Local obituaries for Riverview Funeral Home and Event Center

May 28, 2022

Shellees "Shelly" Janise Truax left this world unexpectedly on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in her home at the age of 30 in Peru, IN.  She was born July 26, 1991 in Logansport, IN to Paul and Gail (Zeider) Truax.  She was married to Tyla M. Truax on March 10, 2018 in Peru, IN.

Shelly worked for Dropoff...

May 13, 2022

Richard L. “Dick” Ramey, 82, of Peru passed away at 12:04 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2022, at Marion General Hospital.

Born on May 10, 1940, in Elwood, he was the son of the late John and Gertrude (Bradley) Ramey.

Dick retired from General Tire (Gen Corp) in 2000 in Marion after 35 years, then after...

May 11, 2022

Patricia Mize, 59, of Peru passed at 10:28 a.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at her home due to complications of COPD.

Born on May 29, 1962 in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Wilma Spencer.  She married Russell Mize, on July 7, 1986.

Pat in her younger years enjoyed camping and...

Apr 25, 2022

Lenard “Dutch” Rasmussen, 92, of Peru passed away at 8:50 a.m., Monday, April 25, 2022 at home surrounded by family.

Born on May 24, 1929 in Peru, he was the son of the late August and Dorothy (Schmidt) Rasmussen.

Dutch worked the rails for many years retiring as a conductor for the C&O railroad and...

Apr 21, 2022

Margery Lynn Black, 68, of Peru passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Dukes Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

Born on October 14, 1953 in Petoskey, Michigan, she was the daughter of Richard (Mickey) Conkright and Marlene Burrows Heuer (John).

She married Stephen Coblentz in 1970, and they had two children Stephen...

Apr 17, 2022

Kevin C. Williams, 41, of Peru passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at his home.

Born on March 23, 1981 in Peru, he was the son of Kenneth Lee and Helen M. (Dunlap) Williams.

Kevin enjoyed Notre Dame Football, music, playing his drums and fishing.

Survivors include his parents, Kenneth Lee...

Apr 15, 2022

John E. Pattison, Jr., 62, of Peru passed away at 5:52 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2022 at I.U. Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Born on May 27, 1959 in Peru, he was the son of the late John E. Pattison, Sr. and Esther L. (Smith) Pattison.

He was a 1978  Peru High School graduate.

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Mar 30, 2022

Robert ‘Binks’ Watson Biddle, Jr. passed away on the morning of March 30, 2022.  Binks leaves behind a son, Robert Watson Biddle III (Lindsey) of Lewiston, ID, and a daughter, Skyla Marie Biddle of Indianapolis.  Binks is also survived by four grandchildren, Reason & Linden (Robert) in Lewiston and Kyron & Kendrick (Skyla) in Indianapolis.  Binks has two surviving...

Mar 27, 2022

Jesse A. Hesh, 30, of Peru passed away at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, March 27, 2022 at his home.

Born on September 17, 1991 in Crown Point, he was the son of Harley Hesh and Norma Hertzlieb.

Jesse was a former sales agent for Bolt Energy.  He enjoyed spending time with his family, making people laugh,...

Mar 21, 2022

Jeffrey Thomas Short, 67, of Peru passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 12:59 p.m.  Born in Logansport, on March 27, 1954 to Harry W. Short and Ruth E. (Steffey) Short.

Jeffrey loved watching various sports, his passion though was watching IU basketball. He also worked at American Stationary as press operator...

Mar 10, 2022

Rosanna Mae (Landgrave) Kinney, 95, passed away peacefully March 10, 2022 after a brief illness. She was born in Peru, Indiana, and lived there until her death. She married her best friend since the second grade, Max Edward Kinney, in August 1946. He preceded her in death in 1995. Until her recent illness, she lived a vibrant...

Mar 10, 2022

Andrew Rose, Sr., 68 of Peru passed away at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Dukes Memorial Hospital.

Born on December 24, 1953 in Kokomo, to the late Albert Wayne and Sarah Francis (Norris) Rose.

He was a graduate of Kokomo High School, and retired from Woodcrest Manufacturing.

He married the love...

Mar 6, 2022

Liam Wayne West, 4, of Peru passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital.

He was born on October 26, 2017 in Indianapolis, IN.

Liam loved laughing, smiling, watching Mighty Little Bheem, but most of all loved watching his siblings play.

Survivors include his parents, Kyle and Halie, brother,...

Mar 5, 2022

Phillip Michael Maxwell (Maxx) passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2022 at the age of 31. Phillip was born in Dearborn, MI on December 7th, 1990 to Ron and LuAnn Maxwell. He moved to Miami County at a very young age and attended Maconaquah Schools. He enjoyed playing the trumpet in the band with the Maconaquah Marching Braves. After...

Feb 11, 2022

Amber Lynn Cart, 37, of Peru passed away unexpectedly on Friday February 11, 2022 at home.

Born on May 25, 1984 in Lafayette, she was the daughter of James Justice and Connie (Kingery) Justice.

Amber was a homemaker and formerly worked at Gabriel’s Restaurant.

She enjoyed drawing, writing poems, coloring and spending time...

Feb 10, 2022

Ula Beatrice Wray Yeater, 92, of West Lafayette formerly of Peru passed away at 3:42 p.m., Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Heritage Healthcare Center in West Lafayette.

Born on April 28, 1929 in Elwood, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Webb) Brandon.

She enjoyed gardening, coloring, playing bingo, animals and being...

Feb 5, 2022

Debra Kay Rose, 64, of Peru passed away at 4:45 p.m., Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne.

Born on December 20, 1957 in Kokomo, she was the daughter of Henry (Bud) and Elizabeth (Liz) Crabtree Ballew.

She married the love of her life Andrew Rose, Sr. on December 22, 1975 and...

Jan 18, 2022

Patricia Ann Hunkler, 71, of Liberty Township, Ohio passed away at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

Born on October 18, 1950 in Peru, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. and Jane Ellen Hammond both of Peru.

She married Glen D. Boettjer Jr. on July 19, 1969 and divorced later. Patricia...

Jan 17, 2022

Evelyn (Evie) Grundmeyer, 74, Peru, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on January 17, 2022. She was born February 22, 1947 in Sharon, PA to John and Mary Thomas. She grew up in Masury, OH and graduated from Brookfield High School in 1965. On March 18, 1972 she married Dale Grundmeyer. They raised a son (Brian) and a daughter...

Jan 6, 2022

Rebecca “Bec” S. Fitzpatrick, 66, of Miami passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Kokomo.

Born on July 18, 1955 in Logansport, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Birnell) Anderson.

On September 8, 1973 she married Jerry R. Fitzpatrick.

Rebecca was a lifelong homemaker...