Obituaries

Sep 5, 2017

Joseph E. Mort passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 5:59 p.m. in Parkview-Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, Indiana. He was 90. Born June 6, 1927 to Royal Casper and Roxie Ruth (Thompson) Mort, Joseph was a 1945 graduate of Pierceton High School. He enlisted in the United States Air Force October 4, 1945 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana and served in...

Sep 3, 2017

Ethan Phillip Brown, 22, of Pierceton, IN passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 3, 2017 while dressing for church. He was born on March 29, 1995 in Warsaw, IN to Terrill D. & Teresa L. (Roser) Brown.

He was a lifetime area resident and graduated in 2014 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He was a senior at Purdue...

Sep 3, 2017

Beecher Wiggins of East Wade Road in Warsaw passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital at the age of 92. He was born October 25, 1924 in Thorntown, Indiana to Ernest and Lottie Beck Wiggins. His family later moved to Warsaw, and he graduated from Warsaw High School in 1942. Beecher was a WWII Veteran. He proudly...

Sep 2, 2017

Michael D. "Mike" McKibbin, 77, of Millersburg, IN passed away at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home. He was born on August 3, 1940 in South Bend, IN to David Alexander & Violet M. (Herr) McKibbin.

He graduated in 1959 from Central high School in south Bend and Ivy Tech in South Bend...

Sep 2, 2017

Deborah Sue “Deb” Myers, 59, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at her home. She was born on February 20, 1958 in Kendallville, IN to Frank & Imo Jean (DeLong) Wilson Jr.

She attended Albion & Kendallville Public Schools and moved in 1984 to the Larwill / Pierceton area from...

Sep 1, 2017

Aug 31, 2017

Betty M. McIntire, 79, of Elkhart, IN passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at her son’s residence in Claypool, IN. She was born on January 24, 1938 in Benton Township, IN to Edwin & Mildred (Emerson) Troyer.

She attended Ligonier High School in Ligonier, IN and lived in Topeka, IN before moving to...

Aug 30, 2017

Helen G. Hoy, 96, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake. She was born on August 11, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary to Peter Paul & Rose Margaret (Mohachi) Karolyi.

She graduated in 1941 from Payne High School in Payne, OH and in 1943...

Aug 27, 2017

John “Pepper” C. Martin, 69, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday from congestive heart failure.

John the son of Jim and Violet (Smith) Martin was born in Arlington, Vermont on May 17, 1948 where he grew up until enlisting in the Army during Vietnam where he served in the 44th Medical Brigade.  John’s journey eventually...

Aug 26, 2017

J. David Nichols was born in Dallas, Texas on January 30, 1949 to A. Miller and Flora (Paulson) Nichols. He went to be with his Lord on Saturday, August 26, 2017 after having multiple health issues. He was a 1967 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. He spent most of his lifetime in Kosciusko County. On August 3, 1974, he...

Aug 24, 2017

Thomas R. “Tom” Plew, 70, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2017 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake, IN. He was born on September 25, 1946 to Bertis “Bert” & Julia (Bruno) Plew.

He graduated from Warsaw High School and earned a degree from Sam’s Technical Institute in Indianapolis....

Aug 22, 2017

Steven C. “Steve” VanCuren, 61, of Leesburg, IN passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at his home. He was born on February 21, 1956 in Warsaw, In to Duane W. & Virginia M. (Plonski) VanCuren.

He was a lifetime North Webster / Leesburg area resident and graduated in 1974 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, IN....

Aug 21, 2017

Albert James “Buggs” Rider Jr., 86, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:34 a.m. on Monday, August 21, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on January 21, 1931 in Aledo, IL to Albert James & Elma Charlotte (Stump) Rider Sr.

He attended his first six years at Etna Grade...

Aug 16, 2017

Betty Louise Goodspeed, 92, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She passed away on what would have been her 75th wedding anniversary to her late husband, Vaughn. She was born on April 22, 1925 in Hartford City, IN to Walter Madison and Gracie Pauline (Spaulding)...

Aug 13, 2017

James F. Martin passed away Sunday, August 13th, 2017 at 11:15 a.m. at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 57 years old. He was born on January 22, 1960 in Marion to James N. and Mary Lou (Walker) Martin. On April 5, 1999, he was married to Wilma Patrick in Warsaw, who survives. They would share 18...

Aug 13, 2017

James (Jim) Leonard Newcombe (b. 1943 to John and Katherine Newcombe) died peacefully in his family home on Lake Tippecanoe this past beautiful Sunday morning. Present were his wife Patricia Lee and his eldest daughter Julie Chuey (James), Westland, Michigan. His youngest daughter, Rebecca Elizabeth (Eric Tant), Long Beach, CA, had visited recently with Jim’s granddaughter, Jayne, and was present...

Aug 10, 2017

Lois E. Sikora, 68, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 4:00 a.m. in her Pierceton, Indiana home. She was born in Fort Wayne on December 20, 1948 to Wallace Eugene and June Arlene (Logan) Dill. On March 8, 1969, she was married to Bernard Sikora in Ft. Wayne. They would share 45 years together until his passing on...

Aug 8, 2017

Charles W. “Charlie” Laster, 84, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 26, 1932 in Harvey, IL to Edward and Addie (Pool) Laster.

He grew up in Illinois and served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.  On March 28, 1953...

Aug 4, 2017

Vera M. Platt, 79, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 9:10 a.m. on August 4, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. She was born on January 3, 1938 in Vernon, TX to Harold K. & Vera M. (Martin) Kindt.

She graduated in 1956 from Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, VA and in 1960 from...

Aug 4, 2017

Latanna Thompson, 62, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017 at 9:05 p.m. in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born in Logan, West Virginia on December 19, 1954 to Greenway and Rebecca (Fletcher) Starr. She and Jerald Thompson were joined in marriage May 12, 1978 in Columbus, Ohio. They would share 25 years together until his passing...