All Obituaries

Linda K. Hutsell, age 70, Logansport, passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at WoodBridge Health Campus. Born October 30, 1947, in Logansport, she was the daughter of John and Margaret Hayden Chapman. She was married on December 28, 1966 to Milford Hutsell, Jr., who survives. Linda was a 1966 graduate of Logansport High School and had retired from T. M. Morris Manufacturing. She enjoyed reading, flowers and shopping at flea markets. She especially...

Thomas E. Barkas, 45, Logansport, passed away at 12:14 p.m., on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Born in Steubenville, Ohio on February 11, 1973, he was the son of Nick Barkas and Sharon Eskew Patton.  His mother and step-father, Darrold Patton, survive in Logansport. Tom was self-employed in construction, with Barkas Contracting. He loved anything Indiana University sports, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and watching ESPN....

Lita J. Hendrick, age 94, Logansport, passed away at 2:50 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Miller’s Merry Manor. Born August 3, 1923, in Calloway County, Ky., she was the daughter of Clifford and Daisy Smith Jones. She was married to James M. Hendrick, who preceded her in death in 1995. She earned a degree as a registered nurse from Methodist Hospital, Gary. She had been employed at Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, Ky. Surviving are nieces and nephews,...

  Patricia Louise Dwyer Loner, 96, formerly of Logansport, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Sarasota, Florida. She was born in Logansport, IN on December 15, 1921 to Olga Louise Hooley Dwyer and John Richard Dwyer.  She graduated from St. Vincent Elementary School, Logansport High School and Logansport Business College.  She worked for Landis & Hannah Law Firm before beginning her 44-year career at the Indiana State Employment Service.  For...

Ronald G. Simpson, age 60, Logansport, passed away at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2018, in his residence. Born August 1, 1957, in New Castle, he was the son of Charles Homer and Betty Jean Walker Simpson, Sr. His mother preceded him in death and his father survives, residing in Tennessee. Ron had been employed by American Food and Vending Company. He enjoyed working, fishing and taking care of Lemans. He also loved and enjoyed his...

Michael Thomas Leazenby, age 53, Logansport, passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Memorial Hospital. Born March 23, 1965, in Logansport, he was the son of Donald and Arlene Bradburn Leazenby, both of whom preceded him in death. Mike was a member of All Saints Catholic Church. Surviving are a brother, Donald (Pam) Leazenby, Gwinn, Mich.; sisters, Linda (Ron) Ream, Peru, and Shelley (Tim) Noel, Logansport; nieces and nephews, Jeremy Hillenberg,...

Douglas Ralph Bentley, Logansport, 72, passed away surrounded by his family, at 10:26 p.m., on Saturday, May 19, 2018, in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Born on July 12, 1945, in Kokomo, he was the son of Ralph Edgar and Violet Mumaw Bentley. On July 22, 1994, in Rochester, he was married to Kathryn Spencer Reish, who survives. Douglas retired in 1996 after more than 30 years of employment at Delco, where he was a forklift operator.  He had also been a...

Robert J. ‘Smokey’ Kendall, 92, Logansport, passed away at 9:48 a.m., on Thursday, May 17, 2018, in Memorial Hospital. Born on January 24, 1926, in Logansport, he was the son of Lawrence D. and Dora E. Schrader Kendall. On September 24, 1949, in Logansport, he was married to Rita A. Morris, who preceded him in death on March 19, 2014. Smokey retired in 1970 with the rank of Captain from the Logansport Fire Department, where he had been employed since...

Eldona L. Fox, 76, Logansport, passed away at 12:59 a.m., on Thursday, May 3, 2018, in WoodBridge Health Campus. Born in Cass County on May 11, 1941, she was the daughter of Eldon Unger and Helen Lewis Unger Abshire. On June 29, 1963, in St. Vincent’s Catholic Church in Logansport, she was married to Donald L. Fox, who survives, in Logansport. A homemaker, Eldona was retired from T. M. Morris Manufacturing, after eight years of employment. She had...

John J. Bauch, age 71, Kokomo, formerly of Logansport, passed away at 10:18 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at North Woods Village, Kokomo. Born May 25, 1946, in Logansport, he was the son of Paul and Evelyn Adams Bauch, who preceded him in death. John was a 1964 graduate of Logansport High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University Kokomo. He retired as a claims representative for the Social Security office in Kokomo. Surviving are a...