Obituaries
Charles Mack
Mar 29, 2021
ALEXANDRIA: Charles B. (“Skip”) Mack, 86, of Alexandria, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2021, at St. Anne’s Communities in Ft. Wayne. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Sylvia Mack, and his siblings, F. Joseph (“Joe”) Mack, Ilene Peck, and Rose Buss, as well as his niece, Mary (Peck) Bock. He is survived by his sister-in-law,...
Dannie Davis
Mar 16, 2021
Dannie Lee Davis, 81 of Alexandria/Orestes died on Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2021 at his residence after an extended illness while surrounded by his loving family. Dannie was born in Elwood, IN on Jan. 27, 1940 and was the son of Phillip F. and Lillian F (Waymire) Davis. On Dec. 3, 1982 he married Paula (Hensley) Davis. He was retired from...
Karen Hand
Mar 8, 2021
Karen Sue Hand, 58 of Alexandria died Monday, Mar. 8, 2021 at her residence after an extended illness while in the company of her loving family. Karen was born Saginaw, MI on Feb. 21, 1963 and was the daughter of Basil V. and Norma J. (Trent) Brady. On April 16, 1989 she married Tracy Hand. She was loving wife and...
Georgia Truex
Mar 7, 2021
Georgia Kay (Hollies) Truex, 76 of Kendallville and formally of Alexandria died Sunday, Mar. 7, 2021 in the Park View Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN. Georgia was born in Alexandria on June 7, 1944 and was the daughter of George and Nettie (Posey) Hollies She was a 1962 graduate of Alexandria-Monroe High School. On Mar. 23, 1974 she married...
Evelyn Champion
Mar 7, 2021
Evelyn Louise (Fritz) Champion, 91 of Alexandria died Sunday, Mar. 7, 2021 in the Alexandria Care Center, Alexandria while in company of her loving family after an extended illness. Evelyn was born in Elwood on Oct. 2, 1930 and was the daughter of Lester and Mildred (Haas) Fritz. She later married Robert Champion, Senior who precedes her in death. She...
Glenda Knuckles
Feb 27, 2021
Glenda Joan Knuckles, 84 of Summitville died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 in her residence after an extended illness while in the company of her loving family. Glenda was born in Summitville on April 30, 1936 and was the daughter of Ora R. and Stella B. (Magowen) Pettigrew. She later married Charles M. Knuckles who preceded her in death. She was...
Joann Spencer
Feb 16, 2021
Joann M Spencer, 90 of Alexandria died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 in the Alexandria Care Center after an extended illness. Joann was born in Alexandria, Indiana on Oct. 16, 1930 and was the daughter of Pearl and Irene (Lorson) Spencer. She lived in Alexandria all her life and was a lifetime member of the Church of St. Mary’s in Alexandria....
William Chaplin
Feb 11, 2021
William A. “Billy” Chaplin, 74 of Alexandria died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at his residence following a brief illness. Billy was born in Anderson, IN on Sept. 4, 1946 and was the son of Ferdinand and Ann L (Seybert) Chaplin. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving with the United States Army. Billy was a self-employed farmer all...
Stephen Johnson
Jan 29, 2021
Stephen K Johnson, 71 died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Countryside Manor Health and Life Center, Anderson after an extended illness. Stephen was the son of Claude F. and Dorothy A. (Schott) Johnson. He was born in Anderson, Indiana on Dec. 7, 1949. He was a 1968 graduate of Alexandria-Monroe High School. After graduation he enlisted in the United States...
Dorothy Simms
Jan 23, 2021
Dorothy M. (Stevenson) “Dottie” Simms, 89 of Alexandria, IN and formerly of Rossville, IN died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 at the Alexandria Care Center. Dottie graduated from Rossville High School in 1949. She sang many solos at school functions and at weddings. Being a baton twirler with the high school band was great fun for her. She was a published...
