Obituaries

Arthur Wegner

Oct 26, 2019

Arthur Wegner, 64,  of New Paris, IN passed away at 6:20 a.m. on October 26, 2019 in Goshen, IN.  Arrangements are pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, IN. Please check back later for full obituary and service information.

Willette J. "Billie" Eisinger

Oct 25, 2019

Willette J. “Billie” Eisinger, 90, of North Webster, IN passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on May 6, 1929 in Kokomo, IN to Robert T. & Agnes Arette (Shepherd) Bohannon.

She graduated in 1947 from Kokomo High School and was married on March 17, 1950 in Kokomo, IN to Ray...

James Kenneth "Jim" Nuell

Oct 24, 2019

James Kenneth “Jim” Nuell, 76, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 8, 1943 in Rochester, IN to Kenneth & Thelma (Snyder) Nuell.

He grew up as a young child in Rochester, attended Rochester Public Schools, and lived in Warsaw most of his...

Otis "Buddy" Busby

Oct 24, 2019

Otis L. Busby, Jr., known to many as “Buddy,” passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 7:25 a.m. in Warsaw’s Kosciusko Community Hospital. He was 80 years old and a resident of Beaver Dam Lake. Born on June 19, 1939, Buddy was the son of Otis Busby, Sr. and Evelyn (Blankenship) Busby. He was born in Richmond and was...

Marti Mudd

Oct 24, 2019

Martha Elaine Mudd passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Fort Wayne at Lutheran Hospital. She was 64 years old. Born on November 11, 1954 in Whitley County, Marti, as most knew her, was the daughter of Ralph G. and Marjorie G. (Snyder) Kaiser. She was a 1974 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. On April 26, 1975, Marti...

Betty L. Tricker

Oct 23, 2019

Betty L. Tricker, 66, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 9:36 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on May 6, 1953 in La Porte, IN to James & Marie Devoe (Elliott) Wise.

She attended New Buffalo High School, graduated high school in Amarillo, TX, and moved to...

Robert James Carr

Oct 23, 2019

Robert James “Bob” Carr, 94, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Mason Healthcare & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. He was born on September 17, 1925 in Montpelier, IN to Everett & Margaret (Bales) Carr.

He grew up in Muncie, IN and graduated in 1943 from Muncie Central High...

Thomas D. "Tom" Mehl Sr.

Oct 23, 2019

Thomas D. "Tom" Mehl Sr., 85, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 20, 1934 in Middletown, OH to Douglas A. & Elda (Smallwood) Mehl.

He attended Cromwell High School and lived most of his life in the Cromwell, Ligonier, Syracuse, and Milford...

Jerry S. Stan" Williams Jr.

Oct 22, 2019

Jerry S. "Stan" Williams, 61 of North Manchester, IN passed away from complications of A.L.S. at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 7, 1958 in Peru, IN to Jerry S. & Donna Lou (Tate) Williams Sr.

He grew up in Peru, graduated in 1976 from Maconaquah High School, 1980 from...

Barbara Brookins-Prater

Oct 20, 2019

Barbara Brookins-Prater, age 84 of Grace Village Retirement Community, passed away quietly on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 3:34 a.m. Barbara was the daughter of the late Gail R. and Iva L. (Bowers) Hidy and was born in Wabash on May 16, 1935. She spent most her youth in the North Manchester area, graduating from Central High School in 1953....

Jimmy Dawson

Oct 15, 2019

Jimmy R. Dawson, age 77 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 just before 4:30 a.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. Jimmy was born on March 30, 1942 in David, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Earl and Josephine (Sparks) Dawson. He was a graduate of Prestonsburg High School and moved to the Warsaw...

Kenneth R. "Kenny" Knisley

Oct 14, 2019

Kenneth Ray “Kenny” Knisley, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2019 at his home. He was born on January 26, 1932 in New Paris, IN to John & Cecil (Strycker) Knisley.

He attended New Paris Public Schools and was a Korean War Army veteran. He was married on April 13,...

Rodney Holloway

Oct 13, 2019

Rodney A. Holloway, a resident of Mentone, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at home. He had struggled with diabetes for nearly twenty years and although his family mourns his death, they are comforted to know there is no more testing, no more waiting for results and no more doctor’s appointments for Rodney who was only 36 years...

Marc A. Kneller

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...

John Jay Mahler

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...

Lois Gulley

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...

Phillip B. Strieby

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...

Brian F. Bensing

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...

Toby J. Yoh

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...

Nancy J. Stouder

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...