Obituaries

Mar 24, 2021

Basel Hale, 72, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at his home. He was born on February 21, 1949 in Breathitt Co., KY to Forest & Eva L. (Lovely) Hale.

He attended public schools in Kentucky and moved to Pierceton / Larwill area in the mid 1960’s from Kentucky. He...

Mar 23, 2021

Daphne J. Yoh, 70, of Leesburg, IN passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at her home. She was born on March 3, 1951 in Portland, IN to Gilbert T. & Helen Joyce (Aukerman) Hartup.

She graduated in 1969 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, attended Indiana University in Fort Wayne, and lived most of her life...

Mar 23, 2021

Steven “Steve” Eugene Heckaman, 65 of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 09:47 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Steve had been fighting a long battle with heart failure. He was born on July 13, 1955 in Elkhart to Oscar Jr. Eugene and Betty Lou (Whitaker) Heckaman. Betty remarried to Ellis Dean Wildman and moved to...

Mar 23, 2021

Sandra J. Marvel-Barczak, age 71 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Grace Village Healthcare in Winona Lake. Sandy, as most knew her, was born in Wabash on March 29, 1949. She was the daughter of Dean and Vivian (Huffman) Marvel. Sandy was ornery and outspoken but with a soft, forgiving side –...

Mar 22, 2021

Gary L. Stuckman, 51, of Millersburg, IN passed away on March 22, 2021. He was born on February 19, 1970 in Kendallville, IN to William D. & Cathy L. (Morris) Stuckman.

He graduated in 1988 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse and was a lifetime Syracuse / Millersburg area resident. He was married on June 13, 2015...

Mar 22, 2021

Virginia (Pittman) Duncan Shanbeck, age 83 and previously of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on March 22, 2021 in her Dade City, Florida home. She was predeceased by her parents Charles W. and Helen (Virgin) Pittman. She was born in Flushing, Long Island, NY. Known as the “Dutchess of Duncan” when she was a stunt driver, “Ginger” or “Jinny,” as many...

Mar 20, 2021

Michael Ray McCord, age 41 of Palestine, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Born in Warsaw on January 17, 1980, he was the son of Terry McCord and Cheryl (Heeter) Pitts. He attended Tippecanoe Valley High School and held several positions, working most recently as a painter for TEK Coat and Spray in South Whitley....

Mar 19, 2021

John I. Schuh, 85, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021 at his home. He was born on September 23, 1935 in Columbia City, IN to Waldo E. & Sarah Ilene (King) Schuh.

He attended grade school in Columbia City, IN, graduated in 1953 from Warsaw High School, and served in...

Mar 18, 2021

David Ray “Dave” Waggoner, 68, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his home. He was born on October 14, 1952 in Angola, IN to Melvin & Christina (Logan) Waggoner.

He attended Homestead High School and United States Army veteran. He lived most of his life in the Fort...

Mar 18, 2021

Mary Helen Manwaring, age 82 of Chapman Lake and previously of Mentone, passed away quietly at home on Thursday, March 18, 2021. She was surrounded with the love of her children at the time of her passing. Born on October 10, 1938, she was the daughter of Everett E. and Bernice M. (Myers) Miner. She grew up in the Syracuse-North...

Mar 17, 2021

Heidi K. Linn, 88, peacefully went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in Grand Rapids, Michigan while in the presence of her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. Heidi was born in Hohenstaufen, Germany on January 29, 1933 to Christian and Pauline Knauss. She trusted Jesus Christ as her Savior as a 14-year-old. Her life was characterized by fervent...

Mar 16, 2021

Debra L. "Deb" Bissell, 68, of North Webster, IN passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on January 10, 1953 in Hartford City, IN to Wilbur E. & Shirley M. (Hurlock) Mitchener.

She graduated in 1971 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse. Spent her summers...

Mar 15, 2021

Janet S. Lilly, 73, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 15, 2021 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, IN. She was born on July 20, 1947 in Hager Hill, KY to Ted & Evelyn (Music) DeLong.

She grew up in Kentucky, attended Johnson County Public Schools, but lived most of her life...

Mar 14, 2021

Glen Edward Campbell, 83, of Roanoke, IN (formerly of Fort Wayne & Greenville, TN) passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his son's home in Roanoke, IN. He was born on December 29, 1937 in Greenville, TN to Frank & Juanita (Brown) Campbell.

He graduated from Greenville High School in Greenville, TN and...

Mar 13, 2021

Don Street, age 43 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 13, 2021 just after 2 a.m. in Warsaw at Kosciusko Community Hospital. He was born Donald Earl Street in Chicago on April 15, 1977 and was the son of Donald Street and Larita (Sullivan) Mason. His family moved to the Warsaw area when Don was young. He graduated...

Mar 13, 2021

Claudia Esther Yates, 63, of Claypool, IN passed away at 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at her home. She was born on March 27, 1957 in Iaeger, WV to Claude Luther & Bessie May (Jones) Roberts.

She grew up in West Virginia, graduated in 1975 from Iaeger High School in Iaeger, WV, and moved to...

Mar 12, 2021

Ruth A. Graber, 73, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on July 17, 1947 in Warsaw, IN to Melvin W. & Esther E. (Sarber) Holdeman.

She grew up in the Bourbon area, attended Bourbon High School, and lived most...

Mar 12, 2021

Ruth Ann Weikart, 46, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 at her home. She was born on July 3, 1974 in Kendallville, IN to Maggard & Virgie (Collins) Caudill.

She graduated from West Noble High School and moved to the Pierceton area 24 years ago from Ligonier. She was married...

Mar 11, 2021

Julia “Judy” Roberts Boxell, 84, of Warsaw, passed away on March 11, 2021, surrounded by her children. Born December 22, 1936 in Peru, Indiana to Basil and Alice (Wilkinson) Roberts, Julia was the second youngest of eleven children and the apple of her father’s eye. He died when she was only five years old, but she spoke often of how...

Mar 11, 2021

Mark A. Wirth, 60, of South Bend, IN passed away at 2:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born on February 20, 1961 in Evansville, IN to Jennings B. & Mary Alice (Lipking) Wirth Jr.

He lived most of his life in the South Bend area, graduated from South...