All Obituaries

Jerry D. Freeman, 79 of Winamac, passed away peacefully at 7:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at his residence. Jerry's full obit will soon follow.

Tyler D. Thomas, 18, of Winamac passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon.  Arrangements are pending and his full obituary will soon follow.

Jodi M. Blind, 69, of Logansport passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at her residence. Born on January 29, 1951 in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Watts and Juanita Allen. She was a 1969 Pioneer High School graduate. On December 13, 2001 she married Scott A. Blind, he survives. Jodi was formerly employed at White Rodgers for over 20 years.  She also had worked at Eaton in Winamac and most recently Jodi was a manager of a Dairy Queen in Indianapolis.  She...

Frank Edward Tolbert passed away peacefully at 12:53 p.m. on May 18, 2020 at Millers Merry Manor in Logansport, Indiana. Mr. Tolbert was born on December 20, 1928 in Bloomington, Indiana. He was the son of the late Lester Crews Tolbert and Glodine Pearl Bender Tolbert. After he graduated from Bloomington High School in 1946, he joined the army and was deployed to South Korea where he served as a lieutenant in the field artillery. Upon completion of his tour of duty in Korea, he attended...

Forrest W. Small, Jr., 55, of Logansport passed away at 4:24 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2020 in Galveston. Born on November 21, 1964 in Logansport, he was the son of Forrest W. Small, Sr. and Marilyn Crowell. Forrest was a proud stay at home dad and he enjoyed gardening, collecting treasures and taking care of his many aquariums full of fish and his dog. Forrest never met a stranger and loved to help a person out. Forrest had a way of leaving a lasting impression on everyone he met with his...

Charles Richard "Dick" Strasser, a self-taught avid golfer with 9 verified hole-in-ones, sank his last putt on May 12, 2020.  Born October 14, 1935 to the parents Fredrick Strasser and (Olive) Louise (Sparks, Strasser) Randolph attended Logansport schools, but graduated from Kokomo High School in 1955 where he was a 3 sport athlete.  His parents and step father Perry Randolph preceded him in death. In 1964, Dick married Judith K. Porter (Irwin) of Greentown, IN who...

Pauline Scales, 98, of Grass Creek, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at her residence. She was born on October 17, 1921 in Grass Creek, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Ethel (Chestnut) Huffman. On September 20, 1942, she married Donald K. Scales in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He preceded her in death on November 5, 2011. They enjoyed over 69 years of marriage.  Pauline was a bookkeeper for Urbin Chevrolet in Kewanna for 12 years and then for 19 years at Hal...

Frederick A. Brown, 85 of Rochester passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his residence. Born February 26, 1935 in Fulton County, he was the son of the late Theodore and Mary (Gray) Brown. He was a 1953 Kewanna High School graduate. Fred was a U.S. Army veteran. Fred was married to Shirley Johns for over 40 years; she preceded him in death on Sept. 11, 1999. He was then married to Barbara Talbott Enyeart for over 17 years; she preceded Fred in death on Dec. 22, 2018. Fred started his...

Mary I. Dockerty, 82, of Logansport passed away at 1:14 p.m., Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Franciscan Health Hospital in Lafayette. Born on March 31, 1938 in Lincoln, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Basil and Margaret (Shanks) Bunnell. Mary was a 1956 Windfall High School graduate. She was employed for over 20 years at K-Mart in Marion. Survivors include her children, Deborah Merino and husband Jose of Logansport, Kenneth Mack and wife Sue of Orleans and David Mack of Gas City,...

Ruth L. Sundy, of Conroe, Texas formerly of Logansport passed away at the age of 101,  on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Park Manor Healthcare Center in Conroe, Texas. Born on November 18, 1918 in Linden, Indiana,  she was the daughter of the late Harry and Clara (Kinser) Bridwell, the sister of Juanita Whipple, Judy Minter who preceded her in death and survived by her brother, Max Bridwell and his wife Lavonne living in Linden, Indiana. Ruth was married to James J. Sundy for...