NORTH MANCHESTER – Neil E. Tripp, 69, North Manchester, died at 5:40 p.m. Sept. 9, 2014, at his residence. He was born April 4, 1945, in Jackson, Mich., to Lawrence E. and Lorna M. Rusch Tripp. On Jan. 4, 1986, he married Kathy L. O’Brien, who died July 18, 2000. Services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, with Chaplain Forrest Tabor officiating. Calling is from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials to Heartland Hospice, 1315 Directors Row, Suite 210, Fort Wayne, IN 46808-1284. Condolences may be sent via mckeemortuary.com
