Obituaries

Aug 25, 2019

Roger R. Chain, 88, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on February 7, 1931 in Cincinnati, OH to William & Esther (Faulkenburg) Chain.

He grew up in Cincinnati, attended high school there, and was married to Dorothy “Dottie” (Davis) Mofford...

Aug 25, 2019

Ronald Gene Maish, age 76 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 1:38 p.m. in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. Born on June 14, 1943 in Russiaville, Indiana, Ronald was the son of Cloyd and Laura (Reppert) Maish. He was also a mirror image twin and the brother to Donald Eugene Maish and six other...

Aug 23, 2019

Frances Ross, age 82 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Friday, August 23, 2019 at 7:42 p.m. in Warsaw at Paddock Springs Senior Living. Born on November 10, 1936 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Lloyd Jay and Elsie (Reynolds) Jay. She graduated from high school in the Indianapolis area and eventually moved to Kosciusko County...

Aug 21, 2019

Edward Allen Teune, a longtime Warsaw resident, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 11 p.m. in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. He was 73 years old. Born in Cicero, Illinois on June 30, 1946, Ed, as most knew him, was the son of John and Ruth (Huisenga) Teune. He was one of six children and graduated from Calvin...

Aug 20, 2019

Douglas E. Method, known by most as Doug, passed away quietly on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 5:40 p.m. in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. He was 81 years old. Born on January 22, 1938, Doug was the son of Guy Benjamin Method, Sr. and Lela Joy (Mahoney) Method. He was born in Warsaw, attended Leesburg High School and...

Aug 19, 2019

Alan R. Schlagenhauf, 57, of Leesburg, IN lost his battle to cancer at 11:42 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home. He was born on June 13, 1962 in Decatur, IN to Phillip Bruce & E. Naoma (Rutledge) Schlagenhauf.

He attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse, graduated from South Adams High School in Berne, and...

Aug 19, 2019

Anthony T. “Tony” Gammiere, 90, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home. He was born May 19, 1929 in Cleveland, OH to Peter & Alverda (Marks) Gammiere.

He grew up in Cleveland, graduated in 1947 from Collinwood High School in Cleveland, OH, and was a Unites States Air Force veteran....

Aug 19, 2019

Syracuse Dateline

Debra L. Lowrey-Sutton, 66, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:44 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on March 19, 1953 in Riverside, CA to Robert Lewis Lowrey and Joycelyn Joan (Durkee) Lowrey.

She grew up in Riverside, California and graduated...

Aug 18, 2019

Della R. Reith, 63, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on April 12, 1956 in Goshen, IN to Bennie P. & Donna Marie (Haggerty) Morse.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended Wawasee High School in...

Aug 17, 2019

Gwendolyn C. “Gwen” Huffman, 80, of Claypool, IN passed away at 8:04 p.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on August 8, 1939 in Wabash, IN to Paul Wayne & Beulah Christine (Sigler) Hendrix.

She graduated in 1957 from Wabash High School and 1986 from Manchester...

Aug 14, 2019

Donald Albert Sweatland passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 10:52 while surrounded by his loving family. He was 82 years old at the time of his death. Don, as most knew him, was born on August 26, 1936 in Rome, NY. He was one of five children and the son of Ivan Earl and Mary Lucille (Griffith) Sweatland....

Aug 14, 2019

Dorothy J. “Dottie” Robling, 83, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 1:05 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Warsaw Meadows Healthcare. She was born on October 6, 1935 in Hamilton, OH to Layton & Earsel (Lewis) Johnson.

She graduated from Charlottsville High School in Charlottsville, IN and was married on September 2, 1953 in Greenfield, IN to...

Aug 13, 2019

Edward J. “Ed” Frost Jr., 51, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:26 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 13, 1967 in Pontiac, MI to Edward J. & Marilyn K. (Wilson) Frost Sr.

He grew up in Michigan, attended Breckenridge High School in...

Aug 11, 2019

Jennie L. Hamman, 63, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 12:10 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on April 11, 1956 in Goshen, In to Jack E. & Ruth A. (Neibert) Hamman.

She was a lifetime North Webster / Leesburg area resident and attended Wawasee High School...

Aug 11, 2019

Dennis Lee Newcomer, 70, of Milford, IN passed away at 5:44 a.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN.  He was born on July 4, 1949 in Goshen, IN to Devon Wayne & Betty Lou (Coleman) Newcomer.

He was a lifetime Nappanee / Milford area resident and graduated 1968 from Milford High School....

Aug 10, 2019

Lois S. Johnson, 84, of Goshen, IN passed away at 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at The Maples Healthcare in Goshen, IN. She was born on July 21, 1935 in Elkhart, IN to William Bruce & Wilma (Rockstroh) Sellers.

She graduated in 1953 from Elkhart High School, 1956 from Ball State University in Muncie, IN,...

Aug 10, 2019

Ted Wayne Upson passed away unexpectedly in his Warsaw home on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 2:40 p.m. Age 83 at the time of his death, he was a longtime Warsaw resident. Ted was born in Fort Wayne on February 29, 1936. He was the only son of Edwin and Eloise (Shenefield) Upson and graduated from Washington Center High School...

Aug 9, 2019

Lois V. Kinder passed away quietly on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 10:55 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. Age 90 at the time of her death, she was a longtime area resident. Born Lois Bright on December 15, 1928, she was the daughter of Clifford Bright and Marie (Slabaugh) Bright. She was one of three children and a graduate...

Aug 9, 2019

Richard Lee "Dutch" Davis, 95, of Mentone, IN passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Friday, August 9, 2019 at his residence. He was born on March 19, 1924 in Athens, IN to Harvey & Fay (Kamp) Davis.

He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident, graduated in 1942 from Akron High School, and was a United States Marine...

Aug 8, 2019

Addam R. Shepherd, age 76 and a resident of Warsaw, died on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center at 2:35 a.m. Addam was born on December 17, 1942 in Warsaw and was the son of the late Albert and Hettie (Meade) Shepherd. He served in the US Army for 18 years with service during Vietnam, ultimately...