Obituaries

Jan 22, 2021

Lawrence H. "Junior" Morris Jr., 94, formerly of Connersville, IN passed away at 9:07 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on February 4, 1926 in Connersville, IN to Lawrence W. & Alice (Ward) Morris.

Junior grew up and lived in Connersville and graduated from Connersville High School. He...

Jan 21, 2021

Nancy J. Melton, age 80 of Warsaw passed away in her sleep in the early hours of January 21, 2021 at home in Warsaw. Born in Tipton, Indiana on February 10, 1940, Nancy was raised in nearby Russiaville where she graduated from Western High School. On July 27, 1963, Nancy was married to David Melton in Russiaville; he survives in...

Jan 21, 2021

Larry Lawlor, age 87, of Winona Lake and a longtime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away quietly in the early hours of Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Grace Village in Winona Lake. Born in Lehighton, PA, on June 22, 1933, Lawrence Albert Lawlor was the son of George Lawrence Lawlor and Mildred Stuckley (Rex) Lawlor. In 1953, he married his...

Jan 21, 2021

Janet C. Carr, 102, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Logansport, IN) passed away at 9:37 a.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at her daughter’s home. She was born on April 10, 1918 in Logansport, IN to Homer & Alpharetta (Hilton) Closson.

She graduated in 1935 from Logansport High School and received a library technical certificate. She was...

Jan 21, 2021

Eric Stevens, age 55 of West Palm Beach, FL passed away January 21, 2021. He was born June 29, 1965, at Warsaw to his parents Larry and Shirley Stevens of Weeki Wachee, Fla. They survive along with a brother Tony Stevens of Phoenix, Ariz.; a niece and a nephew of Phoenix; a daughter, Macie Clark and two granddaughters of West...

Jan 17, 2021

Michael Bradley Emel, 55, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away at 2:55 p.m. on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on January 5, 1966 in Menden, NE to Cletus LeRoy & Donna Joy (McCollough) Emel.

He grew up in Nebraska, graduated in 1984 from Minden High...

Jan 17, 2021

Dean A. Anderson, 70, of North Webster, IN passed away at 7:11 a.m. on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on June 6, 1950 in Winchester, IN to Robert Charles & Louise (Delk) Anderson.

He was a lifetime North Webster area resident and graduated in 1969 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He...

Jan 15, 2021

Glynda (Carter) Jones, age 53 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 15, 2021 at 2:48 p.m. in Fort Wayne at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born in Houston, Texas on January 17, 1967, she grew up in Kingwood, Texas and lived there for many years, living briefly in South Carolina before settling in Warsaw. Glynda was fun-loving with an...

Jan 15, 2021

David J. Keiling, 74, of Bourbon, IN passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Friday, January 15, 2021 at his home. He was born on July 5, 1946 in Weston, WV to Walter & Gertrude (Robertson) Keiling Sr.

He was a United States army veteran and was married on November 19, 1976 to Roxanna Ellsworth who survives. He...

Jan 15, 2021

Lance T. Bell, 76, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 2:46 a.m. on Friday, January 15, 2021 at his home. He was born on December 13, 1944 in Warsaw, IN to Guy Marshall & Harriet L. (Cripe) Bell.

He graduated in 1963 from North Webster High School and was a lifetime North Webster / Warsaw area resident....

Jan 14, 2021

Mike Metzger, 79 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 11:05 a.m. in Fort Wayne at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born Larry Michael Metzger on December 19, 1941 at Warsaw’s McDonald Hospital, Mike was the son of Thurman “Wayne” Metzger and Katherine Blickenstaff Metzger. He was a 1960 graduate of Akron High School and lived his...

Jan 14, 2021

George J. Freeman III, 67 of Warsaw, Indiana passed away quietly on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 05:05 a.m. in Warsaw at Kosciusko Community Hospital. Born on December 8, 1953 in Bergen County, New Jersey, George was the eldest of seven children raised in the family home. He grew up in New Jersey and attended school at Bergenfield High School....

Jan 13, 2021

Dorothy Diane Hash, 81, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her home. She was born on July 25, 1939 in Champaign, IL to Bernard Michael & Helen Margaret (Matthews) Doyle.

She grew up in Indiana, graduated in 1958 from Mentone High School, and lived in Arizona, Ohio, and Missouri...

Jan 12, 2021

Steven S. “Steve” Smale, 71, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his residence. He was born on June 8, 1949 in Bremen, IN to Charles Leroy & Paula Elaine (Troutwine) Smale.

He grew up in Edwardsburg, MI, graduated in 1968 from Edwardsburg High School, and was a United States Navy veteran. He retired...

Jan 12, 2021

Cayden Michael Jones, 9, of Milford, IN passed away at 4:58 a.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 9, 2011 in Goshen, IN to Shaun R. Jones & Tasha N. Thompson.

He attended North Webster Elementary and was a lifetime Syracuse, Knox, and Milford area resident.

He is...

Jan 11, 2021

Michael Jay Saffen, age 67 of Warsaw, Indiana, unexpectedly passed away on January 11, 2021 in Port Charlotte, Florida. He was born on July 20, 1953 in Garrett, Indiana. He was the son of Leo and Mary (Shire) Saffen and was raised in the family home with his brother, Steve. Professionally, Mike, as most knew him, was an Indiana Conservation...

Jan 10, 2021

Jerry E. Denny, 80, of Claypool, IN passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his home. He was born on October 7, 1940 in Claypool, IN to Richard & Roberta E. (Elder) Denny.

He was a lifetime Claypool resident and graduated from Claypool High School. He married the love of his life, Alberta...

Jan 9, 2021

Mary Ellen Haney, 86, of North Webster, IN passed away 5:25 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett, IN. She was born on January 9, 1935 in Plymouth, IN to Forrest & Hona Lucile (Craig) Hawley.

She grew up in Bourbon, graduated in 1953 from Bourbon High School, and 1957 from North...

Jan 9, 2021

Judy Faye Brainard, 68, of Warsaw, IN passed away and entered eternal rest at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021, after having liver complications.

Judy was born on May 24, 1952 to Jesse and Oma Jean Bradley (McKenzie) in Warsaw, IN. She grew up in North Manchester and raised her 2 sons in California and Texas....

Jan 8, 2021

Brent D. Gordon, 68, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:20 a.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021 at his home. He was born on June 29, 1952 in Goshen, IN to Eugene & Doris (Wagner) Gordon.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, attended Syracuse High School, and was a United States Army veteran. He was married...