Obituaries
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GUENIN, Emma Elsie (Weaver)
Marion Chronicle Tribune (Grant Co., Indiana); Thursday 6 February 1969; pg. 2 col. 2

EMMA GUENIN

             LAFONTAINE—Emma Elsie Guenin, 79, LaFontaine, died at her home at 6 p.m Wednesday. She had been ill for three years.
            She was a native of Grant County. Mrs. Guenin was a member of LaFontaine Christian Church and the Order of Eastern Star. Her husband, Oren, died in 1942.
            Survivors include five sons, Kenneth, Lawrence, John, Wayne and William Guenin, all of LaFontaine; a daughter, Mrs. Frances (Vera) Grant, LaFontaine; three brothers, Glenn Weaver, Marion, and DeWitt and Dean Weaver, both of LaFontaine; two sisters, Mrs. Russell Eller, Marion, and Mrs. Omer Brock, Fort Wayne, 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
            Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at LaFontaine Christian Church. David Graham will officiate. Burial will be in the LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at Hunter Funeral Home, LaFontaine, after 6:30 p.m. today.

GUENIN, Lawrence L.
Marion Chronicle Tribune (Grant Co., Indiana); Monday 2 March 2009; online

             LaFONTAINE — Lawrence L. “Shorty” Guenin, 92, died February 28 at his rural LaFontaine home. He was a devoted husband, proud father, doting grandfather, and steadfast friend.
            He was born September 29, 1916, in Pleasant Township (Grant County) to the late Oren and Elsie Weaver Guenin. Lawrence lived near Sweetser and in Van Buren, and graduated from LaFontaine High School with the class of 1935.
            He was preceded in death by his sister Vera Grant (Francis) and brothers Kenneth (Lois), Wayne, and William. Brother John and his wife Wilma survive, along with Isabel Guenin Ford and Betty Guenin.
            On August 17, 1940, Lawrence married Marguerite Troyer in Mishawaka, Indiana. Throughout their 68 years together he encouraged her interests, projects, and club activities. The couple regularly attended their family’s sports events, their church and school programs and affirmed each person’s efforts.
            Mrs. Guenin survives, as do the children: Oren (Rita) of Marion; Jean Wright (Larry), LaFontaine; and Mark (Diane), Wabash.
            In addition, Lawrence was “Grandpa Shorty” to grandchildren Steve, Jeff and Laura Guenin; Alicia O’Roark, Paul and Tom Wright; Emily Guenin-Hodson, Natalie Unger, and Lindsey Jones, and to great-grandchildren Jacob, Jordyn, Alec and Chase Guenin; Tucker, Sam, and Paisley O’Roark; Izaak and Logan Wright; Troy and Rob Guenin-Hodson; James Unger; and Laney Jones.
            He loved his home and family — especially if he could be rocking a grandbaby, and a good game of euchre or pinochle.
            Lawrence was a farmer in Grant and Wabash Counties, and helped with last fall’s harvest on the John Deere equipment he preferred.
            He was a member and past Worshipful Master of LaFontaine Lodge No. 295, F. & A.M., and a Worthy Patron of Eastern Star. He also was a member of Metosinia #533 of IOOF.
            There will be calling from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 S. Main St., LaFontaine, and at the church one hour before the service.
           The service to celebrate Lawrence’s life will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, at St. Matthew’s United Church of Christ in Wabash. Charles and Eileen Dye will lead the time of remembrance and thanksgiving. Burial will be at the LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery.
            Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Matthews Church (1717 N. Wabash St., Wabash, IN 46992), where Shorty and Marguerite worshipped.
            Condolences may be shared with the Guenin family online at [website omitted].
            “Go now in peace,” faithful, generous servant.

GUENIN, Oren Silas
Marion Chronicle (Grant Co., Indiana); Tuesday 1 December 1941; pg. 1 col. 8

OREN GUENIN SERVICES SET

            LAFONTAINE, Ind., Dec. 1—Funeral services for Oren S. Guenin, fifty-eight, farmer, will be arranged following the arrival of sons from U.S. Army camps, relatives here said today.
            Mr. Guenin died at 6 p.m. Monday at his home, one mile north of LaFontaine, following an illness of one week.
            Born in Pleasant township, Grant county, Mr. Guenin was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Guenin. He was married to Miss Elsie Weaver, Marion, in 1911. He moved to Liberty township, Wabash county, several years ago. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Jalapa.
            Surviving Mr. Guenin are the widow five sons [sic], Kenneth, Lawrence and William, LaFontaine; John, Fort Bragg, N.C., and Wayne, Scott Field, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Francis Grant, Toledo, O.; one sister, Mrs. Paul Minnick, Richland township, and one brother, Joseph Guenin, Pleasant township.

Marion Leader-Tribune (Grant Co., Indiana); Tuesday 1 December 1941; pg. 2

OREN S. GUENIN DIES AT HOME—Complications Fatal to Wabash County Farmer; Rites Wait for Word from Sons in Army.

             LaFontaine, Ind., Nov. 30—Oren S. Guenin, 58, died at 6 p.m. today after a one week illness of complications at his home one mile east of LaFontaine.
            Mr. Guenin was born Nov. 26, 1884 in Pleasant Township, Grant county. He moved to Liberty township, Wabash county several years ago. He had been a farmer all his life until he became ill.
           Survivors are five sons, Kenneth, Lawrence, and William, all of LaFontaine, John with the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, N.C.; and Wayne, with the U.S. Army at Scott Field, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Frances Grant, Toledo, O.; one sister, Mrs. Paul Minnick, Richland township and one brother, Joseph Guenin, Pleasant township.
            Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending receipt of word from the sons in the Army.