Kenneth D. Denny, 36 Monday, January 01, 2007

Funeral arrangements are pending at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru.

He was preceded in death by an infant son, Todd Riley; four brothers, Dallas, Frank, Joe and Jerry; and a sister, Kathryn.

A service celebrating the life of Rowland E. "Bud" Riley Jr. will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Laird Funeral Home, 201 N. Main St., Amboy, with the Rev. John Haines of the Life and Grace Bible Fellowship officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made through the funeral home to the American Cancer Society.
Friday, August 17, 2007

Rosanne Marie Randle, 44, Peru, passed away at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 at her residence. She was born June 27, 1963 in Peru to Richard and Rosemarie (Nudd) Holley. Rosanne worked at Kmart in Peru. She enjoyed music and bowling and lived for her children, enjoying spending time with them. Survivors besides her parents in Peru include two daughters, Danielle Randle, 16, Peru, a sophomore at Peru High School, and Cassandra Randle, 11, Peru, a fifth grader at Blair Pointe Upper Elementary; a son, Austin Randle, 8, Peru, a third grader at Elmwood Primary Learning Center; three brothers, Richard "Rick" Holley and wife Sylvia, Centerville, Robert "Bob" Holley and wife Toni, Plainfield, Ill., and Scott Holley, Peru; and a sister, Donna Smiley and husband David, Lafayette.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Truman Stevens officiating.

Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Rosanne Marie Randle children.

Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the First Baptist Church.

He was born March 26, 1919 in Akron to the late Charles B. and Abbie J. (Smith) Young. He married Evelyn I. Barr; she preceded him in death on Nov. 26, 1997. He then married Charline Ingram Wasson. She survives. Charles was regional manager for Mid Western United Life Insurance Co. for 41 years. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, serving in the 101st Airborne. He was a member of the Elks, Moose Lodge and was a 33rd Mason and Shriner for 50 years. He was also a member of the Marion Exchange Club, American Legion and the VFW. Charles attended Grace Community Church and was a member of the First United Methodist Church for over 50 years in Marion and Tavares. He loved to fish and hunt and liked to travel. Survivors besides his wife include four daughters, Barbara I. Devore and husband Victor, Swayzee, Rosilyn K. Vyhnalek and husband Don, Fairmount, Janice Studinka and husband Bill, Tavares, Fla., and Roselyn M. Farley and husband Jack, Fairmount; a son, Charles S. Young and wife Mary, Cadillac, Mich.; two sisters, Zella Bain and Louise Garrick, both of Rochester; 11 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Evelyn; two brothers, Floyd and Donald Young; and a sister, Freda Trout.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Needham-Storey-Wampner, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion, with Dr. Tom Mansbarger officiating. Burial will be in Grant Memorial Park, Marion. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to Cancer Services of Grant County and Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Marion. Online condolences may be made at www.nswcares.com.
Glenda E. Gaunt, 72, Peru, passed away at 1:56 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born April 8, 1935 in Rector, Ark. to Riley and Bertha (Morris) McMahan. She married Kirby J. Gaunt Sept. 8, 1956, and he preceded her in death Aug. 30, 2000. Glenda was a homemaker and member of St. John's Lutheran Church. She graduated from Clay Township High School in 1953. She loved her family and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Prior to their deaths, Mr. and Mrs. Gaunt were active in the Peru Amateur Circus. Survivors include four daughters, Rena Walker and husband Roger, Darhonda Daily and husband Gary, and Kim Brooks and husband Chris, and Karen March and husband Dave, all of Peru; five grandchildren, Mya Dawn Daily, Derrick Daily, Kayla Bradley, Tyler Brooks and Brodie Brooks; two great-grandchildren, Brayden and Jacob Bowman; two brothers, Homer McMahan and wife Barb, Michigan, and Granville McMahan and wife Trudy, Florida; two sisters, Marilyn "Deb" Pearson, Peru, and Catherine Cochran, Arkansas; a sister-in-law, Evelyn McMahan, Peru; and several dear nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a granddaughter, Brittney Brooks; two brothers, Wayne and Clay McMahan; and two sisters, Rose Presson and Floy Hamm. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, with Pastor Kenneth Greenwald officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Pastor Andy Weil will assist at the gravesite.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru. Memorial contributions may be made to the Peru Amateur Circus and/or St. John's Lutheran Church.

Friends may call from 1 p.m. until time of service Monday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, the Pink Ladies Auxiliary or Moose Lodge Charities.

She was born June 27, 1963 in Peru to Richard and Rosemarie (Nudd) Holley. Rosanne was employed with Kmart in Peru. She enjoyed music and bowling, but lived for her children and enjoyed spending time with them.

