Obituaries

Nov 22, 2010

Ruth Margaret “Peggy” (Whitney) Townsend, 84, of Knoxville, Tenn., and formerly of Logansport, passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, after a short illness. Peggy was born Jan. 26, 1926, and raised in Logansport, where she was a pianist for the high school chorus. In her 20s, Peggy composed the winning entry in a contest to determine the Logansport High...

Nov 19, 2010

Donald E. Hayden, 77, Logansport, passed away at 7:18 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, at Seton Specialty Hospital, Lafayette. He was born Jan. 19, 1933, in Logansport to Oscar Hayden and Geneva Timberman Hayden. He had been married to Beverly Cotner for 58 years. He retired from Matthew-Warren and Rockwell International after 31 years of service. Donald was a graduate...

Nov 13, 2010

Steven Earl Zeider, 60, Logansport, died at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at his residence. Born June 9, 1950, in Tempe, Ariz., he was the son of Robert E. and Mary Ellen Markley Zeider. On Oct. 6, 1973, in Logansport, he married Nancy L. Holcomb, who survives. He retired from Kent Feeds in 1996 after 18 years of service....

Nov 13, 2010

Sheryl A. Rosier July 27, 1943 - Nov. 13, 2010 Sheryl A. Rosier, 67, Peru, died at 4:23 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at Clarian Hospital, Lafayette. She was born July 27, 1943, in Detroit, the daughter of Kenneth Koon and Laura (Smith). On Aug. 24, 1979, in Kokomo, she married Elvin G. Rosier. She was homemaker. She was formerly...

Nov 10, 2010

Kenneth Donald “Don” Bell, 82, Logansport, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, in WoodBridge Health Campus. Born Dec. 30, 1927, in Logansport, he was the son of Kenneth and Harriet Gray Bell. He was married June 18, 1950, in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Cass County, to Betty C. Vernon. Don retired from Wilson Foods in 1990 after 20...

Nov 9, 2010

Calvin S. “Cap’n Crunch” Waldron, 65, Logansport, died at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, in his residence. Born May 11, 1945, in Elkhart, he was the son of Calvin and Phyllis Clark Waldron. He was a former Logansport Municipal Utility worker, auctioneer and well known radio personality. He was a member of the Eagles FOE 323 and William Paca...

Nov 6, 2010

Lowell L. Hoehne, 87, Lafayette, died at 1:40 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at the Indiana Veterans Home in Lafayette. He was born Aug. 7, 1923, in Twelve Mile to Paul Hoehne and Nellie Skinner Hoehne. He was married to Anita J. Easter on Jan. 4, 1948, in Twelve Mile. He was a farmer and a school bus driver. He...

Nov 3, 2010

Ralph A. Nelson, 95, Walton, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, in his residence. Born July 20, 1915, in Cass County, he was the son of Roy and Esta Peters Nelson. He was married Feb. 23, 1940, in Kokomo, to Mary Louise West, who preceded in death April 7, 2009. Ralph was a retired farmer. He also was...

Oct 25, 2010

Dortha M. Saunders, 82, Logansport, died at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, in Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. Born Oct. 27, 1927, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Blantz and Gertrude Mast Rynearson. She was married April 17, 1948, in Logansport, to Carl D. Saunders. She was a homemaker and had also formerly worked at Logan Machine and...

Oct 21, 2010

Oct 21, 2010

SSgt. Kenneth Keith McAninch July 31, 1982 - Oct. 21, 2010 Sgt. Kenneth Keith McAninch, 28, Hopkinsville, Ky., formerly of Logansport, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, in the Yahya Khel district, Afghanistan. He was born July 31, 1982, in Monticello, the son of Marvin McAninch and Cheryl A. Richardson. On June 11, 2010, in Hopkinsville, Ky., he married Shawnna R....

Oct 18, 2010

Elvie M. Edge, 66, Logansport, died at 9:55 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in Seaton Hospital, Lafayette. Born Sept. 22, 1944, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Dwight and Zurtha Minner Humerickhouse. She was married Nov. 17, 1967, in Paris, Ill., to Warren M. Edge, who preceded in death April 11, 1998. Elvie retired in 2005 after 43 years...

Oct 18, 2010

Sarah Maglean M. Courtney, 88, Logansport, died at 9:33 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in WoodBridge Health Campus. Born Aug. 10, 1922, in Knoble, Ark., she was the daughter of Jodie and Ellen Golden Reed. She was married March 30, 1963, in Los Angeles to Paul F. Courtney, who preceded in death June 15, 1989. Sarah was a homemaker and...

Oct 15, 2010

Steven Lee Penn, 50, Logansport, died at 11:47 a.m. Friday Oct. 15, 2010, at St. Vincent Heart Center in Carmel. He was born Dec. 5, 1959, in Logansport to Phillip L. Penn and Sandra S. Snyder Penn. Steven was married to Vicky Haynes on March 9, 1990. He worked for Gangloff Industries and enjoyed farming, trucking and hunting. He is...

Oct 15, 2010

Oct 10, 2010

Jane L. Sharp, 90, Logansport, died at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, in Miller’s Merry Manor. Born July 24, 1920, in Norfolk, Va., she was the daughter of Walter and Helen Gertrude Gotshall Heppe. She was formerly married to Albert Sharp, who preceded in death. Jane was a homemaker and formerly worked for JCPenney and Woodlawn Center. She was...

Oct 6, 2010

Robert Wayne “Bob” Hunt, 83, Logansport, died at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born Dec. 3, 1926, in Kokomo, he was the son of Monroe and Faye Brady Hunt. He was married April 1, 1967, in Logansport, to Enid M. Fissel Hunt, who preceded in death after 42 years of marriage on...

Oct 5, 2010

Robert L. Brandt, 74, Royal Center, died at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at WoodBridge Health Campus. Born Aug. 3, 1936, he was the son of Vernie and Elsie Bessman Brandt. He was married Jan. 24, 1959, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, to Marlene F. Chaplin, who survives. Bob retired as a meat packing foreman for Wilson Foods, IBP and...

Oct 2, 2010

Georgia Banta Henry, 79, Logansport, died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport. Born Oct. 19, 1930, in Logansport, she was the daughter of George V. and Cleo Terrell Banta. Georgia formerly worked for Banta Farms, Banta Orchard, Superior Parts, National Friction and Steve Taylor Auto Sales. She was a member of Pisgah Church, American...

Sep 30, 2010

Dorothy Fife, 94, Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Logansport, died Thursday, Sept. 30 in Albuquerque. Born June 4, 1916, in Sharpsville, she was the daughter of David H. and Esther Bean Carson. She was married in September 1940 in Logansport to Howard R. Fife, who preceded in death Feb. 7, 1977. Surviving are daughter, Carol Norton and husband, Donald, Albuquerque, N.M.;...