Obituaries

Dec 15, 2015

Betty A. Bear, 88, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at 7:50 PM at Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Betty was born April 15, 1927 in Mentone, Indiana to Glen and Ethel (Ward) Snyder. She was a 1945 graduate of Mentone High School (Mentone, Indiana). Betty had been a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service for 22...

Dec 15, 2015

Douglas Lee “Doug” Pullman Jr., 52, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his home. He was born on October 10, 1963 in Chicago, IL to Douglas Lee Sr. & Kathleen (Howard) Pullman.

He attended West Chicago High School, grew up in Carol Stream, IL and moved to Indiana 10...

Dec 15, 2015

Reba Arlene Smothers, 92, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her home. She was born on January 21, 1923 in Shinglehouse, PA to Andrew & Martha (Stoddard) Reynolds.

She grew up in Shinglehouse, PA, attended high school there, and attended business college in Hammond, IN. She was first married on...

Dec 13, 2015

Billi Campell Andrews, 87, of Satsuma, Florida and formerly of Warsaw, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015, in nearby Palatka, Florida. Billi was born to William and Irma (Marbury) Campbell on September 18, 1928 in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. She graduated from high school in Memphis, Tennessee in 1948 before moving to Warsaw, Indiana in 1951. It was in Warsaw...

Dec 7, 2015

Ryan L. Owen, 54, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015. He was born on May 20, 1961 in Goshen, IN to Robert L. “Bob” & Jean A. (Moser) Owen.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, graduated in 1979 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, 1983 from Indiana University in Bloomington, & Life Chiropractic...

Dec 7, 2015

Biography Bonita E. Collier of Pierceton, Indiana passed Monday, December 7, 2015, at 9:40 a.m. at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Indiana. She was 97. The daughter of Ira Lee and Bertha H. (Hossler) Brubaker, Bonita was born May 4, 1918 in South Whitley, Indiana. She was a 1936 graduate of Pierceton High School. In Orland, Indiana on February...

Dec 4, 2015

Richard Thomas “Dick” Loper, 76, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 at his home. He was born on January 8, 1939 in Gary, IN to Robert Carlton & Mildred (King) Loper.

He grew up in Chesterton, IN and attended Chesterton High School.  He was married on July 3, 1981 to Joanne Border who...

Dec 3, 2015

James M. “Jim” Mench, 62, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare in Milford, IN. He was born on June 9, 1953 in Goshen, IN to James M. & Ruth E. (Knisley) Mench.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1973 from Wawasee...

Nov 30, 2015

Deborah Jolene "Deb" Brown, 61, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:40 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2015 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on March 15, 1954 in Tyler, TX to Joseph M. & Bettye J. (Gilbreath) Minniear.

She graduated in 1972 from Southern Wells High School in Poneto,...

Nov 30, 2015

Michael Allen “Mike” Haab, 43, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015. He was born on June 2, 1972 in Goshen, IN to Donald O. “Don” & Martha (Hostetler) Haab.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident & graduated in 1990 from Fairfield High School. He was married on April 11, 1998 in Milford,...

Nov 29, 2015

Biography William L. Griggs, 73, passed away Sunday November 29, 2015 at 2:47 AM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bill, the son of Henry and Ivaldale (Payne) Junk, was born July 22, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served with the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged October 11, 1960. Bill lived most of his life in Kosciusko...

Nov 29, 2015

Melvin L. Hughes passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 7:13 AM in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. He was 90. Born in Marshall County, Indiana on March 10, 1925, Melvin was the son of George and Esther (Ballinger) Hughes. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War. Cpl. Melvin L....

Nov 28, 2015

Douglas G. “Doug” Merrill, 56, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on August 24, 1959 in Hillsdale, MI to Norman R. & Norma Jean (Kailing) Merrill.

He graduated in 1977 from Morley Stanwood High School in Morley, MI and received...

Nov 27, 2015

Nov 27, 2015

Obituary for Kenneth Sr Kenneth M. Perkins, Sr. passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at 5:35 PM in Canterbury Nursing and Rehab in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 75. Kenneth was born February 4, 1940 in Hazard, Kentucky to James Thomas and Mary Jane (King) Perkins. He was a high school graduate. Kenneth served during the Korean War with the...

Nov 26, 2015

Anna Rose Randall, 80, of North Webster, IN passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on May 25, 1935 Noblesville, IN to Walter C. & Ida Jane (Hicks) Randall.

She graduated in 1954 from Carmel High School in Carmel, IN and received her Associate’s...

Nov 25, 2015

Donald L. Ponder, 73, passed away Wednesday November 25, 2015 at 6:02 AM in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Donald was born March 31, 1942 to Elbert H. and Margaret I (Jennings) Ponder. He was a high school graduate. Donald served with the United States Army and was honorably discharge September 25, 1960. A Warsaw resident, Donald was a member...

Nov 23, 2015

Nov 21, 2015

Jaime Lyn “Bubby” Fisher, 37, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 10:18 AM in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Jaime was born September 28, 1978 in Warsaw, Indiana to Roger and Della (Allen) Pollock. She was a 1997 graduate of Whitko High School where she was a member of the color guard in the Whitco Marching Band. On...

Nov 20, 2015

Norma Peters, 64, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:35 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Avalon Village Healthcare in Ligonier, IN. She was born on October 3, 1951 in Michigan to Harry & Dorothy A. (Gouplski) Prybo.

She grew up in Michigan, attended high school there and was married in April 1986 in East Stroudsburg, PA...