Archive - Mar 2012
March 1st
Carol “Jean” Cooper
Feb. 29, 2012
ROCHESTER —Carol “Jean” Cooper, 82, Rochester, died at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012, at Life Care Center.
Carol is survived by a daughter, Tammy Cooper of Rochester, three sons, Virgil and wife Cynthia Cooper of Foley, Ala., Bob Copper of Tippecanoe, and Rick Cooper of Mentone; as well as seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Glennis Birkey Reidenbach
March 20, 1922-February 26, 2012
BREMEN —Glennis Birkey Reidenbach, 89, wife of her beloved husband of 69 years, Philip Reidenbach, went peacefully to be with her Lord February 26, 2012.
Glennis was born March 20, 1922, in Fisher, Ill., the daughter of the late Gilgian Andrew “Gip” and Verda Smeltzer Birkey. She married Philip Osborn Reidenbach on December 24, 1942.
Jose Alvarado
April 16, 1941-Feb. 28, 2012
BREMEN — Jose Alvarado, 70, of Bremen, passed away at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2012 in his home. He was born on April 16, 1941 in Jalostotitlan, Jalisco, Mexico to Bernardo Alvarado and Margarita Diaz. He moved to the United States in 1969.
Duane E. Baxter
January 14, 1935 - February 28, 2012
BREMEN — Duane E. Baxter, 77, of Bremen, passed away at 6:08 a.m. February 28, 2012 following a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born January 14, 1935 to George C. and Lela D. (Fagan) Baxter in Valley Center, Kan. On May 16, 1974 he married Shirley Taylor in Cromwell, Ind.
MARSHALL COUNTY — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Friday afternoon across Northern Indiana. Scattered thunderstorms are likely, capable of producing strong gusts of wind and possibly a tornado.
PLYMOUTH — It wasn’t that long ago that the Pilgrims took a lopsided regular-season win over Culver Military.
While that Valentine’s Day victory must have still been fresh in Plymouth’s mind in its sectional opener Wednesday, the Pilgrims certainly didn’t seem to be looking past CMA as they handed the Eagles another lopsided loss in much the same fashion, 51-29 in a Sectional 19 quarterfinal at The Rock.
BOURBON — Westville’s seniors edged out Argos’ sophomores in Class A Boys Basketball Sectional 51 crunch time — barely.
Westville senior Glen Cole’s old-fashioned 3-point play with 1:50 left in the game put the Blackhawks up for good, and the Dragons missed three chances to draw even in the final 30 seconds as Westville escaped with a 46-44 opening-round win at Triton’s Trojan Trench Wednesday.
