Obituaries

Nov 13, 2017

Orrin Andrew "Andy" Hoffer, 81, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 2017 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on May 26, 1936 in Warsaw, IN to Fred & Gladys Lucille (Hunter) Hoffer.

He graduated from Etna Green High School and was a lifetime resident of the...

Nov 9, 2017

Gordon H. Vanator, a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 11:19 AM in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital. He was 83 years old. One of two sons born to Robert “Guy” Vanator and his wife, Mary E. (Parker) Vanator, Gordon was born on June 2, 1934 in Warsaw. He was a graduate of Claypool H.S....

Nov 9, 2017

Darlene L. "Dottie" Phillips, 73, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:08 p.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at her home. She was born on January 8, 1944 in Warsaw, IN to Fred & Lorena Carol (Black) Boggs.

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

Nov 7, 2017

Carolyn Kay Darke, 80, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at her home. She was born on August 15, 1937 in Morgantown, W.VA to Kenneth Charles & Virginia Ruth (Hebb) Beall.

She graduated from high school and was married on July 1, 1967 in Livonia, MI to Eugene S....

Nov 6, 2017

Norman J. “Norm” Hanford, 71, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 5:57 a.m. on Monday, November 6, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN after a short, but brave battle with cancer. He was born on September 25, 1946 in Thawville, IL to Gus & Mary (Grevenstuk) Hanford.

He graduated in 1964 from Roberts-Thawville High School...

Nov 3, 2017

Betty Gaye Berger, 82, of North Webster, IN passed away on Friday, November 3, 2017 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on March 26, 1935 in Chester, IL to Roy M. & LaVerne E. (Bueckman) Tindall.

She grew up in Chester, IL and graduated in 1953 from Chester High School. She moved to...

Nov 2, 2017

Phillip L. “Phil” Abbett, 85, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1932 in Hunts, AR to Oral W. & Goldie (Feighner) Abbett.

He attended Huntington Public Schools and was married on June 6, 1952 in Huntington, IN to Phyllis J. Henmyer who preceded him...

Nov 1, 2017

Ronald L. “Ron” Ozier, 77, of Claypool, IN passed away at 6:10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his residence. He was born October 12, 1940 in Greenup, IL to Leo & Sylvia May (Carr) Ozier.

He gradated in 1957 from New Berlin High School in New Berlin, IL and attended Indiana State University in Terre...

Nov 1, 2017

Arthur L. “Junior” Iden, 83, of North Webster, IN passed away at 12:50 a.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his home. He was born on February 13, 1934 in Cromwell, IN to Ralph & Bandora (Kolberg) Iden.

He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident and worked for the Dana Corp. / Weatherhead in Syracuse, IN...

Oct 31, 2017

David L. “Dave” Milton, 77, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of Elkhart, IN) passed away at 1:01 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. He was born on May 27, 1940 in Chicago, IL to Maurice & Marguerite (Hartnell) Milton.

He grew up in Michigan, Chicago, & Elkhart and graduated in...

Oct 30, 2017

Trevis A. Smith, a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away on Monday evening, October 30th as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was 26 years old. Trevis was born on February 21, 1991 in Plymouth. He was the son of Ron and Linda (Seitner) Smith and the youngest of four children. He was also...

Oct 29, 2017

Betty Jean Creviston, age 91, a long-time resident of Kosciusko County, passed away quietly on Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse. Betty was born on July 22, 1926 in Warsaw to Jennings and Gladys (Bloom) Ross. She was the only daughter of six children and was raised alongside her brothers, William, James, Herbert, Bob, and Dale Ross....

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...

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...

Oct 24, 2017

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...