Obituaries

Nov 19, 2016

Gretchen A. Genshaw, 82, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at her home from a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born on August 16, 1934 in Kankakee, IL to Melvin R. & Lucy Marie (Boyer) Dean.

She graduated in 1952 from Kankakee High School and from nursing school...

Nov 17, 2016

Biography Paula Jane Sydow passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 10:58 a.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was 67. Paula was born in Michigan City, Indiana on May 23, 1949 to Harold and Angeline S. (Widelski) Putz. She was a 1968 graduate of Michigan City Elston High School. She was also a graduate of GIA (Gemological Institute...

Nov 16, 2016

Michael A. "Mike" Baumgartner, 67, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at his home. He was born on October 17, 1949 in Goshen, IN to Richard Earl & Marjorie J. (Miller) Baumgartner.

He graduated in 1967 from New Paris High School and was a United States Navy Veteran. He grew up in Syracuse and...

Nov 15, 2016

Donald G. "Don" Matson, 70, passed away at 11:31 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, IN. He was born on December 28, 1945 in East Chicago, IN to George & Ann E. (Hora) Matson.

He attended Roosevelt High School in East Chicago and was a United States Army Veteran. He grew up in...

Nov 12, 2016

Hilda S. Earnhart, 98, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of Pierceton, IN) passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on August 22, 1918 in Wilmot, IN to John William & Sadie C. (Beezley) Scott.

She grew up in Noble County, attended Washington Township Public School, and...

Nov 8, 2016

Wendell G. “Tony” LaFevor, 78, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at his home. He was born on December 13, 1937 in Fort Wayne, IN to Louis & Laura (Fritz) LaFevor.

He graduated from Arcola High School and was a lifetime Allen & Kosciusko County area resident. He was formerly employed at the...

Nov 7, 2016

Joseph William “Joe” Hughes, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:28 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2016 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on July 6, 1929 in Syracuse, IN to John P. & Valeria Lucille (Hopple) Hughes.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended Syracuse High School. On August 27,...

Nov 5, 2016

Dr. William Parke died at home on November 5, 2016. William Parke was born April 4, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan to Palmer and Alice (nee Clark) Parke. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1963 and married Mary Eva (Molly) Nesbitt that same year. Dr. Parke served as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and was...

Nov 4, 2016

Mildred Faye Fox, having spent most of her lifetime in the Warsaw area, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 4, 2016 in her home. She was 76 at the time of her passing. Mildred was born on January 8, 1940 in Jackson, Kentucky. She was born to parents, George and Rose (Raleigh) Fletcher. She was a graduate of Morgue High...

Nov 3, 2016

Thomas Stafford passed away peacefully at 2:35 PM on Thursday, November 3, 2016 in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 76 at the time of his passing. He was born in Mishawaka, Indiana on July 20, 1940. Thomas was the son of Herlin Stafford and Bonnie (Risner) Stafford. Thomas was a resident and client of Cardinal Center...

Nov 2, 2016

Allen E. Kuhn, 67, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 12:58 p.m. in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. The son of Richard and Doris (Atchison) Kuhn, Sr. was born July 1, 1949 in Warsaw, Indiana. He was a 1967 graduate of Knightstown High School, Knightstown, Indiana. Allen served his country with the United States Army. He was a Warsaw...

Nov 1, 2016

Biography Tiffany Christine Roberts passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in her Palestine Lake home. Tiffany was born January 14, 1985 in Warsaw, Indiana to Terry and Tracy (Kline) Bartley. She attended Warsaw Community High School and Armada High School (Michigan). On July 19, 2014, she and Freddy Roberts were married in Plymouth, Indiana. Tiffany was a homemaker who enjoyed...

Oct 31, 2016

Ricky Lee Groves passed away at 8:30 am on Monday, October 31, 2016 in his Leesburg, Indiana home. He was 53 at the time of his death. He spent most of his life in the Warsaw and Leesburg areas and was the son of Leland Herbert “Lee” and Mary Ann (Birtwhistle) Groves. He was born in Warsaw on December 1,...

Oct 31, 2016

James A. “Jim” Priser passed away unexpectedly while surrounded by his family Monday, October 31, 2016, at 1:32 p.m. in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jim was born January 13, 1955 in Warsaw, Indiana to James M. and Shirley (Harmon) Priser. He would live in Warsaw his entire life. Jim was a 1973 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and...

Oct 28, 2016

Biography Loretta Y. Walls, age 78, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2016 in Port Charlotte, Florida. She was one of two daughters born to Edward M. and Lois J. (Kyle) Conaway. Loretta was a 1956 graduate of Warsaw High School in Warsaw Indiana. It was here that she spent most of her lifetime except for the past 12 winters...

Oct 28, 2016

Frank Knez Sr., 88, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 28, 2016 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on February 12, 1928 in Zeigler, IL to George & Elizabeth (Kalavaric) Knez.

He graduated in 1947 from Zeigler High School and was a United States Army veteran. He was...

Oct 25, 2016

Mary Catherine (Hensinger) Gunkel, 59, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 8:41 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at her residence. She was born on December 15, 1956 in Fort Wayne, IN to Daniel J. & Dorothy M. (Litchfield) Hensinger.

She graduated in 1975 from Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne and on July 25, 1975,...

Oct 24, 2016

Betty Joy Horne, age 84, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 4:52 pm in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital of Indiana. She was born on October 7, 1932 in Port Huron, Michigan. She was the daughter of Nelson and Beatrice (Hillis) Rankin. It was in Port Huron where she would marry Robert M. Horne. Together they began family and...

Oct 16, 2016

Mary L. Pozorski, 59, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her home. She was born on November 7, 1956 in Milwaukee, WI to LeRoy M. & Alice Y. (Katczka) Beilke.

She graduated from North High School in Evansville and attended the University of Evansville. She was married in 1989...

Oct 12, 2016

Biography Lutie Ellen Beatty, known to most simply as “Granny,” passed away Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 at 11:26 am in Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. She was 87 years old. Lutie was born on February 20, 1929 in Warsaw, Indiana. She was the daughter of Artie and Florence (Ryan) Long. She spent her lifetime in the Warsaw and Leesburg...