Obituaries

Mar 16, 2020

Callie Lee Shafer passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at 6:07 p.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. A longtime resident of Warsaw, she was 79 years old. Born on August 27, 1940 in Whitaker, Kentucky, Callie was the daughter of the late Onda Akers and Beulah M. (Bays) Akers. She was a graduate of Pierceton High School and...

Mar 13, 2020

Rita Kay Busz, a lifetime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Majestic Care in New Haven, IN just one day before her 60th birthday. Rita was born on March 14, 1960 in Warsaw to Harold Swope and Patsy (Taylor) Hamilton. She attended Warsaw Community High School and worked for several local businesses throughout her...

Mar 13, 2020

Kenneth D. “Ken” Ronk, 77, of Goshen, IN passed away at 6:02 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 28, 1942 in Grand Rapids, MI to Sidney & Cathleen (Dowd) Ronk.

He was married on December 30, 1972 in Freemont, MI to Carolyn C. (Kubicek) Jones who survives. He was...

Mar 12, 2020

Mickey E. “Mick” Belcher, 75, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 5:42 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on January 5, 1945 in Rochester, IN to William & Margaret (Jump) Belcher.

He grew up in Rochester, IN, graduated in 1963 from Rochester High School, and attended Western New Mexico University in...

Mar 11, 2020

Frederick A. "Fred" Northrup, 65, of North Webster, IN passed away at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Goshen Hospital. He was born on February 2, 1955 in Niles, MI to George Arthur & Norma Adaline (McDonald) Northrup.

He lived most of his life in the North Webster area except for the brief time in...

Mar 9, 2020

Forrest Deverl Miner, age 90 of Sarasota, FL and previously of Mentone, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 in his home in Sarasota. Born on January 21, 1930 in Kosciusko County, he was the son of Lloyd C. “Brownie” Miner and Joy Miner of Crystal Lake. He was a 1947 graduate of Mentone High School and furthered his education...

Mar 9, 2020

Donna Jane Truex, age 88 of rural Atwood, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. Born on July 6, 1931 in Argos, Donna Jane was the daughter of Willard Devoe and Jessie Mae (Carpenter) Robinson. She attended Atwood High School, and on June 26, 1948, she was united in marriage to James D. Truex....

Mar 9, 2020

Burdette G. "Tony" Strombeck, 96, of North Webster, IN passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at his home. He was born on April 10, 1923 in North Webster, IN to Tony & Elsie V. (Gray) Strombeck.

He was a lifetime North Webster area resident, graduated in 1942 from North Webster High School, and was a United...

Mar 7, 2020

Leroy R. Rapp, 89, of Winona Lake, IN passed away at 12:29 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 1, 1930 in Urbana, IN to Lorin L. & Virga (Amber) Rapp.

He graduated in 1948 from Muncie Central High School, attended Ball State University in Muncie, IN and then graduated...

Mar 7, 2020

Roger Dean Sumner Jr., 53, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at his home. He was born on April 6, 1966 in Pittsburgh, PA to Roger Dean & Mary H. (Hahn) Sumner Sr.

He graduated in 1984 from Fox Chapel Area High School in Pittsburgh, PA and in 1990 from...

Mar 4, 2020

Tuvara Lynn Meeks passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 4:55 a.m. She was born on October 7, 1979 in Warsaw and was a lifetime area resident. Tuvara was a friendly, social person who loved time spent visiting with friends and chatting with those she cared about. She enjoyed cooking and was a skilled, talented cook; it was...

Mar 1, 2020

Ted Prater, age 83 of Sellers Lake, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born on December 24, 1936 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Ted was the son of Homer and Delilah (Helton) Prater. Ted was an honorably discharged veteran of the US Navy having served onboard the USS Arcadia. He was a trained cabinet...

Mar 1, 2020

Angie (Wallen) Horn, age 85 and a resident of Warsaw for more than sixty years, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center where she lived. Her passing was from complications of a major stroke which she suffered nearly three years ago. Born on February 18, 1935, Angie was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. She was...

Mar 1, 2020

Lawrence W. "Doc" Frazier, 85, of Millersburg, IN passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at his home. He was born on July 12, 1934 in Nappanee, IN to Cleo & Estella (Pierce) Frazier.

He attended Syracuse public schools and lived most of his life in the Millersburg area. He was married on April...

Feb 29, 2020

Terry W. Musselman, 77, of Milford, IN passed away at 4:36 p.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on April 8, 1942 in Goshen, IN to Clair L. “Kie” & Elizabeth M. (Davis) Musselman.

He was a lifetime Milford area resident, graduated in 1960 from Milford High School, and was a...

Feb 27, 2020

Andrew Michael “Andy” Lamb, 24, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2020. He was born on April 8, 1995 in Lake County, In to Bobby & Ericia (Shepard) Lamb.

He lived most of his life in the Columbia City area.

He is survived by:

Guardian –...

Feb 26, 2020

Rozella E. "Sandi" Anderson, 71, of North Webster, IN passed away at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. She was born on June 18, 1948 in Goshen, IN to Melvin & Martha (Randolph) Rohn.

She lived most of her life in the Goshen / North Webster area and graduated...

Feb 25, 2020

John Allen Niswonger, 69, of Goshen, IN passed away at 5:17 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on July 16, 1950 in Vicksburg, MI to Raymond C. & Alma V. Niswonger.

He attended public schools in Michigan and lived most of his life in St. Joseph County,...

Feb 25, 2020

Brenda Sue Jones, 70 years old of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in her home. Born on March 9, 1949 in Wofford, Kentucky, she was the daughter of William A. and Beulah (Green) Lane. She was a graduate of Anderson County High School in Kentucky and lived most of her life there. Seven years ago, she...

Feb 24, 2020

Priscilla June Rhode, 99, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at her home. She was born on June 23, 1920 in Chicago, IL to Otto J. & Edith (Williams) Rhode.

She moved to the Syracuse area when she was 14 years old from Chicago, IL and graduated in 1938 from...