Alan W. Grindle, 79, went to be with his Lord at 2 a.m. May 8, 2009, in his home surrounded by his family.

ROCHESTER – Mary Lucile “Lucy” Bartlett, 104, of Macy, died at 12:10 a.m. Aug. 28, 2013, at Life Care Center of Rochester.

NAPPANEE - Wayne Eldon Slabaugh, 79, of 602 N. Williams, Nappanee, died at 3:05 a.m. Dec. 9, 2010, in his residence.

TEKONSHA, Mich. – James W. Drudge, 83, of Tekonsha, Mich., and formerly of this area, died May 18, 2011. A memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements are pending at Putnam Funeral …

NORTH MANCHESTER – Vicente Soto, 60, of North Manchester, died at 11:35 p.m. Oct. 7, 2011, in St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Robert O. Light, 84, Warsaw, died at 10:40 a.m. May 22, 2007, in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw.

PIERCETON – Betty Joan Danner, 90, Pierceton, died at 12:36 a.m. March 20, 2015, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

ROCHESTER – Norita Marie Kuhn, 76, of Rochester, died at 6:07 p.m. July 2, 2013, in Life Care Center, Rochester.

COLUMBIA CITY - Ruth Marie Linville, 90, died Aug. 30, 2008, in Wright Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Fairborn, Ohio.

PEORIA, Ill. – Kenneth “Ken” Peryam, 67, East Peoria, Ill., passed away and went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday, April 16, 2016, at his home.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Neil E. Tripp, 69, North Manchester, died at 5:40 p.m. Sept. 9, 2014, at his residence.

SYRACUSE – Corey F. Kneller, 20, Syracuse, died at 2:50 p.m. Dec. 27, 2012, in Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

SYRACUSE – Henry L. Kilmer, 98, died March 31, 2015, at his residence.

SYRACUSE - Harrison Paul Fidler, 14, of Syracuse, died at 1:37 p.m. Jan. 31, 2009, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, of meningococcal bacterial meningitis.

ROCHESTER – James Edgar Treber, 60, Rochester, died at 3:10 a.m. Sept. 24, 2014, at his residence.

Joe David Shepherd, 73, Warsaw,  passed away at 2:45 p.m. Feb. 29, 2016, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

NAPPANEE – Reno J. Fimbianti, 87, Nappanee, died at 8:42 a.m. March 30, 2016, in Elkhart Hospice House.

COLUMBIA CITY - James Oscar "The Blade" Peppler, 76, of Columbia City, passed away at 12:07 p.m. Sept. 26, 2009, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Louis L. Snyder, 79, of Warsaw, died at 11:53 p.m. Oct. 6, 2012, in   Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

NORTH MANCHESTER - Lois H. Sherman, 94, of North Manchester, died at 4 a.m. Dec. 2, 2009, in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

AKRON – Charles William Whittenberger, 73, Akron, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 1, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

ATTICA - Larry Charles Terrell, 69, of Inman, S.C., passed away peacefully at his Lake Bowen home Oct. 14, 2009, with his family by his side.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Lydia A. Wilson, 86, of Claypool, died at 3:58 p.m. June 18, 2012, in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio.Arrangements are pending at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

MENTONE – Richard Gene Stavedahl, 82, Akron, and formerly of Mentone, passed away at 6 p.m. Sept. 2, 2015, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

NORTH MANCHESTER - Robert F. Block, 88, of Liberty Mills, died at 10 p.m. Feb. 6, 2011, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.