Obituaries

Feb 15, 2014

JoAnn Bernthal, 70, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Mason Healthcare & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. She was born on January 23, 1944 in Detroit, MI to Edward P. & Suzanna (Candell) Fielding. She grew up in Michigan, graduated from Edison Ford High School in Detroit, MI and was an Army veteran....

Feb 14, 2014

B. Louise Anderson, 66, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at 6:15 PM in the Warsaw home of one of her daughters. Louise was born to LeRoy E. and Maude S. (Meredith) Cox on August 21, 1947 in Plymouth, Indiana. She was a 1965 Mentone High School. On October 21, 1965 in Mentone, she and David Anderson were married. Louise...

Feb 14, 2014

Robert G. “Bob” Showalter, 84, of Leesburg, IN and Yalaha, FL passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014 at his winter home in Florida. He was born on September 8, 1929 in Fort Wayne, IN to Wilbur H. “Nick”and Helen (Guild) Showalter. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years Marietta Showalter, daughters Susan Marie Thurgood of Centennial,...

Feb 13, 2014

Biography Evelyn M. Hyde passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 11:10 PM in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana at the age of 69. She was born in Warsaw on June 16, 1944 to Ira R. and Annabelle (Tyson) Pratt. Also in Warsaw and on June 17, 1960 Evelyn and Ira L. Hyde were joined in marriage. A lifetime Warsaw...

Feb 11, 2014

Biography Glen L. Longenecker, 78, passed away February 11, 2014 at 5:55 PM in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, Indiana. Glen was born in Clunette, Indiana on December 12, 1935 to Charles Isaac and Cleo Maybelle (Bittikoffer) Longenecker. He was a 1953 Warsaw High School graduate. On June 16, 1962 he and Marian V. Greene were married in Warsaw. He was...

Feb 11, 2014

Clinton I. Butcher, 84, of Cicero, IN (formerly of Leesburg, IN) passed away at 9:12 p.m. on Tuesday, February, 11, 2014 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, IN. He was born on November 6, 1929 in Vernon County, WI to Rev. Isaiah J. & Hazel V. (Stelting) Butcher. He graduated in 1947 from Spooner High School in Spooner, WI, and 1952...

Feb 11, 2014

Biography Shawn Minglin, 35, passed away of natural causes Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 12:07 AM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The son of Richard J. and Debra (Bell) Minglin, Shawn was born May 1, 1978 in Warsaw, Indiana. A lifetime Warsaw resident, Shawn attended Warsaw High School. He enjoyed building models and tinkering with almost anything. Survivors include...

Feb 10, 2014

Janice Elaine “Jan” Fackler, 70, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2014 at her home. She was born on May 19, 1943 in Goshen, IN to M. Howard & Esther Berniece (Fisher) Berger. She was a lifetime Nappanee / Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1961 from Nappanee High School. On July 19, 1963...

Feb 9, 2014

Allison J. DeVittorio, 45, of Elkhart, IN passed away at 6:55 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart. She was born on October 7, 1968 in Chicago Heights, IL to Joseph M. & Janet E. (Hawk) DeVittorio. She attended public schools in Indianapolis and graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette. She was a social...

Feb 9, 2014

Christine A. "Chris" Edwards, 47, of South Bend, IN (formerly of North Webster) passed away at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, IN. She was born on May 30, 1966 in Anderson, IN to David C. "Dave" & Barbara E. "Barb" (Arford) Edwards. She graduated in 1984 from Anderson High School...

Feb 4, 2014

Biography C. Kay Miner, 63, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 5:48 PM in M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Born the youngest of three daughters to Duane F. and Maybelle (Edington) Leedy, Kay was born December 27, 1950 in Goshen, Indiana. She was a 1968 graduate of Warsaw Community High School. Kay had been employed as the...

Feb 1, 2014

Biography Lillian Elizabeth Ervin, 93, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10:25 AM in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, Indiana. Lillian, the daughter of Arthur E. and A. Ethel (Scott) Ervin, was born March 6, 1920 in Harrison Township of Kosciusko County, Indiana. A community volunteer worker at Cardinal Center, she was a lifetime Kosciusko County resident. Survivors include...

Jan 28, 2014

Robert D. "Bob" Martin, 89, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 12:20 AM in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born December 27, 1924, he was the son of Charles and Ruth (Steffe) Martin. A lifelong Kosciusko County resident, Bob was a 1942 graduate of Atwood High School, Atwood, Indiana. He served with the United States Army in World War...

Jan 27, 2014

Karen Lynn McClellan, 47, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 27, 2014 at 8:52 PM in her Warsaw, Indiana home. Karen was born August 10, 1966 in Springfield, Missouri to Jeff and Janice (Blevins) Watmough. She played softball at Portage Northern High School (Kalamazoo, Michigan) from which she graduated in 1984. Coming from Kalamazoo, Karen had lived in Warsaw for almost...

Jan 23, 2014

Jan 23, 2014

Obituary for Roy Sr Biography Roy Raymond Wright, Sr., 59, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 9:45 PM in Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Roy was born November 1, 1954 in Fort Wayne to James R. and Virginia Wright but lived most of his life in Warsaw, Indiana. He served with the United States Army during...

Jan 20, 2014

Myrna R. Stout passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at 4:02 PM in her daughter's Warsaw, Indiana home at the age of 72. Born June 5, 1941 in Muncie, Indiana to Merrill and Norma (Watson) Richman, she was a 1960 graduate of Madison Heights High School in Anderson, Indiana. She also was a graduate of Apex Beauty School in Anderson...

Jan 15, 2014

Francis G. “Fran” Sheehan, 63, of Leesburg, IN passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at his home. He was born on October 17, 1950 in Blue Island, IL to Robert Thomas & Loretta Lillian (Bunyea) Sheehan. He grew up in Blue Island, IL and attended the public schools there. He moved to the North Webster, IN area in 2005...

Jan 14, 2014

Ruth M. “Maxine” Hughes, 91, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday January 14, 2014 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. She was born on October 11, 1922 in Plymouth, IN to J. D. & Bessie M. (Crist) Leiter. She attended Mentone Public Schools and moved to Syracuse in 1942 from Warsaw.  She was married on January...

Jan 14, 2014

Larry A. Harkleroad, 65, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:26 a.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Richmond, IN to Harry M. & Lena F. (Falcone) Harkleroad. He graduated in 1966 from Richmond High School and attended Indiana University East in Richmond. He served in...