Wade Weaver

Centha Marie McKenzie, born on March 22, 1940, in Floyd County, Kentucky, to Amos and Rosie (Howard) Owens, passed away on December 31, 2025, at the Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester, Indiana. After attending Silver Lake High School, Centha spent over two decades of her career dedicated to Alcoils, Inc. in Columbia City as … Read more

Sharon Marie Highley, 76, of LaFontaine, Indiana, formerly of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 3:33 pm, Monday, December 29, 2025, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. She was born on September 20, 1949, in Wabash, to Allen S. and Ruth Ellen (Binkerd) Lynn. Sharon was a 1967 Southwood High School graduate. She pursued her … Read more

Milton Dean “Zeb” Garland, 82, Marion, passed away at 8:49 am on Monday, December 29, 2025, at Marion Health. He was born in Peru, Indiana, on Monday, March 15, 1943, to Doris (Garland) Bradshaw. On June 28, 1964, he married Fannie L. Miller and she survives.   Milton attended Peru High School and was a … Read more

William “Jim” James Perry II, 84, of Marion, passed away at 8:32 am on Monday, December 29, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born in Kokomo, Indiana, on Thursday, January 23, 1941, to William and Ellen (Keating) Perry. On December 27, 1985, he married Susan (Frey -Winegardner), who survives. Jim … Read more

Donna Joan Zubowski, passed away on December 24, 2025, on her 95th birthday, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester, Indiana. Born on December 24, 1930, in La Salle, Illinois, to Harold and Elizabeth (Bernard) Prentice Sr., Donna lived a life marked by love, devotion, and service to others. In 1948, Donna graduated from La … Read more

Richard Lee “Gumby” Carr Jr., 67, of Burket, Indiana, died at 5:19 pm, Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital in Warsaw. He was born on August 14, 1958, in Hicksville, Ohio, to Richard Lee Sr. and Virginia (Cusack) Carr. Gumby was a US Navy veteran. He married Donna Clemons in Akron, Indiana on … Read more

David Phillip Owens left his earthly family to be with his heavenly family on Monday, December 29, 2025.  He was a 1971 graduate of Delta High School in Muncie and a 1995 graduate of Ball State University in Muncie. David enjoyed hiking, going to the beach, metal detecting, and taking his children and grandchildren fishing. … Read more

Jerry Wayne Hiles, 69, of Peru, Indiana passed away at his residence on Sunday, December 28, 2025. He was surrounded by his family when he went to be with the Lord. Jerry was born on September 13, 1957 in Peru, Indiana to Robert Burns Hiles and Nortinez Lucille (Hockett) Hiles. He married Tammy (Mosley) Hiles, … Read more

Judith Anne (Cassel) Michalek, 77, of Peru, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Judy was born on January 24, 1948, in Peru, Indiana to John C. and Helen L. Cassel. She married Edward C. Michalek on April 12, 1969. Judy graduated from Peru High School in … Read more