Obituaries

Mar 20, 2022

Eric Espinoza, 21, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2022 as the result of a pedestrian / vehicle accident near North Webster, IN. He was born on August 8, 2000, in Corpus Christi, TX to Daniel and Lydia (Rocha) Espinoza Sr.

He grew up and spent half of his life in...

Mar 20, 2022

James P. “Jim” Miller, 72, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 7:17 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 15, 1949 in Huntington, IN to Phil & Betty (Garrison) Miller.

He graduated from Southern Wells High School Poneto, IN, attended Purdue University Northwest...

Mar 18, 2022

Evelyn L. Marsh, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away after a few months of declining health on Friday, March 18, 2022 at home in Warsaw. She was 94 years old. Born in Warsaw on November 1, 1927, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Frank and Ethel (Shilling) Rarick. She had one sibling, Isobel Pfeiffer, who passed in 2014....

Mar 17, 2022

Lillian J. Beach, age 84, passed away quietly with her family at her side on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. Born on July 9, 1937, Lillian was the daughter of Daniel Wilks and Grace (Wicker) Wilks. She was one of thirteen children born to the pair and learned the value of hard work at...

Mar 16, 2022

Michaell (Mike) A. Bumbaugh, of Warsaw, passed away on March 16, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital, Downtown, Fort Wayne. Mike was born in Warsaw on Jan. 6, 1947, the son of Max R. and Mary (Becknell) Bumbaugh. He spent most of his life in the Pierceton and Warsaw area. He was a graduate of Pierceton High School in the class of...

Mar 14, 2022

Royce Eugene Weaver, 102, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on April 13, 1919 in North Webster, IN to J. Stanley & Edna Elizabeth (Shoemaker) Weaver.

He was a lifetime North Webster / Pierceton area resident and attended North Webster...

Mar 14, 2022

Jeffrey C. "Jeff" Henderson, 33, of Silver Lake, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 in Silver Lake, IN. He was born on May 26, 1988 in Phoenix, AZ to Jeffrey John & Carol S. (Mueller) Henderson.

He attended Wawasee High School and attended Universal Technical Institute. He lived in Phoenix, AZ...

Mar 14, 2022

John Henry “Jack” Anglin, Sr. age 100 of Clunette, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2022 in his home. He was born in Warsaw on November 21, 1921, the son of Washington and Grace Anglin. Jack graduated from Atwood High School in 1937. Jack went on to serve our country as a Sergeant in the United States Army, Company...

Mar 12, 2022

Stewart Wayne “Stu” Kraft, 84, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:07 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at his home. He was born on November 20, 1937 in Valparaiso, IN to Frank & Mary (Crisman) Kraft.

He grew up in Hobart, graduated in 1956 from Hobart High School, and attended the University of Colorado. He moved...

Mar 12, 2022

Betty Jean Horn, 94, of Mentone, IN passed away at 8:57 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at her home. She was born on February 11, 1928 in Marion, IN to Adison & Garnett (Kesler) Sanders.

She graduated from Tippecanoe High School and was married on June 29, 1946 at the Church of Christ in Mentone, IN...

Mar 10, 2022

Kent Tea Mishler, 79, of Pierceton, IN passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at his home. He was born on December 24, 1942 in Goshen, IN to Raymond & Beatrice (Tea) Mishler.

He grew up in Nappanee, graduated from New Paris High School, and lived most of his life in the Syracuse / Pierceton area. He...

Mar 10, 2022

Linda R. Prater, 73, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 8:16 a.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, IN. She was born on May 13, 1948 in Adrian, MI to Oliver & Roxie (Holbrook) Prater.

She grew up in Michigan, graduated from Adrian High School, and attended beauty school in...

Mar 8, 2022

Ray Allen Miner sadly passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, March 8th. He was known by all as a loving and very social man. He was born in Warsaw, Indiana to Harold “Bud” Miner and Betty (Martin) Miner on November 7th, 1943. He married Gayle Schneider on the 20th of July 1968 and they spent 48 years together...

Mar 8, 2022

Richard Lee Holbrook, known to most as “Dick,” passed away in his Warsaw home in the early hours of March 8, 2022. He was 89 years old. Born in Warsaw on August 20, 1932, Dick spent most of his lifetime in the Warsaw area. He was the son of Clifford M. and Mary (Haas) Holbrook and one of six Holbrook...

Mar 8, 2022

Lyndell S. “Scott” Sandoval, 73, of Milford, IN passed away at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on August 5, 1948 in Marion, IN to Rueben & Anita (LeMaster) Sandoval.

He grew up in Illinois, graduated from Harrison High School in Chicago, IL, and...

Mar 7, 2022

Lester Calhoun, age 79 and a resident of Kosciusko County for more than sixty years, passed away in Tomahawk, Wisconsin on March 7, 2022. He recently moved there with his daughter and son-in-law. Born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on December 24, 1942, Lester was the son of Ershel and Mabel (Boggs) Calhoun. He was one of 10 siblings, all of whom...

Mar 7, 2022

Larry E. Konkle, 54, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:16 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home. He was born on March 13, 1967 in Phoenix, AZ to Gerald & Donna M. (Shepherd) Konkle.

He lived most of his life Warsaw area and attended Warsaw High School. He formerly worked at Gulf Stream in...

Mar 7, 2022

Jeanna K. Moore, 65, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 1:25 a.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022 at her home. She was born on December 3, 1956 in Columbia City, IN to Floyd R. & Doris L. (Bishop) Brandenburg.

She lived most of her life in the Larwill / Pierceton area and attended Whitko High School. She...

Mar 3, 2022

James Ryan Collins, age 45 of rural Warsaw, passed away in his parents loving home on March 3, 2022 just after 11 a.m. Born in Prestonsburg, KY on February 20, 1977, James was the son of James Curtis Collins and Louvada “Lou” (Rose) Collins. His family moved to Kosciusko County when James was an infant; he grew up in the...

Feb 25, 2022

Arthur Lavon Harman, 84, passed away to be with his Lord on Friday, February 25th, 2022 at 1:00am EST at his home surrounded by family members. Lavon, as all knew him by, was born on January 15th, 1938 in Warsaw, Indiana to W. Russell Harman and Ruby (Stookey) Harman. He was a 1956 graduate of Warsaw High School and went...