Obituaries

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...

Feb 24, 2020

Rodney Lee “Rod” Blackburn, 59, of Goshen, IN passed away at 3:21 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 5, 1960 in Goshen, In to Marshall & Vivian (Ratliff) Blackburn.

He lived most of his live in the Elkhart / Goshen area, attended Elkhart Community Schools, and was a United...

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...