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Mary J. Gallmeyer

Mary J. Gallmeyer, 56, of Fort Wayne, a native of Decatur, died on Monday in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Among survivors are her husband, James L. Gallmeyer; three daughters; a son; and a sister, Mrs. Terry L. (Linda S.) Shoaf of Decatur.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in E. Harper and Son Funeral Home, New Haven, with burial in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Fort Wayne.

Visiting hours are 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today.

Ardus G. Sprunger

Ardus G. Sprunger, 79, of Fort Wayne, died there Sunday. She was a native of Berne.

Surviving are two sons, a daughter, and a brother.

Funeral services were held today, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne.

Carol Hamilton McKean

Carol Hamilton McKean, 62, of Decatur, died at home on Wednesday.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur.

Calvin W. Caston

Calvin W. Caston, 61, of Willshire, Ohio, died in Adams County Memorial Hospuital at 2:33 a.m. today.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur.

Joy E. Ewell

Joy E. Ewell, 76, of Decatur, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at home.

She was born on August 9, 1927 in Willshire, Ohio, to Homer and Wilma McGough Minx.

She married Ervin Ewell on January 30, 1955; he died on September 9, 1997.

She and her husband owned and operated My Friends Tavern in Redkey for 15 years. She also worked at Miller's Merry Manor in Huntington in the medical records department for 12 years.

Surviving are two daughters, Teresa Cook of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs, Mark (Susan) Walters of Decatur; a son, Michael Ewell of Decatur; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Leola) Carr of Celina, Ohio, and Patricia Bess of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A great-grandson is deceased.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery.

Visiting hours are 6-8 p.m. Thursday.

Preferred memorials are to Visiting Nurse Service and Hospice in Fort Wayne.

Rosie E. Lough

Rosie E. Lough, 90, of Decatur, died at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday in Woodcrest Bursing Center. She was a lifetime Adams County resident and a homemaker.

She was born on October 25, 1913 in Preble to William and Pearl Gause Cook.

She married Everett C. Lough on August 19, 1941; he died on January 18, 1990.

Surviving are a son, Thomas E. Lough of Craigville; a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Judy A.) Ehrsam of Ossian; four brothers, Virgil, Richard, and Herbert Cook, all of Decatur, and Willie Cook of Kendallville; a sister, Isabel King of Decatur; five grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Five brothers and four sisters are deceased.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery.

Visiting hours are4-8 p.m. Thursday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday.

Preferred memorials are to the Cancer Angel Fund of the Adams County Community Foundation.

Claude N. Lewis

Claude N. Lewis, 83, Leo-Cedarville, died May 27. He was a native of Adams County.

Surviving are his wife, L. Louise Lewis, and some nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne.

Georgia M. Briede-Henizer

Georgia M. Briede-Henizer, 26, of Portland, died at home at 7 a.m. Thursday.

She was born on January 1, 1978, in Decatur to Mike and Esther Seip Briede. Her father lives in Palm Bay, Florida. Her mother, now married to Kent Cochran, lives in Decatur.

She was a student at Ivy Tech College in Fort Wayne and a 1995 graduate of Bellmont High School.

Other survivors are her husband, Eugene "Gene" Henizer; a brother, Steven Briede of Decatur; two sisters, Michele and Paige Briede, both of Decatur; two half-brothers, Keith Johnson and Christopher Johnson, both of Decatur; the maternal stepgrandmother, Patsy Seip of Live Oak, Florida; the paternal grandmother, "Skip" Briede of Decatur; and the biological father and stepmother, Hank and Sue Johnson of Decatur.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, with burial in Decatur Cemetery.

Visiting hours are 1-4 and 5-8 p.m. Monday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Preferred memorials are to the family.

Robert W. Hollenbach

Robert W. Hollenbach, 74, a resident of rural Decatur since 1978, died Wednesday in Adams Memorial Hospital. He was born in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, on August 10, 1932, to George and Elverta Weaver Hollenbach.

Willliam S. Insley Sr.

William W. Insley Sr., 83, Fort Wayne, died Monday in Tomball Regional Hospital at Tomball, Texas. He was a native of Decatur. Among survivors is a son. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home for Funerals, Fort Wayne, with burial in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Visiting hours are noon-2 p.m. Saturday.

Robert C. Martin

Robert C. Martin, 91, Auburn, a former Decatur resident, died Monday in Spencerville. He was born in Adams County on May 26, 1915, to Frank and Sarah Arnold Martin. He was married on October 15, 1941 to Nora A. Wilson, who died on September 12, 1985.

Vincent J. Longberry

Vincent J. "Vince" Longberry, 41, Decatur, died Friday at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home.

Velma M. Arnold

Velma M. Arnold, 88, Berne, died on Monday in the nursing home at Swiss Village Retirement Community. She was born on August 7, 1918, in Hastings, Michigan, to Glenn and Cecila Brezee Kellogg. She married Willard H. Arnold on March 4, 1939; he died on April 23, 1999. She had been a secretary at Hastings Manufacturing Co. and was a member of Bryant Wesleyan Church. Surviving are two daughters, Marilyn Minor of Bloomington and Priscilla Keller of Portland; two sons, Philip Arnold of Noblesville and Richard Arnold of Fort Collins, Colorado; nine grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Lauer Funeral Home at Hastings, with burial in Hastings Township Cemetery. Visiting hours are 6-8 p.m. today at Swiss Village and 12:30-2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to the donor's choice.

