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Local officials (top photo) prepare for the groundbreaking for the new Wabash County Jail.

Ground broken for new jail

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Ground was broken Monday morning, Oct. 4, for the new Wabash County Jail.

The facility will be located on Wabash County Farm land, south of the intersection of U.S. 24 and State Road 13.

Attending the ceremony were Wabash County Commissioners, members of the Wabash County Council, County Auditor Marcie Shepherd, Sheriff Ryan Baker and members of his department, as well as representatives from the construction firms were on hand for the 11 a.m. ceremony.

“We’re glad to finally get here and start building this facility,” Commissioner Brian Haupert told The Paper of Wabash County following the ceremony.

“It’s been a long time coming.

“We’ve had fantastic cooperation with the Council and the sheriff ’s office.”

The facility will be 74,000 square feet with approximately 300 beds. It will replace the current facility at 79 W. Main St. That facility opened in 1979 and had 60 beds. The number of beds was increased to 72, but the jail census routinely is more than 100

inmates, with some being held in other counties to help ease the overcrowding.

Like Haupert, Council Chair Kyle Bowman praised the cooperation between Commissioners and the Council to help get the project done.

“It’s been impressive to see us work with commissioners on a project,” he said. “It’s hard to get excited about building a new jail, but at the same time it gives us an opportunity to not only protect our officers and our jail staff, but also gives us expanded room for those in the facility as inmates.

“It also gives us new facilities in that we can have more programming for education and addiction counseling. Our current facility, it’s pretty difficult to pull that off now. We’re excited about that part.

But, ultimately, we know the inmate has to make the decision to change himself, but us having a facility, the staffing and the resources to bring outside agencies in can help make those choices.”

Work on the facility is expected to take 18 months to complete, and has a price tag of roughly $33 million.

“It’s a moving target right now, with the pricing of supplies,” Bowman said of the cost. “That is one reason we’re hoping to move faster.”

Sheriff ’s Department personnel (from left) Jail Commander Brooke Murphy, Deputy Derek Leckrone, Sheriff Ryan Baker, Deputy Scott Campbell, Matron Connie Rich participated in the ceremony.

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Commissioners Jeff Dawes (from left), Brian Haupert and Barry Eppley turn dirt at the site.

Photos by Joseph Slacian Baker said the new facility “is a long time coming. I’m excited to get it going. I think it will be highly beneficial for the sheriff ’s department and the general public to have a new facility that’s up to date.”

Terry Burnworth, president of Pyramid Consulting, led the groundbreaking ceremony.

“This has been a long time coming,” he said. “It’s amazing where it’s gone. It’s because the executive body and the fiscal body … have actually worked very, very close together, and I admire that. A lot of times you don’t get that, and it’s phenomenal what’s happened in this county.”

Work over the next 18 months at the site “will be phenomenal in itself,” he continued.

“It’s unfortunate we have to have these kind of facilities,” Burnworth said, “but we have great sheriffs like Sheriff Baker who are taking care of people.

“We have to (build jails). We only do it about every 50 years or more, so that’s why we’re here.

There will be thousands of trades-people out here over the next 18 months, putting this together.”

Jail Chaplain Mike Castro blessed the site before the groundbreaking.

“Sheriff Baker is the third sheriff I’ve worked under,” he said before the blessing. “We’ve talked about this two sheriff ’s ago. It’s wonderful to see this happening today.”

Not only did Castro want to bless the site, but he wants it to be a place “where people actually are changed in their lives. I want that most of all.”

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Museum becomes mini golf course during fundraiser

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

A new golf course – albeit temporary – opened over the weekend in Wabash.

The Wabash County Museum hosted a 10-hole miniature golf course on Friday and Saturday. It was a fundraiser for the facility.

“We normally have a golf outing out at the country club,” said Museum Director Teresa Galley, who joined the facility in April. “We just didn’t think we would have time.

And then, of course, with COVID, we weren’t

sure where we would be at.

“And then the team just ran with the idea and planned it out.

We’ve been talking golf since probably June.”

Galley designed the course.

“The goal was to try to get the holes by exhibits that might intrigue you, so you might come back when we weren’t playing golf,” she said.

“The sponsors came in and decorated them.”

Five holes were located on each level of the museum.

“So you will see every section of the museum while you’re playing golf,” Galley said.

A youngster tries her hand at making a putt at the Wabash County Museum’s miniature golf course on Friday night. Photo by Joseph Slacian

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Local WIC office joins Kosciusko WIC Kosciusko County WIC Program, a division of Cardinal Services, has been asked by the State WIC office to become the administrator of the Miami and Wabash County WIC programs effective October 1, 2021.

While the pandemic created numerous challenges to delivery of services, WIC has consis-

tently met those challenges, delivering services safely while serving more families over the course of the past 18 months. The Warsaw WIC office has seen an 11% increase in the number of people served in that time.

The special Supplemental Nutrition Education Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

is a federal nutrition program for pregnant women, new mothers and their children up to age 5. The goal of the program is to provide mothers and their children with the tools to eat well and stay healthy by improving their access to nutritious foods and promoting healthier eating and lifestyles.

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Decorating pumpkins: A family looks at some of the decorated pumpkins along Miami Street during a contest sponsored by the Lagro Canal Foundation during Oct. 1 First Friday activities. The pumpkins were decorated with a variety of themes in the contest, which was decided by penny a vote balloting. In addition to the contest, the Foundation also sold root beer floats along Market Street. Funds raised will go toward the Foundation’s rennovation of three buildings in downtown Lagro. Photos by Joseph Slacian

MU names new director NORTH MANCHESTER — Kristina Collins has been named director of institutional effectiveness at Manchester University.

She leads the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, overseeing accreditation, assessment, grants and sponsored programs, institutional research and strategic planning efforts.

Collins comes to Manchester from Tiffin University in Ohio, where she led accreditation and outcomes-assessment processes.

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Job fair draws 90-plus people

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaper ofwabash.com

More than 90 people attended a job fair sponsored by Grow Wabash County on Tuesday, Sept. 28.

“We’re pretty excited out here at the job fair,” said Chelsea Boulrisse, Project Manager – Marketing & Events for Grow Wabash County. “We have 12 employers here today, all in the manufacturing industry.

“Actually, manufacturing is the biggest employment sector in Wabash County. So, we’re really excited to have all in one place. There are lots of jobs available. It’s really a great opportunity for anyone

looking to step up in their career or start a brand new career. This is the place to be and an opportunity to get in on the ground level.”

Officials from WorkOne reached out to Grow Wabash County officials about hosting the job fair.

“He asked us if we would be interested in being a part of this manufacturing job fair,” Boulrisse said. “As a lot of people know, a lot of people are looking for a lot of jobs right now. So, we thought the best way to help them was to bring them all to one place and encourage people to explore their career options and have a little fun doing so.”

Prospective workers chat with job recruiters from local industries during the Sept. 28 job fair at the Heartland REMC community room. Photo by Joseph Slacian

WIC offices

Studies show that young children who receive proper early nutrition experience fewer developmental delays and grow into healthier children and adults.

According to Matt Boren, Cardinal Services Executive Director, “The WIC model provides Cardinal Services an excellent conduit for achieving the organization’s mission; offering dignity, growth, and opportunity to WIC participants.”

Charles LaDow, Executive Director of Area Five Agency stated, “This is a great opportunity for a partnership between Area Five and Cardinal Services. Service location for WIC clients will not change during this transition.

Ensuring that families in Miami and Wabash counties continue to have access to WIC’s programs and services is vital to the communities we both serve.”

To enroll in WIC or if you have questions about the program, reach out to any of the area WIC offices below, or go to www.warsawwic.org to learn

more. Offices now coming under Cardinal Services and the Kosciusko WIC Program: Kosciusko

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Miami County WIC: Peru WIC 661 East Main Street, Peru Wabash County

WIC: Wabash WIC 1149 Cass Street, Wabash 260-563-4310 North

Manchester WIC 603 North Bond Street, North Manchester 260-982-7784 765-472-0713

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Wabash hospital marks 100th year A century ago, on Sept. 20, 1921, the hospital that would later evolve into Parkview Wabash Hospital opened a brand-new facility and established a tradition of local, professional healthcare that endures to this day.

This week, Parkview Wabash co-workers celebrated that 100th anniversary – and the legacy of neighbors caring for neighbors.

“This is a proud milestone for all of our co-workers,” said Marilyn Custer-Mitchell, president of Parkview Wabash Hospital. “It’s particularly significant, I think, that we’ve reached this anniversary during the COVID-19 pandemic. Decade after decade, we’ve been there for local residents whenever needed, and an unwavering commitment to quality care and promoting better health remains our mission. In the past year and a half, we’ve not only provided world-class care for patients in the hospital, but also volunteered to staff vaccination clinics. In addition, the hospital is involved with many local groups working to make our community

more vital.”

With COVID-19 keeping co-workers occupied with patient care, the anniversary observance could not be an event-based celebration of the kind the hospital has had in the past.

“We really wanted to be able to share this momentous occasion with the public,” said Custer-Mitchell, “but it’s just not practical for us to have a large community event right now. Still, we were able to produce a video in celebration of our anniversary; we’re sharing that with the community on Facebook, and we hope people will check it out.”

The Parkview Wabash Hospital 100th Anniversary video was posted Wednesday on Parkview Health’s Facebook page and website: https://www.parkvi ew.com/community/dashboard/caring-for-wabash-for100-years.

A century of care and healing An early hospital facility, Park Hospital, opened in 1903 as the new 20th century began, when local physicians asked the Wabash County commissioners for approval to turn an existing orphanage

into a hospital. By 1914, three physicians leased the building for $25 per year, incorporated Park Hospital and hired the hospital administrator, Rose Thomas. She also acted as the head nurse, chief gardener, surgery tech and teacher, educating young women from all over northern Indiana as a means of building her staff. Her leadership helped to make the fledgling hospital successful.

Following World War I, a petition circulated around Wabash County requesting money to build a larger facility. On Dec. 31, 1919, Park Hospital was turned over to the Wabash County Hospital Board, which received the equipment and supplies for $975.

The first actual hospital building was located on East Street, on property purchased from J.D. Conner Jr. Once construction was complete, it would occupy three levels and offer 36 beds for patient care. The top floor housed two operating rooms, medical rooms (including 10 private rooms) and a ward with a capacity of six patients. The second floor had 15 private rooms, a

reception room, another six-person ward and a superintendent’s office.

Located in the basement were nurses’ private rooms, an employee recreation room, the boiler room and the engineer’s quarters. All for a cost of $130,000.

The hospital opened on Sept. 20, 1921, with seven full-time nurses.

Because nurses came to Wabash from across the area to work at the new facility, a nurses’ home was built adjacent to the hospital.

Labor and delivery rooms were added in 1937, and the hospital expanded from 36 beds to 60.

The post-World War II era saw significant growth, with periodic bursts of remodeling and construction on the facility and development of new services for area residents. The ranks of physicians and staff grew. In 1982, thenSenator Richard Lugar addressed the crowd who came to witness the dedication of what would end up being the last major addition to the legacy hospital. At the peak of its nearly 100-year history, the hospital boasted 147 beds.

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Decade by decade, healthcare evolved. By the early 1990s, the demand for outpatient services had grown exponentially in just 10 years.

Leaders at the time recognized that the hospital would need to become “more ‘user-friendly’ and ‘consumeroriented’ to meet public expectations and to compete effectively with other healthcare facilities.”

In 2001, the hospital received Critical Access Hospital designation and became licensed for 25 inpatient beds.

The Critical Access Hospital designation was created by Congress in 1997 as a means of keeping essential services in rural communities. More than 400 rural hospitals had closed during the 1980s and early ’90s,

and the Critical Access Hospital designation aimed to stabilize conditions for some remaining hospitals providing 24/7 emergency care and located more than 35 miles from another hospital.

In the second decade of the 2000s, the Wabash County Hospital Board of Trustees selected 25 acres on the south side of U.S. 24 between Alber and Wabash streets to become the site of a new hospital facility. The board was committed to purchasing the land and completing building plans and would then “take a step back, look at financing, hospital operations, and feasibility of building a new hospital before taking additional steps,” said Marilyn Custer-

Mitchell at the time.

The next chapter and a new home Following an 18month process, county council and commissioners – under the direction of the board of trustees – approved an affiliation with Parkview Health in 2014. On Jan. 1, 2015, Wabash County Hospital became Parkview Wabash Hospital.

Construction would soon begin on the brand-new, state-of-the-art hospital facility on John Kissinger Drive. The twostory, 80,000-plussquare-foot hospital and 31,000-squarefoot medical office building – boasting the latest medical technology, large birthing suites, patient-centered design, and local Continued on Page 6

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MU names student diversity director NORTH MANCHESTER — A 2014 graduate of Manchester University has been promoted to director of student diversity and inclusion.

