Newspaper Tidbits Project
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Sorry to be gone so long again. Had another series of mishaps including a virus taking
over my computer. ----Rick B
Published in the Fort Wayne Newspapers on April 20, 2007
EDNA E. ABBOTT, 93, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Riverbend Healthcare
Center.
AGNES J. ARCHBOLD, 85, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
ASHBY, TIMOTHY L.: Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. today at Queen of Angels
Catholic Church, 1500 W. State Blvd., with calling one half hour prior.
BEASLEY, RONALD LEE: Memorial service is 10 a.m. today at Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home,
Syracuse.
WILLIAM A. "BILL" BECHER, 81, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Hospice Home,
Fort Wayne.
EDWARD F. BIENZ, 85, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at his residence.
BLAKE, JOHN D.: Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408
Covington Road.
BRANSTRATOR, EVALYN L.: Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. today at Convoy United Methodist
Church.
MARALEIGH JOYE BRINDLE, 79, of Warsaw, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007.
ARTHUR S. BUSENBARK, 77, of South Whitley, died Thursday, April 19, 2007.
LUELLEN CHAPMAN JR., 71, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Brookview Health Care Center,
Defiance, Ohio.
CONTANT, MSGR. ROBERT W.: Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. today at St.
Joseph-Hessen Cassel Church, with calling one hour prior.
COON, ROBERT BRADLEY: Service is noon today at D.O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls
Funeral Home 8325 Covington Road, with calling one hour prior.
ROBERT J. CRIST, 60, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at home.
MARY EILEEN "MARLENE" METTER CROSBY, 90, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at
Saint Anne Home, Fort Wayne.
ELIZABETH JANE (PETTENGILL) DOMBOSKI, 65, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at her
daughter's home, in Fort Wayne.
BRIAN T. ETTE, 27, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday, April 15, 2007.
FERRELL, HELEN LUCILE: Funeral service is noon today at Chapel of the Chimes, 7924 N 59th
Ave., Glendale, Ariz., with calling from 10 a.m until noon.
FRAUHIGER, KENT D.: Service is 10:30 a.m. today at Goodwin Memorial Chapel, 3220 E State
Road 124, Bluffton, with calling one our prior to service.
VIRGINIA MAXINE FREE, 91, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Coventry
Meadows Nursing Home, Fort Wayne.
JUDITH S. GERKE, 67, of New Haven, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007.
A. EUGENE GREGORY, 88, of Warsaw, died Thursday, April 19, 2007.
GUEBARD, SALLY B. : Service is 1 p.m. Friday at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park
Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road, with calling two hours prior.
GUEBARD, SALLY B. : Service is 1 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park
Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road, with calling two hours prior.
GUEVARA, RODRIGO "ROGER": Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1122 S. Clinton St., with calling one hour prior.
HANSELMAN SR., BRIAN M.: Service is 10 a.m. today at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy,
Ohio, with calling from 8:30 to 10 a.m. today.
SCOTTY HIGGINBOTHAM, 55, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Parkview
Hospital.
FRED R. HOFFMAN, 85, of Decatur, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, 11:30 a.m., at his
residence.
HOSSELE, MARK JOSEPH: Service is 2 p.m. today at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 202 W.
Rudisill.
KARTHOLL, JAMES H. "MAC": Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. today at St.
Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 4916 Trier Road, with calling one hour prior.
MADISON KERFOOT, infant daughter of Melanie Kerfoot and Joe Benton, of Fort Wayne, died
Tuesday, April 17, 2007.
KLEPPER, EVELYN R.: Service is 10 a.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park
Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., with calling one hour prior.
KLINE, IDA LUCILLE GIBSON GEBHART: Service is 1 p.m. today at Broadway Christian Church,
910 Broadway.
SHARON L. KNIPPENBERG, 67, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, April 12, 2007, in San Diego,
Calif.
ELIOTT JACOB KONOFF, 16, of Bryan, Ohio, died Monday, April 16, 2007.
PEARL N. LAUBER, 82, of Pendleton, Ind., passed away Thursday, April 5, 2007.
ROBERT "BOB" LAWRENCE MESING, 85, of Knoxville, Tenn., departed this life
Wednesday, April 18, 2007, to join our Lord and His angels.
MOUNTS, HAROLD WAYNE: Service is 11 a.m. today at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont.
MULLINS, KAREN ANN: Service is 1 p.m. today at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home for Funerals,
6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne, with calling form 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.
KAREN ANN MULLINS, 45, of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007.
PAPAI, LOUIS G.: Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Avilla, with calling one hour prior to mass.
DAVID M. PHILLIPS, 60, of Angola, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007.
PLUMMER, PEGGY IRENE: Service is 1 p.m. today at Goodwin Funeral Home, Frankfort, with
visitation two hours prior and Order of Eastern Star service at 12:45 p.m.
CHARLES V. QUINN, 78, of Dawsonville, Ga., died Friday, Dec. 15, 2006.
ROCKWELL, MARCELLA E.: Service to celebrate her life is 2 p.m. today at Feller Funeral
Home, Waterloo.
SCHERER, TERESA "TERRI: Graveside service is 2 p.m. today at Washington Park East
Cemetery, Indianapolis.
SCHULTZ, ROSEMARY E. (nee BALTES) : Service is 10:30 a.m. today at St. Jude Catholic
Church, Fort Wayne, with visitation one hour prior.
ANITA W. SHOWALTER, 85, of Angola, died Thursday, April 19, 2007.
MAMIE L. NOFER SMITLEY, 91, of Berne, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Swiss Village,
Berne.
STAHL, EDWIN J.: Service is 11 a.m. today at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Huntington, with
calling one hour prior.
STROTHMAN, MAXINE: Service is 3 p.m. today at D.O. McComb & Sons Pine Valley Park
Funeral Home, 1320 E. Dupont Road, with calling two hours prior.
BILLIE S. WILEY, 69, of Rome City, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007.
BETTY J. WILKINSON, 68, of Dundee, Mich., died Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
FREDERICK ARTHUR "FRED" WILLIAMS, 85, of Hartford City, died Wednesday, April
18, 2007.
WOLFCALE, WILLIAM: Service is 3 p.m. today at Thoma/Rich, Hewitt & Chaney Funeral
Home, Bluffton, with calling from noon until time of service.
GERALD EUGENE WOODRUFF SR., 84, of Fort Wayne, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007, in
Dayton, Ohio.
I keep these on file so if you need a copy please let me know. Thanks! Rick B