Angola: Michael Donald Erdman II, 25, died Saturday, June 27, 2020. He was born June 15, 1995 in Port Huron, MI to Michael D. and Joyce A. (Miller) Erdman. He attended Prairie Heights High School. He had been active duty in the Army National Guard beginning 2017. He had worked at Keystone RV, Middlebury, IN as a production worker. When he was in his younger years he played baseball and basketball. He had a passion for fishing, hunting and being a great outdoorsman. He loved being around...

Butler: Suzanne Burdick passed away on June 28, 2020, at Laurels of DeKalb, Butler. She was born on August 24, 1938 in Garrett, IN to the late Howard and Margaret (Ringler) Burtch. She was a graduate of Garrett High School, Class of 1956.  She married Richard L. Freidenberger on June 28, 1958 and he preceded her in death on December 30, 2001. She then married Donald L. Burdick and he preceded her in death on November 2, 2007. She was a hairdresser and owned and operated Suzanne’s...

Angola: Judith Ann Harasim, 74, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Northern Lakes Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Angola, IN. She was born on August 3, 1945 in Chicago, IL, to the late Paul L. and Ethel M. (Payne) Jablonski. She was a graduate of Morton High School Class of 1963. After graduation she attended Morton College. Judith married Lawrence (Larry) V. Harasim on October 5, 1963, in Cicero, IL. She enjoyed making beaded jewelry, was a passionate Chicago Cubs fan and she...

Angola: Ima June (Moughler) Seltenright, 91, passed away on June 3, 2020, at Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne. She was born on October 13, 1928 in Garrett, IN, to a late Ora and Majel (Knox) Moughler. After graduating from Butler High School in 1947, she married Ralph (Pete) Seltenright on June 26, 1948. Together they had three children, whom they raised in Butler. She had a love for music, Ima June frequently performed in the church choir, and sang with family and friends. She worked in the...

The world lost Bonnie Barant-Thompson on June 3, 2020. Bonnie was a free spirit who lived many lives in her 72 years. She was a loving wife to Ted Thompson, and loving daughter to Leora Barant. She cared for both of them in their final days. She was also a long-time caregiver to her cousin Susie who she lost in 2018. But she was also an adventurer. Between the death of her husband in 1984 and her return to Michigan to live with her mother in 1997, she lived on a sailboat in Florida and a...

Butler:  Mary Louise Ginder, 91, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler.  She was born November 26, 1928 in Syracuse, IN to the late Donovan and Marie (Bailey) Strock.  She graduated from Garrett High School Class of 1946.  On May 21, 1949 she was united in marriage to Robert D. Ginder at the Auburn Church of Christ and he preceded her in death on October 21, 2005.  Mary was a long time employee of Dr. Miller’s office in Butler for 18 years...

Waterloo, IN:  Max D. “Butch” Pierson, 73, died Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.  He was born on March 11, 1947 at the Sauder Hospital in Auburn to the late Harold M. and Daisy Alice (Kelley) Pierson. He was a graduate of Butler High School, Class of 1966.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1968 during the Vietnam War. Max retired from Kraft Foods in Kendallville after 40 years of service.  He enjoyed traveling and camping. ...

Angola: Aneta Joyce Powell, 75, died at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, May 28, 2020. She was born March 13, 1945 in rural Angola at home to the late Herman and Ruth H. (Wade) Wise. She attended Flint High School. On October 23, 1960 she was united in marriage to Bill L. Powell in Angola and he survives. Aneta had worked at the Cameron Elmhurst Hospital as a nurse’s aide, Angola nursing home as a CNA and she was a devoted homemaker. She enjoyed feeding people and was known...

Angola: Barbara “Barb” E. Petersen, aged 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Lutheran Life Villages of Kendallville. She was born September 10, 1925 in Ft. Wayne, to Albert G. and Clara (Schuster) Volz.  She was raised in Ft. Wayne, graduating from Concordia High School in 1943.  On June 6, 1948 she was united in marriage to her loving husband, Elmar “Pete” Petersen at Emmaus Lutheran Church, Ft. Wayne. He preceded her in death on January...

Butler: Ruth B. Bowman, 92, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Auburn, IN. She was born on September 8, 1927 in rural Butler to the late Russell Lowell and Zelma Ethel (Miser) Houser. Ruth married Joseph E. Bowman on January 1, 1946 at the Methodist Parsonage in Butler, IN. and he preceded her in death on July 29, 1998. She was a fine homemaker. She was a long standing member of the Butler United Methodist Church. Her fingers were busy all the time...