All Obituaries

Beverly A. Anderson, age 80, formerly of Royal Center, died Thursday at White Oak Health Care in Monticello. Visitation at Kroeger Funeral Home on Friday, January 25th, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm with funeral at 7:00 pm. Complete obituary will follow.

David E. ‘Ed’ Johnson, Sr. 66, Logansport, passed away at 10:50 p.m., on Thursday, January 10, 2019, in Memorial Hospital. Born on November 29, 1952, he was the son of Robert L. and Audna F. Maus Johnson. On August 29, 1992, in Trinity Episcopal Church, Logansport, he was married to Patricia A. Coffin, who survives.  Fr. Michael Haas officiated the ceremony. A 1971 graduate of Logansport High School, he received a bachelor degree in Criminal Justice from Indiana...

Nolan E. “Skip” Kuker, Jr., age 55, formerly of Logansport, passed away at 9:59 a.m., on Sunday, January 6, 2019, in Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, surrounded by his wife and two sisters.  Born in Fort Wayne on June 9, 1963, he was the son of Nolan E. Sr. and Constance ‘Connie’ M. Miller Kuker. On August 31, 2002, in Logansport, he was married to Ellen M. Williams. Skip graduated from Paul Harding High School in Fort Wayne, Vincennes University,...

Karen Ruth Glenn, age 68, Logansport, passed away at 3:31 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Chase Center. Born April 22, 1950, in Winamac, she was the daughter of Frank W. and Rutha Mae Lidgard Lincoln. She was married to Jerry Glenn, who survives. Karen enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She liked playing BINGO and yard sales. She also loved birds and her Chihuahua dogs. Surviving are a daughter, Deanna (John) Holly, Logansport; brothers, Ray (Diana) Lincoln,...

Juana Tomas, age 55, Logansport, passed away at 2:58 a.m., on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, in her residence. Born on April 20, 1963 in San Sebastian Coatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, she was the daughter of Tomas Juan and Maria Pedro. She was married to Armando Lorenzo, who survives in Logansport. Family and friends may attend the visitation for Juana, on Saturday, January 5, 2019, from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m., at Kroeger Funeral Home. Interment will take place in Guatemala.

Helen M. Fitzwater, age 100, Logansport, passed away at 7:40 a.m. on Friday, December 28, 2018, in McKinney Place. Born October 2, 1918, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of Alex and Amelia Krinecamp Hoffman. On December 21, 1944, she was married to Oscar T. Fitzwater, who preceded her in death on February 20, 2005. She was a member of Clymers United Methodist Church. She loved her dogs. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Myra Fitzwater, Burnettsville; two grandsons,...

Milford Cecil Hutsell, Jr., age 71, Logansport, passed away at 3:17 p.m. on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis. Born October 15, 1947, in Logansport, he was the son of Milford C. Hutsell, Sr. and Irene Lee Hutsell. He was married to Linda K. Chapman, who preceded him in death on June 19, 2018. Milford was retired from the Kokomo Chrysler Casting Plant. He enjoyed coin collecting, flea markets and trains of all kinds. Surviving are sons, Milford C....

Ronald A. Morter, age 79, formerly of Logansport, passed away at 12:32 p.m., on Monday, December 17, 2018, at The Waterford at Edison Lakes, Mishawaka. Born in Logansport on October 16, 1939, he was the son of Harry and Mary White Morter. Ron retired in November, 1994, after 31 years at Conrail, where he was a Signalman.  He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, Local # 45. He loved living and fishing on the St. Joe River. Surviving are brother, Robert J. (Peggy)...

We are saddened to say that beloved son, brother, father, and grandfather, Chaz Fackler, passed away in his home in Logansport, Indiana on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Chaz was born in Burlington, New Jersey and completed his primary education in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, but moved to Vail in the early 1980’s and lived in the valley through the early 1990’s. Through his many years as a Lift Mechanic for Vail Resorts, he became fondly known as “Gondola Chaz”. He was also a...

Fr. Timothy D. Kroeger, age 63, of Logansport, currently assigned to St. Joseph’s Church, Lebanon, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly at 9:24 p.m. on the Second Sunday of Advent, December 9, 2018, in Lebanon. Born in Logansport on August 7, 1955, he was the son of Paul Patrick “Pat” and Wynona Mayhew Kroeger. Fr. Tim was ordained to the priesthood in Peoria, Illinois, on September 29, 1990, as a member of the St. Bonaventure Province of the Order of Friars Minor...