All Obituaries

Glen Dallas “GD” Boettjer, Jr., age 77 Peru Indiana passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026, at the at the Blair Ridge nursing facility. He was born January 14, 1949 at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Indiana to Glen D. Boettjer Senior and Lucy E (Andrews) Boettjer.  Glen graduated from Peru high school in 1967, and served our country in the US Army as a military policeman stationed in Saigon during that time, and received several medals metals for his service in ...

Hildred Mary (Graf) Leedy, 92, of Peru, Indiana went to her forever home on Saturday, April 4,2026 at Century Villa Health Care, Greentown, Indiana. She was a beloved and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will be deeply missed. She was born December 18, 1933, in Peru to Frank and Mary (Douglass) Graf and graduated from Peru High School in 1951. Retired from Schneider Electric in Peru, Hildred loved rollerskating, flower gardening, and enjoyed many weekends boating at ...

Rachel C. (Bell) Holy, born November 17, 1943, in Peru, Indiana, Died March 31, 2026 at home surrounded by her family. Parents: Henry O. and Mary Helen (Collier) Bell. Rachel married Willard (Bill) Holy Jr. on November 10, 1963, in Peru, Indiana. Rachel graduated from Peru High School in 1961. After graduating from Indiana University in 1996, she opened her own accounting and tax preparation business. Rachel was instrumental in establishing a scholarship fund at IUK for accounting or ...

Brian Joseph Brown, 46, of Peru passed away at his residence on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. A lifelong resident of Peru, he was born on January 4, 1980. Brian faithfully attended Abundant Life Church in Peru. He loved to fish and camp. Brian was an avid gamer. He is survived by his loving mother, Josephine Kelch of Peru, sister, Tonya (John) Bailey of Jackson Center, Ohio, brothers, James (Jenny) Brown of Peru, Jeremy Brown of Peru, several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and great nieces ...

Robert Gamble, 86, of Peru, passed away March 30, 2026 at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru. Bob was born March 10, 1940 to Ed and Vida (Clemons) Gamble in Silver Point, Tennessee. He moved to Peru with his family around 1948. Bob married Ruby (Walsh) in Peru in 1985, who survives. He had 6 children by other relationships; Robert, Joseph and Cora Hiles, all from Peru. Michael Gamble from Warsaw, and Paige McKnight from Peru. His parents and 8 siblings preceded him in death. Robert will be ...

Jay Bartley Soger, 61, passed away on March 31, 2026. He was born on April 4, 1964. Jay was a devoted father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend. He is survived by his father, Gary Soger; his sister, Jeannie (Tim) Anderson; and his three children, Jayme (Adam) Coffman, Hannah Soger, and Zachary Soger. He was a proud and loving Papaw to his grandchildren, Oliver and Elliott, who brought him immense joy. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his ...

Robert Charles Appleton, 92, of Peru, Indiana passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at his home. He was born on October 12, 1933 in Camden, Indiana to Orlando Miles and Marie Briney (Robbins) Appleton. Robert married Marcia J. (Carpenter) on June 24, 1955 and they have shared 70 years of marriage together. He was employed at Ebert Machine Shop for eleven years while also working as a carpenter for Harold Dawalt building houses. Robert then went on to work at Delco Electronics ...

Doris Elaine Smith, 89, passed away on March 27, 2026, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born in Peru, Indiana on October 5, 1936 to Ira and Genevieve (Simmons) Malott. Doris had 12 siblings with 3 of them surviving.  On December 24, 1952 she married her beloved husband, Robert D. Smith. During their marriage they welcomed four daughters: Cynthia (Kenny) Lyon, Vicky (Dave) Utterback, Jean (Darrel) Deeds, and Linda (Mike) Gochenour. She was blessed with 9 grandchildren, 21 great ...

Carla Dale Clark, aka “Fuzzy”, 55, passed away on March 24, 2026 at 5:55am at IU University Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born on December 31, 1970 in Wabash, Indiana to Steven (Penny) Clark of Rochester, Indiana and Judith (Patrick) Siblisk of Peru, Indiana. Carla graduated from Peru High School in 1989 and Ivy Tech in Indianapolis. She began working at 211 Crisis Call Center in Indianapolis and later worked as a supervisor for the Military Benefit Department at ...

Marlin Wayne Kaukusch, 78, of Peru, Indiana passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru. He was born on February 20, 1948 in Peru, Indiana to Delmar and Cleo (Galbraith) Kaukusch. Marlin served in the United States Army from February 8, 1968 to February 1, 1970. He was a Vietnam Veteran.  Marlin was retired from AT & T where he worked as a lineman. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, traveling, and spending time with family. Marlin is survived by his ...