Survivors include her parents in Peru; two daughters, Danielle Randle, 16, Peru, a sophomore at Peru High School, and Cassandra Randle, 8, Peru, a third grader at Elmwood; a son, Austin Randle, 11, Peru, a fifth grader at Blair Pointe; three brothers, Richard "Rick" Holley and wife Sylvia, Centerville, Ohio, Robert "Bob" Holley and wife Toni, Plainfield, Ill., and Scott Holley, Peru; and a sister, Donna Smiley and husband David, Lafayette. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, with the Rev. Truman Stevens officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Rosanne's children.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Doris Jane (Lute) Beebe, 84, Peru, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007. She was born Oct. 22, 1922 in Akron, Ohio. She moved to Peru in 1998. Doris was a longtime resident of Caring Hands nursing facility. She was married to CWO Robert E. Beebe, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot who preceded her in death in 1965. Her middle son, Frederick R. Beebe, also a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, preceded her in death in 2005. Doris is survived by two sons, Gary and wife Janice, and Gregory; grandsons and wives, Michael and Alison Rich, and Christopher and Natasha Beebe; grandsons, Sean and Ryan Beebe and Ben Crute; and her brother and wife Don and Lucia Lute. The apple of her eye was her only granddaughter, Jessica Beebe. She has many family and friends in Akron, Ohio that will miss her as well. She loved being an Army wife and being a mother and grandmother. She was great at all three. She was proud of the fact that all three of her sons served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces. Viewing will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, Peru, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Pastor Kenny Cole officiating. Please consider a memorial donation in lieu of flowers to the National Parkinson Foundation at www.parkinson.org.
Loretta Evelyn Owen Comerford, 86, formerly of Peru, passed away at 12:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, 2007 at Timbercrest Health Center, North Manchester, after a 17-month stay. Raised on 13th Street in Peru, she moved to 12th Street when she married and resided there in her home for 63 years. She wintered in Leesburg, Fla. for 40 years. She was born Sept. 23, 1920 in Peru to Charles Ellis Owen and Cornelia Loretta Balter Owen. She was an only child until 15 years of age, when her six-year-old cousin, Warren "Jack" Curtis, came to live with the family. For 30 years of her adult life, Rollan H. Sutherly was her stepfather. On Nov. 4, 1942, she married Robert Eugene Comerford, who passed away Sept. 10, 2001. They had been married 39 years before their divorce. These past nine years her dear friend Edward "Eddie" Henry Miller of Peru has been at her side.

Loretta was a 1938 graduate of Peru High School and enjoyed taking art classes at the Community College of Leesburg, Fla. in her latter years. She was a homemaker, collected antiques and clocks, enjoyed gardening (especially her black raspberries) and was an enthusiastic artist of water colors, pastels, chalks and oils. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Peru, Peru Art Guild, Pink Ladies of Dukes Memorial Hospital and an Avon representative in her retirement years.

For her children she served as scout leader, PTO member, seamstress, "pie baker" and constant supporter of their activities and education. She has a son, James R. (Patty) Comerford, Troy, Ohio; a daughter, Sharon Sucec, Warsaw; and six grandchildren, Jill (Dan) Schreiber, Champaign, Ill., Bradley (Tami) Comerford, Boston, Mass., Julie (Marcus) Johnston, Glen Ellyn, Ill., Brendan (Christy) Comerford, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Jason (Laura) Sucec, Indianapolis, and Shannon (Joseph) Stahl, Cincinnati, Ohio. Her life was blessed with 13 great-grandchildren, Chloe, Jasmine and Anthony Schreiber, Meredith, Morgan and Mallory Comerford, Britta, Jeffery and Karina Johnston, Cecilia and Ella Kay Comerford, and Aiyanna and Jaiden Sucec.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her ex-husband and her daughter-in-law, Sandra Comerford.

A service celebrating the life of Loretta Comerford will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home, 84 W. Main St., Peru, with Pastor Robert Adelsperger officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service Wednesday.

Memorials may be made through the funeral home to the First Baptist Church.
Mark Andrew McCurtain, 43

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Mark Andrew McCurtain, 43, rural Nappanee, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, 2007 at South Bend Hospital after a three-year battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 9, 1964 at Howard Community Hospital, Kokomo, to John and Mary Ellen McCurtain. He met the love of his life and married Kay (Slagle) McCurtain Nov. 10, 1995. They have two daughters, Kelly (Joe) Fisher and Jessica, and two granddaughters, all of Nappanee. Mark was the youngest of four brothers. His parents and two brothers also survive, David and Chris, both of Peru. Paul passed away in 1974. There will be a celebration of his life at First Church of Christ, 2584 S. Business 31, Peru, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, with Evangelist Russell Tague in charge.

