LORAN K. SKINNER, 81, of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday, April 25, 2006, at Englewood Healthcare Center. Born July 22, 1924, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of the late Clarence E. . . Read More
LEONARD F. MESSENGER, 88, left us to be with the Lord on Monday, April 24, 2006. Born March 4, 1918, in Monmouth, Illinois, he was the son of Leonard A. Messenger and Harriet Hazel (Ellinwood). . . Read More
CHARLES (CHARLIE) E. WALTER, 83 passed away Saturday, April 29, 2006 at his home. Born July 31, 1922 in Vera Cruz, Indiana, son of Ervin & Frances (Moser) Walter. He retired from K-Mart Distribution Center after 34 years. . . Read More
NANCY E. GLASSCOCK, 71, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, April 20, 2006, in Zanesville. Born February 7, 1935, in Dearborn, Michigan. She was a Realtor, and member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 241 and Board of Realtors Allen County. . . Read More
NINA F. POEPPEL, 66, of Columbia City, formerly of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at Renaissance Village Nursing Home. Born July 14, 1939, in Fort Wayne, she was a cashier at Maloley’s, Rogers and Kroger Grocery Stores, retiring from . . . Read More
Answer: A mound of earth varying in size, from deposits made by a retreating glacier when it pauses in its retreat for a number of years.
BENDS OF THE WABASH
From Piracy in a Watershed, by Richard Poor, former Elmhurst High School math teacher
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Waynedale Elementary School celebrated Earth Day on Friday, April 21. They obtained large paper bags from local grocery stores, and then decorated the bags with colorful environmental issues and messages. Then the bags were returned to Scott’s, . . . Read More
On any given day, you could talk on a Samsung cell phone, watch a Sony television, take a Bayer aspirin and eat a Nestle Crunch Bar. What do all these products have in common? . . Read More
Cousins
Before the half of the last century, families were inclined to have large families. But, around the half-century mark…1950…it seems that having large families was too expensive, too much work, and well, just not the thing . . . Read More
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CHARLES O. WISEL, 93, of Roanoke, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at River Terrace Estates, Bluffton. Born January 1, 1913, in Churubusco, he graduated from Arcola High School and attended Fort Wayne Business College. . . Read More
LINDA M. DILLION, 46, of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at her residence. Born January 8, 1960, in Fort Wayne, she worked in accounts payable for 30 years at Scott’s Foods. . . Read More
LEONARD L. “PETE” GORRELL, 75, of Fort Wayne, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at his residence. Born October 9, 1930, in Fort Wayne, he was a homebuilder, cabinet builder and tool and dye maker. . . Read More
CAROLINE HELENE “LENA” LOHR, 90, of Fort Wayne, died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born March 10, 1916, in Accident, Maryland, she was a homemaker and member of Mt. . . Read More
WILLIAM J. DRIESSEN, 83, of Fort Wayne, died Friday, April 28, 2006, at Heritage Park Nursing Home, Fort Wayne.
Born in Dehehague, Netherlands August 24, 1922, he was a toolmaker, retired from Industra, Fort Wayne. . . Read More