Obituaries

Dec 8, 2017

Leonard Allen “Danny” Gray, 85, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on September 26, 1932 in Pierceton, IN to Leonard M & Eva H. (Buss) Gray.

He was a lifetime Pierceton / Warsaw area resident, graduated in...

Dec 5, 2017

Joseph Jay “Joey” DeWitt, 52, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 10:41 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 19, 1965 in Garrett, IN to Joe Harold & Ella Nora (Wolonski) DeWitt.

He was a lifetime Syracuse / North Webster area resident and graduated in 1983 from Wawasee High School...

Dec 5, 2017

Tim L. Snyder, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 6:35 p.m. in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. He was born on June 1, 1942 in Warsaw, Indiana to Gerald Boyd and Velma (Rhoades) Snyder. Spending most of his lifetime in the Warsaw and Claypool areas, Tim graduated from Warsaw High School in 1960. On...

Dec 2, 2017

Ronald P. Lynch, formerly of Chicago, passed away December 2nd, 2017 in his residence at Chapman Lake. He was 59 years old. Ronald's family will celebrate his life in a memorial service which is being planned in Chicago. No local services are planned.

Dec 2, 2017

Christopher Todd Click, infant son of Curtis and Rose Click, was stillborn at Kosciusko Community Hospital on Saturday, December 2nd. The family will receive friends in support of one another at Calvary Tabernacle of Winona Lake, 1300 Wooster Road, on Wednesday, December 6th from 6 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will follow, beginning at 7p.m. in the church with...

Dec 1, 2017

Lorraine Maggart, 78, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:11 a.m. on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Warsaw Meadows in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 17, 1939 in Mt. Clemens, MI to Henry & Clara (Hempke) Geisler.

She attended Mt. Clemens High School in Mt Clemens, MI and was married on July 19, 1957 to...

Nov 29, 2017

Willard “Buck” Prater, Jr., age 50, passed away on Wednesday, November 29th in his home at Sellers Lake. He was born on April 15, 1967 to Willard Prater, Sr. and Geraldine (Engle) Prater. He attended area schools and spent most of his lifetime in Kosciusko County and Kentucky. Buck always enjoyed time spent with family and enjoyed teasing them, too....

Nov 28, 2017

Ronnie Lee Anderson passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 9:40 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was 77. He was born April 2, 1940 in Athens, Indiana to Wesley and Mable (Bowers) Anderson. He lived most of his life in Warsaw and was a 1958 graduate of Warsaw High School. There he was an accomplished pitcher on the...

Nov 28, 2017

Minnie Louise Wise, 90, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at her residence. She was born on March 13, 1927 in Goshen, IN to Martin Franklin & Edith Leora (Wogoman) Hoover.

She was a lifetime Syracuse / North Webster area resident and attended Syracuse High School. She was married...

Nov 27, 2017

John-Michael Kleinhen, 49, of North Webster, IN passed away at 5:24 p.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at Parkview Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on October 15, 1968 in New Castle, IN to Stephen & Mary Eleanor (Garner) Kleinhen.

He graduated from Richmond High School & attended Oklahoma University in Oklahoma City, OK. He was...

Nov 27, 2017

Jerry D. Rensberger, 85, of North Webster & Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 9:10 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2017 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on March 7, 1932 in Goshen, IN to Jay G. & Wilma M. (Weaver) Rensberger.

He graduated in 1950 from North Webster High School, received his Associate...

Nov 24, 2017

Captain Neil Newhard, 72, Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI, and Rome City, IN, passed away on November 24, 2017. Neil was born in Fort Wayne, IN on November 3, 1945, the son of Laura Mae and Paul Newhard who preceded him in death in 1949 and 1980, respectively.

Neil was a sea captain, an artist, a master...

Nov 21, 2017

Lloyd Earl Kammerdiener, 84, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:29 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on October 3, 1933 in Goshen, IN to Volney G. & Hazel M. (Lewallen) Kammerdiener.

He moved to Syracuse in 1948 from Goshen, IN and graduated in 1952 from New...

Nov 21, 2017

Hazel Richard Vanlaningham, 88, of Milford, IN passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 1, 1929 in Marengo, IN to Charles Norman & Lillian Mae (Vance) Vanlaningham.

He attended Hardinsburg Schools in Hardinsburg, IN and served in the Indiana National Guard. He was married on January...

Nov 19, 2017

Jakob Gutwein, Jr., age 92, passed away quietly on Sunday, November 19, 2017 in Warsaw’s Mason Health and Rehab Center. He was born on April 29, 1925 in Schowe, Yugoslovia; the only child of Jakob Gutwein, Sr. and Katarina (Becker) Gutwein. Jakob was married to Helena Haller on April 29, 1950 in Endersbach, Germany. Together the two started a family...

Nov 19, 2017

Paisley Dawn Hancock, 4 weeks old, of Larwill, IN passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on October 23, 2017 in Fort Wayne, IN to Daniel S. Hancock & Tabetha M. Luther.

She is survived by:

Parents – Daniel Hancock &...

Nov 18, 2017

Paul Ivan Becker, 90, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at his home. He was born on September 30, 1927 in Elkhart, IN to Lark Raymond & Hattie Aquilla (Davisson) Becker.

He graduated in 1945 from Milford High School and was a United States Navy veteran. He was married on...

Nov 17, 2017

Cynthia A. Schroll, 65, of Milford, IN passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on September 21, 1952 in Plymouth, IN to Billy Dale & Martha Ann (Griffin) Reese.

She graduated in 1971 from Bremen High School and worked as a waitress,...

Nov 17, 2017

Makala Catherine Watkins, 19, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on May 14, 1998 in Goshen, IN to Margaret Kay Wanamaker & Timothy Daniel Watkins.

She attended Goshen High School and Bartow High School and lived most of...

Nov 15, 2017

Helen Irene Brown, age 92 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 6:35 pm in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. Helen was born on October 13, 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota. She was the daughter of the late Claude James and Nelia Mae (Rehm) Tiffany. She would graduate from Westville High School with the...