Obituaries

Richard L. "Dick" Kirkwood

Dec 21, 2021

Richard L. “Dick” Kirkwood, 72, of North Manchester, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 11:54 a.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at St. Vincent Heart Center in Carmel, IN. He was born on September 17, 1949 in Greenfield, IN to Millard Stephen & Maidee Walton (Pettus) Kirkwood.

He grew up in Greenfield and graduated in...

Ann Sullivan

Dec 21, 2021

Ann Marie Sullivan, of Ireland, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Kosciusko Community Hospital at the age of 53, after a short battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones and was blessed to have been visited by all of her siblings and her mother in her final days. Born on October 10,...

Joy Homan (Pogue)

Dec 20, 2021

Joy Ellen Homan, a resident of Warsaw and previously of Nappanee, passed away at home, surrounded by love from her family, on Monday, December 20, 2021. She was 55 years old. Born on March 4, 1966 in Marion, IN, Joy was the daughter of Charles W. and Emma L. (Wray) Pogue. She spent her formative years in Grant County and...

Janet Randall (Trent)

Dec 19, 2021

Janet Marie Randall, age 94 of Valparaiso and previously a longtime resident of Scottsville, KY, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Janet was born in Bloomington, IL on April 1, 1927, the only daughter of John H. Trent and Ida Mai (Wilson) Trent. She spent her formative years in the Bloomington area and was...

Louanna J. "Lou" Street

Dec 19, 2021

Louanna J. “Lou” Street, 82, of Selma, IN passed away at 5:07 p.m. on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on September 13, 1939 in Anderson, IN to Charles & Nona (Blades) Eustler.

She graduated from Anderson High School and lived in Chesterfield / Selma most of her life....

Alinda Marie "Linda" Millslagle

Dec 19, 2021

Alinda Marie “Linda” Millslagle, 70, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on August 19, 1951 in Oskaloosa, IA to Robert Earl & Margaret Ann (Stuchel) VanKlaveren.

She graduated from Goshen High School and earned her L.P.N. degree from Illinois Central...

Richard Walsh

Dec 18, 2021

Richard Walsh, 93, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 4:43 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Paddock Springs Healthcare in Warsaw, IN. Arrangements are pending at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. St. Rd. 15, Warsaw, IN. Please check back for complete obituary information.

Mary Kay Bess

Dec 18, 2021

Mary Kay Bess, 52, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Paddock Springs Healthcare in Warsaw, IN. She was born on May 9, 1969 in Warsaw, IN to William N. “Bill” & Virginia L. (Coy) Bess.

She was a lifetime Milford / Warsaw area resident and...

Jarmila "Millie" Patocka

Dec 18, 2021

Jarmila "Millie" Patocka, 95, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her home. She was born on August 28, 1926 in Prague, Czech Republic to Frank & Jarmila (Mackova) Zeman.

She grew up in the Czech Republic, graduated from high school there, lived in Oregon and the Chicago area until...

Wayne Earl Millslagle

Dec 16, 2021

Wayne Earl Millslagle, 72, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:55 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on March 3, 1949 in Mt. Pleasant, PA to Eugene Sterling & Mae (Smith) Millslagle.

He graduated from South Moreland High School and attended California State University in Pennsylvania &...

Danny A. "Dan" Somers

Dec 16, 2021

Danny A. “Dan” Somers, 87, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:38 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at his home. He was born on June 14, 1934 in Fort Wayne, IN to Forest & Jennie M. (Hevel) Somers.

He graduated from Northside High School in Fort Wayne & Indiana University in Fort Wayne and was a...

Joseph L. "Joe" Martin, Sr.

Dec 15, 2021

Joseph L. “Joe” Martin Sr., 84, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of Bremen, IN) passed away at 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on August 10, 1937 in Goshen, IN to Raymond & Dorothy (Andrews) Martin.

He graduated in 1955 from Bremen High School where he was...

Michael R. "Mike" Newsom

Dec 14, 2021

Michael R. “Mike” Newsom, 66, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 12:23 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on August 4, 1955 in Freeport, IL to Michael & Vivian (Woods) Newsom.

He lived most of his life in the Fort Wayne area and was formerly employed...

Betty LeCount (Wilson)

Dec 14, 2021

Betty R. LeCount, a resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Warsaw’s Kosciusko Community Hospital. Born in Berea, Kentucky on December 16, 1937, Betty was the daughter of Gilmer Wilson and Dixie (Lewis) Wilson. She spent her formative years there and later attended the University of Kentucky with a focus on...

Maureen Fischer (Schantz)

Dec 14, 2021

Maureen F. Fischer, age 72 of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Fort Wayne at Parkview Regional Hospital. She was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York on August 11, 1949, the daughter of the late John and Beatrice (Weigand) Schantz. She spent her formative years in New Jersey, graduating from New Milford High School in...

Janet Louise Groves

Dec 13, 2021

Janet Louise Groves, 85, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away at 12:05 a.m. on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on October 7, 1936 in Warsaw, IN to Walter Devon & Thelma (Ketring) Lippincott.

She was a lifetime Milford area resident and attended Milford High School....

Cornelius S. "Butch" Swieringa

Dec 12, 2021

Cornelius S. “Butch” Swieringa Jr., 77, of North Webster, IN was carried into glory and met his Savior at 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on May 31, 1944 in Hammond, IN to Cornelius S. & Virginia (DeYoung) Swieringa Sr.

He graduated from Highland High School...

Melinda Marie "Linda" Elliott

Dec 12, 2021

Melinda Marie “Linda” Elliott, 58, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 2:56 p.m. on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, IN. She was born on June 3, 1963 in Goshen, IN to Claire Jay & Lorraine I. (Sherman) Mock.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended Wawasee High School. She was...

John E. Mort

Dec 11, 2021

John Ervin Mort, 82, of North Manchester, IN passed away at 9:03 a.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his home. He was born on July 20, 1939 in Indianapolis, IN to Loren & Ruth (Callison) Mort.

He graduated in 1957 from Warsaw High School, served in the Indiana National Guard, and was a lifetime Warsaw /...

Valerie King (McFann)

Dec 11, 2021

Valerie L. King, of Milford, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in her residence on Saturday December 11, 2021, at the age of 65. Born on August 8, 1956, in Ironton, Ohio, she was the daughter of Edwin and Phyllis McFann (Butler). She graduated from Rockhill High School in OH. On September 5, 1995, she was united in marriage...