Mary A. Newell

Mary A. Newell, 86, Fort Wayne, died on Tuesday at home. She was a native of Berne Among survivors are two sons, including Hugh A. Conrad of Decatur, and a sister. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in D.O. McComb and Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne, with burial in Decatur Cemetery. Visiting hours are 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday and 1-2 p.m. Saturday.

Mary A. Erp

Mary A. Erp, 87, rural Decatur, died on Saturday in Adams Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 2, 1919, in Adams County to Jesse A. and Edith Beaber Ray. She married Paul R. Erp on July 9, 1938; he died on February 20, 1990. She was a retired receptionist and bookkeeper at Decatur Publishing Co. and was a member of Union United Methodist Church, rural Decatur, and the Happy Homemakers' Club. Surviving are a nephew, Ronald Ray of Berne, and three nieces, Mrs. Jack D. (Bonnie M.) Ray of Belleview, Florida, and Mrs. Allen (Jean Ann) Shoaf and Mrs. Ronnie (Deborah) Butcher, both of Decatur. Four brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, with burial in MRE Cemetery, rural Berne. Visiting hours are 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to the church or to the Cancer Angel Fund within the Adams County Community Foundation.

Arnold C. Stoppenhagen

Arnold C. Stoppenhagen, 94, Fort Wayne, died Tuesday in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was a native of Adams County. He was the principal for many years of Emmanuel Lutheran School (Soest). Among survivors are his wife,; three sons, two daughters and a sister. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, with entombment in Concordia Cemetery Gardens, Fort Wayne. Visiting hours are 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday in Hockemeyer and Miller Funeral Home, Fort Wayne.

Eugene C. (Pud) Baker

Eugene C. "Pud" Baker, 77, rural Decatur, died at home Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home.

Lorena S. Thieme

Lorena S. Thieme, 78, rural Decatur, died at home at 10:46 a.m. Thursday. She was born on May 29, 1929, in Van Wert, Ohio, to Oscar and Laura Merkle Germann.

Pauline M. Clevenger

Pauline M. Clevenger, 86, Berne, a longtime rural Bryant resident, died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Swiss Village Retirement Community.
She was born on November 17, 1920, in Gaston to Z.D. and Hannah Wilson Richards.

Benjamin M. Shackley

Friday, 12 September 2008
Benjamin Matthew Shackley, age 26, of 550 Crocker Road, Spartanburg, South Carolina, lost his brave fight with cancer early on Tuesday, September 9, when the angels came to take him home to be with Jesus.
Born November 21, 1981, in Decatur, Indiana, he was the youngest son of Daniel and Linda Shackley.

Starling Carroll Jr.

Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Starling Carroll Jr., 82, of Van Wert, Ohio, a former Decatur-area resident, died on Monday in Van Wert County Hospital.
He was born in Pineville, Kentucky, on May 11, 1926 to Starling and Otha V. Ridner Carroll.
Among survivors are one son, two daughters, one brother, and one sister.

Odes Bodle

Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Odes Bodle, 94, of Bremerton, Washington, a native of Adams County, died in Bremerton on Friday.
Surviving are one sister, Joan Hitchcock of Decatur, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements were in Washington. The local announcement was through Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home.

Chase M. Imel

Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Chase Michael Imel, eight weeks old, of Martinsville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008, at Morgan County Hospital and Medical Center in Martinsville.
He was born on June 16, 2008, at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis to Mark A. and Belinda S. (Maus) Imel.

Donald N. Minnich

Monday, 18 August 2008
Donald N. Minnich, 81, rural Geneva, died at 2:54 a.m. Saturday in Adams Memorial Hospital.
He was born on December 22, 1926, to Hubert and Christine Reitzus Minnich.
Survivors include his wife, Claudette; two daughters; three sons; and a brother.

Amos A. Schwartz

Monday, 18 August 2008
Amos A. Schwartz, 75, rural Berne, died Saturday evening at home.
He was born on September 28, 1932, in Adams County to Peter C. and Anna Schwartz Schwartz.
He was a member of the Old Order Amish.

Martin N. Wickey

Monday, 18 August 2008
Martin N. Wickey, 65, of 2524 E. County Rd. 200 South, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2008, in Bluffton.
He was born on December 5, 1942, in Adams County to Noah D. and Mattie (Schwartz) Wickey.
He married Emma N. Schwartz on February 27, 1964, and she passed away on June 1, 1987. He then married Katie E. Shrock.

Norma M. Haines

Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Norma M. Haines, 98, formerly of Monroe, died at 6:25 a.m. today at Laurels of Shane Hill nursing home, Rockford, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Haggard & Sefton Funeral Home.

Timothy Allen Pierce

Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Timothy Allen Pierce, 47, of Charlestown, Ind., passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 22, 1960, in Decatur, the son of Ralph and the late Mary Pierce. Mr. Pierce worked at Manitowoc Beverage in Sellersburg, Ind.

Laura Kirchhofer

Friday, 22 August 2008
Laura Kirchhofer, 93, Berne, died in Swiss Village Retirement Community today.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home, Berne.

Nola F. Meyer

Monday, 25 August 2008
Nola Faye Meyer, 87, a lifelong resident of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2008, at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur.
She was born on March 18, 1921, in Adams County to Howard Wesley Mauller and Eva Belle (Smith).

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