Wade Weaver 
CASS COUNTY, IN – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor ICC Group will close U.S. 35 between C.R. 1225 S and North St beginning on or after Monday, June 2, 2025. U.S. 35 will be closed through the end of October for a bridge replacement project at South Fork Deer Creek. Motorists should seek alternate routes. The … Read more
HOWARD COUNTY, IN– On Saturday, May 24, 2025, Indiana State Police Detective Mike Lorona began an investigation at the request of the Howard County Sheriff’s Office into the death of inmate Amanda L. Sullivan, 47, from Kokomo, IN. Preliminary investigations revealed that just after 7:00 PM, Howard County Detention Deputies found Ms. Sullivan lying on … Read more
Lois Ann Haupert, 61, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:55 am, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. She was born on January 29, 1964, in Wabash, Indiana, to James Donald and Meriam Irene (Tyson) Bone. Lois was a 1982 graduate of Northfield High School, and then went on to … Read more
Eileen Lynn (Zook) Sparks, 78, of Wabash, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Eileen was born in Muscatine, Iowa to Earl and Wanda (Hampton) Zook on September 21, 1946. She attended Wabash High School and graduated in 1964. Shortly thereafter, Eileen married her life-long love, Jerry Allen Sparks, … Read more
Zela “Faye” Sites, 92, Marion, went to her Heavenly Home at 10:15 pm on Monday, May 26, 2025, at Colonial Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Thursday, August 18, 1932, to Quincy and Hazel (Roe) Small. Faye graduated from Swayzee High School in 1950. She worked at Paul … Read more
Delbert D. Surfus, Sr., 89, of Marion, formerly of North Webster and Columbia City, passed away at 8:31 am on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at home. He was born in Whitley County, Indiana, on Thursday, November 28, 1935, to Dalton and Dora (Harshbarger) Surfus. On August 6, 1960, he married LouEda “Edie” Prine, who preceded … Read more
Shelby “Jean” Gilbert, 88, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:18 am, Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Lafayette, Indiana. She was born on January 10, 1937, in Warren, Indiana, to Kenneth and Dorothy (Shultz) Van Zant. Jean was a 1955 graduate of Warren High School. She married Max E. Gilbert in Warren on October 14, … Read more
Dallas Allen, 85, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 10:20 am, Friday, May 23, 2025, at The Waters of Fort Wayne. He was born on September 11, 1939, in Manchester, Kentucky, to Arthur and Lula (Robertson) Allen. Dallas married Linda McClintic in Fort Wayne, Indiana on March 31, 1986. He worked more than 30 years … Read more
Carole June Adams, 86, of North Manchester, Indiana, died at 9:58 am, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Story Point West in Fort Wayne. She was born on September 29, 1938, in Andrews, Indiana, to Earl and Mabel (Kuschel) Stensel. Carole was a 1956 graduate of South Whitley High School. On July 13, 1969, she married … Read more
Kenneth Dale Carmichael, age 87, passed away May 24, 2025 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Kenny was born April 19, 1938 to Claude and Dottie (Babb) Carmichael, the youngest of ten children. He served in the United States Army from 1956-1959, during which he spent one year of service in Korea. After … Read more