Obituary Index of Persons related to Wells County, Indiana Note: I do not have these obituaries, I am simply providing a small index of some obituaries that have appeared in some newspapers. To obtain a copy of an obituary mentioned here, please contact your local library and ask if an inter-library loan is possible for you. Name Age Places ( > indicates migration) Newspaper Date obituary appears ADDINGTON, Emory L 82 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-01-08 AVENELL, Mary* 75 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-01-08 BARRETT, Freda E* 85 Milwaukee WI>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-10-06 BAUERMEISTER, Luella G ( ) 92 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-05-06 BIBERSTINE, Margaret (McCLURE) 82 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-02-12 BLAIR, Artha L 77 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-03-07 BLAIR, Russell E 88 Bluffton IN Muncie (IN) Star 1996-02-09 BOSSARD, May ( ) 97 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-02-12 BRADBURN, Brooks E 89 Markle IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-02-01 BRAUN, Frances I ( ) 83 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-07-26 BREISCH, Marjorie L ( ) 65 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-27 BROWN, Mary Linda (MILLS) 33 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-04-11 BRUBAKER, Chad Francis 20 Bluffton IN South Bend (IN) Tribune 1995-11-05 BRYAN, Rhea Hope (BYERLY) 89 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-09 BYERLY, Rhea Hope* 89 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-09 CAYLOR, Charles C 70 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-20 CAYOT, Michelle A 2 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-15 COBB, Hamblin B 86 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-03-08 COLLINS, Hearel "Bill" 86 Ozark MO>Ossian IN Springfield (MO) News-Leader 1996-03-09 CONFER, Phyllis (WILSON) 66 Markle IN>Ft Wayne IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-08-10 CONFER, Phyllis (WILSON) 66 Markle IN>Ft Wayne IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-08-11 CRISAMORE, Freda E (BARRETT) 85 Milwaukee WI>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-10-06 CROSBIE, Jean I ( ) 84 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-01-23 DAFFORN, Mary (AVENELL) 75 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-01-08 DAUGHERTY, Marjorie R (HABEGGER) 77 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-28 DUNWIDDIE, Gerald D 59 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-13 EARL, Lillian L ( ) 87 Kendallville IN>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-08-08 EARNEST, John F 63 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-02-06 ELLIOTT, Thomas H 79 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-21 ELLIOTT, Thomas L 52 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-21 FISHER, Prentice E 82 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-02-02 FLUECKIGER, Bernice L (NUSSBAUM) 72 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-08 FRANKLIN, Steven 56 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-01-08 GARDENOUR, Justine B ( ) 88 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-18 GARDNER, Clair O 77 Bluffton IN>Kissimmee FL Orlando (FL) Sentinel 1997-03-03 GOODIN, James A 72 Bluffton IN>Ft Wayne IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-08-06 GOTTSCHALK, Dorothy L (STALTER) 80 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-03-15 GRAHAM, Sandi K* 25 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-04 GRANDLIENARD, Max D 78 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-05-07 GRAY, Virginia Elizabeth [ ]* 85 Salem VA>Ossian IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-10-06 GREENWOOD, Harry J 86 Markle IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-02-07 GRIMM, Dorothy C ( ) 88 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-29 GROGG, John A 79 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-03-15 GUNNELLS, Helen Adelaide () 89 Bluffton IN>Phoenix AZ (Phoenix) Arizona Republic 1996-01-31 HABEGGER, Marjorie R* 77 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-28 HIESTER, Sandi K (GRAHAM) 25 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-04 HOEPPNER, Cora A ( ) 98 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-08-23 HOLLOWAY, Norma J ( ) 70 Wells Co IN>Ocala FL Ocala (FL) Star-Banner 1997-05-26 HOLMAN, Gwendolyn A ( ) 73 Yakima WA>Zanesville IN Yakima (WA) Herald-Republic 1996-08-10 HOOD, Catherine Elizabeth ( )[CARR] 91 Bluffton IN>Clermont FL Orlando (FL) Sentinel 1996-08-27 JAMES, Thelma P ( ) 82 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-02-17 JOHNSON, Buddie E "Bud" 74 Ossian IN Willshire (OH) Photo-Star 1996-08-28 JOHNSON, Elva M ( ) 88 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-05-06 JOHNSON, Richard E 68 Markle IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-1-24 JORDAN, Katherine L (KAMINSKY) 81 Toledo OH> Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-1 KAMINSKY, Katherine L* 81 Toledo OH> Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-1 KLEINKNIGHT, Chalmer E 99 Wells Co IN>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-5 KLEINKNIGHT, Chalmer E 99 Wells Co IN>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-5 KNOTH, Edward P 89 St Peter OH>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-16 LINKER, Vern 81 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-2-26 LINKER, Vern 81 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-2-24 LORENZ, Anna E ( ) 86 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-12 MARKLEY, Edward 91 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-18 MARKLEY, Jacob Brandt 88 Bluffton IN>Anchorage AK Anchorage (AK) Daily News 1996-8-13 MARKLEY, Martha Jane ( ) 84 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-11-17 McCLAIN, Ruth Elizabeth ( ) 92 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-8 McCLINTOCK, Helen Adelaide (GUNNELIS?) 