Obituaries

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Tonya Wright

Tonya Wright

May 15, 2011

Tonya L. Wright, 50, of Elkhart, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 1:09 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at her home. She was born on April 6, 1961 in Columbus, OH to Gerald Ray & Patricia Ann (Hensley) Hastings. She grew up in Ohio and attended Upper Scioto Valley High School in McGuffey, OH. She was a homemaker...

Theo Thomas

Theo Thomas

May 11, 2011

Theo J. Thomas, 84, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:50 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on January 25, 1927 in Wolf Lake, IN to Carlton L. & Edna (Galloway) Thomas. He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1945 from Syracuse High School. He formerly worked at...

Carl "Hub" Wilkinson

Carl "Hub" Wilkinson

May 10, 2011

Carl E. “Hub” Wilkinson, 75, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 11:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka, IN. He was born on December 30, 1935 in Syracuse to Roy & Katie (Bitner) Wilkinson. He lived most of his life in the Syracuse area until moving to Goshen 3...

Theresa Kitson

Theresa Kitson

May 10, 2011

Theresa A. Kitson, 53, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at her home. She was born on April 18, 1958 in Goshen, IN to Eugene & Doris (Wagner) Gordon. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1976 from Wawasee High School. She was married November 24, 1978 in Warsaw, IN to Jay...

Ella Wogoman

Ella Wogoman

May 6, 2011

Ella Dora Wogoman, 86, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on March 19, 1925 in Lagrange, IN to Norton & Deliliah (Wierick) Campbell. She was a lifetime Syracuse / Goshen area resident and graduated in 1943 from Goshen High School. She was married on...

Joseph R. "Joe" Krasnansky

Joseph R. "Joe" Krasnansky

May 5, 2011

Joseph R. “Joe”Krasnansky, 82, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 9:20 a.m. on May 5, 2011 at The Oaks in Columbia City, IN. He was born on November 14, 1928 in Perth Amboy, NJ to Joseph A. & Agnes (Jankovitch) Krasnansky. His family moved to Lake County, IN in 1931. He graduated from Froebel High School in Gary, IN and was a...

Harold "Junior" Bitner Jr.

Harold "Junior" Bitner Jr.

May 3, 2011

Harold “Junior” Bitner Jr., 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. He was born on December 14, 1923, in Mishawaka, IN to Harold and Lois C. (Reeve) Bitner. He was a lifetime Cromwell / Syracuse area resident and graduated from Cromwell High School in 1941. He was married on...

Lucy Rogers

Lucy Rogers

May 1, 2011

Lucy E. Rogers , 94, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at IU Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on July 24, 1916 in Syracuse to Eston B. & Ada (Hinderer) Clayton. She was a lifetime Syracuse resident and graduated in 1935 from Syracuse High School. She was married...

E. Lunetta Metcalf

E. Lunetta Metcalf

Apr 29, 2011

E. Lunetta Metcalf, 97, of Winona Lake (formerly of North Webster) passed away at 4:14 a.m. on Friday, April 29, 2011 at Grace Village Retirement in Winona Lake. She was born on November 21, 1913 in Leesburg, IN to Benjamin F. & Grace M. (Hartman) Lentz. She was a lifetime area resident and attended Oswego school as a young girl...

Dorothy Freet

Dorothy Freet

Apr 26, 2011

Dorothy M. Freet, 93, of North Webster, IN (formerly of Elkhart, IN) passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on July 28, 1917 in Hannibal, MO to Oral & Anna (Welder) Drummond. She graduated in 1935 from Elkhart Central High School and was married on July 3, 1948...

Alice Kaye Eden Spurlock

Alice Kaye Eden Spurlock

Apr 22, 2011

Alice Kaye Eden Spurlock, of Syracuse, IN was stillborn at 9:04 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, IN. She is the daughter of William L. Spurlock & Kaylee A. Barth. She is survived by: Parents – William Spurlock & Kaylee Barth of Syracuse Half Sister – Chloe Spurlock of Syracuse Maternal Grandmother – Donna...

Evelyn Jones

Evelyn Jones

Apr 14, 2011

Evelyn M. Jones 89, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 1:35 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Mason Health Care in Warsaw. She was born on January 5, 1922 in Syracuse to Raymond and Elva (Vorhis) Bitner. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1940 from Syracuse High School. She was married...