Area Deaths 7-31-02
Lorene K. Driscoll
WABASH � Lorene K. Driscoll, 81, died Tuesday, July 30, 2026 at 1:19 p.m. at her residence.
Lorene was born Dec. 5, 1920 in Wabash to Clearence Miller and Faye Holcomb.
On Sept. 14, 1940 she married Mark Driscoll. He died in August of 1982.
A homemaker, she was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash.
She is survived by six sons, James Driscoll of North Manchester, Steve Discoll of Wabash, Michael and Judy Discoll of Denver, Patrick and Joan Driscoll of Dade City, Fla., Dan and Pam Driscoll of Wabash, and Gary and Dawn Driscoll of Fort Wayne; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Harold and Cathy Miller of Lovell and Max and Patricia Miller of Hobart; and two sisters, Mary Stevens of Wabash and Betty Riggers of Huntington.
She was preceded in death by five brothers and her parents.
Visitation will be Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002 from 2-8 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home, Eddingfield Chapel, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash. A Rosary will be given at 7:30 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, Aug. 2, 2002 at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Church, Wabash. Rev. Sextus Don will officiate.
Burial will follow at Memorial Lawns, Wabash.
Junia Q. Werst Kratzman
FORT WAYNE � Junia Q. Werst Kratzman, 95, died Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 12:34 a.m. in Parkview Hospital fo Fort Wayne.
Junia was born June 22, 2026 in South Bend to James Leroy Trowbridge and Catherine Perry.
She married Harold Werst on Oct. 30, 1923. He died March 11, 1971. She was a resident of Fort Wayne most of her life.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Fort Wayne. She was homemaker and loved to crochet. She also loved tomatoes and her dogs.
She is survived by her children, Betty and Joseph Maksi and Patty and Fred Gulker, all of Fort Wayne; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; her sisters, Ruth and Harold Worsham of Warsaw, Norma and Ray Hite of Plymouth, Lou Dell Bollinger of Indiana and Phyllis and Devoe Huff of Nappanee.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Lois Clabaugh, and her brothers, Paul, Judah, Perry and Welcome.
Visitation will be Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002 from 12-2 p.m. in Deaton Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bourbon.
Services will follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will take place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.
Deaton Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Death Notice
Verne J. Hutchins
BURR OAK � Verne J. Hutchins, 64, died Monday, July 29, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, following an illness.
Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, is in charge of the arrangements, which are incomplete.
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