Obituaries

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 &...

Apr 5, 2021

Walter A. Rodman, Sr., age 83 of Syracuse, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 2:35 a.m. in Warsaw at Kosciusko Community Hospital. The son of the late Harry Ray Rodman and Martha M. (Irwin) Rodman, he was born in Goshen, Indiana on April 14, 1937. Blessed to find love twice, Walter was married to Rose Mary Zimmerman though...

Apr 4, 2021

Charlotte A. Fleming, age 88 and a resident of Warsaw since 1962, passed away quietly in her home, surrounded with the love of her daughters. Born in Hartford, Michigan on May 23, 1932, she was the daughter of Lewis B. and Thera I. (Briggs) Johnson. She spent her formative years in Northwest Indiana and was a 1952 graduate of Portage...

Apr 4, 2021

Ricky L. Bolinger, age 54 and a longtime resident of Wabash, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 in his home. He was born on March 13, 1967 in Warsaw, the son of Ted Bolinger and Lanora Riggle. Ricky was born with cerebral palsy and received services through Cardinal Services in Warsaw for many years. He loved stuffed animals...

Apr 3, 2021

James T. Mulry M.D., 73, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on December 5, 1947 in Bethesda, MD to William & Jean (Burns) Mulry.

He graduated from Central High School in Omaha, NE, Omaha University, and received his doctorate from the University of Iowa....

Apr 3, 2021

Jerry Nelson, a resident of Winona Lake and a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, passed away quietly at home on Saturday, April 3, 2021. He was 83 years old at the time of his death. Jerry was born on March 3, 1938 in Warsaw to Denzel and Lena (Williamson) Nelson though his mother passed when he was very young. Jerry’s...

Apr 3, 2021

Winifred E. Smith, 92, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on January 31, 1929 in Madison, IN to George W. & Amy (Kessler) Wehner.

She graduated from Madison High School and Beauty College in Fort Wayne. She was married on October...

Apr 1, 2021

Richard C. “Butch” Firestone, 73, of North Webster, IN passed away at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on August 25, 1947 in Warsaw, IN to Lawrence L. & Velva B. (Brown) Firestone.

He graduated from Syracuse High School, was a United States Army veteran, and...

Apr 1, 2021

Dorothy Symons-Flora, age 94 of Elkhart and a longtime Warsaw resident, passed away at Golden Living Center, Elkhart on Thursday, April 1, 2021 just before 7pm. The daughter of Melvin and Pearl Larrew of Larwill, she was born in Whitley County on July 11, 1926. She was married to Hallie Symons who preceded her in passing in 1980. Though she...

Mar 31, 2021

Robert T. “Porky” Powers, 61, of North Webster, IN passed away at 3:26 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on January 5, 1960 in Sanford, NC to Charles Alfred & Gladys (Scott) Powers.

He attended Warsaw High School and was a lifetime Warsaw / North...