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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Deaths & Funerals • Ethel Chapman
Mary Waldron
AUBURN — Ethel L. Chapman, 107, of Auburn, died Saturday November 9, 2013, at Wesley Healthcare in Auburn. She was born October 10, 1906 in Barbersville, West Virginia, the daughter of the Mrs. late Roxy Chapman Chapman and Elonzo Sawyers. She was a member of Auburn Church of Christ and a charter member of South Point Christian Church. She had worked at McCrory Variety Stores. Survivors include a son, Edward E. Chapman of Huntington, West Virginia; a sister, Johanna Sawyers of Auburn; nephew, Terry Sawyers of Raleigh, North Carolina; a niece, Sheila Merriman of Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee; and many other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. with visitation one hour prior at Auburn Church of Christ 208 W. 18th Street, Auburn. Burial will be in South Point Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio. Memorials are to Auburn Church of Christ. To sign the online registry, or to leave a message of condolence, visit pinnington-mccomb. com. Arrangements are by Pinnington-McComb Funeral & Cremation Services, 502 N. Main St., Auburn.
KENDALLVILLE — Mary Waldron, 95, of Kendallville died on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at Hickory Creek at Kendallville nursing home. Mrs. Waldron was born in Detroit, Mich., on Mrs. Dec. 18, Waldron 1917, to Joseph and Mary Bielas. She married Raymond Eugene Waldron on March 14, 1947, in Angola. He preceded her in death on February 9, 2011. Mrs. Waldron worked at Miller’s Truck Stop in Kendallville as a cook in the kitchen for 10 years. She loved playing cards and board games. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and riding her bike around Brimfield. Survivors include two sons, Dennis Waldron of Topeka and Mark Waldron of Wawaka; a daughter, Nancy Waldron of Wawaka; three grandchildren, Erica Waldron of Nappanee, Craig Waldron of Ligonier and Travis Fisher of Wawaka; one great-grandson, Mason Waldron Shafer, and a sister, Annie Manese of Melvindale, Mich. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; Raymond; five brothers Joe, Johnny, Stanley, Pete and Walter; and two sisters, Josephine and Mary’s twin sister Nancy. Visitation will be today from 1-2 p.m. at the Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Funeral services will be today at 2 p.m. at the Hite Funeral Home. Burial will be in Orange Cemetery in Rome City. Send a condolence to the family at hitefuneralhome. com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hite Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Kendallville, IN 46755.
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Forrest Parks AVILLA — Forrest Earl Parks, 81, died on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at his rural Avilla home. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla with calling one hour before the service. Burial will be in the Avilla Cemetery. Calling will be Thursday from 3-7 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Memorials are to Children’s Ministry at Calvary United Methodist Church.
Althea Falesnick
KENDALLVILLE — Althea Ruth Falesnick, age 88, of Kendallville, died on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Lutheran Life Villages, Kendallville, Indiana. Mrs. Falesnik was born in Kendallville on November 6, 1925 to Ray and Clora (Becker) Mrs. Zinn. She Falesnick graduated from Avilla High School in 1944 and married Glenn Lee Knapp on November 28, 1946 in Kendallville and he preceded her in death on May 31, 1972. She later married Martin Falesnik on May 9, 1977 and he also preceded her in death on April 19, 1985. Althea worked for Monsanto in Ligonier and Flint & Walling in Kendallville, and she was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Kendallville. Survivors include two daughters, Doreen Miller of Topeka and Clora and James Polly of Wawaka; two sons, Tim and Kathy Knapp of Goshen and Dave and Melanie Knapp of Murphysboro, Tennessee; six grandchildren and their spouses, Karen and Michael Edwards of Rome City, Christina and Wayne Ferrin of Mongo, Laura and Jake Marshall of Fort Wayne, Michael and Renee Knapp of Greenfield, Sherri Smart of Kendallville and Tara and Steve Hagerman of Topeka; 16 great-grandchildren and one-great-great granddaughter; and a sister, Shirley and Darrell “Skip” Traster of Kendallville. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Marshall and her brother, Elmer George “Bud” Zinn. Funeral services and visitation will be Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. with the funeral service at 1 p.m. Pastor Steven Barht will officiate. Burial will follow the funeral at Lake View Cemetery. Preferred memorials may be made to Faith United Methodist Church or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Casket bearers will be Michael Knapp, Michael Edwards, Jake Marshall, Steve Hagerman, Randy Risedorph, Kristopher Edwards and Eric Risedorph. Send a condolence to the family or view a video tribute of Althea by Wednesday at hitefuneralhome.com.
