Donald E. Slagal

Donald E. Slagal of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 11:57 a.m. on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Parkview Huntington Hospital in Huntington, Indiana. He was 82 years old.

He was born December 2, 1934 in Wabash, Indiana to John & Betty (Hall) Slagal.  He married Alice Kay Hayes; she survives.  Donald worked as a truck driver and was member of Wabash Masonic Lodge and was 32nd degree mason.

There will be no services. Care has been entrusted to McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Phyllis "Elaine" Duhamell

Phyllis “Elaine” Francis Duhamell of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday July 4, 2017 at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana. She was 83 years old. 

She was born in Marion, Indiana on October 4, 1933 to Paul Haynes & Evelyn (Brown) Haynes.  Elaine graduated in 1951 from Wabash High School.  She married Leonel “Pete” Duhamell on February 20, 1952; he survives. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.

She is survived by three sons, Randy (Cathy) Duhamell, Lagro, Indiana; Keith (Patti) Duhamell, Wabash, Indiana; and Jeff (Rhonda) Duhamell, Wabash, Indiana. Two daughters, Nancy (Gary) Devore, Wabash, Indiana and Linda (Kevin) Bruss, Warsaw, Indiana; Twelve grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by daughter, Debra Diane Duhamell, in 1953; great grandchild, Aden Shoue and brother, Jerry Haynes.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, Indiana 46992, with Reverend Sue Babovec officiating. Entombment will be at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash, Indiana.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., July 7, 2017 at the funeral home. Preferred Memorials are to be made to the Wabash Elks, Wabash, Indiana or Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Delbert Martin

Delbert Leroy Martin of Wabash, Indiana passed away at 3:34 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 85 years old.  

He was born July 23, 1931 in Wabash, Indiana to Dalice and Leona (Nayrocker) Martin.  Delbert attended Wabash High School.  He married Margaret L. Williams in 1953.  She died September 5, 1994.  Delbert worked for the Dana Corporation in Marion, Indiana for 40 years, retiring January 1994.  He was a U.S. Army Air Force Veteran, serving during the Korean War.  He was a member of the American Legion Post 15, Wabash, Indiana.  He was also a member of the Wabash Christian Church and the Missionary Alliance Church.

He is survived by a daughter, Debra Haecker of Wabash, Indiana; two grandchildren, Joe (Sara) Haecker, Roann, Indiana and Mark Haecker of Wabash, Indiana; great grandchildren, Whitney, Caleb, Kenzie, Kiptin, & Kedryk; sisters, Barbara (Joe) Bakehorn, Wabash, Indiana, and Anna (John) Fritz, Peru, Indiana.  He is preceded in death by a brother, Marvin Martin, and a baby sister.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, Indiana 46992, with Pastor Todd Render officiating. Burial will be at Friends Cemetery, Wabash, Indiana. Preferred memorials are directed to a scholarship fund for his two little men, Kiptin and Kedryk in care of the funeral home.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.