Roy Swartz
Roy Swartz 92, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 12:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at his residence.Roy was born on February 29, 1932 in Rochester, Indiana, the son of Friendy and Vera M. (Moore) Swartz. On September 1, 1951 in South Bend, Indiana, he married Mary Marie Baumgartner. She preceded him in death on April 6, 2017.Roy and his family moved to northern Indiana in 1956 where he worked at Stewart Coach Industries in Bristol. He later started his own businesses...
Roy Swartz 92, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 12:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at his residence.Roy was born on February 29, 1932 in Rochester, Indiana, the son of Friendy and...
Chandler Bright
Chandler Dean Bright 22, Rochester, Indiana, passed away Monday evening, August 12, 2024, in Rochester.He was born on March 6, 2002 in Rochester, Indiana. He had worked at various retail stores and enjoyed welding. He loved motorcylces, especially his Honda Gold Wing, his children, grilling out and listening to his music.Survivors include his children, Melanie Bright, Zyan Bright and Beau Bright all of Rochester, Indiana, parents, Heather and Herman Medina Jr., Rochester,...
Chandler Dean Bright 22, Rochester, Indiana, passed away Monday evening, August 12, 2024, in Rochester.He was born on March 6, 2002 in Rochester, Indiana. He had worked at various retail...
M. Jean Koch
M. Jean Koch 96, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 9:27 A.M. Monday, August 12, 2024 at Pilgrim Manor, Plymouth, Indiana.Jean was born on April 11, 1928 in Kokomo, Indiana the daughter of Admiral Dewey and Pauline Marie (Dale) Biggs. In March of 1947, she married Clifford Koch and they had three children.Jean had worked in customer service for the Cable Company for fifteen years and had also worked at Rochester Canning Factory early in life. She was a member of the First...
M. Jean Koch 96, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 9:27 A.M. Monday, August 12, 2024 at Pilgrim Manor, Plymouth, Indiana.Jean was born on April 11, 1928 in Kokomo, Indiana the daughter...
Keith Parsons
Keith Anthony Miller Parsons 49, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 9:08 P.M. Tuesday, August 6, 2024 in Rochester.Keith was born on June 25, 1975 in Akron, Ohio the son of David Arthur and Georgia Ann (Hentgen) Parsons. He graduated from Caston High School, Fulton, Indiana.Keith had worked as Finishing/Quality Control Manager for Innovative Composites LTD., Rochester, Indiana, for many years. He had also worked for Earthworks and Florida Roads while living in Florida. In his...
Keith Anthony Miller Parsons 49, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 9:08 P.M. Tuesday, August 6, 2024 in Rochester.Keith was born on June 25, 1975 in Akron, Ohio the son of David Arthur...
Homer Easterday
Homer E. Easterday 81, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 4:15 A.M. Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana.He was born on October 19, 1942 in Miami County, Indiana, the son of James A. and Ethel Alice (Hileman) Easterday. Homer graduated from Laketon High School, Laketon, Indiana in 1960 and served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He attended McMurry University in Abilene, Texas and Indiana University, Kokomo,...
Homer E. Easterday 81, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 4:15 A.M. Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana.He was born on October 19, 1942...
Caroline Jones
Caroline Jones, 78, of Rochester, died onJuly 31in her home.Caroline Edna Fultz was born Feb. 16, 1946 to Roy and Stella Von (Bailey) Fultz in Rochester, joining her older sister Harriet.Their home was the small farm located just south of 18th Street between Old U.S. 31 and State Route 25, now a commercial area.She married Allen Stephen and had two children, Sally Anne and Rachel Lynn. They later divorced.She worked in the family business, later becoming a realtor/broker,...
Caroline Jones, 78, of Rochester, died onJuly 31in her home.Caroline Edna Fultz was born Feb. 16, 1946 to Roy and Stella Von (Bailey) Fultz in Rochester, joining her older sister...
Robert "Bob" Reid
Robert “Bob” McBride Reid, 79, of Fulton, IN, passed away onJuly 30, 2024. Bob was a neighborhood presence for over four decades, running Bob’s Plumbing and Electric, only recently retiring and passing his business on to his apprentice. He wasn’t just a business member of the community, he was a family member to the community. Bob was a caretaker to many in his lifetime. He cared for his mother for many years and when she passed, he found new...
Robert “Bob” McBride Reid, 79, of Fulton, IN, passed away onJuly 30, 2024. Bob was a neighborhood presence for over four decades, running Bob’s Plumbing and...
Thomas Townsend
Thomas Nelson "Tom" Townsend, 63, Rochester, Indiana, passed away peacefully at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester, Indiana at 4:33 am onJuly 29, 2024. He had been diagnosed with laryngeal cancer early 2022 which progressed to lung metastasis.Tom was born into a large family onMay 31, 1961 in Peru, Indiana to Howard Edward "Eddie" "Shorty" and Ruth Maxine Clelland Townsend.He enjoyed hunting in his younger years and traveled the...
Thomas Nelson "Tom" Townsend, 63, Rochester, Indiana, passed away peacefully at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester, Indiana at 4:33 am onJuly 29, 2024. He had been...
Carole Rife
Carole J. Rife 76, Kewanna, Indiana, passed away at 5:06 P.M. Saturday, July 20, 2024 at her residence.She was born on March 30, 1948 in Fulton County, Indiana, the daughter of Lloyd T. and Dolly E. (Kingery) Rife.Carole had worked in manufacturing at R.B.M. and White Rogers in Logansport, Indiana and TM Morris in Logansport and Fulton, Indiana. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and reading books.Survivors include her nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and...
Carole J. Rife 76, Kewanna, Indiana, passed away at 5:06 P.M. Saturday, July 20, 2024 at her residence.She was born on March 30, 1948 in Fulton County, Indiana, the daughter of Lloyd T. and...
James Wagoner
James N. Wagoner 90, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 12:40 A.M., Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Stillwater Hospice, Fort Wayne, Indiana.James was born on April 19, 1934, in Macy, Indiana, the son of Harold and Elizabeth Annabelle (Gillespie) Wagoner.James joined the United States Air Force after graduating high school and had served as a Recruiting officer in Chicago. He retired from the Military as a Tec Sgt. In 1971. He later retired from the State of Indiana Highway Department....
James N. Wagoner 90, Rochester, Indiana, passed away at 12:40 A.M., Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Stillwater Hospice, Fort Wayne, Indiana.James was born on April 19, 1934, in Macy, Indiana,...