Ruth Billings
Otis Winslette
Gar Yep
ALBION— Ruth I. Billings, 85, of Bear Lake in Noble County, died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at her home. She was born June 23, 1928, in Fort Wayne, to Edward August and Margaret Pauline Mrs. Billings (Boland) Gosda. Her formative years were spent in Fort Wayne. She completed her education at Central High School. On June 27, 1953, she married Rector T. “Rex” Billings. They lived in Fort Wayne until January 1972 when they made their summer home at Bear Lake their residence. Mr. Billings died Jan. 27, 2000. She was employed at Essex, Sroufe Manufacturing in Ligonier and Walker’s Restaurant at Wolf Lake. Mrs. Billings and her husband were charter members of Wolf Lake V.F.W. Post 4717 and Auxiliary. Survivors include four children, Gayle Rose Littrell of Arizona, Marsha E. Capps of Arizona, Alan E. Billings of Fort Wayne and Dianne (Steve) Ladig of Wolf Lake; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; and a sister, Dorothy Byram of Florida. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Melvin Billings; and two brothers, Willard Gosda and Harold Gosda. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne. Calling will be Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are to V.F.W. Post 4717 Auxiliary. Condolences may be left at smithandsonsfuneral home.com.
TOPEKA — Otis C. Winslette, 61, of Topeka, Ind., died Monday, November 11, 2013 at his home after a year long battle with cancer. Mr. Winslette was born on July 18, 1952 in Milledgeville, Ga., to Otis R. Winslette, Jr. Mr. and Eunice Winslette K. “June” (Miller) Winslette. They preceded him in death. In 1995, Otis moved to LaGrange County from Eatonton, Ga., when he was transferred to the area with Lippert Components in Goshen, Ind., where he was the general manager. Before moving to LaGrange County, he had worked with the Georgia Department of Corrections, and Baldwin County, Ga., and Putnam County, Ga., Sherriff’s Departments. He owned and operated Winslette’s County Inn in Topeka from 1997-2003 and had worked at the LaGrange County Jail and as a reserve officer with Shipshewana and Topeka Police Departments. He also served for many years and retired from the Topeka Volunteer Fire Department. Otis was a certified firearms instructor, ILEA instructor, STOPS instructor and had been a hostage negotiator. He was a member of Marshall Memorial Baptist Church in Eatonton, GA. On June 4, 1977 in Hillsboro, Ga., he married Kay Morgan; Mrs. Winslette survives in Topeka, Ind. Also surviving are a daughter, Kara Garrett of Topeka, Ind.; a son, David Winslette in Charleston, S.C.; and three grandchildren, Miles and Makayla Mast and Vivian Winslette. Also preceding him in death was a brother, David R. Winslette. Funeral services will be on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 3 p.m. at Eden Worship Center, 4095 S 900 W, Topeka, Ind., with Pastors Harold Gingerich and Matt Gingerich officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, from 4-8 p.m. and one hour prior to services on Thursday. A visitation will be held on Friday, November 29, 2013 from 2-3 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home, 306 N. Jefferson, Eatonton, Ga. A graveside service will begin at 3 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Eatonton, Ga. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorials be given to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148. Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309 W. Michigan St., LaGrange, Ind., is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family at fruripmay funeralhome.com.
ANGOLA — Gar “Paul” Yep, 84, of Angola, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. He had been the owner of the Rice Bowl of Angola before he retired. He was born June Mr. Yep 27, 1929, in Guangdong Province of China to Jun Jing and Xun Li (Wang) Yep. He married Wei Fen Cheng in October of 1980. Paul is survived by his wife, Wei Fen Yep of North Hollywood, Calif.; his son and daughter-in-law, Henry and Shari Yep of Alexandria, Va.; and his brother and sister-in-law Yik Lau and Chan Yip of Anderson. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Weicht Funeral Home, Angola. Pastor John Boyanowski will officiate. Calling will be from 10-11 a.m. Thursday prior to the service. Condolences may be left at weichtfh.com.
Joy Steager FORT WAYNE — Joy I. (Golden) Steager, 86, died Saturday at her home in Fort Wayne. Calling is from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday with a celebration of life service immediately following at Abundant Life Tabernacle, 3301 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. Burial will be in New Huntertown Cemetery at 3 p.m. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home, Hudson.
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Danny Wilcox ANGOLA — Danny C. Wilcox, age 61, of Angola, Indiana, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013, at St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born Dec. 1, 1951, in Angola, to Ralph and Sally Mr. Wilcox (Anspaugh) Wilcox and they preceded him in death. Mr. Wilcox retired after 20 years of service at Weatherhead, Angola, Indiana. He was a 1969 graduate of Angola High School. He was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran. He was a member of the V.F.W. in Corunna. He enjoyed passing the time visiting coffee shops. Surviving are two sons, Jamie and Angela Wilcox of Dayton, Ohio, and Heath Wilcox of Angola; nine grandchildren, MacKenzie, Ben, Haley, Gavin, Jade, Sam, Matthew, Payton and Kayla; and one sister, Jane Burdick of Ruskin, Florida. A memorial service will take place Friday at 3 p.m. at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont. Pastor Craig Johnson of the Nevada Mills United Methodist Church will officiate. Military honors will be conducted by members of the Orland American Legion Post 423. Calling will be one hour prior to services, from 2-3 p.m. Friday, at the Beams Funeral Home. Memorials are to the Steuben County Cancer Association. Condolences may be left at beamsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Beams Funeral Home of Fremont. ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES can be found on Page A6 of the Herald Republican, Page A6 of The Star and Page A8 of the News Sun.
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