Obituaries

Aug 22, 2014

Ethel Mae Barnett, 88, passed away Friday, August 22, 2014 at 1:50 PM at Elmcroft of Xenia, Xenia, Ohio. Born April 17, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she was the daughter of Shirley Elery and Beatrice Vernon (Barto) Shaneyfelt. Ethel graduated from Central High School in Fort Wayne and attended Fort Wayne Bible Institute. She earned her RN after graduating...

Aug 20, 2014

Send Flowers Infant, Silas E. Gast August 20, 2014 - August 20, 2014 Infant Silas E. Gast, was stillborn at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 11:29 AM. Silas was the son of Jessica (Snapp) and Karl Gast of Warsaw, Indiana. Silas also is survived by his brother, Ezra Gast, Maternal grandfather, Todd Snapp of El Paso, Texas,...

Aug 17, 2014

Dr. Isobel Lorraine Pfeiffer, 92, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 3:45 AM in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Born August 30, 1921 in Warsaw, Isobel was one of two daughters born to Franklin Ottis and Ethel Fawn (Shilling) Rarick. She grew up in the Warsaw-Leesburg areas and graduated from Warsaw High School with the class of...

Aug 17, 2014

Betty Jane Pemberton, 87, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 12:30 p.m. on August 17, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on April 12, 1927 in Winamac, IN to Harvey & Dora (Hall) Yockey. She graduated from Hammond High School in Hammond, IN and was married to William Harley Pemberton who preceded her...

Aug 9, 2014

Lolabell L. Sloan passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 4:45 AM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. She was 97. The daughter of Edward C. and Ethena L. (Truex) Werick, Lolabell was a 1935 graduate of Warsaw High School. On January 30, 1937 she and Dayton R. Sloan were married in LaPorte, Indiana. She worked in the Shrine Building for...

Aug 6, 2014

Allie Hicks passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in her Sebring, Florida home, at the age of 100 years old. Allie was born the daughter of Riley and Donna (Shepherd) Shepherd on March 8, 1914 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. She was a resident of Kosciusko County most of her life. Allie enjoyed being a homemaker and helping her church, Rose Hill...

Aug 5, 2014

Aug 5, 2014

Biography On Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 4:40 PM in Select Hospital (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Irene Rose Kahler peacefully passed away into the loving arms of her Saviour, Jesus Christ. She was 78. The daughter of Merle and Ruth (Bennett) Riggens, Irene was born September 19, 1935 in Warsaw, Indiana. She was a 1953 graduate of Warsaw High School. She...

Aug 2, 2014

Biography Ortie G. Manns, 76, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 7:02 AM in Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. Ortie was born June 8, 1938 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Dorton and Dollie (Mullins) Manns. He was a resident of Milford, Indiana (Kosciusko County) for most of his life. He was retired as a Supervisor with Uniroyal where he had been...

Jul 31, 2014

Karen Ann Leigh, 55, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at her home. She was born on July 3, 1959 in Webster, MA to Francis Robert & Jane (Gevry) Leigh. She attended Tantasqua High School in Sturbridge, MA, Kaplin University and moved to the Syracuse area in 1993 from Massachusetts. She formerly worked...

Jul 30, 2014

Shirley Mae Hall, 71, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 6:15 AM in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana. Shirley Mae was born November 16, 1942 in Pikeville, Kentucky to Evan and Dorothy (Compton) Hamilton. On December 24, 1959 she and Lloyd Hall were married in Betsy Layne, Kentucky. She was a homemaker who, in earlier years, had been...

Jul 29, 2014

Joseph James “Jody” Verteramo, Jr., 57, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 10:40 AM in his Austin, Texas home. Born November 6, 1956, Jody is the son of Joseph James and Gloria (Egly) Verteramo, Sr. He was a 1975 graduate of Peru High School, (Indiana). He earned an Associate Degree from the University of Texas. Jody entered the United...

Jul 28, 2014

Mark Wilson, 70, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014 at 5:15 PM in his Warsaw, Indiana home. Born, May 20 1944 in West Branch, Michigan, Mark was the son of Albert and Maxine (Fitch) Wilson. He was a 1962 Warsaw Community High School graduate and a lifetime Warsaw resident. Mark enjoyed fishing, woodworking and family activities. He is survived by...

Jul 27, 2014

James Leroy “Jim” Watkins, 79, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at his home. He was born on September 30, 1934 in Leesburg, IN to George I. & Mary I. (Hapner) Watkins. He graduated in 1952 from Leesburg High School and lived most of his life in the Kosciusko County area. He was...

Jul 22, 2014

Emily Rose Smith, 1 year old, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:53 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on June 15, 2013 in Mishawaka, IN to Alaina J. (Scott) Smith. She moved to Syracuse in November 2013 from South Bend and formerly attended the Epic Church in Mishawaka. She...

Jul 19, 2014

George R. Guyas, 83, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. He was born on December 11, 1930 in Defiance, OH to Joseph G. & Winona Marie (Gloor) Guyas. He grew up in Ohio, attended public schools there, and moved to Knapp Lake in 1953 from Ohio. He...

Jul 17, 2014

Elinor Frances Coy, 80, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 7:56 AM in Millers Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. The daughter of Alden B. and Evelyn I. (Michie) Lufkin, Elinor was born June 1, 1934 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was a 1952 graduate of Cranston High School, Cranston, Rhode Island. On October 22, 1955, she and Orville “Pete” Coy...

Jul 15, 2014

Angel M. Carder, 39, of Elkhart, IN passed away at 7:53 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at her home. She was born on June 14, 1975 in Toledo, OH to Benny N. Bethel & Angela T. Carder. She graduated from West Noble High School in Ligonier, attended college in California to obtain a Medical Assistants Degree, and formerly worked...

Jul 14, 2014

Brandon Lee Rauguth, 32, of Leesburg, IN passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 at his home. He was born on April 22, 1982 in Los Angeles, CA to Brad L. & Kathy L (Treppish) Rauguth. He graduated in 2001 from North Canton High School in North Canton, OH and attended the University of the Cumberlands College in Williamsburg, KY....

Jul 13, 2014

Thomas W. “Tom” Madden, 73, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on June 28, 1941 in Ligonier, IN to Clive & Rose (Seprich) Madden. He attended public schools in Chicago and lived in the Ligonier / Leesburg area for past 35 years after...