Obituaries

May 8, 2017

Biography Charles Robert Hite, 65, passed away Monday, May 8 at 8:34 a.m. at St. Joe Regional Medical Center, Plymouth. Charles was born August 8, 1951 in Warsaw to Harold and Mable (Luse) Hite. On October 13, 1979 he was married to Julia A. Utter in Warsaw, Indiana. They would share 30 years together before her passing on April 12,...

May 8, 2017

Judy M. Shepard, 66, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 12:52 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2017 at her home. She was born on August 7, 1950 in Wolf Lake, IN to William N. & Doris E. (Downing) Buckles.

She was a lifetime Wolf Lake / Columbia City area resident and graduated in 1968 from Columbia...

May 8, 2017

Monte L. Florey, 70, passed away Monday, May 8th at 7:18 a.m. in Mason Health Care and Rehabilitation, Warsaw. Monte was born October 30, 1946 in Rochester to Charles and Geneva (Madeford) Florey. He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1966. On June 19, 1994, he was married to Mary Drudge Randall in Warsaw, Indiana. She survives after sharing...

May 7, 2017

Jayne M. Timmons, 85, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:35 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on November 17, 1931 in North Webster, IN to Isaac L. & Mildred M. (Bixler) Kline.

She lived most of her life in the North Webster, Milford, and Syracuse areas and...

May 5, 2017

Lois Evelyn Allen, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:52 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on April 20, 1930 in Marion, IN to Verlin M. & Delores Mabel (Owings) Harter.

She graduated in 1947 from Sweetser High School in Sweetser, IN. On September 9, 1951...

May 3, 2017

Lewis Grant "Bud" Neibert, 81 of Leesburg, IN passed away at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. He was born on July 7, 1935 in Leesburg, IN to Riley E. & Jennie (Estep) Neibert.

He was a lifetime Leesburg / North Webster area resident, graduated in 1953 from...

May 2, 2017

Martha Irene Barnes passed away quietly in the early hours of Tuesday, May 2nd at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. She was 99. Martha was born on January 29, 1918 in Sidney to Charles and Flossie (Johnson) Leiter. She spent most of her lifetime in Kosciusko County. On October 13, 1935, she was married to Howard “Barney” Barnes in Pierceton. The...

May 1, 2017

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Harold “Deen” Shepherd, age 72, passed away on Monday, May 1st at 6:10 AM in his home near Sellers Lake. Born on May 4, 1944 in Silver Lake, he was the son of Wayne and Monie May (Reffitt) Shepherd. They preceded him in death. Deen was a veteran of the United...

Apr 30, 2017

Joseph Andrew “Andy” Arnold, passed away Sunday, Apr 30, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in his Warsaw, Indiana home. He was 69. Andy was born Dec 24, 1947 in Warsaw, Indiana. He was the son of Joseph Aaron and Doris (Vaughn) Arnold. He graduated from Warsaw Community High School with the class of 1966 and attended nearby Manchester College. On Apr...

Apr 29, 2017

Alois “Lou” Kohl, 81, of Indianapolis, IN passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Golden Living Center in Elkhart, IN. He was born on August 16, 1935 in Kleve, Germany to Heinrich & Margaret Kohl.

He attended high school in Germany and served in the German military in his youth. He moved to...

Apr 27, 2017

David Richard “Dave” Kessler, 73, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:35 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 21, 1943 in Flint, MI to Kenneth Richard & Lois Ada (Pardon) Kessler.

He graduated in 1962 from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI. On September 22,...

Apr 24, 2017

Joseph James “Joe” Verteramo passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at 6 o’clock pm in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 87. Joe was born October 11, 1929 in Springfield, Massachusetts to James Joseph and Agnes (Brocka) Verteramo. He earned a BS from Texas A&M College. On February 27, 1954 and in Harlingen, Texas he chose Gloria...

Apr 24, 2017

Richard Rivera, 50, of Warsaw, IN passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at 11:01 p.m. at his residence. He was born in New York, NY to Julio & Adalgisa (Buenaventura Santana) Rivera.

He attended public schools in the Bronx, NY and in 1985 he married Peggy Fay Morgan in Perry, NY, they later divorced.  In 2011 he...

Apr 21, 2017

Arnold Eugene Bell, 78, of Rochester, IN passed away at 8:59 a.m. on Friday April 21, 2017 at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on May 7, 1938 in Rochester, IN to John Arnold & Emlene Bernadean (Zartman) Bell.

He lived most of his life in the Rochester area, attended...

Apr 20, 2017

Biography Esther J. Orcutt, 91, passed away Apr 20, 2017 in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw. Born to Robert Henry and Sylvia (Fawley) Secor on Feb 10, 1926 in Palestine, Esther was a 1944 graduate of Mentone High School. On May 23, 1946 she became the wife of Robert Grindle until his passing on Aug 30, 1994. Esther would then marry...

Apr 19, 2017

Virgie M. Jernigan, 95, of North Webster, IN passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at her home. She was born on January 8, 1922 in Springfield, TN to William Boyd & Sara S. (Carver) Bush.

She attended Orlinda High School in Orlinda, TN and moved to North Webster, IN in 1953 from Cross...

Apr 14, 2017

Biography John E. Hanish passed away quietly on Friday, April 14, 2017 at 3:08 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, Indiana. He was 81 years old at the time of his death. John was born on June 29, 1935 in Hammond, Indiana. He was the son of Chuck and Myrtle (Shavey) Hanish. On December 14, 1968, John would be...

Apr 13, 2017

LaVerne Ryan, 90, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 4:16 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake, IN. She was born on March 16, 1927 in Chicago, IL to David & Helen (Burdgnski) Bolin.

She graduated in 1944 from Lindblom High School in Chicago, IL. She was married on October...

Apr 12, 2017

Dorothy J. “June” Baker, 91, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on February 28, 1926 in Muncie, IN to Frank O. & Dorothy M. (Goodwin) Leyendecker.

She graduated in 1944 from Muncie Central High School and on May 20, 1951...

Apr 7, 2017

Richard E. “Dick” Moore, 72, of Milford, IN passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 25, 1944 in Anderson, IN to Eldon Wallace & Mildred Margarete (Holloway) Moore.

He graduated high school. He retired from United Telephone of Florida after 38 years and moved to the...