Obituaries

Feb 13, 2015

Thurl S. Kester, 68, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at 4:02 AM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. The son of Clyde T. and Geneva W. (Stucker) Kester, he was born September 13, 1946 in Wabash, Indiana. He attended Warsaw schools. He and Janet E. Schaetzle were married March 7, 1965 in Bourbon, Indiana. She would precede him in death...

Feb 10, 2015

Rex Leroy Evans, 76, passed away February 10, 2015 at 4:26 AM in Warsaw Meadows Care Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Rex was born December 31, 1938 in Warsaw to Charles S. and Dorothy A. (Engle) Evans. He was a 1956 graduate of Claypool High School. On November 14, 1957 he entered the United States Air Force in Indianapolis, Indiana. A1C Rex...

Feb 7, 2015

Henrietta K. Thomas, 82, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 4:45 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Henrietta was born May 6, 1932, in Cervenka, Yugoslavia to Frederick and Julianna (Genyeresh) Lahm. She came to Kosciusko County from Germany in 1955. On July 1, 1978 she and Emil Emerson Thomas, Jr. were married in Frankton, Indiana. He would...

Feb 7, 2015

Carolyn J. Olinger, 81, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at her home. She was born on April 3, 1933 in Fort Wayne to Albert & Irene (Kelley) Loshe. She grew up in Fort Wayne & attended Catholic Public Schools in Fort Wayne. She retired from ITT Corporation in Fort Wayne as...

Feb 4, 2015

Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-877-212-3610 Code: 2003273P Dale Singer Nellans, 93, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 9:27 PM in Timbercrest Senior Living Community in North Manchester, Indiana. Dale was born July 7, 1921 in Sevastopol, Indiana to Herschel Vern and Mabel Irene (Singer) Nellans. He grew up on Twin Pine Poultry Farm (Sevastopol)...

Feb 1, 2015

Feb 1, 2015

Cassie Mae (Haywood) Shepherd, 101, went to be with Jesus Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 4:50 AM in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. One of twelve children, Cassie was born November 29, 1913 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Hager Lee and Sarah (Adkins) Justice. She was married to Willie Haywood on July 20, 1934 in Prestonsburg. They moved to...

Jan 28, 2015

Service in Louisville, Kentucky at a later date.

Jan 25, 2015

Ralph Caudill, 71, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at his home. He was born on March 26, 1943 in Melvin, KY to Alvin & Pearlie (Slone) Caudill. He grew up in Kentucky and graduated in 1963 from Wheelwright High School in Wheelwright, KY. He moved from Kentucky to Elkhart, IN in 1963...

Jan 24, 2015

A. Fern Porter, 86 of North Webster, formerly of Huntington, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at her residence.  Fern had worked for Square D in Huntington for many years. She loved camping and had camped at various locations with her husband over the years. They spent their summers at their cottage on the Barbee Lake chain...

Jan 20, 2015

Alice Harriett Gregorowicz, 93, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:08 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at her home. She was born on February 1, 1921 in East Chicago, IN to Joseph & Lola Lutkus. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in East Chicago, received her Bachelor’s degree from College of St. Teresa in Winona, MN & her Master’s...

Jan 19, 2015

Leona Irene Keim, 90, of Ligonier, IN passed away at 1:03 p.m. on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Avalon Village Healthcare in Ligonier. She was born on August 10, 1924 in Dane County, WI to William & Lillian (Detwiler) Keim. She attended public school in Wisconsin and lived most of her life in Milwaukee, WI & San Jacinto, CA...

Jan 18, 2015

Lowell J. Welty, 77, of Milford, IN passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at his home. He was born on May 2, 1937 in New Paris, IN to Ray & Edna M. (Oswald) Welty. He graduated in 1955 from New Paris High School and was a lifetime New Paris, Syracuse, and Milford area resident. He was...

Jan 17, 2015

Jeff L. Green, 63, of Nappanee, IN passed away at 4:46 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at his home. He was born on November 2, 1951 in Oceanport, NJ to Harland LeRoy & Catherine Margaret (Parnow) Green. He grew up in New Jersey, graduated high school and attended college there. He moved to the Butler / Waterloo area from...

Jan 17, 2015

Kasey Dawn LaRue, 53, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 5:00 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Born September 24, 1961 in Warsaw, she was the daughter of Douglas D. and Irene Rose (Riggens) Kahler. She attended Warsaw Community Schools and was a lifetime Warsaw resident. Kasey was a machine operator at Biomet, Inc. for the past 2 years....

Jan 17, 2015

Robert S. Taylor, 81, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 12:45 PM in St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bob was born to Robert W. and Helen H. (Smith) Taylor on November 13, 1933 in Warsaw, Indiana. He was a 1951 graduate of Claypool High School, Claypool, Indiana. Bob and Marjorie J. Black were joined in marriage May 31,...

Jan 15, 2015

Richard Dean England, 51, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 9:00 AM in his daughter’s New Haven, Indiana home. Richard was born July 1, 1963 in Warsaw to Richard D. and Mary Jane (Hall) England. On October 31, 1992 in Warsaw, he and Debra J. Nelson were joined in marriage. She preceded his death on January...

Jan 14, 2015

Brandon Michael Hurley, 21, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 14, 2015 at 9:00 AM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. Brandon, the son of Jesse Hurley and the late Melissa Sue (Prater) Cupp, was born August 9, 1993 in Champagne, Illinois. He was a 2009 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. A lifetime Warsaw resident, Brandon was employed at the Detroit...

Jan 13, 2015

Biography Colleen J. Sisk, 64, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 3:50 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. She was born August 31, 1950 in Warsaw to Donald L. and Dorotha B. (Fowerbaugh) Miller. Colleen was a 1968 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from IPFW. She lived in Warsaw...

Jan 12, 2015

Thelma was born in Frankfort, Indiana on June 8, 1914 to Henry and Hattie Emshoff. She died peacefully in her home at Grace Village, in Winona Lake, Indiana on January 12, 2015, at the age of 100.5. Thelma grew up in Frankfort and graduated from Frankfort High in 1932. While working as a cashier in Wheeler's Restaurant, she met Paul...