Obituaries

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Ronald K. "Red" Pearson

Ronald K. "Red" Pearson

Oct 29, 2017

Ronald K. “Red” Pearson, 79, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 12:15 p.m. on October 29, 2017 at his residence.  He was born October 24, 1938 in Warsaw, IN to Jasper L. and Mary Audeline (Staples) Pearson.

He was a lifetime Leesburg / North Webster area resident, graduated in 1956 from North Webster High School, and attended...

Joseph V. "Joe" Richards

Joseph V. "Joe" Richards

Oct 28, 2017

Joseph V. “Joe” Richards, 70, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at his residence. He was born on June 25, 1947 in Goshen, IN to Virgil Otis & Olivene May (Ott) Richards.

He graduated in 1966 from Syracuse High School and was a lifetime Syracuse area resident. H was married...

Darrell Brookins

Darrell Brookins

Oct 23, 2017

Darrell A. Brookins, a longtime resident of Leesburg, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017 in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital after a brief illness. He was 68 years old at the time of his death. Born on April 13, 1949 in Warsaw, Darrell was the son of Donas and Mary (Bailey) Brookins. He was a 1967 graduate of Milford High...

John A. Losee

John A. Losee

Oct 22, 2017

John Allen Losee, 66, of Darlington, WI (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at his home in Darlington, WI. He was born on March 12, 1951 in Warsaw, IN to James R. & Pauline O. (Ringler) Losee.

He graduate in 1969 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived most of his...

Eileen Phebus (Zolman)

Eileen Phebus (Zolman)

Oct 22, 2017

Eileen Phebus, a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017 just before 7 p.m in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was 93 at the time of her passing. The daughter of the late John W. and Rosella (Parker) Zolman, Eileen was born on June 5, 1924 in Kosciusko County. As a young woman, Eileen was...

Shirley Miller (Johnson)

Shirley Miller (Johnson)

Oct 20, 2017

Shirley Ann Miller, 70 years old at the time, passed away on October 20, 2017 at 10:08 a.m. in her Silver Lake home. Shirley was born on August 18, 1947 in Wabash. She was the daughter of Dennis B. and Ruth (Helton) Johnson. She was united in marriage to her long-time companion, Clyde L. Miller on May 8, 2007. Shirley...

Linda Justice (Elliott)

Linda Justice (Elliott)

Oct 18, 2017

Linda Sue Justice, 72 years old, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 in Goshen Hospital at 12:19 PM. Linda was the daughter of Orville and Mary Belle (Stephens) Elliott. She was born in Dwale, Kentucky but moved with her family to the area when she was 9 years old. Linda spent most of her lifetime in the Milford area...

Joan Boyer (Madden)

Joan Boyer (Madden)

Oct 13, 2017

Joan Lorraine Madden Boyer, age 90, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, in Winona Lake, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Lutheran Church of Hope – Ankeny, with burial to follow at Armstrong Grove Cemetery in Armstrong, Iowa. Visitation will be held 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at...

Violet May Parson

Violet May Parson

Oct 6, 2017

Violet May Parson, 1, of New Paris, IN passed away at 7:49 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Hospice House in Elkhart, IN. She was born on May 19, 2016 in South Bend, IN to Dustin James Parson & Ashley Ann Schrock.

She was a lifetime New Paris area resident and attended Crossroads Community Church in...

Cheryl Terry (Flohr)

Cheryl Terry (Flohr)

Oct 5, 2017

Cheryl Lynn (Flohr) (Johnson) (Miller) Terry, known by most simply as “Sherry”, passed away on Thursday, October 5th at 8:47 AM in Warsaw Meadows Care Center. She was 69 years old at the time of her passing. Cheryl was born in Rochester, Indiana on August 10,1948 to Russell Flohr and Margaret Elsie (Brooks) Flohr. Raised in the family home, she...

Doyle Heckaman

Doyle Heckaman

Oct 2, 2017

Doyle Allen Heckaman, age 80, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2017 at 3:45 p.m. at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne. He was born on September 14, 1937 in Etna Green, Indiana to Forrest H. Heckaman and Marie (Heyde) Heckaman. He was a 1955 graduate of Burket High School and was married to Bernita Aline Neal, November 28, 1968...

Jesse Garcia Sr.

Jesse Garcia Sr.

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...

Dennis K. Richards

Dennis K. Richards

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...

Richard A. "Dick" Weaver

Richard A. "Dick" Weaver

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...

Edmond R. "Ed" Proietti

Edmond R. "Ed" Proietti

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...

Kenneth R. "Kenny" Kerlin

Kenneth R. "Kenny" Kerlin

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...