Local obituaries for Marion, Grant County, IN.
Sylvia L. Lyons-Gear
Nov 8, 2008
SYLVIA L. LYONS-GEAR, age 85, died at 9:55 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Rolling Meadows Health Care Facility, LaFontaine. She was born on February 20, 1923, in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Albert and Sarah (Thornsberry) Smith. She married Carl E. Lyons on December 23, 1940. Carl preceded her in death on March 20, 1981. She...

Hugh H. Ware
Nov 3, 2008
HUGH H. WARE, age 81, of Marion, died at 12:30 a.m. Monday, November 3, 2008, in Miller's Merry Manor, Marion. HUGH was born on June 10, 1927, in Huntington, Indiana, the son of Albert and Martha (Hartman) Ware. They preceded him in death. He was a 1945 graduate of Bippus High School, Bippus, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army...

Rozella J. Harris
Oct 27, 2008
ROZELLA J. HARRIS, age 78, died Monday, October 27, 2008, at Wesleyan Health Care Center, Marion. ROZELLA was born on February 9, 1930, in Lawrence County, Indiana, to the late Earl Franklin Tirey and Margaret Jewel (Beasley) Tirey. She married Carroll Bryce Harris. He preceded her in death in 1995. She was a beautician, a member of the First Friends...
Betty Jane Marshall
Oct 25, 2008
BETTY JANE MARSHALL, age 82, of Colonial Oaks Health Care Center went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 25, 2008. BETTY was born on January 8, 1926, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Addie L. Marshall and Grace Irene (Colligan) Marshall. She was a graduate of Marion Community Schools in 1944. She attended Marion Business College for...
Jane Segraves
Oct 21, 2008
JANE SEGRAVES, age 86, died at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion. JANE was born on January 17, 1922, in Delphos, Ohio, the daughter of the late George Schaffer and Cecilia (McKowen) Schaffer. She was a graduate of St. John's High School, Delphos, Ohio. On July 17, 1943, she married Thomas Michael Segraves. He preceded...
Robert D. "Bob" Thorne
Oct 12, 2008
ROBERT "BOB" D. THORNE, age 76, of Marion, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, October 12, 2008, peacefully at home while surrounded by family. He retired from Thomson Consumer Electronics, formerly RCA in Marion after 43 years of service. He had a great love for his family, the arts, cooking and traveling. He would spend many hours painting with oils...

John Patrick (Jack) Mcmanus
Oct 8, 2008
JOHN (JACK) PATRICK MCMANUS, of Kokomo, Indiana, died October 8, 2008 at the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis from complications of acute pancreatitis. Jack was born on November 17, 1930 in Patterson, New Jersey, the son of the late Patrick and Anna McManus. Jack served honorably in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and later attended George...

Ann L. Delvin
Oct 8, 2008
ANN L. DELVIN, age 80, of Marion, died at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at Miller's Merry Manor, Marion. ANN was born on January 20, 1928, in Huntington, Indiana, the daughter of the late Hubert and Helen Goss. She married James Delvin, he survives. ANN worked as a registered nurse at the Marion VA Hospital for 35 years, until...
James Donald "Don" Tinkle
Oct 6, 2008
Don was born on June 16, 1927, in Marion, Indiana, to the late Chan Nelson Tinkle and Cecelia Delene (Draper) Tinkle. He died Monday, October 6, 2008 in Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne after a brief, sudden illness. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane (Key) Tinkle and his brother, Jack Tinkle of Marion. His sister, Jeanne Tinkle (Bill) Stanton...

Joseph E. Cain
Oct 5, 2008
JOSEPH E. CAIN, age 77, of Marion, died at 2:25 p.m. Sunday, October 5, 2008, at Marion General Hospital, Marion. JOE was born on May 3, 1931, in Marion, Indiana, the son of the late Dr. E.O. Daniels and Susan (Williams) Daniels. He married Mary Mitchell on December 31, 1952. She survives. JOE was a graduate of Purdue University. For...

