All Obituaries

Beth Ann Hilbert 50, Peru, Indiana, and formerly of Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 8:40 A.M. Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Stillwater Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on May 6, 1973 in Warsaw, Indiana, the daughter of Rodger L. and Bonnie S. (Cowen) Sherk. On December 8, 2007 in Silver Lake, Indiana, she married John R. Hilbert and he survives. Beth had worked as a C.N.A. at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Kokomo and at the Logansport Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed sewing,...

Michael E. Davidson 63, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 7:54 A.M. Tuesday May 30, 2023 at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester, Indiana. He was born on January 25, 1960 in Rochester, Indiana, the son of Russell A. Davidson Sr. and Janet S. (Reed) Davidson. Michael had worked in construction and enjoyed baseball, especially following the Chicago White Sox. Survivors include his children, Kelsey Davidson, Rochester, Indiana, Kyle Davidson, Indiana, Summer Davidson, Silver Lake, Indiana, Dustin...

                    Billy D. Hoffman 93, Rochester, Indiana, and former Florida resident for over twenty years, passed away at 5:08 A.M. Sunday, May 28, 2023 at his residence.  He was born on April 7, 1930 in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Delbert A. and Bernice (Carr) Hoffman. On July 5, 1963 he married Nancy Jane Rensberger. She preceded him in death on October 28, 1993.  Billy was an...

William Hal Hammel 78, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 4:05 P.M. Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, Indiana. He was born on January 23, 1945 in Marion, Ohio, the son of Hal M. and Violet Pauline (Erny) Hammel. On December 20, 2020 at the Rochester Church of the Nazarene, he married Vicki Runkle and she survives. Bill had worked for many years in various departments for the former Hammel Motors, Rochester, Indiana. He later drove for Dean Foods, a...

Alan D. Bitterling 79, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 9:22 P.M. Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at his residence. He was born on December 24, 1943 in Winamac, Indiana, the son of Ralph and Helen (Conn) Bitterling. On March 11, 2017 at the Riverview Community Church, he married Carol Ann (Townsend) Bradway and she survives. Alan graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and had served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He had worked as...

Larry V. Gearhart 88, Fulton, Indiana, passed away at 2:22 A.M. Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at his residence. He was born on February 1, 1935 in Huntington County, Indiana, the son of Frank and Edna (McPeak) Gearhart. On May 2, 1954 in Akron, Indiana, he married Donna Becker and she survives. Larry had been a butcher, owning and operating his own grocery store, Gearhart Groceries in Fulton. Larry later worked for Martin Supermarkets, Kroger Grocery Store and had owned the gas station in Fulton....

Annetta (Vires) Ritter 80, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 10:18 P.M. Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born on March 15, 1943 in Hazard, Kentucky, the daughter of Pierce and Nannie (Wright) Vires. On November 2, 1960 in Bourbon, Indiana, she married Bishop Richard A. Ritter Sr. He preceded her in death on January 22, 2022. Annetta had worked as a seamstress for many years at Hart, Schaffner and Marx retiring from there and...

Teresa Renee (Brown) Friend left this Earth on Friday evening, May 12th, 2023 at 9:22 pm due to a sudden illness. Teresa was born in Monroe, LA. on October 8th, 1964 to James Edward Brown and Sharon Faye (Bass) Brown. Teresa spent her formative years in North Louisiana and she graduated from West Monroe High School in 1982. Teresa entered the United States Marine Corps in 1989 and was stationed in Beaufort, SC at the MCAS Beaufort and was honorably discharged in 1994. During her time in...