Obituaries

Sep 22, 2020

Zachery Michael “Duckbill” Stavedahl, 21, of Silver Lake, IN passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident along with his loving girlfriend, Shelby Hogle, at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.  He was born on March 11, 1999 to Charles Devon & Deidre DeAnn (Brown) Stavedahl.

He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated from...

Sep 22, 2020

Daryle L. Smith Sr., 50, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:56 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on February 17, 1970 in Boston, MA to David Steel & Velma Smith.

He grew up in Alabama, graduated in 1989 from Dallas County High School in Plantersville, AL and was a United...

Sep 21, 2020

Lonnie E. Hanson, Sr., a longtime resident of the Warsaw and Barbee Lake area, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020. He was 83 at the time of his death. Originally from Chicago, he was born there on February 18, 1937 and was the son of Forest A. and Doris A. Hanson. He was a graduate of Chicago’s Bowen High...

Sep 20, 2020

Eric Leon Longenecker, 49, of Southlake, TX & Syracuse, IN passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on April 29, 1971 in El Paso, TX to Chester D. “Chet” & Tonda L. (Tiedge) Longenecker.

He graduated in 1989 from Carroll High School in Southlake, TX. He...

Sep 19, 2020

Dane Edward Gans, 54, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 3:21 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on August 15, 1966 in Elkhart, IN to Carlyle & Connie (Poyser) Gans.

He attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived most of...

Sep 19, 2020

Roy Orvil Caywood Jr., 96, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home. He was born on April 10, 1924in Mishawaka, IN to Roy Orvil & Helen B. (Jones) Caywood Sr.

He graduated in 1942 from North Webster High School, was a United States Army veteran, and was a lifetime North Webster...

Sep 18, 2020

Robert L. “Bob” Stolze Jr., 73, of Cromwell, IN passed away at 9:52 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. He was born on December 8, 1946 in Michigan City, IN to Robert L. & Freida (Kyle) Stolze Sr.

He Graduated in 1966 from Isaac C. Elston High School in Michigan...

Sep 18, 2020

Rosemary Ann Roembke, 93, of Pierceton, IN passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home. She was born on January 1, 1927 in Fort Wayne, IN to Charles & Florence (McLaughlin) La Ba.

She graduated from Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne and was married on July 9, 1949 to Paul F. Roembke who...

Sep 18, 2020

Patricia J. “Pat” McKibbin, 79, of Millersburg, IN passed away at 10:20 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born on November 11, 1940 in South Bend, IN to Herman & Betty (Kugler) Ruch.

She grew up in South Bend and graduated in 1959 from Riley High School. She was married on October...

Sep 18, 2020

David Jay Housouer, 62, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 1:11 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on December 4, 1957 in Elkhart, IN to Dewey E. & Thelma I. (Foudy) Housouer.

He graduated in 1976 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived most of...

Sep 17, 2020

Peggy Sue Kitson, 84, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 6:28 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 4, 1936 in Ridgeville, IN to William Lafayette & Bessie Marie (Runyon) Elliott.

Peg was a loving, kind, and caring person. She always had...

Sep 16, 2020

Joann K. Green, 78, of Milford, IN passed away at 11:07 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. She was born on January 26, 1942 in Battle Creek, MI to Grover & Eleanor (Crabtree) Waldron.

She grew up in Elkhart, attended Jimtown High School in Elkhart, and lived most of her life in the Milford...

Sep 16, 2020

Cleda Ann Swope passed away quietly in the care of hospice on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 12:01 p.m. in her rural Warsaw home. A longtime area resident, she was 84 years old. Born on August 29, 1936 in Muncie, Cleda was the daughter of Joseph E. and Neola P. Lawhorn. As a young child, her family moved to the...

Sep 13, 2020

Beatrice K. “Kay” Caudill, 69, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 21, 1950 in Elkhart, In to Bennie P. & Donna Marie (Haggerty) Morse.

She attended Elkhart Central High School and moved to Syracuse in 1972 from Elkhart. She was married on...

Sep 11, 2020

Roger Lee Hudson, age 66 and a lifetime area resident, passed away quietly on Friday, September 11, 2020 at 11:20 p.m. in his Claypool home. Born on May 11, 1954, he was the son of Kenneth L and Barbara Jean (Cook) Hudson. He was a 1972 graduate of Warsaw Community High School where he played football and marched with the...

Sep 10, 2020

Micheal Lee “Mike” Wrightsman, 63, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 27, 1956 in Wabash, IN to Harold & Esther (Lewis) Wrightsman.

He graduated in 1977 from Warsaw High School and lived most of his life in the Silver Lake / Warsaw area. He was formerly...

Sep 10, 2020

Linda J. Papp, 59, of Hobart & Pierceton, IN passed away at 9:18 a.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at her Ridinger Lake home. She was born on October 22, 1960 in Gary, IN to Robert & Lena (Sapino) Valentine.

She graduated in 1978 from Andean High School in Gary and was married on October 8, 1993...

Sep 10, 2020

Isaac D. Wyatt, 25, of Sherwood, MI passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2020 as a result of an automobile accident near Warsaw, IN. He was born on September 23, 1994 in Three Rivers, MI to David F. Wyatt & Renee Easterday.

He lived most of his life in the Sherwood, MI area, graduated...

Sep 4, 2020

Larry Bruce Richards, 69, of Syracuse, IN passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 5, 1951 in Elkhart, IN to Virgil Otis & Olivene May (Ott) Richards.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1970 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. He formerly worked at Syracuse...

Sep 1, 2020

Angie B. Koher, 45, of Indianapolis, IN (formerly of Columbia City & Warsaw, IN) passed away at 7:39 p.m. of Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. She was born on February 13, 1975 in Columbia City, IN to Roland Glen & Susan Berniece (Baxley) Grabile.

She graduated from Warsaw High School and...