This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KarinKing45 Surnames: Lough, Shell, Counterman, Alderman, Brickley, Heckert, Holst, Dawson Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/3356/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat Adams County, Indiana Wed., Jan 18, 1989 WILBUR LOUGH Wilbur "Bob" Lough, 51, route 4, Decatur, a lifelong Adams County resident, was dead on arrival at 11:53 p.m. Tuesday in Adams County Memorial Hospital's emergency room. He had been in failing health several years. He was born in Decatur on April 7, 1937 to Roy F. and Kathryn Shell Lough and married the former Elaine A. Counterman on July 23, 1960 in Allen County; she survives. He was service manager for Cloverleaf Motors, Fort Wayne, for 19 years, until 1981. He then worked four years in the maintenance department at the Tioga motor homes plant in Decatur before becoming disabled three years ago. He was a well-known auto mechanic and a pioneer in the kidney dialysis program at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was a member of Decatur Moose Lodge 1311 and served in the United States Army in Korea, from 1955-1957. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bryan (Kathy) Alderman, route 4, Decatur and Denise R. Lough, 404 S. 11th St.; a sister, Mrs. Warren (Maxine) Brickley, 710 Spencer St.; a brother, James K. Lough, Plainfield, Indiana; two half-sisters, Mrs. Gary (Donna) Heckert, 513 S. 5th St., and Frances Holst, Sturgis, Mich.; three half-brothers, Kenny Dawson, Berne, and Joe and Dale Lough, both of Sturgis, Mich.; two grandsons and one granddaughter. A half-brother, William Dawson, is deceased. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday in Zwick-Sefton and Jahn Funeral Home, Rev. Frederick Bunts officiating. Burial will be in Ray Cemetery, Monroe. Visiting hours are 2-9 p.m. Thursday. Preferred memorials are to the Kidney Foundation. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.