Cass & Fulton County, IN. Obituaries

Nov 26, 2022

Cheryl L. Passereni, 78 of Logansport, passed away at 9:26 p.m., Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Logansport Memorial Hospital.

Born on March 4, 1944 in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Clarence William and Irene Ellen (Dubuque) Moon.

On January 23, 1971, she married James Dean Passereni.

Cheryl formerly worked at...

Nov 26, 2022

Mark A. Layer, 56, of Royal Center passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at home.

Born on January 10, 1966 in Logansport, he was the son of the late Ernest and Joyce (Swank) Layer.

He was a Pioneer High School graduate.

Mark worked in the family business for many years at...

Nov 25, 2022

Stephen L. Fair, 82 of Sterling, Alaska, formerly of Walton passed away on November 25, 2022.

Born on November 11, 1940, he was the son of the late Lowell and Mary Grace (Munson) Fair.

Originally from Walton, Stephen graduated from Tipton Township High School in 1959 and attended Barber school in Indianapolis.

Steve...

Nov 25, 2022

Mary Ellen Campbell, 95, of Royal Center passed away peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2022 at Woodbridge Health Campus.

To know Mary Ellen Campbell was to love her.

Born in Logansport on May 29, 1927, to the late Harry and Adelia (Dunkel) Shaver, Mary Ellen graduated from Logansport High School in 1945.

On...

Nov 24, 2022

Rex Alan Lynch, 64 of Converse, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at his home.

Born on June 6, 1958, in Seymour, he was the son of the late Max B. and Mildred (Stuckwisch) Lynch.

Growing up Rex enjoyed hunting & fishing. He attended St Johns Lutheran Church where he was confirmed. He also...

Nov 22, 2022

Beverly Jo Travis, 62, Delphi, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Beverly was born April 17, 1960, in Beacon, New York to the late Murray Norman and Joyce Janet (Potter) Maston.

Beverly was a loving mother, aunt, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved working in customer...

Nov 14, 2022

Roy D. Butts, 84, of Logansport passed away peacefully at 8:00 a.m., Monday, November 14, 2022 at home.

Born on May 5, 1938 in Greencastle, Roy was the son of the late A.W. and Mildred Butts.  His younger siblings were Richard, Jean and Judy.

Roy was a 1956 graduate of Reelsville High School and a...

Nov 12, 2022

Alicia A. Myers, 93, of Twelve Mile passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Woodbridge Health Campus.

Born on March 6, 1929 in Cass County, she was the daughter of the late Cloyd and Pauline (Henry) Leffel.

She was a 1947 Metea High School graduate.

Alicia formerly worked at F&M Bank, Caston...

Nov 9, 2022

Robert R. “Bobby” Knicker, 47, of Rochester passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at his home.

Born on May 21, 1975 in Hobart, he was the son of Frances “Pudge” Smith and Robert E. “Butch” Knicker.

On August 4, 2020 he married Candace M. Cochran, she survives.

Bobby formerly worked at Allied...

Oct 28, 2022

Richard L. Kurz, 82, of Kewanna passed away at 4:52 p.m., Friday, October 28, 2022 at home surrounded by family. Born on December 12, 1939 in Muncie, he was the son of the late William and Ruth (Mills) Kurz. He was a Winamac High School graduate. Richard was a proud U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a retired Aircraft...

Oct 16, 2022

Steve B. Seward, 67, of Royal Center passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at home.

Born on December 14, 1954, in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of the late Jack and Daisy Seward.

Steve was a graduate of Pioneer High School and then attended the University of Houston where he was a...

Oct 16, 2022

Rita Janet Blickenstaff, 82, of Royal Center passed away at 3:50 p.m., Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Chase Center in Logansport.

Born on March 5, 1940 in Crawfordsville, she was the daughter of the late Kenith and Laura (Graves) Shoaf.

Jan was a graduate of Granville Wells High School in 1958 and then graduated from...

Oct 11, 2022

Ruth A. Grafton, 90, of Royal Center passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Logansport Memorial Hospital.

Born on July 11, 1932 in Walton, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret (Grassmyer) Packard.

On October 25, 1957 she married Donald E. Grafton.  He preceded her in death on September 23, 2019....

Oct 10, 2022

Shirley A. Freels, 86, of Rochester passed away at 12:25 a.m., Monday, October 10, 2022 at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester.

Born July 2, 1936 in Young America, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Maude (Cree) Helvie.

Surviving her husband, Gene Freels of Rochester, daughter, Donna Burwick & husband Ed Fincher of...

Oct 4, 2022

John E. Powlen was born on November 19, 1948 in Logansport, Indiana to parents Raymond and Jessie (Myers) Powlen in Lucerne, Indiana. He passed away peacefully in McKinney, Texas on October 4, 2022.

John grew up in Lucerne, Indiana where he was a stranger to no one. As a member of 4H, he was known as the...

Oct 4, 2022

Betty Lou Gould, 85, of Star City passed away peacefully at 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Pulaski Healthcare Center in Winamac surrounded by family.

Born on October 24, 1936 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of the late William and Pearl (Tryon) Kreutzberger. She married James Gould formerly of Spencer, Iowa. Together they owned and...

Oct 3, 2022

Sandra Hoover, 68 of Peru passed away at 12:10 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2022 at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru.

Oct 1, 2022

Sara Allison Despot, 42, of Winamac passed away peacefully surrounded by family at 1:15 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 2022 at home.

Born on August 3, 1980 in Beech Grove, she was the daughter of Thomas A. Despot and Cynthia E. Shipley.

Sara was a 1999 Winamac High School graduate where she also was a proud...

Sep 28, 2022

Danny R. Spencer, 62, of Logansport passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at home.

Born on December 21, 1959 in Kokomo, he was the son of the Harley “Butch” and Judy (Smith) Spencer.

Danny was a proud U.S. Army veteran.  He formerly worked as a taxi cab driver for Busy B Cab Service....

Sep 23, 2022

Evelyn S. Peters, 88, of Kewanna passed away at 9:40 p.m., Friday, September 23, 2022 at Woodbridge Health Campus in Logansport.

Born on October 2, 1933 in Fulton County, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Mary (Gray) Brown.

She was a 1951 Kewanna High School graduate.

On November 4, 1951...