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Joseph Paul Campbell

Joseph Paul Campbell, 88, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:30 am, Monday, June 16, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 12, 1936, in Colchester, Vermont, to Robert and Theresa (Piche) Campbell. Joseph was a US Air Force veteran. He married Wanda Friend in Wabash on February 22, 1986. He was a … Read more

Tracy L. Parson

Tracy L. Parson, 55, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 2:30 am on Saturday, June 14, 2025. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Tuesday, January 13, 1970, to Richard Evans and Delores (Jackson) Green.  She married Derrick Parson on July 22, 2000.   After graduation from Marion High School in 1988, Tracy attended Vincennes … Read more

Karen A. Berry

Karen A. Berry, 63, Marion, passed away at 4:15 am on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Friday, July 14, 1961, to Donald and Melba (Scott) Frazier. Karen enjoyed being with family and friends. Through the years, she always enjoyed her various pets. … Read more

Jay W. Cook

Jay W. Cook, 75, Muncie, passed away in his home at 12:57 pm on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. He was born in Muncie, Indiana, on Tuesday, March 7, 1950, to James W. Cook and Clara (Smith) Kelly. On October 8, 1972, he married Karen S. Robertson, who preceded him in death on March 6, 2022. … Read more

2 charged in death of 4-year-old boy from apparent ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot

NORTH MANCHESTER, IN — This from WANE.com: Two people are facing a Level 1 felony charge stemming from a late May incident where North Manchester police found a 4-year-old boy dead from an apparent “self-inflicted” gunshot wound. On Tuesday, police arrested 25-year-old Mikayla J. Stanley and 26-year-old Nathan A. Stanley on charges of neglect of … Read more

Margaret “Suzy” Suzanne Townsend

Margaret “Suzy” Suzanne Townsend, passed away on June 16, 2025, at the Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born on September 8, 1934, at home just north of Sidney, Indiana, to Loyal W. and Lena Frances (Palmer) Dome. Suzy graduated from Sidney High School in 1952, and began college at Ball State. There, … Read more

Barbara S. Aviles

Barbara S. Aviles, 83, of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2025, at her residence. She was born on March 9, 1942, to Clarence and Claudine (McKenzie) Fannin in Oxs, Kentucky. Barbara was a graduate of Van Lear High School in Van Lear, Kentucky. She married Tomas R. Aviles on July 5, … Read more

Lennie Ray Rose

Lennie Ray Rose, 85, of Wabash, Indiana passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren. He was born on March 19, 1940, in Marie, Arkansas, to Clarence “Red” and Lola (Kuykendall) Rose. Lennie married Caroline Louise Kuffel in Wabash on January … Read more

Philip W. Smith

Philip W. Smith, 86, Gas City, passed away at 5:35 pm on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born in Van Wert, Ohio, on Thursday, January 26, 1939, to Junior and Phyllis (Holman) Smith. On November 9, 1958, he married Linda Sue Crist, who survives. Philip graduated … Read more