Obituaries

Lori D. Clark

May 10, 2021

Lori D. Clark, 58, of Milford, IN passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021 at her home. She was born on July 16, 1962 in Goshen, IN to Ren S. & Kathryn L (Stiffler) Clark.

She attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived most of her life in the Milford / New Paris/...

Patricia M. "Patty" Gammiere

May 10, 2021

Patricia M. “Patty” Gammiere, 75, of Mentor, OH (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at Lake Health West Medical Center in Willoughby, OH. She was born on March 11, 1946 in Cleveland, OH to William & Bernice (Van) Walker.

She graduated in in 1964 from Collinwood High School in Cleveland, OH and...

Dontaye Y. Cain

May 9, 2021

Dontaye Cain, age 28 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 9, 2021 in a motor vehicle accident. The son of Garland Cain and Nicole Hill Cain, he was born in Orange County, Florida on August 19, 1992. He spent his formative years in Missouri and graduated there from Winfield High School. He was involved in multiple sports throughout...

Thomas Hall

May 8, 2021

Thomas Hall, 73, of Silver Lake passed away at 12:14 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021 in Claypool, IN.  No services will be held at this time.  Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. St. Rd. 15, 46582 is in charge of arrangements.

Ida Serantes

May 8, 2021

Ida Serantes, 100, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of New Jersey) passed away at 8:14 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at her granddaughter’s home in Syracuse, IN. She was born on November 10, 1920 in New York, NY to Gullermo & Regina (Mejuta) Perez.

She attended high school in Newark, NJ and was married to Jesus Serantes...

Dianna Pequignot-Cross

May 7, 2021

Dianna Pequignot Cross, age 74 of Warsaw, passed away quietly in her son’s home on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 5:40 p.m. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois on September 7, 1946, Dianna was the daughter of the late Harold Junior Bisig and Adaline (Woodruff) Russell. She essentially grew up on Barbee Lakes and graduated from North Webster High School before...

Constance J. "Joan" Moore

May 3, 2021

Constance J. “Joan” Moore, 92, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 8:27 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2021 at her home. She was born on November 27, 1928 in Fort Wayne, IN to Frank A. & Al-Aroma (Merrick) Green.

She attended South Side High School in Fort Wayne, graduated from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, and Warner...

Jerry L. Fesler

May 2, 2021

Jerry L. Fesler, 71, of Milford, IN passed away at 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1949  in Fort Wayne, IN to Paul William & Opal Irene (Patterson) Fesler.

He graduated in 1967 from Columbia City High School and was a United States Army veteran. He grew up...

Judith L. "Judie" Hussey

Apr 29, 2021

Judith L. “Judie” Hussey, 81, of Nappanee, IN (formerly of Cromwell, IN) passed away at 11:38 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at her home. She was born on August 10, 1939 in East Chicago, In to Louis & Dorothy “Danica” (Mihailovich) Beison.

She attended Hammond Technical High School and was married on January 31, 1986 in...

Dilon Robert Carpenter

Apr 28, 2021

Dilon Robert Carpenter, 12, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:44 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, IN. He was born on July 7, 2008 in Warsaw, IN to Robert Nickolas “Nick” Carpenter & Shawn Marie Knafel.

He lived in the Columbia City area most of his life, attended...

Kelly Patrick Adams

Apr 27, 2021

Kelly Patrick Adams, 59, of Pierceton, IN (formerly of Tuscaloosa, AL) passed away at 7:19 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on November 1, 1961 in Chicago, IL to Lawrence Joseph & Reva Jean (Kelly) Adams.

He graduated from high school in Chicago and was a...

Elvin Reyes Sr.

Apr 27, 2021

Elvin Reyes, Sr., loving husband and father of two, passed away on Tuesday April 27, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. in Fort Wayne at Parkview Regional Medical Center. A resident of Warsaw, he was 67 years old. Elvin was born on August 21, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois to Antonio Zapata and Reyes Melendez Reyes. He graduated from Tuley high School in...

Raymond Bodnar

Apr 27, 2021

Raymond S. Bodnar, a resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 7:50 p.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse. Age 71, he was born in Hammond, Indiana on August 3, 1949, he was the son of the late John and Wanda (Sowinski) Bodnar. Raymond grew up in the family home and lived much of his life...

Lynda Lou Thornburg

Apr 26, 2021

Lynda Lou Thornburg, 72, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:14 a.m. on Monday, April 26, 2021 at her home. She was born on May 14, 1948 in Goshen, IN to Glen & Harriet (Baker) Biller.

She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and attended Syracuse High School. She retired from Skyline Corp in Elkhart after 20+...

Carolyn Anders (Griffith)

Apr 25, 2021

Carolyn J. Anders, known to most as “Carol,” passed away quietly in her daughter’s home on Sunday, April 25, 2021. She was 74 at the time of her passing. Born on September 6, 1946 in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late Delbert and Sylvia (Good) Griffith. She was a 1964 graduate of Pierceton High School. Later, she attended...

Helen Howard (Prater)

Apr 24, 2021

Helen Howard, age 71, died Saturday, April 24, 2021. She was born to Malcolm and Stella Prater on January 26, 1950 in Hueysville, Kentucky. On February 14, 1967, she married Larry Howard, who survives. Helen spent time caring for others by working in nursing homes for over 43 years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her sons;...

Iva Johnston

Apr 24, 2021

Iva Lorene Johnston was born on March 28, 1920 in Warsaw, Indiana. She went to be with the Lord on April 24, at the beautiful age of 101. She attended Leesburg High School where she was named Valedictorian. She married Oliver Dewey Johnston on December 24, 1939. They were happily married for 40 years before his death in 1980. They...

Robert Shafer

Apr 23, 2021

Robert Eugene Shafer, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Friday, April 23, 2021 just before 9 a.m. at home in Warsaw. He was 80 years old. Born in Huntington on June 16, 1940, he was the son of Deloris Wyatt and went on to marry Callie Akers in October of 1960. He and Callie shared more than...

Ruthann Angle

Apr 23, 2021

Ruthann Angle, 74, of North Manchester, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021 in Warrensburg, NY as the result of a vehicle / pedestrian accident. She was born on November 16, 1946 in Peru, IN to Ellis T. & Iris M. (Sullivan) Angle.

She graduated in 1964 from Peru High School, 1968...

Robert S. "Bob" Luzbetak

Apr 22, 2021

Robert S. “Bob” Luzbetak, 80, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on December 12, 1940 in Joliet, IL to Joseph & Mary (Matuszewski) Luzbetak.

He graduated from Catholic High School in Joliet, IL, attended Joliet Junior College, and barber school...