Obituaries

Apr 30, 2019

Bonnie L. Brandon, 91, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 (her 91st birthday) at her daughter’s home in Elkhart, IN. She was born April 30, 1928 in Hamilton, IN to Dwight F. & Vera M. (Heller) Haughey.

She grew up in Hamilton, IN, graduated in 1946...

Apr 29, 2019

Jane C. DeRolf, 76, of North Webster, IN passed away at 5:19 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2019 at her home. She was born on August 6, 1942 in Hammond, IN to Charles & Dorothy (Thorpe) Kaufman.

She grew up in Hammond, graduated in 1960 from Hammond High School and attended Hammond Business College. She was married...

Apr 29, 2019

Lois Ann Click, 78, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 2:18 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 5, 1940 in Prestonsburg, KY to Wayne Curtis & Surilda (Poe) LeMaster.

She grew up in Prestonsburg and was married on January 17, 1959 in Prestonsburg, KY to Clyde Click who...

Apr 27, 2019

Roy G. Lewis, 66, of Pierceton, IN passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 20, 1952 in Hazel Park, MI to Glen Allen & Beulah (Music) Lewis.

He grew up in Kentucky, attended public schools there, and moved to the Pierceton area several...

Apr 26, 2019

Richard L. Hattery, 68 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 9:08 p.m. in the home of a friend. Born in Marshall County on June 9, 1950, he was the son of Donald and Dorothy (Freece) Hattery. He spent most of his life in the Plymouth and Warsaw areas and was employed by Premier Concepts, Warsaw....

Apr 23, 2019

Lillie F. “Susie” Hartup, 81, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her home. She was born on April 19, 1938 in Kosciusko County, IN to Robert Royce & Josephine “Jo” (Reiff) Galbreath.

She was a lifetime Pierceton / Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1956 from Pierceton High School. She was married...

Apr 22, 2019

Ruth Mae Schanbacher, age 92 and a longtime resident of Chapman Lake, passed away quietly at 11:05 a.m. on April 22, 2019 in Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake. The daughter of Dee Walter and Edith Mae (Hellwarth) Fast, Ruth was born on March 25, 1927 in Mercer County Ohio. She graduated as valedictorian from Rockford High School in 1944...

Apr 22, 2019

John W. Blackburn, 88, of Goshen, IN passed away at 10:40 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen, IN. He was born on May 8, 1930 in Prestonsburg, KY to Elbert & Eliza (Skeens) Blackburn

He grew up in Prestonsburg, KY and attended public schools there. He moved to Indiana in 1954...

Apr 21, 2019

Nancy L. Fritz, age 71 and a resident of Huntington, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 21, 2019 in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. She was previously a resident of Warsaw where she had worked as an LPN at Kosciusko Community Hospital. She also worked for Duemling Clinic, Fort Wayne. Nancy was born on October 1, 1947 in Kosciusko County and...

Apr 19, 2019

Jerry Leroy Searls, 57, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of Coco, FL) passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2019 at his brother's home. He was born on January 21, 1962 in Goshen, IN to Jack Leroy & Kay Frances (Stouder) Searls.

He grew up in Cromwell area, attended West Noble High School, and lived in...

Apr 17, 2019

Teresa Lynn Tackett, age 57 and a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 2:58 a.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital. The daughter of Arlas Slaven and Sharon (Webster) Palmer, Terrie, as most knew her, was born on June 16, 1961 in Warsaw. She attended Tippecanoe Valley High School and worked for Crystal Lake Egg...

Apr 17, 2019

Thomas J. “Tom” Elsten Sr., 75, of Pierceton, IN passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at his home. He was born on May 21, 1943 in Huntington, IN to Earl L. & Helen M. (Bair) Elsten.

He grew up in Huntington, graduated from Huntington High School, attended Indiana / Purdue University in Indianapolis, and International Business College....

Apr 15, 2019

Margaret M. “Mert” Helton, 93, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. She was born on January 23, 1926 in Fort Wayne, IN to Francis B. & Gladys M. (Yonor) Light.

She attended Warsaw High School and was married on December 11, 1944 in...

Apr 12, 2019

Frank Junior Stone, age 95 of Chapman Lake, was born on June 12, 1923 and passed from this life on April 12, 2019 at 9:10 a.m. in Majestic Care of West Allen, Fort Wayne. He was born in Hartford City, Indiana to Liddy Townsend Stone and Franklin C. Stone. His step-father was Lemual Gillard. Frank was one of seven siblings;...

Apr 11, 2019

James D. "Jimmy" Clemans, 61, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on April 6, 1958 in Rensselaer, IN to Richard & Bertha Pearl (Bailey) Clemans.

He attended Rensselaer High School and moved to Kosciusko County in 1989 from Monticello, IN....

Apr 7, 2019

David E. “Mag” Kern, 57, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on February 3, 1962 in Goshen, IN to Jacob Earl “Jake” & Susan A. “Susie” (Morganthaller) Kern III.

He graduated in 1980 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, IN and...

Apr 7, 2019

Sherman Kimbal Scott, known to many as “Kim,” passed away on Sunday, April 7th at 11:15 a.m. in his Milford home. Age 69 at the time of his death, he was surrounded with love from his family at his passing. Kim was born on December 12, 1949 in Elkhart County to father, Russell Scott and mother, Ila Ruth (Brooks) Scott....

Apr 6, 2019

Peggy A. Miller, 62, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on May 27, 1956 in LaGrange, IN to Donald D. & Velda F. (Kline) Clay.

She graduated in 1975 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and was a lifetime Goshen...

Apr 5, 2019

William E. “Bill” Thompson, 87, of Wakarusa, IN (formerly of Leesburg, IN) passed away at 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Miller’s Merry Manor Assisted Living in Wakarusa, IN. He was born on September 8, 1931 in Wolf Lake, IN to Ira James & Reuah (Boggs) Thompson.

He graduated in 1951 from Wolf Lake High...

Apr 3, 2019

George T. Dvorak, 74, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at his home. He was born on August 2, 1944 in Chicago, IL to William and Virginia (Wisniewski) Dvorak.

He was a United States Army veteran and served in Vietnam.  He was married on May 3, 1969 in Lemont, IL...