Obituaries

Feb 19, 2019

Klara E. Hill, 97, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:58 a.m. on February 19, 2019 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on April 28, 1921 in Big Lake, MN to John & Maude Mabel (Mummert) Muntinga.

She graduated from Jefferson Township High School in Middlebury, IN and Goshen College in Goshen, IN. ...

Feb 18, 2019

Nancy L. Ayers, 69, of Milford, IN passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 18, 2019 at her residence. She was born on April 30, 1949 in Plymouth, IN to Joseph & Marie (Anderson) Simpson.

She graduated from LaVille High School in Lakeville, IN and was married on January 9, 1990 in Plymouth to Jesse G....

Feb 18, 2019

Dorothy Elizabeth Poor, age 95, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2019 at Hearth and Home Assisted Living in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born February 19, 1923 in Toledo, Ohio to Beatrice (Scobie) and Alvin Klemmer who preceded her in death. On January 31, 1948, she married David B. Poor who also preceded her in death. She was preceded...

Feb 17, 2019

David H. Anders, a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 7:25 p.m. Surrounded with love from his family at the time, he was 73 years old. David was born on May 26, 1945 in Warsaw and was the son of Howard & Pauline (Schultz) Anders. One of three brothers, David was a 1963...

Feb 17, 2019

Edward E. “Ed” Alvey, 70, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 3:34 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on May 6, 1948 in Muncie, IN to Emerson & Alberta L. “Lucille” (Buis) Alvey.

He lived most of his life in the Muncie / North Webster...

Feb 12, 2019

Mary Lee Willman, 84, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on June 21, 1934 in Bunker Hill, IN to Samuel & Ruth (Spencer) Boyer.

She grew up in Marion, IN, graduated in 1952 from Marion High School, and attended college in Harrisburg, PA. She...

Feb 10, 2019

Diana Jo Brown, 78, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on April 2, 1940 in Kimmell, IN to Everett P. & Lucille M. (Beezley) Baker.

She was a lifetime Noble County area resident and graduated in 1958 from Cromwell High...

Feb 9, 2019

Donald E. "Don" Minear, 60, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:25 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on November 16, 1958 in Columbia City, IN to Franklin “Hal” & Peggy (Rhodes) Minear.

He was a lifetime North Webster area resident and graduated in...

Feb 8, 2019

Charles L. “Larry” Gates, 91, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Grace Village Healthcare in Warsaw, IN. He was born on December 28, 1927 in Battle Creek, MI to Carl Wendell & Velma (Sommers) Gates.

He grew up in Mishawaka, IN and graduated in 1947 from Mishawaka High School....

Feb 8, 2019

Jimmie Keith Brown, 73, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:08 p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on January 4, 1946 in Warsaw, IN to Paul L. & Shirley (Fuson) Brown.

He attended grade school in Warsaw, attended Concord High School in Elkhart, and was...

Feb 6, 2019

Carlotta May Tackett, 71, of Claypool, IN passed away at 2:50 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at her residence. She was born on October 31, 1947 in Warren, IN to Marion Francis & Vivian (McDonald) Flemming Sr.

She grew up in Warren and graduated from Rock Creek High School in Huntington, IN. She was married on...

Feb 6, 2019

Martha J. Decker, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019. in Kingston at Dupont, Fort Wayne. She was 91 years old. Martha was born on April 1, 1927 in Bluffton. One of five children, she was the daughter of Harvey and Ruby (Russell) Baumgartner. Martha spent much of her young life in Wells County, living...

Feb 5, 2019

Steve Beverly, age 63 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 5th at 11:15 a.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital. Born on September 12, 1955, Steve was born in San Bernardino, Calif. He was the son of Paul and Cora Ruth (Marshall) Beverly. He was a 1974 graduate of Warsaw High School and previously worked in construction where he was...

Feb 3, 2019

Norma J. Davidsen, 86, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:31 p.m. on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at her home. She was born on June 8, 1932 in New Haven, IN to Norbert L. & Clara J. (Bowlby) Ladig.

She was raised in Fort Wayne and attended Catholic Schools in Fort Wayne. She was married on April...

Feb 3, 2019

Mae Ellen Havens, 93, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Warsaw Meadows Care Center. She was born on June 2, 1925 in Jasper County, IN to William & Myrtle (Keister) Havens.

She grew up in Jasper County and moved to the Warsaw area in the mid 1990’s from Fort...

Feb 1, 2019

LaMar E. “Butch” Huber, 76, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:54 a.m. on February 1, 2019 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on August 11, 1942 in Goshen, IN to Edwin D. & Alice Louise (Ritter) Huber.

He grew up in Syracuse & graduated in 1960 from Syracuse High School. He was a carpenter & a...

Feb 1, 2019

Martha Lou Hoffman, 88, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Martha was born December 31, 1930 in Claypool, Indiana to Harmon and Thelma (Ford) Wharton. She lived most of her life in Claypool, Indiana graduating from Claypool High School where she played saxophone in the marching band. On July 10, 1954...

Feb 1, 2019

Leora (Arnett) (Prater) Bradley, age 92 and a resident of North Manchester, took the hand of the Lord, passing from Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw on Friday, February 1, 2019 at 10:10 p.m. Born in Goodloe, Floyd County, Kentucky on November 18, 1926, Leora was one of seven children born to Lee Arnett and Nancy (England) Arnett. She grew up in...

Jan 31, 2019

Maria (Brack) Sarber, age 83 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly and unexpectedly in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. on January 31, 2019. Born on September 27, 1935 in Antwerp, Belgium, Maria was the daughter of Petrus and Octavia (Van Damme) Brack. She spent her youth in wartime Belgium, immigrating to the United States as a teen. Maria...

Jan 31, 2019

Henry Gutowski, known to many as “Hank,” passed away at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 2:05 p.m. Age 65 at the time of his unexpected death, he was a resident of Warsaw. Hank was born on July 2, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of Frank and Eleanor (Zapinski) Gutowski and one...