Obituaries

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Betty Bussard (Lavengood)

Betty Bussard (Lavengood)

May 6, 2014

Betty Lou Bussard, 93, passed away with family at her side Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 8:35 PM in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Indiana. She was born in Wabash, Indiana on December 23, 1920 as the daughter of Royal L. and Enid (Fritchey) Lavengood. Betty Lou was a 1939 graduate of Wabash High School. She and Richard J. Bussard...

Kathleen "Kate" Mock

Kathleen "Kate" Mock

May 5, 2014

Kathleen “Kate” Mock, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on September 29, 1926 near Syracuse to Byron & Ethel (Wilkinson) Grubb. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, graduated in 1945 from Syracuse High School and received her Associates Degree from the International...

Mary F. Green

Mary F. Green

May 1, 2014

Mary Florence Green, 86, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on March 5, 1928 in Brownsville, PA to Christopher & Florence E. (Embrey) North. She graduated from Brownsville High School, received a Business Degree from a Junior College in Pittsburgh, PA and an Associates...

Charles F. "Charlie" Taylor

Charles F. "Charlie" Taylor

Apr 26, 2014

Charles F. “Charlie” Taylor, 86, of Goshen, IN passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at I.U. Goshen Hospital. He was born on February 23, 1928 in Cleveland, OH to Virgil J. & Florence A. (Burlingame) Taylor. He graduated in 1946 from Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst, OH and 1951 from Kent State in Kent,...

Melissa Cupp (Prater)

Melissa Cupp (Prater)

Apr 25, 2014

Melissa Sue (Prater) Cupp, 44, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, at 7:33 PM in her Pierceton, Indiana home. Melissa was born November 16, 1969 in Warsaw, Indiana to John and Bonnie (Hamilton) Prater. She had resided in Kosciusko County all her life. Melissa was a 1988 graduate of Whitko High School where she held numerous Track and Field records;...

Janet Dawson (Hite)

Janet Dawson (Hite)

Apr 24, 2014

Janet Louise Dawson passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 in Manor Care Health Care and Rehabilitation, Anderson, Indiana at the age of 67. Janet was born November 30, 1946 in Warsaw, Indiana to Harold S. and Mabel Pauline (Luse) Hite. She was a lifetime Warsaw resident and worked at K-Mart as a cashier for 8 years. She attended Salvation Army...

Barbara S. Gagen

Barbara S. Gagen

Apr 23, 2014

Barbara S. (Oberlin) Gagen, 75, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:14 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN.  She was born in Peru, IN on November 14, 1938 to David & Doris (Shaw) Oberlin. She attended Peru High School in Peru, IN and formerly worked in the maintenance department at N.I.A. in Nappanee, IN.  She...

Arden Grow

Arden Grow

Apr 22, 2014

Arden E. “Punk” Grow, 66, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 12:40 PM in his Claypool, Indiana home. Born to Elbert and Dorothy (McGinnis) Grow on December 16, 1947, he was a 1966 graduate of Claypool High School. He served his country with United States Army being inducted January 9, 1968. SP4 Arden E. Grow was honorably discharged December...

Mary I. Weldy

Mary I. Weldy

Apr 21, 2014

Mary I. Weldy, 85, of Goshen, IN passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Greencroft Healthcare in Goshen. She was born on September 19, 1928 in North Baltimore, OH to Joseph H. & Naomi M. (Rider) Whetsel. She graduated in 1946 from North Baltimore High School and was married to Dewey Weldy who preceded her on...

William Rogers

William Rogers

Apr 19, 2014

William “Duane” Rogers, 53 of Irvington, KY. went to be with the Lord at 8:12 pm, April 19, 2014 in his parents Claypool, IN home after a brief battle with cancer. He was born August 28, 1960 in Rochester, IN to William Lloyal and Dorothy Marie (Thompson) Rogers. He was raised on the family farm and enjoyed raising steers and...

Jay Randall Losee

Jay Randall Losee

Apr 18, 2014

Jay Randall Losee, 41, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014 at his home. He was born on September 20, 1972 in Goshen IN to Richard L. & Arnelda B. (Miller) Losee. He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1991 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He was formerly employed at Rinker Boats in...

Beth Ann Mayhew

Beth Ann Mayhew

Apr 14, 2014

Beth Ann Mayhew, 69, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 at her home. She was born on September 14, 1944 in La Porte, IN to Guy Virgil & Thelma Inez (Crum) Anglemyer. She was a lifetime Walkerton / Syracuse area resident and attended Lakeville High School. She was married on October 7, 1994 to Lyle R....

James Washburn

James Washburn

Apr 14, 2014

Biography James K. “Kenny” Washburn went do be with The Lord at 6:24 a.m. on Monday, April 14, 2014 in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. He was born February 13, 1950 in Monroe Louisiana to James “Jim” Washburn and Margaret (Reardon) Washburn. He was a 1968 graduate of Warsaw High School. A lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana, he made...

Marshall G. "Baldy" Boyer

Marshall G. "Baldy" Boyer

Apr 11, 2014

Marshall G. “Baldy” Boyer Sr., 76, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2014 at his home. He was born on February 15, 1938 in Warsaw, IN to Sanford G. & Margaret Mildred “Milly” (Benge) Boyer. He graduated in 1955 from Macy High School, was a United States Navy Veteran and moved to Syracuse in...

Gladys Lowery (Yarman)

Gladys Lowery (Yarman)

Apr 11, 2014

Biography Gladys L. Lowery, 94, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at 3:30 AM in Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Indiana. Gladys, the daughter of Lawrence and Pearl (Yarman) Dunnuck, was born December 1, 1919 in Warsaw, Indiana. She was a 1937 graduate of Warsaw High School. She and Harold G. Lowery were joined in marriage December 24, 1942 in...

Kenneth Brandon

Kenneth Brandon

Apr 10, 2014

Biography Kenneth O’Neil Brandon, 64, of Etna Green, Indiana, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 10:20 AM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Kenneth was born November 2, 1949 in Carrollton, Alabama to Melrose and Hattie Erline (Sims) Brandon. He was in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. On August 17, 1981, he and Carol J....

Evelyn Wittig

Evelyn Wittig

Apr 7, 2014

Evelyn Wittig, 80, of Pierceton, IN passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014 at her home. She was born on September 12, 1933 in East Chicago, IN to Lucian and Jennie (Zebrewska) Napwocki. She graduated from Washington High School in East Chicago, IN and was married on January 5, 1952 in East Chicago, IN to Robert P. “Bob” Wittig who...