Neva Chambers, 87, of Hanna, Indiana, passed away Monday, October 24th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. CT at the Wanatah Funeral Chapel.  Visitation is Friday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. CT at the Wanatah Funeral Chapel.  Memorials may be made to the First Methodist Church or to the First Lutheran Church, both of Hanna.

Vern A. Kissinger, Sr., 87, of Royal Center, Indiana, passed away Sunday, October 23rd, 2011.  Funeral services will be Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. ET at the Harrison-Metzger and Rans Funeral Home, Royal Center Chapel.  Visitation will be Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET and Saturday one hour prior to services at the Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to Woodbridge Health Campus in Logansport.

Estella Barnett, 76, of Koontz Lake, Indiana, passed away Monday, October 24th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, October 28th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel.  Visitation is Thursday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. CT and Friday after 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at the Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be given to the Funeral Home.

Charles W. Nurse, 23, of Wanatah, Indiana, passed away Saturday, October 22nd, 2011.  Funeral services will be Thursday, October 28th, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Wanatah Funeral Chapel.  Visitation is Thursday from 2:00-5:00 p.m. CT at the Wanatah Funeral Chapel.  Memorials may be made to the family.

Roderick “Rod” A. Martindale, 80, of Culver, Indiana, passed away Sunday, October 23rd, 2011.  Private family services will be held and no visitation is scheduled.  The Odom Funeral Home in Culver is in charge of arrangements.

Rosalie E. Lowry, 94, formerly of Culver, Indiana, passed away Friday, October 21st, 2011.  Graveside services will be Friday, October 28th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. ET at the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the Poplar Grove Church.

George Miles, 72, of Monterey, Indiana, passed away Sunday, October 23rd, 2011.  Funeral services will be Friday, October 28th, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary in Winamac, Indiana.  Visitation is Friday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET at the Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to the VFW in Culver, Indiana or to the Golden Horse Shoe Saddle Club.

Michael R. Bailey, 48, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Friday, October 21st, 2011.  Funeral services will Thursday, October 27th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. CT at the Braman and Son Memorial Chapel in Knox.  Visitation is Wednesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. CT at the Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to the Starke County Humane Society.

LaVerne “Bud” Rosenbaum, 84, of Hanna, Indiana, passed away Friday, October 21st, 2011.  A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. CT at the First Lutheran Church of Hanna.  Military graveside services will be conducted.  Memorial contributions may be made to the church.  The Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Opal Fairchild, 89, of Medaryville, Indiana, passed away Saturday, October 22nd, 2011.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel in Medaryville.  Visitation is Wednesday after 11:00 a.m. ET until the time of services at the Funeral Home.

Martin C. Petersen, 53, of Knox, Indiana, formerly of Portage, Indiana, passed away Saturday, October 22nd, 2011.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. CT at the M.C. Smith Funeral Home in Knox.  Visitation is Tuesday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

Ardella Hunt, 76, of Medaryville, Indiana, passed away Friday, October 21st, 2011.  Funeral services will be Monday, October 24th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. ET at the Frain Mortuary Querry-Ulbricht Chapel in Medaryville.  Visitation is one hour prior to services at the Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

Velma L. Shilling, 81, of Ora, Indiana, passed away Thursday, October 20th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Monday, October 24th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Odom Funeral Home in Culver, Indiana.  Visitation is Sunday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. ET and Monday one hour prior to services at the Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to the Winamac Church of the Nazarene.

Nanie Joseph, 85, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, October 19th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel.  Visitation is Monday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. and Tuesday one hour prior to services at the Funeral Home.

Ann Goetz, 68, of Knox, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, October 18th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Monday, October 24th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. CT at the St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Knox.  Visitation is Sunday from 2:00-8:00 p.m. and Monday from 9:30-10:00 a.m. CT at the Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Sgt. R. Evans Taylor, 28, of Wheatfield, Indiana, passed away Friday, October 14th, 2011.  A wake and funeral service will be Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon at the Boersma Funeral Home in Wheatfield.  Memorials may be made to the any local Humane Society or animal shelter.

Eugene E. Marks, 80, of North Judson, Indiana, passed away Monday, October 17th, 2011.  Memorial services will be held on Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. CT at the O’Donnell Funeral Home in North Judson.  Friends may call after 11:00 a.m. CT at the Funeral Home.  Memorials may be given to the North Judson United Methodist Church or to the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital.

Thomas F. “Tom” Byerman, 67, of San Pierre, Indiana, passed away Thursday, October 13th, 2011.  Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. CT at the Lakeview Funeral Home and Crematory in LaPorte, Indiana.  Memorials may be made to the family in care of the Funeral Home.

Andrew “Drew” Shearin, 17, of Plymouth, Indiana, formerly of Knox, Indiana, passed away Monday, October 10th, 2011. Funeral services will be Friday, October 14th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. CT at the Knox High School Gymnasium. Visitation is Friday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. CT at the Knox High School Gymnasium. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Drew Shearin Memorial Music Scholarship. The Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Firman R. Hetrick, 76, of Wheatfield, Indiana, passed away Sunday, October 9th, 2011.  Funeral services will be Thursday, October 13th, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. CT at the Boersma Funeral Home in Wheatfield.  Visitation is Wednesday from 3:00-8:00 p.m. CT at the Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to Jasper County Hospice.