NORTH MANCHESTER – Duane E. Piper, 84, North Manchester, died at 7:21 p.m. Aug. 24, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Oct. 21, 1930, in South Whitley, to Walter Ray and Ethel M. Bentz Piper. On July 3, 1980, he married Joyce Drotch who died May 21, 2013. He served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1968. Services will be at 6 p.m. Friday at McKee Mortuary, 1401 Ind. 114W, North Manchester, with Pastor Benjamin Bolin officiating. Burial is at a later date. Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to Wabash County Cancer Society, P.O. Box 144, North Manchester, IN 46962. Condolences via www.delaughtermckee.com
