Obituaries

Apr 21, 2021

Richard John Strong, 78, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at his home with his wife of 55 years. He was born on August 27, 1942 in Milwaukee, WI to Gerald W. & Adelia K. (Semrad) Strong.

He graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee and attended Spencerian Business College...

Apr 19, 2021

Thomas L “Tom” Perzee, 72, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 5:59 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021. He was born on February 17, 1949 in Watseka, IL to Melvin C. & Marjorie (Korte) Perzee.

He graduated in 1967 from Lowell High School and attended Winnipeg Manitoba College & Moody Bible College in Chicago, IL. He was...

Apr 18, 2021

Terry A. Casselman, 62, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. He was born on January 14, 1959 in Arlo Hugh & Betty A. (Wilson) Casselman.

He graduated from Huntington North High School and formerly lived in Kendallville, Huntington, Bluffton and Wolcottville before...

Apr 18, 2021

Dr. Leonora Noel, a longtime area physician, passed away quietly on Sunday, April 18, 2021 while visiting her son in California. Called home by the Lord from PIH Downey Hospital, she was 86 years old. Born in the Laguna region of the Philippines on April 19, 1934, Leonora was the daughter of Urbano and Salud (Vito) Gruezo. At a time...

Apr 16, 2021

Peggy Lackey-Marsillett, age 69 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly at Kosciusko Community Hospital on Friday, April 16, 2021. The daughter of the late Robert and Norma (Freeman) Lackey, she was born in Warsaw on November 12, 1951. She grew up in and around Warsaw and spent more than 25 years with Zimmer, starting her career caring for the building and...

Apr 16, 2021

Joyce Mae Matson, 73, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:12 a.m. on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on May 9, 1947 in Somerset, KY to Chester & Alice (Hall) Redford.

She graduated from East Chicago Roosevelt High School in East Chicago, IN and was...

Apr 15, 2021

Harley “Bud” Robison, age 96, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, Indiana. He was born in Leesburg, Indiana on September 2, 1924 and spent most of his adult life in Warsaw. Harley was a supporter of the Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department. Donations in memory of him may be given to the fire department...

Apr 14, 2021

Evangelina Carbajal Mejia, age 46 of Warsaw, passed away quietly in her home with family on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The daughter of Raul Carbajal and Angelina Mejia Rodriguez, Eva, as most knew her, was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on January 23, 1975. She was the united in marriage to Jose Loyola Patino in July of 2000 and is the...

Apr 14, 2021

Vicki Kaye Mansfield, 71, of Goshen, IN passed away at 8:36 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at her home. She was born on December 7, 1949 in Decatur, IN to George & Virginia Elaine (Crowle) Rice.

She grew up in Dixon, OH and attended Crestview High School in Convoy, OH. She was married on June 25,...

Apr 14, 2021

James Robert “Jim” Reed, 89, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 10:05 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake, IN. He was born on August 8, 1931 in Peru, IN to Emmor D. & Doris L. (Hearell) Reed.

He grew up in Fulton, graduated from Fulton High School, and served in...

Apr 14, 2021

Larry G. Metzger, 84, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 3 19 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2021 at his home. He was born on March 23, 1937 in Laotto, IN to Gale Everett & Kathryn J. (Cole) Metzger.

He graduated from Sidney High School and was a lifetime Sidney / Pierceton area resident. He was married...

Apr 13, 2021

John E. Lozier passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 13th at Marshfield Medical Center in Rice Lake, WI. He was 85 years old. John was the son of Harry and Bertha (Snell) Lozier, the 6th child of 8 siblings. He graduated from Leesburg High School with the class of 1953, and from Manchester College in 1957. He earned a Masters+...

Apr 12, 2021

Keith M. Tyler, age 60 of Warsaw and previously a longtime resident of Flint, Michigan, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021 at home in Warsaw. Keith was fun-loving and had a good sense of humor. He liked classic cars and looked forward to Flint’s Back to the Bricks car show and cruise each year. Professionally, he worked for John's...

Apr 11, 2021

Tina M. Burns, age 47 of Warsaw, passed away on April 11, 2021 at home in Warsaw. She battled several health conditions over the years, living more than three decades longer than doctors originally predicted. Tina was born to Gary and Linda D. (Farmer) Taylor in Cincinnati, OH on August 14, 1973. She spent her formative years in Warsaw and...

Apr 10, 2021

Sandy K. (Eccles) Galbraith, age 50 of Marion and previously a longtime resident of Warsaw passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 of injuries sustained in an automobile collision. The daughter of Jerry and Jody (Williams) Eccles, she was born in Muncie on August 22, 1970. She was the eldest of seven Eccles children and was united in marriage to...

Apr 9, 2021

Bobby Ray Daniels, known to many as “Bob,” passed away at home in Rochester. Although he had recently been given a cancer diagnosis, his Friday morning passing was unexpected. Born in Bald Knob, West Viriginia, he was the son of Marshall Daniels and Dorothy (Maynard) Daniels. He was previously employed as a forklift operator but was forced to retire as...

Apr 8, 2021

Bethel L. Barth, 85, of Milford, IN passed away at 4:27 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on June 6, 1935 in Prestonsburg, KY to Homer & Edith (Holbrook) Howard.

She attended Warsaw Public Schools and moved to Milford in 1963 from Elkhart, IN. She...

Apr 8, 2021

Robert E. Young, a resident of Walkerton, passed away quietly on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 11:32 a.m. Age 67, he was previously a longtime resident of Plymouth and Warsaw. Born on February 11, 1954 to Ray Junior Young and Mary Louise (Evans) Young, Robert was born with a developmental delay though this never stopped him from enjoying life and...

Apr 8, 2021

Clelia Darlene Mayo, 88, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:51 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on November 11, 1932 in Chesapeake, OH to Elmer Otis & Marjorie A. (Smoot) King.

She attended public schools in Ohio, was a homemaker, and formerly worked at...

Apr 7, 2021

Jessica Lynn Bagot, 40, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:43 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born on October 31, 1980 in Owensboro, KY to Allan C. & Jenni L. (Pearson) Bagot.

She graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School and attended Owensboro Community College &...