Dr. Donald D. Brown
Oct 3, 2008
DR. DONALD D. BROWN, age 83, of Marion, died at 5:56 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, in Marion General Hospital, Marion, Indiana. Dr. Brown was born on April 24, 1925, in South Bend, Indiana, the son of the late Dr. Coyle A. Brown and Barbara M. Brown. In 1952, he married Ada Lee Winat. Dr. Brown was a graduate of...
Elillian Hays "Anne" Helm
Oct 3, 2008
ELILLIAN "ANNE" (HAYS) HELM, age 70, died at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, at Marion General Hospital, Marion. She was born in Converse, Indiana, to the late J. Bernard Hays and Lavina (Putterbaugh) Thompson. Stepfather was the late James T. Thompson. Anne married Earl E. Helm on June 22, 1958. He survives. She formerly worked as an insurance clerk...
Ruth E. Krebs
Sep 30, 2008
RUTH E. KREBS, age 85, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at Colonial Oaks Health Care Center, Marion. RUTH was born on June 29, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois. She married Ernest F. Krebs, Jr. He survives. She was a homemaker and a member of St. James Lutheran Church. She enjoyed crafts, playing Euchre, working crossword puzzles and especially...

Sherry L. Lyon
Sep 30, 2008
SHERRY L. LYON, age 57, died at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at Marion General Hospital, Marion. SHERRY was born on October 31, 1950, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Robert W. Bunch and Ida A. (Reynolds) Bunch. She married Stephen Lyon. He survives. Survivors include Husband, Stephen A. Lyon of Marion, Indiana; Sons, Anthony W. Bunch...
Delores J. Sisson
Sep 29, 2008
DELORES J. SISSON, age 79, died at 6:17 p.m. Monday, September 29, 2008, at her home in Marion. DELORES was born on November 14, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of the late Albert W. Hauer and Johanna (Gergens) Hauer. She married Richard E. Sisson on August 12, 1950. He preceded her in death in May 1993. She was a...
Rebecca M. Hofferbert
Sep 26, 2008
REBECCA M. HOFFERBERT, age 85, died Friday, September 26, 2008, at her home in Marion. REBECCA was born on May 21, 1923, in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of Ulysses and Nora (McCann) Collins. On August 24, 1946, she married Norval J. Hofferbert. He preceded her in death on September 21, 1984. She was a homemaker and Mother, who's life...
Reva G. Lee
Sep 17, 2008
REVA G. LEE, age 88, of Marion, died on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at home. REVA was born on February 10, 1920, in Wabash County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Hobart and Thelma (Yoder) Wagner. She married James E. Lee on October 27, 1943. He preceded her in death on July 30, 2004. She was a Bookkeeper for Farm...

Anna M. Harrison
Sep 11, 2008
ANNA M. HARRISON, age 94, died at 11:55 p.m. Thursday, September 11, 2008, at Colonial Oaks Health Care Center, Marion. ANNA was born on February 19, 1914, in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of the late Clifford and Minnie (Deshon) Grimes. She married Fred Harrison. He preceded her in death in 1974. She had formerly worked as a time-keeper at Delta...
Enola Davidson
Sep 11, 2008
ENOLA DAVIDSON, age 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 9:00 p.m. September 11, 2008 at Colonial Oaks Health Care Facility. She was born on February 14, 1917, in Adair County, Kentucky, to the late WB Sparks and Adella (Wooten) Sparks. She moved to Indiana in 1942 and has lived in Marion the majority of her life....

Eugene V. "Gene" Fortney
Aug 31, 2008
EUGENE V. "GENE" FORTNEY, age 88, died on Sunday, August 31, 2008, at his home with his loving family by his side. Gene was born on June 22, 1920, in Detriot, Michigan, the son of Ralph and Clara "Fern" ( Morris) Fortney. On December 2, 1945, he married Mary Butterfield. She survives. Gene was a mold maker for Overmeyer Mold...
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