Obituaries

May 17, 2008

James H. Bradshaw Jr., 44, of Topeka died on Saturday, May 17, 2008. He was born on April 14, 1964 in Columbus, OH to James H. & Alice P. (Swartz) Bradshaw Sr. He attended Goshen Public Schools and received his G.E.D. from Goshen High School. He lived most of his life in the Goshen/Topeka area and was married on...

Apr 30, 2008

Elizabeth S. (Betty) Ganger, 89, of North Webster died at 2:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor, Syracuse, IN. She was born on December 15, 1918 in Syracuse, IN to Eli & Osee (Kiser) Shock. She graduated in 1936 from Syracuse High School. She was married on July 24, 1942 in Syracuse, IN to H....

Apr 20, 2008

Kathleen D. Riplinger, 89, of Leesburg, died 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, 2008 in her residence. She was born on September 25, 1918 in Gifford, Idaho to John W. & Lilly Mae (Wilcox) Hobson. She graduated in 1936 from Gifford High School in Gifford, Idaho. She attended Lewiston Normal College in Lewiston, ID. On September 22, 1942 she...

Mar 31, 2008

Vera J. Kitson, 92, of Syracuse, died at 6:35 a.m. on Monday, March 31, 2008 in Miller's Merry Manor, Syracuse. She was born on June 28, 1915 in Dwight, IL to John Elmer & Anna (Jones) Williamson. She graduated in 1932 from New Paris High School. On June 26, 1937 in Goshen, IN she married James W. Kitson, who...

Mar 22, 2008

Barbara L. (Bobbie) Butcher, 76, of Leesburg, IN died at 4:05 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on June 27, 1931 in Marion, IN to Worth E. & Mildred C. (Scott) Moon. She graduated in 1949 from Marion High School in Marion, IN. She attended Houghton College in Houghton, NY...

Mar 14, 2008

June U. Berg, 85, of Syracuse died at 12:18 a.m. Friday, March 14, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on October 1, 1922 in Liberty, IN to John & Ada (Lamb) Spahr. She graduated from Morton High School in Richmond, IN and was married Lester L. Berg who preceded her in 1978. She moved...

Mar 12, 2008

William E. (Bill) Metcalf, 89, of North Webster died at 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, IN. He was born on October 22, 1918 in Momence, IL to Edwin & Nina Zoa (Dorsey) Metcalf. He was raised in Momence, IL until 1931 when his family moved to the North Webster/Leesburg, IN area...

Mar 4, 2008

Zachariah D. (Zach) Gann, 17, of Pierceton died Tuesday, March 04, 2008 at 8:36 a.m. at the home of his grandparents in Goshen. He was born on September 29, 1990 in Maynard, AR to Eddie D. Gann and Julia L. (Hughes) Wozniak. He was a lifetime Syracuse/Pierceton area resident. He was a sophomore at Whitko High School in South...

Mar 3, 2008

Virginia L. Pergrem, 90, of Ligonier died at 1:50 p.m. on Monday, March 03, 2008 at the Maples of Waterford Crossing Nursing Home in Goshen. She was born on February 22, 1918 in Chicago, IL to Roy & Catherine (Sheely) McDaniels. She graduated in 1936 from Burr Oak High School in Burr Oak, MI. She moved to the Ligonier/Topeka...

Mar 1, 2008

Rick L. Richcreek, 42, of Syracuse died at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2008 in Kalkaska County, MI from injuries received in a snowmobile accident. He was born on April 26, 1965 in Columbia City, IN to Larry R. & Sarah S. (Shoemaker) Richcreek. He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident and graduated in 1982 from Warsaw Community...

Feb 26, 2008

Dale A. Danner, 69, of Leesburg died at 5:05 a.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on June 9, 1938 in Etna Green, IN to Seward D. and Emma E. (Pittman) Danner. He was a lifetime Kosciusko County area resident and attended North Webster High School. On September 7, 1957...

Feb 9, 2008

Donald O. Cretcher, 79, of Pierceton died at 4:23 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at his residence. He was born on September 19, 1928 in Warsaw, IN to Delbert O. & Gertrude M. (Eickmeier) Cretcher. He was a lifetime North Webster/Pierceton area resident except for 7 years in Fayette, OH. He graduated in 1947 from North Webster High...

Feb 5, 2008

Raynelle Swensson, 79, of 200 Kingston Circle Dr., Ligonier (formerly of Syracuse) died at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Avalon Village Nursing Home in Ligonier. She was born on November 7, 1928 in Paducah, Texas to Hershel L. & Pauline (Eason) Adams. She was raised in Texas, where she graduated from high school and attained her nursing...

Jan 30, 2008

Mark S. Minnick, 58, of North Webster, died on Wednesday evening, January 30, 2008 at his residence following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born on March 26, 1949 in Warsaw, IN to Harry E. & Betty J. (Paulus) Minnick. He graduated in 1968 from North Webster High School. On April 6, 2006 in North Webster, IN he...

Jan 27, 2008

EVELYN P. (LEER) JONES, 93, of Syracuse, died at 4:23 a.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at Goshen General Hospital. She was born on July 3, 1914 in Bristol, IN to Clement Andrew & Ethel Mae (Congdon) Menges. She grew up in Bristol and graduated in 1933 from Bristol High School. She then graduated in 1935 from Ball State...

Dec 11, 2007

Hiram B. (Slimmy) Ferverda, 95, of North Webster died on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 9:50 a.m. in Miller's Merry Manor, Syracuse, IN. He was born April 2, 1912, in Leesburg, IN to Ervin Guy and Jessie (Hartman) Ferverda. He graduated in 1930 from Leesburg High School. He was married on August 18, 1934, in Syracuse, IN to Irene...

Dec 8, 2007

KATHRYN E. JEHNSEN, 85, of Syracuse died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2007 at her residence. She was born on February 27, 1922 in Lebanon, PA to John F. & Anna (Strohman) Brightbill. She graduated in 1940 from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, PA and attended Bethany Seminary in Chicago, IL. She was married on May 30, 1942...

Dec 5, 2007

Norma M. Bitner, 80, of Ligonier died Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at her residence in Ligonier. She was born on April 3, 1927 in Syracuse to Harvey S. & Ruth (Lung) Cole. She grew up in New York and graduated from Peekskill High School in Peekskill, NY. She moved back to Noble County in the 1940's from New York....

Susan Elizabeth Stump, 67, of Wickenburg, AZ (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on November 4, 2013 in Phoenix after a long illness. She was born on May 5, 1946 in Wolf Lake, IN to Betty Jean (Palmer) & Samuel Lewis Stump. She had lived in Arizona for 17 years. She was a loving mother, loved to prospect for gold,...