Current Obituaries

Rex H. Hoover

Jan 24, 1933 - May 18, 2013

Flora M. Kirtley

Aug 2, 1920 - May 18, 2013

Larry W. Dailey

Mar 11, 1941 - May 17, 2013

Jacqueline E. Turner

Dec 6, 1924 - May 17, 2013

Betty Jane Grimes

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Rev. Gary B. Riley

Apr 3, 1965 - May 16, 2013

David W. Dragstrem

Jun 22, 1941 - Feb 12, 2013


David W. Dragstrem, 71, of Wabash, IN, and having family members in Huntington, IN, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.

Mr. Dragstrem graduated from Somerset High School in 1960. He owned Dragstrem Plumbing and Heating and retired from McClure Oil in Marion. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

He was born June 22, 1941, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Darwin R. and Opal Swartz Dragstrem. He married Alice J. Billiard on Aug. 19, 1961, and she survives.

Additional survivors include a daughter, Bernice (Michael) Collins, of Huntington; a brother, Steve (Cindy) Dragstrem, of Marion; and two sisters, Barbara Bournique, of Cincinnati, OH, and Patty Miller, of Wabash.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mississinewa Cemetery, Somerset, with the message given by Greg Vaughn. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb.16, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3641W-100S, Wabash.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.