Rudy Rolle will spearhead efforts to promote a diverse and vibrant community by raisKenny Monce, Wabash County United Fund Board Member, and SAWs volunteers work on ramp. Photo provided

UF volunteers help build ramp Wabash County United Fund volunteers again teamed up with SAWs (Servants At Work, Inc.), this time to demolish an old ramp and build another ramp at the residence at 459 Anna Street in Wabash.

Demolition began at 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, and by 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, the new ramp was completed.

Start-to-finish, both the demo and build took just less than 28 hours.

The demolition crew included Kenny Monce, Wabash County United Fund board member; Kendall Brown,

Katie Gray Brown, Chloe Leckrone, & Virginia Rendler, all from Manchester University; David Hupp, from North Manchester; and Di Wion, Wabash County United Fund Resource Coordinator.

Five SAWs volunteers had worked at precutting and prefabrication of this ramp project in Warsaw on Monday, so they came on Tuesday morning ready to build. Kenny Monce and Di Wion were there to assist.

The property is a supported living home for residents who need 24/7 care.

ing awareness, fostering cross-cultural exchange and encouraging a global perspective on education. He will assist in recruiting and retaining students of color.

“His personal experience of the student lifecycle from enrollment and through all

Hospital photography by area residents – opened to patients on June 27, 2018.

Just two weeks later, the first baby born at the new hospital arrived on July 12, a sign that the hospital’s next chapter of service to new generations had truly begun.

The hospital’s history of patient care excellence has continued as Parkview Wabash has garnered awards and distinc-

tions such as Magnet Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), three annual listings on the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Best Places to Work in Indiana honor roll, and recognition among Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2018 and 2019.

Through a centu-

facets of the MU education to graduation - makes him an ideal person to serve this role,” said Abby Van Vlerah, vice president of student life.

Rolle graduated from Manchester with a degree in business management. He remained at his alma mater

as an admissions counselor, was promoted to assistant director of admissions, and assistant registrar.

He will manage the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center.

...continued from Page 5 ry of change, the people of Parkview Wabash Hospital have provided care for injury and illness, births and emergencies.

They’ve taken care of friends, neighbors, family and strangers through all kinds of circumstances and volunteered countless hours with local nonprofits, churches, civic events and professional organizations. With thanks to co-work-

ers past and present for their commitment,Parkview Wabash Hospital leaders are optimistic about the future.

“A well-designed, efficient, modern facility is crucial in healthcare,” said Custer-Mitchell, “but caring, dedicated people who truly take pride in serving the community will always be our most important resource.”

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Police and fire reports Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department Accidents Vehicles driven by Crystal K. Dyson, 26, North Manchester, and Kayla L. Handing, 30, North Manchester, collided at 6:42 p.m. Sept.

28, on State Road 13 and County Road 1100 N. Damage was estimated at $2,501 to $5,000.

Vehicles driven by Kelly J. DeLaughter, 43, and Clifford A. Slusher, 71, Macy, collided at 4:01 a.m. Sept. 28, on SR 114 and CR 850W. Damage was estimated at $5,001 and $10,000.

A vehicle driven by Ash. R. Heitz, 21, Wabash, struck a deer at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27, on CR250S, east of LaFontaine Avenue.

Damage was estimated at $1,001 to $2,500.

Vehicles driven by Heather R. Christle, 47, Lagro, and Kyler R. Chapman, 20, Wabash, collided at 2:50 p.m.

Sept. 25, on Canal Street and Blue Star Highway. Damage was estimated at $1,001 to $2,500.

Vehicles driven by Naomi A. Justice, 21, North Manchester, and Joshua A. Sweat, 40, Marion, collided on Meridian Road, north of CR1 1300 N at 6:10 A.M. Sept. 24. Damage was estimated at $5,001 to $10,000.

Vehicles driven by Thomas R. Finicle, 63, Wabash, and Cierra C. Cole, 20, Wabash, collided at 9:23 p.m. Sept.

23. On SR124E and CR50E. Damage was estimated at between $25,001 and $50,000.

North Manchester Police Department Citations Jonathan T Harrington, 20, Wabash, was cited for speeding at 3:50 a.m.

Sept. 30 Arrests

Devin M. Tumbleson, 22, North Manchester, was arrested on a warrant for possession of methamphetamine at 3:35 p.m. Sept. 29.

Fire runs To the 400 block of West 4th Street at 3:34 p.m. Sept. 25, for a medical assist.

To the 400 block of West 4th Street at 11:31 a.m. Sept. 25, for a medical assist.

To the 300 block of Damron Drive at 1:17 p.m. Sept. 25, for a medical assist.

To the 400 block of West 7th Street at 11:15 p.m. Sept. 26, for a medical assist.

To the 300 block of Bond Street at 7:48 p.m.

Sept. 28, for a medical assist.

To the 200 block of East Main Street at 1:15 a.m. Sept. 29, for a medical assist.

To the 400 block of East 6th Street at 7:51 p.m. Sept. 29, for a med-

ical assist.

To the 500 block of West South Street at 8:36 a.m. Sept. 29, for a medical assist.

To the 400 block of W. 7th Street at 9:42 a.m.

Sept. 29, for a medical assist.

Land transfers Jeremy E. Carter, quit claim deed to Jeremy E. Carter and Ashley Carter.

Julie Anne Howard and Betty S. Howard, warranty deed to Betty Jean Wright Edward A. Welsh and Cynthia K. Holycross, warranty deed to Teresa M. Martin.

Stacy R. Teeter and Stacy R. Small, warranty deed to Kremga Inc. Terrence L. Lemaster, Sabinna L. Lemaster, Sabrina Lemaster, warranty deed to Alicia L. Dailey.

Norma Jean Bechtold and Denise S. Siepker, warranty deed

to Norma Jean Bechtold and Denise S. Siepker.

Norma Jean Bechtold, warranty deed to Denise S. Siepker.

Denise S. Siepker, warranty deed to Alan J. Siepker and Denise S. Siepker.

Martha Stephens, Virgil V. Hall and Ruth E. Hall, quit claim deed to Martha Stephens and Ruth Hall Irrevocable Trust.

Kenton Raypholtz and Kent Raypholtz, quit claim deed to Kenton Raypholtz and Deborah Avery.

Biggs Inc., corporate deed to Ideal Suburban Homes Inc. Ideal Suburban Homes, corporate deed to Brandon T. Slone and Alicia A. Slone.

Jeremy Pifer, warranty deed to Jeffery E. Hawn and Tia M. Parson.

Bret J. Bechtold, Beth R. Wampler, Bette

Lou Fitch, quit claim deed to David E. Wampler, Beth R. Wampler, David E. Wampler and Beth R. Wampler 2019 Revocable Trust.

Jeffry L. Parker, quit claim deed, to Jeffry L. Parker and Laura T. Parker.

Robert L. Kuhn and Barbara J. Kuhn, warranty deed to Hidden Diamond Homes LLC. David Lee Adams, warranty deed to Hidden Diamond Homes LLC. Willie M. Miller, Angela M. Bartoo and Angela M. Miller, warranty deed to Janice K. Colella and Thomas G. Colella.

Ryan D. Haupert and Michelle L. Haupert, warranty deed to Robert C. Towle and Andrea S. Towle.

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Barbara Ann Wertenberger, 90

Norma Jean Rager, 93

Barbara Ann Wertenberger, 90, of Wabash, died 10:20 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

25, 2021, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.

She was born on Dec. 3, 1930, in Wabash, to Alfred and Trula (Schuster) Geeting.

Barbara was a 1948 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Thomas L. Wertenberger in Wabash, on Oct. 3, 1948; he died April 3, 2000. She was a manager at the Wabash Bureau of Motor Vehicles and also owned Antiques and More. Barbara enjoyed antiquing, flowers, gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of the Wabash Clubhouse and the Wabash County Museum.

She is survived by two daughters, Susan (Michael) Brooks and Jane (Don) Keith, both of Wabash;, three granddaughters, Ashley (Travis) Stangland of Alexandria, Abbey (Christopher) Chalfant of Hartford City, and Alli Keith of Wabash; four greatgrandchildren, Claire Chalfant, Isaiah Chalfant, Parker Stangland, and Sadie Stangland.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, son, Stan Wertenberger, and her sister, Helen Kazwell.

Graveside services and entombment will be private, at the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum, at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Arrangements

by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Wabash County Museum.

The memorial guest book for Barbara may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Kenneth Bergman, 57

Worked at Mr. Dave’s

U.S. Air Force veteran

Feb. 23, 1947 – Sept. 27, 2021

Managed Wabash BMV office Dec. 3, 1930 – Sept. 25, 2021

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Norma Jean Rager, 93, of rural Roann, died at 1:40 a.m., Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at her home.

She was born on Dec. 31, 1927, in South Bend, to Floyd and Josephine “Jo” (Shipley) Fruitt.

Norma was a 1946 graduate of Laketon High School.

She married Todd S. Rager at the Peabody Chapel in North Manchester, on Feb. 23, 1947; he died April 3, 2016.

She worked at Mr. Dave’s Restaurant and retired from Peabody Retirement Community, both in North Manchester. Norma was a former member of the Jolly Janes Home Ec Club for more than 50 years. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, and gardening.

She is survived by seven children, John Rager of Roann, Rick (Cheryl) Rager of Bremen, Larry (Sonya) Rager of Silver Lake, Tom (Janis) Rager of Peru, Donna Fowerbaugh of North

Aug. 10, 1964 – Sept. 25, 2021

Manchester, Tammy Carter and Jeff (Natalie) Rager, both of Roann; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brother and sisters, Dan (Debbie) Fruitt of North Manchester, Carol Sue Richards of Noblesville, Janet Michael of Warrenville, Ill., Janene (Tony) Batta of Lafayette, Sharon (Jim) Dunnick of Columbia City; two sisters-in-law, Phyllis Fruitt of West Lafayette, and Adeline Fruitt of Florida.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Leon Fruitt, Eldon Fruitt, and Ron Fruitt, sister, Joan Franklin, and great-grandson, Chase Tennant.

Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating.

Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester.

Visitaton was Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at GrandstaffHentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester.

Preferred memorial is Parkview Hospice.

The memorial guest book for Norma may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

E. Joan Leedy, 96 Avid bingo player Dec. 8, 1924 – Sept. 26, 2021 E. Joan Leedy, 96, Goshen, Indiana, formerly of North Manchester, passed away Sept.

26, 2021.

Services were Oct. 1, 2021 at

Scottsburg Cemetery, S Elm Street, Scottsburg.

McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, handled arrangements.

Kenneth Craig Bergman, 57, of Columbus, died at 12:25 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus.

He was born Aug. 10, 1964, in Washington D.C., to Paul M. and Diana C. (Kirby) Bergman.

Kenneth was a 1982 graduate of Wabash High School, received his Bachelor’s in Computer Technology from Rose-Hulman, and his Masters in Computer Science from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He served in the U.S. Air Force, worked for Cummins Engine and for the last 20 years worked at Eli Lilly Inc. in Indianapolis.

Kenneth enjoyed riding his motorcycle, traveling, watching Sci-Fi movies and television, and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his son, Matthew Paul “Matt” Bergman of Columbus; daughter, Amanda Jo “AJ” Bergman of Indianapolis; sister, Karen (Doug) Mays and mother, Diana C. Bergman, both of Wabash.

He was preceded in death by father, Paul M. Bergman.

Kenneth’s family will receive friends from 4-7 pm Friday, October 8, 2021, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Per Ken’s request there will be no service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wabash County Cancer Society.

The memorial guest book for Kenneth may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Carmen Craig, 93 Former City Schools teacher Aug. 28, 1928 – Sept. 26, 2021 Carmen Craig, 93, of Indianapolis, formerly of Wabash, died at 5:33 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at Hoosier Village in Indianapolis.

She was born on Aug. 28, 1928, in the Dominican Republic, to Puerto Rican residents, Francisco and Rafalea (Hendriquez) Rodriguez.

Carmen was raised in Puerto Rico and was a graduate of the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, N.J. She married James Douglas Craig in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Feb. 14, 1959; he died Dec. 9,

2011.

Carmen was a resident of Wabash, for over 50 years. She was a Spanish teacher for Wabash City Schools in the 70s. Carmen was regularly sought out to help in the Wabash community, for her translation services. She was a huge tennis fan, and was an active tennis player in Wabash during the ‘70s and ‘80s. In the late ‘90s she assisted the Wabash High School Girls Tennis Teams.

For the past 8 years, Carmen resided at Hoosier Village, where she was known for her enthusiastic walks on the grounds, and her ability to participate in numerous activities. She volunteered to help new residents transition into Hoosier Village and had no shortage of friends.

