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Ardith Lavonne Picklesimer
Jun 9, 2007
Ardith LaVonne Picklesimer, age 79 of Garrett, IN returned home to her heavenly father at 9:50 pm Saturday, June 9, 2007. She was born on May 27, 1928 in Garrett, IN to Otto and Rose (Weldon) Genda. She was a order packer at Stanadyne-Moen in Garrett for 35 years before retiring in 1989. She was a member of the...
Novella L. Tarlton
Jun 2, 2007
Novella L. Tarlton age 91 of Garrett, IN died at 6:22 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007 at her nephew's home. She was born February 2, 1916 in DeKalb County to Elmer and Evelyne (Sutton) Tarlton and they preceded her in death. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Garrett, IN. She loved to visit people and...
Randall L. Preston
May 25, 2007
Randall L. Preston, age 81 of Lisle, IL. Died Friday, May 25, 2007 at Meadowbrook Manor, Naperville, IL. He was born in Chicago, IL on September 8, 1925 to Lorenzo and Francesca Lo Presto. He served his country in the U.S. Army 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Infantry Division during the Korean Conflict. He was employed by the Chicago Sun-Times...
Gilbert E. Lawhead
May 3, 2007
Gilbert E. Lawhead, age 69 of Garrett, In died at 8:06 a.m. Thursday, May 3, 2007 at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born October 5, 1937 in Auburn, IN to Archie R. and Thelma B. (Elsner) Lawhead. He married Laura E. Hensinger on January 20, 1968 in Garett. He owned Lawheads Union 76...
William L. Rowe
Apr 25, 2007
Willaim "Bill" L. Rowe, 76 of Garrett, IN died on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at his residence. He was born on November 7, 1930 in Kendallville, IN to Frank and Olive (Hulburt) Rowe. He married Barbara A. Hart on October 19, 1952 in Kendallville, IN. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the Army. He had worked at...
Pedro Reyes
Mar 29, 2007
Pedro Reyes, 72 of Fort Wayne, IN died on Thursday, March 29, 2007. He was born on March 16, 1935 in Leon, Nicaragua to Pedro and Amanda (Hernandez) Reyes. He married Maria A. Lacayo on November 29, 1955 in Managua, Nicaragua. He was a Regional Sales Manager for Garrison International and Ajax International. He was a member of St....
Patricia Ann Weaver
Mar 29, 2007
Patricia Ann Weaver, 58 of Garrett, IN, died on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at her residence. She was born on March 1, 1949 in Garrett to Kenneth and Clara (Diederich) Bowman. She married Wayne "Bud" Weaver on April 14, 1967 in Auburn, IN. She was a Office Manager at the Family Counseling Center for almost 30 years. She was...
Andrew Haudenschild
Mar 26, 2007
Andrew F. Haudenschild, 95, of Fort Wayne, IN died on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Byron Health Center. He was born March 24, 2007 in Fort Wayne to Casper and Sarah (Miller) Haudenschild. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. He married Thelma Cook on November 23, 1938. He was a wire drawer at Essex Wire until his retirement in...
Kenton Keith Baker
Mar 20, 2007
Kenton Keith Baker, 60, of Stroh, IN died on March, 20, 2007 in Indianapolis, IN. He was born July 3, 1946 in Fort Wayne, IN to Cecil A. and Berniece R. (Opliger) Baker. He was a Vietnam War Veteran serving in the Army. He married Jeannie Baker in 1979. Kenton was a Stroh resident and formed many lifelong friends...
Ernest M. Robinson
Mar 12, 2007
Ernest M. Robinson, 83, of Paulding, OH and formerly of Garrett, IN, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2007 at Lutheran Hospital. He was born on October 15, 1923 in Walpole, MA to Benjamin A. and Lillian (Heselton) Robinson. He was a Korean War Veteran serving in the United States Army. He retired from Gildea Tool and Die in...
Alisha R. New
Mar 10, 2007
Alisha R. New, age 17 of Garrett, IN died at 5:40 p.m., Saturday, March 10, 2007 in an automobile accident on C.R. 11A in DeKalb County. She was born on December 13, 1989 in Kendallville, IN to Danny R. Rose and Sharon R. New. Alisha was a junior at Garrett High School and was a member of the Rhythm...
Freida E. Leach
Mar 7, 2007
Freida E. Leach age 73 of Garrett, IN, died at 9:05 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at her home. She was born February 8, 1934 in Albion, IN to Dallas and Mary (Kessling) Leitch. She married Melvin E. Leach on November 12, 1954 in Fort Bening, GA and he died in 1977. She was a member of the Living...
John Charles Bigelow
Feb 25, 2007
John Charles Bigelow, age 62 and formerly of Garrett, In died at 4 p.m. Sunday, February 25, 2007 at Glenbrook Rehabilitation Center in Ft. Wayne, IN. John was born December 17, 1944 in Garrett to Edward E. and Elizabeth M. Bigelow. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. - Noon on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Thomas Funeral Home. Private...
Donald Fay Delauder
Feb 17, 2007
Donald Fay Delauder, age 63 of Auburn, IN died on Saturday, Febraury 17, 2007 at Parkview Hospital. He was born June 12, 1943 in Philippi, WV to Stanley and Pearl H. (Bryan) Delauder. He married Nancy Faye Malcolm on March 13, 1965 in Pleasant Lake, IN. He was a machinist and U.A.W. Union Steward at International Harvester for 30...
Merrill A. Miller
Feb 17, 2007
Merrill A. Miller, age 85 of Ft. Wayne, IN, and formerly of Garrett and North Manchester, IN died at 9:45 a.m., Saturday, February 17, 2007 at Parkview North Hospital - Ft. Wayne, IN Merrill was born November 3, 1921 in Silver Lake, IN to Glen A. and Ruth A. (Deaton) Miller and they preceded him in death. Merrill was...
Marcia M. Neukom
Feb 13, 2007
Marcia M. Neukom, age 80 of Garrett, IN died at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at Hospice Home of Northeast Indiana. She was born January 2, 1927 in Adams County,IN to Oliver and Lena P. (Bridgewater) Schnepp and they preceded her in death. She married Glenn W. Neukom Sr. on January 25, 1948 in Decatur, IN and he...
Wanda A. Wray
Feb 12, 2007
Wanda A. Wray, age 90 of Auburn, IN died on Monday, February 12, 2007 at Wesley Healthcare. She was born February 9, 1917 in Chicago, IL to Franklin and Ruth (Long) Albright. She was a homemaker for most of her life but, she also taught pre-school. She married William Ringston and he preceded her in death. She had been...
Deloris M. Bloom
Feb 11, 2007
Deloris "Dee" M. Bloom, age 79 of Altona, IN; died Sunday, February 11, 2007 in Garrett, IN. She was born May 9, 1927 in Huntertown, IN to John and LaVern (Yates) Hippenhammer. She married Robert "Bob" L. Bloom on April 26, 1947 in Altona, IN and he died on July 7, 2004. She was a special full time wife,...
Josephine N. Dicke
Feb 10, 2007
Josephine "Jo" N. Dicke, age 64 of Auburn, IN died at 6:37 p.m. Saturday, February 10, 2007 at DeKalb Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 11, 1942 in Fort Wayne, IN to Darwin E. and Eva M. (Brackney) Cobb and they preceded her in death. She married Ronald W. Dicke on February 14, 1976 at St. Mark's Lutheran...
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