Obituaries

Jun 3, 2020

Kay Frances (Bryant) Prater, age 73 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 just after 1:30 p.m. in Grace Village Healthcare Center, Winona Lake. Born on November 12, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of Ethel Wendell Bryant and Nell Winnie (Campbell) (Bryant) Allen. She was one of seven children raised in...

Jun 3, 2020

Ted Wayne Prater went Home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Age 56 at the time of his passing, he was a Warsaw resident. Ted, known by those closest to him as “Wayne,” was the son of Ted and Georgia Prater. He was born on January 2, 1964 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky and spent much of his...

Jun 1, 2020

Martha Ellen Perry, known to many as “Marti,” passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020. She was 79 years of age. Marti was born on October 18, 1940 in Warsaw. She was the daughter of Everett and Jeanette (Tully) Perry. She was a graduate of Warsaw High School and attended First Christian Church for several years. Marti attended Illinois Wesleyan...

May 29, 2020

Phillip Charles “PC” Hunter, 76, of Cromwell, IN left the arms of his loved ones to join the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at noon on Friday, May 29, 2020 at his home following a year and a half battle with cancer.  He was born on January 27, 1944 in his Ligonier, IN home to William...

May 29, 2020

Robert Paul “Bob” Curry, 88, of North Webster, IN passed away at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020 at his home. He was born on July 19, 1931 in Muncie, IN to Robert & Helen (Hayden) Curry.

He graduated in 1949 from Muncie Burris High School, attended Ball State College in Muncie, and was a United...

May 27, 2020

Tex Alan Plummer, age 72 and a longtime Warsaw resident, passed away quietly on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 1:40 p.m. in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester. Tex was the son of the late Harvey and Nancy (Glause) Plummer. He was a 1966 graduate of Larwill High School and entered into service with the United States Army on June 8,...

May 26, 2020

Donald Delbert Masterson, 80, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Plymouth, IN), passed away at 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on September 26, 1939 in Warsaw, IN to Delbert & Marie (Hite) Masterson.

He attended Warsaw and Plymouth High Schools and was a United States Army veteran.  He was married...

May 25, 2020

Kenny L. ‘Coz’ Cozmanoff, 68, of North Webster, IN passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 in his home. He was born on March 25, 1952 in Gary, IN to Michael M. & Delores C. (Paul) Cozmanoff.

Kenny graduated in 1971 from Merrillville High School (Merrillville, IN) and worked for US Steel & Inland Steel in Gary...

May 25, 2020

Kay L. Promkhieo, 74, of North Webster, IN passed away at 11:10 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2020 at her granddaughter's home in Kimmell, IN. She was born on March 15, 1946 in Warsaw, IN to Loren T. & Betty L. (Barker) Kruger.

She was a lifetime North Webster / Cromwell area resident, attended North Webster High...

May 25, 2020

Naomi L. Whitaker, 66, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Paddock Springs Healthcare in Warsaw, IN. She was born on April 1, 1954 in South Bend, In to George Everett & Betty M. (Merritt) Adams.

She grew up in Muncie, IN, moved to North Webster...

May 24, 2020

Virgil C. Zimmerman, 85, of Milford, IN passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at his home. He was born on February 18, 1935 in Milford, IN to Michael A. & Madeline (Stieglitz) Zimmerman Sr.

He was a lifetime Milford area resident & attended Milford Public Schools. He was married on August 4, 1954 in Elkhart, IN...

May 24, 2020

Kenneth Anders, a lifetime resident of Warsaw, quietly passed away in his home on Sunday, May 24, 2020. He was 76 years old. Born on January 31, 1944 in Warsaw, Indiana, Kenneth was the son of James Howard Anders and Pauline (Shultz) Anders. He was a 1962 graduate of Warsaw High School and was an honorably discharged veteran of the...

May 23, 2020

Harold B. Yoh, 70, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 12:16 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 16, 1949 in Van Wert, OH to William Herman & Velma (Tyas) Yoh.

He graduated in 1968 from Blue Creek High School in Haviland, OH, was a United States Air Force veteran,...

May 23, 2020

Lei Wang, 44, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 8:36 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at her home. She was born on October 29, 1975 in Xing Tao, China to Zeng Hui Wang & Lian Ai Su.

She graduated from high school in China, moved to the United States in 1998, and to Warsaw in 2000....

May 21, 2020

James D. "Jim" Felts, 77, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on February 10, 1943 in Goshen, IN to Kenneth & Virginia (Popenfoose) Felts.

He was a lifetime Syracuse / Leesburg area resident, graduated in 1962 from Syracuse High School,...

May 21, 2020

Justin R. Miner, 38, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Warsaw, IN. He was born on January 24, 1982 in Warsaw, IN to Michael & Linda (Skeans) Miner.

He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated from Warsaw High School in 2000.  He attended Warsaw Community Church, was...

May 21, 2020

Lois E. Replogle, 95, of Kimmell, IN passed away at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at her home. She was born on March 13, 1925 in Cromwell, IN to Dale Oras Hamilton & Almeda (Reeve) Gorsuch.

She lived most of her life in the Kimmell area and graduated in 1943 from Ligonier High School. She...

May 20, 2020

Paul Arthur Bartels Sr., 61, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:37 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at his home. He was born on January 18, 1959 in Iron Mountain, MI to Rhinehart Charles & Gloria (Buchner) Bartels.

He graduated in 1978 from Pembine High School in Pembine, WI and was a United States Army...

May 15, 2020

Michael Allen Brown, age 44 and known to many as “Mikey,” passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at 7 a.m. in his home in Auburn, Indiana. He had only recently moved there and was previously a resident of Winona Lake. Mikey was the son of Eldon Brown and Bernice (Bordner) Brown. He was born in South Bend on March...

May 14, 2020

Adriel Thane Clark, 64, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:25 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 2, 1956 in Winchester, IN to Carl & Eva (Ross) Clark.

He attended high school in Kentucky and El Paso, TX and was married on July 27, 1974 to Jamie L. McKnight...