She is survived by her two sons, James Douglas

(Pam) Craig, Jr. of Indianapolis, and Jeff (Lori) Craig of Frisco, Texas; and two grandchildren, Maggi Craig and Trey Craig, both of Chicago. She is survived by her sister Erma of Anaheim, Calif.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.

Graveside services will be private at the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery in Wabash. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Honeywell Foundation in Wabash.

The memorial guest book for Carmen may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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Cindy Bennett, 41

Joe Garst, 73

Janet Ross, 95

Enjoyed music

Enjoyed water skiing

Worked at General Tire

July 19, 1980 – Sept. 27, 2021 Cindy Jean Bennett, 41, of Wabash, died at 6:19 p.m., Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at Parkview Huntington Hospital.

She was born on July 19, 1980, in Wabash, to Donald Bennett Jr. and Pamela J. (Ridenour) Miller.

Cindy was a happy, sweet, funny, and affectionate precious gift to her family.

She lived longer and learned more than anyone expected.

She enjoyed music, singing simple songs, and popping balloons. Her last weeks were heartbreakingly difficult for her, but nothing can hurt her anymore.

She is survived by her mother and step father, Pamela (Randy) Miller of Wabash; two sisters, Barbara (James) Sherwood of El Paso, Texas, and Christine (Randy) Bolen of Lagro; nieces and nephews, Cassandra (Zach) Dutton, Tony (Karyssa) Bolen, Brady (Katie) Bolen, Alicia (T.J.) Beretta, and Courtney Sherwood, greatnephew and great-niece, Wyatt Dutton and Brooklyn Beretta, honorary niece Pamela Kane and her daughters Emma and Chrissy.

She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Bennett Jr. Visitation and funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Joel Cogdell officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Preferred memorial is Carey Services of Wabash.

The memorial guest book for Cindy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Dec. 31, 1947 – Sept. 23, 2021 Joe Garst, 73, Somerset, passed away peacefully at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, at Colonial Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center in Mar-ion.

He was born in Marion on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1947, to Guy and Gwenevere (Younce) Garst.

As a kid, Joe hated having to share his birthday with New Year’s Eve. He grew up in Somerset, living in the old town and attending school there until the dam was built in 1964. After the family moved to the new town on the edge of the Mississinewa Reservoir, Joe loved to water

ski behind his dad’s boat there. He attended Southwood from the time the new school was opened in 1962 until his graduation in 1966, playing trumpet in the Southwood High School band. In 1973, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources from Ball State University. Joe never married, and he spent much of his adult life working as a carpenter around Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Austin, Texas. However, he retired to Somerset in 2010. Joe enjoyed playing guitar.

Survivors include his older sister, Judy (Garst) Schramm of the San Diego, Calif., area, and a son, Kelly Tellef of Fort Wayne, recently discovered through DNA testing.

There will not be any public visitation or funeral service.

Arrangements are entrusted to Integrity Funeral Care, 2901 S. Washington St., Marion, IN. Memories may be shared online at www.ifccares.com.

Arden Biehl, 99 Retired farmer Aug. 3, 1922 – Sept. 27, 2021 Arden Eugene Biehl, 99, of rural Wabash, died at 8:47 a.m., Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.

He was born Aug. 3, 1922, in Wabash, to Leroy and Cleo Molly (Garber) Biehl.

Arden attended Urbana High School. He married Linda Lou (Gant) Gordon in Wabash on July 29, 1976. Arden was a retired farmer, and also worked at Ford Meter Box 15 years, and drove truck 26 years. He was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church. Arden enjoyed farming, carpentry work, and loved his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Lou Biehl of Wabash; five children, Gary (Yvonne) Biehl of Twelve Mile, Connie (Robert) Collins of Wabash, John (Becky) Jacobs of Fairmount, Terry Jacobs and Chaquita Cline, both of Peru;

10 grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; three greatgreat-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Eldon Biehl of North Manchester, Max (Annalee) Biehl and Nancy Chamberlain, both of Urbana.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Bruce Biehl and Philip Biehl, and his sister, Lois Roser.

Graveside services and burial were Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at Fairview Cemetery, Servia, with Brian Chamberlain officiating.

Visitation was Thursday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Wabash County Cancer Society.

The memorial guest book for Arden may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

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May 4, 1926 – Sept. 17, 2021 Janet Ross, 95, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at Peabody Retirement Home in North Manchester.

She was born on May 4, 1926, in Wabash, to the late Von and Eunice (Ply) Kreps.

Janet married Thomas E. Ross on Feb. 11, 1955; he passed away on April 24, 2015. She worked at General Tire in Wabash.

Janet was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Wabash.

Janet is survived by one son, Richard (Rebecca) Hawley, of Huntington; three grandchildren, Amy (Donald) Pyatt, of Warren, Aaron Hawley, of Huntington, and Anna (Caleb) Harper, of Oklahoma City; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one son, Daniel K. Hawley, one grandson, Daniel Hawley and her first husband, Richard E. Hawley.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, at Matlock Cemetery in Wabash County.

Preferred memorials are to Parkview Hospice, 1900 Carew Street, Suite 6, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805.

McDonald Funeral Homes, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, has been trusted with Janet Ross’ final arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Norma Bradley, 72 Owned hair salon July 21, 1949 – Oct. 1, 2021 Norma Jean Bradley, 72, Warsaw, died Oct. 1, 2021.

She was born July 21, 1949.

Visitation is noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 6, 2021, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

Services at the conclusion of calling.

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Nora J. Melton, 73

Rev. Clifford P. Dean, 89

Enjoyed gardening

Pastored in Wabash

Jan. 3, 1948 – Sept. 28, 2021 Nora J. Melton 73, of Rochester, passed away early Sept. 28, 2021 at the home she and her husband James “Jim” Melton built over 40 years ago.

A dedicated mother of four and grandmother to five, she passed with her husband, children, and grandchildren nearby.

Nora was born on Jan. 3, 1948 in Wabash, to Hugh and Frances (Fearnow) Tracy.

She grew up on her family’s farm with her four siblings.

Following high school Nora attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

After college Nora returned to Indiana where she soon met her husband to be. On Aug. 7, 1971 in Wabash, Indiana, she married Jim and they went on to have four boys. Nora often joked about the trials and tribulations of raising her four boys in the country, rarely passing up the opportunity to tell a funny story about moments where her boys went

beyond testing her patience.

In her later years Nora enjoyed gardening, spending winters in Arcadia, Fla. with her husband, and watching her grandchildren play in the same fields and woods where she raised her sons.

Survivors include her husband, James “Jim” M. Melton, Rochester; sons, Andy (Elizabeth) Melton, Rochester, Tracy (Moira) Melton, Sylva, N.C., Bart Melton, Washington, D.C., Kyle (Andrea) Melton, Logansport; grandchildren, Mack and Cash Melton, Rochester, Esther and Magnolia Melton, Sylva, N.C., Leo Melton, Logansport, Indiana; siblings, Tom (Jane) Tracy, Wabash, Mary Ann (Chuck) Kallmeyer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Frank (Konnie) Tracy, Huntington, Barbara Tracy, Wabash;several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to the national American Cancer Society.

The celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Arrangements by Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanbrosfh.com

Jane Ann Poole, 65 Enjoyed people Jane Ann (Mitchell) Poole went to heaven Thursday morning Sept. 16, 2021.

Her son Skylar was with her that day. Jane was the most loving type of person. She always put others before her own needs.

She was a very selfless person. She believed in god and had strong faith in his word. She believed in giving love to everyone and she was always the best person to talk to. She would listen to all life’s tribulations and never judged anyone on their life’s journeys.

She was a great mother of three boys Justin Elshire, Brandon Poole and Skylar Poole.

She wanted the best for everyone in her life and

always gave all she could all the time. Her journey on this earth ended when Jane had heart complications and her heart of gold could no longer beat anymore.

She was a great grandmother to her 6-month-old baby Cade Weston Poole. She loved him more than anything in the world and that was one of the last things she did was love him. She was a strong willed person and always wanted to do right by god and her family.

Jane was 65 years of age and lived a long happy life with her friends and family. She was always happy and made others happy every day. She was cremated and her life was celebrated with her family, friends and god on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

Chaplain Dale Piers and the family said many prayers in the honor of Janes beautiful life and rejoiced together celebrating her life and the time she all spent with us. She was an amazing woman that will never ever be forgotten.

The Rev. Clifford P. Dean, 89, of LaFontaine, went home to Heaven on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021.

He grew up in southwest Ohio. After graduating from Moscow High School, he left for Owosso, Mich., to attend Bible College.

He met Donna Jackson, and they were married in the summer of 1952. He graduated from Owosso having completed both Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees.

He began working as a student pastor in 1952. By 1955, he was planting a church in Midland, Mich., going on to pastor in Lansing, Edgetts, and Muskegon.

In 1966, he became a full-time teacher and baseball coach at the Pine River Area Schools in Tustin, Mich., while continuing to preach as a supply pastor. In 1978, Clifford returned as full-time pastor in Wabash. While in Wabash, he earned a Master’s degree in Religious Education from the International Bible Institute. In 1991, Clifford returned to Ohio as pastor of the Beech Grove Wesleyan Church at Carey. He retired in 1995.

Clifford and Donna split their time between Jonesboro and Brooksville, Florida. He continued to preach as a fillin minister during winters in Florida until 2006 when Donna’s failing health

prevented travel.

Clifford enjoyed fishing, coaching, and his friends. He loved his family and was extremely proud of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Most of all, first and last, he loved Jesus!

Clifford Dean, son of John S. and Mary (Foster) Dean, was preceded in Heaven by his parents; 11 siblings; wife of 54 years, Donna Jackson; and grandson, Everardo Mancha.

He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; children, Deborah (Buddy) Mancha, Vanessa Dean, and Marcus (Dixie) Dean; grandchildren, Laura (Chris) Plummer, Wesley (Rachael) Dean, Nathan (Ashley) Dean, Matthew Dean, Evaristo Mancha, Melissa Mancha-Campbell, and Olivia (Dan) Mancha-Harris; great-grandchildren, Aaron and Jonah Plummer; Carsten, Aubrey and Harper Dean; six step-children; and numerous step-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion.

Immediately following the time of visitation, a funeral service to celebrate Clifford’s life will begin at 1:00 pm.

Pastor Eric Crisp will be officiating with burial taking place at Gardens of Memory in Marion.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Visiting Nurse, 705 S. Baldwin Ave., Marion, IN 46953.

Memories may be shared online at www.nswcares.com.

Eleanore K. Smith, 87 Worked at GenCorp Feb. 18, 1934 – Sept. 30, 2021 Eleonore K. Smith, 87, of Wabash, passed away at 5:48 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.

30, 2021, at her residence.

She was born on Feb. 18, 1934, in Schweinfurt, Germany, to the late Johanne Mueller and Frieda V. Schaefer.

Eleonore married Forest E. Smith on June 11, 1967; he passed away on Feb. 22, 2014. She worked at GenCorp for 15 years. Eleonore was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash and the Post 286 VFW Ladies Auxiliary of Wabash.

Eleonore is survived by two sons, Fred J. (Rose) Smith, of LaFontaine and Gerald Smith, of Wabash; a daughter, Kristl

(Charles) Andrews, of Wabash; stepson, James E. (Jill) Smith, of Wabash; two brothers, Gerd (Karen) Mueller and Eduard (Rosie) Mueller, both of Wabash; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Saunders, a great-grandchild, Luke Schneider and three brothers.

An Oma Celebration will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at 1727 N 300 E., Lagro.

Preferred memorials are to St. Bernard Catholic Church, 191 North Cass Street, Wabash, IN 46992.

McDonald Funeral Homes, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana, 46992, have been trusted with Eleonore K. Smith’s final arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

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Larry Ray

Robin Davis, 68

Taught at Urbana High School

Retired from Roberts Trucking

Jan. 22, 1939 - Oct. 1, 2021

July 25, 1953 – Oct. 1, 2021

Our treasured husband, father, and grandfather, Larry Ray, went to join his friend and Savior on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.

Larry was born in Greencastle, on Jan. 22, 1939, and grew up on the family farm near Cloverdale. He was a graduate of Cloverdale High School (1957), Purdue University (BS Agriculture 1961, MS Education 1965), and United Theological Seminary (MDIV 1969).

Larry and his wife, Wilma, met at Purdue and married on Dec. 24, 1961.

This Christmas Eve would have been their 60th wedding anniversary. They have two daughters; Lynn, living in Woodinville, Wash., and Nancy (George) Chung, of Woodinville, Wash., and three granddaughters: Veronica, Vanessa, and Valerie Chung.

