7, 1924 in Garrett, IN to Roy E. and Dell Marie (topper) Creager. Earl married Betty A. Weaver on August 17, 1946 in Kendallville, IN. He worked as a district sales manager for Chicago Metallic for...
Gerald W. Carper
Oct 27, 2008
Gerald W. Carper, 78, of Garrett, IN died at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2008 at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla, IN. He was born February 26, 1930 in Garrett, IN to Victor C. and Olga Faye (Miller) Carper. He was a tool room foreman at Kitchen Quip in Waterloo, IN for 35 years, retiring in 1992....
Nettie L. Marshall
Oct 25, 2008
Nettie L. Marshall, 73, of Auburn, IN died at 5:55 a.m., Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born December 25, 1934 in Carlisle County, KY to James Alton and Mary A. (Blanford) Thomas. She married Charles L. Marshall on January 16, 1954 in Bardwell, KY and he died March 12, 2008. She...
Kenneth D. Heitz
Oct 21, 2008
Kenneth D. Heitz, 62, of Garrett, IN died at 12:23 a.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Kenneth was born December 25, 1945 in Garrett, IN to J. Emory and Eunice M. (Flory) Heitz. He worked in maintenance for the Garrett-Keyser-Butler School system for 35 years, retiring in 2002. He was a member of...
Melanie Ann Yarian
Oct 18, 2008
Melanie Ann Yarian, age 17, died at her home in Auburn, IN at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2008 following a valiant 6-year battle with cancer, loved ones were at her side as she passed peacefully to be with her Lord. She was born on June 26, 1991 in Aunurn, IN to Lawrence G. Yarian and Joy A. (Hayes)...
Richard S. Simmons
Oct 6, 2008
Richard S. Simmons age 75 of Garrett, IN died at 1 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2008 at Hospice Home of Northeast IN. He was born October 3, 1933 in Millersburg, IN to Sherman and Eva (Miller) Simmons. He married Elsie L. Wagner on April 20, 1954 in Kendallville, IN. Richard worked in quality control at Auburn Gear for 29...
Pauline M. Walsh
Oct 3, 2008
Pauline M. "Pat" Walsh, died on Friday, October 3, 2008 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. She had lived at Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla, IN for the past year and a half. She was born in Coldwater, MI to John D. and Mary A. (Thrasher) Bretz. She married Thomas A. Walsh on December 9, 1944 and...
Robert Gene Custer
Oct 2, 2008
Robert "Gene" Custer age 79 of Garrett, IN died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor in Garrett. He was born August 25, 1929 in Garrett, IN to Alexander J. and Sadie E. (Grube) Custer. He married Katrina H. Heinzerling on May 29, 1951 in Auburn, IN. He was an Army veteran of the Korean...
Sarah Elizabeth Yoder
Sep 24, 2008
Sarah E. "Sally" Yoder age 87 of Lake Gage, Angola, IN and formerly of Garrett,IN died at 5:21 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital, Auburn, IN. She was born October 18, 1920 in Coral, MI. She married Ernest "Ernie" Yoder on January 22, 1948 in Goshen, IN and they moved to Garrett, IN in June of...
Robert J. Duguid
Sep 13, 2008
Robert J. Duguid, 88 of Garrett, IN died at 6:05 a.m. Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home in Garrett, IN. He was born August 16, 1920 in Ray, IN to Paul and Mabel (Easler) Duguid, they preceded him in death. He was a 1939 graduate of Ashley High School. He married Martha J. Hill on...
Evelyn M. Dalrymple
Sep 8, 2008
Evelyn M. Dalrymple age 83 of Fremont, IN died monday, September 8, 2008 at Lakeland Nursing Home in Angola, IN. She was born March 11, 1925 in Garrett, IN to Jacob W. and Eliza B. (Chambers) Richmond. She married Daryl E. Dalrymple on March 17, 1945 in DelRay Beach, FL. She was a homemaker and a member of Tri...
Georgiana Grace Bowes
Aug 11, 2008
Georgiana Grace Bowes, 105, of Warren, OH and formerly of Garrett, IN died on Monday, August 11, 2008. She was born August 16, 1902 in Fayette Co., PA to Amzi and Luella Grace (Gaddis) Vail. She married David M. Bowes on November 1, 1934 in Smock, PA and he preceded her in death in October of 1960. She was...
Rev. Arthur G. Ferry Jr
Jul 16, 2008
Rev. Arthur G. Ferry Jr. age 69 of Fort Wayne, IN and formerly of Garrett, IN died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on August 13, 1938 in Brazil, IN to Arthur G. and Helen (Howard) Ferry Sr. and they preceded him in death. He married...
Thelma G. Haudenschild
Jul 15, 2008
Thelma G. Haudenschild, 95, of Fort Wayne, IN died at 8:44 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Byron Health Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on Novmeber 8, 1912 in Hocking County, Ohio to Ernest L. and Lovinna M. (Wolfe) Cook. She married Andrew F. Haudenschild on November 23, 1938 and he died on March 26, 2007....
Retha J. Ruger
Jun 30, 2008
Retha J. Ruger, 75, of LaOtto, IN died unexpectedly on Monday, June 30, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne,IN. She was born October 18, 1932 in Waterloo, IN to Charles B. and Florence V. (Hanson) Bloom. She married Jack V. Ruger on March 29, 1958 at the Cedar Creek Church of the Brethren in Garrett, IN. She...
Shirley A. Washington
Jun 19, 2008
Shirley A. Washington age 62 of Fort Wayne, IN died at 10:17 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2008 at her home. She was born March 22, 1946 in Garrett, IN to John T. and Mary Belle (Doster) Andrews. Visitation will be from Noon - 2 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2008 at Thomas Funeral Home - Garrett IN Graveside services will...
Justin Dewayne Todd
Jun 8, 2008
Justin DeWayne Todd, 19, of Garrett, IN died on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on June 30, 1988 in Hope, AK to Claudy Todd and Patty Leland. He had been a Garrett resident since 1996. He graduated from Garrett High School in 2006. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June...
Shirley M. Mcpheeters
Jun 4, 2008
Shirley M. McPheeters, 79, of Garrett, IN died on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 28, 1929 in Helmer, IN to Floyd and Dolly Barkey. She married Maurice McPheeters Sr. on February 24, 1968 in Garrett, IN. She was a winder at Electric Motors for 30 years before retiring in 2000. She...
Mary Belle Andrews
May 25, 2008
Mary Belle Andrews age 92 of Garrett, IN died Sunday, May 25, 2008 in Saginaw, MI. She was born December 13, 1915 in Newton, AL to Robert Haywood and Dovie Mae (Thompson) Doster. She married John T. Andrews on June 11, 1931 in Garrett, IN and he died August 24, 1999. She worked in domestic service for many Garrett...
