Obituaries

May 4, 2018

Elinor E. Avery, 77, of Plymouth, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 in McAllen, TX. She was born on July 17, 1940 in Warsaw, IN to John & Francis (Estep) Holloway.

She graduated in 1958 from Syracuse High School and was married on June 5, 1971 in Syracuse, IN to Frederick...

May 4, 2018

Life Story for Infant Consuelo Ayala

May 2, 2018

Eleanor J. “Jean” Robinson, 90, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:05 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on November 11, 1927 in Kosciusko County, IN to Ralph & Eloise (Mabie) Method.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1945 from Syracuse High School....

May 2, 2018

Obituary for William Vanator William Robert Vanator, known to most as “Bill,” passed away on Wednesday, May 2nd in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. He was 85 years old at his death. A longtime resident of Berne (Adams County) Indiana, Bill was born on May 22, 1932 in Kosciusko County and attended Leesburg School where he graduated in 1950. On January...

Apr 30, 2018

Barbara Jean Horn, age 68 and a resident of Warsaw, was called Home on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 2:29 a.m. from Fort Wayne’s Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home. She was born on February 10, 1950 in Hinton, West Virginia, the daughter of Melvin George Gill and Kathleen (Adkins) Gill. On February 1, 1966, she was united in marriage to...

Apr 29, 2018

Obituary for Dennis Lundgren Dennis Gail Lundgren, age 78, died April 29, 2018 at Fort Wayne’s VA Northern Indiana Hospital. He was born in a two-room log cabin in Pembine, Wisconsin on April 15, 1940. His parents, Martha Filbert and Gail Lundgren, and his brother, Larry Lundgren, Sr., all preceded him in death. Dennis attended schools in Elkhart and graduated...

Apr 28, 2018

Obituary for Glee Smith (Butler) Glee (Butler) Smith, age 97, died on April 28, 2018 at Mason Health & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, IN. Glee was born on September 7, 1920 to the late Sherman E. and Ida (Mohler) Butler in Rifle, CO. She graduated from high school in Wauneta, NE and attended college in nearby Chadron. She would graduate...

Apr 27, 2018

Donald Ralph "Don" Taylor, 77, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 7:21 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2018 at his home. He was born on July 13, 1940 in Jollytown, PA to Rex & Nellie Mable (Campbell) Taylor.

He graduated from West Greene High School in Greene County, PA, Grace College in Winona Lake, and received his...

Apr 26, 2018

Mary J. Grizzle, 86, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. She was born on January 28, 1932 in Kansas City, MO to John J. & Emma M. (Hackett) Beaver.

She graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, MO and was a lifetime Kansas...

Apr 25, 2018

Audrey Barnett, of North Webster, IN passed away at 11:53 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, IN.  She was born in Stoke Row, England to P.J. and Louise (Landen) Cox.

She attended Sonning Common Public Schools in Stoke Row and formerly lived in Tennessee and Illinois after moving to the...

Apr 25, 2018

Raymond O. “Jackie” Whitridge, 83, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 11:36 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born on October 7, 1934 in Ft Wayne to Raymond J. & Corine M. (Gunkel) Whitridge.

He grew up in Ft Wayne and lived most of his...

Apr 20, 2018

Obituary for Jessie Ousley Sr. Jessie Gene Ousley, Sr., 62, passed away in his Athens home on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 2:55 a.m. Jessie was born on March 21, 1956 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Warren Ousley, Sr. and Fannie (Rose) Ousley. He attended Akron schools and spent most of his adult life in the Akron and Rochester areas. On...

Apr 17, 2018

Steven Carl “Steve” Winkelman, 48, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 3, 1969 in Huntington, IN to Carl L. & Carolyn Patricia “Pat” (Florence) Winkelman.

He attended Whitko High School in South Whitley, graduated in 1987...

Apr 15, 2018

David Lee “Buck” Burns, 79, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 9:12 a.m. on April 15, 2018 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on December 15, 1938 in Warsaw, IN to George David & Florence Ellen (Strieby) Burns.

He attended North Webster High School and was a lifetime area resident.  He was married on...

Apr 15, 2018

Bruce L. "Larry" Vanlaningham, 68, of Milford, IN passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018. He was born on March 15, 1950 in Warsaw, IN to Bruce R. & Betty L. (Campbell) Vanlaningham.

He was a lifetime Milford resident, graduated in 1968 from Milford High School, and served in the United States Army. He was married on...

Apr 14, 2018

Carol A. Price, 75, of Wakarusa, IN passed away at 12:44 a.m. on Saturday, April, 14, 2018 at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier, IN. She was born on October 5, 1942 in Goshen, IN to James R. & Georgia E. (Elliot) Price.

She grew up in South Bend, attended Central High School in South Bend, and...

Apr 14, 2018

Maggie V. "Videll" Stelzer, 94, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:28 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at her home. She was born on August 6, 1923 in Brenham, TX to Thomas lee & Ethel (Webb) Pittman.

She grew up and graduated in 1942 from Milford High School in Milford, TX. She was married on March...

Apr 12, 2018

Obituary for Robert Johnson Sr. Robert Lee Johnson, Sr., age 50 and a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital on Thursday, April 12th at 12:44 a.m. Robert was born to Robert A. Johnson and Lois J. Stone-Johnson on January 28, 1968. He was a graduate of Wawasee High School and had worked for Biomet...

Apr 11, 2018

Steven Phillip “Steve” Rookstool, 48, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 2:44 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN. He was born on June 23, 1969 in Warsaw, IN to Terry Allen & Ruthie Mae (Ervin) Rookstool.

He attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse, IN and was a lifetime Syracuse /...

Apr 9, 2018

Max William Moore, 75, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 1:10 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2018 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1942 in Fort Wayne, IN to John W. & Josephine G. (Hoover) Moore.

He graduated in 1960 from Southside High School in Fort Wayne and in 1965 from Purdue University...