Obituaries

Jan 24, 2022

Lowell George Seymour, 89, of Plymouth, IN passed away at 12:34 p.m. on Monday, January 24, 2022 at his home. He was born on November 4, 1932 in Plymouth, IN to Emerson Dwight & Ada May (Senff) Seymour.

He was a lifetime Plymouth area resident, graduated from Bourbon High School, and was a United States Army veteran...

Jan 23, 2022

Ronald L. “Hillbilly” Crosby, 55, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on July 14, 1966 in Mobile, AL to Harvey & Helen (Risen) Crosby.

He grew up in Alabama, attended high school there, and moved to the Syracuse...

Jan 23, 2022

Marilyn M. Shaffer, 83, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home. She was born on September 20, 1938 in Fort Wayne, IN to Warner & Hazel (Miller) Tennant.

She graduated in 1958 with a B.S. in Elementary Education from Manchester College in North Manchester, IN and 1960 from...

Jan 22, 2022

Robert L. “Bob” Neff, 91, of New Paris, IN passed away at 12:11 a.m. on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at his son’s home in New Paris, IN. He was born on July 21, 1930 in Goshen, IN to Murrill & Bernice (Clark) Neff.

He was a lifetime Syracuse / New Paris area resident, attended New Paris High...

Jan 21, 2022

Michael Harmon, age 61 of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Friday, January 21, 2022 in Autumn Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation, Wabash where he was receiving care. Born in Pennsylvania on October 16, 1960, Michael was the son of Ella Rose Harmon. He was one of two sons born to Ella who preceded; his brother, Paul survives. Mike, as many knew...

Jan 21, 2022

Barbara Arlene Bainter, 77, of Bristol passed away peacefully Friday, Jan 21, 2022, at Goshen Hospital. She was born Nov. 26, 1944, to Harry and Miriam (Berkey) Bainter.

Survivors include a sister, Harriet Kruse, of Bristol; brothers, Clement "Bud" Bainter, of Bristol and Lyle (Patricia) Bainter, of Goshen; nephews, Steve and Gary Kruse, Richard (Sam), Timothy (Mary),...

Jan 18, 2022

John B. Bickel, 75, of Syracuse, IN passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on November 29, 1946 in Goshen, IN to Max & Margaret (Girten) Bickel.

He graduated in 1965 from Goshen High School and 1973 from Indiana University. He was United States...

Jan 18, 2022

Marilyn Sue McClish, 77, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 4:27 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 24, 1944 in Fort Wayne, IN to Robert Allen & Charlotte (Coy) Headford.

She grew up in Fort Wayne, attended High School in Fort Wayne, and has lived...

Jan 18, 2022

Chester Alan Bartol, age 93, passed away quietly on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in Fort Wayne at Visiting Nurse Hospice Home. He was a longtime resident of Warsaw. Born on July 19, 1928 in Warsaw, Chet, as most knew him, was the son of the late Fred and Lois (Fields) Bartol. He was a 1945 graduate of Warsaw High School...

Jan 18, 2022

Richard I. Day, 89, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:55 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on July 11, 1932 in Moville, IA to Ivan L. & Irma M. (Alldredge) Day.

He graduated in 1951 from Sigourney High School in Sigourney, IA, attended Biola University in Los Angeles, CA, and...

Jan 17, 2022

Doug Kuilema was one of the most stubborn men you would ever meet. Doug was born in Marion County Indiana to his parents Louis and Jacqueline Kuilema. He had three older siblings, Jacque, Peter, and Dan. Of the three, he is survived by his brother Dan. Doug married Jane (Waltz) Kuilema, the love of his life, on February 23, 1974...

Jan 17, 2022

Kathleen Marie “Kat” Goolsby-Miller, 73, of Milford, IN passed away at 10:08 p.m. on Monday, January 17, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on September 18, 1948 in Paw Paw, MI to Wilfred & Eileen (Boney) Goolsby.

She grew up in Michigan, graduated from Comstock Adult Education in Kalamazoo, MI,...

Jan 16, 2022

Constance D. Doberstein, of Warsaw, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in her home on Sunday January 16, 2022, at the age of 78. She was born in Knox, Indiana on September 11, 1943, the daughter of Leonard Whybrew and Marjorie Huffman. Coni was united in marriage to Daryl Doberstein on February 1, 1963, in Lakeville, Indiana and together...

Jan 16, 2022

Margaret E. Allmon, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away at home on Sunday, January 16, 2022. She was 95 years old and was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing. Born in Toronto, Ohio on July 23, 1926, Margaret was one of two children born to John and Orpha Mae (Lewis) Martin. She spent her...

Jan 16, 2022

Rickey A. Deniston, of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly in his residence on Sunday January 16, 2022, at the age of 67. Born in Peru, Indiana on June 19, 1954, he was the son of Fredrick and Barbara Deniston. He graduated from North Miami High School and went on to work as a Machinist for Medtronic for many years. As the...

Jan 13, 2022

Terry L. Bessette, 61, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 3:25 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on August 4, 1960 in Kankakee, IL to Allen & Doreen (Prairie) Bessette.

He graduated from Bradley Bourbonnais High School in 1979 and formerly lived in New York, Michigan, Illinois, and...

Jan 13, 2022

Kelly Jo Justice, 46, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at her home. She was born on April 2, 1975 in Warsaw, IN to Robert L & Wilma G. (Allen) Justice.

She was a lifetime area resident and graduated in 1994 from Warsaw High School. She formerly worked at Warsaw...

Jan 12, 2022

JeNelle Marie Utter, 48, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 3:33 a.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at her home. She was born June 3, 1973, in St. Ignace, MI to Donald Ralph & Joyce Elizabeth (Stayer) Taylor.

She attended Warsaw Community High School and was married on April 4, 2017 in El Paso, CO to Walter...

Jan 11, 2022

Daniel L. Caudill, of Warsaw, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his residence on Monday January 11, 2022, at the age of 64. Born in Whitley County, Indiana on October 1, 1957, he was the son of Hershal and Ellie Caudill. He was united in marriage to his love, Julie Leedy on February 29, 1980. Dan worked at...

Jan 11, 2022

Roy A. Johnson, of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly in his residence on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at the age of 77. Born on August 18, 1944, in Bristol, Tennessee, Roy was one of 12 children. He married Bonnie Hamilton on November 11, 1994. Roy enjoyed spending time at home, eating his favorite sweets, cookies, cashews, and grape pop. You could...