Obituaries

Jan 22, 2018

Thomas Robert “Tom” Beno, 48, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 3:07 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on September 25, 1969 in Warsaw, IN to Andrew Steven & Barbara Mae (Downing) Beno.

He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident, graduated in 1988 from Warsaw...

Jan 21, 2018

Juanita Hope (Wolf) Frederich passed away peacefully in her Atwood home in the early morning hours of January 21, 2018, after a long and well-lived life. Juanita was born on December 5, 1916, one mile north of Atwood, to Merl Johnson and Elizabeth Lorena (née Egolf) Wolf. She was a 1934 graduate of Atwood High School and met her future...

Jan 18, 2018

Sharon Elaine Whicker, age 75 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 just after 4 PM in her home. Sharon was born on August 16, 1942 in Wakarusa, Indiana. She was one of three children born of Arthur and Vera (Shelton) Pippenger. Sharon graduated from Warsaw High School with the class of 1960. On October...

Jan 18, 2018

Graham R. Meier, 88, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse.  He was born on October 3, 1929 in Milford, IN (Decatur County) to Raymond Curtis and Ora Mildred (Graham) Meier.

He graduated in 1947 from Greensburg High School and received his BS & MS...

Jan 17, 2018

Jacqueline Kay “Jackie” Coy, 82, of Milford, IN passed away at 11:12 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on October 25, 1935 in Milford to Gerald B. & Louise A. (Smaltz) Coy.

She was a lifetime Milford area resident and attended Milford public schools. She formerly worked...

Jan 17, 2018

Joyce Kay Stockman, 86, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:56 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. She was born on July 30, 1931 in Warsaw, IN to Vern Miller & Tressie Mae Roxie (Bloom) Landis.

She was a lifetime Warsaw area resident, graduated in 1949 from Warsaw High School, and...

Jan 16, 2018

Gail L. Benson-Sauers, 62, of Huntington, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at her home. She was born on March 7, 1955 in Goshen, IN to Warren G. & Miriam E. “Pat” Benson.

She was a lifetime Syracuse / Ligonier area resident before moving to Huntington in 2017,...

Jan 15, 2018

Todd Lee Scelzo, 49, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:42 p.m. on Monday, January 15, 2018 at his home. He was born August 21, 1968 in Goshen, IN to Darrell & Karen (Wooten) Scelzo.

He was a lifetime Goshen / Syracuse area resident and attended Goshen High School. He was a mechanic for Simmons Auto in...

Jan 15, 2018

Harold J. “Justin” Hymer, 58, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:00 p.m. on January 15, 2018 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on July 21, 1959 in Berea, KY to Harold & Geraldine (Singer) Hymer.

He lived most of his life in the Syracuse area, attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse, and worked at Nibco in...

Jan 14, 2018

Kay Lynn Andrews, 68, of Bluffton, IN passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at her home. She was born on April 27, 1949 in Bluffton, IN to Ervin & Joan (Zimmerman) Swartz Jr.

She grew up in Bluffton, attended Bluffton High School, and Indiana-Purdue University in Fort Wayne. She lived in North Webster from...

Jan 14, 2018

Jeffrey Scott Gaerte, a resident of Chapman Lake, passed away quietly on Sunday, January 14th at Kosciusko Community Hospital. Known by most as “Jeff,” he was 53 years old. Jeff was born on March 4, 1964 in Whitley County. He was the son of Larry D. and Shirley A. (Walker) Gaerte. He spent most of his lifetime in Warsaw and...

Jan 13, 2018

James Richard “Jim” Starbuck, 73, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 3:09 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on January 19, 1944 in Camden, IN to Clarence & Myrtle (Gibson) Starbuck.

He graduated from Camden High School in Camden, IN and served in...

Jan 13, 2018

Orvin J. Eash, 71, of Goshen, IN passed away at 7:08 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born on April 6, 1946 in Middlebury, In to Daniel & Susan (Chupp) Eash.

He was a lifetime Goshen / Middlebury area resident and graduated from Middlebury High School.  He was married...

Jan 12, 2018

Norma Jean Miller, 88, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 8:15 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2018 at her home. She was born on December 22, 1929 in Goshen, IN to Ray & Ruby D. (Olinghouse) Price.

She was a lifetime Noble County area resident and graduated in 1948 from Ligonier High School. She was married on...

Jan 12, 2018

Zeth Arron Begley, 28, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2018 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on March 21, 1989 in Warsaw, IN to Mark A. & Sandra D. (Hawkins) Begley.

He was a lifetime area resident and attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse....

Jan 11, 2018

Jan 9, 2018

Betty J. Smith, 85, of Fort Wayne, (formerly of Leesburg, IN) passed away at 1:05 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Bethlehem Woods Nursing Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on April 6, 1932 in Mount Sterling, KY to Emmons & Ollie Belle (Ensor) McVey.

She attended Mapleton Public Schools in Mount Sterling, KY...

Jan 9, 2018

Dale William Byrer went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 9th at 8:20 p.m. from his home at Hoffman Lake. Dale, the only son of Homer Byrer and Mildred (Creighton) Byrer, was born on the family farm between Etna Green and Atwood on September 17, 1924. He was a graduate of Atwood High School. Dale entered active service...

Jan 9, 2018

Henry R. “Hank” Kauffman, 70, of South Whitley, IN passed away at 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. He was born on January 25, 1947 in Etna Green, IN to Raymond R. & Edna (Mast) Kauffman.

He attended Etna Green Public Schools and was married on November 20, 1982...

Jan 8, 2018

Doyle Dee Butler, 86, of Syracuse, IN joined his beloved wife Jo at 7:45 p.m. on Monday, January 8, 2018. He passed away at his daughter’s home in Nashville, IN. He was born April 13, 1931 in Lacona, IA to Kenneth John & Flossie (Williams) Butler.

He graduated in 1948 from Lacona High School in...