Allen Funeral Home, Bunker Hill, is in charge of local arrangements.
Thursday, August 23, 2007

Helen Louise Myers, 92, formerly of Hartford City, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 at Caring Hands Health Care Center in Peru. She was a lifelong resident of Hartford City before moving to Peru in November of 2000. Helen was born on March 5, 1915 in Hartford City to the late William H. Gardiner and the late Edith Delight (McCombs) Gardiner. She graduated from Hartford City High School in 1933. Helen married Robert "Bob" E. Myers on Sept. 29, 1939 in Noblesville. Bob preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 1988. She had formerly worked at Gardiner Cleaners in Hartford City. She was also a homemaker, wife and mother. She was an avid reader, and attended First Presbyterian Church in Hartford City.

Helen will be sadly missed by her daughter, Jo Ann Bridge and husband, Robert "Bob" C., Mexico; a granddaughter, Betsy Bridge, Eugene, Ore.; two nieces and one nephew. Her parents; her husband; brother, George Gardiner; and sister, Martha Baker, precede Helen in death. Helen will be cremated. Cremains will be buried at Union Cemetery in a private family funeral service on Sept. 1. Memorials may be made to the Blackford County Humane Society, P.O. Box #306, Hartford City, IN 47348. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.keplingerfuneralhome.com.

Funeral services will be private. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hodges Family Funeral Home, Zephyrhills, Fla.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hernando Pasco Hospice, 12107 Majestic Blvd., Hudson, FL 34667-2460.
Albert Donald Mullinix, 79, Mount Juliet, Tenn., formerly of Peru, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007 at Summit Hospital, Hermitage, Tenn. He was born Nov. 12, 1927 in Peru to Floyd and Elizabeth (Donaldson) Mullinix. He married Sara Snyder Mullinix Oct. 24, 1948, and she survives. Albert retired from the Wabash Railroad and Norfolk & Southern Railroad. He also was a member of Peru First Brethren Church and Victory Baptist Church. Survivors besides his wife include a son, Jerry Mullinix and wife Alicia, Mount Juliet, Tenn.; a daughter, Joyce Allen and husband Steven R., Collierville, Tenn.; two brothers, John Mullinix, Sebring, Fla., and Bill Mullinix, Converse; a sister, Martha Colburn, North Manchester; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru, with Pastor Jim Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from noon until time of service Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to World Missionary Press, P.O. Box 120, New Paris, IN 46553-0120.
Mary C. Sedam, 85, Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly of Peru, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 at her residence. She was born Sept. 3, 1921 in Peru to Floyd and Dora E. (Holler) Bell. She married Dale B. Sedam June 2, 1940, and he was killed in action during World War II in 1944. Survivors include a daughter, Dalene Turley, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a daughter and two sisters. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, with Pastor John Turley officiating.

Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru.

A private service will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to Hernando Pasco Hospice, 12107 Majestic Boulevard, Hudson, FL 34667-2460.

Survivors include his mother and her partner, Diana L. Jones and Janelle Lesher, Logansport; his father, Jim Jones, Okmulgee, Okla.; his beloved friend, Summer L. Johnson, Logansport, who was also the mother of Kacy's sons, Donovan and Preston; three sons, Alex Jones, Donovan Johnson and Preston Jones, all of Logansport; three brothers, Jeremy L. Jones, Okmulgee, Okla., Zac Lesher, Logansport, and Nick Johnson, Peru; two sisters, Abby Lesher and Kelsey Lesher, both of Logansport; grandparents, Ruth McRae, Galveston, Eva Jones Wilson Troyer, Okmulgee, Okla., Ben and Pat Denny, Logansport, Mary Arnold, Peru, and Rosemary Shanks, Peru; a number of aunts, uncles, and cousins including uncle Don McRae and his wife, Merita, Westminster, S.C.; a nephew, Hunter Austin Denny Lesher, Logansport; adoptive parents, Brenda Blake and her partner, Shirley Bowen, Logansport, Paula Johnson and her partner, Deb Hensel, Peru, and adoptive father Michael Johnson, Peru; Amanda Popejoy, the mother of Alex Jones, Logansport; many friends and the Road Dog Crew. He was preceded in death by his beloved best friend and grandfather, Marvin McRae; grandfather Carl L. Jones; step grandfathers Harley Wilson and Ed Troyer; and grandmother Mary Blake.

A celebration of life for Kacy Jones will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Kroeger Funeral Home, 711 E. Market St., Logansport. No formal wear. Come as you are and support Kacy and the Indianapolis Colts. Burial will be in Pisgah Cemetery, Cass County. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A fund in Kacy's memory and for his funeral expenses has been established at the Gray Mill, 500 E. Broadway, Logansport, IN 46947. Condolences may be placed online at www.kroegerfuneralhome.com.
Monday, August 27, 2007