Obituaries
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Phyllis J. Landis
Feb 23, 2023
Phyllis Jeanne (Knepper) Landis, 97, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2023, surrounded by her children. She was born January 29, 1926, in Plymouth, Indiana, to Robert and Amy (Iden) Knepper of Etna Green, Indiana.
Phyllis was valedictorian of her class at Etna Green High School and attended Indiana University where she was a member of Delta...
Rebecca A. Bogeman
Feb 22, 2023
Rebecca Ann (Meeks) Bogeman, daughter of the late Joseph and Roberta (Fager) Meeks, passed away at home in Milford, IN on February 22, 2023. She was 88 years old. Born in Muncie, Becky, as many knew her, was a graduate of the former Green Township School in Delaware County. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Ball...
Nathan Collier
Feb 22, 2023
Nathan R. Collier, of Fort Wayne and formally of Pierceton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at the age of 38.
Born in Fort Wayne on May 1, 1984, Nathan was one of four children of Timothy and Deborah (Bolinger) Collier. He graduated from Whitko High School in 2003. Professionally, he worked for Frisco...
Sandi Holdeman
Feb 22, 2023
Sandra Holdeman, known to her family and friends as Sandi, of Warsaw, passed away at her home surrounded by her children on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the age of 66. Born on September 19, 1956 in Fort Wayne, IN, Sandi was the daughter of Charles and Joan (Fruchey) Gibson.
A devoted, loving, and compassionate mother, Sandi’s family was her...
Emily Jean Renner
Feb 20, 2023
Emily Jean Renner, longtime resident of San Antonio, Texas, passed away at Comfort Home Senior Care in San Antonio on February 20, 2023. She was 86 years old. Jean, as many knew her, was born in Greenfield, OH on September 12, 1936. Her parents were Russell Vester and Geneva (Case) Metzler. Her step-father, Norm Metzler was a large part...
Mary Kendrick
Feb 17, 2023
Mary A. Kendrick, a longtime resident of Kosciusko County, went to be with the Lord on February 17, 2023. She was 84 years old.
Born outside of Prestonsburg, Kentucky on May 28, 1938, Mary was the daughter of William and Pearlie (Prater) Hall. She spent much of her youth and her early adult life in the Prestonsburg area, moving to Indiana in...
Kurt Kauffman
Feb 16, 2023
Kurt Kauffman, age 68 of Silver Lake and a longtime resident of the Kokomo area, passed away on February 16, 2023. Although he had been sick for several years, his passing was unexpected. Born in Fort Wayne on May 23, 1954, Kurt was the son of the late Allen Cutler Kauffman and the late Marjorie Ruth (Barker) Kauffman. He spent...
Michael Miller
Feb 16, 2023
Mike Miller, age 49 of Claypool and a longtime resident of the North Webster and Syracuse areas, passed away unexpectedly on February 16, 2023. Born Michael Miller II, in Fort Wayne on November 27, 1973, Mike, as most knew him, was the son of Michael Miller and Janet (McKenzie) Doerscher. He was a graduate of Warsaw Community High School...
Barry Wade Miller
Feb 15, 2023
Barry Wade Miller, of Syracuse, passed away at his home with his loving wife and children by his side on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at the age 78. Born on August 14, 1944 in Warsaw, IN, he was the son of Ernest “Wade” Miller and Opal I. “Babe” (Kuhn) Miller. Barry graduated from North Webster High School in North Webster,...
Sara Burns
Feb 14, 2023
Sara Elizabeth Burns, 44, passed away peacefully February 14th, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Warsaw to Tom and Jody Burns (Brumfield) on August 30, 1978 and was a graduate of Warsaw Community High School and Indiana University.
Sara spent many years with Community Health Network in Indianapolis, most recently as a Patient Access Coordinator.
In addition...
David C. Edwards
Feb 13, 2023
David Charles Edwards, of North Webster, passed away quietly at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne on Monday, February 13, 2023, at the age of 81. Born on March 14, 1941, in Anderson, Indiana, he was the only son of Daniel and Lula Edwards (Chandler).
Dave was a 1959 graduate of Middletown High School in Middletown, Indiana. He spent most of...
Dr. Karen Keene
Feb 12, 2023
Dr. Karen Allen Keene, a resident of Syracuse, passed away at home on the evening of Sunday, February 12, 2023. She was 68 years old.
Born in Marion, IN to Dale and Lois (Harter) Allen on January 4, 1955, Karen spent her childhood in Syracuse. In spite of living elsewhere throughout her adult years, she never stopped calling Syracuse home. Karen graduated...
Tyler S. Smith
Feb 9, 2023
Tyler S. Smith, age 36 and originally of Syracuse, IN, passed away in Putnam County, on February 9, 2023.
The son of the late Ronald and Rene (Samonte) Smith, Tyler was born in Indianapolis on May 31, 1986. He attended Wawasee Schools and worked as a cook at Oakwood for a short time.
An intelligent person with a quirky sense...
Keri Fisher
Feb 8, 2023
Keri Lyn Fisher, daughter of Kermit and Lyn Fisher, passed away unexpectedly at home in Syracuse on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. She was 48 years old. Keri was born in Elkhart on July 17, 1974. She spent her formative years and most of her adult life in the Elkhart area where she attended Elkhart Memorial High School. Keri rarely...
Thomas Bugg
Feb 8, 2023
Thomas R. Bugg, of Chapman Lake, passed away at his home with his loving wife by his side on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the age of 81. Born on July 23, 1941 in Niagara Falls, Canada, he was the son of Thomas D. and Eleanor (Crane) Bugg. Thomas graduated from Eastern High School in Greentown, IN in 1958, and...
Sheryl A. Bradshaw
Feb 8, 2023
Sheryl A. Bradshaw, of North Webster, passed away surrounded by her family at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at the age of 53.
Known to most as “Sherry”, she was born in Sturgis, Michigan on August 26, 1969, the daughter of Doug and Barbara (Goodsell) Thompson. When she was young, her family moved to Logansport,...
Shirley A. Priser
Feb 8, 2023
Shirley Ann Priser, 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 8th 2023 at her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was under the care of Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice. Shirley was born September 25, 1937 in Columbia City to Maxine Bradbury Grimm and N. Ward Harmon. Ward passed away when Shirley was an infant and was adopted by Volentine “Tiny”...
Philip Ladd
Feb 7, 2023
Philip Dean “Phil” Ladd, passed away peacefully in Columbia City, Indiana in the morning of Tuesday, February 7, 2023. He was 82 years old.
Born in Warsaw, IN on August 29, 1940, Phil was the son of Paul and Mary (Meloy) Ladd. He lived most of his life in North Webster and attended North Webster schools.
Professionally, Phil was known...
Lorraine M. Freeman
Feb 7, 2023
Lorraine Freeman, of Warsaw, passed away at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at the age of 74.
Born on October 27, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Annette (Schembri) Burke. She grew up in New York and attended secretarial school there. On July 23, 1974, Lorraine was united in...
Rita M. Kolb
Feb 5, 2023
Rita M. Kolb, lifelong resident of Syracuse, passed away in her home with her family by her side on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the age of 65. Born in Goshen, IN on June 30, 1957, Rita was one of ten children of George and Mary (Graves) Thornburg.
In her younger years, Rita enjoyed sewing, and weaving lawn chairs. More...
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