Obituaries

Spiffy Bakehorn

Spiffy Bakehorn

Oct 12, 2016

Spiffy Bakehorn, 12, of Peru went to the Rainbow Bridge on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. He will be greatly missed by his family.

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to...

Brutus Gotshall

Brutus Gotshall

Oct 12, 2016

Brutus Gotshall, 14, of Logansport went to the Rainbow Bridge on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. He will be greatly missed by his family.

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There...

Eddie Rhodes

Eddie Rhodes

Oct 12, 2016

Eddie Lee Rhodes, 78, of Lucerne, IN, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 12, 2016. He was blessed to be surrounded by the love of family.

Eddie was born August 13, 1938 in Cass County to the late Beecher and Mary (Kochel) Rhodes. On March 30, 1979 he married Carol Ashley who survives. Eddie was also previously married...

Dorothy Debarge

Dorothy Debarge

Oct 10, 2016

Dorothy M. DeBarge, 91, passed away Monday October 10, 2016 at Chase Center, Logansport.

Born October 22, 1924 in Knox County she was the daughter to the late Alfred and Grace (Nolan) Westfall.

On January 3, 1942 in Bicknell, IN, she married Louis L. DeBarge who preceded in death February 10, 1993.

Surviving...

Harry "Bud" Lease Jr.

Harry "Bud" Lease Jr.

Oct 9, 2016

Harry "Bud" Harvey Lease Jr., 88 of Lucerne, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Logansport, after a brief illness. Born on December 25, 1927 in Lucerne, he was the son of the late Harry Harvey Lease Sr. and Cora Faye Burton. On October 31, 1948 he married Betty Lou Herd in the Zion...

Mervin Minks

Mervin Minks

Oct 9, 2016

Mervin H. Minks, age 98, of Logansport, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Logansport. Born on May 23, 1918 in Bloomfield, Indiana, he was the son of the late Guy and Edith (Constable) Minks. On March 24, 1940 he married Gerald Elizabeth Shrode who preceded in death in December of 1968. Then,...

Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker

Oct 8, 2016

Kathy D. Baker, 69 of Kokomo, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 in her residence. Born on March 3, 1947 in Logansport, Indiana , she was the daughter of the late Austin A. and Helen (Riehle) Hellyer. On October 4, 1986 in Logansport she married Carl E. Baker who preceded in death on December 4, 1991. ...

Harold "Link" Rivers

Harold "Link" Rivers

Oct 4, 2016

Harold L. “Link” Rivers, 85, Logansport, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in Memorial Hospital, Logansport.  A gathering of friends and family will take place from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at the Gundrum Funeral Home.

Born on February 12, 1931, in Logansport, he was the son of...

Gene Horn

Gene Horn

Oct 1, 2016

Gene Horn, age 86, of Kewanna, passed away Saturday Oct. 1, 2016 at 11:18 am in Woodbridge Health Campus of Logansport. Born Dec. 21, 1929 to the late Earnest S. and Mary C. "Bassler" Horn. On Nov. 9, 1952 at Lake Bruce, IN he married Ellen G. Peters who survives. Gene was the owner and...

Alice Kersey

Alice Kersey

Sep 27, 2016

Alice Elizabeth Kersey, 69, of Logansport passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Aperion Care Nursing Home in Peru.

Born on April 16, 1947 in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late William W. and Genevieve E. (Jolly) Schrimsher.  On April 15, 1967 in Logansport she married Gerald E. Kersey who survives. ...

Larry Howard

Larry Howard

Sep 26, 2016

Larry E. Howard, 65, passed away on Monday September 26, 2016 in his residence in Logansport, IN.

Born November 28, 1950 in Logansport, IN, he was born to the late John E. and Marybelle (Spencer) Howard.

On March 8, 1969 in Logansport, IN he married Connie M. Baer who survives.

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Patrick Snay

Patrick Snay

Sep 26, 2016

Patrick P. Snay Sr. 68 of Logansport, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Logansport.

Born on November 9, 1947 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, he was the son of the late Walter Joseph and Ellen Grace (Stone) Snay.

Patrick was an E5-SGT in the United States Army,...

Sam Combs

Sam Combs

Sep 21, 2016

Sam Edward Combs passed away on Wednesday Sept. 21, 2016 at 1:57 AM in IU Health Arnett Hospital of Lafayette, IN.  Sam was born in South Bend, IN.  on March 17, 1951 the first son of Mary Joan (Page) Combs and Roscoe “Jack” Combs.

Sam grew up in Cass County and graduated from Lewis...

Robert Winegardner

Robert Winegardner

Sep 19, 2016

Robert Thomas Winegardner, 92 of Logansport passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at Woodbridge Health Campus in Logansport. Born on July 18, 1924 in Twelve Mile, Indiana, he was the son of the late Walter L. and Edith (Conrad) Winegardner. On March 5, 1948 in Logansport, Robert married Mary N. Parmeter who preceded in death on August...

Elizabeth Robinson

Elizabeth Robinson

Sep 10, 2016

Elizabeth A. Robinson, 78, of Flora, Indiana and formerly of Logansport and Clymers passed away at 2:33 pm , Saturday, Sept. 10. 2016 at St. Elizabeth East Hospital, Lafayette, Indiana. She was born on April 30, 1938 in Cass County, Ind. to Virgil and Mary “Louise” (Parmeter) Johnson. She married George W. Robinson on Sept. 22, 1957 in the...

Moose Motto-Buckland

Moose Motto-Buckland

Sep 8, 2016

Snoopy Moose Motto-Buckland, 16, made his trip to the Rainbow Bridge on September 8, 2016. As told by his family: Maria & Scott Motto; Max Motto; Nathan "Jake" Motto; Charles & Catherine Buckland, Sr.

"He was a best friend to all who knew him.

He was a "mute" Beagle that spoke with his...

Libby Morris

Libby Morris

Sep 8, 2016

Libby Morris, 10 of Denver, Indiana went to the Rainbow Bridge on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Her human was Butch Morris of Denver. She will be greatly missed.

Diane Vernon

Diane Vernon

Sep 8, 2016

Diane Vernon, 77, Carmel, formerly of Logansport, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her daughter’s residence in Carmel.

Born on July 12, 1939 in Terre Haute, Indiana she was the daughter of the late John and Lola Claire (Haverstock) Vaughan.  On August 25, 1957 in Logansport she married William A. "Bill" Vernon who preceded in death...

Gay Courtney

Gay Courtney

Sep 5, 2016

Gay Dawn Courtney, 60 of Logansport passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born on September 8, 1955 in Logansport, Indiana she was the daughter of the late Byron and Shirley (Austin) Wickersham. Gay was a retired nurse. Gay enjoyed spending time with her daughter and grandchildren. She...

Edward Druzbicki

Edward Druzbicki

Sep 3, 2016

Edward Frank Druzbicki, 77, of Kewanna, IN, passed away at his home on Saturday September 3, 2016.

He was born on August 11, 1939 in Chicago Heights, IL, to the late Edward Stephen and Irene (Galaski)  Druzbicki.

Edward was a retired steelworker for Inland Steel of  Chicago Heights, IL and a U.S. Army Veteran. He...