In Memoriam

Nelson H. Ottenweller 
President Ed Ottenweller Company
February 9, 2015, age 98

• High School diploma Central Catholic High School

Dane Miller 
Co-Founder and CEO Biomet Inc.
February 10, 2015, age 69

• Bachelor’s degree General Motors Institute
• Master’s degree and Ph.D. University of Cincinnati

Linda Lee Ruffolo
Executive Director of Development IPFW
March 10, 2015, age 73

• Bachelor’s degree University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Master’s degree Illinois State University

Marjorie H. Wall 
Owner Roller Dome
April 21, 2015, age 92

Lindsey Hively 
Owner Poptique Popcorn
April 23, 2015, age 27

• High School diploma Churubusco High School
• Graduate Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Patrick Joseph Bruggeman 
Attorney, Real Estate Developer and Investor
May 7, 2015, age 66

• High School diploma Central Catholic High School
• Bachelor’s degree Stanford University 
• Law degree Harvard Law School

Lindy G. Moss 
Deputy Prosecutor and Public Defender for Allen County, Attorney in Private Practice
June 8, 2015, age 88

• High School diploma Hobart High School
• Bachelor’s degree, AB in government and LLB in law Indiana University

Rick Weddle 
Sales Representative McKesson Corporation 
June 14, 2015, age 67

• High School diploma Garfield Terre Haute
• Bachelor’s degree Indiana State University

Denise DeMarchis 
Founder Matilda Jane Clothing and Mighty Acorn Foundation
June 23, 2015, age 41

• Attended Davenport College and Lake Superior State University

Jane Avery
Executive Director Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana
July 17, 2015, age 62

• High School diploma Parkway High School
• Bachelor’s degree Saint Francis College 
• Master’s degree Taylor University

Richard L. Phillips
Insurance Agent Lincoln Life
July 26, 2015, age 90

• High School diploma North Side High School 
• Bachelor’s degree Indiana Tech

Richard E. Wolf 
Chairman Emeritus Wolf Corporation
July 26, 2015, age 95

• High School diploma North Side High School 
• Graduate Indiana University

Max P. Shambaugh 
Owner Shambaugh and Son
August 2, 2015, age 93

• High School diploma North Side High School
• Graduate Purdue University

Gerald Stephen Lopshire 
Owner Lopshire Flowers
August 10, 2015, age 79

• High School diploma Central Catholic High School
• Associate’s degree International Business College

Dr. Charles M. A. Frankhouser Jr.
President Fort Wayne Medical Society and Parkview Hospital, Physician and Owner Fort Wayne Medical Lab Inc. 
August 27, 2015, age 92

• Graduate Kent State University

Christian R. Caggiano “Chris Cage” 
Owner WBYR-the Bear, President Northeast Indiana Research
September 1, 2015, age 67

• High School diploma Bishop Duffy High School 
• Bachelor’s degree University of Dayton

Charles D. Smith “Charlie”
Warsaw City Councilman and Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking at Lake City Bank
October 2, 2015, age 71

• High school diploma Walkerton High School
• Bachelor’s degree Manchester College 
• Master’s degree Saint Francis College

Scott Andrew Smith 
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in St. Joseph, Allen and Kosciusko Counties
October 2, 2015, age 44

• High School diploma Tippecanoe Valley High School
• Bachelor’s degree Warner University 
• Law degree Valparaiso University

Nathan P. Fink 
President Hagerman Construction Corporation 
October 3, 2015, age 58

• Bachelor’s degree Valparaiso University

Erwin Denig “Erv”
Owner Lawn and Turf Landscaping Inc.
October 18, 2015, age 71

• Graduate Ball State University