Archive - 2012 - Obituary
October 30th
Maria J. Hochadel Stuckey, 91, of Fort Wayne, died Saturday, October 27, 2012.
Born in Germany on April 15, 1921, she was a member of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Among survivors are her husband, Paul; children, Josephine (Gerd) Moser of Germany, Christine George of New Hampshire, Barry (Beckie) Stuckey of Decatur, and James (Cindy) Stuckey of Fort Wayne; sisters, Lina Buchtela and Anna Hofstetter of Germany; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
October 29th
Msgr. Alexander Nicholas George, 75, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids.
Funeral Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, by Archpriest Boris Zabrodsky, Archpriest Constantine (Kurt) Spengler, and Reverend William B. Harnish. Visitation is 3-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Bonnie D. Hamilton, 91, of Decatur, passed away Saturday October 27, 2012, at Woodcrest Nursing Home.
She was born in Chicago, Ill., on January 16, 1921, to the late Chester L. and Hazel D. (Brooke) Sines.
On May 7, 1938, she married Carl E. Hamilton; he passed away on October 11, 1979.
Bonnie attended The Bridge Community Church and was a member of the Tiger Lily Garden Club.
October 26th
Betty J. Lengerich, 72, of Monroe, died on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Adams Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Adams County on April 25, 1940, to the late Robert J. and H. Wanda (Reidenbach) Baker.
On January 10, 1960 she married Frederick A. Lengerich; he survives in Monroe.
Richard Keith Davis, 80, of Rockford, Ohio, died Tuesday. His deceased wife, Mary Sheets, was a Decatur resident.
Among survivors are two sons, Rick (Kathy) Davis and Steven (Crystal) Sheets, both of Rockford, and one daughter, Dawn (Doug) Coffey of Powell, Ohio.
Visitation is 2-8 p.m. today at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford. Funeral services will be held there Saturday at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, with military services by the Rockford American Legion.
Betty J. Lengerich, 72, of Monroe, died Thursday evening at Adams Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home in Decatur.
October 25th
Donald L. Bollenbacher, 85, of Decatur, passed into the arms of his Lord while in the love and care of his family at his home on Tuesday night, October 23, 2012.
He was born at home in Jefferson Township on August 28, 1927, to the late Edward and Nora (Morningstar) Bollenbacher.
He was married to Evelyn Louise Ketrow, who passed away on June 14, 1987. He then married Janice (Foster) Bowen on July 16, 1988.
October 24th
Donald L. Bollenbacher, 85, of Decatur died Tuesday at his residence.
Arrangements pending at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home.
Dale E. Hoffman, 94, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Hubbard Hill Estates, in Elkhart.
He was born in Decatur on December 22, 1917, to the late Otto and Verna (Owens) Hoffman.
Michael J. Lehman, 73, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Berne, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012, at Parkview North.
Among survivors are his daughter, Pamela (George) Pulliam of Cumming, Ga.; two sons, Carl Lehman of Fort Wayne and Bruce (Tina) Lehman of Woodburn.
Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. on Friday at the Maplecrest Mennonite Church, Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the First Mennonite Church Chapel, Berne, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church.
