All Obituaries

  Rodney D. Hammel, age 66, of Huntington, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at 3:00 am at Parkview Huntington Hospital.  He received services from Pathfinders Services and attended East State Street Church of God. Rodney enjoyed music, walking, jumping, good food, and drinking milkshakes with family and friends.  His smile, laugh, and ornery personality will be remembered.   Rodney was born December 5, 1952, in Huntington, a son of Richard “Dick” and...

David Leroy Huston, age 58, of Andrews, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at 11:35 am in Andrews.  He served in the US Army, worked at Lawrence Construction in Fort Wayne, and was a member of Lagro American Legion.   David was born April 23, 1961, in Huntington, a son of David L. Huston and Carol Bailey Huston Patton. He married Dawn Martin in Andrews and she survives.  Also surviving are his father David Huston of Montpelier, a son Brandon Huston of Huntington, a...

Arden G. Spath, age 86, of Huntington, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at 12:08 am at Parkview Randallia Hospital, Fort Wayne.  He had worked at Schadt Manufacturing, Neter’s Bakery, Turtle Creek Nursing Home,  Southtown Mall, Bob Miller’s Pharmacy, Millers Merry Manor, and retired from Pathfinders Rehabilitation of Indiana where he worked as manager of interstate rest areas for 18 years.  He enjoyed old cars, especially Thunderbirds.   Arden was born...

  Patricia L. Lusch, age 86, of Huntington, went to be with her Lord Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 10:45 pm at Oakbrook Village, Huntington.  She was a caregiver for over 30 years.  She was a member of the First Brethren Church where she served as a deacon and was a member of the Women’s Missionary Society. She was also a member of Grandmothers Club. Pat lived to serve her church, family and friends.    Pat was born August 20, 1932, in Huntington, to Eldon and...

  Gloria A. “Ann” Blough, age 92, of Huntington, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:50 pm at Millers Merry Manor.  She was a homemaker and attended Anthony Wayne Church.  She enjoyed square dancing, find-a-word puzzles and was the best hugger ever.   Ann was born October 10, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Francis and Florence (Gertz) Dodge.  On June 30, 1951 she married her beloved husband Richard Blough and he passed away.  She...

Donald L. Parker, age 75, of Huntington, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019, at 5:00 pm at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.  He graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1962. He worked as a forklift driver at Majestic for 40 years, where he belonged to the Sheet Metal Union.  He also worked at McDonalds.  He volunteered for the American Red Cross and was an avid Colts fan.   Don was born September 10, 1943, in Hillsboro, Ohio, a son of Ernest H. and Eva Marie (Paul)...

      Mark Byall, age 69, of Fort Wayne, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019, at 1:27 am in his home surrounded by his loving family.  He graduated from Huntington Catholic High School in 1968 and attended Ball State University.  He was a tower operator with the Erie Lackawana Railroad, worked at General Electric and International Harvester, and retired from Aviation Division of General Electric in Cincinnati in 2012.  He was an avid fan of Notre Dame football,...

  Linda K. Buss, age 71, of Huntington, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, at 11:05 am at Parkview Wabash Hospital.  She was a homemaker and had attended East State Street Church of God.   Linda was born February 24, 1948, in St. Louis, MO, a daughter of Clarence V. and Virginia M. (Holbrook) Woolsey.  She is survived by a son Mark Lawson of St. Louis, a sister Patsy Woolsey of Colorado Springs, CO, 2 brothers Paul Woolsey of Huntington and Ron Woolsey of...

Robert L. “Bob” Ulshafer, age 77, of Wabash, went to be with his Lord Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 11:10 pm at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He graduated from Wabash High School and served in the US Army National Guard.  He worked at General Tire in Wabash for 42 years.  Bob faithfully attended Wabash Friends Church, and was a member of GWRRA and General Tire Union.  Bob loved riding his motorcycle and was recognized for being the oldest motorcycle...

John J. Paul, age 63, of Roanoke, passed away Thursday, May 30 at 9:27 am at his home.  He graduated from Homestead High School in 1974. He had worked at Omni Source and was a lifetime farmer at Paul Farms. He enjoyed animals, especially his dogs Zeus, Jada, Otto and Simon, and loved to spend time with family and friends.   John was born March 7, 1956, in Huntington, the son of Eldon and Kathryn (Close) Paul.  His father survives in Huntington.  Also surviving are twin...