Obituaries

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...

Apr 2, 2019

Gloria J. Chivington, 66, of North Webster, IN passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at her home. She was born on August 17, 1952 in Fort Wayne, IN to Charles and Patricia (Otis) Huffman.

She graduated in 1970 from Southside High School in Fort Wayne and on March 25, 1972 in Fort Wayne,...

Apr 2, 2019

Stanley R. “Stan” Insley, 78, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Greencroft Rehab in Goshen, IN. He was born on February 11, 1941 in Warsaw, IN to Robert G. “Bob” & Ethel Mae (Rowe) Insley.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1959 from Syracuse High...

Mar 28, 2019

James A. “Jim” Goddard, 72, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at his residence. He was born on June 2, 1946 in Plymouth, IN to Vernon & Maxine E. (Morris) Goddard.

He was a lifetime area resident and graduated in 1965 from North Webster High School. On July 23, 1965...

Mar 27, 2019

Edward L. “Ed” Chivington, 66, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:35 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at his residence. He was born on August 26, 1952 in Fort Wayne, IN to Eugene and Mary (Reichard) Chivington.

He graduated in 1970 from West Noble High School and on March 25, 1972 in Fort Wayne he...

Mar 27, 2019

Amanda Kristine Huey, age 33 and a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Wednesday, March 27th in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Her passing at 6:45 p.m. was from complications of a sudden stroke which she suffered earlier in the week. Amanda was born to Charles “Chuck” Huey and Verdonna (Bowser) Huey on June 20, 1985 in Parkview...