Obituaries

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Elmer W. Berrey

Elmer W. Berrey

Aug 1, 2009

Elmer W. Berrey, 82, of Brownsburg, IN (former weekend resident of Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, IN) died at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. He was born on July 10, 1927 in Olathe, KS to William Jesse & Della V. (Wiltsie) Berrey. He graduated in 1945 from Bonner Springs High School...

Marjorie (Mag) Wiles

Marjorie (Mag) Wiles

Jul 27, 2009

Marjorie J. (Mag) Wiles, 88, of Syracuse died at 4:25 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on March 22, 1921 in Syracuse, IN to Merl & Wava (Gordon) Laughlin. She graduated in 1939 from Syracuse High School and was a lifetime Syracuse area resident. She was married on May 2,...

Ricky Garber

Ricky Garber

Jul 27, 2009

Ricky S. (Rick) Garber, 50 of Sanford, FL (formerly of Nappanee & Goshen, IN) died at 11:30 a.m. on July 27, 2009 at his home. He was born on April 18, 1959 in Goshen, IN to Eldon C. & Carol J. (Balyeat) Garber. He graduated from Goshen High School in Goshen, IN. He lived most of his life in...

Clydean Lewallen

Clydean Lewallen

Jul 27, 2009

Clydean Lewallen, 60, of Syracuse died at 4:49 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born February 18, 1949 in Forest, LA to William Clyde & Delia A. (Stanley) Bowen. She attended the public school system in Mississippi and moved to Syracuse 40 years ago from Mississippi. She was a Nurse's Assistant...

Raymond Eugene (Gene) Leedy

Raymond Eugene (Gene) Leedy

Jul 21, 2009

Raymond Eugene (Gene) Leedy, 71, of Syracuse died at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at his residence. He was born on January 13, 1938 in Etna, IN to Kenneth R. & Lona M. (Gaff) Leedy. He graduated in 1956 from Larwill High School and attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN. He was a Whitley, Noble, & Kosciusko...

Archie Hoffert

Archie Hoffert

Jul 21, 2009

Archie G. Hoffert, 91, of Pierceton, IN died at 3:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on November 24, 1917 in Larwill, IN to George & Elizabeth (Leiter) Hoffert. He graduated in 1935 from Claypool High School and moved to the North Webster / Pierceton area in 1949. He...

Hope Rapp

Hope Rapp

Jul 6, 2009

Hope Eileen Rapp, 76, of Pierceton, IN died at 5:10 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2009 at her home. She was born on March 24, 1933 in Marion, IN to Rev. Curtis C. & Ruth (Shumaker) Fruth. She graduated in 1950 from Garfield High School in Terre Haute, IN, received her B.S. & B.A degrees from Indiana Central College...

Eldon J. (Bud) Watkins

Eldon J. (Bud) Watkins

Jul 4, 2009

Eldon J. (Bud) Watkins, 87, of C.R. 1000N, Syracuse, IN died at 1:11 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital in Goshen, IN. He was born on August 4, 1921 to John H. & Bernice (Smith) Watkins. He was a lifetime Leesburg / Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1939 from Leesburg High School where he...

Allison J. (Allee) DeHart

Allison J. (Allee) DeHart

Jun 30, 2009

Allison J. (Allee) DeHart, 18, of Syracuse, IN died at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital in Goshen, IN of natural causes. She was born on September 28, 1990 in Knox, IN to Scott D. & Joan M. (Gregorowicz) DeHart. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident. She attended Wawasee High School and graduated...

Barbara Jensen

Barbara Jensen

Jun 13, 2009

Barbara Ann Jensen, 49, of Greenhaus Dr., Syracuse, IN died at 1:40 p.m. on June 13, 2009 in her residence. She was born on July 22, 1959 in Grand Island, NE to Harry D. & Margaret (Smith) Jensen. She grew up in Butler, IN and formerly lived in Fort Wayne and Cromwell before moving to Syracuse 6 years ago....

