Archive - May 2011 - Obituary
May 4th
Betty J. Renbarger, 63, of Bluffton, died Sunday at home.
She was born in Adams County on April 10, 1948, to Elmo and Ruth Snitley Wolfe.
Among survivors are her husband, Harry L. Renbarger; a son, Chris Renbarger of Vera Cruz; a daughter, Rose Winters of Pennville; and a brother, David Wolfe of Willshire, Ohio.
May 3rd
Darrell D. Ross, 61, of Decatur, died at 1:25 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2011, at his residence.
He was born on August 23, 1949 in Hartford City to the late Howard and Martha (Wright) Ross.
He married Terry F. Ross on November 23, 2002; she passed away on December 17, 2008.
May 2nd
Wayne R. Derrickson, 89, of rural Geneva, died April 28 in Adams Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Ceylon on March 20, 1922, to Frank and Nellie Pickett Derrickson.
Among survivors are his wife, June, and two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Janelle) Nuding of Celina, Ohio, and Janene Dubach of Newfield, New Jersey.
Funeral services were held this morning in Downing and Glancy Funeral Home, Geneva, with burial in Riverside Cemetery at Geneva.
Paul R. Hamrick, 82, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Monroe, passed away at 3:20 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2011, at Coventry Meadows in Fort Wayne.
He was born on March 10, 1929, in Adams County to Samuel L. and Nora V. (Frank) Hamrick.
He married Janice A. Oliver on March 18, 1950.
Neil W. Highland, 91, of Decatur, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Born on June 6, 1919, in Hinsdale, Illinois, he graduated from Decatur High School, where he met his beloved wife, Jeanette Winnes Highland. They were married for 54 years.
He worked for the Nickel Plate Railroad as a station agent and telegraph operator for 40 years.
Neil was an avid golfer, recording three holes-in-one at the Decatur golf course.
Orville H. Kline, 87, of New Haven, passed away at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2011, at The Lamplight Inn in Fort Wayne.
He was born on July 15, 1923, in Allen County to Henry and Mary (Girardot) Kline.
He was married to Ruth I. Myers; she passed away on January 21, 1981.
Ronette E. Roe, 54, of Decatur, died Saturday in Adams Memorial Hospital.
She was born to Ronald D. and Barbara McBride Roe. Her father is deceased; her mother lives in Decatur.
She was a 1976 graduate of Adams Central High School and attended Decatur Church of God.
Darrell E. Ross, 61, of Decatur, died today at home.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Haggard-Sefton and Hirschy Funeral Home, Decatur.
Jack E. Ross, 73, of Decatur, passed away at 5:55 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne.
He was born on October 18, 1936, in Sedalia, Missouri, to Zeke and Nadine (Wear) Ross.
He married Kay Grubb on June 27, 1959.
