Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.
Raymond E. Caudill
Dec 16, 2014
Raymond E. Caudill, age 74, of Orlando, Florida, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014, in Mike Conley Hospice House, Clermont, Florida. Raymond was born on May 14, 1940, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Jesse and Gertrude Morgan Caudill. Raymond was a skilled leather craftsman and self-employed entrepreneur by trade. He was an outdoors man and loved to...
Ada Marie (Vanderschaaf) Fisher
Dec 15, 2014
Ada Marie (Vanderschaaf) Fisher passed away on December 15, 2014. She was 101 years old and was a long time resident of Marion, Indiana. She was born in Spring Lake, Michigan to Reverend and Mrs. John Vanderschaaf. Upon graduation from Central College, Pella, Iowa she became a school teacher prior to marrying Dr. Henry Fisher in 1939, whereupon they moved...
Lillie B. (Kerr) Purdom
Dec 8, 2014
Lillie B. (Kerr) Purdom, age 96, of Marion, passed away Monday morning, December 8, 2014, at Heritage Pointe, in Warren, Indiana. Lillie Kerr was born May 25, 1918, Kettle (Martinsburg), Kentucky. She married Wallace (Bud) Purdom on March 10, 1947, and he survives. The couple was blessed with over 67 years of marriage. Lillie was preceded in death by her...
Ira Lee Story
Nov 28, 2014
Ira Lee Story, age 67, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014, at Community Howard Regional Health, Kokomo, Indiana. Lee was born July 11, 1947, in Marion, Indiana. He was a graduate of Oak Hill High School, and then served four years in the U.S. Navy. Lee was a bartender at the Hacienda Restaurant in Kokomo for 25 years, retiring in...
Kenneth Wayne Goodwin
Nov 27, 2014
Kenneth Wayne Goodwin passed away on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 2014, in his home. It was also his 65th birthday. Kenneth was born and spent most of his life in Marion, Indiana where he was a 1968 graduate of Marion High School. As a youth, he was active in all sports, but he excelled in baseball. He was a...
Margaret L. Nelson
Nov 21, 2014
Margaret L. Nelson, 88 of Marion, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 at York Place Assisted Living in Marion. Margaret was born December 13, 1925, in Marion, to the late Cecil and Hazel (Street) Pritchett. She married Robert Nelson on October 25, 1944 and he preceded her in death. She was a member of First Friends Church in Marion and...
Dwaine Lee "Biff" Osborn
Nov 17, 2014
Dwaine Lee Osborn "Biff" lost his battle with cancer at 4:20 p.m. November 17, 2014, in his home with his wife, Maggie nearby. Biff was born to Carl and Ruby (Gustin) Osborn in Swayzee, Indiana on August 21, 1933. He graduated from Swayzee High School in 1951, lettering in baseball and track. Biff went on to serve in the U.S....
Mary Ann (Smith) Mullins
Nov 16, 2014
Mary Ann Mullins, age 82, of Marion, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014, in her home. Mary Ann was born August 17, 1932, in Grays Knob, Kentucky, the daughter of the late James Clarence and Martha Ethel (Williams) Smith. She married John "Jack" Mullins on November 15, 1952, and he preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Greensfork,...
Mary Isabel (Uhlmeyer) Wheeler
Nov 12, 2014
Mary Isabel Wheeler, age 96, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Rolling Meadows Health Care, LaFontaine, Indiana. Isabel was born December 7, 1917, in St. Patrick, Clark County, Missouri, the daughter of the late William and Anna Mae (Reischling) Uhlmeyer. She married William Robert Wheeler, and he preceded her in death on May 3, 1988. Isabel worked as a...
Steven Mullen
Nov 2, 2014
Steve Mullen, age 57, of Marion, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Steve was born July 13, 1957, in Kokomo, Indiana, the son of Max Mullen and the late Jane (Cable) Mullen. He was a fork truck operator at the Marion General Motors plant until his retirement. Steve was a member of the Elk's...
Michalina Lynn (Farmer) Bailey
Oct 28, 2014
Michalina Lynn (Farmer) Bailey, age 54, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at I.U. Health, La Porte, Indiana. Michalina was born July 22, 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Phyllis (Smart) Farmer and the late Ralph Farmer. Michalina was a 1978 graduate of Oak Hill Sr. High School, and Indiana University of Indianapolis. She worked as an Information Technology...
Patty (Satterfield) Stout
Oct 26, 2014
Patty L. Stout, 78, left our world for a better one this past Sunday afternoon. She was the daughter of Edgar and Mary Satterfield of Sunbury, Ohio. She held a BS in Music Education from Otterbein University and a MA in Music from Ball State University. The love of her life, other than her husband, Clair, who has been in...
Albert R. Lawson
Oct 14, 2014
Albert R. Lawson, age 88, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion, Indiana. Albert was born on February 24, 1926, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, the son of the late Asa and Lourain (Strong) Lawson. He married Ramona Gail Thomason, and she survives. Albert worked at Harvey Construction until his retirement and loved to...
Patricia J. Fager
Oct 12, 2014
Patricia J. Fager, age 93, of Marion, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014, at Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion, Indiana. Pat was born August 5, 1921, the daughter of the late Chester and Katherine (Geng) Brandt. She married John Fager, and he preceded her in death on November 9, 1974. She was a homemaker. Pat loved to play bridge and...
Blanche I. (Hiles) Marley
Oct 9, 2014
Blanche I. Marley, age 74, of Marion, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2014, in her home. Blanche was born January 19, 1940, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Luther and Laura (Adams) Hiles. She married Francis "Don" Marley on November 5, 1983, and he survives. She was a janitor at Thompson Consumer Electronics until her retirement. Blanche...

Alice (Garrison) Friese
Oct 6, 2014
Alice Friese, age 89, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014, at Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion, Indiana. Alice was born on September 3, 1925, in Greensburg, Indiana, the daughter of the late Oliver and Celesta (Miller) Garrison. She married Robert Friese, and he preceded her in death on October 31, 1989. Alice was a homemaker and attended St. Paul Catholic...
Delight (Clamme) Musselman
Oct 2, 2014
Delight Clamme Musselman, age 92, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Englewood Health and Rehab, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Delight was born November 2, 1921, in Hartford City, Indiana, the daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Wise) Clamme. She married Robert H. Musselman, and he preceded her in death on June 20, 2002. She was a long time resident...
Lou Ella (Grimes) Murphy
Sep 30, 2014
Lou Ella Murphy, age 96, of Marion, passed away at 3:34 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Rolling Meadows Health Care, LaFontaine, Indiana. Lou Ella was born August 16, 1918, in Otterbein, Ohio, the daughter of the late William and Mary (Harris) Grimes. She married James Murphy on December 24, 1936, and he preceded her in death on September 15,...
June (Richardson) Mckown
Sep 27, 2014
June Richardson McKown, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. She was 93. June was born March 23, 1921, in Westport, Indiana, to H. Dean Richardson and Florence Low Richardson, joining her brother Wayne. Her father died when she was 8. June spent her childhood years working in her mother's Standard Oil Gas Station and at Ferguson's...
Sally A. "Meme" (Martin) Furnish
Sep 25, 2014
Sally A. Furnish "Meme", age 64, of Marion, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014. Sally was born March 29, 1950, in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of the late Richard Martin and Isabelle (Gause) Bobo. She married Virgil E. "Poppy" Furnish, and he preceded her in death on July 23, 2007. Sally enjoyed shopping and talking with friends. She loved...
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