All Obituaries

Mary K. Bessignano, age 108, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019, in Sun City Center, Florida. Arrangements are pending at this time.

Dennis Lee Johnson, age 69, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2019, at Golden Living Health Care, Kokomo. Arrangements are pending.

Aja Joele Hiatt passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Kewanna, Indiana. She was 38 years old. Born on Nov. 2, 1980 in Logansport, Indiana, Aja was the daughter of Joseph (Christine) Hiatt and Valerie (Brian) Long Berkshire. She was preceded in death by William (Bubby) Fuller, Jr., her biological father. Aja is survived by two children, Jalen Adaway and Lyric Mallory, and one grandson, Draven Holt. Also surviving are two sisters, Linda Hiatt and fiancée Jennifer VanEtten,...

Jeffrey Mark Spicer, 64, of Logansport, passed away peacefully surrounded by the comforts of home at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Born January 3, 1955 in Seymour, IN, he was the son of Jack and Joan Spicer, both deceased. A 1977 graduate of Princeton Community High School, Jeff had a wide range of employment.  After an honorable discharge from the United States Navy, he did farm work, was a DJ, restaurant manager, bartender, Red Cross Disaster Relief Co-Ordinator, and...

Hannah Elizabeth Kaley, age 25, Kokomo, formerly of Logansport, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Kokomo. Born February 17, 1994, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Andrea Miller Kaley and Nathaniel Kaley. Nathaniel (Jen) Kaley survive, residing in Tennessee. Andrea Kaley and her long-time companion, Timothy Reed, who regarded Hannah as his own daughter and helped to raise her, also survive, residing in Logansport. A 2012 graduate of Logansport High...

Frank N. Small, Jr., age 89, Thorntown, formerly of Logansport, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 8:10 p.m. in his residence. Born August 29, 1929, in Logansport, he was the son of Frank N. Small, Sr., and Grace Edith Dederick Small. On June 2, 1951, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, he was married to Virginia J. Decker, who preceded him in death on May 3, 1998. Frank had been employed by the Wabash Railroad and Norfolk & Western Railway before retiring from the Norfolk Southern...

Pamela S. Vincent, age 53, Logansport, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2019, in Logansport. Born Friday, June 4, 1965, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Max and Bonnie Smith Hunt. Her mother, Bonnie Goodman, survives, residing in Logansport. A 1983 graduate of Logansport High School, Pam attended Purdue University and Ball State University. She was the restaurant manager at Love's Travel Stop in Plymouth. She enjoyed reading, traveling, the sun and beach, being...

Chad A. 'Moose' Lambert, age 31, Logansport, passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2019, at McHale Performing Arts Center at Logansport High School. Born March 4, 1987, in Logansport, he was the son of Tim and Joni Selvio Lambert. Chad was a 2005 graduate of Logansport High School and attended Ivy Tech. He loved his beloved canine companion, Scooby. While growing up, Chad loved mushroom hunting, being with friends, and following his brother’s sporting events. ...

Jennifer Lynn Hoover, age 66, Rochester, formerly of Logansport, passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2019, in Elkhart. Born December 25, 1952, in Logansport, she was the daughter of Robert and Frances Dougherty Minnick. Jennifer had been employed as a respiratory therapist at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester and Dukes Hospital in Peru. She was a fantastic photographer, amazing artist and terrific cook. Surviving are sons, Ben (Lanae) Hoover, Denver, Indiana, Kyle (Lori)...

Shirley A. Kistler, age 74, of Logansport, passed away at 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis. Born in Peru on April 16, 1944, she was the daughter of Billie D. Schache, Sr., and Mary Jane Demuth Schache. She is survived by her loving husband, George C. Kistler.  They celebrated their fifty-first anniversary February 3, 2019. She is also survived by her sons, Aaron (Stephanie) Kistler, Houston, Texas,Matthew (Martika) Kistler,...