Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.
Kenneth L. Richison
Apr 3, 2011
Kenneth L. Richison, age 99, of LaFontaine, passed away at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, April 3, 2011, in his home. Kenneth was born on April 12, 1911, in Huntington County, Indiana, the son of the late Demming and Flora (Rinker) Richison. He married Ada G. Hedrick and she preceded him in death on March 20, 1988. Kenneth was a self-employed farmer...
Henry Franklin Wells
Mar 30, 2011
Henry Franklin Wells, age 57, passed away at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Marion General Hospital, Marion. Henry was born on February 14, 1954, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Henry J. and Mary Gladys (Snapp) Wells. He enjoyed NASCAR and his favorite driver was #24 Jeff Gordon. He enjoyed music by Elvis Presley and enjoyed...

Carl "Dee" Shields
Mar 27, 2011
Carl "Dee" Shields, age 77, passed away at 7:35 a.m. Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie. Dee was born on May 20, 1933, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Carl and Helen (Clark) Shields. He married Mary J. Zook on October 6, 1953. She survives. He worked at the VA Hospital until his retirement in...

Harold L. Pulley
Mar 17, 2011
Harold L. Pulley, age 84, passed away at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Colonial Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center, Marion. Harold was born on May 18, 1926, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Paul and Clarine (Hornbeck) Pulley. He married Inez Barnes on March 9, 1945, and she preceded him in death on March 1,2006. He...
Tracy L. (Turner) Smith
Mar 14, 2011
Tracy L. (Turner) Smith, age 37, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2011, in her Marion home. Tracy was born on January 11, 1974, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of Lee Turner, Sr. and Dana (Combs) Dauenhauer. Tracy worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She loved spending time with her family. Survivors include: father and step-mother, Lee Turner,...
John C. Bowers
Mar 7, 2011
John C. Bowers, age 93, passed away at 11:53 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2011, at Rolling Meadows Health and Rehabilitation Center, LaFontaine, Indiana. He was born May 16, 1917, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Frank and Eva (Mickel) Bowers. He was a graduate of St. Paul's Catholic School, and attended the Indiana Business College, Notre Dame University,...
Garnet Lucille Clark
Mar 5, 2011
Garnet Lucille Clark, age 95, a fomer resident of Sweetser, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011, at the Bayside Convalescent Center in Poquoson, Virginia. She was born August 6, 1915, in Blackford County, Indiana. She worked as a cook for the Sweetser Elementary School for 9 years, until her retirement in 1976. Garnet was a member of the Sweetser United...
Bettie L. Hall
Mar 4, 2011
Bettie L. Hall, 86, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2011 at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion, Indiana. Bettie was born on December 29, 1924, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Alva Bollett and the late Mary (Snider) Bollett. She was a Homemaker. Survivors include daughter, Donna ( Lee) Counterman and son Highley (Kathy) Devine; ten grandchildren and 16...
Teresa Fansler
Mar 2, 2011
Teresa Fansler, age 59, of Marion, passed away at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Teresa was born June 18, 1951, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Ralph Oyler and Betty (Foist) Peatree. Her mother survives. Teresa married Jerry Fansler in July 2009. He also survives. Teresa was a homemaker and dearly...

Oscar Edwin Fortney
Mar 1, 2011
Oscar Edwin Fortney, age 88, of Marion, passed away at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in his home. Oscar was born on November 6, 1922, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Ralph Henry Fortney and Clara Fern (Morris) Fortney. On September 7, 1947, he married Helen Hazel McClain. She preceded him in death on August 20, 2000....

Mary Ann Hephner
Feb 22, 2011
Mary Ann Hephner, age 63, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion, Indiana. Mary was born on October 19, 1947, in Chilton, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late George and Beatrice Willette Hephner. She was a glass packer at Foster Forbes in Marion. Mary enjoyed traveling with her neice, rummaging, going to flea markets, and spending...

Wanda D. Christenson
Feb 21, 2011
Wanda D. Christenson, age 68, passed away at 3:20 a.m. Monday, February 21, 2011, at her home in Marion. Wanda was born on October 15, 1942, in Sherburn, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Archie Porter and Iona (Donaldson) Harmon. Wanda graduated from Marion High School in 1960 and attended Marion College, graduating in 1964 with a A.B. in English...

Walter Charles Dunwoody
Feb 20, 2011
Walter Charles Dunwoody died on February 20, 2011, after a robust and engaging life of 91 years. The cause of death was heart failure. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, on June 7, 1919, Walter-whom everyone knew as Pete-grew up in Hamilton under the watchful eye of his parents, Louise and Joseph Dunwoody. He was the younger of two sons; his brother...

Ruth Elizabeth (Rentz) Doty
Feb 16, 2011
Ruth Elizabeth Doty, 87, was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 8:17 p.m. in Marion General Hospital, Marion. Ruth was born on May 29, 1923, in Peru, Indiana, the daughter of the late John William Rentz and the late Emma Nettina Huck. She was the fourth and last child to be born to...
Margaret A. Perin
Feb 15, 2011
Margaret A. (Burwick) Perin, age 94, of Marion, passed away at 6:05 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Rolling Meadows Health Care Facility in LaFontaine. Margaret was born on January 10, 1917, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of the late William and Mable (Miner) Burwick. She married Stanley E. Perin on April 13, 1940. He preceded her in...

John E. (Jack) Butler
Feb 6, 2011
John E. (Jack) Butler, age 65, of Marion, passed away at 10:40 a.m.Sunday, February 6, 2011, in his home. Jack was born on June 14, 1945, in Laredo, Texas, the son of the late John (Robert) and Velva Pearl Butler. Jack was a graduate of Marion High School and attended Ball State University. He served in the Army National Guard....
Christopher L. Chambers
Feb 4, 2011
Christopher L. Chambers, age 36, passed away at 12:37 a.m. Friday, February 4, 2011, in Marion General Hospital, Marion. Christopher was born on December 22, 1974, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Charles Chambers and Ruby (Smyser) Chambers. His mother survives. He was a graduate of Marion High School in 1992. He was a member of Central Christian...
Robert Jean (Bob) Regnault
Feb 2, 2011
Robert Jean (Bob) Regnault, age 77, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at home. Bob was born March 21, 1933, the son of the late John Henry and Alice (Bever) Regnault. On April 28, 1955, he married Anna Marie Jones in Jacksonville, Florida. She survives. Bob lived in Marion most of his life. He worked at Fisher Body for 29...
Loren H. Mills
Jan 31, 2011
Loren H. Mills, age 89, passed away at 7:40 a.m. Monday, January 31, 2011, at home. Loren was born on April 13, 1921, in Grant County, Indiana, the son of the late Verlie and Cora (Phillippe) Mills. He attended the Mt. Olive United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, the Farmer's Progressive Farm Club,...
Ruth Emmaline Boller Grant
Jan 31, 2011
Ruth Emmaline Boller Grant passed away on Monday, January 31, in Warsaw, IN, at the age of 91. Ruth was the second of three daughters born to James Lee Boller and Alma Thornburg Boller. She was born on November 10, 1919, at the family farm in Van Buren, IN. Throughout her life, Ruth enjoyed reminiscing about growing up on the...
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