Michael Richard Ewing, 55, of Winamac, Indiana, passed away Sunday, March 4th, 2012.  Funeral Mass will be held Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Winamac. Visitation is after 9:00 a.m. ET Friday until the time of services at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac. Memorials may be made to Masses to St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

Nora J. Whitaker, 79, of Wheatfield, Indiana, passed away Saturday, March 3rd, 2012.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Wheatfield Pentecostal Church.  Visitation is Tuesday from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at the Boersma Funeral Home in Wheatfield.  Memorials may be made to the family.

Joseph D. Harris, 66, of Bailey’s Corner, Indiana, passed away Friday, March 2nd, 2012.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. ET at Bailey’s Corner Church in Bailey’s Corner, Indiana.  Visitation is Tuesday after 11:00 a.m. ET until the time of services at the church.  Memorials may be made to the family.  The Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel, Medaryville, is in charge of arrangements.

Mervin Frazier, 79, of Grovertown, Indiana, passed away Friday, March 2nd, 2012.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. CT at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel.  Visitation is Monday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. CT and Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home.

Judith J. (Houston) Shepherd, 61, of LaPorte, Indiana, passed away Monday, February 27th, 2012.  A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, March 2nd, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. CT at the Haverstock Funeral Home in LaPorte.  Visitation is Friday from 4:00 p.m. until the time of services at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the family.

Billy Robert “Bill” Gupton, 79, of Winamac, Indiana, formerly of Kewanna, Indiana, passed away Sunday, February 26th, 2012.  Memorial services will be held on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Harrison-Metzger and Rans Funeral Home, Kewanna Chapel.  Visitation is one hour prior to services at the funeral home.  Graveside and military rites will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. ET at the Marion National Cemetery in Marion.  Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Ministries for the Armed Forces.

Melvin Lee Dust, 79, of Wheatfield, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, February 29th, 2012.  Funeral services will be Sunday, March 4th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, Indiana.  Visitation is Saturday from 3:00-9:00 p.m. ET at the funeral home.  Graveside services will be Monday, March 5th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the Concordia Cemetery in Hammond, Indiana.

Bobby Blaine Cavender, 38, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 28th, 2012.  Funeral services will be Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. CT at the Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox.  Visitation is Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. CT at the funeral home.

Lawrence E. “Sam” Parish, 77, of Medaryville, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 28th, 2012.  Funeral services are Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the St. John’s Church of Christ in Medaryville.  Visitation is Friday from 3:00-8:30 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel in Medaryville and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.  A Lions Memorial Service will be held Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Medaryville Potato Fest or to the church.

Anna Carol Koleszar, 89, of Monticello, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 28th, 2012.  Funeral services will be Friday, March 2nd, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, Indiana.  Visitation is Thursday from 3:00-8:00 p.m ET at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the White County Council on Aging Senior Center, White County Community Foundation or to the IU White Memorial Hospital.

James Berndt, Jr., 68, of Hamlet, Indiana, passed away Friday, February 24th, 2012.  Private services will be held at a later date.  Memorial contributions may be given to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Knox.  The Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel is handling arrangements.

Betty Brettin, 70, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Thursday, February 23rd, 2012.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. CT at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Knox.  Visitation is Tuesday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox and on Wednesday one hour prior to services at the church.

Ione Witter, 96, of Walkerton, Indiana, passed away Friday, February 24th, 2012.  Funeral services will be Monday, February 27th, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. ET at the Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel.  Visitation is Monday from 11:00-1:00 p.m. ET at the funeral home.

Beverly Minix, 76, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Friday, February 24th, 2012.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox.  Visitation is Monday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. CT at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the cancer fund.

Brian K. Johnson, 46, of Culver, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012.  Private family services will be held.  A time of sharing memories with the family will take place on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. ET at the Odom Funeral Home in Culver.  Memorials may be given to Hospice House of Elkhart, Indiana.

Ruby P. Heck, 91, of Winamac, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012.  Funeral services will be Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac.   Visitation is Saturday after 1:00 p.m. ET until the time of services at the funeral home.  Additional services will be held at the French Funeral Home in Brazil, Indiana.  Memorials may be made to the Bethel United Methodist Church in Brazil, Indiana.

Earl Garrison Smith, of Monterey, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 21st, 2012.  No funeral services or visitation are scheduled.  The Frain Mortuary in Winamac, Indiana, is in charge of arrangements.

Eleanor Mitrius, 88, of North Judson, Indiana passed away Monday, February 13th, 2012.  No funeral services will be held.  Memorials may be made to the Starke County Humane Society, IU Health Hospice, or to any charity that provides services to meet the challenges of Autism and Asperger Syndrome.  The O’Donnell Funeral Home in North Judson is in charge of arrangements.

Ivan D. “Ike” Haselby, 89, of Winamac, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 21st, 2012.  Funeral services will be Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. ET at the Star City United Methodist Church.  Visitation is Thursday from 3:00-8:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac and one hour prior to services Friday at the church.  Military graveside services will be conducted.  Memorials may be made to the church.

Betty McCord, 81, of Hamlet, Indiana, passed away Monday, February 20th, 2012.  Funeral services will be Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. CT at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel.  Visitation is Thursday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. and Friday one hour prior to services at the funeral home.