Obituaries

Feb 5, 2018

Ruth Ann Banker, age 78 and a long-time Fort Wayne resident, passed away on Monday, February 5th in Parkview Randallia Hospital. Although she was born in Fort Wayne, Ruth spent much of her young life in Columbia City. She graduated from Columbia City High School and was one of six children born to Charles E. and Deloris R. (Hemmelgarn) Lucas....

Feb 4, 2018

Katherine E. Longenecker, 96, of Bristol, IN passed away at 5:55 a.m. on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on November 28, 1921 in Cromwell, IN to Eldon & Rosa K. (Knepper) Stoner.

She graduated in 1941 from Cromwell High School and on September 29, 1945 in Wakarusa, IN she...

Feb 3, 2018

Emogene M. Davis, 101, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN.   She was born on October 24, 1916 in Rushville, IN to Glenn Lewis and Edythe Belle (Longfellow) Greenlee.

She graduated in 1934 from Gas City High School and on March 27, 1937 in...

Feb 3, 2018

Feb 3, 2018

Sandra K. "Sandy" Boyer, 78, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Warsaw Meadows Care Center in Warsaw, IN. She was born on October 22, 1939 in Three Rivers, MI to Wendell L. & Melvae Marie (Houser) Drew.

She graduated from high school in Michigan and lived most of...

Feb 2, 2018

Marjorie Edith Amiss, age 75, passed away on Friday, February 2nd in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Marjorie was born in Warsaw to Earl Foy and Edith Viola (Smith) Banghart. She was a 1960 graduate of Warsaw High School and spent much of her lifetime in the Warsaw area. On June 6, 1993, Marjorie was married to the late Mack “Jake”...

Feb 1, 2018

Donald Lee “Don” Harris, 85, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on January 29, 1933 in Anderson, IN to Omer Vernon & Mabel (Morehead) Harris.

He graduated in 1951 from Anderson High School, received his B.S. Degree in 1961 from Purdue...

Jan 31, 2018

John J. Whybrew, 65, of Kendallville, IN passed away at 1:06 a.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, IN. He was born on March 3, 1952 in Mishawaka, IN to John E. & Beverly J. (Brugh) Whybrew.

He graduated in 1971 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, IN and was married on...

Jan 30, 2018

Jan 30, 2018

Zachary James “Zach” Hecker, 33, of Leesburg, IN passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at his home. He was born on November 29, 1984 in Fort Wayne, IN to Barry Franklin Hecker & Cheryl Lynn Threewits.

He was a lifetime Leesburg / North Webster area resident, graduated in 2003 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, and...

Jan 28, 2018

Stephen Glenn "Steve" Jones, 55, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 3:47 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at his home. He was born on April 13, 1962 in Hillsboro, OH to Wilbert L. & Thelma Marie (Lindsey) Jones Jr.

He graduated in 1980 from Hillsboro High School, attended Salem College in West Virginia, graduated in 1984...

Jan 28, 2018

Betty Jean Hinton, 92, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 9:30 a.m. on January, 28, 2018 at her home. She was born on May 8, 1925 in Fort Wayne, IN to Orval O. and Vera F. (Shock) Brubaker.

She grew up in Fort Wayne and graduated in 1943 from South Side High School in Fort Wayne,...

Jan 28, 2018

Janet Kay Nuell, 71, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 1:24 a.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on May 9, 1946 in Warsaw, In to William & Ruby (Gunter) Klauk.

She was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and attended Warsaw High School. She was married on January...

Jan 27, 2018

Ardis Iona Haines left her family home in Warsaw and went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 27th just before 5 p.m. She was 98 years old. Born in Dwight, Illinois, Ardis was one of four children born to Ralph E. and Delta M. (Thomas) Beiswanger. At the age of five, she and her family moved to Kosciusko...

Jan 26, 2018

Wilma Craig, musician, entertainer and kind-hearted family women, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. She was 66 years old. Although many knew her as “Wilma Dee,” the name under which she performed, she was born Wilma Grace Craig on July 20, 1951 in Warsaw, Indiana. Her father, Erman Bays and mother, Grace (Arnett) Bays...

Jan 26, 2018

Shirley Marie Owens, 71, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 3:07 a.m. on Friday, January 26, 2018 at her home.  She was born on April 9, 1946 in Virginia to Thomas & Mabel (Hemerle) Baker.

She grew up in Ohio and graduated from Trotwood High School in Trotwood, OH.  She was married to James Foote who preceded...

Jan 25, 2018

Christina Marie "Chris" Deaton, 56, of Pierceton, IN (formerly of Omaha, NE) passed away at 2:50 p.m. on January 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born on December 24, 1961 in San Fernando, CA to Stephen & Gloria (Maglieri) Pehanich.

She graduated in 1980 from Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, CA and moved to Pierceton,...

Jan 25, 2018

Eleanor LaFern Gates, passed away quietly January 25, 2018 at 5:20 p.m. in Grace Village Healthcare where she was receiving rehab. She was 95 years old and a lifelong Kosciusko County resident. Eleanor was born on December 27, 1922 in North Webster and was one of three daughters born to George and Nellie (Mock) Tenney. She would graduate from North...

Jan 24, 2018

Betty Ellen Miner, age 97 and a lifetime Kosciusko County resident, passed away quietly on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 just before 6 a.m. in Mason Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. Betty was born on August 18, 1920 in Kosciusko County to Charles Walter and Ruth Iola (Steffe) Martin. She was a 1938 graduate of Atwood High School and was married...

Jan 23, 2018

Karleen M. Richards, 73, of North Webster, IN passed away at 5:35 a.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on September 30, 1944 in Sandwich, IL to Donald G. & Charlotte V. (Peters) Richards.

She was a lifetime North Webster area resident and graduated in 1962 from North...