Obituaries

Oct 11, 2019

Marc A. Kneller, 69, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 5:28 p.m. on Friday, October 11 2019 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on June 14, 1950 in Huntington, IN to Edward Howard & Dorothy Eloise (Jones) Kneller.

He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident and attended Warsaw...

Oct 9, 2019

John Jay Mahler was born in Niles, Michigan on November 27, 1945, to Arthur Jay Mahler and Verna Mae (Randall) Mahler.  As a youngster, he lived with his parents on Olson Road between Monterey and Leiters Ford, Indiana.  He graduated from Aubeenaubee High School.  On September 17, 1965, he married Linda Carl, and together they had six children.  He...

Oct 9, 2019

Lois Gulley, 85, of North Webster, IN passed away at 11:50 a.m. on October 10, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on June 3, 1934 in Florence, AL to Charles & Lola (Hubbard) Freshour.

She grew up in Savannah, TN, lived in Marion, IN for 15 years, and moved from Gas City, IN to the Barbee...

Oct 9, 2019

Phillip B. Strieby, 89, of Milford, IN passed away at 9:44 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at the Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on July 11, 1930 in Kansas where he was adopted by Robert N. & Lera L. (Ott) Strieby.

He graduated from Syracuse High School in 1948 and received an associate’s...

Oct 7, 2019

Brian F. Bensing, 51, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:07 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on October 15, 1967 in Fort Belvoir, VA to William F. & Linda K. (Miller) Bensing.

He graduated from Stevenson High School in Livonia, MI was currently employed as...

Oct 6, 2019

Toby Joe Yoh, 47, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 3:30 a.m. on October 6, 2019 at his residence . He was born on May 27, 1972 in Mountain Home, ID to Harold B. & Jilda M. (Searfoss) Yoh.

He grew up in Scott, OH and Ligonier, IN.  He graduated from West Noble High School in...

Oct 4, 2019

Nancy J. Stouder, 70, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at her residence. She was born on March 13, 1949 in Cincinnati, OH to Delbert & Larlie (Perry) Chenault.

She moved to Syracuse in 1999 from Michigan. She graduated in 1980 from Hillsdale Community High School in Hillsdale, MI and...

Oct 4, 2019

Michael A. “Mike” Pavlick, 80, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 10:42 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at his residence. He was born on August 18, 1939 in Charleroi, PA to Michael & Rose “Rosie” (Columbus) Pavlick.

He grew up in Pennsylvania and attended high school in Pennsylvania and Marion, IN. He was a United States...

Oct 4, 2019

Carolyn S. “Sue” Golden, 80, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at her residence. She was born on January 16, 1939 in Shirley, IN to Kenneth H. & Mabel L. (Keck) Wales.

She graduated from Shirley High School and moved to the Syracuse area in 1968 from Fort Wayne, IN....

Oct 4, 2019

Sandra Kay Pfaff, known to most as “Sandy,” passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:43 p.m. in Fort Wayne’s Visiting Nurse Hospice Home. Born on April 3, 1945, in San Francisco, California, she was the daughter of the late William Collins and the late Florence (Mikels) (Collins) Denny. Sandy spent most of her childhood in the Logansport area...

Sep 28, 2019

Mary Lou Baxter, age 88 and a longtime Warsaw resident, passed away quietly on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 2:45 p.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. Born on April 22, 1931, Mary Lou was the only daughter of Carl J. and Ruth (Gates) Schrader. She was born in Columbia City and was united in marriage to the late Samuel W....

Sep 26, 2019

David Brian Webster, 61, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 11:40 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 10, 1957 in Madison, WI to Gary Atward & Anna Mae (O’Gara) Webster.

He grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from East High School in Madison,...

Sep 23, 2019

Gayle Harris, 84, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on March 25, 1935 in Anderson, IN to Fay Newton & Dessie (Anderson) Kern.

She graduated in 1953 from Anderson High School, received her B.S. Degree in 1957 from Hanover College, and her Master’s...

Sep 22, 2019

Richard M. Taylor, 69, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at his residence. He was born on July 26, 1950 in New Castle, IN to Ostie & Frances Eleanor (Lawson) Taylor.

He grew up in Daleville, IN, graduated from Daleville High School, and moved to Warsaw 40 years ago from Daleville. He was...

Sep 21, 2019

Joel Shumaker, age 80 and a lifetime resident of the Warsaw area, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 10:34 p.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital. The son of the late Leroy H. Shumaker and the late Rosella I. (Meredith) Shumaker, he was born in Warsaw on November 13, 1938. Joel attended Warsaw High School and on August 6, 1958...

Sep 19, 2019

Florence H. “Helen” Vanlaningham, 89, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at her son’s home in Milford. She was born on June 14, 1930 in Burrows, IN to Clarence & Myrtle (Gibson) Starbuck.

She graduated from Camden High School and was married on January 3, 1949 in Delphi, IN to...

Sep 18, 2019

Sarah Madeline Hairrell, 45, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:29 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on July 14, 1974 in Marion, IN to Larry Francis & Judith Carol (Goen) Hairrell.

She graduated in 1993 from Warsaw High School & formerly lived in Houston, TX, Mentone,...

Sep 17, 2019

Ronald E. Norman, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 1:38 p.m. in Winona Lake at Grace Village Retirement Community. He was 91 at the time of his death. Known by many as “Ron,” he was born on May 8, 1928 in Flint, Michigan, Ron was the son of Richard L. and Freda K....

Sep 16, 2019

Barbara June "Barb" Lainez, 62, of Etna Green, IN passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2019 at her son's home in Warsaw, IN. She was born on June 3, 1957 in Bremen, IN to Mahlon E. & Martha (Slabaugh) Schmucker.

She attended the United Christian School in Nappanee and lived most of her life...

Sep 16, 2019

Arthur Baldridge, a longtime resident of Pierceton, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on September 16, 2019. He was 83 years old. Born on August 19, 1936 in Blue River Kentucky, he was the son of Andrew and Sally (Ousley) Baldridge. On June 14, 1955, he was married to Renis Bradley who preceded him in death on July 26,...