Larry is also survived by his brother, Rod (Linda) Ray, Lafayette; nephew Anthony (Kathryn) Ray, Greenfield; and niece Michelle (Chris) Librie, Kaneohe, Hawaii, along with great-nephews and great-nieces, Carson and Fiona Ray and Caleb and Cadence Librie.

Additionally, Larry is survived by nephews: Jim (Jane) Link, Mike (Carol) Link, and Noel (Sue) Foster. From those nephews he has great- and great-greatnieces and nephews: Julie (Chad) Staat and daughter Logan (Matthew) Smith (children: Kora and Korbyn Smith); Jeremy (Jessi) Link; Jason (Julie) Link (children: Emma, Caleb, Deborah, and Peter Link); Rob (Kristy) Link, Kalamazoo, Mich. (children: Jake, Max, Zeke, Reese, and Elyse Link); and Shawn, and Shane Foster.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Cedric and Elvina (McCullough) Ray and his grandparents, Cyrus Herbert “Herb” and Rosa (Jordan) Ray, Herb’s second wife, Myrtle (Arnold), and Robert Eli “Bert” and Allie (Cook) McCullough, and great niece, Beverly Foster.

After serving as the Vocational Agriculture, Biology, and Chemistry teacher at Urbana High School and Vocational Agriculture teacher at Northfield High School, Larry attended United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He interned as an associate pastor at St. Andrews UMC in Milton, Pa. In 1969, Larry was ordained as Elder in the United Methodist Church for the former North Indiana Conference.

Larry and Wilma began their ministry in Colfax and New Hope. From there, they served churches in Lafontaine, Huntington, Kendallville, Bluffton and South Bend. Before retiring in 2004, Larry served as District Superintendent of the Fort Wayne United Methodist District for 8 years.

When Larry and Wilma retired to their new home between Wabash and Huntington in 2004, Larry began his service as the parish visitation pastor at North Manchester UMC in May 2007 until retiring in July 2021, although, he never really retired from visiting and caring for people.

Serving the community was essential to Larry. Besides being a frequent donor for American Red Cross, he was honored to be a part of several organizations: Parkview Hospital Board (1996-2004), Heritage Pointe

Board, Indiana Forestry and Woodland Owners Association Board; North Indiana Conference UMC Board of Ministry, Purdue University Alumni Association (Life Member), Purdue University Agriculture Alumni (Life Member), Ceres Fraternity; Habitat for Humanity (Fort Wayne) Board; and Charter Member of Fairway Cooperative House Purdue (1958).

Larry believed in sustainable, productive agriculture and was very proud to say he was a “farmer and forestry conservationist”. His earlier days of farming for his dad, as well as during his time with the Purdue University Department of Agriculture, were all very important to Larry. He had a sincere and profound love of agriculture, and in general, the joy of feeding the world.

His avid love of nature continued for the rest of his years, whether it was saving trees, camping, backpacking, or hiking.

The annual hike on the Appalachian Trail with his minister buddies, his brother Rod, and good friend, Bill VanAlstine, was always a cherished time for Larry.

Above all, Larry’s favorite activity was spending time with his wife, Wilma, and his daughters, Lynn and Nancy and Nancy’s family: husband George, and their daughters, Veronica, Vanessa and Valerie.

Larry and Wilma loved to travel. They visited all 50 states and many nations across the world.

He also enjoyed spending time with Wilma and her nephews at Wilma’s family farm as well as cultivating a healthy forest at his family farm, Ray Acres, with daughters, granddaughters, niece Michelle, and especially all the extra time at Ray Acres with brother, Rod, and nephew, Anthony.

One of Larry’s most favorite activities was using a chainsaw, or spraying to make sure invasive plants, bushes and trees were eliminated from the family’s forest land.

Through their collective efforts, Ray Acres received the State of Indiana Charles Deam Forest Stewardship Award in 2014.

It was a great sense of pride to Larry that for the past 17 years he was able to run (then walk) the Indy mini marathon with daughter, Lynn, and friends; one year with daughter, Nancy and friend; one year with niece Michelle; and one year with brother Rod and sister-in-law, Linda.

Most importantly, Larry believed in passing Christ’s love to all humankind. He knew that God loves everyone. He spent 53 years of providing pastoral care to anyone who needed him. His personality and zest for life inspired his family to seek out adventure while preserving God’s beautiful land. Larry left an imprint on us all. Now he is hiking a different trail in a higher place.

Arrangements have been made through Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, Indiana. Viewing will be held from 3 - 8 PM Thursday, October 7, 2021, in the Fellowship Hall of Wabash First United Methodist Church at 110 Cass St, Wabash, IN 46992 and the Celebration of Life/Memorial Service is on Friday, October 8th at 10:30 AM also at First United Methodist Church, Wabash, Indiana.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations of money or time in Larry’s name to any of the following: Habitat for Humanity, Heifer International, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, or your church of choice.

Robin Jay Davis, 68, of Lagro, passed away at 10:25 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

He was born in N e w Castle, on July 25, 1953, to the late Gilbert and Betty Davis.

Robin married Connie Ailes on Nov. 8, 1998. Robin worked construction and at semi repairs with Roberts Trucking until he retired.

Robin enjoyed spending time with his grandkids, fishing, roasting hot dogs, bonfires and going to the casino.

Robin is survived by his wife, Connie, of Lagro; daughter and son, Kristie (Troy) Bone, of Lagro and Adam (Kristen) Davis, of Vincennes; three stepsons, Mark (Wendy) Ailes, of Sweetser, Dannie Ailes, of Van Buren, and Lonnie (Elaina) Ailes, of Huntington County; five grandchildren, Derrick Bone, Hailey Bone, Mathew Davis,

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Tabi Davis and Kati Picou; five step-grandchildren, Jay Ailes, Curtis Morgan, Ashlynn Ailes, Josh Hileman and Cainan Ailes; three brothers and three sisters, Jerry (Lana) Davis, Jackie (Jerry) Hinkle, Connie Maynard, all of Fairmount, Dicky (Karen) Davis, of Georgia, Dean (Laura) Davis, of Arizona and Darlene Ice, of Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews.

Robin is preceded in death by two brothers, Doug Davis and Danny Davis; one sister, June Moulton; and one stepson, Lee McVay. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, 1100 Manchester Ave., Wabash.

Calling hours for friends and family will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at McDonald Funeral Homes, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash.

After the graveside service, a dinner will be provided at the Lagro Community Building in Lagro.

McDonald Funeral Homes, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, have been trusted with Robin Davis’ final arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Donna Jean Martin, 90 Former Quality Electric co-owner March 22, 1931 – Oct. 2, 2021 Donna Jean Martin, 90, of Wabash, died at 8:28 pm, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Parkview Wabash Hospital.

She was born on March 22, 1931, in Warsaw, to Artie and Ella (Engles) Walters.

Donna was a 1949 graduate of Gilead High School.

She married Rex Martin in Delaware County, on Jan. 11, 1952; he died Feb. 5, 1983.

Donna, her husband Rex, and three others, were former co-owners of Quality Electric in Wabash, and she also worked at Key Pharmacy in North Manchester nine years.

She enjoyed gardening, working in her yard, going to garage sales, and going on senior bus trips. She loved her poodle, Candy.

She is survived by her son, Jeffery (Elaine) Martin of Wabash, four grandchildren, Katherine Martin of San Antonio, Texas, Daniel (Crystal) Martin of Mooresville, Gregory Martin and Abby (Mike) Moyer, both of Wabash; eight great-grandchildren and one great-greatgranddaughter.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, son, Rick Martin who died April 1, 2019, daughter-in-law, Jackie Martin, two brothers, three sisters.

Graveside service and burial will be 10:00 am, Thursday , Oct. 7, 2021, at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, with David Phillips officiating. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Animal Shelter of Wabash County.

The memorial guest book for Donna may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

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Georgia E. Crum, 104

Lois Gish, 82

Was Wabash cafeteria cook

Enjoyed quilting

Aug. 17, 1917 – Oct. 4, 2021

Dec. 18, 1938 – Oct. 4, 2021

Georgia E. Crum, 104, of Headland, Ala., formerly of Wabash, died at 2:39 am, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at her home in Headland.

She was born on Aug. 17, 1917, in Lee County, Va., to Frank and Virginia (Kirk) Monroe.

She married Noble Hensley, on Sept. 16, 1935, in Kentucky, and he died March 28, 1965.

She worked at Wabash Magnetics 11 years, General Tire in Wabash, and was a head cook at the Wabash cafeteria. She also worked at Fenns in Jacksonville, Fla. She attended the Apostolic Church in Wabash and enjoyed going to church and spending time with family.

She is survived by five children. Harold Hensley of Piketon, Ohio, J.B. Hensley of Las Vegas, Nev., Brenda (Chuck) McConnell of Lakeland, Fla., Carolyn (Bruce Warren) Konrath of Jacksonville, Fla., Judy (James) Gale of Headland, Ala., several grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and several greatgreat-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, son Ralph Hensley, and daughter Geraldine Moore.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Bill Crank officiating. Entombment will be in Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum, at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12:30-2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

The memorial guest book for Georgia may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Lois Marie Gish, 82, of North Manchester, peacefully passed in the loving arms of Jesus at 1:15 am, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at her home.

She was born on Dec. 8, 1938, in Elkhart County, to Elmer and Meriam (Peters) Comstock.

Lois married Lyle Jay Gish in New Paris, on Dec. 8, 1957; he died November 30, 2020. She was a homemaker and owned Lois’ Sewing and Fabric Center in North Manchester.

She was a member of the West Manchester Old German Baptist New Conference. Lois enjoyed sewing and quilting.

She is survived by four sons, Mark (Doretta) Gish of Rossville, Marvin (Debbie) Gish, Myron (Donita) Gish, and Matthew (Heidi) Gish, all of North Manchester; 13 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; sister, Doris (Larry) Long of Silver Lake; and her brother, Elmer Dean (Vicki) Comstock of Wakarusa.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, and her sister, Carol Blocher Warren.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at West Manchester Old German Baprtist Church New Conference, North Manchester.

Burial will be in Old German Baptist Church Cemetery, North Manchester.

Friends may call 2-5 & 6-8 pm Wednesday, at the church.

Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester.

The memorial guest book for Lois may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

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Larry G. Herendeen and Peggy L. Herendeen, quit claim deed to Michelle L. Strobel, Larry G. Herendeen and Peggy L. Herendeen.

Ricardo Prater, warranty deed to Brandon P. Clark.

Edman McBrayer, Mary Ann McBrayer, Maryann McBrayer, Mary McBrayer, warranty deed to Erron Nealis and Leigh Ann Nealis.

Steven R. McCammack, warranty deed to Corey L. Schnitz and Patricia L. Schnitz.

Jena Blocher, quit claim deed to Steven L. Roth and Billie R. Roth.

Jack Heeter, warranty deed to Avery Heeter and Cole Isbell.

Silas Jay Beachler, warranty deed to Rochelle L. DeVenney.

Joshua Dean Johnson, Joshua D. Johnson, warranty deed to Felicia Baxter.

Jeffrey A. Helm, warranty deed to Travis Ward, Kelsie J. Ward.

Warren and Josephine Walmer Trust, Sharon K. Wilson, trust deed to Campbell Family Limited Partnership 3 LP Kimberly Seibold, warranty deed to Emily S. Nelson.

Russell W. Gieras, warranty deed to Timothy Roy Kendrick.

Harvey E. Miller, Sally Jo Miller, warranty deed to Alice Jennifer Turner Fanucci.

David R. Lutton, quit claim deed to David R. Lutton, Julie A. Lutton.

Scott Laduct, Diane M. Laduct, warranty deed to Aaron Greer.

Students participate in Ag Day

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Fourth grade students from around Wabash County participated in the annual Ag Day celebration on Sept. 28 at the Wabash County 4-H Fairgrounds. The event, sponsored by Wabash County Farm Bureau and the Purdue Extension Agency, allows students to learn about life on the farm. They were able to see such things as sheep sheering, learned about exotic animals, such as llamas, how drones are used in agriculture and how to tell if a chicken will lay white or brown eggs and how to tell if a chicken has laid its eggs for a long time. The event has taken place annually since 1991, with the exception of 2020, because of the pandemic.

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Max Jay Pitts, Velma Sue Pitts, quit claim deed to Matthew Spencer and Jennifer Spencer.

Max J. Pitts, Max J. Pitts Revocable Living Trust, Velma S. Pitts, and Velma S. Pitts Revocable Living Trust, trust deed to Mattew Spencer and Jennifer Spencer.

Kristee M. Creech, Tracy L. Creech and Tracey L. Creech, quit claim deed to Tracey L. Creech and Kristee M. Creech.

