Obituaries

Jan 8, 2016

Jerry L. Richardson, 64, passed away, surrounded by a loving circle of family and dear friends, on Friday, January 8th, 2016 at 10:50 am, following admission the previous morning at Kosciusko Community Hospital.

A lifetime resident of the area, Jerry was born August 17, 1951 to William (Bill) and Mary Richardson and spent his early years in...

Jan 8, 2016

Charles W. “Sonny” Gross Jr., 76, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016 at his family farm in Syracuse.  He was born January 7, 1940 in Warsaw, IN to Charles W.  & Wilma G. (Norman) Gross.

He was a lifetime Warsaw / Syracuse area resident and attended Warsaw High School. He...

Jan 7, 2016

Melvin E. Keplinger, Jr., 75, passed away at 8:30 PM Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born January 26, 1940 in Beaver Dam, Indiana to Melvin Eugene and Ella Laverne (Walters) Keplinger, Sr. He was a 1958 graduate of Mentone High School, Mentone, Indiana. Mel entered in the United States Army at Indianapolis,...

Jan 6, 2016

Wynn L. Schwalm, 58, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on February 13, 1957 in Goshen, IN to Dean L. & Anna (Douma) Schwalm.

He was a lifetime Goshen / Syracuse area resident, graduated in 1976 from Goshen High...

Jan 4, 2016

Lillian M. Arlic, 89, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2016 at her home. She was born on September 28, 1926 in Watertown, NY to Matthew & Florence Cassell.

She graduated from High School in New York and was married on July 26, 1958 in Watertown, NY to Hartmuth A. “Hodd”...

Jan 3, 2016

Sandra J. “Sandy” (MacPherson) Johnson, 85, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:29 a.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on February 6, 1930 in Fort Wayne, IN to Roy Powers & Bertha (Lear) MacPherson.

She graduated in 1948 from Glenn H. Curtiss Memorial High School in Hammondsport,...

Jan 3, 2016

Alara Mae Williams, 5, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 13, 2010 in Indianapolis, IN to Daniel Scott Williams & Jessica Ann Hites.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended North Webster Elementary School.

She is...

Jan 2, 2016

Vivian C. “Corrine” Bontrager, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Lakeland Rehab and Healthcare in Milford, IN. She was born on June 12, 1928 in Des Moines, IA to Albert & Martha (Hanson) Clifton.

She graduated in 1945 from Goshen High School and on July 10, 1946 in...

Jan 1, 2016

Dec 30, 2015

Lillian M. (Reusser) (Nei) Hawley, age 88 years, of Kimmell, Indiana went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 30, 2015. Lillian was born on February 3, 1927, in Berne, Indiana, to Paul W. and Agnes R. (Atz) Shoemaker. She was married to George F. Reusser on October 14, 1948 at Cross Evangelical Reformed Church...

Dec 29, 2015

Biography Doris “Jean” Shanbeck, 94, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 6:57 AM in her home at Miller's Merry Manor Assisted Living, Warsaw, Indiana. Jean was born September 23, 1921 in Warsaw to John Alva and Anna M. (Beatty) Bowser. She attended Warsaw Community Schools and lived most of her life in Warsaw. On October 16, 1939 in Fort...

Dec 28, 2015

Patrick J. Reilly, Jr., age 73, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at 5:15 p.m. in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Patrick was born November 20, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Patrick J. and Bertha (Mooney) Reilly, Sr. He was united in marriage to Marlene Mackey on May 22, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois. Serving as a police officer...

Dec 25, 2015

Betty J. Bolden, 69, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Friday, December 25, 2015 at the Meadows Care Center in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 30, 1946 in Albion, MI to Wendell & Beulah (Holtsberry) Heath.

She graduated in 1964 from Jonesville High School in Jonesville, MI and formerly worked at Jonesville...

Dec 25, 2015

Nina L. Jacobs, 85, of North Webster, IN passed away at 1:27 p.m. on Friday, December 25, 2015 at her home. She was born on April 29, 1930 in Alexandria, IN to Ferrbee & Ollie M. (Hollingsworth) Cunningham.

She graduated in 1948 from Alexandria High School in Alexandria, IN and attended Ball State University in Muncie, IN....

Dec 22, 2015

Frances Jean “Jeannie” Hamman, 74, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:34 a.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Center for Hospice House in Elkhart, IN. She was born on September 26, 1941 in Syracuse, IN to Arnold & Marjorie Maxine (Cory) Hall.

She attended Syracuse, Cromwell, and Milford public schools and was a lifetime area resident except...

Dec 22, 2015

Ardith J. “Joan” Shear, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on May 15, 1928 in North Webster, IN to Charles Dewey and Fern (Winebrenner) Scott.

She was a lifetime North Webster / Syracuse area resident and graduated...

Dec 21, 2015

Dec 16, 2015

Norma C. Fawley, age 77, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at 9:37 p.m. in her home. She was in the loving care of her family. Norma was born on May 29, 1938 in Terre Haute, Indiana to Roy and Helen (Conn) Ellis. She was united in marriage to Charles R. Fawley on September 22, 1957 in...

Dec 15, 2015

Lyle R. Mayhew, 72, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1943 in Clare, MI to Arthur & Ethel (Johnston) Mayhew.

He attended Clare High School, was a United States Army veteran, and moved to the Syracuse area in 1983 from Hillsdale, MI. He was married...

Dec 15, 2015

Henrietta Myer of Silver Lake, Indiana passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at 7:20 p.m. in Miller’s at Oak Pointe in Columbia City, Indiana. Henrietta was born on December 4, 1945 in Watergap, Kentucky to Henry and Bessie (Hall) Wallen. A resident of Silver Lake for the past eight years, Henrietta was a homemaker and caring mother. She is survived...