Obituaries

Dec 23, 2017

Patty Jo Byrer, 68, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:40 p.m. on December 23, 2017 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on July 20, 1949 in Warsaw, IN to Loyd Howard & Georgia (Ervin) Robinson.

She was a lifetime Pierceton / Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1967 from...

Dec 23, 2017

Dec 22, 2017

Royce E. Beeson, 88, of North Webster, IN passed away unexpectedly at 2:11 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017 in North Webster, IN. He was born on July 5, 1929 in Alexandria, IN to John & Gladys (Weaver) Beeson.

He grew up in Alexandria and graduated in 1947 from Alexandria High School. He was married in 1954...

Dec 19, 2017

Thomas Keith “Tom” Witmer, 66, passed away peacefully at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 with his children at his side in his home. He was born on December 28, 1950 in Wolf Lake, IN to Thomas Edison & Betty Eloise (Henwood) Witmer.

He graduated in 1969 from Columbia City High School, attended Purdue University in West...

Dec 18, 2017

Dec 18, 2017

Vicki D. Becker, 68, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 6:20 a.m. on December 18, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN.  She was born on August 29, 1949 in Fort Wayne, IN to Robert & Laura (Williams) Squires.

She graduated in 1967 Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne and attended Ravenscroft Beauty College in Fort...

Dec 14, 2017

William Ray “Bill” Francis, 65, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:50 a.m. on December 14, 2017 at the Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN.  He was born on August 31, 1952 in Hammond, IN to Charles & Alice Francis.

He graduated from Morton High School in Hammond, IN and was married on January...

Dec 13, 2017

Barbara E. “Barb” Edwards, 75, of North Webster, IN passed away at 12:29 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born on July 21, 1942 in Anderson, IN to Roxford Fleming & Mary Jane (Layton) Arford.

She graduated in 1960 from Middletown High School in Middletown, IN,...

Dec 12, 2017

Dorothy Eloise Brake, 93, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 10:05 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at her residence. She was born May 6, 1924 in Huntington, IN to William F. & Alberta T. (Reynolds) Jones.

She grew up in Huntington, graduated in 1941 from Huntington High School, and lived a short time in Columbia...

Dec 11, 2017

Michelle L. Baker, age 52, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 11, 2017 at 10:09 p.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born on January 23, 1965 in Kosciusko County to Donald Reid and Beverly J. (Rathbun) Reid. She spent her lifetime in Kosciusko County and was a 1983 graduate of Whitko High School. On November 4,...

Dec 10, 2017

Michael Eugene “Mike” O’Brien, 66, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, December 10, 2017 in Silver Lake. He was born on August 30, 1951 in Marion, IN to James & Wilma (Lees) O’Brien.

He graduated in 1969 from Warsaw High School and Indiana Barber College in Indianapolis, IN. He was married on...

Dec 10, 2017

Marjorie McDaniel, 98, of Warsaw passed away peacefully Sunday evening. She was born September 21, 1919 in Huntington, IN to Martha and Henry Kramer. Her niece Cindy Koehirng (Dennis), nephews, Jerry Kramer, Jim Kramer (Betty), and grand neice Kara Lozano (Caleb), are surviving relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband: Charles McDaniel, and two brothers, Robert Kramer and...

Dec 10, 2017

Dennis Eugene Holder Sr., 69, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was born on February 2, 1948 in Kokomo, IN to Frederick Levi & Barbara Jean (Knight) Holder.

He grew up in Kokomo, graduated in 1966 from Western High School in Kokomo, received his BA...

Dec 8, 2017

Leonard Allen “Danny” Gray, 85, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on September 26, 1932 in Pierceton, IN to Leonard M & Eva H. (Buss) Gray.

He was a lifetime Pierceton / Warsaw area resident, graduated in...

Dec 5, 2017

Joseph Jay “Joey” DeWitt, 52, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 10:41 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 19, 1965 in Garrett, IN to Joe Harold & Ella Nora (Wolonski) DeWitt.

He was a lifetime Syracuse / North Webster area resident and graduated in 1983 from Wawasee High School...

Dec 5, 2017

Tim L. Snyder, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 6:35 p.m. in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. He was born on June 1, 1942 in Warsaw, Indiana to Gerald Boyd and Velma (Rhoades) Snyder. Spending most of his lifetime in the Warsaw and Claypool areas, Tim graduated from Warsaw High School in 1960. On...

Dec 2, 2017

Ronald P. Lynch, formerly of Chicago, passed away December 2nd, 2017 in his residence at Chapman Lake. He was 59 years old. Ronald's family will celebrate his life in a memorial service which is being planned in Chicago. No local services are planned.

Dec 2, 2017

Christopher Todd Click, infant son of Curtis and Rose Click, was stillborn at Kosciusko Community Hospital on Saturday, December 2nd. The family will receive friends in support of one another at Calvary Tabernacle of Winona Lake, 1300 Wooster Road, on Wednesday, December 6th from 6 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will follow, beginning at 7p.m. in the church with...

Dec 1, 2017

Lorraine Maggart, 78, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:11 a.m. on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Warsaw Meadows in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 17, 1939 in Mt. Clemens, MI to Henry & Clara (Hempke) Geisler.

She attended Mt. Clemens High School in Mt Clemens, MI and was married on July 19, 1957 to...

Nov 29, 2017

Willard “Buck” Prater, Jr., age 50, passed away on Wednesday, November 29th in his home at Sellers Lake. He was born on April 15, 1967 to Willard Prater, Sr. and Geraldine (Engle) Prater. He attended area schools and spent most of his lifetime in Kosciusko County and Kentucky. Buck always enjoyed time spent with family and enjoyed teasing them, too....