Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.

Sep 10, 2017

James W. Keifer, age 76, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017 in Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion, Indiana.

James was born on January 15, 1941 in Bluffton, Indiana the son of the late Floyd and Margaret “Joann” (Huss) Keifer.  He was an Army veteran.

James was a farmer and factory worker and...

Sep 4, 2017

William E. Watson, age 65, of Marion, passed away suddenly on Monday, September 4, 2017 in Marion General Hospital, Marion.

William was born in Hammond, Indiana on October 31, 1951.  He attended grade school in his home town of Griffith, Indiana.  Following the 4th grade, he moved to Ft. Wayne, Indiana for special education and housing.  From...

Sep 2, 2017

David Stephenson II, age 42 of Marion, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, September 2, 2017.

David was born on October 19, 1974 in Marion, Indiana to Dave and Vicky (Butcher) Stephenson.  He was a mechanic and welder.

David was a jack of all trades and enjoyed building hot rods and racing.  He loved going to car...

Sep 1, 2017

Linda K Lyons, 79, of Marion, passed away at 12:54 p.m. on September 1, 2017 at St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Carmel, Indiana.

She was born on June 16, 1938 in Rigdon, Indiana to Verliss and Reba J. Abernathy.

Linda loved to go to church and was a lifelong resident of Marion.

Linda is...

Aug 31, 2017

Patricia C. “Dee” Pence, age 61, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.

She was born December 20, 1955 in Rochester, New York to Thomas E and Mary Alice DePoy.  She married Randall Pence on March 11, 1978.

Patricia was a homemaker, and loved spending time with her...

Aug 29, 2017

Jerry Alan Boen, age 63, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the VA Hospital, Marion, Indiana.

Jerry was born February 6, 1954 in Marion, Indiana to Edward and Bonnie (Correll) Boen.  He graduated Marion High School and then entered the Army.  He served in Hawaii during the Vietnam Conflict as a M.P.  Jerry then...

Aug 28, 2017

Charles Ray Rich, age 77, of Converse passed away on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Charles was born October 14, 1939 in Marion, Indiana the son of the late Roscoe and Otha Ossel (Cabe) Rich.  He lived his whole life in Grant County and the last 46 years in...

Aug 20, 2017

David Alan Kindschi, age 31, of Marion, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 in his home.

David was born February 14, 1986 in Bangor, Washington to the late David L. “Kinch” Kindschi and Cynthia (Hartsock) Kindschi.  His mother survives.

David worked several jobs as a welder and was also a groundkeeper at Estates of Serenity...

Aug 17, 2017

Mabel Irene Turner Sprong Stevens, age 91, of Marion, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center, LaFontaine, Indiana.

Mabel was born February 9, 1926 in Marion, Indiana the daughter of the late Fred and Alma (Horton) Turner of Converse, Indiana.  She attended grade school and high school in Converse.  In...

Aug 12, 2017

Lillian V. Walker-Pearson, age 88, of Marion passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 in her home.

Lillian was born November 12, 1928 in Scottsville, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Hurston and Bertha Binnion.  Lillian worked at Marion General Hospital in housekeeping for 26 years until her retirement.  She married Robert Pearson on December 18, 1992 and...

Aug 8, 2017

Zella Jackson, age 84, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Copper Trace, Westfield, Indiana.

Zella was born May 20, 1933 in Miracle, Kentucky to the late James and Katie (Miracle) Cheek.  She married John Jackson and he preceded her in death in March 2013.  She was an office manager at...

Aug 1, 2017

Sally M. Rusby, went to her heavenly reward at 1:05 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1, 2017.

Sally was born in Marion, Indiana on February 11, 1940, the daughter of the late J. Wilbur and Catharine E. Rusby.  She was employed for many years as an executive secretary at General Tire until her retirement in 2000.  She graduated...

Aug 1, 2017

Dennis C. Sutton, age 58, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017 in his home.

Dennis was born September 27, 1958 in Marion, Indiana to Doris (Field) Sutton-Spears.  He was an Army veteran and worked as a pipe layer for Miller Pipeline for 10 years.

Dennis was a member of the Freedom Riders and...

Jul 20, 2017

Rex C. Rosenthall, age 81, of Marion, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Rex was born April 6, 1936, the son of the late Roi and Martha (Howell) Rosenthall.   He was an owner and manager of Pizza King since 1960 until his retirement in 2001.

Rex was a...

Jul 18, 2017

Doris A. Copeland, age 97, of Marion, went to be with Jesus Tuesday morning July 18, 2017 at Marion General Hospital, Marion, Indiana.

Doris was born July 30, 1919 in North Vernon, Indiana the daughter of the late Frank and Inez (Atwood) Kingery.  She married Byron Friend and he preceded her in death on January 9, 1986. ...

Jul 17, 2017

Earl D. Harrell, age 93, of Marion, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Earl was born December 13, 1923 in Marion, Indiana the son of the late Pearl and Ercie (Dillon) Harrell.  He was an Army Air Corp veteran serving during WWII.  He was a top turret gunner and flight...

Jul 9, 2017

Robert Valjean Anderson, age 89, of Marion, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 in Suite Living, Marion, Indiana.

Robert (also known as Val) was born September 14, 1927 in Meir, Indiana to the late Robert Lincoln and Mary M. (Spencer) Anderson.  He married Vivian VanGordon on October 6, 1950, and she survives.  Robert was a veteran of...

Jul 8, 2017

Jeffrey W. Klein, age 51, of Marion passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 in his home.

Jeffrey was born on January 21, 1966 in Marion, Indiana the son of the late William “Bill” Klein and Irma Jean Smith Klein.  His mother passed away on August 29, 2014 and his father passed away on December 15, 2016....

Jul 6, 2017

Shirley A. Williams, age 88, passed away on July 6, 2017 at the Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester in the care of the wonderful staff of Peabody’s Memory Support Unit.

Shirley was born on July 7, 1928 in Goshen, Indiana to H. Donald and Jeannette (Kostanzer) Crisler.  Shirley grew up in her family home on Spencer...

Jun 28, 2017

Clarinda A. Merritt, age 66, of Marion, passed away at 11:15 a.m Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in her home.

Clarinda was born on January 10, 1951 in Marion, Indiana to the late Hugh Edward Merritt and Wanda Raskinis.  She was born and raised in Marion and lived in California for 34 years until March 2015 when she...