Obituaries
Retired local restaurant owner, Mary Lou Poor Bonnell, 82, of Winamac, passed away at 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, at her home with her family by her side.
Mary Lou was born on April 3, 1934, in Winamac, to the late Harry and Geraldine (Trapp) Poor. She was a graduate of Winamac High School.
On...
Algot “Al” Olson, 80, of Francesville, passed into the loving arms of Jesus, holding the hand of his beloved wife, Virginia, on April 13, at Allisonville Meadows in Indianapolis.
Algot was born on Aug. 31, 1935, in Kouts, to Louie and Agnes Olson.
Al grew up in Kouts and graduated from Kouts...
Valentine F. “Junior” Reinhold Jr., 91, a lifelong resident of the Monterey area, passed away at 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Memorial Hospital of South Bend.
He was born June 11, 1924, in Monterey, to Valentine and Mabel (Bitterling) Reinhold Sr.
Junior graduated from Monterey High School in...
John Edward Ringen, 89, of Winamac, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac.
John was born May 12, 1926, to Grover Lewis and Anna Marie (Garling) Ringen.
He married Shirley Marie Tanner on November 28, 1946 in Francesville. John and Shirley last...
David Lee Shepperd, 61, of Medaryville, died on Tuesday evening, April 5, in Pulaski Memorial Hospital.
He was born on Sept. 15, 1954, in Culver, to Vennis “Jack” and Irene (Cegielski) Shepperd. He grew up and lived most of his life in Medaryville. He attended West Central High School and was a...
Bobby Joe Bailey, 59, of Hudson, passed away Thursday, April 7, in Branch County, Michigan, as the result of an automobile accident.
Bobby was born on Sept. 18, 1956, in Salyersville, Kentucky.
On June 26, 1982, he married Brenda Wireman in Medaryville. She survives.
Bobby enjoyed sharing the...
Richard Niewiadomski, 54, of Winamac (formerly of Crown Point), passed away at 7:45 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at his home with his family by his side after a two-year battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Rich was born on Nov. 4, 1961, in East Chicago, to Joseph and Lorraine (Bezek) Niewiadomski. He...
Charles "Ron" Henderson, 70, of Valparaiso, passed away at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso.
Ron was born in Greensberg, on March 19, 1946, to the late Clifford and Elizabeth (Avery) Henderson. He graduated from Waldron High School in 1965. Ron joined the U.S...
Marvin L. Trueblood, 78, of Medaryville, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital in Winamac.
Marv was born on March 19, 1938, in Munster, to the late Delbert and Mary (Bough) Trueblood. He graduated from Lowell High School in 1956. During his senior year, he pitched...
Alice Irene Montgomery, 93, of Greenwood, formerly of Logansport, passed away at 5:45 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at Greenwood Village in Greenwood.
She was born Nov. 2, 1922, in Star City, to Milo and Muriel (Penny) Bonnell.
Alice married Forest Harvey “Frosty” Montgomery on Dec. 28, 1941, in the...