Carman Danner

Carman Danner

Jun 5, 2009

Carman S. Danner, 68, of Leesburg, IN died at 8:55 a.m. on Friday, June 5, 2009 at her home. She was born on December 8, 1940 in Warsaw, IN to Bill E. & Evelyn Rose (Salmon) Brower. She was a lifetime North Webster / Leesburg area resident and attended North Webster High School. She was married on September 7,...

George Schisler

George Schisler

Jun 5, 2009

George "Ray" Schisler, 79, of Cromwell died at 3:47 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital. He was born July 28, 1929 in Muncie, IN to George Washington & Ruth Schisler. He was raised in Muncie and attended Muncie Public Schools. He was married on September 8, 1950 to Edra Arlene Ridenbach who preceded him in...

Paul Hopkins

Paul Hopkins

Jun 3, 2009

Paul E. Hopkins, 71, of Warsaw died at 7:45 p.m. on June 3, 2009 in his residence. He was born on May 1, 1938 in Silver Lake, IN to George Franklin & Pearl (Risner) Hopkins. He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident. He attended Claypool High School and served in the United States Army. He was married on...

Deborah (Deb) Trowbridge

Deborah (Deb) Trowbridge

May 26, 2009

Deborah K. (Deb) Trowbridge, 56, of Syracuse died at 4:29 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at her home. She was born on September 26, 1952 in Marion, IN to Haskel D. & Bette (Vernon) Clements. She graduated in 1970 from Huntington North High School and graduated with her LPN Degree from Fort Wayne Community Schools Adult Education Program and...

Randy (Bug Man) Bailey

Randy (Bug Man) Bailey

May 5, 2009

Randy J. (Bug Man) Bailey, 55, of Leesburg died at 4:40 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born May 26, 1953 in Hartford City, IN to John F. & Dorothy (Matchett) Bailey Sr. He graduated in 1971 from Delta High School in Muncie, IN and attended Purdue and Ohio State...

Alice Long

Alice Long

May 4, 2009

Alice V. Long, 92, of Syracuse died at 6:27 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2009 at Goshen General Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on November 4, 1916 in Nappanee, IN to Walter Earl & Adah (Plank) Malcolm. She was a lifetime Kosciusko and Elkhart County area resident. She graduated in 1937 from Nappanee High School in Nappanee,...

Jessica Marie (Fisher) Rodriguez

Jessica Marie (Fisher) Rodriguez

Apr 28, 2009

Jessica Marie Rodriguez, 23, of Milford, IN died at 5:18 p.m. on Tuesday April 28, 2009 as a result of an automobile accident on St. Rd. 19 south of Nappanee along with her unborn son, Gideon Michael Rodriguez. She was born on March 22, 1986 in Bremen, IN to John Gary & Esther Marie (Avery) Fisher. She was a...

Gideon Michael Rodriguez

Gideon Michael Rodriguez

Apr 28, 2009

Gideon Michael Rodriguez, unborn infant, of Milford died at 5:18 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 as the result of an automobile accident that claimed the life of his mother, Jessica Marie Rodriguez. He was the son of Miguel A. & Jessica M. (Fisher) Rodriguez. He is survived by: Father - Miguel Rodriguez of Milford Sister - Ciara Rose...

Joan Borne

Joan Borne

Apr 24, 2009

Joan Borne, born March 17, 1931, in Decatur, was the daughter of Elias and Areda (Werling) Lichtenstiger. Joan married the love of her life, Roger Borne, on November 24, 1951. They shared 46 wonderful years together before Roger lost his battle with cancer in May of 1998. First and foremost, Joan was a wife, mother and grandmother who created...

LouAnn Schrader

LouAnn Schrader

Apr 16, 2009

LouAnn Schrader, 63, of Syracuse died at 1:12 a.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born on April 16, 1946 in Goshen, IN to George & Mary (Geiger) Glass. She attended John Adams High School in South Bend and was married on September 29, 1964 in Roseland, IN to Randolph...