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Jarrod M. McClure, warranty deed to Andrew P. Gingras.

Marriage Licenses The Wabash County Clerk’s office issued the following marriage licenses between Sept. 14-28, 2021: Kevin Martin Snyder and Mary Lee Strickler.

Cody Richard Palmer and Felicia Octabia Renay Shenefield.

Tori Elain Rogers and Elena Garcia-Carabus.

Thomas William Christman and Paula Mae Burcroff.

MaKennah Paige Blevins and Devin Michael Pierce.

Sierra Lynn Hobson and Ryan Donavon Gamsby.

Sierra Ane Busch and Blake Austin Coburn.

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The MPO will be back on stage with a subscription series of the following four concerts: “Around the World with Disney” at the Eagles Theatre in Wabash on Sunday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m.; “Holiday Pops” at the Rediger Chapel Auditorium, Taylor University, on Friday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m.; a Chamber Concert, “Mendelssohn’s Italian,” at Indiana Wesleyan University on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.; and “Enigma Variations” on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Rediger Chapel Auditorium, Taylor University.

The guest artists featured this season are vocalist Steve Amerson and pianist Dr. Steve Hyman. In addition to these concerts, there are also three free concerts this season: Brass Quintet, which took place in the summer, String Ensemble, which will be in the Spring, and the Annual LaRita Boren Children’s Concert at the Indiana Wesleyan University Chapel Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m.

Select MPO musicians will perform this concert in collaboration with the Taylor and IWU Orchestras.

Although this 40minute concert is specifically geared for students, it is open to the public and free of charge.

The MPO has had a tradition of hosting a concerto/aria competition for high school students and students from Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor Universities. This

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MSO to open 83rd season on Oct. 10 A program of dance music from the Renaissance through the 20th century, and around the globe, is on tap for the first concert of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra’s 83rd season.

Join the orchestra for a whirlwind, toe-tapping tour of movement-inspired

music at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 10 in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester, Indiana, campus of Manchester University.

Invitation to the Dance features Manchester University professors Beate Gilliar and Jim Brumbaugh-Smith dancing to Leroy

Anderson’s “Blue Tango.”

Conductor Debra Lynn also selected the following works: “Ancient Airs and Dances”

by Ottorino Respighi, “Pavane”

by Gabriel Faure,

“Russian Sailor’s Dance” from The Red Poppy by Reinhold Glière, “Ritual Fire Dance” from El Amor Brujo by Manuel de Falla, “Invitation to the Dance” by Carl

Maria von Weber and “Hoe-Down from Rodeo” by Aaron Copland.

Tickets are $15

general admission.

Admission is free for MU students, faculty and staff, as well as anyone age

18 and younger. Go to www.manchestersymphonyorchestra.org for tickets.

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County runners fare well at TRC

By ROY CHURCH

AKRON – Without two of their top seven runners, Wabash finished third at the Three Rivers Conference cross country championships, missing a chance at five straight titles.

However, sophomore Kaden Vogel of Wabash was runner-up to Maconaquah’s Isaiah Wittenberg for the individual crown and Manchester junior Raven King was third. The winner finished in 16:46.6, just 10 seconds ahead of Vogel (16:56.1).

King came in at 17:25.78, helping Manchester take second place in the team standings.

Rochester won the

Wabash’s Kaden Vogel (right) battles Rochester’s Samuel Rohr midway through the boy’s TRC race on Saturday. Photo by Joseph Slacian team title with 44 points, followed by the Squires (64), Wabash (67), Northfield in fifth place (138) and Southwood seventh (148).

In fact, Manchester took

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three of the top 11 places. Cade Jones was ninth in 18:10.31 and Lane Stetzel was 11th in 18:16.06.

After Vogel for the Apaches were Jace Bullins, 13th in 18:17.06; Jonas Church, 15th in 18:33.13; Chase Howard, 16th in 18:38. 55, and Nick Perkins, 22nd in 19:26.51. Bullins, Church and Howard are freshmen. Wabash was without the services of Dave Ford and Eli Callahan.

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Lady Knights win own invitational Southwood won their own VolleyKnight Invitational Saturday, Oct. 2, while the Lady Knights and Northfield won matches among county opponents last week.

Northfield 3, Manchester 1 Northfield felt the push from Manchester in their Three Rivers Conference match Tuesday, Sept. 28, but held off the Squires in a 25-18, 25-22, 25-21 win.

Ella Hunter directed the Northfield offense with 17 assists, while Eden Hoover had 22 receptions and 21 digs, Gabby Haupert had nine kills, and Emily Pennington had seven kills and one assist.

Josie Lynn had seven kills and two blocks, Elli Baker had six kills and one block, Ava Copeland had six receptions and three kills, and Avery Shrider had four receptions and three digs.

Olivia Auler led Manchester with 25 serve receptions, six digs, seven points, three kills, and two aces, while Kaidyn Howard added 10 assists, four service points, and three digs, and Aliala Atienza had 10 serve receptions, six digs, and four points.

Southwood 3, Manchester 0 Southwood proved to be too much for the Squires in a 25-9, 25-10, 25-9 win over the Lady Squires Thursday, Sept. 30.

Ella Haupert led the Lady Knights with 12 points, nine digs, and five aces, while Allie Haecker had 16 digs, 14 points, and 10 assists, and Alaina Winer added seven kills, five digs, five points, and two aces.

Grace Drake had 10 assists, seven digs, and four kills, followed by Mya Denney with 13 points, three kills, two aces, and two digs, Alli Lopez with six kills, four points, and two aces, Marissa Metzger with 10 kills and one dig, Carly Whitesel with three kills and one block, and Rylee Barney with two kills, one assist, and one block.

Blake Drasny led Manchester with 14 receptions, eight digs, and five points, followed by Atienza with 14 receptions and two points, and Auler with 10 receptions, five digs, and two kills.

Maconaquah 3, Northfield 2 Northfield’s comeback attempt fell short in a fivesetter to Maconaquah Thursday, Sept. 30, 25-12, 27-25, 16-25, 17-25, 15-10.

Hunter had 48 assists and 12 digs on the night, while Hover had 26 digs, 28 receptions, and three kills, and Baker had 22 receptions, 14 kills, and 13 digs.

Pennington had 13 kills, four blocks, and five aces, followed by Shrider with 11 receptions, seven digs, and one kill, Lynn with eight kills, three blocks, and three digs, and Haupert with eight

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kills, six receptions, and one block.

Southwood wins VolleyKnight Invite For only the second time in the 19year tournament history, Southwood won the VolleyKnight championship Saturday, Oct. 2.

Southwood started the day with a 25-17, 25-10 win

over Muncie Central.

Drake led the Lady Knights with 11 assists, 10 points, two blocks, and two kills, while Winer added eight digs, seven points, and eight digs, and Haecker had 19 digs, three points, and two assists.

They followed that up with a 25-7, 25-9 over Marion.

Haecker had 17

points and 16 digs, while Lopes had eight assists, and Metzger added seven kills and four digs.

Southwood continued to stay hot with a 25-13, 25-16 win over Kokomo.

Drake had 10 points, seven assists, and three kills, while Winer had nine digs, three kills, and three aces, and

Metzger had nine kills and two digs.

Southwood continued its dominance with a 25-14, 25-23 victory over Huntington North in the championship match.

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TRC ishers were Brayden French, 27th in 19:54.35; Kamden Oswalt, 33rd in 20:34.98; Ethan Berry, 40th

The Wabash Middle School boys cross country team captured the Running Rivers Conference on Saturday.

Wabash boys win RRC title

By ROY CHURCH

AKRON – For the third year in a row, the Wabash Middle School boys cross country team captured the Running Rivers Conference crown at Tippecanoe Valley High School here Saturday.Manchester’s Trey Howard,runner-up last year at the RRC meet, won this year as an eighth-grader. His winning time was 10:44.75 For the Apaches it was Isaiah Cordes in second place (10:52.18), Drew GueninHodson third (11:00.52), Bobby Shull fourth (11:12.47), Ezra Church fifth (11:18.04) and Caidan Burchett sixth (11:22.36). The first three finishers and Burchett are eighth graders running their final race. Church is in seventh grade.

Also finishing for Wabash was Kamden Oswalt in 10th (11:54.92), Coleson Kugler in 11th (12:1`8.93), Matt Niles in 18th (12:38.55), Jay French in 20th (12:41.65), Raven Weaver in 21st (12:42.08) and Maverick Sommers in 47th (14:43.07).

Behind Howard for the Squires were Wyatt Schroll, 12th in 12:20.24; Oliver Fitzpatrick, 15th in 12:33.17; Clark Showalter, 16th in 12:36.08; Everett Short, 51st in 15:17.8, and Ezra Hendricks, 53rd in 15:44.41, in the 71-man field.

Northfield’s Tate Barlow finished seventh in 11:28.92, Eli Gahl was 17th in 12:38.17, Wyatt Bucher was 19th in 12:40.86, Holten Satterthwaite was 26th in 13:16.57 and Kourt Pratt was 29th in 13:22.77.

Rounding out the field for the Norse were Preston Moore, 30th in 13:24.46; Ethan Hoover, 32nd in 13:41.48; Ty Leming, 36th in 13:49.96; Xavier Roark, 44th in 14:32.14; Nate Hodson, 46th in 14:41.88; Gavin Lester, 48th in 14:54.53, and Landon Mast, 49th in 15:03.09.

Southwood’s top finisher was Zander Chellis, 28th in 13:19.52. He was followed by Andrew Wright, 41st in

14:02.40, and Luc Neal, 45th in 14:37.79.

The Wabash Middle School girls finished second. Maconaquah repeated as champion with 27 points to Wabash’s 81.

The Lady Apaches nipped Northfield by one point and Manchester finished seventh.

Wabash had its five scorers between 14th and 21st places.

Chloe Cooper led the way in 14th place with a career-best 13:52.07 and Raegan Jones was 15th with a season-best 13:52.28. Ava Bishir was 18th with a career-best 14:05, Quinn Myers was 19th with a careerbest 14:08 and Rinka Higuera was 21st in 14:10.

Other Wabash finishers were Mallory Tart, 27th in 14:38; Haylee Friend, 28th in 14:40; Caitlyn Shidler, 38th in 15:25; Bridget Bailey, 43rd in 15:38; Maya Howard, 46th in 16:13 Mia Fairchild, 47th in 16:22; and Audri Shidler, 52nd in 16:56.

Bailey, Bishir, Friend, Howard and Jones are eighthgraders running their last middle school race.

Maconaquah’s Chloe Jordan won the event in 12:22.95.

Wabash County teams took four of the top 10 places in the girls event. Northfield’s Laney Haupert was second and Kaleigh Rice third in 12:31.09 and 12:36.62, respectively.

Southwood’s Shelby Thomas was seventh in 13:11.06 and Manchester’s Rachel Steely was ninth in 13:26.38.

Behind Haupert and Rice were Teagan Baer, 13th in 13:50.45; Ali Copeland, 30th in 14:49.68, and Amarah Bowers, 44th in 15:38.55.

Steely was followed by Maggie Akins, 22nd in 14:18.99; Kaylee Fetters, 33rd in 15:01.29; Shelby Cahill, 50th in 16:47.07; Bronwyn Harris, 53rd in 16:58.15; Makayla Marcum, 56th in 18:02.02; Kelzei Fox, 58th in 21:07.83, and Avery Akins, 59th in 21:29.38.

Southwood’s other finisher was Olivia Ranck, 24th in 14:25.53.

in 21:18.85; Kristian Stanton, 49th in 22:07.17, and Braxten Lakin, 50th in 22:11.01.

Manchester’s top11 trio was followed

by Jacob Hesting, 18th in 18:52.15; Caden Marcum, 24th in 19:47.32; Caleb Smith, 26th in 19:52.78, and Kenneth Martin, 61st in 31:11.73.

Layne Denton led the Northfield contingent, finishing 17th in 18:46.35. He was followed by Karson Pratt, 25th in 19:52.41; Kamden Carpenter, 30th in 20:13.49; Ryan Brunett, 36th in 20:51.27; John Nessler, 39th in 21:18.85, and Alex

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Southwood’s Casey Boardman finished 14th in 18:29.23 and was followed by Luke Andrews, 29th in 20:11.68; Jacob Marlow, 31st in 20:19.39; Landon Mitchell, 38th in 21:13.2, and Devin Danzy, 54th in 22:30.8.

In the girls event, Manchester finished third and Northfield fourth in a five-team race.

The other five schools, including Wabash, did not have complete teams.

Rochester won the event with 35 points, Maconaquah was runner-up with 44 and the Lady Squires had 46 in a very tight race.

Northfield had 96

Volleyball two aces, and Lopez added seven assists, three digs, three points, and two aces.

