All Obituaries

The Celebration of life for Frank will be on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., at the American Legion Post 60 in Logansport, with Minister Pamela Pugh officiating.   James Frank Smith, age 72, Logansport, passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021, surrounded by his family. Born June 15, 1948, in Logansport, he was the son of James Fount and Betty Adams Smith. On March 21, 1981, he married Sandra Bunnell, who survives. Frank was retired from the...

Former Logansport, IN resident, Susan K. Brugh, 73, died on April 6, 2021, from Alzheimer’s.  She died peacefully surrounded by her family.  Susan was born October 21, 1947, in Adamsboro, IN to the late Basil H. Skinner and Lucille (Wilson) Skinner. Born and raised on her parents’ dairy farm, she learned hard work and a love for gardening.  For years, she was a member of the Miami Baptist Church, in Adamsboro.  She met her husband, James L. Brugh, while...

Stanley A. Grimes, age 74, Logansport, passed away unexpectedly at 8:52 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Memorial Hospital. Born May 23, `1946, in Grass Creek, he was the son of Lewis Austin and Ruby Pauline Mullin Grimes.  Harold (Pappy) Beal  was Stan's stepfather and raised Stan from childhood. On December 1, 1994, in Logansport, he was married to Deborah Henry Pherson, who survives. A 1964 Pioneer High School graduate, Stan graduated cum laude from Indiana...

Shirley M. (McIlwain) Bowen, age 73, Logansport, died unexpectedly at 11:40 p.m. on Monday, March 29, in Wellbrooke of Kokomo. Retired from Federal Mogul and Peak Community Services. Graveside service planned for May.

John Morris Carson, age 89, Logansport, passed away at 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2021, in St. Vincent Kokomo Hospital. Born January 9, 1932, in Twelve Mile, he was the son of John William and Sarah Cook Carson. On August 3, 1958 he was married to Fern Ruth Lunsford, who preceded him in death on June 27, 2013. A retired, long-time farmer, John was a United States Army veteran serving from 1954 to 1956. For thirty-nine and one half years he was the Township Trustee for Clay...

Barbara J. Bowman, age 83, Logansport, passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Miller’s Merry Manor. Husband, Eugene Bowman. Private service at a later date. Kroeger Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Boyd Thomas Barnes, 74 Logansport, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born on July 1, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois, he was the son of Ronald George Barnes and Mary Geraldine (McCahill) Barnes. Before retirement, he was employed with Central Paving, Logansport. Boyd was a 1964 graduate of Logansport High School and a 1968 graduate of the University of Notre Dame.  He was a former member of the Logansport Elks Club and a member of the...

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To view the service live at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, 2021, please click on the following link: http://www.kroegerfuneralhome.com/livestream Mary Kathleen 'Kathy'  Ditmire, age 81, Logansport, passed away peacefully at 10:55 p.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021, at HealthPark Medical Center, Fort Myers, Florida. Born September 7, 1939, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Joseph and Robbie Jones Burns. On May 25, 1963, she married L. Joseph Ditmire, who preceded her...

  Bruce Alan Ward, age 71, Logansport, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, in I. U. Health White Memorial Hospital, Monticello. Born February 22, 1950, in Lafayette, he was the son of Maurice and Jessie Benjamin Ward. On June 27, 1970, he married Darla Burkhart, who survives. A 1968 graduate of Lewis Cass High School, Bruce had been employed at Wilson Foods in Logansport, Bev-Pac (Ball Corporation) in Monticello, Delphi in Kokomo, TRW in Lafayette and finally, A Raymond...