Obituaries

Mar 9, 2015

Biography Frederick David Lukens, 88, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at 12:25 AM at Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Fred was born August 7, 1926 in Wabash, Indiana to Frank Russell and Hazel W. (Kreiter) Lukens. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in World War ll. He earned his GED while in the service....

Mar 8, 2015

Mar 5, 2015

Bernard A. Sikora, 81, passed away March 5, 2015 at 4:16 AM in the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bernie, as he was known, was born in Byesville, Ohio on July 26, 1933 to John G. and Josephine A. (Jurcak) Sikora. He was a 1951 graduate of St. Benedict School in Cambridge, Ohio. Bernie attended Ohio State...

Mar 5, 2015

Wilma G. Meier, 84, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at her home. She was born on December 26, 1930 in Hanover, IN to William Oscar & Irene Katherine (Kessler) Goins. She graduated in 1949 from North Madison High School and on April 2, 1951 in Biloxi, MS she married Graham R. Meier who survives. She...

Mar 4, 2015

Donald L. Quine, 97, formerly of Winona Lake, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 4:20 AM in Hearth at Tudor Gardens, Zionsville, Indiana. Born the second of four children, Don was born December 17, 1917 in Warsaw to Clayton Leroy and Edith Alzina (Archer) Quine. Don was a 1935 graduate of North Webster High School. He studied refrigeration...

Mar 3, 2015

Jeaneen L. Snyder, 78, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 4:23 AM in Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. Jeaneen was born February 17, 1937 in Springfield, Ohio to Lowell and Maureen (Sanders) Moore. She was a1955 graduate of Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Indiana. On June 12, 1955 Jeaneen and Sanford C. Snyder were...

Mar 2, 2015

David Lee “Dave” Goddard, 49, of Syracuse, IN passed away unexpectedly at 11:07 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Hilbert, Wisconsin.  He was born on November 24, 1965 in Mishawaka, IN to James A. “Jim” & Margaret J. “Maggie” (Burns) Goddard. He was a lifetime area resident and attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He was employed at Safe -...

Feb 28, 2015

Mollie Carol Eisinger, 56, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her home. She was born on February 15, 1959 in Paintsville, KY to Brice & Molly (Hall) Shepherd. She lived most of her life in Kosciusko County, attended Whitko High School in South Whitley and graduated in 1977 from Warsaw High...

Feb 28, 2015

C. Craig Doran, 60, of Burket, Indiana, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 2:06 PM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Craig was born January 5, 1955 in Warsaw, Indiana to Byron C. and JoAnn (Cole) Doran. He was a 1973 graduate of Mentone High School. In 1977 he graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana where he was a...

Feb 28, 2015

Owen Marion Snyder, 76, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 5:43 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on September 24, 1938 in Fort Wayne, IN to Marion & Orleta (Schwartz) Snyder. He grew up in Fort Wayne, graduated from South Side High School and was in the Army National Guard....

Feb 27, 2015

Ruth V. Williams, 89, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on April 6, 1925 in West Palm Beach, FL to Charles & Pearl (Stump) Hull. She moved to Indiana in the 1930’s, attended South Whitley High School and lived in the North Webster...

Feb 27, 2015

Biography Chris L. Carter, 51, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 27, 2015 at 3:12 AM in the emergency room of Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Chris was born May 29, 1963 in Warsaw to Harry T. and Rosalie A. (Snyder) Carter. She was a homemaker and lifetime Warsaw resident who attended God’s Highway to Heaven and Word of Truth Ministries....

Feb 25, 2015

Theodore T. Routh, 74, of North Webster, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday February 25, 2015 at his home. He was born on October 29, 1940 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Jonathan B. & Caroline A. (Orr) Routh. On January 18, 1984 in Warsaw, IN he married Judith “Judy” (Neihardt) Perez. She survives along with a daughter, Teresa...

Feb 25, 2015

Flora Bynum, 72, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 3:37 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Flora was born February 26, 1942 in Reid, Mississippi to Otis and Beatrice (Vance) Phillips. She had lived in the Warsaw area for the past 30 years. She worked in the health care field as a CNA and was a foster parent....

Feb 24, 2015

With her family by her side, Bonnie H. Gragg, 97, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 3:37 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Bonnie was born October 24, 1917 in Mentone, Indiana to Mervel and Ruth (Schweitzer) Smith. She and Kenneth Gragg were joined in marriage on May 20, 1933 in Etna Green, Indiana. They...

Feb 23, 2015

Barbara J. “Barb” (Gamsby) Porter, 67, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:40 a.m. on Monday, February 23, 2015 at her home. She was born on November 13, 1947 in Wabash, IN to Russell & Edna (Harney) Gamsby Sr. She attended Wabash High School and was a lifetime Wabash / Kosciusko County resident. In 1970 she was married in Wabash,...

Feb 21, 2015

Feb 20, 2015

Tara Lynn Thornburg, 23, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on June 4, 1991 in Goshen, IN to Troy L. Thornburg & Rachel M. Coons. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 2010 from Wawasee High School in...

Feb 20, 2015

Theodore Willis “Ted” Method, 85, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. He was born on July 15, 1929 in Syracuse, IN to Ralph & Eloise (Mabie) Method. He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, attended Syracuse High School and was a United States Air Force veteran. On...

Feb 15, 2015