Obituaries

May 26, 2019

Robert C. Savage, age 89 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 8:54 a.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. Robert was born on December 5, 1929 in Chicago, Ill. He was the son of Roy and Minerva (Spurr) Savage. He was a 1947 graduate of Proviso Township High Schools in Maywood, Ill. and,...

May 25, 2019

Valena Mae Beigh of Warsaw and Winona Lake passed away at 6:00 a.m. in her residence at age 93. Valena was born on August 29, 1925 in Bremen to Forrest J. and Gladys Eva Ranstead. She was a 1943 graduate of Claypool High School. On February 14, 1946, Valena was united in marriage to Edwin Merl “Ed” Beigh in Warsaw....

May 23, 2019

Kim Allen Havlin, 65, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 10:03 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on May 28, 1953 in Warsaw, IN to Blaine Albert & Joanne Lee (Evans) Havlin.

He attended Portage High School and was married on March 9, 1998...

May 20, 2019

George Dean Pendry, 54, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:26 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on May 11, 1965 in Portland, IN to Larry Ray & Catherine Ann (Maxwell) Pendry.

He grew up in Las Vegas, moved to the Warsaw area in 1991...

May 19, 2019

Gilberto Garcia, Jr. age 39 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 5:55 p.m. after having been involved in a motorcycle accident near Goshen, Indiana. Born in Chicago on April 3, 1980, Gilberto was the son of Gilberto Garcia, Sr. and Margarita Mendez Garcia. He was mechanically minded, having attended ITT Technical Institute after graduating from...

May 19, 2019

Charles Milton “Chuck” Gilbert, 83, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at his son’s residence. He was born on September 16, 1935 in Richmond, IN to Milton H. & Viola (Fourman) Gilbert.

He attended Richmond public schools, was a United States Army veteran, and on November 8, 1963 in Sioux...

May 17, 2019

Letitia K. “Tish” Clevenger, 78, formerly of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:15 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. She was born on April 28, 1941 in Goshen, IN to Gaylord E. & Evelyn M. (Bitner) Jones.

She graduated in 1959 from Syracuse High School and attended Ball State University...

May 15, 2019

Lowell Dean Culp, 81, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:13 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, FL. He was born on October 22, 1937 in Goshen, IN to Mervin C. & Lois (Kester) Culp.

He attended Goshen High School, was a United States Army veteran, and was married on February...

May 15, 2019

Seth W. Kelich, 16, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:55 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on June 2, 2002 in Kokomo, IN to Anthony W. Kelich & Abby N. Bass.

He moved to the North Webster area 8 years ago from Kokomo...

May 12, 2019

Gary Dean “Merf” Robbins, 73, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 10:44 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 4, 1946 in Warsaw, IN to Roswell & Alice (Johnston) Robbins.

He graduated in 1964 from Sidney High School and enlisted in the United States Marines Corps and served from Nov....

May 12, 2019

Junior D. Young, age 81 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 3:35 p.m. in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. Junior was born on May 21, 1937 to Ripley F. and Hilda M. (Pinkerton) Young. He was a lifetime area resident and was retired from Clausing Manufacturing where he had worked as...

May 10, 2019

Mary L. Thomas passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 1:55 a.m. in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. Age 68 at the time of her passing, she was a longtime Warsaw resident who will be missed by many. Mary was born on December 5, 1950 in Huntington. One of two children, Mary was the daughter of LeRoy Ward and Mary...

May 10, 2019

Christina (Guardiola) Espinoza, a beautiful, loving mother, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the age of 89 in Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. The daughter of Jose and Maria Guardiola, she was born on July 24, 1929 in San Marcos, Texas. She was a lifelong resident of Kosciusko County and was the matriarch of the Espinoza family....

May 10, 2019

Donna K. Barth, 58, of Columbia City, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 4:11 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2019 at her sister’s home in Ligonier, IN. She was born on July 18, 1960 in Detroit, MI to Bradley & Jerry (Korzenborn) Tingley.

She graduated in 1978 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and in...

May 9, 2019

Marilyn L. Perry, 88, of Milford, IN passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on November 18, 1930 in Nappanee, IN to Jacob Harold & Florence Opal (Clayton) Myers.

She lived most of her life in Milford and graduated in 1948 from Milford High School....

May 8, 2019

Robert O. Smith, Sr., age 73 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Wednesday, May 8th at 7:20 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. Robert was the son of Frank and Callie (Anglin) Smith and was born in Bradshaw Mountain, West Virginia. He was a graduate of Warsaw Community High School and was employed by R.R. Donnelley and...

May 4, 2019

Elizabeth Anne Walker, 60, of Kendallville, IN passed away at 11:22 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at her parent’s home in Kendallville, IN. She was born on July 20, 1958 in Kendallville, IN to Thomas E. & Vonetta A. (Green) Trowbridge.

She grew up in Churubusco and graduated in 1976 from Carroll High School in Fort...

May 2, 2019

Edwina Grace “Win” Sroufe, 75, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2019. She was born on December 14, 1943 in Beach Grove, IN to Edward Robert & Irene (Balint) Eves.

She graduated from North Western High School in Kokomo and attended International Business College in Fort Wayne. She was married on...

May 1, 2019

Linda Marie Novello, 74, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:39 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at her home. She was born on December 19, 1944 in Cleveland, OH to Everett James & Grace (Gallagher) Pierce.

She grew up in Cleveland, OH, graduated from Downers Grove High School and attended Mr. Robert’s Beauty School in...

May 1, 2019

Donna Beeson, 85, of Winona Lake and a longtime resident of Vincennes, died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in her Grace Village residence. Donna was born March 25, 1934, in Hartford City, the daughter of Elwood and Geneva (Whybrew) Farr. She graduated from Hartford City High School in 1952 and worked at the Free Methodist denominational headquarters in Winona Lake before...