Obituaries

May 13, 2015

Mary L. Mappes, 99, of Syracuse, IN passes away at 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on April 14, 1916 in Galena, MO to Cleo & Blanche (McMichael) Craig.

She graduated from High School in Galena, MO and attended William Woods College in Missouri. She was married in...

May 11, 2015

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Lois M. Richey, 79, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at 4:30 PM in her Leesburg, Indiana home. Born April 11, 1936 in Ney, Ohio, she was the daughter of Richard and Juanita (Thomas) Mack. She was a 1954 graduate of Butler (IN) High School. On September 15, 1955, she and...

May 10, 2015

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Arloa B. Kurosky, 86, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 10:08 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Arloa was born March 24, 1929 in Hastings, Michigan to Glenn M. and Ethyl O. (Stewart) Smith. She was a 1947 graduate of Ionia High School, Ionia, Michigan. On June 10, 1950 in...

May 9, 2015

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May 9, 2015

Biography Kenneth J. “Kenny” Graff, 68, of Leesburg, Indiana passed away May 9, 2015 at 5:20 A.M. in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Kenny, was the son of Stanley and Virginia (Downing) Graff and was born at Goshen, Indiana on January 6, 1947. On May 29, 1970 at Syracuse, Indiana he married Carol Wechter. He served in the...

May 5, 2015

Charlena “Grace” Randall passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 1:30 AM in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana at the age of 95. The daughter of Tony and Fredonna (Holderbaum) Baugher, Grace was born November 25, 1919 in Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana. On November 3, 1945 she and Paul William Randall were married in Warsaw. She lived most of...

May 5, 2015

Obituary for Ray Porter Ray Porter, 79, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 6:30 AM in Warsaw Meadows Care Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Ray, born August 1, 1935 in Floyd County, Kentucky, was the son of Walker and Bessie (Frazier) Porter. He and Shirley A. Lay were married April 1, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ray lived most of his life...

Apr 29, 2015

Evalee Hale, 65, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 1:47 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 23, 1949 in Salyersville, KY to James & Arizona (Howard) Mullins. She has been a resident of the Pierceton / Larwill area since the mid 1960’s and graduated in 1969 from Larwill...

Apr 29, 2015

Phyllis Ann Eastman, 63, of Goshen, IN passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in North Webster, IN.  She was born on January 21, 1952 in Noblesville, IN to Raymond E. & Virginia Mae (Heiny) Shreve. She moved to the Goshen area 39 years ago from Anderson, IN and was married on April 20, 2011 in Goshen, IN to Robert K....

Apr 28, 2015

Marilyn M. Bartman, 63, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:56 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on May 3, 1951 in Goshen, IN to Ralph “Frank” & Sue A. (Whetten) Hoover. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended Syracuse High School. She was married on...

Apr 21, 2015

Donald W. “Don” Hicks, 58, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his home. He was born on April 1, 1957 in War, West Virginia to John L. and Ethel M. (Hicks) Hicks. He moved to Kendallville area in the 1970’s from West Virginia and to the Syracuse / Milford area in 1980.  He...

Apr 20, 2015

Biography Beverly A. Disher, 77, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, at 8:10 AM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Beverly was born September 6, 1937 in Columbia City, Indiana to Ralph and Laura (Shoemaker) Bills. She became the wife of Eldon W. Disher on October 24, 1954. She lived most of her life in Warsaw. A homemaker, Beverly was...

Apr 19, 2015

Trecy L. Bowers, 48, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Trecy, the daughter of Larry and Annette (Morrison) Bowers, was a 1985 graduate of Ithaca High School, Ithaca, Michigan. Survivors include her parents: Larry and Annette Bowers of Warsaw; grandmother: Margerite Dent, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; sister-in-law: Becky Thomas of Claypool, Indiana; brother-in-law: Dennis Penner of...

Apr 14, 2015

Clifford E. “Cliff” Sears, 86, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 5:10 PM in Wellbrooke of Wabash (Indiana). Cliff was born July 17, 1928 in Bedford, Indiana to Earl and Mary (Jerils) Sears. He attended school in Oolitic, Indiana. Cliff was raised and logged timber on their Springville (Bedford), Indiana family farm until he joined the Air Force. He...

Apr 12, 2015

C. David Luckenbill, 74, went home to be with his Lord and Savior April 12, 2015 at 1:55 AM in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Born December 8, 1940 in Muncie, Indiana, he was the only son born to Lewis Franklin and Helen Hope (Hughey) Luckenbill. He was a 1959 graduate of Warsaw High School. David enlisted into the United...

Apr 11, 2015

Biography Emma Christine Schooley, 91, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 7:35 PM in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Indiana. She was born to Maynard M. and Ruth Violet (Banghart) Denny October 23, 1923 in Warsaw, Indiana. She was a 1941 graduate of Warsaw High School. Emma and Robert E. Schooley were joined in marriage June 20, 1942 in...

Apr 10, 2015

Biography Ronald Paul Pratt, 52, of Pierceton, Indiana passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at 11:49 PM in Warsaw Meadows Care Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Ron was born in Warsaw on March 11, 1963 to Ira and Annabelle (Tyson) Pratt. Living most of his life in Warsaw, Ron enjoyed watching NASCAR with Dale Earnhardt, Sr. as his favorite driver. He liked...

Apr 8, 2015

Bryan D. Saving, 50, passed away April 8, 2015 in his Fishers, Indiana home. Born March 5, 1965 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Donald F.W. and Karen (Winkler) Saving, Jr., he was a 1983 graduate of Whitko High School in South Whitley, Indiana. MSG Bryan Donald Saving retired from the United States Air Force after 22 years of service to...

Apr 7, 2015

Send Flowers Lucian Nikolaus James Barrus March 12, 2015 - April 7, 2015 Facts Born: March 12, 2015 Death: April 7, 2015 Services Visitation Saturday April 11, 2015, Noon - 2 PM at Titus Funeral Home Funeral Saturday April 11, 2015, 2 at Titus Funeral Home

Apr 5, 2015

Alma L. Ragan, age 84, of Auburn, CA, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015 after a courageous battle with several ailments. She joined her husband Bert E. Ragan, son Daniel O. Ragan, daughter Janet L. Clark-Robertson, and her sister Eva Engle, who all preceded her in death. Alma, (also known as Grandma), was born in Des Moines, Iowa on...