Wade Weaver INDIANA – The Indiana Department of Transportation is seeking applicants for its Engineering Scholarship Program, available for eligible undergraduate and graduate students in Indiana. Recipients receive financial assistance, as well as paid employment opportunities. Students must be accepted or enrolled full-time in one of Indiana’s accredited Civil Engineering schools. The program must also be certified by … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Governor Mike Braun recently announced the state has secured $765,000 in competitive grant funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help Indiana small businesses increase and expand their product sales. The funding will support the Indiana State Trade Expansion Program (IN-STEP), which helps small businesses develop and expand export-related activities, opening up … Read more
Martha Susan (Webb) Marley passed away on August 29, 2026. Martha was born in Niles, Michigan on February 7, 1932, to William Theodore and Belle (Towne) Webb. She was raised in Maryland and Indiana. In 1950, she graduated from James Whitcomb Riley High School in South Bend, Indiana. She attended Ball State University earning an … Read more
Marilyn Jane Boardman, 89, of Wabash, Indiana, passed peacefully, Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 27, 1936, in Wabash, Indiana, to Jack William and Arbutus (Williams) Mattern. Marilyn lived a life defined by hard work and deep devotion to her faith and family. She attended … Read more
Patricia Karen “Patty” Zentz, 72, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:35 pm, Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. She was born on September 19, 1953, in South Bend, Indiana, to Fred and Nadine (Holcomb) Wickizer. Patty married Allen Zentz in 2004 and he preceeded her in death in 2008. She … Read more
Howard James “Cubby” Savage, 38, of Andrews, Indiana, died at 7:55 pm, Sunday, August 30, 2026, at his home. He was born on December 5, 1987, in Abington, Pennsylvania, to James Raymond Sr. and Charlynn Margaret (Dodd) Savage. Cubby was a graduate of William Tennant High School in Warminister, Pennsylvania. He was an introvert, and … Read more
Dale Lamoine Cooper, 85, of rural Lagro, Indiana, died at 2:55 pm, Friday, August 28, 2026, at The Waters of Wabash East. He was born on July 9, 1941, in Wabash, Indiana, to George and Mary Alice (Keaffaber) Cooper. Dale married Carol Sue Burns on May 15, 1965, at the Lutheran Church in Rochester, Indiana, … Read more
Frances L. Norman, 93 of rural Wabash, Indiana died at 6:48 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 at The Waters of Wabash East, surrounded by her family. She was born December 22, 1932, in Lawrence County, Illinois, to Franklin Strange and Bessie (Rosborough) Strange Metz. A 1950 graduate of Lagro High School, Frances continued her education … Read more
Linda Luedtke Gilpin was born in Gary, Indiana, on March 4, 1941, to Howard and Hilda (Noak) Luedtke, the oldest of four children. After graduating grom Merrillville High School in 1959, she attended Valparaiso University where she was a member of the Alpha Xi Epsilon Sorority. She graduated in 1963. She later earned her masters … Read more
Lydia Sullivan was born Ida Todosischuk on January 26, 1936, in Luyen, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, she was the daughter of Nikolai and Rosalia (Steinke) Todosischuk. She died August 29, 2026, at Blair Ridge Health Campus in Peru, Indiana. Lydia’s earliest years unfolded against the violence and upheaval of World War II. … Read more