89 Bluffton IN>Phoenix AZ (Phoenix) Arizona Republic 1996-1-30 McCLINTOCK-GUNNELLS, Helen Adelaide () 89 Bluffton IN>Phoenix AZ (Phoenix) Arizona Republic 1996-2-2 McCLURE, Margaret* 82 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-2-12 McCLURG, Bruce C 51 Huntington IN>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-20 McCONN, Janet I 42 Uniondale IN Van Wert (OH) Times-Bulletin 1996-12-31 McCONN, Nathan Jay 17 Lima OH>Uniondale IN Van Wert (OH) Times-Bulletin 1996-12-31 McCOY, John T 86 Portland IN>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-6 McDERMIT, Bobby J 66 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-10-6 MEEKS, Earl DeWitt 64 Bluffton IN Chattanooga (TN) Free Press 1996-8-31 MEYER, Glenda Kaye ( ) 60 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-9-29 MICKLITSCH, John C 78 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-28 MILLER, George E 81 Wells Co IN>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-16 MILLER, George E 81 Wells Co IN>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-16 MILLS, Mary Linda* 33 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-4-11 MORTON, Myrtle I ( ) 83 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-23 NASH, Marguerite F ( ) 83 Ossian IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-18 NEARE, G Mildred (SCHOENLIEN) 83 Bluffton IN>South Lake Tahoe CA Sacramento (CA) Bee 1996-12-4 NEARE, G Mildred (SCHOENLIEN) 83 Bluffton IN>South Lake Tahoe CA Sacramento (CA) Bee 1996-12-5 NUSSBAUM, Bernice L* 72 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-8 OLSON, Viola M (SCHNEPP) 50 Bluffton IN>Fremont MI Fremont (MI) Times-Indicator 1987-9-30 OSBORN, Kenneth W 59 Grand Rapids MI>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-14 OSBORN, Kenneth W 59 Grand Rapids MI>Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-16 PAVEY, Inez L* 62 Bluffton IN Muncie (IN) Star 1996-1-29 PETT, Harold L 74 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-3-10 REKEWEG, Eldora E 72 Ossian IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-10-13 ROE, Homer 94 Ossian IN>Atkinson NE Norfolk (NE) Daily News 1997-3-22 ROE, Lloyd H Ossian IN>Perrysburg OH Toledo (OH) Blade 1997-4-9 ROGERS, Scott G 90 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-6 ROUDEBUSH, Jennie F (WEIKEL) 90 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-24 SCHAEFER, Alice E ( ) 75 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-2-8 SCHARLACH, Elizabeth ( ) 98 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-24 SCHEMERHORN, Doris M ( ) 82 Wells County IN>Canon City CO Denver (CO) Post 1996-5-14 SCHEUMANN, Melvin H 76 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-3-14 SCHNEPP, Viola M* 50 Bluffton IN>Fremont MI Fremont (MI) Times-Indicator 1987-9-30 SCHOENLIEN, G Mildred* 83 Bluffton IN>South Lake Tahoe CA Sacramento (CA) Bee 1996-12-4 SCHOENLIEN, G Mildred* 83 Bluffton IN>South Lake Tahoe CA Sacramento (CA) Bee 1996-12-5 SCHUELER, Eldora E (REKEWEG) 72 Ossian IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-10-13 SHROCK, Brooks Arlando 95 Bluffton IN>Hartford City IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-9-29 SIMON, Victor A 95 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-1-8 SMITH, Claudia P ( ) 83 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-21 SOUDER, Pauline ( ) 88 Bluffton Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-2-6 SPAHR, Perl E 71 Markle IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-2-7 SPAKE, Jack M 84 Bluffton IN>Nelchina AK Anchorage (AK) Daily News 1996-8-25 SPRINGER, Earl W 94 Wells Co IN>Ft Wayne IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-5 STALTER, Dorothy L 80 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-3-15 STAMBAUGH, Inez L (PAVEY) 62 Bluffton IN Muncie (IN) Star 1996-1-29 STEED, Marcell P ( ) 85 Zanesville IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-20 STRAW, Ralph E 86 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-7-17 THOMPSON, Donna L ( ) 55 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-1-19 TURNER, Lyle 85 Wells county IN>Van Wert OH Van Wert (OH) Times-Bulletin 1996-8-19 TYLER, Gerald "Jerry" 79 Bluffton IN>Tempe AZ (Phoenix) Arizona Republic 1996-1-12 VEACH, Harold E 86 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-11-24 VINSON, Pearl ( ) 87 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-3-14 WARNER, Glenn 89 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-4-10 WEAVER, Merrill 81 Bluffton IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-20 WEGMAN, Dorothy B ( ) 88 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-14 WEIKEL, Jennie F* 90 Bluffton IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-11-24 WHITE, Helen N ( ) 78 Ossian IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-1-5 WIERSUM, Henry 81 Fond du Lac WI>Ossian IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-24 WIGGANS, Virginia Elizabeth (GRAY)[ ] 85 Salem VA>Ossian IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-10-6 WILSON, Phyllis* 66 Markle IN>Ft Wayne IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-10 WILSON, Phyllis* 66 Markle IN>Ft Wayne IN Ft Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette 1996-8-11 WOODWARD, Robert 81 Markle IN Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1996-2-15 ZIRKLE, Keith 58 Markle IN>Louisville KY Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat 1995-12-6 * Indicates this is the maiden name - another entry with the last name listed in obituary is also on this list