Archive - Aug 9, 2012 - Obituary
Ralph R. Mankey, 93, of rural Decatur, died at his residence on Wednesday, August 8, 2012.
He was born in Wells County on April 12, 1919, to the late Forrest and Nettie (Frauhiger) Mankey.
On April 26, 1941, he married Juanita R. (Cable) Mankey; she survives in Decatur.
Martha Elaine McConnell, 94, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at the Lutheran Life Villages.
She was born on Saturday, June 8, 1918, to the late John and Ethel M. (Leist) Gaffer. Elaine was the first "war baby" born in Adams County during World War I.
Elaine married Carl O. McConnell on April 10, 1937, in Columbia City; he passed away on February 17, 2008.
