Obituaries

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...

Oct 14, 2017

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...

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...

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...

Oct 4, 2017

Oct 3, 2017

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sep 22, 2017

Lorita C. Randall, 87, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, September 22, 2017 at her son’s home in Pierceton, IN. She was born August 20, 1930 in Warsaw, IN to Theodore & Marguerite (Galbreath) VanCuren.

She graduated in 1948 from North Webster High School and from Wayne Beauty College in Fort Wayne. She...

Sep 22, 2017

Karen Lee Jefferson, age 71 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 4:45 p.m. in Kingston Care Center, Fort Wayne. Born on October 15, 1945 in Independence, Missouri, Karen was the daughter of Walter Thomas Winkler, Sr. and Vivian Rutherford. Karen was married to Edwin Lee Jefferson on October 15, 1977. The two...