Wabash 3, Rochester 2 The Lady Apaches squeaked out a 26-28, 25-18, 26-24, 25-20, 15-11 home win over Rochester Tuesday, Sept. 28.

Emma Tracy led Wabash with 52

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assists and 15 points, while Ashlynn Cruz had 22 digs and 10 points, Kendra Wiles added 14 digs and 11 points, and Isabella VanderVelden had 15 kills and eight blocks.

Jade Stumbo had 17 kills, followed by Faryn Morris with 15 kills, Brook Westendorf with 10

points.

Manchester took fourth, fifth and sixth places in the individual standings with Kadence Fox (20:47.99), Ayla Cashdollar (20:57.52) and Josie Briner (21:13.28), respectively.

Kambree Cashdollar was 12th in 22:31.75 and Evyn Fox was 23rd in 23:46.45.

Other Manchester runners were Miriam Struble-Hedstrom, 24th in 23:49.47; Paulie Martin, 27th in 24:11.41, and Ainsley West, 28th in 24:30.74.

The Lady Norse were led by Mara Zolman, 17th in 23:10.75, and Trinity Bever, 18th in 23:20.71. Ella Gahl was 21st in 23:25.89, Madeline Moore was 25th in

23:59.65 and Asia Miller was 30th in 24:54.07.

Also running for Northfield were Anna Kissel, 36th in 26:08.07, and Natalie Keller, 47th in 33:17.31.

Wabash’s Cali Kugler was 20th in a career best 23:23.69, Ivy Beamer was 31st in 24:58.77 and Grace La Mar was37th in 26:31.54.

Southwood was not represented.

Northfield, Southwood and Wabash will compete Saturday in the IHSAA’s Marion sectional meet at Indiana Wesleyan. The meet begins at 10 a.m.

Manchester will host its own sectional at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday.

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Wabash 3, Tippecanoe Valley 1 After dropping the first set on the road at Tippecanoe Valley, Wabash regrouped to defeat the Lady Vikings

21-25, 25-11, 25-19, 25-16.

Tracy led the way with 34 assists, 12 digs, nine points, and five kills, while Cruz had 32 digs and 11 points, Morris had 21 digs, 14 points, and 11 kills, Wiles had 13 points and seven digs, and VanderVelden added 13 kills and five blocks.

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Kids’ Klub meets on Wednesdays

Michael Snell gave a tenderloin meal to one of the Urbana patrons who wanted to help support the Urbana Streetlights along with their already sent in donation.

Streetlight Committee has fundraiser

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The Urbana Streetlight all the nice comments I Committee held a tenderreceived while handing loin fry on Sept. 25. This meals to the patrons that event was to help raise came out to support the funds for the Urbana streetstreetlights. lights. I was very It turned out to thankful for the be a very nice day support from the to hold the fry, patrons, their and with the help comments, the of the Lagro help from the Volunteer Fire Lagro Fire Dept.

Department and and family and some friends and Michael Mich Michael ael Sn Snell ell friends who family the com260-774-3665 helped with the pinkynova71@ fry. mittee was able to hotmail.com raise a nice sum Everyone of money. There pitched in and were 30 Urbana made it a very residents that came successful event. I thank through to support Urbana them all very much and we and to get a tenderloin will do this again next meal. I knew there would year. Good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise. be a few but not 30. For I’m still accepting donathat I was very happy.

Other patrons were from tions for the lights until the end of October. Your around Wabash, Laketon, donation will be very Lafontaine, Roann, North much appreciated. Make Manchester, Huntington out your check or money and Marion. They came to order to Urbana Streetlight get a meal and show their Fund for any amount and support. I even talked to mail to Urbana one party from Fort Streetlights P.O. Box 112 Wayne. He said he had Urbana, IN 46990. read it on the Lion’s marUpcoming date to quee sign located at the remember: Oct. 16, 2021. north end of the Urbana The Halloween Car & Ballpark. He also stated Truck Show will take place that he read about the fry at the Urbana Community that I posted in my colBall Park 9a.m. to 3p.m. umn. He said he really likes tenderloins and want- This is the 21 Annual activity put on by the ed to help support a good Urbana Streetlight cause. It was unbelievable

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Halloween Costume contest for everyone. Kids and the public are invited to participate at no cost.

Awards for best costume, adults and kids. Urbana Lions will supply the food and soft drinks.

Breakfast Bunch met at the Fried Egg on Sept. 29 for a good meal and socializing, Those attending were Pat McNabney, Peggy Dilling, Larry and Nancy Meyer, Tom and Joyce Wilcox.

The Urbana Yoke Parish Church celebrated the birthdays of Donna Yentes who was 92 on September 25 and Dan Speicher II who was 87 on September 26. There were two big birthday cakes to help celebrate.

Prayer concerns: Julie Miller, Marilyn Karns, Lowell Karns, Alma DeVore, Phyllis Baker, Ron Baer, Nancy Christie, Ruth Summers, Terry Knee, Paxton Wright, Ava Gibson, Jan Fitch, Jim and Pat Hartley, Coy Eads and his parents and sisters, Continued on Page 20

Kids’ Klub at Lagro United Methodist Church is a group for Kindergarten through 6th grade.

It meets every Wednesday that Metro Schools is in session, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Bible stories, games, praise and worship songs, and supper are included. Parents who have questions can contact the church at lagroumchurch@gmail.com A Free Family Movie Night will be offered on Saturday Oct. 9, at the 13/24 Drive-In in Wabash, for a free presentation of “In Search of Liberty,” Where a man from the past shows one family how to protect their future.

Gates will open at 6:00p.m., concessions at 6:30, with the movie to begin at 7:45p.m. No outside food or drinks are allowed in the Drive-In. This presentation is brought to you free of charge by The Convention of States and We the People of Wabash and Miami Counties. Please join us as we rediscover our Constitution and what we as citizens of these United States can do to protect our Liberty and Constitutional Freedoms. For more information about the movie, Convention of States or We the people of Wabash and Miami Counties, please contact Gary Ridenour at Gary.Ridenour@CO Saction.com.

Lagro United Methodist Church invites you to its Sunday morning services at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday school for all ages at 10:00 a.m. Youth group activities for students in the 4th through 12th grades are also offered. Those activities and times vary each month depending on the service project. For more information on youth programs, parents can email the church at LagroUMC@gmail. com.

Dora Christian Church, 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, welcomes you to worship service Sunday at 8:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The sermon for Oct. 10 is “Did God Make Sin?” based on Genesis 2.

Oct. 10 is also Western Sunday.

The Bible study every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. is titled “The Person, the Promise, the Purpose, The Holy Spirit.” Ladies Aid will meet Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7:00 p.m.; hostesses are Toni and Trudy. The Men’s Group will meet Monday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming events

are the Chili CookOff at Paradise Spring on Saturday, Oct. 16, and the church’s Fall Party on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 6:00 p.m.

The Lagro Community Church invites you to Sunday School from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. and worship service at 10:00 a.m.

The speaker for Oct. 10 is Dan Snyder.

The Food Pantry at Lagro Community Church is open the third Saturday of every month from 9:00 to. 10:00 a.m. in the basement.

Please enter through the back door of the church.

The Food Pantry is for Wabash County residents. For further information on donating food or for assistance please call 260-5714639.

The Lagro Haunted Trail, scheduled for Oct. 22 to 24, is a time to gather for a bonfire and a good scare.

Volunteers are needed to prepare for this fun event, and to work those days. You do not need to live in Lagro to volunteer.

If you would like to participate in the Haunted Trail, sign up at the Lagro Town Hall or contact Braden See at 260-571-4250. Lagro Happy Birthdays: Oct. 7 – Kristy Good and Rick Miller; Oct. 10 – Ryan Chapman, Helen Holmes, and Mari Kay Walker.

Happy Anniversary: Oct. 13 – Mike and Bev Urschel.

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Happy Homemakers had their monthly meeting on Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. for breakfast in the home of Edith Phillips with Kathie Grandstaff serving as co-hostess. Fifteen members and a guest attended. President Sally Robbins welcomed everyone.

Nancy Shafer gave devotions.

“Courage, do not be afraid.” Isaiah 41:10. Antidote for fear is faith. 1 Corinthians 16:13.

Lucky Ladies receiving gifts were Sally Robbins and Jennifer McColley.

The group will be collecting items for the food pantry at the Winchester Senior Center.

Colleen Coble, author, was the special guest. She told how she began

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writing after years of loving books and wanting to be an author. Her first book took seven years to be published. Since then, she has authored 200 books and they are sold nationwide. Colleen continues to write 2 books a year. We are proud that she is from Wabash County and is Edith Phillip’s niece. Colleen came with many books and gifted them to

club members.

The next meeting will be at the home of Nancy Shafer with Lana Koon serving as co-hostess.

NORTHFIELD HIGH School Class of 1965 held their annual reunion September 23rd with a total of twenty-eight in attendance. Clifton (Corky) Cordes welcomed everyone and said grace before the meal.

Following the meal, a short memorial was held for the classmate that had passed. Corky then asked some fun questions of the group (back in the classroom again). It was decided to meet again in April 2022, hoping to be able to tour their alma mater. Then the bell rung and

Urbana news

Joni Fox. If anyone would like to have their name added or removed from prayer concerns, please contact me.

The Urbana Lions were having trouble with the cost of power at the Urbana Lion/Community Park. Duke Energy would bill the Lions for almost twice and sometimes three times as much for power usage than what was being used at the community

building per month. Other than the Snack Shack being on, there is nothing else on or running. This was an ongoing problem. After October’s Halloween Car and Truck Show, the Shack is all locked up, the well shut off and the restrooms are setup for the winter. There is nothing on at the park other than the flag pole light but we still receive energy bills from Duke for a substan-

everyone was dismissed.

ROANN COVERED Bridge Festival Committee will be having an “after festival meeting” on Oct. 14th at 7pm in the Town Hall. This will be a wrap up for the 2021 festival.

MARK YOUR calendar for the Roann Community Heritage Baked Potato Bar (with all the fixins) on Oct. 16 from 11am -2pm at the Roann Community Building. Drink and dessert included. It will be a freewill donation.

Also, they will have the drawing for Main Street Project Opportunity.

Tickets are $1/each or 6/$5. Tickets can still be purchased at Bailey’s Pizza, Log Cabin

Antiques, and Mom & Pop’s Jazzy Junk.

Items that will be available are: an original painting by artist Ellen Stouffer, handcrafted single swing, porch swing, handcrafted American flag (36”x20”), gift

certificates, products from local businesses, and a refinished truck from Log Cabin Antiques. Don’t have to be present to win!

RCH ANNUAL Winter Market will be on Dec. 4 from 9

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This became a big concern. We had a meeting on Monday Sept. 27, 2021 and had a new member join the Urbana Lions, his name is Tadd Hoover. Later during the meeting, the power problem came up. Tadd stated that he would contact Lion Larry Hoover and have him meet with us.

Club members John Eltzroth, Joe Adams, Michael Snell, Larry

Hoover and Tadd Hoover met at the park on Sept. 29 to resolve the problem. With Michael’s and John’s knowledge of the way the buried power has been laid the problem we believe has been corrected. The club will find out with the next billing date. A special thanks to Tadd and Larry Hoover for the time spent in running down the power problem.

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LaFontaine class has 60th reunion

LaFontaine high school class 1961 met for its 60th class reuion at the LaFontaine Community Building on Saturday,. Sept. 25.

The community building had been decorated by Lion member Donna Pattee-Ballard who is a Wabash High School Art Teacher.

She had made 8inch by10-inch pictures of each of the class member senior pictures which were hung on a trellis. The tables had white table cloths and vase of flowers with a pictures of the school in them. When the classmates arived there was easle out in front of the building a welcome sign and ballons on it.

Class members arrived starting before noon and the last one left at 6:30 p.m. After lunch — which was pizza, bread sticks, salad and desssert. Class mate Denny open by intoduceing his wife, then ask Joyce to read the names of class mates and the years they pass on.

A moment of silence was given for the lost class mates.

The class graduated 39 and only have lost nine who are: Bob McKinley, Ruth Ann Wearly, Doris Shaffer, Jim Haggerty, Steve Straley, Deanna Brown Wade, Ralph Glover, Robert Shaver, Lloyd Cooper. Denny told a litle about what he like to do since retirement and about his family.

Then each class member around the room did the same.

Great time was enjoyed by everyone and looking forward to get together in a couple of years.

The class wants to say Thank You to Harvey Hinklemeyers who delivered the pizza

and bread sticks.

Miriam had pick up the salad from a resturant in Fort Wayne which Nancy Panning had ordered. The dessert were provided by Denny’s wife Connie, Sharon, and Joyce.

