Obituaries

May 10, 2018

Richard W. “Rick” Haflich, 61, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:37 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at his home. He was born on January 25, 1957 in Vincennes, IN to Richard F. & Jeanne Marie (Norton) Haflich.

He graduated in 1975 from Lincoln High School in Vincennes, attended Vincennes University, and Purdue University Aviation Program....

May 10, 2018

Gail M. Mast, 86, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at her son’s home in Cookeville, TN. She was born on May 7, 1932 in Goshen, IN to Delbert & Edith (Larimer) Kurtz.

Gail was married to Dean Mast in July of 1961, they resided in the Lake Wawasee area...

May 10, 2018

Life Story for Carolyn Sexton (Snider)

May 8, 2018

Obituary for James Hale James Hale, age 43, passed away on Tuesday, May 8th at 4:33 p.m. in Rochester’s Woodlawn Hospital. James, the son of Frank Hale and Mary (Pratt) Baker, was born on March 17, 1975 in Warsaw; his parents survive. He was a graduate of Whitko High School and had worked for Warsaw Coil and Warsaw Foundry. James...

May 7, 2018

Buddy “Bud” Pearson, 84, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 9:00 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018 at his home. He was born on February 1, 1934 in Portland, OR.

He attended public schools in Oregon, Fresno College in Fresno, CA and was a United States Marine Corps veteran, who served during the Korean War. On December...

May 5, 2018

Harold Robert Wagoner, 97, of Etna Green, IN passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. He was born on April 18, 1921 in Marion, IN to Homer William & Myrtle Neva (Herring) Wagoner.

He was a United States Army & Air Force veteran that served in World...

May 4, 2018

Martha L. Lozier, 66, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:00 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on April 16, 1952 in Chardon, OH to Neil & Mary (Weaver) Hostetler.

She attended public school in Ohio, moved to the Kosciusko / Marshall County area in 1985...

May 4, 2018

Elinor E. Avery, 77, of Plymouth, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 in McAllen, TX. She was born on July 17, 1940 in Warsaw, IN to John & Francis (Estep) Holloway.

She graduated in 1958 from Syracuse High School and was married on June 5, 1971 in Syracuse, IN to Frederick...

May 4, 2018

Life Story for Infant Consuelo Ayala

May 2, 2018

Eleanor J. “Jean” Robinson, 90, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:05 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on November 11, 1927 in Kosciusko County, IN to Ralph & Eloise (Mabie) Method.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1945 from Syracuse High School....

May 2, 2018

Obituary for William Vanator William Robert Vanator, known to most as “Bill,” passed away on Wednesday, May 2nd in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. He was 85 years old at his death. A longtime resident of Berne (Adams County) Indiana, Bill was born on May 22, 1932 in Kosciusko County and attended Leesburg School where he graduated in 1950. On January...

Apr 30, 2018

Barbara Jean Horn, age 68 and a resident of Warsaw, was called Home on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 2:29 a.m. from Fort Wayne’s Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home. She was born on February 10, 1950 in Hinton, West Virginia, the daughter of Melvin George Gill and Kathleen (Adkins) Gill. On February 1, 1966, she was united in marriage to...

Apr 29, 2018

Obituary for Dennis Lundgren Dennis Gail Lundgren, age 78, died April 29, 2018 at Fort Wayne’s VA Northern Indiana Hospital. He was born in a two-room log cabin in Pembine, Wisconsin on April 15, 1940. His parents, Martha Filbert and Gail Lundgren, and his brother, Larry Lundgren, Sr., all preceded him in death. Dennis attended schools in Elkhart and graduated...

Apr 28, 2018

Obituary for Glee Smith (Butler) Glee (Butler) Smith, age 97, died on April 28, 2018 at Mason Health & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, IN. Glee was born on September 7, 1920 to the late Sherman E. and Ida (Mohler) Butler in Rifle, CO. She graduated from high school in Wauneta, NE and attended college in nearby Chadron. She would graduate...

Apr 27, 2018

Donald Ralph "Don" Taylor, 77, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 7:21 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2018 at his home. He was born on July 13, 1940 in Jollytown, PA to Rex & Nellie Mable (Campbell) Taylor.

He graduated from West Greene High School in Greene County, PA, Grace College in Winona Lake, and received his...

Apr 26, 2018

Mary J. Grizzle, 86, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. She was born on January 28, 1932 in Kansas City, MO to John J. & Emma M. (Hackett) Beaver.

She graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, MO and was a lifetime Kansas...

Apr 25, 2018

Audrey Barnett, of North Webster, IN passed away at 11:53 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, IN.  She was born in Stoke Row, England to P.J. and Louise (Landen) Cox.

She attended Sonning Common Public Schools in Stoke Row and formerly lived in Tennessee and Illinois after moving to the...

Apr 25, 2018

Raymond O. “Jackie” Whitridge, 83, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 11:36 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born on October 7, 1934 in Ft Wayne to Raymond J. & Corine M. (Gunkel) Whitridge.

He grew up in Ft Wayne and lived most of his...

Apr 20, 2018

Obituary for Jessie Ousley Sr. Jessie Gene Ousley, Sr., 62, passed away in his Athens home on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 2:55 a.m. Jessie was born on March 21, 1956 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Warren Ousley, Sr. and Fannie (Rose) Ousley. He attended Akron schools and spent most of his adult life in the Akron and Rochester areas. On...

Apr 17, 2018

Steven Carl “Steve” Winkelman, 48, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 3, 1969 in Huntington, IN to Carl L. & Carolyn Patricia “Pat” (Florence) Winkelman.

He attended Whitko High School in South Whitley, graduated in 1987...