Obituaries

Joseph Minthorn Sr

Joseph Minthorn Sr

Sep 23, 2012

LOGANSPORT — .Joseph Alan Minthorn Sr., 59, Logansport, died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Aug. 13, 1953, in Logansport, to James Harry Minthorn and Elsie Virginia Hall. He married Nancy A. Tyler Feb. 1, 1975, in Logansport. He worked for Tri-Green Tractor for 17 years. He was a 1972 graduate...

Helen Abshire

Helen Abshire

Sep 18, 2012

Helen L. Abshire, 94, Logansport, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at WoodBridge Health Campus. Born March 26, 1918, in Twelve Mile, she was the daughter of Clark Lewis and Glen Sausaman. She was married Oct. 27, 1963, in Logansport, to John A. Abshire, who preceded her in death Aug. 6, 1994. She was a retired owner of...

Mary Watts

Mary Watts

Sep 13, 2012

Mary M. Watts, age 91, Panama City, Florida, formerly of Logansport, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Panama City Florida. Born February 2, 1921, in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Blanche Adair Pursch. On August 19, 1939, in Logansport, she married Eugene E. Watts, who preceded her in death on July 10, 2001. Mary...

Charles Streu

Charles Streu

Sep 9, 2012

Charles F. Streu, age 93, of Logansport, Indiana, died at 10:55 am Sunday , September 9, 2012 in Millers Merry Manor Nursing Home Born May 25, 1919 in Cass County, IN, he was the son of Gustav W. and Sarah Margaret Marie (Rivers) Streu. On January 13, 1940 in Royal Center, IN, he married his high school sweetheart, Elizabeth "Betty"...

Patricia Wade

Patricia Wade

Sep 5, 2012

Patricia K. Wade, 62, Peru, died at 11:29 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo. Born Oct. 27, 1949, in Star City, she was the daughter of Kenneth Douglas Moss and Earline C. Clemons. She retired from Wilson Foods. Surviving are a son, Oliver “Buck” Wade Jr., Clearwater, Fla.; brother, Bobbie Moss and wife, Irene, Logansport;...

Robert Canfield

Robert Canfield

Sep 1, 2012

Robert E. Canfield, 87, New Waverly, died at 10:04 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at his residence. He was born Dec. 31, 1924 in Howard County to Harold P. Canfield, father, and Edith Merle Boone, mother. On March 18, 1950 in Fort Wayne, he married Wanda C. Smith. He was the owner of Canfield Motors, and was also a retired...

John Lemoine

John Lemoine

Sep 1, 2012

John Randall Lemoine, 24, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012. John was born August 5, 1988, to Drs. Joseph Robert Lemoine and Hannelore Sophie Niess Lemoine. John graduated Cleveland High school in 2006. He went on to Delta State University after high school where he obtained a Bachelors Degree in Science in May 2011. In August 2012, he graduated from...

Margaret Merrill

Margaret Merrill

Aug 31, 2012

Margaret M. Merrill, 85, Lafayette, formerly of Logansport, died at 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at her residence. Services will be private. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport. There will be no visitation. Gundrum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Nicole Huff

Nicole Huff

Aug 30, 2012

Nicole A. "Nickie" Huff, 64, Logansport, passed away at 4:37 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at Dukes Memorial Hospital, Peru. Nickie was born Oct. 25, 1947, in Cherbourg, France, to William Max and Marie (Mussillier) Huff. She was a homemaker. Nickie was a 1965 graduate of Logansport High School. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include one...

Shannon Scheibelhut

Shannon Scheibelhut

Aug 25, 2012

Shannon Scheibelhut Nov. 29, 1971 - Aug. 25, 2012 Shannon Scheibelhut, 40, Peru, died at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 in Peru. She was born Nov. 29, 1971, in Logansport, the daughter of Joseph C. and Joan (Kistler) Wren. She was married Oct, 8, 2006, in Galveston to William Edward Scheibelhut. She was a homemaker and enjoyed watching NASCAR...

