Obituaries
Irene Ida (Cords) Walter, 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior in Sun City, Arizona, on April 18.
She was born on Feb. 24, 1926, in Francesville, to William and Minnie (Kruger) Cords.
Irene graduated from Medaryville High School in 1944 and attended Beauty School in Phoenix, Arizona, in...
U.S. veteran Larry Eugene Galbreath, 69, of Avon, passed away on April 20.
He was born Nov. 24, 1946, in Winamac, the son of Marion Wilbert and Lorraine Isabelle Galbreath.
Funeral service was at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 24, at Conkle Funeral Home Avon Chapel.
(Pulaski County Journal — April 27,...
Paul F. Werner, 89, of Medaryville, passed away at 11:33 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Parkview Haven Retirement Home in Francesville.
Paul was born on Feb. 10, 1927, in Reynolds, to the late William and Elizabeth (Heimlich) Werner.
On June 4, 1950, he married JoAnn May Ricks at the Francesville...
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...