Manchester Crunches '07-'08 Budget Numbers

NORTH MANCHESTER - Budget numbers for Manchester Community Schools were reviewed and approved Tuesday night.

Dale Burton Beery

PIERCETON - Dale Burton Beery, 85, of Claypool, died at 8:50 a.m. Aug. 17, 2007, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

Byron LeRoy 'Tim' Shoemaker

Byron LeRoy "Tim" Shoemaker, 86, of 4836 S. County Farm Road, Warsaw, died at 9:40 p.m. July 6, 2007, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

Anna Vineyard

NORTH MANCHESTER - Anna Vineyard, 90, of North Manchester, died at 3:05 p.m. July 26, 2007, at Parkview Huntington Hospital.

Marjorie Faye Rogers

SYRACUSE - Marjorie Faye Rogers, 83, of Syracuse, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Aug. 30, 2007, at Goshen General Hospital.

Lyman Junior Fry

SYRACUSE - Lyman Junior Fry, 83, of Lake Wales, Fla., and formerly of North Webster, died at 3:48 p.m. July 21, 2007, in Lake Wales Medical Center.

James E. Schafer

NAPPANEE - James E. Schafer, 87, of 303 N. Washington St., Wakarusa, and formerly of Nappanee, died at 10:45 p.m. July 16, 2007, in Miller's Merry Manor, Wakarusa.

Norma J. Personette

SYRACUSE - Norma J. Personette, 80, of Syracuse, died at 4:10 a.m. May 5, 2007, in Goshen General Hospital.

Richard L. Middleton

NORTH MANCHESTER - Richard L. Middleton, 76, of North Manchester, died at 8:18 a.m. Sept. 2, 2007, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Wendall N. Lahr

NORTH MANCHESTER - Wendall N. Lahr, 78, of North Manchester, died at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 1, 2007, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Rev. James V. Bennett

SYRACUSE - The Rev. James V. Bennett, 87, of Kuhn Lake, Pierceton, died at 7:25 p.m. Sept. 5, 2007, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Marvin B. Engelman

NORTH MANCHESTER - Marvin B. Engelman, 86, of North Manchester, died at 5:24 a.m. May 12, 2007, in Wabash County Hospital.

Howard 'Bud' Ashley

Howard "Bud" Ashley, 84, of 2753 Del Lago Court, Avon Park, Fla., died at 10:20 p.m. March 19, 2007, in his residence.

Herschel Don Merritt

NORTH MANCHESTER - Herschel Don Merritt, 88, of North Manchester, died at 4:15 a.m. June 16, 2007, in Oakbrook Village, Huntington.

Marvin H. Blair

Marvin H. Blair, 86, of 4391 Country Club Road, Warsaw, died at 2 p.m. June 24, 2007, in his residence.

Marvin H. Blair

Marvin H. Blair, 86, of 4391 Country Club Road, Warsaw, died at 2 p.m. June 24, 2007, in his residence.

Valente M. Valdez Sr.

PIERCETON - Valente M. Valdez Sr., 87, of Pierceton, died at 10:50 p.m. March 16, 2007, in his residence.

James F. Brown

COLUMBIA CITY - James F. Brown, 80, of 1518 W. 4th St., Fort Wayne, died at 3 p.m. March 26, 2007, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Cleo Warren Hall

BOURBON - Cleo Warren Hall, 80, of 68022 U.S. 31S, Lakeville, died at 1:49 p.m. March 6, 2007, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth Campus.

Stanley 'Stan' Huffer

NAPPANEE - Stanley "Stan" Huffer, 67, of 308 Broad Ave., Nappanee, died unexpectedly of natural causes at 6 p.m. May 7, 2007, in his residence.