Obituaries

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Norma J. Schumm

Norma J. Schumm

Jul 12, 2014

Norma Jean Schumm, 88, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on August 3, 1925 in Willshire, OH to David F. & Florene M. (Dudgeon) Carr. She grew up in Willshire & graduated in 1943 from Willshire High School. She was married on June 2,...

David Henderson

David Henderson

Jul 12, 2014

Biography David L. Henderson, 77, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 10:15 AM in, Warsaw home. David was born October 5, 1936 in Warsaw, Indiana to George A. and Ruby M. (Bolt) Henderson. On September 14, 1958 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Warsaw, he married Maria Aranguren, she passed away August 23, 2013. He was...

Amariyah Sole' Davis

Amariyah Sole' Davis

Jul 10, 2014

Amariyah Sole’ Davis, 12 days, of Goshen, IN passed away at 6:01 p.m. on July 10, 2014 at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born on June 28, 2014 in Indianapolis, IN to Janae T. Davis & Delanos A. Johnson. She is survived by: Mother – Janae Davis of Goshen Father – Delanos Johnson of Elkhart Half...

Virginia Powell (Smith)

Virginia Powell (Smith)

Jul 8, 2014

Virginia “Ginger” (Smith) Powell, 87, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2014 in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Indiana. Ginger was born to Walter and Agnes (Harmon) Smith on May 23, 1927 in Atwood, Indiana. She was a 1945 graduate of Atwood High School. She and Jack Nelson Powell were joined in marriage April 18, 1948 in Atwood, Indiana...

Daniel Holbrook

Daniel Holbrook

Jul 1, 2014

Biography Daniel Raymond Holbrook, 14, was killed tragically Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in his Winona Lake, Indiana home. Danny was born December 1, 1999 in Warsaw, Indiana to Richard Raymond and Sherry Lynn (McClurg) Holbrook. He was going to be an 8th grader at Lakeview Middle School in Warsaw. Danny enjoyed riding and working on dirt bikes; he also enjoyed...

Paul Miller

Paul Miller

Jun 30, 2014

Biography Paul A. Miller, 88, of Silver Lake, Indiana, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at 5:20 AM in Peabody Retirement Community Health Center, North Manchester, Indiana. Paul was born June 22, 1926 in Landeck, Ohio to Adam and Loretta (Etzkorn) Miller. He entered the United States Army December 24, 1944 at Fort Hayes, Ohio. After serving in World War...

Neva Patterson (David)

Neva Patterson (David)

Jun 29, 2014

Neva Patterson, 90, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 8:31 PM in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Indiana. Neva was born to Waldo and Verle (Morris) David June 10, 1924 in North Grove, Indiana. She was a 1942 graduate of Pierceton High School. She and William Eugene Patterson were joined in marriage October 17, 1953 in Fort Wayne,...

Skyler Wayne Spore

Skyler Wayne Spore

Jun 28, 2014

Skyler Wayne Spore, 12, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at his home. He was born on April 18, 2002 in Crawfordsville, IN to Darrick W. Spore & Candy S. Chamness. He moved to the Syracuse area 6 years ago from Crawfordsville and attended Milford Middle School in Milford, IN. He mowed neighborhood lawns, formerly attended...

Georgia Prater (Harris)

Georgia Prater (Harris)

Jun 27, 2014

Georgia Helen Prater, 72, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at 6:50 AM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Georgia was born to David K. and Anna Mae (Hackworth) Harris on February 21, 1942 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. On May 2, 1959, she and Ted Prater were married in West Prestonsburg, Kentucky. She lived most of her life in Kosciusko County and...

Wanda J. Dull

Wanda J. Dull

Jun 26, 2014

Wanda J. Dull, 73, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:02 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on February 10, 1941 in Haywood, West Virginia to Junior Lee & Bernice (Wilkerson) Miller. She graduated from Mishawaka High School and was married on February 24, 1990 in Syracuse to Larry D....

