All Obituaries

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  Marilyn Sue (Mathias) Zartman Mitchell 91, Logansport, Indiana, and longtime Rochester and Fulton, Indiana area resident, passed away at 2:53 A.M. Thursday, November 23, 2023 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on April 16, 1932 in Liberty Township, Fulton County, Indiana, the daughter of Ernest and Ruth (Strebe) Mathias. She graduated from Fulton High School in 1950. On April 13, 1952 at the Fulton United Methodist Church, she married the love of her...

  Brenda J. Harrell 76, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 12:47 P.M. Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. She was born on January 13, 1947 in Rochester, Indiana, the daughter of James Fairly “Junior” Hooks Jr. and Rosalee (Cole) Hooks. On December 19, 1965, Brenda married Gerald A. DePoy and they became the parents of two daughters, Tammy and Melissa. They later divorced. On February 1, 1974, she married Frank L. Harrell Jr. They later...

Kenneth “Kenny” Mark Roe 74, Macy, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Kenny was born on September 21, 1949 in Rochester, Indiana, the son of Rolland Richard Roe Sr. and Donna Belle (Harvey) Roe Rogers.  Kenny shared his childhood with four brothers and a sister. On March 1, 1971 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Rochester, he married his high school sweetheart Judy Nicholson and she survives. A cherished memory Judy...

  Larry Dean Smith 83, Rochester, Indiana, passed away peacefully at 6:05 A.M., Saturday, October 28, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on June 15, 1940, in Rochester, Indiana, the son of George and Helen (Pickens) Smith. He is proceeded in death by his parents, three sisters, Irene Miller, AnnaRuth Taylor, Carolyn Abrams as well as a daughter, Debra Jean. Larry was married to his beloved wife, Carol Hibner for 64 years. They had six children: Debra...

  Timothy L. Grosvenor 74, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at his residence. He was born on July 3, 1949 in Goshen, Indiana, the son of Calvin and Donna Jean “Donnie” (Cretcher) Grosvenor Metheny. On March 28, 1991 in the Grand Bahama Islands, he married Lynne (Tribbett) Osborn and she survives. Tim started his professional career as co-owner, along with his brother Tom, at Rochester Cement Products. After becoming an EMT in 1974,...

 James “Jim” Dill Gatewood 66, Rochester, Indiana passed away at 5:32 P.M. Wednesday October 18, 2023 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Indiana. He was born on October 1, 1957 in Noblesville, Indiana, the son of Bill and Louann (Dill) Gatewood. Jim graduated from Noblesville High School in 1976. On May 19, 1978 in Arcadia, Indiana, he married Kathy Conaway and she survives. Jim had worked for the United States Department of Agriculture as a Food Inspector for over thirty...

  Darlene L. Martin 91, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 10:44 A.M. Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Woodbridge Health Campus, Logansport, Indiana. She was born on June 28, 1932 in Fulton, Indiana, the daughter of Charles E. and Gertrude (Wichmann) Beattie. She married Lee Roy Hoehne in 1951 and they had two children, David and Darla. On February 22, 1975 at the Metea Baptist Church, she married Frederic S. “Steve” Martin and he preceded her in death on June 30,...