All Obituaries

Paul A. Easterday 62, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 3:22 P.M. Monday, May 30, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on June 9, 1959 in San Diego, California, the son of Robert and Laurice (Edmonds) Easterday. On October 30, 1993, in Preble, Indiana, he married Linda Scott and she survives. Paul was a member of New Beginnings Glorious Church and previously served as an Associate Pastor at the Old Crossroad Baptist Church. Paul loved to cook and started...

  Amanda “Amie” Leigh Gall 42, Rochester, Indiana, joined loved ones and entered the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Magnolia, Arkansas on September 13, 1979, the cherished daughter of parents, Richard E. Gall and Sharon K. (Shipp) Gall. Amie attended Akron, Indiana and Tippecanoe Valley Schools. She was born again in 1990, at age eleven at the Akron Church of God. She and her family lived in Arkansas and Texas until...

  Paul David Thompson 80, Rochester, Indiana, left this life to be with his Savior, Jesus, on May 25, 2022 at 12:30 A.M. at his residence. He was born in Culver, Indiana on August 2, 1941 to Raymond and Triss (Hunter) Thompson.  After he graduated from Newport Pacific High School, Scranton, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in the army in 1960, serving three years. After serving in Army, he made his home in Rochester, Indiana, and was employed at Rochester Metal Products and later at...

  Wendell Boyd Bearss was born February 15, 1930 in Mexico, IN to George and Merceda Boyd Bearss. He moved to Rochester, IN in 1939, where he farmed & lived out the remainder of his days. He began his life as a farmer driving a team of horses alongside his father when he was just a boy, and worked the land until the age of 75. In 1951, he married Nancy Long Bearss and together they had 6 children. Patricia Nicholson (Bill Nicholson) - Rochester, In,  Susan Martin (Ricky...

  Charlene Patton 74, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 7:59 A.M. Sunday, May 15, 2022 at her residence. She was born on January 23, 1948 in Rensselaer, Indiana, the daughter of Reuben and Virginia (Bailey) Patton.  Charlene was one of twelve children. Her siblings included, Nancy Ward, Sarah Hoggan, Carol Anderson, Joyce Jacobs, Judy Carty, Melvine Grover, Linda McCarty, Norman Patton, Larry Patton, D.C. Patton, and Corbet Patton. Charlene moved from Fort Wayne, Indiana to the...

David Robert Lobley passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness caused by heart failure. Born on December 14, 1959, in Bangor, Maine, He was 62. Dave was a longtime resident of Rochester, Indiana. He worked for 29 years at Innovative Composites, Rochester, Indiana. He and Phil Connolly started the company, which designs and manufactures resin transfer molding for products such as sewage tank covers. Dave was...

  Tamara D. “Tami” Holloway 59, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 4:29 P.M. Wednesday May 11, 2022 at her residence. She was born on September 30, 1962 in Rochester, Indiana the daughter of David and Patricia L. (Overlander) Thompson. On February 27, 1982 in Rochester, Indiana, she married Thomas F. Holloway and he survives. Tami had worked for the Fulton County Public Library for over twenty-four years serving as head of the Audio Visual Department. She had been a...

David Scott Hatfield 47, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 11:30 P.M. Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana. Scott was born on October 4, 1974 in Goshen, Indiana, the son of David and Rosa (Constant) Hatfield. He grew up in the Mentone, Indiana, area, graduating from Tippecanoe Valley High School where he had played basketball and football. On September 20, 1998 in Warsaw, Indiana, he married Dawn Hoemig and she survives. Early in his life...

Walker Ray Brunk, precious baby of Angela and Tyler Brunk, Akron, Indiana, was born the evening of May 10th, 2022 at Dupont Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after already gone to heaven. He is survived by his loving parents, Angela and Tyler Brunk, Akron, Indiana, big brother, Wesley Brunk, Akron, Indiana, grandparents, Rod and Jolene Brunk, North Manchester, Indiana, Christy Bennett, Kewanna, Indiana, Don Bennett, Missouri, great grandmothers, Marge Brubaker, North Manchester, Indiana, Pat...