Charles Maw

Charles Maw

Aug 15, 2012

Charles Donald Maw, 77, Logansport, died at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Miller’s Merry Manor. Born July 2, 1935, in Chicago, he was the son of Charles Leonard Maw and Frances Freestrom. He was married Sept. 23, 1961, in Logansport, to Phyllis J. Kesler. Charles retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of Calvary Presbyterian...

Roberta Shaver

Roberta Shaver

Aug 12, 2012

Roberta B. Young Nelson Shaver, 95, Logansport, passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born on June 25, 1917 in Frankfort, Indiana, she was the daughter of Harold and Bertha (Kingery) Young. She graduated from Frankfort High School in 1936 and later attended Purdue University. On June 27, 1951 in Logansport, she was...

Ronald Krieg

Ronald Krieg

Aug 10, 2012

Ronald E. Krieg, 78, Logansport, died at 11:44 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, at Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport. Ron was born Nov. 29, 1933, in Akron. On Feb. 28, 1991, Ron and Brenda K. Holt were united in marriage by the Rev. Joan Holt in Logansport. Ron retired in 1996 from Rockwell International after 32 years of service. He was...

Leonard Uhrich

Leonard Uhrich

Aug 1, 2012

Leonard A. Uhrich, 95, Kewanna, died at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, at Logansport Memorial Hospital. Born July 27, 1917, in Norristown, Pa., he was the son of LeRoy Uhrich Sr. and Mary E. Dunn. He was married Oct. 28, 1939, in Hatfield, Pa., to Anna M. Moore, who preceded in death May 18, 2004. He was a pastor...

Grant Putnam

Grant Putnam

Jul 31, 2012

Grant E. Putnam Sr., 78, Logansport, passed away comfortably at 12:07 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 19, 1933, in Akron, Ohio, to John Grant Putnam and Mary N. Parameter. He was married on Oct. 12, 1952, in Logansport, to Virginia L. “Pete” McGuire, who preceded in...

Elvira Luna

Elvira Luna

Jul 29, 2012

Elvira G. Luna, 61, Logansport, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2012, at IU Health Hospital, Indianapolis. Born July 12, 1951, in Matamoros, Mexico, she was the daughter of Arturo C. Garza and Ofelia Martinez. She was married April 13, 1977, in Brownsville, Texas, to Israel Luna, who survives. Elvira was employed at Tyson Foods. She enjoyed cooking and...

Don Plank

Don Plank

Jul 19, 2012

Don Elmer Plank, 80, Walton, died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at his residence. Born Feb. 9, 1932 in Cass County, he was the son of Elmer O. Plank and Pearl E. Schwaim. On Aug. 21, 1954, in Walton, he married Betty Joan Small, and she survives. He was a farmer. He was a member and elder of Calvary Presbyterian Church,...

Helen Pickering

Helen Pickering

Jul 17, 2012

WALTON — Helen L. Pickering, 81, Walton, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo. Born Jan. 6, 1931, in Paragon, she was the daughter of Dick and Tilda Wingler. She was married July 8, 1950, in Bringhurst, to Wayne Lee Pickering, who preceded in death Nov. 11, 1989. Helen was a homemaker. She was...

Tona Snoeberger

Tona Snoeberger

Jul 9, 2012

Tona Marie Snoeberger, 43, Muncie, died at 11:55 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. She was born June 21, 1969, in Monticello, to Robert and Linda Karns Snoeberger. She graduated from the Indiana School for the Blind, she then continued her education graduating from Ball State University with a Bachelors degree. Tona also attended Ricks...

George Sturgeon

George Sturgeon

Jun 29, 2012

George Sturgeon, 75, Logansport, died at 4:20 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2012, at his residence. Born June 10, 1937, in Delphi, he was the son of Milo R. Sturgeon and Irene M. Zimmerman. He was married May 10, 1959, in Logansport, to Catherine L. Bodell. He was a retired foreman for Thompson Enterprises. He enjoyed fishing, wood working, and spending...