Obituaries

Sep 30, 2017

Jesse A. Garcia, Sr., passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017 shortly before 5 pm in his Gary, Indiana home. He was 45 years old. The son of Leroy Garcia and Shirley (Garreffa) (Garcia) Jones, Jesse was born in East Chicago on March 9, 1972. Jesse was a fun-loving guy who enjoyed time spent with his family. He was quite...

Sep 29, 2017

Dennis K. Richards, 62, of Elkhart, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN. He was born May 4, 1955 in Elkhart, IN to Virgil Otis & Olivene May (Ott) Richards.

He graduated in 1973 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, IN and was a United...

Sep 28, 2017

Richard A. “Dick” Weaver, 81, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on December 3, 1935 in Mishawaka, IN to Carlyle Robert “Bob” & Glada (Hartman) Weaver.

He attended high school in Jimtown, then moved to the Syracuse area in the early...

Sep 27, 2017

Edmond R. “Ed” Proietti, 93, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at his residence. He was born on July 24, 1924 in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. to John & Natalie (Salvati) Proietti.

He graduated from Mt. Kisco High School, and later attended business college in New York. He was a United...

Sep 24, 2017

Kenneth R. “Kenny” Kerlin, 89, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2017. He was born on June 8, 1928 in Rochester, In to Russell & Pearl (Hill) Kerlin.

He was a lifetime Silver Lake area resident and graduated from Silver Lake High School. He was married on November 2, 1947...

Sep 22, 2017

Lorita C. Randall, 87, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, September 22, 2017 at her son’s home in Pierceton, IN. She was born August 20, 1930 in Warsaw, IN to Theodore & Marguerite (Galbreath) VanCuren.

She graduated in 1948 from North Webster High School and from Wayne Beauty College in Fort Wayne. She...

Sep 22, 2017

Karen Lee Jefferson, age 71 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 4:45 p.m. in Kingston Care Center, Fort Wayne. Born on October 15, 1945 in Independence, Missouri, Karen was the daughter of Walter Thomas Winkler, Sr. and Vivian Rutherford. Karen was married to Edwin Lee Jefferson on October 15, 1977. The two...

Sep 21, 2017

Torie Ann Stage Wilkins, age 54 at the time of her passing, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 21, 2017. Her passing was in her Warsaw, Indiana home where she was surrounded by family and friends. Torie was born to Benny and Mary (Downham) Stage on February 16, 1963 in Elwood, Indiana. Although she spent several years...

Sep 19, 2017

Linda Sue Allen, 70, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, September 19th in Fort Wayne’s Parkview Randallia Hospital. Born on July 30, 1947 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Richard and Myrtle Irene (Perry) Hyden. Although born in Kentucky, she was a longtime resident of Kosciusko County. On July 1, 1969, Linda and Luther Harvey Allen were...

Sep 18, 2017

Diana Lynn Wade, 66, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:10 a.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born March 2, 1951 in South Bend, IN to Robert & Joyce (Shock) Cripe.

She attended Jackson High School in South Bend and was married on November 29, 1985...

Sep 16, 2017

Sarah Jane Lewis, 86, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:55 p.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Mason Healthcare & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. She was born on September 14, 1931 in Wells Co., IN to Wilford G. & Artha (Kleinknight) Nash.

She graduated in 1949 from Lancaster High School in Lancaster, IN and on December...

Sep 15, 2017

Donald R. "Don" Jenkins, 60, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 6:55 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on April 26, 1957 in Vanwert, OH to George & Constance (Barth) Jenkins.

He graduated in 1975 from Warsaw High School and formerly worked in a factory, construction,...

Sep 15, 2017

Steven W. “Steve” Solina, 68, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:44 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. He was born on September 30, 1948 in South Charleston, W. VA to Bernard Homer & Margaret E. (Chapman) Solina.

He grew up in West Virginia and attended St. Albans High...

Sep 12, 2017

Raymond Fred “Ray” Williamson passed away peacefully on September 12, 2017 at 3:00 pm at his home on the family farm where he lived his entire life. He was born June 2, 1927 in Prairie Township to Fred Williamson and E. Fern Yeiter Williamson. He married Margret E. “Marg” Smith on December 14, 1947. They were married for 54 years...

Sep 10, 2017

We celebrate the victorious life of Linda June Underhill-Miller who passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born on September 11, 1945, at Saint Mary's Hospital in Russellville, Arkansas to Oliver and Minnie Underhill. She was a dynamic classical pianist and accomplished organist. In 1988, she was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer and was sent home to...

Sep 10, 2017

Obituary for Jackie Pyle Jacqueline (Jackie) Diane Surguy Pyle, age 86, of Connersville, passed peacefully at her home, Sunday, September 10, 2017. Born October 17, 1931, in Rochester, Indiana, to the late John W. and Mamie Y. Stevens Surguy. Jackie was raised by her late maternal grandmother, Cora Stevens, due to her father's untimely death and her mother's subsequent illness....

Sep 9, 2017

Roger D. Carey, 84, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:05 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Lake City Place in Warsaw, IN. He was born on October 27, 1932 in Huntington, IN to Russell D. & Arlene L. (Prough) Carey.

He graduated from Huntington High School and Huntington College. He retired from the Huntington County...

Sep 9, 2017

On September 9th, after battling cancer for several months, Michael Freeman Hanna oldest son of Virgina (Dimon) and Ardel Hanna, passed away while watching the Notre Dame football game. Known to most as “Mike,” he was 67 at the time of his passing. Mike was a 1968 graduate of Warsaw Community High School who worked at Zimmer for 46 years,...

Sep 8, 2017

Marilyn Jo Lantz, 85, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 12:55 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen. She was born on May 19, 1932 in Portland, IN to Russell Q. & Iva Iris (Miller) Steiner.

She graduated in 1950 from Leo High School & attended the Methodist School...

Sep 6, 2017

John L. Schroeder, Jr., 74, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 6:53 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. On May 27, 1943, John was born in Warsaw to John L. and Betty J. (Betzer) Schroeder. He was a 1961 graduate of Warsaw High School. John entered the United States Army on July 7, 1965. He served in Thailand...