Joyce, Idris and Ethel got the drinks. I have the pictures of the decease class members and some of the ones who did not attend. If you would like them please contact Ethel.

VETERANS will meet on Friday Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. in the Lions Room at the LaFontaine Community Building.

SOUTHWOOD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL Congratulations to Kendall Sarll, Kate Ranck, Bryce Brewer, Morgan Powell Evin Bragg and Aston Steele for being weekly drawing winners.

TOWN OF LAFONTAINE CLEAN UP DAYS are Oct. 7 and 8, times are 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 9 time is 8 a.m.-9 p.m. or until dumspters are full.

TOWN HALLOWEEN PARTY that is put on by the LaFontaine/Libert y Township Fire Department, with LaFontaine Lions having their Kettle Corn there. Will be on Saturday Oct. 30 due to Halloween following on Sunday this year.

More information to follow.

LAFONTAINE LIONS WILL BE HAVING A break-

fast on Saturdy, Oct. 30 from 7:30 10:00 a.m. at the LaFontaine Community Building. Free Will Donation Menu is Sausage links, pancakes, scamble eggs, Sausage Gravy and biscut.

Drinks are apple juice, orange juice, milk, and coffee.

Proceeds will be use for the community building.

Come and enjoy breakfast with the LaFontaine Lions.

LAFONTAINE SMALL TOWN EXPO NO.10 Nov. 6 is going to bigger than ever this year.

We would love for you to enjoy the day in LaFontaine beginning with a quilt show at 9:00 in the Learning Center 207 N Wabash Ave. Vendor sales, bidding for beautifully decorated trees, lunch and entertainment will be at the same location.

The trolley will be available at 11:00 to take you to Grant Creek Mercantile, the Parker Building, or the Troyer Library.

Awesome nativity sets will be displayed in the Parker Building for you to enjoy and have a chance to win one.

Information about the museum, Chester Troyer, and activities for children will take place in the library. The grand finale will be a live nativity pilgrimage from the library to the Parker house where Mary and Joseph will be joined by live animals and other characters. A fully stamped passport earns a keepsake souvenir for the first 100. See you in LaFontaine Nov. 6.

WHAT A PROFOUND LITTLE PARAGRAPH. Stated way back in 1931 and it says it all “you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out

Attending the reunion were (front, from left) Diana Sailors McNeely, Ethel Himelick Eib, Danny Emrick,Miram Cecial Doetsch, Sharon Lewis Steltz, Idris Endsley Krhin, Joyce Dillon Summers, Cordelia Nelson VanLinn, Nancy Miltenberger Panning, Jim Large, Steve Rodgers. Also, (back row, from left) John Sutton, Ron Clark, Bill Enslen, David Hollenback, Gary Nose, Denny McClurg, John Krhin, Nancy Clupper Ross. of freedom. What one person receives without working for another person must work for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. “Dr. Adrain Rogers, 1931 NEW BEGINNINGS Presents: The first annual Charity run on Oct. 9. 2021. Ride to raise support for New Beginnings of Wabash County!!

New Beginnings is a Men’s residential recovery center that provides men with a safe place to change their lives.

New Beginnings is donor funded so come out and ride with us! Cost is $10.00 each includes your band and a meal Start at Brandt’s Harley Davidson registration at 10:30 a.m.

Kickstands up a Noon, Join us for a guided tour of 3 dams! Ride ends at

New Beginnings where you will draw your hand.

We will have prizes-a 50/50 drawing-and more and course food! There will be a DJ and much more!! You won’t want to miss our special drawing for a9mm SIG 365XL Hand Gun. “The Prefect Balance of Concealment and Shoot ability!” $10 per ticket. Must be 21 to enter. You do not need to be present to win.

WHITE’S RESIDENTIAL AND FAMILY SERVICES is pleased to announce that it has undergone a rebrand and will now be known as Josiah White’s, effective September 30th, 2021. The 170year old ministry will continue to offer hope and transformation through Christ by creating new possibilities for children, teens, and families through foster care, residential treatment, and family preservation services. The new brand will now better point back to, honor, and reflect the legacy and vision of its founder, Josiah White, while also looking towards the future. “One of the treasures of working for this ministry is the great history on which we are building our future,” said Ron Evans, President and CEO. “Our history is the

legacy of Josiah White, a man of great vision, a man who wanted to use his wealth to serve those in greatest need in the name of Christ. As such, effective this fall we will be recognized as Josiah White’s and will be dropping Residential and Family Services from our name. We continue to be a ministry who serves those in greatest need in the name of Jesus Christ, our hope and our Savior.”

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT That girl you called a slut in class today.

She’s a virgin. The pregnant girl walking down the street.

She got raped. The boy you called lame. He has to work every night to support his family.

That girl you pushed down the other day. She’s already being abused at home.

That girl you called fat. She’s starving herself. The old man you made fun of cause of the ugly scars. He fought for our county. The boy you made fun of for crying. His mother is dying. You think you know them.

Guess what? You don’t! This is one powerful statement. At my class reunion, I discover you never know what really is going on in one family.

Remember God loves each and every one of us.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY Larry Robinson, Tristen Worster, Rosemary Barnes Sept. 30, Rowynn Andrews, Erik Little Oct. 1, Shelly Hogge, Tucker Worster, Oct2, Zaeden Weaver, Phyllis Ulshafer Oct. 3, Neva Boyd, Carolyn Blake, Mary Gusiewhite, Chance Enyeart, Kelley Saril Oct. 4, Ralph Dawes Teresa Bunnell Oct. 5, Tiffany Snyder Oct. 6 HAPPY BELATED ANNIVERSARY Tim and Chasity Milliner Oct. 4, Bob and Carolyn Royce Oct. 5 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Connie Cable, Dan Allen, Aubrey Miller, Angie Witt Oct. 8, Greg Herring, Janet Miller, Brett Farve, Diane Wente, Nathan Suddarth Oct. 10, Carolyn Farmer, Emma Eviston Oct. 11, Beth Loschiavo Oct. 12, Ezekiel Jacobson Oct. 13 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Greg and Denise Wood Oct. 8 Ralph and Rosemary Heiser Oct 9, Frank and Tammie Ellet, Jason and Eric Jones Oct. 10 SEND YOUR NEWS and pictures to me by Thursday to etheleib@gmail.co m or 2258E 1050 S LaFontaine, IN 46940

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Allen. Santa, of course, will be there. Cookies and cocoa will be available. Watch for more information regarding these two events.

VOLUNTEERS ARE needed for these events. If you would like to participate, please contact Jerry Nelson at 765-648-6557.

PASTOR WAYNE Balmer of the Roann United Methodist Church sermon for Oct. 10 will be taken from John 20:24-29 titled “Hope for the Doubter”. This will be “Noisy Bucket Sunday” (Children’s missions offering). You are invited to worship in person or on Facebook at 9am.

UPCOMING DATES: Oct. 7 – Lions Club, Town Hall, 7pm; Oct. 12 – Roann Town Board Meeting, Town Hall, 7pm; Oct. 14 – Roann Heritage Group, 6:30pm and Festival meeting, Town Hall, 7pm; Oct. 16 – RCH Baked Potato Bar, Roann Community Building, 11am2pm.

OUR PRAYERS go out to: Don Stevens, Rob Mace, Averi Haecker, Jo Ellen Nelson, Lowell Burrus, Betty Boyer, Coy Eads, Brenda Taylor, Rhonda Van Buskirk, Idell Smith, Dan Hunter and our country.

Stay safe and stay healthy. God bless you all.

CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES: Oct. 8 – Mr. & Mrs. Michael Chenault; Oct. 12 – Mr. & Mrs. Chris Krom.

CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS: Oct. 6 – Tim McBride, Allison Summers, and Abigail Lynn; Oct. 7 – Terry Deniston, Rob Hickert, and Karen Dyson; Oct. 9 –

Kenley McWhirt and Randall

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Oct. 11 – Susan Morris, Jared

PUBLIC AUCTION Wabash County Fairgrounds Bob Elrod Building (Farm Bureau) 660 Gillen Ave. Wabash, IN 46992 Saturday Oct. 9, 2021 10:00 AM HOUSEHOLD AND MISC. Electric double reclining couch; wall clock; wall hangings and décor; patio table and chairs w/ cushions; hand painted buckets; kitchen knife block; MAYTAG WASHER AND ELECTRIC DRYER (new in 2017); Kenmore upright freezer; dining room table w/ leaf and 6 chairs; painted wooden bowl; full size bed with mattress & box springs, chest, dresser; roll top desk; bird cages; 2 book shelves; small tv and entertainment center; sofa; end tables; round front curio cabinet; rug; luggage; hand painted dresser; plate shelf; queen size bedroom suit (bed; chest; dresser, night stand); 8 gun cabinet; quilt rack; wooden chairs; picture frames; 2 sets complete sets of plates, bowls, etc.; Samsung flat screen tv; MAGIC CHEF COUNTER TOP ICE MAKER; misc dishes, pans, kitchen items; Life styler electric tread mill; lots and lots of misc items.

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES 4 or 5 Metal COCA-COLA coolers in great condition; Several pcs yellow Carnival glass; Granit and enamel pans and bucket; DIETZ lanterns; lanterns; wooden hutch; SELLERS CABINET w/ FLOUR BIN; Joe Rice bell paper weight; several cook books; Santa Claus suit; flour sifter; beanie babies; 70 +/- Memories of Yesterday figurines; Longaberger baskets; handmade palm leaf basket; baskets; Christmas decorations; SHIVELY’S MILK BOTTLES; glass milk bottles; BOYD’s bears collectors miniature boxes(all have the mouse in them); FURLONG bridge painting; 9-11 newspaper articles; cedar chest; boxes of tins (some mars co., oreos etc.) MTD metal red wagon; Monmouth Pottery #2 crock; Wabash county history book and papers; misc items.

Owners: Chris and Ken Benson

Auctioneer: Tony Stout (765) 244-0534 IN LIC# AU08600979 Cash, good check or credit card w/ 4% convenience fee.

Auction note: The Bensons are downsizing, these items have been very well cared for.

Not responsible for accidents, or items after “sold” make your own inspections day of auction and bid accordingly. Food and restroom available.

Vigar, James Deck, Curtis Vigar, and

Wendy Lynn; Oct. 12 – Mary

Donaldson and Sophia Evans.

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Husband gets creative to help pay wife’s medical expenses

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Harold Chaplin Sr.’s wife, Betty, has faced some recent health issues.

To help with his wife’s medical expenses, Chaplin has taken to building and selling bird houses and wishing well yard decorations from the couple’s home at 7038 State Road 15 S in Treaty.

“We’re trying to make everything we can to try to make a living,” he said.

The items are displayed in his driveway.

“I’ve done everything,” he said when asked how long he’s been a woodworker.

“I used to build houses. I used to work at the saw mill (in Treaty). I would cut timber. I’ve done everything.”

Harold Chaplin Sr. works on a wishing well. Photo by Joseph Slacian

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HOME-coming Open House October 9th 4-6pm 714 Bond Street, N. Manchester • Large family home or investment property steps from Manchester University.

• 4 Bedroom, 2.5 baths, 2400 square feet • Fireplace, formal dining room, finished basement • Master suite looking over shaded and fenced yard, 2 car garage Asking $179,900 • MLS #202124146

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WABASH COUNTY, INDIANA CAUSE NO. 85C01-2109-EU-000081 Notice is hereby given that Nicci Rae Cornett was on September 24, 2021, appointed personal representative of the estate of DANIEL 0.

WILLIAMS, Deceased, who died on September 17, 2021.

All persons having claims against said estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or said claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Wabash, Indiana this September 24, 2021.

Lori J. Draper Clerk, Wabash Circuit Court Larry C. Thrush Thrush Law Office, P.C. One North Wabash Wabash, Indiana 46992 260-563-8485 Attorney for the Estate 10/6, 10/13/21 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WABASH COUNTY, INDIANA CAUSE NO. 85C01-2109-EU-000078 Notice is hereby given that Sharon Anderson was on September 21, 2021, appointed personal representative of the estate of DOROTHY H. GLASSBURN, Deceased, who died on August 17, 2021.

All persons having claims against said estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or said claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Wabash, Indiana this September 21, 2021.

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Lori J. Draper Clerk, Wabash Circuit Court Larry C. Thrush Thrush Law Office, P.C. One North Wabash Wabash, Indiana 46992 260-563-8485 Attorney for the Estate

City of Wabash Building Commissioner Notice of Public Hearing before the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Wabash, Indiana Notice is hereby given on the 28th day of September, 2021, Jonathan Bouse filed with the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Wabash, Indiana, a petition requesting an appeal of a decision by the Building Commissioner of the City of Wabash, Indiana, to-wit: for the grant of a variance.

