Obituaries

Feb 24, 2020

Paul Ray Sliter, 95, of North Webster, IN (formerly of Milford, IN) passed away at 3:35 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on June 10, 1924 in Russellville, AR to George & Beulah (Pierce) Sliter.

He grew up in Arkansas, attended public school in Bradford, AR, and...

Feb 23, 2020

Lexie Adkins Stephens a longtime resident of Pierceton, was called Home into eternal rest on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 9 p.m. Age 90, she was living at Paddock Springs Healthcare at the time of her death. She was the matriarch of a large, loving family to whom she was known as “Granny.” Born as Lexie Grace Conn on August...

Feb 23, 2020

Donald Garry Prater, age 74 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed into eternal rest on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 3:20 p.m. at his home. The son of Virgle Preston Prater and Pearlie (Adams) Prater, he was born on September 21, 1945 in Brainard, Kentucky. He was one of ten children born to the pair and spent his formative...

Feb 22, 2020

Raymond “Ray” Setlak, 74, of Pierceton, IN passed away at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Gulfside Hospice in Zephyrhills, FL. He was born on January 17, 1946 in Gary, IN to Alexander & Stephanie Setlak.

He graduated in 1964 from Lew Wallace High School in Gary, IN and was a 2nd Class Petty Officer...

Feb 21, 2020

Robert L. “Bob” Dust, 90, of Goshen, IN (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away at 10:32 a.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Maples of Waterford Crossing in Goshen. He was born on January 28, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Fred C. & Esther J.B. (Hedin) Dust.

He moved to Syracuse in 1942 from Chicago, IL,...

Feb 21, 2020

Dakota Bleu Fisher, 31, of North Webster, IN passed away at 9:28 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020. He was born on November 8, 1988 in Huntington, IN to Kimberly K. Fisher & Stephen L. Walker.

He was a lifetime are resident, attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse, graduated from Lakeland High School in LaGrange, and attended...

Feb 20, 2020

Jim McConnell, age 82 and a resident of Leesburg, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Born on June 26, 1937 in Warsaw, he was one of eight children born to Roger and Bessie (Snellenberger) McConnell. He was raised in the Warsaw area and was a graduate of Leesburg High School where he was manager of...

Feb 20, 2020

Betty Ford Tully, age 95 and a longtime area resident, passed away quietly on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Paddock Springs Healthcare, Warsaw. Born on October 21, 1924 in Wabash, she was the daughter of the late Noah Carrolton Morrison and the late Erba Rae (Beigh) Morrison. She graduated from Claypool High School and attended Manchester College and was married...

Feb 18, 2020

Donald J. "Don" Serviss Sr., 81, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse, IN. He was born on July 3, 1938 in Queens, NY to George & Frances Lazarus Serviss.

He grew up in New York and attended John Adams High School in Ozone Park, NY. He...

Feb 18, 2020

Albert Lee Hurd, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 after a brief period of illness. Eighty-Five years old at the time he was called home, Albert was born on April 2, 1934 in Sugarloaf Holler near Prestonsburg, Kentucky and was the son of Edgar and Fanny (England) Hurd. He was one of thirteen...

Feb 18, 2020

Virginia D. Hanna, 89, of Warsaw, IN passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Miller's Merry Manor in Warsaw, IN.  She was born on June 1, 1930 in Warsaw, IN to Vernon R. & Ida D. (Nine) Dimon.

She was a lifetime Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1948 from Warsaw High School....

Feb 17, 2020

Jesse Alfred Mead, 80, formerly of Larwill, IN passed away at home on Feb. 17, 2020 in Monticello, MN. He was the husband of Donna (Adair) Mead and retired as an O.T.R. trucker for most of his life.

Jesse is survived by his wife of 41 years – Donna; children - Jesse Jr. (Teresa) Mead, Danny Mead,...

Feb 15, 2020

Martha Marie Thomas, age 87 and a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne. Born on January 16, 1933 in Bourbon, she was the daughter of Owen E. and Edith (Snell) Snyder. She was a graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School and went on to attend Marion...

Feb 15, 2020

Donald G. “Don” Smith, 69, of Milford, IN passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at his residence. He was born on December 4, 1950 in Bronson, MI to Walter Warren & Fanny (Troyer) Smith.

He graduated from Bronson High School in Bronson, MI, attended Kellogg College in Iowa, and was a United States...

Feb 10, 2020

George A. Bushong, 97, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Wellbrooke of South Bend in South Bend, IN.  He was born on November 23, 1922 in Syracuse, IN to Joseph R. & Olive M. (Geyer) Bushong.

He was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and graduated in 1940 from Syracuse...

Feb 7, 2020

Larry R. Kelley, 79, of North Webster, IN passed away at 4:41 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne, IN.  He was born on February 8, 1940 in Hicksville, OH to Ernest & Eunice (Hill) Kelley.

He formerly attended Woodburn High School in Woodburn, IN and was a United States Marine...

Feb 6, 2020

Barbara Cook Hudson, age 88 of Claypool, died at 11:43 pm on Thursday, February 6, 2020 in her home, surrounded by family. She was born February 13, 1931 to Zella Carter Cook and Walter Cook of Fulton, Indiana. On October 1, 1949, she married Kenneth L. Hudson who preceded her in death on July 15, 2002. Also preceding her death...

Feb 4, 2020

Vickey Lynn Montgomery, 67, of Cromwell, IN passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Goshen Hospital in Goshen, IN. She was born on February 27, 1952 in Lagrange, IN to Wayne & Francis (Danielson) Lewis.

She lived most of her life in the Lagrange area and moved to Cromwell in 1992.  She formerly attended Lakeland High...

Feb 3, 2020

Robert J. Hausbach, 88, of Milford, IN passed away on Monday, February 4, 2020 at his residence. He was born on March 23, 1931 in Fort Wayne, IN to Willis & Evelyn (Knox) Hausbach. He grew up in Indiana and lived in West Palm Beach, FL for over 40 years before moving back to Indiana in December 2017. He was a...

Feb 2, 2020

Delores (Shirey) Harman, age 87 and a longtime area resident, passed away quietly on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. She was born on April 17, 1932 to Edwin A. and Flo O. (Ellis) Shirey. She was one of eight Shirey children and was the last of her siblings. On October 14, 1950, she was married...