Francis M. Wallpe

Francis M. WallpeFrancis M. Wallpe, 87, 407 Southwood Drive, Tipton, died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2006 at Miller's Merry Manor in Tipton.  He was born August 5, 1919 in Tipton County to Edward John & Louise Anna (Ripberger) Wallpe.  In 1948 he married Doris Ann Kleyla and she died in 1986.   He then married Connie Fox in 1988 and she survives. He had formerly lived in Kokomo and Sharpsville.He was a pipefitter at Delco Electronics, retiring in 1991, and a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipton.Survivors besides his wife Connie include one daughter, Micky Etnier and her husband Sam, Kokomo; three step-children, Steven Deering and wife Judy, California, Jason Deering and wife Dawn, Atlanta, Indiana, and Felecia Brennan and husband Pete, Kentucky; one brother, Bob Wallpe and wife Rosemary, Brentwood, California; two sisters, Bee Oyler and husband Charlie, Hayward, California and Betty Lawhead, Kokomo; sisters-in-law Jane Wallpe, Sharon Wallpe and Pat Wallpe, all of Kokomo; one granddaughter, Angie Pier and husband Richard; three great-grandchildren, Kasey, Kayla and Kortney Pier.Francis was preceded in death by two sisters, Katherine Marshke and Lorena Sutton, and four brothers, Harold, Clarence, Anthony and Edward Wallpe.His funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 22 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 340 Mill Street, Tipton, with Rev. Leroy Kinnaman presiding and entombment to follow in Sunset Memory Garden in Kokomo.  Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at Young-Nichols Funeral Home with a Wake Service at 6:30 p.m. Monday.Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 1440 W. Division Road, Tipton, Indiana, 46072.