TUCSON, Ariz. – Martha Strayer, 88, formerly of Tucson, Ariz.; Warsaw and West Palm Beach, Fla., died Aug. 27, 2016, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Kenneth A. Medeiros, 76, Rochester, died Aug. 26, 2016, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Logansport.

NAPPANEE – Otto Beer Jr., 84, died Aug. 27, 2016, at his home.

Kay A. Justis, 68, Claypool, formerly of Nappanee, died Aug. 25, 2016, from injuries from an explosion in her home.

ROCHESTER – Phyllis M. Martin, 89, Tippecanoe, died Aug. 28, 2016, at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Good Family Funeral Home, Rochester.

NORTH?WEBSTER – Danny A. “Dan” Brown, 75, Cromwell, died at 2:45 a.m. Aug. 28, 2016, at North Ridge Village Nursing & Rehab Center, Albion. Arrangements are pending at Owen …

NORTH?WEBSTER – Mary Jane Thompson, 83, Leesburg, died at 1:15 p.m. Aug. 27, 2016, at Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Jerry L. Purdy, 81, North Manchester, died at 3:55 p.m. Aug. 26, 2016, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Ronald Overmyer, 79, Warsaw, died Aug. 23, 2016, in Miller’s Merry Manor. He was born Dec. 4, 1936.

Gary L. Rodriguez, 65, Warsaw, passed away at 5:10 a.m. Aug. 25, 2016, at Life Care Center, Fort Wayne.

SYRACUSE – Donald E. Ritter Sr., 78, Syracuse, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 24, 2016, at Mason Health & Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw.

NORTH?WEBSTER – Gary Rodriquez, 65, North Webster, died at 5:10 a.m. Aug. 25, 2016, at Life Care Center, Fort Wayne. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster.

NAPPANEE – The Rev. Charles Pletcher Jr., 94, Nappanee, died at 9 p.m. Aug. 23, 2016, in his residence.

NORTH?MANCHESTER – Evalee Signs, 79, North Manchester, died Aug. 12, 2016.

SYRACUSE – Donald E. Ritter, 78, Syracuse, died at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 24, 2016, at Mason Healthcare, Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, Syracuse.

BREMEN – R. Neil Cripe, 86, Bremen, celebrated his arrival in heaven on Aug. 21, 2016, following a lengthy illness.

LIGONIER – Clarice “June”?Honer, 89, Syracuse, died Aug. 19, 2016, at IU Health Goshen Hospital.

GOSHEN – Terry George Thompson, 76, formerly of Milford, died Aug. 19, 2016, at his home.

Joann Ruth Williams, 87, passed away Aug. 22, 2016, after a brief illness. She was born Nov. 30, 1928, in Galion, Ohio, to Winston and Leona Smith.

Joyce Eileen Smith, 88, Claypool, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Aug. 20, 2016, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was born July 30, 1928, in Warsaw, to Fred and Fern Warning Hunter. On Aug. 23, …

Joyce Eileen Smith, 88, Claypool, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Aug. 20, 2016, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Oscar Robinson, 85, North Manchester, died at 11:50 a.m. Aug. 19, 2016, in Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. He was born May 7, 1931, in Blue River, Ky., to …

NORTH MANCHESTER – Oscar Robinson, 85, North Manchester, died at 11:50 a.m. Aug. 19, 2016, in Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.

Happy G. “Hap” Anglin, 77, Warsaw, passed away at 11:16 p.m. Aug. 18, 2016, in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw.

Sophia Haley Long, 6, Pierceton, passed away at 10:02 a.m. Aug. 18, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.