Jimmy Foley
Jan 17, 2021
Jimmy Richard Foley of Alexandria died on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 in Community Hospital, Anderson after an extended illness. Jimmy was born in Elwood, IN on Dec. 30, 1945 and was the son of James W. and Elizabeth (Chance) Foley. He veteran of the Vietnam War serving with the United States Air Force. Jimmy was retired from McDonalds in Alexandria....
Walker Cress
Jan 7, 2021
Walker Cress, 92 of Alexandria went to be with his Lord and Savior on Jan. 7, 2021 with in the company of his loving family. Walker was born in Pennington Gap, VA on Dec. 22, 1928 and was the son of Morgan and Ida Mae (Stewart) Cress. He married Reva (Rowland) Cress on Feb. 25, 1947, she preceded him in...
Valerie Dyer
Jan 4, 2021
Valerie Paulette Dyer, 64 of Alexandria died on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 in Community Hospital, Anderson after an extended illness. Paulette was born in Greenfield, IN on July 28, 1956 and was the daughter of Raymond and Georgette (Cole) Gruel. On July 20, 1974 she married Tracy Dyer who preceded her in death on Nov. 9, 2010. She was a...
Joy Locke
Dec 30, 2020
Joy E. Locke, 59 of Anderson, was carried off by angels to her reward in Heaven on Dec. 30, 2020 in Ascension St. Vincent’s Regional Hospital, Anderson after an extended illness. Joy was born in Ft. Wayne, IN on Dec. 4, 1961 and was the daughter of John and Mary Alice (Dickerson) Locke. She was a member of the Bible...
Michael DiRuzza
Dec 25, 2020
Michael K. “Mike” DiRuzza, 71 of Alexandria died unexpectedly on Dec. 25, 2020 at his residence. Mike was born Mar. 23, 1949 in Elwood, IN and was the son Jack J. and Elvada (Garner) DiRuzza. He was a graduate of Alexandria High School, Class of 1967. He then married Phyllis (McClung) DiRuzza on Jan. 21, 1968. Mike was a well-known...
Gilbert Zapfe
Dec 24, 2020
Gilbert L. “Butch” Zapfe, 73 of Alexandria died on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Greensburg, IN on Aug. 5, 1947 and was the son of Howard and Betty (Simpson) Zapfe. Butch enjoyed hunting and being outdoors. He was a self-employed carpenter. Butch was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving...
Michelle McCune
Dec 21, 2020
Michelle R. McCune, 62 of rural Summitville died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 in St. Vincent Ascension Regional Hospital, Anderson after an extended illness. Michelle was born in Ft. Wayne, IN on Nov. 16, 1958 and was the daughter of John and Mary (Peterson) Brenner. On Sept 1, 1984 she married Gregory McCune. She was a home maker and was a...
Terry Richardson
Dec 18, 2020
Terry Lee Richardson, 66 of Alexandria died Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 in Community Hospital, Anderson. He was born in Elwood, IN on Aug. 27, 1954 and was the son of Melvin L. Richardson and Mary R. (Lundy) Cowart. Terry retired from General Motors in 2008; then after his retirement he worked part time at Harvest Market in Alexandria. Terry was...
Maxwell Ward
Dec 17, 2020
Maxwell “Max” E. Ward, 76 went to be with Lord on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at his residence while in the company of his loving family. Max was born in Wise, VA on April 5, 1944 and was the son of Robert and Nellie (Richardson) Ward. On Dec. 23, 1966 he married Frieda (Dotson) Ward. He retired in 2003 from...
Judith Brena
Dec 5, 2020
ALEXANDRIA: Judith K. “Judy” Brena, 71 of Alexandria died on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 in Community Hospital, Anderson after an extended illness. Judy was born in Anderson on Jan. 16, 1949 and was the daughter of Ernest M. and Freda M (Street) Street. She was a lifelong resident of Alexandria. She was a loving mother and grandmother and always enjoyed...
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