Janet A. Peterson

Janet A. Peterson

Jun 24, 2014

Janet A. Peterson, 58, of Milford, IN passed away at 10:32 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at her home. She was born on March 12, 1956 in Fort Wayne, IN to Robert E. & Wanda M. (Penrod) Munson. She grew up in California, graduated from high school there, and attended Butte College in Oroville, CA. She was married on...

Richard McLaughlin

Richard McLaughlin

Jun 21, 2014

Biography Richard Dewayne McLaughlin was born January 16, 1927 to Thomas A. McLaughlin and Theoda (Hoppus) McLaughlin in St. Regis, Montana. At the tender age of two, Richard lost his mother and was sent by train from Montana to Indiana with her deceased body and a mammie. This toddlers amazing journey caught the attention of General MacArthur and while stopped...

Charlene Shrider

Charlene Shrider

Jun 21, 2014

Charlene Shrider, 84 of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:50 a.m. on June 21, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born in Paoli, IN on May 9, 1930, to the late Charles and Edith Beaty Limeberry. She married Michael Shrider and he preceded her in death in 1976. She retired from NSWC Crane and also CACI...

Ruth Ann Radowski

Ruth Ann Radowski

Jun 20, 2014

Ruth Ann Radowski, 60, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:05 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 12, 1953 in Jackson, MI to Floyd & Allison (Durkee) Taylor. She graduated from Stockbridge High School in Stockbridge, MI and on September 11, 1971 in Brooklyn, MI she married Thomas J. “Tom” Radowski...

Juan Cervantes

Juan Cervantes

Jun 20, 2014

Juan J. Cervantes, 34, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Juan was born the son of Cireno and Maria (Petra Patino) Cervantes, Sr. on June 9, 1980 in Mission Hills, California. He lived in Kosciusko County for the past 9 years and was a machinist at Warsaw Metal Products. Left with...

Leona Denney (Rule)

Leona Denney (Rule)

Jun 20, 2014

Biography Leona G. “Oney” Denney, 86, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 at 5:10 AM in her daughter’s Silver Lake, Indiana home. Leona G. (Rule) Denney was born August 24, 1927 in Kosciusko County, Indiana to Wilbur and Jessie (Long) Rule. She was a graduate of Leesburg High School. Leona and Norman L. Denney were joined in marriage November 27,...

Vanessa Shufelt (Stone)

Vanessa Shufelt (Stone)

Jun 17, 2014

Vanessa L. Shufelt, 84, passed away at 6:05 PM in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. The daughter of Elwin and Alice (Drew) Stone, she was born on January 4, 1930 in Piedmont, New Hampshire. She and Arnold Allan Shufelt were married March 14, 1952 in Orleans, Vermont. Vanessa lived most of her life in Kosciusko County and was a nurse’s...

Patricia Ragan

Patricia Ragan

Jun 16, 2014

Biography Patricia “Trish” Dorene (Eby) Ragan, 89, passed away at the home of her daughter in Albuquerque, NM at 5:10 MST on June 16, 2014. She was born in Warsaw, IN on September 21, 1924, to Otto W. and Jessie Jayne (Brown) Eby. On March 13, 1946, in Warsaw, she married Phil Roger Ragan who died in Albuquerque on July...

Pauline Becher (Drees)

Pauline Becher (Drees)

Jun 15, 2014

Pauline G. Becher, 90, of Warsaw, Indiana passed away in her home on June 15, 2014. Born in Dallas, Texas on February 27, 1924 to Fred and Lillian (Schlottman) Drees, Pauline was a 1941 graduate of Oak Cliff High School, Dallas. She and Murlin F. Becher were joined in marriage November 29, 1942 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They would share...

Victor Avila-Negete

Victor Avila-Negete

Jun 15, 2014

Obituary for Victor Avila-Negete Victoriano “Victor” Avila-Negrete, 70, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at 10:35 PM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Victor was born March 6, 1944 in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico to Jose Avila-Gonzalez and Guadalupe (Negret-Torres). He was a high school graduate. On March 26, 1979 he and Juana Gonzalez de Avila were married in Jalisco,...