Archive - Obituary
May 2nd, 2013
Estella Nussbaum, 86, of Berne, died Wednesday at Swiss Village.
Among survivors are three sons, Art (Carolyn) Nussbaum of Berne, Denver (Jane) Nussbaum and Marvin (Lisa) Nussbaum, both of Monroe ;and two daughters, Arlene (John "Butch") Amstutz of Geneva and Sharon (Tim) Stine of Lake Panosoffkee, Fla.
Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Saturday and 2-3 p.m. Sunday at Swiss Village. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Swiss Village. Burial will follow in Mazelin Cemetery, rural Berne.
May 1st
Jeanne Azbell, 95, of Decatur died this morning.
Arrangements are pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
Ralph Cornely, 59, of Decatur died Monday.
Arrangements are pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
Estella Nussbaum, 86, of Berne, died this morning.
Arrangements are pending at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home.
April 30th
Eileen Dunbar Burk McMillen Trask, 97, died April 27, 2013, with her family by her side in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Eileen was born October 30, 1915, in Decatur to Avon and Frances (Merryman) Burk.
She married Walter E. Trask in 1947; he preceded her in death.
Owen C. "Rob" Wemhoff, 85, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Allisonville Meadows in Fishers, Ind.
Born in Decatur, Owen was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII. He worked as an executive director with Child Care of Allen County for 23 years, retiring in 1992.
April 29th
Thomas L. "Tom" Hockenberry, 79, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Bluffton, died Thursday in Fort Wayne.
Among survivors are his wife, Rosalee Hockenberry of Fort Wayne; three sons, Randy Hockenberry of Fort Wayne, Steve (Sharon) Hockenberry of Hoagland, and Tom (Angie) Hockenberry of Monroeville; and three daughters, Linda (Jim) Minch of Geneva, Karen (Jim) Burgin of Fort Wayne, and Sheryl (John) Slagle of Bluffton.
April 26th
Donald L. Gase, 75, of Bluffton, died at his residence on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.
Don was born on May 7, 1937 in Decatur, to the late Eugene and Frances (Koenig) Gase.
On February 12, 1960, he married Carol J. Schuller; she survives in Bluffton.
Don was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. He worked at Central Soya for 40 years, Hagerman Construction for three years, and Gillig & Doan Funeral Home for two years.
Helen A. Newton, 87, Berne, formerly of Worthington, Mass., passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice in Fort Wayne.
Loren U. Sprunger, 84, Berne, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013, at Swiss Village.
Loren was born in Adams County on July 2, 1928, to the late Menno and Mae (Stauffer) Sprunger.
He married Doris Dick on July 4, 1950; she preceded him in death.
Loren was a member of the West Missionary Church. Over the years he taught Sunday School and served as superintendent. He retired from Franklin Electric after 25 years of service.
