Obituaries

Aug 23, 2021

Guss Jay Denna, age 52 and a resident of Pierceton, IN, passed away quietly on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 7:15p.m. in Peabody Retirement Community. He had battled Alzheimer’s for several years. Born in Lake Tahoe, California on January 4, 1969, Guss was the son of the late Glen Denna and the late Virginia (Moody) Denna. He spent his formative...

Aug 22, 2021

James D. “Jim or Sarge” Sweazy, 64, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:41 a.m. on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 3, 1957 in Elkhart, IN to Walter James & Nancy (Russ) Sweazy.

He grew in in Elkhart, graduated in 1975 from Concord High School in Elkhart, and moved to...

Aug 22, 2021

Gretchen Ann Jones (Morgan), of Warsaw, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Mason’s Health and Rehab on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at the age of 81. She was born on March 14, 1940, in Warsaw, Indiana, the daughter of Harold “Frank” and Joan B. Morgan (Kester). She married the love of her life Ronald Jones in Elkhart on...

Aug 21, 2021

Paula L. Bright, 67, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:31 a.m. on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at her home. She was born on May 28, 1954 in Wabash, IN to Paul & Patricia (Fahl) Bright.

She graduated in 1972 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived her life in the North Webster, Syracuse, and Warsaw...

Aug 21, 2021

John H. G. White, 82 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly at home in the company of his family. Although he had bravely battled Leukemia for several months, his passing in the early hours of August 21, 2021 came more quickly than was expected. Born on December 21, 1938 in Roann, John was the son of Warren...

Aug 21, 2021

Robert E. Gross, a resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on August 21, 2021 after a brief battle with his health. He was 52 years old at the time of his passing from Fort Wayne’s Parkview Hospital. Born on September 3, 1968 in Warsaw, he was the son of Byron McNees and Sharon (Himes) McNees. He attended Warsaw Community High...

Aug 20, 2021

Kathryn J. Hostetler, 68, of Silver Lake, IN passed away at 11:55 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Gary, IN on September 23, 1952.

She graduated from Lew Wallace High School in Gary and was married in 1974 in Gary to Vidan Markovski who preceded her.  She grew up in...

Aug 20, 2021

Florence Elizabeth Figert, known to many as “Flo,” passed away quietly on Friday, August 20, 2021 in North Manchester at Peabody Retirement Community. She was a longtime resident of Warsaw. The daughter of Randolph Theodore and Daisy Esther (Tiffany) Moeller, Flo was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1933. She spent her formative years in Johnstown and graduated from...

Aug 20, 2021

Mildred M. “Milly” Ginger, 86, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:55 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on December 8, 1934 in Syracuse, IN to Orbra W. & Ruby L. (Wilkinson) Bobeck.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, graduated in 1952 from New Paris High School, and attended Goshen...

Aug 19, 2021

Ted Chapman, of Winona Lake, passed away peacefully at Grace Village Healthcare Center on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the age of 85. He was born Floyd Theodore Chapman in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Floyd R. and Esther E. (Metcalf) Chapman. Ted married his true love, Lora L. Binkley, in Columbus, Ohio on November 4, 1955. They shared 65...

Aug 16, 2021

Aloralee Bromley, a resident of Huntington, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 16, 2021 at 10:54 a.m. A longtime resident northern Indiana, Aloralee was 70 years old. She was born on September 24, 1950 in Peru and spent her formative years there. She graduated from North Miami High School in 1969 and spent much of her working years as a...

Aug 16, 2021

Edna Irene Null, 94, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 9:32 a.m. on Monday, August 16, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Leesburg, IN. She was born on October 14, 1926 in Kam, West Virginia to Benjamin & Josephine (Ousley) Stewart.

She grew up in Garrett, KY, attended public schools there and moved to Indiana 62 years...

Aug 15, 2021

John Henry Conley, age 88 of Winona Lake, Indiana, passed away quietly after a brief battle with pneumonia on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was surrounded by his loving family at the time of his passing. John was born on May 21, 1933 in Bonanza, Kentucky. He was the son of Johnny B. Conley and...

Aug 15, 2021

Margaret Elinore Goff, age 91 and a resident of Nokomis, Florida, passed away quietly on Sunday, August 15, 2021. She was previously a longtime Warsaw and Chapman Lake resident. Born in Pierceton on August 23, 1929, Margaret was the daughter of J. Alva and Mary A. (Vancuren) Outcelt. She spent her formative years in the Pierceton area and was married...

Aug 12, 2021

Stephen Leroy “Steve” Yeazel, 71, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 6:27 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on October 10, 1949 in Plymouth, IN to Irvin Victor & Lorraine (Fowler) Yeazel.

He lived most of his life in Marshall / Kosciusko County and was married...

Aug 12, 2021

Claude Shepherd, age 94 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly at Kosciusko Community Hospital on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 9:20 a.m. Born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on August 14, 1926, Claude was the son of Abe and Vina (Vanderpool) Shepherd. His family moved to Kosciusko County when Claude was young, and he attended Silver Lake High School...

Aug 7, 2021

Annette Evon Wappes, age 73 and known to some as “Netty,” passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 6:05 a.m. in Warsaw at Kosciusko Community Hospital with her daughters at her side. She called Warsaw home for nearly 40 years. She was born in Churubusco on April 28, 1948 and was the daughter of Clifford and Helen (LaRue)...

Aug 5, 2021

Edward Allen Cole, Jr., known to most as “Eddie” and to some as “Crazy C,” passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 5, 2021. He was 42 years old. Eddie was born in Indianapolis on October 11, 1978. He was the son of Ed Cole Sr. and H. Patricia McNees. He spent his formative years in the Warsaw area and attended...

Aug 5, 2021

Jesse Paul Davis, 69, of Ligonier, IN passed away at 3:10 a.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Avalon Village Healthcare in Ligonier, IN. He was born on May 19, 1952 in Decatur, IL to Douglas Malcolm & Helen Louise (Coleman) Davis.

He graduated from Cassopolis High School in Cassopolis, MI. He was formerly employed at Universal...

Aug 5, 2021

Izaiah Jevall Christian, age 13 of Warsaw, passed peacefully into the loving arms of Christ on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne on June 5, 2008, Izaiah was the son of Laburnski Jevall Christian and Krystle Love (Chavez) Christian. Though he was a person with disability, having been born with Cerbral...