The location and description of the property for which the variance has been requested is 388 and 398 Ferry Street.

Legal description: A part of Outlot numbered Two (2) in Ewing and Hanna's Addition to the City of Wabash, as recorded on page 121 in Plat Book 2, in the office of the Recorder of Wabash County, Indiana, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron rebar at the north line of Ferry Street in the City of Wabash where the same intersects the east line of Fisher Street in said City; thence east along the north line of Ferry Street, a distance of 74.00 feet to an iron rebar; thence North parallel with said east line of Fisher Street a distance of 80.00 feet to an iron rebar; thence West parallel with said north line of Ferry Street a distance of 74.00 feet to the east line of said Fisher Street; thence South along said east line a distance of 80.00 feet to the point of beginning.

Subject to 16 feet of equal width off the entire length of the north line for an ingress-egress easement as recorded on page 560 in Deed Record 260 at the Office of Records of Wabash County, Indiana.

Subject to highways, restrictions of record.

right-of-ways,

easements

Property Address: 388-398 Ferry Street, Wabash IN 46992.

Parcel Number: 85-14-40-244-052.000-009 The description of the action requested in the petition is a variance requesting an allowance of 23’ from Ferry and 22’ from Fisher be granted. City ordinance is at 30’. Requesting a variance because we can’t meet 30’ setback.

The petition and all necessary information relating thereto will be available for public inspection in the office of the Building Commission of the City of Wabash, Indiana, Wabash City Hall, 202 South Wabash Street, Wabash, Indiana from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday of each week until the date of the hearing of the petition.

A public hearing will be held by said Board on the 21st day of October, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wabash City Hall, 202 South Wabash Street, Wabash, Indiana, at which time all interested persons will have the opportunity to be heard on the matters set forth in the petition.

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NM church to host fish & tenderloin fry

The Congregational Christian Church will host a fish/tenderloin fry on Friday, Oct 8 beginning at 4 p.m. and lasting until sold out.

Cost for the drive-thru only event is $10. The church is located at the corner of Fourth & Walnut Streets in North Manchester.

Enter the drive thru last from Fourth Street.

NM ROTARY CLUB SELLS HOLIDAY WREATHS: The Rotary Club of North Manchester is taking orders for live holiday wreaths to be personally delivered the week before Thanksgiving.

The club will take orders in front of Neighborhood Fresh from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays – Sept. 25, Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30.

Volunteers will take orders at the North Manchester Farmers Market in October. The purpose of the wreath sales is to support local causes and organizations, including scholarships for Manchester Community Schools seniors, Mental Attitude Awards for Manchester high school athletes, the Early Learning Center, Junior Achievement and the Manchester

Recreation Association. The Rotary Club is working with the North Manchester Public Library to establish a pollinator garden. For more information about wreaths, email Rotary-Wreaths2021@gmail.com or ask any North Manchester Rotarian. The Rotary Club of North Manchester has served North Manchester since 1939 through donations to community organizations and hands-on service. Because of COVID19, it currently meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays on Zoom.

MU HOMECOMING CONCERT IS OCT 8: The Manchester University Music Department will present the annual Homecoming Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8. The concert will be in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus.

General admission is free with a suggested donation of $5. Mask and social distancing are required. It features A Cappella Choir, Chamber Singers and Jazz Ensemble. A Cappella Choir is the university’s largest mixed choir, with about 40 students.

Chamber Singers is a smaller, auditioned group of the A

Cappella Choir. Both are under the direction of Professor Debra Lynn, director of vocal studies and department chair. The Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of Associate Professor Scott Humphries, director of bands and music education. The A Cappella Choir will perform standard choral repertoire with the Chamber Singers, focusing on jazz selections. The Jazz Ensemble will feature everything from a Count Basie ballad to modern repertoire to arrangements of classics, such as “In the Mood.” The concert will also feature Mason Kniola, a junior vocal performance major, as the student conductor.

BLUEGRASS REVUE AT SILVER LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER: The Bluegrass Revue, featuring JP Freeman, Judy Stofleth, Dan West, Don Lincoln, Susie Scott and Scott McAlpine, will be featured at the Silver Lake Community Center on Saturday, Oct 9 from 6:30-8 p.m.

The Bluegrass Revue plays all kinds of Christian hymns and songs and invites you all to “sing along.”

Working out of the North Manchester Indiana Congregational Christian Church by sharing uplifting music for Worship Services, Campground Concerts and Community Festivals.

A freewill offering

will be lifted for Bluegrass Revue.

Freewill donations accepted for ice cream and desserts. Silver Lake Community Center is located at 979 IN-14, Silver Lake, IN 46982.

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILARY SERVES BREAKFAST: The Laketon American Legion Auxiliary will be serving breakfast, 6 to 11 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Mondays throughout October at the Blue Bird Cafe, Main St., Laketon. Any questions? Call Thelma Butler, 260-438-0341.

CLUB RIOT AT FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH: The North Manchester First Brethren Church will host “Avalanche Ranch” each Tuesday in October from 6:307:45 p.m. for kids age 4 years-entering 6th grade. Each of the first three nights will have great songs, exciting Bible stories, crafts/ games, snacks, and fun discussion time with new friends learning from God’s Word. The fourth Tuesday will be “Family Flannel Night” for the whole family! Everyone is invited to join in at the First Brethren Church building located at 407 N. Sycamore St. in North Manchester. If questions, call the church office at 9826457 or visit the website www.nmfbc.org FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY OCT 9: The Laketon

American Legion Auxiliary is collecting worn flags for a Flag Retirement Ceremony

by Boy Scout Troop 465 in Saturday, Oct 9 at noon. This is to be a “Community Fun Day” with games, prizes, entertainment and food for young and old, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Flags can be dropped off at American Legion Post at 10140 Troyer Rd., Laketon on Thursdays or 25 N. Main St., Laketon.

FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: On Saturday Oct 9, you are invited you to join us at the 13/24 Drive-In in Wabash, Indiana for a FREE presentation of “In Search of Liberty”: Where a man from the past shows one family how to protect their future. Gates will open at 6 p.m. Concessions open at 6:30 p.m. with the movie to begin at 7:45 p.m. No outside food or drinks are allowed in the Drive-In. This presentation is brought to you free of charge by The Convention of States and We the People of Wabash and Miami Counties. Please join us as we rediscover our Constitution and what we as citizens of these United States can do to protect our Liberty and Constitutional Freedoms. For more information about the movie, Convention of States or We the people of Wabash and Miami counties please contact Gary Ridenour at Gary.Ridenour@COSac tion.com

FRANCES SLOCUM CHAPTER DAR TO MEET: Wabash County Frances Slocum Chapter, INDAR will meet Tuesday, Oct 12, 7 p.m. at the GrandstaffHentgen Activity Room, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash. The program will be given

by Dianne Sedam, northern district director, of Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution.

Prospective members and guests are always welcome to attend.

DAR membership is open to any woman 18 years of age, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution.

Those having questions about their family history lineage information may contact www.dar.org or Tamra Wise at 574-5272208 or Barbara Amiss at 260-982-4376.

DRIVE THRU FOC FELLOWSHIP MEAL hosted by the Fellowship of Churches is held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6 p.m.

The church is located at 113 W. Main Street.

Guests should drive up in front of the Zion Lutheran Church for pickup.

FALL HOURS FOR FARMER’S MARKET: The North Manchester Farmers Market will be open on Saturday mornings from 9 am to Noon thru the end of October.

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GARAGE SALE: 991 N. 150 W., Wabash. Friday, October 8 & Saturday, October 9, 8am-5pm. Lots of stuff. Too much to mention! Women’s and men’s things, books, just to list a few. Still have new stuff coming in!

BARN SALE: Saturday, October 9th, 8am-3pm.

4493 E 900 N, North Manchester. Board games, puzzles, book shelves, Lite Brite, large framed mirror, decorative photos, picture frames, Radio Flyer wagon, Barbie’s, Barbie Houses, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and accessories, cabinet with shelves, kids’ wooden farm play set with animals, wood trim, woodworking books, magazines, slot machine, pressure cooker, bread maker, surround sound system, folding hitchpacker, windows, Christmas decorations, wood pallets, Pampered Chef stuff, books, decorative wood boxes, kid scooters, luggage, growlers, craft supplies, coffee mugs, coat rack, golf clubs and various sports equipment, coffee tables, coolers, doll house, bikes, ladders, ramps, camping supplies, light bulbs, vases, kitchen supplies, Disney plates, Stoneware, DVDs, VHS tapes, curio cabinet, wire fencing, electric blower, quilt rack, Beanie Babies, Boyd’s Bears, ATV sprayer, chain saws, deep fryer, firewood rack, pizza oven, Weber charcoal grill, blow up water slide, bricks, deck blocks, 3pt snow blower, 3pt tiller, and more.

GARAGE SALE: Lots of girl clothing (5-10/12), microwave stand, some American Girl items, twin bedding, kitchen & housewares, some maternity, lots of shoes and miscellaneous. Friday, 10/8, 8am5pm; Saturday, 10/9, 8am?? 5850 E 1100 N, N. Manchester RUMMAGE SALE: 8am2pm, Saturday, 10/9, 1933 E. St. Rd. 124, Wabash.

Girls (newborn to 5/6) juniors, misses, plus size, men’s clothing, household items. Little bit of everything!

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2 SEPARATE GARAGE Sales on Cambridge Drive, Friday-Saturday, 8am4pm. Garage door opener, primitives, coffee, bath decor, small red kitchen appliances, scrapbooking, dog clothes, dog & cat accessories, book shelves, dog cage, queen headboard, hamster cage, new ceiling fan, Wayne sump pump, medicine cabinet.

So much more!

3 FAMILY Garage Sale: Oct. 8-10; 9am-5pm. 1701 Westchester Dr., North Manchester. Lots of children clothes, toys, large office desk, small trailer, clothes rack, lots of misc.

GARAGE SALE: October 8th, Noon-6pm; October 9th, 8am-1pm. 10377 N. 175 E., North Manchester.

Brand new space heater, meat smoker, chain saw and various tools, household decor. Small kitchen appliances, bedding, baby boy and up size clothing.

Car seats, stroller and more. Adult clothing. Cub Cadet lawn mower.

MULTIFAMILY GARAGE Sale: Thursday, October 7, 3:30pm,-7pm; Friday, October 8, 8am-6pm.

12363 N. 400 W., North Manchester. Name brand men and women clothing, shoes & accessories; baby girl NB-12-few 18 month; toys, stuffed animals; household decor & misc.; interior & exterior lights, ceiling fans, stainless sink with disposal; full bed/dresser/mattress, queen bed/2 dressers, older couch & love seat; 10x10 dog kennel, wine fridge. Too much to list, you must come!

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North Manchester cont.

MULTIFAMILY SALE: Baby/kid items, toys, clothes boys and girls, newborn to size 5, adult large to 3XL, LuLaRoe, shoes. Household misc & appliances. Thursday 5pm8pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-Noon.

13260 N 100 E, North Manchester.

Lost & Found

FOUND: SMALL power tool with initials on the end of tool. Identify to claim.

260-221-5405.

Articles For Sale FOR SALE: Adult sized bicycle, $750. Call 260274-9385.

FOR SALE: Complete Crossbow Hunting Pkg. Carbon Express Covert CX 1, with Scope. pull rope and a 3 bolt quiver. 820”Bolts, 3 pkg New Rage Broadhead, new lighted nock. $300.00, Avery Layout Blind & Goose Decoys, $500.00 for the bundle. Call 260-571-5514 for more information.

NOTICE: PUMPKINS $1.50-$3.50, gourds, butternut and acorn squash, candy sweet onions, red beets, tomatoes, green beans, peppers, cucumbers and etc. For large orders, call 260-723-4172 ext. 1, leave message.

Graber’s Welding, 8350 S. 850 W., South Whitley, IN 46787.

Wanted

Wanted Coins!

Always Buying Coins, Gold & Silver Jewelry.

50+ Years Experience.

Please call me before you sell!

Tom’ s Coins 260-571-3553

WANTED: HOUSE to rent, Manchester School district.

2 people, 2 well-behaved dogs with shots. Need immediately!

574-5277774, leave message.

Mobile Homes WANTED: DO you have a MOBILE HOME you want to sell? Call or text 574218-3300. We need single wides, double wides & modulars. Look forward to hearing from you!

For Rent 1 BEDROOM furnished apartment on Main Street.

260-774-3069.

LARGER 1 BEDROOM apartment in LaFontaine, NO PETS, DirectTv, water/sewage/trash furnished. You pay electric.

Rent $500.00 per month, damage deposit $300.00.

Year lease. Call 260-5174414 for application.

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