Obituaries

Jun 25, 2018

Alice Marie Kruger, 80, of North Webster, IN passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, IN. She was born on March 25, 1938 in Nappanee, IN to Charles Arthur & Florence (Gourney) Wagner.

She was a lifetime area resident and attended Syracuse High School. She was married...

Jun 25, 2018

George E. Hutchison, age 71 and a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, passed away on Monday, June 25 at 9:45 p.m. George was born on January 1, 1947 to Gobel Hutchison and Helen (Brainard) Hutchison. Born in Rush, Kentucky, George was the oldest of 12. He spent many years living in Northern Indiana. George was married to Jane Metzger...

Jun 24, 2018

Peggy Almeda Trobaugh, 85, went home to be with our Lord on June 24, 2018. She was born in Joliet, IL on June 7, 1933.

She married in 1953 and lived most of her life in North Webster, IN.  In 2013 she moved to White House, TN to be in the care of family.  She loved her...

Jun 23, 2018

Lynna A. Eastman, 63, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN.  She was born on September 26, 1954 in Marion, IN to Kenneth W “Squirt” & Marian M. (Sample) Keene.

She attended High School in Marion and Wawasee High School in Syracuse. She...

Jun 22, 2018

Ronald D. “Ron” Smith, 70, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:08 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2018 at his home. He was born on November 27, 1947 in Warsaw, IN to Richard D. “Dick” & Betty J. (Nealis) Smith.

He was a lifetime Milford / Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1966 from Milford High School. He...

Jun 21, 2018

Hunter Ethan Jones, 21, of Leesburg, IN passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 24, 1997 in Warsaw, In to Stephen Glenn & Lori E. (Whiteley) Jones.

He was a lifetime area resident, graduated in 2015 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, and attended Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne....

Jun 19, 2018

Bertha L. “Bert” Parker, 92, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of Barbee Lake area) passed away at 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on July 18, 1925 in New Paris, IN to Frank B. & Bertha L. (Hoshaw) Method.

She lived most of her life in Elkhart...

Jun 15, 2018

Obituary for Joseph Armey Joseph DeWayne Armey, known by most simply as Joe or Joey, passed away unexpectedly while travelling for work in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was 49 years old. Joe was born on July 15, 1968 and was raised in the Warsaw area. The son of Linda (Goshert) and Larry Armey, Joe graduated from Tippecanoe Valley High School...

Jun 15, 2018

Jun 12, 2018

Rebecca Anne “Becky” Chaney, 63, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:25 p.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN.  She was born on July 1, 1955 in Hastings, MI to Harold L. & Metha M. (Waters) Gray.

She graduated in 1973 from Hastings High School and moved to the Syracuse area...

Jun 11, 2018

Jade Rose Tomblin, 1 day old, of West Lafayette, IN passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Franciscan Health Hospital in Lafayette, IN. She was born on June 10, 2018 in Lafayette, IN to former Syracuse area residents, Christopher M. & Krista Lynn (Johnson) Tomblin.

She is survived by:

Parents –...

Jun 10, 2018

Colleen Lynn Murphy, 51, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at her residence.  She was born on August 25, 1966 in Muncie, IN to Charles and Rebecca (Vance) Murphy Jr.

She grew up in Muncie, attended Southside High School in Muncie, and moved to Kosciusko County in 1986. She was a...

Jun 10, 2018

Jun 9, 2018

Obituary for Jean Johnston (Dunkle) Jean Marguerite Johnston, Warsaw, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 9, 2018 just after 2 p.m. Called Home from Lake City Place Assisted Living, she was 90 years old. Jean was born on October 17, 1927 to Lela and Forrest Lee Dunkle in Mayburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Sheffield High...

Jun 6, 2018

Obituary for Ronald Jones Ronald “Ron” Jones, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, June 6th at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. Ron was born on May 16, 1934 in Richmond, Indiana. He was the son of Virgil and Gladys Virginia (Henley) Jones, both of whom preceded him in death. Ron was united in marriage to Gretchen Morgan on August 29,...

Jun 5, 2018

Elmer Ellsworth Williams, 74, of Mentone, IN passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on November 7, 1943 in Alexandria, IN to Virgil G. & Cora Berniece (McClish) Williams.

He graduated in 1961 from Alexandria High School, attended Indiana Business College in Anderson...

Jun 5, 2018

Phyllis D. Harris, 68, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on February 7, 1950 in Wolf Lake, IN to Harry & Viola (Miller) Knox.

She was a lifetime Cromwell / North Webster area resident, graduated in 1968 from...

Jun 4, 2018

Obituary for Marilyn Shirey (Anderson) Marilyn Ruth Shirey, a resident of rural Mentone, Indiana passed away quietly in Parkview Whitley Hospital under the tender care of their hospice team. Her Monday, June 4th passing was at 3:25 a.m. She was 79 years old. Marilyn was born in Plainwell, Michigan on January 3, 1939 to Harold Anderson and his wife, Helen...

Jun 3, 2018

Obituary for Brooks Helmuth Brooks Phillip Helmuth passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 10:52 p.m. in his Warsaw home. He was 33 years old. Brooks was born in Warsaw on July 3, 1984 to Phillip Helmuth and Debra Jean (Menzie) Helmuth. He attended Warsaw Community High School. He served in the United States Army as an Infantryman...

May 31, 2018

Jane A. Shepherd, 64, of North Webster, IN passed away at 12:51 a.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on August 27, 1953 in La Rochelle, France to Sgt. Dallas F. & Marguerite J. “Peggy” Buis.

She was a lifetime North Webster area resident and graduated in 1971...