Obituaries

Nov 28, 2017

Ronnie Lee Anderson passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 9:40 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was 77. He was born April 2, 1940 in Athens, Indiana to Wesley and Mable (Bowers) Anderson. He lived most of his life in Warsaw and was a 1958 graduate of Warsaw High School. There he was an accomplished pitcher on the...

Nov 28, 2017

Minnie Louise Wise, 90, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at her residence. She was born on March 13, 1927 in Goshen, IN to Martin Franklin & Edith Leora (Wogoman) Hoover.

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

Nov 27, 2017

John-Michael Kleinhen, 49, of North Webster, IN passed away at 5:24 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at Parkview Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on October 15, 1968 in New Castle, IN to Stephen & Mary Eleanor (Garner) Kleinhen.

He graduated from Richmond High School & attended Oklahoma University in Oklahoma City, OK. He was...

Nov 27, 2017

Jerry D. Rensberger, 85, of North Webster & Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 9:10 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on March 7, 1932 in Goshen, IN to Jay G. & Wilma M. (Weaver) Rensberger.

He graduated in 1950 from North Webster High School, received his Associate...

Nov 24, 2017

Captain Neil Newhard, 72, Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI, and Rome City, IN, passed away on November 24, 2017. Neil was born in Fort Wayne, IN on November 3, 1945, the son of Laura Mae and Paul Newhard who preceded him in death in 1949 and 1980, respectively.

Neil was a sea captain, an artist, a master...

Nov 21, 2017

Lloyd Earl Kammerdiener, 84, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:29 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on October 3, 1933 in Goshen, IN to Volney G. & Hazel M. (Lewallen) Kammerdiener.

He moved to Syracuse in 1948 from Goshen, IN and graduated in 1952 from New...

Nov 21, 2017

Hazel Richard Vanlaningham, 88, of Milford, IN passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 1, 1929 in Marengo, IN to Charles Norman & Lillian Mae (Vance) Vanlaningham.

He attended Hardinsburg Schools in Hardinsburg, IN and served in the Indiana National Guard. He was married on January...

Nov 19, 2017

Jakob Gutwein, Jr., age 92, passed away quietly on Sunday, November 19, 2017 in Warsaw’s Mason Health and Rehab Center. He was born on April 29, 1925 in Schowe, Yugoslovia; the only child of Jakob Gutwein, Sr. and Katarina (Becker) Gutwein. Jakob was married to Helena Haller on April 29, 1950 in Endersbach, Germany. Together the two started a family...

Nov 19, 2017

Paisley Dawn Hancock, 4 weeks old, of Larwill, IN passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on October 23, 2017 in Fort Wayne, IN to Daniel S. Hancock & Tabetha M. Luther.

She is survived by:

Parents – Daniel Hancock &...

Nov 18, 2017

Paul Ivan Becker, 90, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at his home. He was born on September 30, 1927 in Elkhart, IN to Lark Raymond & Hattie Aquilla (Davisson) Becker.

He graduated in 1945 from Milford High School and was a United States Navy veteran. He was married on...

Nov 17, 2017

Cynthia A. Schroll, 65, of Milford, IN passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on September 21, 1952 in Plymouth, IN to Billy Dale & Martha Ann (Griffin) Reese.

She graduated in 1971 from Bremen High School and worked as a waitress,...

Nov 17, 2017

Makala Catherine Watkins, 19, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on May 14, 1998 in Goshen, IN to Margaret Kay Wanamaker & Timothy Daniel Watkins.

She attended Goshen High School and Bartow High School and lived most of...

Nov 15, 2017

Helen Irene Brown, age 92 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 6:35 pm in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. Helen was born on October 13, 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota. She was the daughter of the late Claude James and Nelia Mae (Rehm) Tiffany. She would graduate from Westville High School with the...

Nov 13, 2017

Orrin Andrew "Andy" Hoffer, 81, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 2017 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on May 26, 1936 in Warsaw, IN to Fred & Gladys Lucille (Hunter) Hoffer.

He graduated from Etna Green High School and was a lifetime resident of the...

Nov 9, 2017

Gordon H. Vanator, a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 11:19 AM in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. He was 83 years old. One of two sons born to Robert “Guy” Vanator and his wife, Mary E. (Parker) Vanator, Gordon was born on June 2, 1934 in Warsaw. He was a graduate of Claypool H.S....

Nov 9, 2017

Darlene L. "Dottie" Phillips, 73, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:08 p.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at her home. She was born on January 8, 1944 in Warsaw, IN to Fred & Lorena Carol (Black) Boggs.

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

Nov 7, 2017

Carolyn Kay Darke, 80, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at her home. She was born on August 15, 1937 in Morgantown, W.VA to Kenneth Charles & Virginia Ruth (Hebb) Beall.

She graduated from high school and was married on July 1, 1967 in Livonia, MI to Eugene S....

Nov 6, 2017

Norman J. “Norm” Hanford, 71, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 5:57 a.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN after a short, but brave battle with cancer. He was born on September 25, 1946 in Thawville, IL to Gus & Mary (Grevenstuk) Hanford.

He graduated in 1964 from Roberts-Thawville High School...

Nov 3, 2017

Betty Gaye Berger, 82, of North Webster, IN passed away on Friday, November 3, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on March 26, 1935 in Chester, IL to Roy M. & LaVerne E. (Bueckman) Tindall.

She grew up in Chester, IL and graduated in 1953 from Chester High School. She moved to...

Nov 2, 2017

Phillip L. “Phil” Abbett, 85, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1932 in Hunts, AR to Oral W. & Goldie (Feighner) Abbett.

He attended Huntington Public Schools and was married on June 6, 1952 in Huntington, IN to Phyllis J. Henmyer who preceded him...