Obituaries

Nov 27, 2021

Christopher W. “Chris” Hughes, 50, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:13 a.m. on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at his home. He was born on January 29, 1971 in Fort Wayne, IN to Ted V. & Mary (Nichols) Hughes.

He grew up in Fort Wayne and graduated in 1989 from Northside High School in Fort Wayne. He...

Nov 27, 2021

Troy R. Stephenson, 57, of Milford, IN passed away at 7:12 a.m. on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on March 24, 1964 in Goshen, IN to Warren & Rita (Hare) Stephenson.

He was a lifetime Milford area resident and graduated in 1983 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He formerly worked at...

Nov 26, 2021

Beverley J. “Bev” Blue, 76, of Columbia City, IN (formerly of Leesburg, IN) passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, November 26, 2021 at University Park Healthcare in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on July 26, 1945 in Lincoln, IL to Daniel Earl & Doris Jean (Hall) Hobbs.

She graduated from Lincoln Community High School in...

Nov 26, 2021

Nancy L. Derry, age 77 of Chapman Lake, passed away at home on Friday, November, 26, 2021 at 12:27 am. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her death. Born in Warsaw on September 9, 1944, Nancy was the daughter of Russell and Imogene (Irvine) Simmons. She was a 1962 graduate of Warsaw High School and...

Nov 25, 2021

Terrence A. “Terry” Suddon, 20, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:56 p.m. on Thursday, November 25, 2021 as the result of an automobile accident near Cromwell, IN. He was born on July 30, 2001 in Fort Wayne, IN to Paul M. & Rebecca L. “Becky” (Grafford) Suddon.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, graduated in 2020...

Nov 25, 2021

Riley McKay Simpson, 20, of Milford, IN passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 25, 2021 as the result of an automobile accident near Cromwell, IN. She was born on November 1, 2001 in Goshen, IN to Tanya L. Fetters & Thomas L. Simpson.

She was a lifetime area resident and graduated in 2020 from Wawasee...

Nov 25, 2021

Jo Anne McCord, 90, of Warsaw, IN, formerly of Winchester, IN, passed away Thursday, November 25th, 2021 peacefully while in the company of family members at her residence. Jo was born in Union City, OH, on March 3, 1931 a daughter of the late Lola V. (Thomas) and Lawrence Holden. She attended East Side School in Union City, and was...

Nov 24, 2021

Rev. James E. “Jim” Lantz was born January 5, 1931 at Methodist Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN and his earthly life ended on Nov. 24, 2021 in Goshen, IN. He was the first child of Henry E. Lantz and Esther C. Lantz. He lived the first eighteen years of his life in Leo, IN as part of a large...

Nov 23, 2021

Charles Earl Grisby, of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly at Lutheran Hospital on Tuesday November 23, 2021, at the age of 52. He was born on February 10, 1969, the son of Charles and Annie Grisby. Charles worked in manufacturing at Warsaw Foundry. Charles will be dearly missed by his children, Jayden, Jada, and Jasmine; twin brother, Carl (Melissa) Grisby; and...

Nov 22, 2021

Nancy I. Mack, 76, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 22, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on April 6, 1945 in Gallipolis, OH to Roy Orville & Lesta Rachel (Byas) George.

She grew up in Ohio, graduated from Marion High School in Marengo, OH, and lived...

Nov 21, 2021

Chad Monroe Morgan, 42, of Akron, IN passed away at 5:31 p.m. on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on June 22, 1979 in Warsaw, NY to Peggy F. Morgan.

He attended public schools in NY, moved to the Warsaw area in 1998, and attended Warsaw High...

Nov 20, 2021

Glenn R. Robbins Sr., of Warsaw, passed away at Parkview Regional Medical Center on Saturday, November 20, 2021, just a day after turning 80. Born in Lafayette, Indiana on November 19, 1941, to Roscoe and Dortha (Fife) Robbins. In September 1961 he married Mary L. Rupert they were together for over 20 years who preceded him in death in April...

Nov 20, 2021

Jackie Whitaker, age 85 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away at home on Saturday, November 20, 2021. Born Jacqueline Bernice Kreighbaum, Jackie was the daughter of William Kreighbaum and Belva (Madlem) Kreighbaum. She was born in Miami County near Gilead on June 5, 1936 and spent her formative years there, graduating from Gilead School in 1954. On February...

Nov 19, 2021

Jean Dreher, age 78 of Warsaw and a longtime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021 in Fort Wayne at Lutheran Hospital. The Lord gently took her hand at 11:00 p.m. Born Emma Jean Bradford on June 25, 1943, Jean was the daughter of Henry and Daisy (Wadkins) Bradford. She was born near Hoffman Lake and...

Nov 19, 2021

Cecil Gene Meade, 61, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:40 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on September 12, 1960 in Columbus, OH to Curtis Gene & Suzan Ann (Wright) Meade Sr.

He was a high school graduate and lived most of his life in the...

Nov 19, 2021

Nancy Lou Dishon, 95, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of Kokomo, IN) passed away at 6:48 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on September 25, 1926 in Dayton, OH to Frank Leroy & Esther Florence (Keck) Darby.

She graduated from high school in Vandalia, OH and was married on March 28, 1983...

Nov 18, 2021

Mary L. Evans, a resident of Goshen, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. She was 89 years old. Mary was born in Pulaski County on June 22, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Henry and Marion Evans. Professionally, she spent much of her life as a seamstress. She enjoyed sewing, knitting and other textile...

Nov 18, 2021

Robert Russell Runnells went to be with his Savior on November 18, 2021 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake, IN. After more than a decade of battling four different types of cancer and numerous other health issues, his body was too weary to continue the fight, but his faith was strong and the promise of eternal life gave...

Nov 18, 2021

Sandra L. “Sandy” Bartels, 75, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on August 4, 1946 in Goshen, IN to Edwin D. & Alice Louise (Ritter) Huber.

She graduated in 1964 from Syracuse High School and attended Beauty Trade School. She...

Nov 17, 2021

Deborah “Debbie” Sue Anglin, age 68 died on November 17, 2021 in West Woods of Niles where she resided. She was born on August 10, 1953 in South Bend to John Wesley Anglin (who preceded her in death) and Norma Jean (Murphy) Anglin who survives. She attended Logan Center in South Bend for one year in 1960 and one year...