Obituaries

Oct 22, 2015

Biography Robert Shelton, 54, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 4:55 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Robert was born October 23, 1960 in Ironton, Ohio and was the son of James F. and Peggy J. (Creger) Evans. He lived most of his life in Warsaw. Robert was a member of the Warsaw Moose Lodge. He loved working...

Oct 21, 2015

Joy E. Williams, 63, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at her home. She was born on January 10, 1952 in Teegarden, IN to Buel & Martha (Hoover) Wheeler.

She graduated from Laville High School and lived most of her life in the Teegarden, Nappanee & Syracuse areas except for a...

Oct 21, 2015

Betty Lou Coy, 89, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:26 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on April 21, 1926 in Syracuse to Carl Robert & Mabel Pearl (Bunger) O’Haver.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended Syracuse High School. On November 10, 1945 in...

Oct 15, 2015

Oct 11, 2015

VISITATION: 1 hour prior to the service in the church MEMORIAL SERVICE: Wednesday, October 21st; 6:00 p.m. at Calvary Temple Church, Warsaw

Oct 8, 2015

Josephine Fields passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, at 8:55 a.m. in Signature Health Care of Bremen (Indiana). She was 83. One of eleven children, Josephine was born March 31, 1932 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Albert and Anna (Stephens) Hall. On July 31, 1951 she and Okie Fields were joined in marriage. He would precede her death in 1981. Coming...

Oct 3, 2015

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Monday, October, 12th at 6 PM in God's Highway to Heaven. A complete obituary will be available soon.

Sep 30, 2015

Mary Ellen Bushong, 90, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:27 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on October 7, 1924 in Elkhart, IN to Martin & Ida (Klawitter) Kunkel.

She grew up in Elkhart, graduated in 1942 from Elkhart Central High School and lived most of...

Sep 26, 2015

Melody Kaye “Mel” May, 48, of North Webster, IN passed away at 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the home of her parents. She was born on March 23, 1967 in Warsaw, IN to David W. “Dave” & Betty G. (Tindall) Berger.

She was a lifetime North Webster area resident and graduated in 1986 from...

Sep 25, 2015

Sep 24, 2015

Helen L. Youells, 94, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 3:12 PM in Mason Healthcare, Warsaw, Indiana. Helen was born October 6, 1920 in Atwood, Indiana to Walter and Orta (Hazen) Koontz. She was a 1938 graduate of Atwood High School and was a lifetime Atwood resident. Helen and George Youells were joined in marriage on February 18, 1946...

Sep 21, 2015

Lifetime Kosciusko County resident, James A. Bowser, 86, passed away September 21, 2015 at 4:44 AM in Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart, Indiana. Born April 18, 1929 in Warsaw, Indiana, James was the son of John Alva and Anna M. (Beatty) Bowser. He and Patricia “Patsy” Winifred McQueer were joined in marriage December 11, 1954 in Warsaw. James enlisted with the...

Sep 21, 2015

Donald Paul "Don" Long, 64, of Bourbon, IN passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 in Goshen, IN. He was born on July 18, 1951 in Warsaw, IN to Emery A. & Ruth Naomi (Crouse) Long.

He graduated from Triton High School, attended the University of Colorado in Pueblo, CO on a basketball scholarship for 1 year and...

Sep 19, 2015

Melvin L. “Ledru” Gray, 92 passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at his home, on the ancestral Mock farm near North Webster. He was born at home on March 20, 1923 in Pierceton, IN (near Ridinger Lake) to Lester John Newton & Hazel Mildred (Mock) Gray, who were descendants of two local pioneering families....

Sep 19, 2015

Eleanor Jane Weyand, 80, of North Webster, IN passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at her home. She was born on March 20, 1935 in Kokomo, IN to Arthur L. & Genevieve E. (Elvin) Miller.

She graduated in 1953 from Kokomo High School, 1957 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, and received her Master’s Degree from...

Sep 18, 2015

Deloris L. “Rene” Hayes, 83 and loved by many, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:18 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2015 at her home. She was born on April 11, 1932 in Marshall County, IN to Cleo & Estelle (Pierce) Frazier.

She graduated from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. She was married on October 16, 1954...

Sep 17, 2015

Olivia S. Ramirez, 67, of North Webster, IN passed away at 8:21 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at her home. She was born on September 15, 1948 in Brownfield, TX to Jesus & Julia (Garcia) Salazar.

She grew up Texas and attended public schools in Brownfield. She was married April 1967 in Altus, OK to Refugio...

Sep 15, 2015

John Lorene Hill, 94, of Nappanee, IN passed away at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Center for Hospice House in Elkhart, IN. He was born on October 9, 1920 in Shipshewana, IN to Delbert E. & Blanche E. (Kreighbaum) Hill.

He graduated in 1939 from North Webster High School, attended Barber College in Indianapolis, IN...

Sep 15, 2015

James W. “Jim” Schoeff, 68, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in his residence. He was born on November 22, 1946 in Huntington, IN to Wallace E. & Betty L. (Cowin) Schoeff.

He graduated in 1965 from Huntington High School and in 1969 from Monmouth College in Illinois with his...

Sep 14, 2015

Herbert Earl “Herb” Metcalf, 85, of Milford, IN went home to be with his Lord & Savior at 8:40 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2015 at his residence. He was born on July 27, 1930 in Adamsville, MI to Ray Lucas & Marjorie Irene (Landis) Metcalf.

He graduated from Bristol High School in Bristol, IN and attended...