Obituaries

Oct 18, 2020

Clayton Michael "Mike" Varney Jr., 51, of Colon, MI (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at his home. He was born on July 4, 1969 in Elgin, IL to Clayton Michael & Julia A. (Radke) Varney Sr.

He grew up in Illinois, attended Cambridge Academy in Illinois, and lived in Syracuse for...

Oct 16, 2020

Ricky Ray Gibson, age 59 of Kuhn Lake, passed away after battling cancer on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 12:46 a.m. in his home. Born in Knoxville, TN, Ricky was the son of Alfred Bogan Ellerbe, Sr. and Joyce (Hatcher) Ellerbe. He spent his formative years in Florida, later moving to Kosciusko County where he attended Warsaw Community High School....

Oct 15, 2020

Richard Lloyd "Dick" Tillman, 83, of Syracuse, IN & Merritt Island, FL passed away at 6:47 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his home in Syracuse. He was born on November 27, 1936 in Elkhart, IN to Lloyd E. & Josephine (Butler) Tillman.

He graduated in 1954 from Elkhart High School, was a Class of 1958...

Oct 13, 2020

Mona Belle Byrd, 98, formerly of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. She was born on October 22, 1921 in North Webster, IN to Ray & Nora (Mock) Firestone.

She was a lifetime Syracuse / North Webster area resident and graduated in 1940...

Oct 13, 2020

Richard A. Dobbs “Dobbs” age 91 of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away October 13, 2020. Beloved husband of the late Nancy. Loving father of Deborah Horanic (Louis Mastrianni), Christine (Dan) Kierpaul, Kurt (Mary), and the late Richard (Liz). Dear grandfather of Courtney (Eric), DJ (Marlanea), Austin, Taylor, Kyle, Katelynn (Logan), Lora, Chloe, Ella and Lexi. Proud great grandfather of Jackson, Sadie...

Oct 13, 2020

Daniel D. “Dan” Van Lue, 61, of Milford, IN passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on May 14, 1959 in Adair Co., MO to Jack & Katheryn N. (Wright) VanLue.

He grew up in Wakarusa, graduated in 1978 from Northwood High School in Nappanee and lived most...

Oct 12, 2020

William “Bill” Aitken, age 90 and a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 1:10 p.m. in Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center. The son of the late James Edwin and Bernice Nora (Neer) Aitken, he was born on November 19, 1929 in Warsaw. He was married to Reva Aitken who preceded him in passing....

Oct 11, 2020

Dorothy Marie “Dot” Tucker, 88, of Milford, IN passed away at 1:19 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on September 27, 1932 in Milford, IN to Raymond Roscoe & Adelia Tena (Krull) Pinkerton.

She was a lifetime Milford resident, graduated in 1950 from Milford High School, and a graduate of Elkhart...

Oct 11, 2020

Shirley Irene McKinley, 79, of North Webster, IN passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on August 25, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to William & Ethel (Weiser) Harris.

She grew up in Plymouth, IN and attended Plymouth High School. She was a homemaker...

Oct 10, 2020

Nathan Lee Baldridge, age 26 of Silver Lake, passed away as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 8:06 pm in Fulton County. The son of Tab Leon Baldridge and Vicki (Collins) Carr, Nathan was born in Warsaw on May 12, 1994. He was a 2012 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School...

Oct 8, 2020

Larry G. Boggs, 82, of Warsaw passed away at 1:46 p.m. on October 8th, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

He was born on October 27, 1937 in the home where he has lived his entire life.  Larry was born to H. Earl and Dorothy Mae (Butt) Boggs. He graduated from Mentone High School in 1955.  In...

Oct 8, 2020

Edna A. Hill, 92, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, October, 8, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on April 1, 1928 in Mooers Forks, NY to Earl A. & Rosa Ethlyn (Massey) Moore.

She graduated from Mooers High School, NY and attended Houghton College in Houghton, NY....

Oct 8, 2020

Charles Henry “Charlie” Niemann, 62, of Huntington, IN passed away at 4:44 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 29, 1958 in Huntington, IN to Carl Fredrick & June Maxine (Funderburg) Niemann.

He attended Huntington Public Schools and was a United States Army veteran. He was a lifetime Huntington /...

Oct 6, 2020

Robert Ray Landrum, age 57 and a resident of Mentone, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in South Bend at Memorial Hospital. Robert was born on December 17, 1962. He was the son of the late Ollie J. and Ruby (Shepherd) Landrum, he attended Warsaw High School. On January 6, 1989, Robert was married to Anna Holloway who...

Oct 5, 2020

James B. "Brad" Thomas, 47, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1973 in Columbia City IN to Lewis R. “Randy” & Jeanne G. (Cooper) Thomas.

He was a lifetime Noble / Kosciusko County area resident and graduated in 1991 from West Noble High School....

Oct 5, 2020

Janet A. Douglas, age 74 and a longtime Silver Lake Resident, passed away quietly on Monday, October 5, 2020 in Syracuse at Miller’s Merry Manor. Born on January 25, 1946 in New Washington, OH, Janet was the daughter of Clyde Hiler and Anna (Karl) Hiler. She attended school in New Washington at Buckeye Central High School and was married to...

Oct 4, 2020

Guadalupe C. "Lupe" Castillo, 58, of Elkhart, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on May 1, 1962 in San Antonio, TX to Gilbert Castillo & Carmen Perales.

She moved to Indiana in September 1972 and graduated from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. She lived...

Oct 4, 2020

Alvin Gene Schambers, 61 of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Sunday, October 4, 2020 while surrounded by his loving family. Alvin was born in Fort Wayne on February 26, 1959. He was the son Kenneth and Barbara (Listenberger) Schambers. In his youth, he had a paper route in the Harlan area east of Fort Wayne and later went on to...

Sep 29, 2020

Sharon Richards, 80, of Columbia City, IN peacefully passed away to be with the Lord at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Columbia City, IN.  She was born to Wayne and Emma Gaylord on June 20, 1940.  She lived in Whitley county all her life.  On May 28, 1960 she married Roger Richards....

Sep 29, 2020

John Anthony “Tony” Bajic, 79, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 3:05 p.m. on September 29, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on April 20, 1941 in Chicago, IL to John Joseph and Elizabeth (Brown) Bajic.

He graduated from Tilden Technical High School in Chicago and served in the United States Army.  He was married on...